Ted Burns

4INFO

Director, Product Management
Ted C. Burns is the Director of Product Management at 4INFO where he is responsible for the development of search and content products across SMS, WAP, J2ME, BREW, PC, and other mobile platforms. An expert in content and application development for the Mobile Web, Mr. Burns has worked with some of the biggest global internet brands. Prior to 4INFO, Burns was the Senior Product Manager at Yahoo! Mobile. Burns managed strategy, production, and programming for Yahoo!'s PC Web Site, and mobilized the Yahoo! network through network integration and PC Mobile products such as Mobile Alerts and Clipping. Prior to Yahoo! Mobile, Mr. Burns was a Senior Manager for AOL Canada. He was responsible for managing business and product development and business strategy and partner relationships for all of AOL Canada's content channels and vertical markets. Mr. Burns was also a Technical Producer/Interactive Media Developer for the Canadian division of AOL. He holds a BA in History from McGill University.

Nick Chakalos

Motorola, Inc.

Senior Director, Software Product Management

Connected Home Solutions
Nick Chakalos is Senior Director of Software Product Management, Motorola Connected Home Solutions. In this role, he directs software strategy and product management for the Digital Video Solutions business. His key focus areas include OCAP, Whole-Home media distribution, advanced Seamless Mobility services, and the application development partner program. Mr.
Chakalos brings more than fifteen years of product management and business development experience in technology, Internet, and consumer electronics. Prior to assuming his current position, Chakalos managed the worldwide strategic marketing and business development of silicon and embedded software for digital cable and satellite set-top boxes at IBM. Before joining IBM, he served as product manager of embedded Internet solutions for cable, wireless, office equipment and telecommunications market segments at Spyglass. Previously, Chakalos directed product management activities for a line of interactive services and devices at Philips Electronics. He began his career at Texas Instruments, where he held business management and development, strategy, and design engineering roles.

Suranga Chandratillake

Blinkx

Founder and CTO
Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CTO of blinkx , has over seven years of frontline experience as a technology innovator. Suranga has out-innovated, and pre-empted Google, Microsoft and Yahoo since blinkx 's inception. As blinkx 's CTO, Suranga developed world firsts, including on-demand video search, Smart Folders, integrated Web and desktop search, and desktop search for Mac . Suranga also built and refined the implicit query engine behind blinkx 's popular desktop search tool. Prior to founding blinkx , Suranga spent three years as CTO of Autonomy Corporation (LSE: AU. or AUTN.L), where he gained concrete enterprise experience and became well versed in systems and architectures. Prior to Autonomy, he worked with technology start-up anondesign on content management and delivery, and with IT consultancy group netdecisions on next-generation voice recognition technologies. At Morgan Stanley, Suranga created global risk resolution systems as a software developer.

Richard Doherty

Microsoft

Director of Technology Strategy,

Consumer Media Technology Group
Richard E. Doherty is the Director of Technology Strategy for the Consumer Media Technology Group at Microsoft, and is currently working on the future of entertainment delivery at Microsoft, which includes overseeing standards work in the DVD Forum for HD DVD and content protection technologies in AACS, and developing products for enhanced online delivery of entertainment. Before joining Microsoft, Doherty was the managing director of Blu-ray and Professional A/V at Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory, and was tasked with developing new A/V products for the professional and consumer market. Prior to Panasonic, Richard worked at the startup Cineform, where he was an architect of the Aspect HD real-time editing system, which utilizes wavelet-based compression and software acceleration to realize real-time HD performance.

Greg Fawson

S2 Data Corp.

President and Co-Founder
Mr. Fawson has held executive-level positions at several market research firms since 1998. During his career, he has been responsible for the development of market intelligence services, launching international operations and creation of numerous industry forums and events. Throughout his career, Mr. Fawson has consulted with top-level executives at both semiconductor device makers and original equipment manufacturers to aid in the development of strategic initiatives and product plans. He has presented at international industry conferences and is quoted by leading industry publications. Mr. Fawson has also published numerous articles on computing platform architectures and research reports on semiconductor device technologies. Greg Fawson has lived and worked abroad and is fluent in German.

Jim Flynn

EZTakes

Founder and CEO
Jim is a co-founder of EZTakes. Prior to EZTakes, Jim was the Chief Operating Officer of a Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) subsidiary that provides software and services for business-to-consumer electronic communications and Internet commerce. Jim came to Pitney when it acquired Alysis Technologies (NASDAQ: ALYS), where Jim also served as COO. In 1996 Jim co-founded @Work Technologies, a leading global provider of Internet billing and payment software. Today @Work's software is being used by numerous billion-dollar organizations, including many national postal services in both Europe and Asia , to deliver electronic bills and receive payments over the Internet. Jim served as @Work's CEO until Alysis acquired the company in 1999. During his career, Jim also started and/or built highly-successful technology companies from the ground up in industries as diverse as document management and international electronic payment systems. Jim began his career at AT&T where he held positions in sales, computer hardware engineering and software development. In 1996 Jim co-authored one of the first books on the Java programming language, Visual J++ Java Programming . He earned an MBA from New York University with dual concentrations in Finance and International Business, as well as a Bachelor of Science with magna cum laude honors from Manhattan College . Jim has authored a number of patents, both issued and pending, and has published many articles in well-respected technology, trade and scholarly journals. He is both a Certified Document Imaging Architect and a Microsoft Certified Professional.

Jay Gill

Cisco

Senior Manager IBSG Service Provider Solutions
Jay Gill has been with Cisco and IBSG since 2003. As part of the IBSG SP Solutions team, Jay has a primary role in developing IBSG's "Next Generation Service Provider" thought leadership, focusing on consumer service strategies.  As a strategic consulting partner, Jay has advised and collaborated with leading service providers throughout the world. Prior to joining Cisco, Jay was responsible for product development at two startup service providers, Telseon and Yipes, building competitive data services based on metro Ethernet technology. Earlier in his career Jay developed high-speed data service standards at Bellcore (now Telcordia Technologies) and was a product manager for new data services at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon). Jay holds BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Master of Business Administration degree from UCLA's Anderson School .

Bryan H. Glutting

ACS/Digital Domicile

CEO/Owner
Bryan Glutting is CEO and managing partner of ACS, a "Value Add" provider of copper and fiber cable assemblies. Under his leadership, ACS has become one of the top connectivity solution suppliers in the telecommunications industry, primarily focused on the Service Provider space, throughout North America and Europe. In his latest venture Digital DomicileT, Bryan has created a new Business Unit which addresses the challenges faced with the fast paced convergence issues associated with the move from circuit switched technologies in the Public Network to the IP network opportunities in the converging Home Network environment. ACS's core competency of dedication to quality and listening to the importance of customer requirements will position the Digital DomicileT offerings for immediate success.

John Graham

Entropic

VP Marketing
Mr. Graham has more than 20 years of executive sales, marketing, and management experience in the semiconductor industry. He was vice president of worldwide sales for wireless chip company picoChip prior to joining Entropic, positioning the company for fast growth in the emerging Wi-Max market. Before that he co-founded and was named CEO of Transitive Technologies, developers of technologies to allow software compiled for one CPU to run on a different CPU with no performance penalty, where he closed $11 million in customer deals. Mr. Graham served as vice president of marketing for Conexant in the late '90s, responsible for the company's video and broadband chips, growing sales from single digits to more than $140 million in three years to a "who's-who" of consumer electronics companies including NEC, Microsoft, Sony, DIRECTV, and Samsung among others. He also managed the graphics business unit for Brooktree Corporation, and held marketing and engineering positions with Precision Monolithics and Ferranti Microelectronics early in his career. Mr. Graham grew up in England, and holds a bachelor's degree in science from the University of Nottingham, and an MBA from the University of San Diego.

Todd Johnson

Verisign

VP Broadband Content Services
Todd is a 22-year silicon valley veteran. He has extensive experience leading companies ranging from start-ups to multi-million dollar technology companies, overseeing the direction of business development, strategic alliances, sales and infrastructure operations. Mr. Johnson most recently served as President of Jamcracker, which provides software and services that enable companies to manage their on-demand delivery and software-as-a-service solutions. While President of Jamcracker, he was responsible for sales, alliances, product development, engineering, marketing and service delivery. Prior to Jamcracker, Mr. Johnson held positions at BackWeb, a leading provider of push communications infrastructure for e-business. Previously, he directed Silicon Graphics' server solutions division, as well as worldwide marketing and communications and the industry and applications marketing organizations. Before Silicon Graphics, Mr. Johnson spent seven years at Hewlett-Packard in a number of key marketing and operations positions. He holds a Bachelor's degree in marketing from Santa Clara University.

Larry Marcus

WaldenVC

Managing Director
Larry has 18 years of consumer technology and media experience. He joined WaldenVC from Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, where he was Director of New Media, Broadband, and Enhanced TV research. Prior to Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, he worked in Digital Media Equity Research at Robertson Stephens. Over his research career, Larry followed companies in interactive entertainment, consumer and business software, cable infrastructure, new media, and the Internet. As an analyst, he led numerous IPOs and follow-on offerings for companies such as CBS MarketWatch, Terayon, Women.com, Edmark, Maxis, Wink, and Softnet. His coverage also included Intuit, Electronic Arts, Sierra On-line, Brøderbund, CNET, Activision, Learning Company, Softkey, Acclaim, RealNetworks, Excite@Home, General Instrument, Scientific Atlanta, Gemstar, and OpenTV. He was an early backer of Netflix and Virage. Before working in research, Larry served as a consultant for Digidesign and Maxis, ran a computer store, and worked as a media planner at Jordan, McGrath, Case and Taylor Advertising.

Harry McCracken

PC World

Vice President/Editor in Chief
Named Editor in Chief of PC World in March 2004, Harry McCracken oversees all editorial and design for PC World, PCWorld.com, and the PC World Test Center. His areas of expertise include the Internet, PC service and support, digital imaging, and other aspects of technology; his "Up Front" column opens each issue of the magazine. McCracken also authors PC World's Techlog, a Web log with news, opinions, and links on PCWorld.com. McCracken has won numerous honors for his work at PC World, including Jesse H. Neal Awards for "Best Subject-Related Series" in 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002, a 2000 Grand Neal Award from American Business Media, was recognized with the 2004 American Business Media's Western Award for Editorial Courage and Integrity, and recently won a 2005 min's Best Of the Web Award for Best Blog. He has appeared as an industry expert on television and radio programs on ABC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and the BBC. A past contributor to USA Today, Family Circle, and other publications, McCracken was named to the Technology Marketing Influencers list in 2002 and 2003.

Victor Melfi

VoiceBox Technologies

Victor Melfi, Chielf Strategy Officer
In his dual responsibilities, Victor Melfi oversees the VoiceBox corporate strategy, and is working to build out and lead the company's consumer facing product group, initially focused on voice services. Previously, Melfi served as CSO of InfoSpace and has done extensive technology strategy consulting for the CEOs of many of the world's leading technology companies. In addition, Melfi has extensive professional expertise in technology strategy, direct marketing and advertising.  He was in the Strategy and Media practice in the New York office of Booz-Allen and Hamilton , after which he oversaw the re-engineering of the Global Promotion, Selection and Analytics business and systems at Reader's Digest, Inc.  He also led a successful 1997 IPO of Multiple Zones as CEO, and subsequently led and sold two other technology companies.

Joe Menard

AMD

Corporate Vice President Consumer Business
As Corporate Vice President of Consumer Business for AMD, Joe Menard is responsible for the solutions, strategies, and sales and marketing efforts for AMD's processor businesses serving the consumer segment. Previously, he served as Corporate Vice President of Software Strategy and Alliances, defining and driving AMD's software strategies and partnerships. Before joining AMD, Mr. Menard was founder, chairman and CEO of WebGain Inc., a privately held provider of Java software for Fortune 500 companies. Joe Menard holds a master of business administration degree from Babson College, and a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

David Pederson

Zoran Corporation

Vice President
David Pederson is Vice President Corporate Marketing at Zoran Corporation. Prior to joining Zoran in January 2003, Mr. Pederson spent over seventeen years at National Semiconductor in various engineering, strategic marketing and management positions including Director Set Top Box product line. Mr. Pederson has over twenty-four years experience in the semiconductor industry including more than six years at Teledyne. Mr. Pederson holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia . As a recognized expert in his field, Mr. Pederson has been invited to deliver numerous talks on Digital Video, PVRs, Set top boxes, Digital Televisions, the Networked Entertainment Center and the Challenges to Creating a Connected Digital Home and Connected Consumer Products.

Daniel Putterman

Mediabolic

President and CEO
Daniel Putterman is President and CEO of Mediabolic. He founded the company in 1999 and his leadership and vision have driven the company's success. Prior to Mediabolic, Putterman founded Maximum Information, Inc., the first enterprise Web management solution company, acquired by NetManage (NASDAQ: NETM) in 1996. He went on to co-found EoExchange, a supplier of Internet Research Solutions to vertical portals, one year later. A technology industry veteran, Putterman held senior management positions at Borland International and Symantec Corporation and was responsible for product management, business development and worldwide evangelism.

Ken Pyle

Viodi View

Managing Editor
Ken produced the Video Solutions for Independence interactive CD-ROM, edited and produced interactive CD-ROMs for organizations such as NTCA and is the co-producer of the IP Video Conference series in conjunction with USTA and is producer of Viodi's Local Content Workshop. Additionally, he has been intimately involved with all of Viodi's clients. Mr. Pyle created Digital Rights Management Reports that were approved by studios for several clients. He created processes for clients to use for their PPV and VOD operations. Mr. Pyle has long standing relationships with service vendors such as Technicolor and Microspace, as well as many telecommunication manufacturers. Prior to Viodi, LLC, he was Director of Technical Sales for Demand Video, a Video On Demand application service provider which targeted cable television overbuilders. Mr. Pyle's independent telco experience dates to 1991 with product, project and sales management roles at Raynet and E/O Networks. His experience in the cable industry dates to 1979 with manufacturing, engineering and field service roles at companies such as Catel and C-Cor.

Karthik Ranjan

Amino

VP Product Marketing
Prior to joining Amino in 2003, Karthik Ranjan spent several years at Intel, leading standardisation efforts in the broadband arena with g.lite and DOCSIS and spearheaded an industry wide effort to make broadband easier to deploy. Mr Ranjan has been recognised by CableLabs for his efforts in defining the standard for USB-based DOCSIS cable modems and during his time at Liberate Technologies, he made significant contributions to the advancement of interactive TV technology and the definition of next-generation set-top boxes. Mr Ranjan has also been actively involved in the DVB-MHP standard and spent several years at Irdeto Access working with Hollywood studios and major broadcasters, facilitating the licensing of content specifically for video over IP networks. After joining the company, he headed Amino's highly successful US operations until he recently relocated to the UK as Director of Product Marketing at Amino's headquarters in Cambridge.

Tushar Saxena

Verizon Communications

Director Home Networking Technologies
Tushar Saxena is the Director of Home Networking Technologies at Verizon Communications, where he is responsible for the next generation digital home strategy for all broadband services including FiOS and DSL. Tushar started his career at GE Global Research in 1996 before joining Verizon in 1998, where he has held various positions at the former GTE Labs, BBN Technologies and the Verizon Technology Organization. He has been involved with developing consumer products and government/military solutions using emerging IP networking technologies and was the chief architect of VoiceWing, Verizon's consumer VoIP service. His group represents Verizon on industry and standards forums such as the MoCA alliance, DSL Forum and DLNA. Tushar holds a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the State University of New York, Albany and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Dan Simpkins

Hillcrest Labs

Founder, Chairman and CEO
Dan Simpkins founded Hillcrest Labs in 2001 with a team of experienced technical and business professionals to create a revolution in entertainment.  Prior to Hillcrest, Dan was Vice President and General Manager of the SALIX Switching Division of Tellabs, Inc., which was established in 2000 when Dan sold Voice over IP leader SALIX Technologies to Tellabs for $300 million.  Dan founded SALIX in 1990 and continued as president and CEO through the sale. Dan currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Cornell University's BR Ventures and is a member of the prestigious Cornell University Council.  He also sits on the Board of Advisors of several high-tech companies and is a member of CTAM.  Dan served as an Executive in Residence for New Enterprise Associates (NEA), one of the country's premier VC firms.  He is a frequent speaker at industry and business events and has authored many papers on both technical and business subjects.  Dan earned both a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering with Distinction and a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University .

Brad Singer

PaymentOne

Executive Vice President
Brad Singer is Executive Vice President for PaymentOne, the leading provider of alternative and global online payments. Brad has over 20 years of business and general management experience in the media, payment and technology markets. Previously, Brad served as Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Content Licensing at NewsEdge, an early pioneer in content syndication, which achieved annual growth rates of over 40%, consistent profitability, and a successful IPO during his 8-year tenure (later acquired by Thomson Corporation). Brad also served as General Manager of the NewsPage.com business, an early innovator in on-line fee-based services. Most recently, Brad served as Vice President Marketing and Business Development at TeleKnowledge, a billing and e-commerce infrastructure company. Brad has also held management positions at Citibank and General Electric and served on the Dun and Bradstreet executive Advisory Board. He earned a BS in Computer Science and Economics from Tufts University , and holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton Business School . Brad has been featured in the technology and business press, and has been a frequent speaker at industry events.

Brian Smiga

PreClick

CEO & Co-Founder
Brian Smiga , CEO and co-founder, has 20 years award-winning software development and company formation experience. His first product Dynodex, won Best Contact Manager for Mac in 1991-1994; his second product, Actioneer, won best product for Palm and Lotus Notes 1998-2001. In 1998, Brian was recruited as SVP Business Development and Marketing for 1ClickCharge, which he profitably sold to CMGi for $35 million and 7x return to investors. In 1999, Brian was recruited as CEO of 3Path, a priority document delivery company, where he raised $10 million from Intel and Goldman-Sachs. In 2002, Brian started Preclick and has since signed up long-term distribution and licensing agreements with HP, Wal-mart, Costco, 3M, Sandisk and others.