The PRWeek Next Conference was THE highlight of 2010.

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Who Attended?

The NEXT Conference is designed to benefit a wide group of professionals working in areas related to public relations, communications, marketing and creative.

A sample list of past NEXT Conference attendees:

Title, Company

Senior VP, APEX PR

Chief web officer, Bombardier

CEO, Burson Marsteller - Direct Impact

President and CEO, USA, Burson-Marsteller

Managing director, Burson-Marsteller

Managing director Development, Burson-Marsteller

Managing director Development, Burson-Marsteller

Business development, Chandler Chicco

Head Brandtectonics ID, Chandler Chicco

Managing director, Chiappe Revello Associati SRL

Managing director, head of corp. comms, Citadel

VP, Marketing & Business Development, Cone

President, Coyne PR

Executive VP/Partner, CRT/tanaka

President and CEO, D S Simon Productions

Sr. VP, marketing and business development, D S Simon Productions

Director, comms, Digitas

Director, comms, Digitas Health

Senior manager, corp PR, Discover Financial Services

CEO, Dorskind Group

President & COO, US, Edelman

Corp comms manager, Eli Lilly and Company

Director, analytical services, evolve24

Director, client services, evolve24

Manager, marketing comms, GE Energy

Senior VP, Golin Harris

Senior VP, GolinHarris

Executive VP, GolinHarris

Managing director, GolinHarris

President and CEO, GolinHarris

Creative director, GolinHarris

Senior VP, GolinHarris

Senior VP, GolinHarris

Managing director, Grayling

Media relations director, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

SVP, Hill and Knowlton

VP, Business Development, HL Group

VP, HL Group

Senior manager PR, ideeli

VP marketing and comms, Jacobs Engineering

Account director, Kaplow PR

Principal, KD Comms & Consulting

Founder, Kyne Comms

Principal, Laforce and Stevens

Managing director, corp comms, Lam Research Corporation

Director, marketing comms, Lam Research Corporation

Digital media strategist, M Booth & Associates

Senior VP/director, M Booth & Associates

SVP finance, MDC Partners

Managing director, MDC Partners

Executive director, Comms & Broadcast Services, Memphis City Schools

PR manager, Michelin North America

VP, Mom Central Consulting

Global managing director consumer marketing, Ogilvy PR Worldwide

Managing director, Patino Associates

Worldwide procurement, PR & corp comms, Pfizer

Director, PR, Pitney Bowes

Chief talent officer, Porter Novelli

Director, PR Newswire

Director of corp relations, Pratt Institute

Executive director of PR, Pratt Institute

Director of community outreach, Reading is Fundamental

Entrepreneur in residence, Shasta Ventures

VP, comms, Skanska USA

Head of corp comms/PR, USA, Swiss International Air Lines

EVP, North American sales, Synaptic Digital

VP, Taylor Global

Account manager, Text 100

Counselor for public diplomacy, press and culture, The Royal Netherlands Embassy

PR, cponsorships & events director, VF Sportswear

Senior PR manager, VF Sportswear

Assistant manager, PR, VF Sportswear

Head of business development, VMS

EVP managing director social media, Weber Shandwick

President, Weber Shandwick

VP and social media creative director, Weber Shandwick

VP, Weber Shandwick

Writing coach, Writing with Clarity

Managing director, Zeno Group

VP corp affairs, Alcoa

Social media director, American Red Cross

Chief comms officer, CA Technologies

SVP, comms, Discovery Comms

EVP, crisis and issues management, Edelman

VP of comms, Ford Motor Company

Director of brand PR, General Mills

Chairman and CEO, Interpublic Group

Director, corp comms, JetBlue Airways

Professor, Kellogg School of Management

Chairman & CEO, MDC Partners

Chief innovation officer, MDC Partners

CEO, MSLGROUP

Senior VP, global engagement, Pact

Senior VP, chief comms officer, PepsiCo

VP, media relations, Pfizer

Co-founder, Rapleaf

Director of brand comms and values, The Body Shop

VP, corp comms, The Home Depot

Senior VP and chief marketing officer, Underwriters Laboratories

Director, marketing comms, Unilever

VP global development - WE Social Innovation, Waggener Edstrom

Social media & views, corp comms, Yahoo!

Comms operations manager, CA Technologies

VP, strategy and comms, Interpublic Group

Manager executive comms, PepsiCo

Media relations manager, Unilever

Chief administrative officer, Edelman

SVP, Edelman

COO, Edelman US, Edelman

SVP, global comms, Edelman

Founder, Attention

Senior account executive, Kwittken & Company

Senior VP corp comms, MDC Partners

CEO, Sloane PR

Managing director, MSL Atlanta, MSLGROUP

SVP, integrated marketing, MSLGROUP

President, Americas, MSLGROUP

Managing director, MSL New York, MSLGROUP

Senior director, government relations comms, Pfizer

Senior director, media relations, Pfizer

Senior director, corp responsibility, Pfizer

SVP consumer practice, Waggener Edstrom

SVP corp practice, Waggener Edstrom

Senior manager client development, Waggener Edstrom

Account director - WE Social Innocation, Waggener Edstrom

SVP, global comms, Yahoo!

Director, drand & insights comms, Yahoo!

VP, corp comms, Yahoo!

VP, B2B marketing comms, Yahoo!

President, Council of PR Firms

Founding principal, Flatiron Comms

Director of media relations, MillerCoor

Owner, Scotty Reiss Consulting

Chief operating officer, Story Worldwide

Product manager, PR Comms Services, Thomson Reuters

Director, global comms, Verizon


Attendee Testimonials

"PRWeek's NEXT Conference is one of the few industry platforms where we genuinely and honestly put ourselves under the microscope, which is a powerful way to focus the mind. Couple the approach with relevant content delivered by some of the most innovative thinkers and you have a great day of profound learning and networking."

Ken Evans, senior vice president, APEX Public Relations

"The PRWeek NEXT Conference skips right over the basic level PR information and speaks directly to the tactical, experienced professional. It's the high-level conference that I'd been looking for to develop my expertise and career."

Carly Kuper, director, communications, Digitas Health

"The NEXT Conference is a great place to connect with your fellow senior peers in the industry. The networking is solid and as a one-day conference, the time commitment is minimal."

Michelle Sawatka-Fernandez, vice president, Mom Central Consulting