The Summit Rumors

[Will Barnard]

There is a rumor floating around that a big name person may make a surprise visit during the Summitt. Rumor has it that "The Donald" may be there!

Rich W is voicing concerns that he may have to go up against a top speaker like that (he holds the only spot at the same time as an available speaker spot at this point) and his concerns would be justified.

From what I know, this visit will not take place in person, this will be good news for Rich.

What I can say right now, is that the visit may take place, but would be through an internet connection and it would take place during my time slot on Friday at 11 AM.

Rumors have a way of manifesting into some half truths at times, so I hope this sets some of the record straight.

[Joshua Dorkin]

What you see is what you get . . . we tried our hands at some top names, but either the quote was too high, there was not interest or we were outright blown off. In addition, I've had several speakers bail on me after making commitments to participate.

It is all part of the game, and all part of the challenge of putting together a new venture. When we pull off a successful event, we're going to have a lot of people coming back to participate for the follow up.

So . . . I'm here to kill off the rumors. We don't need any "surprise speaker" -- our lineup is fantastic without one.