About Michael Stroud
Michael has been a professional business journalist for 25 years, is the co-founder of iHollywood Forum, and a frequent moderator for business forums on digital entertainment. He previously covered technology as a senior writer at Investor's Business Daily, and then was the Los Angeles Bloomberg News entertainment correspondent for five years covering business and entertainment issues. He later covered broadcast networks as the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for Broadcasting and Cable, and was a correspondent for four years for Wired.com covering digital entertainment. He is now an independent journalist covering technology, entertainment and the wireless industry. His articles have also appeared in the Sunday New York Times, Business 2.0, Always On Network, and The Red Herring. He received a BA from UC Berkeley in Asian Studies in 1981, and speaks fluent Mandarin having lived in Taiwan for five years.

You can reach Michael at Michael@ihollywoodforum.com

About Zahava Stroud
Zahava Stroud is the president and co-founder of iHollywood Forum, based in Los Angeles. Zahava has a BA from UC Berkeley in Sociology, and a JD from UC Davis. She joined the California bar in 1985 and practiced law as a trial attorney for 18 years in Los Angeles. Zahava and Michael live in West Los Angeles.

Zahava launched iHollywood Forum five years ago, with her husband, business journalist Michael Stroud, as a hobby. They initially produced networking dinners, and then begin creating conferences. In 2001, they made the abrupt transition to producing conferences. Zahava handles business development and operations.

Zahava has two techno addicted teenage children whose favorite pastime is spending their parent's hard earned money on computers, video games, downloads, software, and cool cell phones-- thus providing the inspiration for the topics of their conferences.

You can reach Zahava at zahava@ihollywoodforum.com