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As founder, chairman, and CEO of Forrester Research, George is one of the most influential thought leaders in the world of business and technology. He is a trusted advisor to executives around the globe, providing context and clarity around the digital disruptions that change the way we live and work. George founded Forrester in his basement 30 years ago. He, along with many talented and passionate colleagues, has built the company into one of the world’s most successful independent research and advisory firms with locations in more than 30 countries. George personifies the Forrester experience and the company’s values with direct, honest advice. “When I meet with a client, I have one mission,” George has said. “To tell them something they don’t know.” Throughout his career, George has made provocative, tenacious, and groundbreaking calls about business and technology. These include the birth of client/server computing, the dot-com implosion, the rise of social computing, the transition from IT to BT (business technology), and the extended Internet connecting the physical world of things to the digital world of information. Most recently, he has described the business opportunities presented by the App Internet, the new computing model combining the power of local devices with the scale of the cloud. “As the Web becomes the AM radio of digital, the mobile App Internet will rise,” George has written. “This market will be dominated by two or three ecosystems - semiclosed worlds built on a closely fitting set of apps, phones, tablets, computers, operating systems, and partners.” George has addressed international audiences in a number of prestigious settings including the World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, Switzerland and Dalian, China; the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference; the SBS Seoul Digital Forum; the United Nations’ “The Net World Order: Bridging the Global Digital Divide” conference; the ICT World Forum @CeBIT; Le Web; Cambridge University; The Commonwealth Club of California, and the Churchill Club. He has also lectured at the MIT Sloan School of Management. George’s analysis has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, the Financial Times, MIT Sloan Management Review, and numerous other media outlets. You can read George’s latest thinking on his blog, The Counterintuitive CEO, or on Twitter at @gcolony. George is a graduate of Harvard University.

Sejal joined DealerSocket as president and CEO in August 2017 with a proven track record of driving growth and operational excellence in global, fast-paced industries for over 20 years. With her deep experience in software, Sejal is a strategic leader with a passion for technology. She believes in and drives her teams to focus on customer success and to build software that's easy to use, seamlessly integrated, and innovative. Prior to DealerSocket, Sejal served as chief administrative officer of ACTIVE Network. Under her leadership, ACTIVE expanded internationally and opened offices in EMEA and APAC, and during her 12 years there, Sejal led high-functioning, growth-focused teams across all aspects of the business. Before joining ACTIVE, Sejal held leadership positions at both Wells Fargo and the US Chamber of Commerce, and was a strategic consultant at the Boston Consulting Group.

Jeff Drobick is President & CEO at Tapjoy. He previously served as Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Tapjoy since 2013, driving the company’s overall product vision and strategy while overseeing its product management, design, engineering, devops and data science teams. Prior to Tapjoy, Drobick served as CEO of Geeknet Media and also spent nearly 12 years at eBay, where he held technology positions such as Vice President of Customer Service Technology and Vice President of IMD & Product Development. Prior to eBay, he spent nearly 8 years in Accenture’s global technology practice.

Tim is the CEO of 4INFO and a seasoned Silicon Valley veteran with more than 25 years in senior operational and executive roles at several tech companies including Apple and Stratacom (acquired by Cisco). At Apple, Tim was responsible for developing the education business division in Europe. Employing a unique channel and product strategy he helped this division grow to over $500M in annual revenue. While at Stratacom he was a key player in their global expansion entering 11 new major geographies in Europe and Asia as Stratacom grew to over $250M in revenue. Tim was also the CEO of Simpata, a SaaS based HR and benefits platform licensed to major medical carriers. The company’s unique business model allowed carriers to direct market to employees online using proprietary profiling techniques. In 1995, Tim founded Creative Wonders, a joint venture between Electronic Arts and Cap/Cities ABC. Creative Wonders scaled from nothing to $30M in revenue and profitability in less than 3 years and was sold to The Learning Company/Mattel. Armed with extensive experience in developing profitable strategies and scaling companies, Tim will drive the expansion of 4INFO in the rapidly growing mobile market within the US and globally. Tim graduated magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in business and finance.