C-SPAN, Silicon Valley Bank, Special Olympics and HubSpot Among Featured Speakers at Ektron Synergy Conference in Washington, D.C.

NASHUA, N.H., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2012 Ektron Synergy Conference today released its agenda featuring three tracks with 20+ sessions designed to help customers boost website productivity  and business value through panel discussions, workshops and hands-on training.  Among the customer speakers at Synergy 2012 are Ken McAndrew of C-SPAN, Todd Lash of Silicon Valley Bank, and Will Schermerhorn of Special Olympics Inc.  Ektron speakers include Ektron CEO and founder Bill Rogers, Chief Evangelist Bill Cava, Chief Software Architect, Derek Barka, the popular Ektron blogger and Development Manager, eGandalf (James Stout), and v8.6 Editor Team Leader, Andrew Eddy.

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The Ektron Synergy Conference will take place at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, just outside of Washington, D.C. November 7-9th.  For more information or to register, visit: http://www.ektron.com/synergy/

"Synergy is the 'must-attend' event for a comprehensive understanding of the latest innovations in the Ektron platform," said Tom Wentworth, Ektron Chief Marketing Officer. "Plus, the keynote line-up presents attendees with a great opportunity to learn more about key technologies shaping the web content management and digital experience management ecosystem."

The Ektron Synergy Conference has also announced the following keynote speakers:

• Ethan Marcotte, father of the Responsive Web Design movement. Using methods that involve fluid grids, flexible images, and CSS3 media queries, Ethan encourages designers to think beyond the desktop, and shows how to craft beautiful site layouts that anticipate and respond to your users' needs.
• Luke Wroblewski, author of three popular Web design books ("Mobile First," "Web Form Design" and "Site-Seeing: A Visual Approach to Web Usability") will dig into the three key reasons to consider mobile first: mobile is seeing explosive growth; mobile forces you to focus; and mobile extends your capabilities.
• Scott Liewehr, principal analyst at Digital Clarity Group, believes that digital content is transforming the enterprise, and will provide pragmatic advice to help organizations through this change.

Some of the leading Ektron technology and implementation partners help to bring you the 2012 Synergy Conference.  Join Ektron at the Exhibitor Showcase at Synergy 2012 to meet this year's sponsors and have in-depth discussions with people who understand your business and industry. This is your chance to meet the dominant players among Ektron partners, expand your network of contacts, and gain new insights into what can be done with the Ektron platform.  Ektron Synergy 2012 sponsors include:

• The C2 Group
• eDynamic
• Ameex
• Brightcove
• ellucian
• Fig Leaf Software
• Hodgson Consulting
• iMedia Inc.
• R2i
• Square Root Interactive
• TerpSys
• WSOL 

For more information, to view the full agenda, and to register for the 2012 Ektron Synergy Conference, please visit:  http://www.ektron.com/synergy/

About Ektron
Ektron simplifies the creation, management and delivery of digital experiences for global organizations that are looking to drive revenue growth and improve customer satisfaction. Headquartered in Nashua, N.H., with offices in Australia, Canada and the U.K., Ektron has thousands of customers including: Dell, Las Vegas Sands, Microsoft, NASDAQ and National Health Services UK. For more information: www.ektron.com.

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