Social Media, Technology, And Change Conference, New York, 1 November

There's a must attend social media trends event taking place in New York City on 1 November; it is the annual Social Media, Technology and Change Conference which is in its second year and hosted by the Justmeans.com, the highly respected global social media platform; a source of information and connections for people doing business better. On November 1, corporate executives, digital gurus and social entrepreneurs gain cutting-edge insights, attend plenary sessions and learn from case studies about how social media is driving business to be more transparent and changing the relationship between companies, and their stakeholders.  Importantly like all good events people will be able to network and connect; crucial for social networking and social media.

The line up of speakers at this social media trends event is an impressive list of 'Who's Who' and in no particular order includes: Matthew Bishop,  US Business Editor and NY Bureau Chief of The Economist; Jacob Colker, Co-Founder and CEO of The Extranordinaires; Ron Gonen, Founder and Former CEO of RecycleBank; Wendy Harman, Director of Social Media, American Red Cross; Craig Hepburn, Global Director, Digital, Noika; Rod Arnold, COO, Water (a charity): Deb Berman, MD at Justmeans; Andrew Katz, SR. Marketing Manager PEPSI, PEPSI-COLA NORTH AMERICA; Marcel Lebrun, CEO, Radian6; Joe Marchese, President, SocialVibe; Paul Meyer, Co-Founder, Chairman and President, IPKO; Manish Mehta, Vice President for Social Media and Community, DELL; Michael Muyot, President and Founder - CRD Analytics; Mike Wallace, Director of Sustainability Reporting Framework, Global Reporting Initiative; Ralph Thurm, Director, Sustainability Strategies, DELOITTE; Marcia Stepanek, Founder & Publisher, Cause Global; Dwayne Spradlin, Preseident and CEO, InnoCentive INC; Randy Paynter, Founder & CEO, Care2; Phil Radford, Executive Director, Greenpeace USA; Heather Oldani, Director, US Communications McDonalds' USA;  and Tim Mohin, Director of Corporate Responsibility, AMD.

Attendees will hear the speakers talk about hot social media trends and topics ranging from transparency and authenticity as cornerstones of the new business reality; best practices on using new technologies to listen to what companies and employees are saying about your brand; exploration of how companies can tap into the explosion of mobile technology and its ramifications for democratizing information access; executive plenary showcasing how social media trends are refining what we think of as activism; and  a look at how games can help to influence stakeholders' real world sustainability practices. So, I guess you can see that this is going to be a jam-packed day, which would not be possible without its committed sponsors - Cabot Vermont; Environmental News Network; New York Corporate Social Responsibility Meetup and Kaiser Permanente.

This is a social media trends event not to be missed and will be one conference that I will be at; so if you would like to connect with me, please do so, just drop me a line here in the comment box and we will connect on the day. Finally, to book for the event click here and I hope to see you there!

Photo credit: Justmeans.com