@brandhackers is a monthly new york city meetup since 2008 showcasing prominent and rising digital marketing and brand technology opinion leaders. Embracing digital media and creative innovation inclusive of social media, mobile, tablets, augmented reality, demand side platforms, data sharing, gaming, Search, SEO, GPS location-based services, social shopping, video and analytics, @brandhackers seeks to keep members abreast of new technologies, innovations and digital disruptive platforms which effectively connect brands to consumers in ways that facilitate commerce.The Meetup calls these brandhackathons.

Have a "brand hack" or rising star and panel idea you'd suggest for our panels? Forward the following info below to us and we'll see about getting you on one of our future brandhackathon panels: hack@brandhacker.com
· Speaker /Team Name
· Brand, Media, Technology Company Name/Overview
· Technology Type (mobile, social, online, etc.)
· Topic Idea (e.g. technology that advance brands/which brand)
· Website URL
· Twitter Handle
Reported on by publications like Media Bistro and Mobile Computing News, to date, @brandhackers panelists have included marketing, agency and technology professionals and "not-professionals" from the following companies:

Google,LivingSocial,IGN, Entertainment,MSL Group,ScoutMob,Pepsi,Nielsen Mobile,Yipit,Federated Media,Converseon,OutDoor Bound,Brand New World,MocoSpace,Appsavvy,MTV Networks,Hearst/iCrossing,Weber Shandwick,AKQA,R/GA,Whole Foods,Vitrue,Clickable,Buddy Media,Passenger,Havas Media Contacts,Audience Science,Porter Novelli,Econsultancy,AdMeld,Ketchum,Invite Media,Deep Focus,Digitas,Peer 39,LiveWorld,360i,Publicis,Carrot Creative
Our program usually follows this outline:
6:00-7:00 - Pre-Networking
7:00-8:00 - Key Opinion Leader / Moderated Panel Discussion
8:00-8:30 - Audience Discussion / Q&A
8:30-9:00 - Post Networking