Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes to Give Opening Keynote at Traction Conf

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 17, 2015) - Hootsuite, the most widely used platform for managing social media, announces that CEO Ryan Holmes will open Vancouver's inaugural Traction Conf on June 17th and 18th at Harbour Event Centre in Vancouver, Canada. The two-day conference, presented by Launch Academy and Boast Capital, aims to educate startups on distribution strategies and tactics for explosive growth.

Traction Conf's 500 attendees - founders, c-level executives, growth hackers, data analysts, product leads, media and more - will hear from 30 top technology influencers, including Ryan Holmes, CEO Hootsuite; Phil Fernandez, CEO Marketo; Lynda Weinman, founder and chairman Lynda.com; and Neil Patel, co-founder of KISSmetrics. Keynotes and panels have been structured to educate attendees on gaining traction, understanding trends, and successful techniques and tools used to propel their business.

Holmes will open the conference with a morning fireside chat on June 18 at 9:00am PT. Moderated by Bloomberg's Canadian technology, telecom and media reporter Gerrit Van Vynck, the conversation entitled "Zero to Billion @Breakneck Speed," will focus on the tactics Hootsuite used when scaling its platform to meet the growing demands of its user base. Holmes will also discuss how the company rapidly scales its pace of innovation, and how employee culture has been prioritized throughout the company's growth. After its founding in 2008, Hootsuite has grown to more than 10 million users, including 744 of the Fortune 1000 companies. There are close to 1000 employees in their offices across Vancouver, San Francisco, London, Paris, Hamburg, Singapore, São Paulo, and Bucharest.

More Information:

• Traction Conf: http://www.tractionconf.io
• Hootsuite Careers: https://hootsuite.com/about/careers
• Hootsuite Media Kit: http://media.hootsuite.com/media-kit

About Hootsuite

Hootsuite is the most widely used platform for managing social media, loved by over 10 million people around the globe and trusted by 744 of the Fortune 1000. With Hootsuite, brands harness the power of social. Our platform brings together your social networks and integrates with hundreds of business applications. It's the one place to build customer relationships, listen to the needs of the market and grow your revenue. For more information, visit www.hootsuite.com.

About Traction Conference

Organized by Launch Academy and Boast Capital, Traction Conf is Canada's largest gathering of growth experts. Attendees will learn distribution strategies and tactics for acquiring explosive growth from 40+ impressive speakers including the CEO of Hootsuite, CEO of Marketo, Founder of Lynda.com and Co-founder of KISSmetrics. For more info, visit www.tractionconf.io.