Sabah Hussain

Director of Events | GigaOM

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, UNITED STATES

Inspiring Content for the Eternally Inquisitive: GigaOM's Director of Events ensures you get the inside scoop on tech industry happenings

Biography

As a conference producer for technology events focusing on leading edge innovation, my job is to search for challenges, highlight emerging companies and disruptive technologies to watch, think radically about new solutions and products, find new opportunities for entrepreneurs and VCs and bring these to light at GigaOM conferences.

As a resourceful, inquisitive, outspoken and creative person who has a passion for learning and spreading knowledge – my experience includes research, project management, marketing events globally, brand creation and positioning, managing cross-functional collaborative teams and spearheading new initiatives.

I am keen to understand learning styles and innovative ways in which to deliver content at conferences, in order to improve engagement and inspire attendees long after an event has passed.

Undaunted by the task of challenging top level executives, entrepreneurs and experts in their thinking has not only enabled me to develop content to help attendees to challenge the status-quo, think radically and look at problems from a different angle, but has also enabled the discovery of new ideas and thinkers that are ahead of their time.

Industry Expertise (6)

Internet

Writing and Editing

Information Technology and Services

Events Services

Education/Learning

Telecommunications

Areas of Expertise (5)

Product Strategy

Conference Production

Brand Creation & Positioning

Project Management

Event Management

Accomplishments (1)

Director of Events – GigaOM (professional)

2012-01-01

GigaOM articulates a vision for the future of connected technology in its news and analysis, enabling business and tech decision-makers to shape that future by helping them better understand the evolving landscape, latest trends and how key startups will disrupt these. GigaOM events bring together executives and innovators from across the tech landscape to make news, spark discussion and deliver high-end networking opportunities.

Education (3)

Sarah Bonnell Comprehensive School: 2000

University of Bath: BSc, Physics 2006

Activities and Societies: • President - Bath University Physics Society (PhySoc) • Bath University Netball 3rd's Team • Committee member - Bath University Students Union Societies Executive • Comment and Features Correspondent - Impact (Bath University Student Newspaper)

Woodford County High School - Grammar School for Girls: A-Levels, Physics, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Geography 2002

Links (3)

Availability

Moderator
Workshop Leader