Speakers

Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Caroline H. Little
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Tim Ruder
American Advertising Federation (AAF) Wally Snyder
AKQA Brendan DiBona
Avenue A | Razorfish Brian Crooks
Discovery Channel Stefan Poulos
Fleishman-Hillard David Wickenden
ID Society Adam Berkowitz
Interactive Strategies Bruce Namerow
Ketchum John Ryan
Modem Media Laura Agostini
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide John Bell
Pappas Group Anthony Pappas
Q-Industries Tim Neill
R/GA Kip Voytek
Sapient Bill Goldstein
Threespot Media David Belman

Ketchum was founded 80 years ago in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Now headquartered in New York City and owned by Omnicom (NYSE: OMC), our clients include corporations, associations, government agencies and nonprofitorganizations.

Our brand: Bringing Passion & Precision to everything we do.
Ranked among Top 10 agencies worldwide/ Top 5 in the U.S.
Global presence with 50 offices and staff of 1,000 people worldwide.
Global practices in Health, Brand, Corporate, Technology and Food & Nutrition.
Digital strategy connects worldwide offices electronically.
Winner of most overall industry awards for research, creativity and strategy.
Named among the most admired PR firms in the U.S. by The Holmes Report.

PR Week Client Survey says of Ketchum:

Provides appropriate strategic counsel and advice to all target audiences, and provides actionable research to support programs.
Remains a top-five choice for clients incrisis work and product/service launch.

www.ketchum.com

John Ryan, Vice President, Creative Services
John Ryan heads up the Creative Services team in the Washington, D.C. office.
He is a graphic designer and responsible for overseeing a staff of award-winning professionals experienced in a full range of graphic services, including publication design, logo design, exhibit design, Web design, ad development and interactive/multimedia presentations.

Mr. Ryan and his staff consult closely with account representatives and their clients to develop integrated promotions and marketing communications materials. Software proficiencies include QuarkXpress, InDesign, PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, PowerPoint and Dreamweaver.

Prior to joining Ketchum, Mr. Ryan served as designer/art director in the Washington area for more than 20 years. His positions have included art director for the Newspaper Association of America, Porter/Novelli, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has also provided design services for Price Waterhouse, Smithsonian Institution, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, U.S. Public Health Service, National Science Foundation, The Discovery Channel and the Kennedy Center.

Mr. Ryan received a B.A. in visual communications from the Banff School of Fine Arts in Banff, Alberta Canada.