There are less than three weeks to go before the most influential Presidential election of our time, which is the perfect opportunity to reflect on how social media can be used to influence an election. I will be speaking at the Social Media and Presidential Elections Conference at the Samsung Experience at Columbus Circle on Thursday, October, 30th at 6:30PM with a panel of some of the greatest minds in the business.

These experts include:

Sarah Bernard, President of 23/6, a political satire site created at the Huffington Post and now part of IAC (Barry Diller) offering insight into current events, from politics to pop culture.

Howard Greenstein, President of The Harbrooke Group, a Social Media Consultant and advisor to WEtv for “WE Vote ’08″.

Rachel Sterne, Founder and CEO of GroundReport, one of the hottest citizen journalism sites.

and will be moderated by:

Ellis Henican, an award-winning Columnist for Newsday/amNew York and Political Analyst at Fox News Channel

The main focus of the event will be the influence of social media on modern elections and how emerging technology can be used to influence and inform the electorate.