Our lineup of speakers and programming is hand-curated by our experienced team and we're thrilled to announce the 21 extraordinary speakers and 3 emcees taking to the MozCon 2023 stage in Seattle (in alphabetical order by first name):
Amanda Jordan
Director of Digital Strategy at RicketyRoo
She/Her
Build Better Backlinks for Local Brands
Amanda is passionate about helping complex, large businesses improve their local visibility. Her background includes working with clients in the legal, health, financial, and home services industries.
Amanda Jordan
Director of Digital Strategy at RicketyRoo
She/Her
Andi Jarvis
Strategy Director at Eximo Marketing
He/Him
Back to the Future: What Lessons From Marketing History Can Tell Us About the Future
Andi is the Founder and Strategy Director of Eximo Marketing, a marketing strategy consultancy based in the UK. Eximo works with established manufacturers who want to grow their business via direct to consumer. Andi also hosts the Strategy Sessions podcast.
Andi Jarvis
Strategy Director at Eximo Marketing
He/Him
Azeem Ahmad
Digital Marketing Lead at ASSA ABLOY
He/Him
Beyond the written word: Future-proofing your content strategy by leveraging multimedia formats.
Azeem Ahmad is an award-winning digital marketer and international conference speaker. He has several years of experience in the industry managing millions in marketing spend, covering multiple disciplines such as SEO, PPC, Social Media, Programmatic, Audio/Video, and Display too.
Azeem Ahmad
Digital Marketing Lead at ASSA ABLOY
He/Him
Brie E Anderson
Owner, Founder at BEAST Analytics
She/Her
From Fear to Forward Motion: Navigating the Future of Analytics with Confidence
Brie E Anderson is an analytical nerd with a soft spot for strategy. Her passion is connecting the dots between strategy and analytics to maximize results.
Brie E Anderson
Owner, Founder at BEAST Analytics
She/Her
Carrie Rose
Founder and CEO at Rise At Seven
She/Her
Dominating TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and Amazon SERPS As Consumer Behavior Changes
Carrie Rose, Founder of leading Global Search-First Creative Agency Rise at Seven both driving and facilitating search demand for global brands operating in 4 locations across the world including UK, US and EU
Carrie Rose
Founder and CEO at Rise At Seven
She/Her
Cheryl Draper
Senior Growth Marketing Manager at Moz
She/Her
Cheryl Draper has been a marketer and event producer for the better part of the last twenty years, joining STAT Search Analytics in 2015. She found her way to Moz as part of the acquisition in 2018 and has been producing MozCon ever since.
Cheryl Draper
Senior Growth Marketing Manager at Moz
She/Her
Chris Long
VP of Marketing at Go Fish Digital
He/Him
Why SEOs Need To Start Playing Offense Instead of Defense
Chris Long is the VP of Marketing for the Go Fish Digital team. He works with unique problems and advanced search situations to help clients improve organic traffic through a deep understanding of Google's algorithm and web technology.
Chris Long
VP of Marketing at Go Fish Digital
He/Him
Crystal Carter
Head of SEO Comms at Wix
She/Her
Views on Views of Video SEO
Crystal Carter is an SEO & Digital Marketer with over 15 years experience working with clients like Disney, Tomy, Kikkoman and more. She shares insights in leading publications like Google Webmaster Central, Moz , Search Engine Land, and Women in Tech SEO.
Crystal Carter
Head of SEO Comms at Wix
She/Her
Daniel Waisberg
Search Advocate at Google
He/Him
Search Data at Scale
Daniel is a Search Advocate at Google, part of the Search Console engineering team. His job is divided between educating / inspiring the Search community and working with the product’s engineering team to develop new capabilities. Before joining the Search team, he spent 6 years in the Google Analytics engineering team, doing a similar role but with a focus in data analysis and visualization.
Daniel Waisberg
Search Advocate at Google
He/Him
Dr. Pete Meyers
Marketing Scientist at Moz
He/Him
Lower Your Shields: The Borg Are Here
Dr. Pete is Marketing Scientist for Seattle-based Moz, where he works with the marketing and data science teams on product research and data-driven content.
Dr. Pete Meyers
Marketing Scientist at Moz
He/Him
Duane Brown
Founder & Head of Strategy at Take Some Risk Inc.
He/Him
Hiring The Perfect Agency: How To Avoid Getting Burned
Duane has lived in 6 cities across 3 continents while working with Ecom, DTC and SaaS brands. He now lives in Canada helping brands grow through data, strategy and PPC marketing across search & social ad platforms.
Duane Brown
Founder & Head of Strategy at Take Some Risk Inc.
He/Him
Jackie Chu
SEO Lead, Intelligence at Uber
She/Her
SEO Co-Conspirators: Navigating Complex Systems
Jackie Chu is currently the SEO Lead, Intelligence for Uber, driving analytics and tooling for the SEO teams globally. She has deep experience in technical SEO, content SEO, ASO and international SEO spanning both B2B and B2C industries.
Jackie Chu
SEO Lead, Intelligence at Uber
She/Her
Jason Dodge
Founder and CEO at BlackTruck Media + Marketing
He/Him
Rethink Your Industry Pages - They’re Not What You Think
Jason Dodge is the Founder and CEO at search marketing firm, BlackTruck Media + Marketing. Combining nearly 20 years of industry experience with the efforts of holistic, human-centered thinking and technical search marketing tactics, Jason works alongside his team to assist brands with their online success through honest search marketing strategies. His background and experience span both B2B and D2C verticals - from travel & hospitality, to global manufacturing, automotive aftermarket, and large healthcare systems. With a continued passion for the ever-evolving world of search, Jason is a regular contributor to industry publications, and works diligently to help educate others in the marketing and communications industry on the value that SEO brings to their brand.
Jason Dodge
Founder and CEO at BlackTruck Media + Marketing
He/Him
Jes Scholz
Group CMO at Ringier
She/Her
Mind the Gap: Bridging Generational Differences in SEO
Group CMO at Swiss media giant Ringier, marketing technologist & mum of two tiny humans. Jes loves to talk about the future of search, smart marketing automation and travel.
Jes Scholz
Group CMO at Ringier
She/Her
Lidia Infante
Senior SEO Manager at Sanity
She/Her
Headless SEO: I’m Sorry, But This Is Happening
Lidia has been working in SEO for almost a decade, helping businesses in SaaS, media and e-commerce grow online. She has a BSC in Psychology and a Master in Digital Business and is a regular speaker at SEO events such as MozCon, BrightonSEO or WTSFest.
Lidia Infante
Senior SEO Manager at Sanity
She/Her
Lily Ray
Senior Director, SEO & Head of Organic Research at Amsive Digital
She/Her
Google’s Just Not That Into You: Intent Switches During Core Updates
Lily Ray is the Sr. Director, SEO & Head of Organic Research at Amsive Digital, where she provides strategic leadership for the agency’s SEO client programs. Lily began her SEO career in 2010 in a fast-paced start-up environment and moved quickly into the agency world, where she helped grow and establish an award-winning SEO department that delivered high impact work for a fast-growing list of notable clients, including Fortune 500 companies.
Lily Ray
Senior Director, SEO & Head of Organic Research at Amsive Digital
She/Her
Melissa Rae Brown
Learning Team Manager at Moz
She/Her
Melissa has been working in digital marketing since 2008, previously in community management and content. She joined Moz in 2016 as an Onboarding Specialist for our international audience, speaking with thousands of Moz customers about their SEO questions, goals, and issues. She moved to the Learning team in 2018, where she began by offering live bootcamps and webinars. Moz Academy launched that same year, and is now comprised of over 20 courses, series, and Certifications.
Melissa Rae Brown
Learning Team Manager at Moz
She/Her
Miracle Inameti-Archibong
Head of Organic Search at John Lewis (Financial Services)
She/Her
How to Use Brand SEO to Future-Proof Your Online Visibility
Miracle is Head of Organic Search at John Lewis (Financial Services) and is armed with more than a decade of supporting national, and global brands with technical SEO and data strategy.
Miracle Inameti-Archibong
Head of Organic Search at John Lewis (Financial Services)
She/Her
Noah Learner
Product Director at Two Octobers
He/Him
Down the Mountain
Noah is a technical marketer, nicknamed the Kraken, who is happiest building SEO tools, automations, data pipelines and communities. When not in the lab, he loves skiing, fly fishing, camping with his family, and walking his dog, Shadow.
Noah Learner
Product Director at Two Octobers
He/Him
Ola King
User Researcher at Moz
He/Him
Ola King
User Researcher at Moz
He/Him
Ross Simmonds
CEO at Foundation Marketing
He/Him
The Evolution of Content & The Future of Our Industry
Ross Simmonds is the founder & CEO of Foundation, a global marketing agency that provides services to organizations all over the world ranging from some of the fastest-growing startups to global brands. He was named one of Atlantic Canada's Top 50 CEO.
Ross Simmonds
CEO at Foundation Marketing
He/Him
Tom Anthony
CTO at SearchPilot
He/Him
Entities Are the Past: Search Is Going Multidimensional
Tom is CTO at SearchPilot, where he leads the engineering & product teams. Tom has been working on the web for over 25 years, and has a PhD in Computer Science. He lives with his wife and 3 daughters in Germany.
Tom Anthony
CTO at SearchPilot
He/Him
Tom Capper
Senior Search Scientist at Moz
He/Him
The SERP is Dead, Long Live The SERP
Tom heads up the Search Science team at Moz, providing research and insight for Moz's next generation of tools. Previously he's headed up the London consulting team for SEO agency Distilled, and worked as a chef in a roadside grill.
Tom Capper
Senior Search Scientist at Moz
He/Him
Wil Reynolds
CEO & Vice President of Innovation at Seer Interactive
He/Him
As Seer’s VP of Innovation, Wil develops strategies and innovations to help clients build traffic and make money. Over the past two decades, his methods have helped shape the search industry and he regularly speaks at marketing conferences worldwide.
Wil Reynolds
CEO & Vice President of Innovation at Seer Interactive
He/Him
It's not an event, it's an experience