GDI San Francisco Conference 2022

October 19, 2022 until October 20, 2022, Omni Hotel, San Francisco

Global Dating Insights is excited to visit San Francisco on Thursday, 20th October 2022, for the first time ever!

To celebrate our first conference in San Francisco, we are inviting guests to receive two tickets for the price of one! After purchasing your general admission ticket at $399, contact doreen@globaldatinginsights.com with the details of the second guest to claim this offer.

Tickets are available here.

Hosted at the Omni Hotel in central San Francisco, speaker sessions will run all day, with free lunch and refreshments provided throughout. The conference is followed by an evening of drinks, giving guests an informal networking opportunity to make professional connections.

The night before the conference, Wednesday, 19th October, we are also hosting an exclusive pre-conference networking session.

Speakers for the event include:

  • The Meet Group
  • Dating Group
  • Besedo
  • Scamalytics
  • ECT Software
  • Processing Partners
  • TaskUs

More information regarding additional speakers is coming soon!

Event Agenda

Time Speaker
10am - 10:15am Introductions & Opening Statements, Global Dating Insights
10:15am - 10:30am Geoff Cook - CEO, The Meet Group
10:30am - 10:45am Panel, Women In Dating Council
10:45am - 11am Fireside Chat with Jackie Lineberger, TaskUs
11am - 11:15am Bill Alena - CIO, Dating Group
11:15am - 11:30am BREAK
11:30am - 11:45am Dave Adams - COO, Venntro Media Group
11:45am - 12pm Panel: Security vs privacy - where do we find the ethical balance?, Online Dating Association, Garbo
12pm - 12:15pm Axel Baner - Sales Director, Besedo
12:15pm - 12:30pm Karima Ben-Abdelmalek - CEO, Happn
12:30pm - 1:30pm LUNCH
1:30pm - 1:45pm Max Adamski - Co-Founder, Jigsaw
1:45pm - 2pm Gregory Anders, Processing Partners
2pm - 2:15pm Zach Schleien - CEO, Filteroff
2:15pm - 2:30pm Mark Brooks - CEO, IDEA / Courtland Brooks
2:30pm - 3pm BREAK
3pm - 3:15pm Adam Cohen-Aslatei - CEO, S'More
3:15pm - 3:30pm Sukesh Mohan, ECT Software
  • Dating Group
    Dating Group's brands include Dating.com, CupidMedia, DilMil, Once and many others, each with a unique platform tailored to different communities defined by interest, geography and demographics. Their products are available in almost 100 countries on all platforms and monetise through advertising, virtual gifts and premium membership. The services include chat, sharing photos, streaming live video.
  • The Meet Group
    The Meet Group had a wide portfolio of platforms in its group, including Meet Me, Skout, Tagged, and Growlr, helping millions of users to find connections and community.
  • Besedo
    Eliminating fraud is a must, yet every successful platform knows it’s not enough. Success is built on three pillars – trust, content quality, and user experience. Besedo can support in multiple ways working fully automated with AI filters, only manual, or a mix to ensure the highest possible moderation accuracy.
  • Scamalytics
    Scamalytics stops scammers automatically, helping to remove threats from your dating site, saving your business time and money whilst improving your brand’s reputation.
  • Processing Partners
    Acting as a global one-source payment service provider in the area of online billing solutions & risk management, Processing Partners provides global payment solutions for nearly every industry with requirements regarding payment. Their focus is on minimising risks, optimising achievements, enhancing effectiveness in cash-/ and workflow processes and transforming business globally.
  • TaskUs
    TaskUs are a digital outsourcer focused on serving high-growth technology companies to represent, protect, and grow their brands. Whether you’re a new-age disruptor or an established icon that needs a boost, TaskUs help skyrocket your business towards success.
  • Online Dating Association
    The ODA was founded in 2014 when a group of leading dating services decided to create a body that would allow the sector to work together on standards and speak as one voice with regulators, law enforcement agencies and others.
  • Garbo
    Garbo have one simple mission in mind: proactively prevent harm in the digital age through technology, tools, and education.
  • Jigsaw
    Over 100,000 people have joined Jigsaw, moving millions of jigsaw pieces and making deeper and more compatible connections in the process. Those connections have led to more exciting dates and healthier relationships in real life.
  • happn
    happn utilises real-time geolocation to help singles users to find the people they have crossed paths with in real life. happn acts as a meeting facilitator at a time when the pace of life and social new habits can make it difficult to approach strangers and meet new people.