International bestselling author Jay Samit is a dynamic entrepreneur who is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on disruption and innovation, the future of brick and mortar, e-commerce and on and on. He has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for startups, sold companies to Fortune 500 firms, transformed entire industries, revamped government institutions, and for three decades continued to be at the forefront of global trends. A former Independent Vice Chairman of Deloitte, Samit helped grow pre-IPO companies such as LinkedIn, held senior management roles at EMI, Sony and Universal Studios, pioneered breakthrough advancements in mobile video, robotics, internet advertising, e-commerce, social networks, eBooks, and digital music that are used by billions of consumers every day. Samit is the author of Disrupt You! and Future Proofing You. His keynotes are a high energy presentation on how to create and embrace change and he will deliver a speech that will no doubt stay with us long after the conference ends.