--- title: LERN Conference keynote speaker announced! description: The founder of the Geek Squad, Robert Stephens, will keynote the LERN annual conference in San Francisco Nov 20-23, 2013. image: https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-30263357-jpg/images/robert_stephens.jpg --- [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/) [![lern-logo.png](https://blog.lern.com/hubfs/June-folder/lern-logo.png "lern-logo.png")](http://lern.org) ** # Articles # LERN Conference keynote speaker announced! Thu, Apr 18,2013 @ 11:26 AM by Suzanne Kart | ![LERN Conference](https://blog.lern.com/hs-fs/file-30263357-jpg/images/robert_stephens.jpg?width=130&height=168&name=robert_stephens.jpg)Geek Squad founder, Robert Stephens, will be the keynote speaker at the [LERN Annual Conference ](http://lern.org/conference/)in San Francisco Nov 20-23, 2013. Stephens, an Internet entrepreneur and pioneer, will speak on what's next with the Internet. His keynote, "Beyond Social Media: The Sharing Economy," will explore what will be happening next on, and off, the web. He will discuss his bet on the biggest trend of the coming decade, the Sharing Economy. With over 24,000 agents, The Geek Squad is now the world's largest technology support company. After serving as Chief Technology Officer of Best Buy, Stephens is now pursuing his next start up company. Want to see what Stephens is all about? Check out this interview with him. [![Download our free white paper Using Social Media to Sell Contract Training Services](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/119076/75449381-a2d8-4207-8e94-6a835f460fa3.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/119076/75449381-a2d8-4207-8e94-6a835f460fa3)       ### LATEST NEWS Video: How to Get the Most From a LERN Membership LERN Video - The LERN Program Review: Position Your Unit for Success LERN Cancellation Rates and New Programs: A Lesson From Netflix Kathryn Lynch-Morin Ready for Liftoff: Drones and Drone Courses are More Popular Than Ever Kathryn Lynch-Morin Working with the University of Nebraska - Omaha LERN [Tweets by @LernUpdates](https://twitter.com/LernUpdates) [LERN Club Sign-In](http://beta.lern.org/club/)