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Eric Ly
CEO, Presdo Inc & Co-Founder at Linkedin

Eric Ly is a successful entrepreneur from Silicon Valley, where he is Founder and CEO of Presdo Inc. Through its Presdo Match product, the company enables people to network and connect effectively at conferences and trade shows.

Prior to Presdo, Eric was a co-founder at LinkedIn. At LinkedIn, Eric helped create some of LinkedIn's core product features, and he launched the team which created LinkedIn's third-party platform. His work helped LinkedIn to achieve a quickly growing user base now reaching more than 116 million.

Howard Zonder
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Audience Development, UBM Live

Howard is responsible for driving the market positioning, growth and audience development of UBM Live's portfolio of exhibitions, conferences, online properties and awards across the world. A 20-year veteran in technology marketing, Howard has launched and grown businesses for leading companies such as Lucent Technologies, Avaya, Telcordia Technologies and Level 3 Communications. He has been featured in industry trade journals such as Phone+, Wireless Week and RCR Wireless news.

Howard served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and has lived and/or worked in Asia, Europe and Latin America. He holds a BA in East Asian Studies and Chinese language from Vanderbilt University and an International MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Howard currently serves on the Board of the Communications Technology Professionals organization.

Marybeth Petescia
New Media Marketing Specialist

Marybeth Petescia manages and coordinates all social media initiatives for the Informex brand. Her particular expertise is in chemical community engagement via online tools. While Marybeth is a leader in the social media world, she also transfers her skills to face-to-face events by hosting presentations and organized networking opportunities at Informex events. Marybeth’s extensive knowledge of the chemical industry’s social media, her own thought-leading activities, and her constant quest to be on the cutting edge of all new media initiatives, makes her an invaluable teacher about social engagement in the chemical industry.