Keynote speakers

	Pat Gallagher Executive Vice President, Marketing, Partnerships and Communications, Super Bowl 50 Host Committee One of the longest serving executives in San Francisco Giants history, Pat Gallagher is credited with being among the most creative marketing and business minds in professional sports, entertainment and the visitor industry during his 40-year career. Gallagher is responsible for all of the marketing, partnerships and communications related to the planning, operations and delivery of Super Bowl L and the activities leading up to Super Bowl week in the Bay Area.
	Al Guido San Francisco 49ers Chief Operating Officer Now in his second season with the 49ers, Al Guido oversees a number of key business initiatives for the team: sales, fan experience/service, marketing, stadium operations, corporate communications, business operations and 49ers Studios. Levi’s® Stadium has already garnered international recognition, most notably the prestigious honor of Sports Business Journal 2015 Sports Facility of the Year and Venue of the Year at the 2015 Stadium Business Awards in Barcelona, Spain.
	Marc van den Berg Partner, DBL Partners Prior to DBL Partners, Marc van den Berg was a general partner at Technology Partners. During his venture investing career, he has backed numerous successful companies in the material science and energy efficiency landscape, including Bridgelux, Amprius, iWatt and Kaiam Inc. Prior to his venture capital career, van den Berg spent 25 years in both venture-backed startups and multinational public companies in Silicon Valley and abroad.

 

Panelists and other speakers

	Jason Bennert Reporter, KLIV Before coming to 1590 KLIV, Jason Bennert worked for Bay City News as the South Bay bureau chief for the last ten years. As a journalist, he has stood on the tarmac at SFO and Moffett Field and watched two presidents board Air Force One, stood in numerous South Bay parking lots and watched three governors drive off in black limos and given South Bay traffic tips to celebrity attorney Mark Geragos during the Scott Peterson trial.
	Kiyo Kubo Aruba, A Hewlett Packard Enterprise company Kiyo Kubo was the co-founder and CEO of Meridian, the mobile-software platform for places, until Aruba Networks acquired it in 2013. His vision for Meridian was to make location-based, mobile apps more affordable and easier to deploy for retailers, stadiums, museums, hospitals and more. Prior to Meridian, Kubo co-founded Spotlight Mobile, a mobile-development services firm that built award-winning apps for the likes of Barnes & Noble, Nike, the American Museum of Natural History, MTV and Conde Nast.
	Joe Nedney Former 49ers Kicker Joe Nedney kicked in the NFL for 15 years, the last six of those for the San Francisco 49ers. A San Jose product, Joe was born and raised in San Jose, went to Santa Teresa High School, and played his college football at San Jose State before going to the NFL. He was a four-year letterman for the Spartans, and graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer. Joe volunteers with college kickers and punters around the Bay Area, and he provides pre- and post-game radio for KNBR at 49ers home games. He and his wife, Gina, live in Scotts Valley with their two children.
	Raul Peralez San Jose City Councilman Raul Peralez, ’04 Mathematics, is a lifelong resident of San Jose and is the newly elected representative for Council District 3, encompassing the city’s downtown core and surrounding neighborhoods. Peralez left his career with the San Jose Police Department after eight years, becoming the first active duty officer in the history of San Jose to be elected into public office.
	Mark Purdy Sports Columnist, San Jose Mercury News  Mark Purdy has been a sports columnist at the San Jose Mercury News since 1984. The Wall Street Journal honored him for writing one of America’s top 10 sports columns. He has been a contributing columnist to the Sporting News and has made broadcast appearances on ABC’s Nightline and ESPN “Outside the Lines.” He has covered more than 25 Super Bowls and many other high-profile sports events.
	Jill Stelfox Vice President/General Manager, Zebra Technologies Jill Stelfox has 20 years of experience of founding, leading and building innovative companies. She has led Zebra to be first in its industry to sell one million real-time locating systems (RTLS) tags for motion tracking. She has also led the development of next-generation active RFID for real-time player tracking, data-visualization and statistics. In July 2013, Stelfox introduced Zebra MotionWorks Sports Solution for player evaluation, coaching and game day operations.
	Steve Wymer TiVo Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications Steve Wymer leads corporate communications and public relations for TiVo Inc. He is responsible for creating and driving the communications strategy around the company's global priorities and development. Wymer also leads TiVo’s Silicon Valley engagement with key members of the media and community philanthropic and policy leaders.