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David Mathison is the curator of the Chief Digital Officer summit and founder of the CDO Club.

Mathison is the world’s leading authority on Chief Digital and Data officers, and has been quoted by American Banker, CIO.com, CIO-UK, CMS Wire, CNBC, Computer Weekly, Computerworld, Diginomica, EdTech Magazine, FedTech Magazine, Fierce CIO, Financial Times, Forbes, Guardian, Huffington Post, I-CIO, McKinsey & Company, MIT Sloan Management Review, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, and ZDNet, among others.

He was previously the founder and Managing Director of the Digital Media practice at Chadick Ellig, a premiere executive search consultancy named by Business Week as “one of the world’s most influential headhunters.

Mathison’s book, BE THE MEDIA, was featured in the NY Times after he pre-sold over 5,000 copies in 11 days via his web site, Twitter, and Facebook.

He has given keynote presentations everywhere from Columbia University to the United Nations (3 times in 2010), from Austin (SXSW) and Amsterdam to Zagreb, Croatia.

From 1999-2001 he was founder and CEO of the Kinecta Corporation where he raised $30 million in under 2 years. Kinecta was acquired and is now part of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL).

From 1994-1999 Mathison was Vice President with Thomson Reuters, the world’s largest news agency, where he pioneered online content syndication.

Mathison earned his Masters degree from Columbia University in 1995.

Endorsements:

	“I write to express my appreciation for your participation in yesterday's meeting on social media and for your valuable contribution to our efforts to embrace new media at the United Nations. I note with interest your innovative ideas, such as harnessing the willingness of the public to work on special projects. As you have rightly pointed out, people are eager to find connections and to align themselves with a worthy cause. This, indeed, carries a great potential, and I hope that in the coming months we are successful in translating those ideas into action.” - Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, United Nations
	“As someone who has booked hundreds (thousands?) of speakers in 17 years at Columbia and for various other organizations, I can tell you that David is an ideal speaker. He knows his stuff, is witty, and can motivate a group like very few others can. He works well with a crowd of hundreds or with an intimate group of decision-makers - he's done both kinds of gigs for me. Book him and you'll want him back almost immediately.” - Professor Sree Sreenivasan: Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
	“David Mathison's BE THE MEDIA presentation provides a reawakening of spirit for practicing journalists and is a guidebook for citizens eager to communicate in the big sense. At the Southeastern Europe New Media Conference hosted by the US Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia in November 2009, David had both journalists and citizens in rapt attention to his creative ideas and practical suggestions.” - Kent S. Collins, Chairman, Radio-Television Journalism Faculty, Missouri School of Journalism; Conference Director (hosted by the US Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia)
	“David Mathison is one of the top speakers to visit campus in my 21 years at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He was comfortable collaborating with students, faculty and professionals. Omaha Press Club Foundation board members rated him very highly. David helped our faculty to understand the huge changes underway in the media business. Less than one month after his visit, we had rewritten the mission, vision and goals statements for the entire School of Communication to reflect a new way of thinking about our media curriculum. David helped us to get there.” - Jeremy Harris Lipschultz, Ph.D., Professor & Director, School of Communication, The University of Nebraska at Omaha
	“David Mathison was easily one of the top speakers we've had in our 34-year-history ... the audience couldn't get enough of him! Everyone was totally riveted to what David had to say!” - Irwin Zucker: Founder, President Emeritus, Book Publicists of Southern California; President, Promotion in Motion
	“David Mathison is a wildly informative presenter whose entrepreneurial prowess, personal knowledge, and genuine understanding of how to build an author's platform through the smart use of accessible, inclusive-media technologies both inspires and empowers.” - Michael Steven Gregory: Executive Director, Southern California Writers' Conference
	“David was the perfect choice for the Keynote address at our 2008 Western Region Alliance for Community Media, held at Denver's impressive Cable Center. David's comprehensive understanding of the evolving media landscape, and the opportunity these changes represent for widespread, popular involvement in a new form of democratic, participatory media shone through in each word of his inspiring presentation.” - Tony Shawcross: Executive Director, Open Media Foundation

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Previous speaking events: To learn more about each event and topic, click on the links below.

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GLOBAL:

United Nations Making the Most of Social Media New York, NY June, 2010	United Nations The Changing Media Landscape, 2010 New York, NY January, 2010	US Embassy The Digital Transition: Media in SE Europe Zagreb, Croatia November, 2009	United Nations Social Media and the UN: Engaging the Public New York, NY December, 2009
The Entrepreneur Factor Social Media for Entrepreneurs Amsterdam and Berlin November, 2009
Back to Events UNIVERSITY and JOURNALISM:
Queens College (CUNY) Traditional Publicity and Social Media March, 2011	Medgar Evers College Traditional Publicity and Social Media February, 2011	PACE University Traditional Publicity and Social Media February, 2011	Belmont University New Century Journalism New Journalism for a New World May, 2010
Sonoma State University Media, Culture, and Newsmaking in the Information Age March, 2010	Inaugural Western NY College Media Convention Sustainable Journalism and the New Media Revolution March, 2010	Society for Professional Journalists Dinner and Roundtable Discussion March, 2010	University of Nebraska, Omaha School of Communication Social Media, Sustainable Journalism, Tools for Change February, 2010
Creighton University Apple Authorized Training Ctr Social Media, Sustainable Journalism, Tools for Change February, 2010	Occidental College Social Media for Social Justice February, 2010	Omaha Press Club Dinner and Roundtable discussion February, 2010	Columbia University Columbia-Hearst Journalism Dialogues Changing Media Landscape November, 2009
Penn State University Don Davis, Ethical Leadership Entrepreneurial Media Models, Activism, and Policy November, 2009	New York Institute of Technology Social Media in Academia October, 2009	Hofstra University School of Communication Sustainable Journalism and the New Media Revolution September, 2009	University of Missouri School of Journalism LunchStorm Entrepreneurial Journalism August, 2009
Baruch College in the City of New York Sustainable Journalism March, 2009	Park Center, Ithaca College Inaugural Symposium on Independent Media September, 2008
Back to Events PUBLISHING:
Fair Media Council New Jersey Connection Day Social Media Workshop May, 2010	Center for Independent Publishing Self-Promotion for Indies! May, 2010	Greater LA Writer's Society Self-Promotion for Authors: Successful Guerrilla Marketing March, 2010	Bay Area Ind Pub Assoc Social Media: From Conversation to Participation March, 2010
Center for Independent Publishing Indie Book Fair Self-Promotion for Indies! March, 2010	Southern California Writers' Conference Social Media to Build Your Brand and Sell More Books February, 2010	Book Publicists of Southern California Romancing the Media: How to Woo and Win 'em Over February, 2010	Publishers Association of Los Angeles Social Media to Build Your Brand and Sell More Books February, 2010
Fair Media Council Connection Day Guide To Twittering, and Why You Should October, 2009	Writers Digest The Business of Publishing Break Free of the Bookstore: Driving Your Online Sales September, 2009	Publishers Association of Los Angeles Social Media for Authors and Publishers June, 2009	IBPA's Publishing University Advanced Track: Social Media and Web 2.0 Tools May, 2009
New England News Forum Sharing the News: Reaching Students, Training Citizens June, 2008	IBPA's Publishing Univ Advanced Track: Social Media and Web 2.0 Tools May, 2008
Back to Events CORPORATE/TRADE ASSOCIATIONS:   Featured Speaker National Speakers Assoc Social Media for Speakers July 17-20, 2010 Closing Keynote Public Relations Society Social Media for PR Pros June 17-19, 2010 Moderator, Keynote New Jersey Social Media Media Renaissance June 18 2010 Featured Speaker Glazer-Kennedy Insiders Circle Social Media for Entrepreneurs     Featured Speaker Glazer-Kennedy Insiders Circle Social Media for Entrepreneur September 2009 Back to Events MODERATOR/HOST:
Host/Moderator Community Internet: Access as a Public Utility December, 2008	Moderator CA Democratic State Senate Candidate's Forum April, 2008	Moderator Q&A with Norman Solomon Film: War Made Easy April, 2008	Host/Moderator Digital Inclusion Summit: Community Internet for All February, 2008
Host/Moderator CA Democratic State Senate Candidate's Forum September, 2007	Moderator Q&A with Norman Solomon Film: War Made Easy April, 2007	Moderator Celebrate Independent Media With Amy Goodman September, 2006	Co-sponsor We Media Conference Miami, FL March, 2010
Back to Events ACTIVISM:
San Francisco State Univ Gandhi-King-Chavez Seasons of Non-Violence Practice Social Media and Activism March, 2010	Lullalee Productions Art for Literacy Benefit Concert and Silent Auction (Sponsor) November, 2008	Alliance for Community Media Access Without Borders: New Frontiers in Community Media Denver, CO October, 2008	The National Conference on Media Reform (Exhibitor) Minneapolis, MN June, 2008
Independent Media Strategy Summit Truths in Santa Cruz! Santa Cruz, CA January, 2008	San Francisco State University Daily Acts for Balanced Living San Francisco, CA November, 2007	National Conference on Media Reform Organizing for Cable Access in a Changing Regulatory Environment January, 2007	Declarations of Media Independence Chairman, Publicity University of San Francisco July 1-4, 2004
Back to Events BOOKSTORES, LIBRARIES, MEDIA CENTERS:
Featured Keynote Author Tries To Beat Al Gore Book Passage Bookstore March, 2010	Featured Keynote Tweetup Renaissance Jacob Burns Film Center January, 2010	Featured Keynote Build Your Audience Katonah, NY Library January, 2010	Featured Keynote Media Renaissance Ridgefield, CT Library December, 2009

Back to Events TECHNOLOGY:
NewsTools, 2008 Citizen Journalism Co-Sponsor at Yahoo! April, 2008	Book Tech West New Opportunities in Content Syndication July, 2001	Internet Content Conference Aggregation, Syndication... and the latest trends July, 2001	Streaming Media Streaming News and Information June, 2001
Seybold Seminars Syndication and New Content Delivery Methods April, 2001	Internet World Syndication: Distributing Your Own Content March, 2001	Digital Hollywood Using Syndication to Enhance Your Business Model March, 2001	SRI's Web Metrics Measuring Content Usage Across a Syndicated Network
Software Industry Assoc Monetizing Digital Content Syndication: Building Your Brand Online September, 2000	Technologic Partners Internet Outlook Conference Syndication Market Overview Burlingame, CA. September, 2000	Seybold Publishing Conference Syndication: Moving, Managing, and Monetizing Content San Francisco, CA August, 2000	Cap Ventures Dynamic Content Conf Using Syndicated Content San Francisco, CA. May, 2000

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Hot Topics:

NOTE: We work with conference planners and event organizers to expand or refine these topics, and to personalize presentations to maximize audience participation.

Here's an example of David's top requested keynotes, seminars, workshops, topics, and college courses:

Hot Keynotes:

• New Media Renaissance: This keynote is an inspiring presentation that empowers people to take control of their own media destiny. It has been presented at the Western New York College Media Convention, the United Nations, Book Passage bookstore, more.

• The Changing Media Landscape:
  It has been presented at the United Nations, Columbia University Hearst Journalism Dialogues, more.

• Social Media for Public Relations: This keynote was presented at PRSA, NSA, Medgar Evers College, Queens College, more

• Online Entrepreneurship: This keynote has been presented at Queens College, more.

• Mastering Social Media:

• Entrepreneurial/Sustainable Journalism and New Media: This keynote empowers students, faculty and practitioners to use the new media and social media tools available, such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube video, blogs, podcasting, internet radio, etc - in addition to old media such as newspapers, radio, and television. Mathison uses real world case studies and best practices from leading web sites, blogs, videobloggers, podcasters, and social media practitioners. Designed to give quality hands on training through case studies and examples. Audience participation is key to the success of this keynote, and attendees are encouraged - and even trained - to use their mobile devices and laptops to live-tweet, blog, podcast, and video tape the presentation. This keynote was presented at the inaugural Western New York College Media Convention (at SUNY Brockport), Baruch College in the City University of New York, Hofstra University College of Communication, (Entrepreneurial journalism at the University of Missouri Journalism School, the University of Nebraska, Omaha, more.

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