Dave is the Chief Marketing Officer of Rockfish Interactive. A veteran of Procter & Gamble, Knox was most recently the Brand Manager, Global Branded Entertainment where he led the strategy for new business models in digital media, venture investments, and original content. Previously, Dave served as P&G’s Corporate Marketing Brand Manager for Digital Business Strategy, responsible for driving digital innovation and capability across P&G’s 300+ brands worldwide. As the author of HardKnoxLife.com, he was named by AdAge as “1 of 25 Media People You Should Follow on Twitter” and by Media Industry News as a “2010 Social Media Superstar.” Dave is active in the marketing and start-ups communities, serving as a Board Observer / Advisor to several venture-backed companies and on the board of VCU Brandcenter. @daveknox

J.B. Kropp is recognized as a leader in interactive marketing and consumer generated media. Prior to joining Twitter in Strategic Partnerships, J.B. was an executive with Vitrue, a social media management company used by some of the top brands today. In addition, J.B. was with ShareThis, the company known for the social-sharing tool that now reaches more than 400 million users across 500,000 sites on the web. During his more than two years at ShareThis, J.B. led the product strategy and distribution efforts helping pave the wave for the company’s notable growth and success. In addition, J.B. was a co-founder of one of the first online video sharing communities, Sharkle.com, which was acquired by Vitrue. J.B. was a founding member of Flycast Network, Web Visible, Cucina.com, SmartyTags.com and an online video sports recruiting company, Go Big Recruiting. A native Cincinnatian, J.B. spends much of his free time helping to promote and assist local start-up businesses. J.B. started Queen City Ventures, which aims at helping entrepreneurs incubate their ideas. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Starfire Council, Starfire U, UGIVE, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Foundation, Xavier University Williams College of Business Advisory Board as well as a member of the Greater Cincinnati Venture Association and an Advisory Board member for Dynamic Signal, LifeBlinx and ShareSomeSugar.com. @jbkropp

Bryan Radtke is Vice President, Strategy at Rockfish Interactive. Bryan helps lead strategy and execution with client partners to realize full business potential, while adding a brand-building lens. Prior to joining Rockfish, Bryan served as the Brand Manager of Household Care Scale, leading commercial innovation and CRM projects across multiple Procter & Gamble brands including Pantene, Herbal Essences, Swiffer and Tide. He also worked in retail innovation at P&G to lead purchase barrier understanding, loyalty, merchandising strategy and shopper-based design. In addition to delivering long-lasting and business-creating partnerships, Bryan leverages his extensive brand and retail marketing background to bring new capabilities and growth to the company’s idea incubation division, Rockfish Labs. @bryanjradtke

ROBERT W. MCDONALD is an attorney in the Business & Finance Practice Group at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP. Rob’s practice at Taft is focused on corporate, securities, and sports law work. He assists both private and public company clients with a variety of corporate and securities related matters, including mergers and acquisitions and offerings of securities. Rob also assists start-up and emerging companies through business formation, early-stage investments, and other issues that face entrepreneurial businesses. Rob also serves as a Co-founder and Board Member of The Brandery, as the Chair of the Boy Scout’s Professional Leadership Network, as a Board and Executive Team Member of the Dan Beard Council (Boy Scouts of America), as the Co-Chair of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Encore Committee, as a Board Member of Lead PAC, and as Board of Associates Member of the Cincinnati Opera. Rob received his bachelor’s degree in public policy with a minor in political science and markets and management from Duke University. Rob earned his Juris Doctorate at Washington University School of Law. During his last term of law school, he worked full-time in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. @robertwmcdonald

Mike Bott is the General Manager of The Brandery. In addition to running the day-to-day operations of the space and program, he looks forward to sharing his branding and product management experience with The Brandery companies. Prior to joining The Brandery, Mike worked in brand management at Procter & Gamble, architecting Olay North America’s digital strategy and ecosystem which was awarded P&G’s internal designation of “Best Digital” at the NA Brand Building Awards. Before P&G, he led product launches as a product manager at Match.com and AOL. He has a passion for building brands with high quality user experiences and creative monetization and acquisition strategies. He’s currently working with VC backed startup SonicNotify. Mike graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a BBA and MBA and is active in the Irish Angels network. @clashmoremike

Pete Blackshaw, whose professional background encompasses public policy, digital marketing, and brand management, is the new Global Head of Digital Marketing and Social Media for Nestlé S.A., based Vevey, Switzerland since March 2011.

Most recently, he served as former CMO of NM Incite, a recent joint venture between Nielsen and McKinsey centering around enterprise social media strategy and insights. He is author of a recent book by Doubleday entitled “Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3000: Running a Business in Today’s Consumer-Driven World,” and writes a regular column in Advertising Age centered around the book’s themes.

Pete founded PlanetFeedback.com, co-founded the Word-of-Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), and served as Chairman of the Board of the National Council of Better Business Bureau and a member of the National Advertising Review Council. He’s a 2010 Grand Prize winner of the “Great Minds” award from the Advertising Research Foundation. Pete is a graduate of Harvard Business School and the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Mike Docherty is a leading innovation expert, entrepreneur and connector, with broad-based experience from senior level corporate leadership, consulting, start-ups and venture capital. Mike is currently CEO of Venture2, a consulting and new ventures business based in New York City. In parallel, he has managed several venture-backed start-ups, including Third Screen Marketplace, a Cincinnati-based mobile technology innovation network. Mike was also president of Spencer Trask, the venture capital firm behind leading collaborative innovation platforms including InnoCentive, inno360 and others. Earlier in his career, Mike was SVP/GM for Sunbeam, helping to lead the successful turnaround of that consumer products company and previously held leadership positions at Ford Motor Company and General Electric. Mike holds an MBA degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and BSME degree from Drexel University. He’s a highly rated international speaker on new business creation and an active supporter of the entrepreneurial community.

@mike_docherty

From bootstrap entrepreneur to corporate executive to angel investor for venture backed start-ups, one theme has defined Wendy Lea’s 25 year career: a constant push to stay current, relevant, and to go beyond the expected and the status quo. Wendy is a recognized expert in multi-channel systems and has worked with technology brands, large and small, to connect them more effectively to their customers. In 1999, Wendy established Siebel Systems’ eBusiness Consulting business unit which she joined after the company’s acquisition of OnTarget, where she served as VP of Marketing and Alliances. In 2001, Wendy founded The Chatham Group, where she currently serves as an angel investor, board member and strategic advisor for a long list of startup companies including UStream, Eventvue, Metallect, and Aegis Analytics. Today, Wendy serves as CEO of Get Satisfaction, where she is focused on applying her expertise to drive the convergence of social media and customer service to bring brands closer than ever to their customers. @wendyslea

Lucas Watson is Vice President Sales & Marketing of YouTube at Google. Prior to this, Watson was the Global Marketing Director for Procter & Gamble’s Digital Business Strategy. In this role, Lucas led a team responsible for driving digital innovation and capability across P&G’s 300+ brands worldwide. Lucas’ team made the strategic choices on which digital brand building skills and innovations will be areas of focus for P&G’s brands. Previously, Lucas was the Associate Marketing Director for Pampers in North America. As part of his work on the company’s largest brand, he led all of the brand’s relationship marketing and e-commerce efforts. During his 14-year career at Procter & Gamble, Lucas has worked in a variety of line marketing and sales positions in Boston, Cincinnati, and Kobe Japan. Some of his notable accomplishments include the launch of Pampers Cruisers, the turn around of the Luvs diaper brand, and the growth of the Kandoo brand for toddlers. @lucasewatson

As co-founder and CEO of LivingSocial, Tim sets and communicates core strategy and oversees the growth of the next great consumer brand. Before LivingSocial, Tim led the consumer products team at Revolution Health and managed product launches at AOL. Tim graduated from Georgetown University with degrees in Marketing and Operations & Information Management. @oshy