WebMediaBrands’ Semantic Technology & Business Conference Announces Keynote Speakers and Complete Program for June 2-5 Event in San Francisco
WebMediaBrands
Inc.(Nasdaq: WEBM) today announced its program and lineup of keynote
speakers for its Semantic
Technology & Business Conference, the world’s largest event
devoted to semantic technologies. Keynote presentations will be
delivered by speakers from big enterprises, start-ups, and large-scale,
open projects.
Abhishek Gattani of Walmart and Matthew Degel of Viacom will speak on
how they are using semantic technologies to tackle big data challenges,
while Nick Holzherr of Whisk and Hans Constandt of Ontoforce will give
the audience a peek into the world of semantic start-ups. Denny
Vrandečić of Wikidata, will provide an update on how the information
within Wikipedia is being shaped into a knowledge graph by and for
everyone.
The conference brings together data-driven thought leaders and semantic
experts from influential brands and Fortune 500 companies, including
Gannett, Google, the BBC, Oracle, Autodesk, schema.org, Wells Fargo,
Gartner, O’Reilly Tech Ventures, and Yahoo! Inc. The complete program
can be found at http://semtechbizsf2013.semanticweb.com/agenda.cfm.
“2013 seems to be the year for the take off of semantic technologies, as
Google and Facebook have based their search on semantic technology and
now we have the Gartner Group predicting that semantic technology will
be one of the leading
tech themes for the year,” stated Alan Meckler, Chairman and CEO of
WebMediaBrands, Inc.
In addition to the conference breakouts, keynotes, panels, and
tutorials, the event will play host to the “Top Semantic Start-Up
Competition” and a hackathon.
A large body of enterprise companies, information professionals, and
venture capitalists will attend Semantic Technology & Business
Conference in San Francisco on June 2-5. Exhibitors and sponsors include
Be Informed, Cambridge Semantics, EnterpriseWeb, fluid Operations,
Profium, Stardog, SYSTAP, TopQuadrant, Edyt, Expert System, Meronymy,
and Ontos.
For exhibiting and sponsorship information, please contact Frank Fazio
at 203-662-2887 or eventsales@webmediabrands.com.
For complete information on Semantic Technology & Business Conference,
please visit http://semtechbizsf2013.semanticweb.com.
About WebMediaBrands Inc.
WebMediaBrands Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM) (http://www.webmediabrands.com)
is a leading Internet media company that provides content, education,
and career services to social media, traditional media, and creative
professionals through a portfolio of vertical online properties,
communities, and trade shows. The Company's online business includes:
(i) mediabistro.com,
a leading blog network providing content, education, community, and
career resources (including the industry's leading online job board)
about major media industry verticals including new media, social media,
Facebook, TV news, advertising, public relations, publishing, design,
and mobile; (ii) InsideNetwork.com,
a leading network of online properties providing original market
research, data services, news, and job listings on the Facebook
platform, on social gaming, and on mobile applications ecosystems; and
(iii) SemanticWeb.com,
a leading blog providing content, education, community resources and
career resources on the commercialization and application of Semantic
Technologies, Linked Data, and Big Data. The Company's online business
also includes community, membership and e-commerce offerings including a
freelance listing service, a marketplace for designing and purchasing
logos (stocklogos.com) and premium membership services. The Company's
trade show and educational offerings include conferences, online and
in-person courses, and video subscription libraries on topics covered by
the Company's online business.
All current WebMediaBrands press releases can be found online at http://www.webmediabrands.com/corporate/press.html