Usually I try to devise comprehensive solutions, but there are plenty of smart people on HN - so I'll just give my perspective here: When picking speakers, we

Usually I try to devise comprehensive solutions, but there are plenty of smart people on HN - so I'll just give my perspective here: When picking speakers, we typically look for three things: 1. Reach - what cool things have they done that'll make them interesting? 2. Popularity - how well known are they? 3. I they have reach and no popularity, will they be able to express what they've done in a way students will find awesome? Alexis Ohanian came to speak in CUTC 2011, and he was awesome, for example (although some would argue he was pretty famous too). For #3, maybe something in terms of videos for each user in a centralized location