Business & Tech
Long Island Digital Summit is April 9
A chance to hone online skills from experts from Facebook, Bing and more.

Judging by the turnout at Patch’s social media panel at the Port Washington Public Library in 2012, residents and business leaders alike are hungry to hone their online skills.
They’ll have their chance on April 9, at the Long Island Digital Summit at Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury. The program runs from 8 a.m-2 p.m.
You’ll learn about the latest in digital technologies from experts from Facebook, Bing and more. The summit also includes a CEO roundtable luncheon moderated by Chris McCann, president of 1-800-Flowers.com.
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Speakers include:
- Amit Shah; VP of Online, Mobile & Social Media, 1-800-Flowers.com
- Andrea Snyder; Director of Digital Services, The EGC Group
- Andrew Hazen; Co-founder, LaunchPad Long Island; Of Counsel, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek
- Ben Pashman; Senior VP of Corporate Development, Centro
- Brett Prescott; Global Marketing Solutions, Facebook
- Chris McCann; President, 1-800-Flowers.com
- David Pasternack; President, DidIt
- Dean F. Shulman; Senior VP, Brother International
- Ellen Pitchford; Senior Director of Internet Marketing, Canon
- Jason John; VP of Online, Mobile & Social Marketing, Gilt Groupe
- Jim D'Addario; Chairman and CEO, D'Addario
- Maureen Paradine; Senior VP of Human Resources, 1-800-Flowers.com
- Neal Wilson; Senior Bing Evangelist, Microsoft
- Pat Lavelle; President, Audiovox
- Paul Dua; Senior Manager of Digital Marketing & Product Development, NBTY
- Pedram Tabibi, Technology & Digital Media Business Writer, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone
The program is presented by presented by The EGC Group, a marketing and digital services agency in Melville, in association with 1-800-Flowers.com. Visit lidigitalsummit.com for more information. Register before March 31 for early bird pricing at lidigitalsummit.com/register.
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