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Steve Boom
Senior Vice President, Broadband Access & Bundled Services,
Yahoo! Inc.As senior vice president, broadband
access and bundled services, Steve Boom manages the teams
focused on developing compelling, bundled premium services
and deep partnerships with leading broadband providers,
including SBC and Verizon in the U.S., BT in the U.K., and
Rogers Cable in Canada. Boom also oversees Yahoo!’s Digital
Home strategy, which aims to extend Yahoo! beyond the
desktop and onto networked devices throughout the home.
During his more than five-year tenure with Yahoo!, Boom
has held several senior management positions. Most recently
he served as senior vice president, strategic initiatives,
where he was charged with developing and implementing
corporate strategy in emerging technologies. Prior to that
he led Yahoo!’s Enterprise Solutions initiative where he had
global responsibility for the company’s delivery of
solutions to the enterprise market. Between 1998 and 2002,
Boom was based in Yahoo!’s London office, the company’s
European headquarters. While there, he launched the European
operations of the Enterprise Solutions division and served
as its managing director. Prior to this role, he was Yahoo!
Europe’s business development director, responsible for
strategic alliances and new business models for Yahoo!'s
core consumer operations, with a particular focus on the
European telecommunications and financial services markets.
Before coming to Yahoo!, Boom was an attorney with the
Venture Law Group in Silicon Valley, where he was
responsible for advising high-tech clients such as Yahoo!,
Intel, WhoWhere?, and Moai Technologies.
Boom holds bachelor of arts and science degrees from
Stanford University and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard
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John Burke
Corporate Vice President & GM Consumer Solutions
Business, Connected Home Business, Motorola, Inc.
John Burke is corporate vice president and general manager
of the Consumer Solutions Business for Motorola Broadband.
In this role, Burke is responsible for driving Motorola
Broadband’s focus on retail and consumer-direct distribution
channels, and to expand the company’s product portfolio,
enabling Motorola Broadband to bring new and innovative
products into consumers’ homes.
Burke previously served as the corporate vice president
and general manager of the IP Communication Gateways group
for Motorola Broadband. In this role, Burke was responsible
for the business, which enabled operators to meet consumer
demand for new IP applications, such as wireless home
networking and streaming audio.
Prior to this role, Burke served as vice president and
general manager of the Cable Modem Group within the IP
Network Systems business unit of Motorola Broadband.
Motorola is the cable modem market leader with approximately
13 million modems shipped to date.
Burke has been with the Company for over 15 years,
serving in positions of increasing responsibility in
marketing, business development, product management and
finance.
Burke holds a master’s degree in business administration
from St. Joseph's University and a bachelor’s degree in
business administration from The Ohio State University. |
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Kevin Corbett
VP & CTO,
Digital Home Group, Intel CorporationKevin
Corbett is the visionary, architect, and strategist behind
Intel Corporation’s digital home initiative. Corbett
believes PCs, consumer electronics devices, and digital
content services will offer exciting new consumer
experiences. They should all work seamlessly together so
that people can enjoy their photos, music, movies, TV,
games, and sports on any device from anywhere in, around and
outside the home.
Kevin Corbett is vice president and chief technology
officer for the Digital Home Group at Intel. Corbett is
responsible for helping to accelerate the development of
interoperable products and content services that will
deliver these exciting new consumer experiences. Corbett is
working with companies of all sizes across the computing,
consumer electronics, and content industries to create open
industry standards and technologies that will foster new
usage models for consumers and new business models for OEMs
and digital media services.
Corbett led strategic planning for Intel’s chipset
business. He drove the integrated graphics vision for Intel
and many other key platform initiatives. Intel is now the
largest worldwide shipper of PC graphics chips as a result
of this vision. Later he went on to lead the marketing and
planning for all of Intel’s Desktop platform silicon
including processors and chipset products. In this role he
drove the vision behind the new ‘*T’ technologies and led
the desktop platform and usage model strategies that
resulted in the Intel digital home and Intel digital office
visions.
Corbett has a reputation for building new ecosystems
based on industry standards. He has led the development of
many open standard based ecosystems like USB, USB II, PCI,
AGP, AGP II, PCI-Express, all important advancements of the
PC platform architecture. Corbett’s most recent
accomplishment was the creation of the Digital Living
Network Alliance. Corbett was the visionary and pioneer that
worked closely with PC, CE, and mobile handheld industries
to build this critical initiative for interoperability among
these devices within the digital home network.
Corbett held a variety of positions at Intel including
roles in sales, marketing, and strategic planning before
being named as an Intel Vice President in January 2003 and
then Digital Home Group’s CTO in January 2004. Prior to
joining Intel in 1992, Corbett worked for Abbott
Laboratories in a variety of positions including business
planning and engineering. |
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Charlie Giancarlo
Chief Technology Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.;
President, Cisco-Linksys, LLCAs chief
technology officer, Charles Giancarlo plays a key role in
contributing to and communicating Cisco’s technology
strategy and vision. In addition, he holds the senior
leadership role for two groups, Voice Technology and Global
Government Solutions. In another key role, Giancarlo is
president of Cisco-Linksys, LLC, an independent division of
Cisco providing wired and wireless products for the high
growth consumer and SOHO networking market. Cisco-Linksys is
the home networking leader, with a market share of more than
50% and revenues of over $500 million. Linksys is expanding
its business internationally and among Service Providers, as
well as continuing to build market share among the company’s
core users. Giancarlo also co-chairs the Cisco Enterprise
Business Council and is responsible for developing and
executing Cisco’s business strategies for this important
customer segment. Previously, he ran the Cisco Service
Provider Business Council, directing a cross-functional
executive team focused on helping Service Providers make the
transition to new packet-based services and infrastructures.
Earlier at Cisco, Giancarlo ran the Commercial Line of
Business, developing leading-edge high volume networking
products and driving Cisco brand awareness among companies
of all sizes. During his tenure, Cisco’s stackable switching
and access routing brand shares grew significantly and Cisco
led the industry with award-winning wireless LAN and
stackable Layer 3 Ethernet switch introductions. Giancarlo
joined Cisco in December 1994 and shortly thereafter became
vice president of business development, successfully
developing Cisco’s merger and acquisition strategy and
practice. In this position he played an instrumental role in
Cisco’s first 18 acquisitions and 20 investments. He then
moved on to become senior vice president of global
alliances, building the organization responsible for
developing an ecosystem of strategic alliances with
companies such as IBM, Accenture, Microsoft and Sprint to
enable the Internet industry worldwide. Giancarlo came to
Cisco through the acquisition of Kalpana, Inc., the pioneer
in Ethernet switching, where he was vice president of
marketing and corporate development. He was also a cofounder
and vice president of marketing for Adaptive Corporation,
which developed the industry’s first asynchronous transfer
mode (ATM) product for the LAN market. While with Adaptive,
Giancarlo founded the ATM Forum, a successful alliance of
over 600 companies focused on the development of ATM
technology. He also holds multiple patents in the areas of
ATM and voice technologies. Giancarlo holds an MBA from
Harvard and MS and BS degrees in electrical engineering from
the University of California at Berkeley and Brown
University, respectively. |
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Tina Sharkey
Senior Vice President of Network & Community Programming,
America Online, Inc.Tina Sharkey oversees
the design, development, and programming of the AOL network
– which includes AOL.com, AIM, and other Web properties that
attract a total of more than 100 million monthly visitors –
as well as the AOL Welcome Screen, the window into the AOL
service for more than 22 million paying members. In
addition, Tina manages community across AOL and the Web and
the social-networking initiatives and consumer experience
for AIM.
Prior to this role, Tina oversaw the successful
development of a strategic programming approach called Life
Management, which includes areas on the service such as
Personal Finance, Bill Pay, Parenting, Research & Learn,
Homework Help, AOL Food, Living, and Diet & Fitness.
Recognizing that many AOL members must balance work,
families, and households, Tina led the creation of a suite
of solutions that help make members’ lives easier. One of
the most successful was AOL Bill Pay, the #1 online
financial activity by AOL members that lets members pay,
track, view, and manage their bills online, and the Money
Coach program, which is part of the most visited personal
finance site on the Web, with participation from more than
one million AOL members. Another success was AOL Food, which
partners with Time, Inc, to build an extensive database and
online tools for home cooks. Tina led the integration of
more than 17,500 recipes from leading publications such as
Real Simple, Food & Wine, Southern Living,
Cooking Light, Coastal Living, Sunset,
and Health. This December, Tina and her partners at
Time, Inc. were recognized with the first ever Time Warner
Chairman’s Award for Collaboration for her work on AOL Food.
Tina also pioneered the America Online Chief Everything
Officer award, which highlights achievements of family
managers who do it all. Maria Shriver was the first
recipient of this annual award. Tina was also selected as a
distinguished guest and speaker at the 2004 California
Governor's Conference for her continued efforts on behalf of
women and families across America. And she has held
prominent speaking roles on women and technology at
conferences including Women in Communication, Women in New
Media, Wharton Media Conference, and Working Mother.
Before coming to AOL, Tina was a co-founder of iVillage,
the pioneering online community for women, and served as its
Senior Vice President of Programming and Chief Community
Architect. She was also Group President of Sesame Workshop's
Online Services, where she created the award-winning Sesame
Street interactive media business, and collaborated with
Barry Diller on a new home shopping channel, Q2, a division
of QVC, where she served as Vice President of Marketing and
Programming.
Tina helped launch the Adobe Acrobat and New York 1
brands while at Frankfurt Balkind, where she also managed
corporate brand strategies for Time Warner, QVC, and Sony.
She was a principal at Majestic Partners, a media and
technology consulting firm in New York, where her clients
included the New York Times Digital and Cisneros Television
Group.
Tina’s many charitable and educational activities include
membership on the Dean's Council at the University of
Pennsylvania and the Board of Sister to Sister. She is a
founding board member of Baby Buggy and a judge for the
Smithsonian Institution's New Media Innovation Awards. Most
recently, Tina was selected as an Aspen Institute Henry
Crown Fellow, which engages the next generation of leaders
in the challenge of community-spirited leadership. |
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Joe Belfiore
General Manager, Windows eHome,
Microsoft CorporationJoe Belfiore is the general
manager of the Windows eHome Division, responsible for
development and business planning for Windows XP Media
Center and Media Center Extender devices. A huge consumer
advocate, Joe believes that the Media Center vision and
mission will revolutionize the way people think about and
use personal computers-- transforming them from
mostly-productivity devices to the primary entertainment hub
for digital convergence in the home.
Before moving to the eHome division, Joe acted as product
unit manager for the Windows User Experience team throughout
the planning and development of Windows XP. In that job, Joe
was responsible for the overall user experience of
Windows-—both as a manager of the engineering and design
team that created most of the Windows XP user interface, and
also as a key driver of positive user experience across the
Windows division.
Joe began his career at Microsoft as a 1990 college hire
from Stanford, as a program manager on OS/2. Shortly
afterwards, he drove the design of the first Windows NT user
interface, then became the lead PM for the UI of “Chicago”
(Win95), and then acted as group program manager for IE 4
and Windows 2000 User Interface before his work on Windows
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Dan Gittleman
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, OpenPeak,
Inc.Dan Gittleman is chairman and CEO of OpenPeak
Inc., a leading software company focused on creating
seamless wireless control and interfaces for consumer
electronics, digital media, and home systems.
Prior to founding OpenPeak, Mr. Gittleman was chairman
and CEO of StorageApps Inc., the number two global storage
virtualization software company (as ranked by
Gartner/Dataquest), which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in
2001. |
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Bill Healy
Sr. Vice President, Product Strategy & Marketing,
Hitachi Global Storage TechnologiesBill Healy is the senior vice president
of product strategy and marketing for Hitachi Global Storage
Technologies, headquartered in San Jose, California.
In this role, Mr. Healy has company-wide responsibility
for product strategy, portfolio planning, marketing and
competitive intelligence, and new business opportunities. In
addition to defining and prioritizing Hitachi GST’s product
portfolio and future product strategies, Mr. Healy is
responsible for all inbound and outbound marketing
activities.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Healy was senior vice
president of Hitachi’s Consumer and Commercial hard disk
drives. He managed product development, integrated market
planning, marketing and strategy for desktop, mobile and
emerging market hard disk drives. Previously, he was general
manager of mobile hard drive products for Hitachi,
responsible for managing the company’s 2.5-inch and 1.8-inch
businesses.
Before joining Hitachi, Mr. Healy was a key contributor
to IBM's Storage Technology Division for more than a decade,
where he held two major roles within the company -- managing
Storage Technology Division’s mobile business as well as
being the division’s Vice President of Marketing. Prior to
that, between 1999 and 2001, he managed all of the
division’s product segments, including desktop, mobile,
server and Microdrive hard disk drives. He was also
responsible for launching the Microdrive product line for
consumer storage applications in 1999.
From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Healy was the director of mobile
products for IBM Storage Technology Division, a time during
which IBM achieved record levels of profitability. In 1994,
he was director of IBM's desktop storage business. From 1992
to 1994, he served as the director of business and product
planning for IBM’s mobile and desktop hard disk drive
storage operation. During the late eighties and early
nineties, Mr. Healy helped develop the low-end small form
factor storage business and led efforts to pioneer IBM’s HDD
technology entry into the OEM business.
In the eighties, he served as manager of planning for
IBM's entry-level storage products. This position led to
additional management responsibilities within IBM's storage
business, including an assignment as assistant to the
president of the storage division.
Before joining IBM Storage Technology Division, Mr. Healy
held a number of development and management positions, from
large systems processors micro-programming to test and field
support positions in the minicomputer systems arena. He has
also managed competitive analysis and development staffs.
Healy joined IBM as a micro-programmer in Kingston, New
York. He holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical
engineering and a master of science degree in computer
science. |
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Hyeon Lee
Vice President, Mobile Solutions and Home Networking,
Samsung ElectronicsHyeon Lee is
currently vice president of mobile solutions and home
networking at Samsung Electronics. Previously she was
founder and CEO of Coree Networks, and from 1988-2000 she
was with Lucent Technologies in a variety of roles,
including sale and marketing and finally as managing
director/general manager of the Metro Optical Network
Division.
Hyeon has a BA from Seoul National University, an MA and
PhD from the University of Illinois, and an MBA from the
Wharton School of Business. |
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Peter Lee
Vice President, The Walt Disney Co.Peter Lee is vice
president, business development new technology, at The Walt
Disney Company in the Corporate Strategic Planning and
Corporate New Technology Departments. He is responsible for
new business development for digital content
consumption/delivery and the company’s unilateral content
protection efforts. He recently was an executive media
industry consultant for Disney and Fox. Prior to this he was
the president/CEO of GeoVideo Networks (a Lucent company),
the COO/CTO of MyPotential (a Deepak Chopra well-being
company), and CTO/cofounder of Hitplay Media (targeted ad
insertion and content provider) and the global development
executive for broadcast and advertising at IBM. He has an MS
degree from USC and a BS from UCLA. He has eight patents
granted and multiple patents pending. |
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Lou Lenzi
Vice President, Product Management and Engineering, Thomson, Inc.Lou Lenzi is vice president of product
management and engineering for the Home Networking
Accessories business within the Connectivity Business Unit
at Thomson, manufacturer of RCA and Thomson branded consumer
electronics products.
Lou is responsible for the design, development, and
manufacturing of Thomson’s line of home networking and
accessories, a range of over 2000 SKUs sold at retail
outlets worldwide under the RCA, Thomson, Jensen, and
Acoustic Research brands.
Lou began his career with Thomson in 1988 and has held a
variety of positions in product development, product
management, design, strategic planning, and new business
development. He has been involved in a leadership role in
many of Thomson’s initiatives into new consumer products and
services. |
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Paul Marino
Vice President and General Manager of Connectivity, Philips
SemiconductorsPaul Marino is vice president and
general manager of Philips Semiconductors’ connectivity
business line. In this role he is responsible for overseeing
the breadth of wireless connectivity technologies such as
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and UWB, and wired connectivity
technologies such as USB and IEEE 1394.
Before joining Philips, Marino spent 18 years with
Motorola, both in the United States and Israel, where he
held different technical and business positions. He most
recently served as vice president and director of the
digital signal processing (DSP) platforms organization at
Motorola.
Marino obtained his MSEE degree from the Polytechnic
Institute of Bucharest, Romania. |
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Patrick Moorhead
Vice President, Global Marketing, Computation Products
Group,
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)Patrick Moorhead is vice president
of global marketing for the Microprocessor Business Unit of
the Computation Products Group at AMD.
Moorhead joined AMD in 2000 as vice president of desktop
and mobile strategic marketing for the Computation Products
Group at AMD. One year later, he assumed the position of
vice president of customer advocacy, leading AMD’s ongoing
programs to put end users at the forefront of the industry’s
technology discussions.
Prior to joining AMD, Moorhead held a variety of
marketing leadership positions spanning consumer and
enterprise computer hardware, software, and services at
Compaq Computer Corporation, AT&T, and the AltaVista
Company. Moorhead holds a bachelor of science in business
from Miami University. |
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Steve Red
Principal & Chief Creative Officer, Red
Tettemer, Inc.Steve has spent the last 20 years in
this business. He’s an art director who writes and a
creative director who has finally learned to creatively
direct, instead of just doing it himself. As co-founder of
Red Tettemer, Steve has helped shape a wide array of media
and entertainment brands. He believes people are smart and
advertising should be too and that a true martini is made
with gin. Some day he’ll settle down and start painting
again, which is what his dad says he should have done all
along.
Beyond touching the creative work for every client of the
agency, Steve has worked on a wide range of brands in his
career, including Comcast, HBO, ESPN, Cartoon Network,
The Philadelphia Daily News, PA Department of Tourism,
and Ringling Brother’s Barnum & Bailey Circus. |
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Greg Wilfahrt
Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, SMS.ac
Greg Wilfahrt is executive vice president and co-founder of
SMS.ac. Mr. Wilfahrt heads the corporate communication and
public relation efforts at SMS.ac and assists in developing
the company's strategic roadmap. Prior to his arrival at
SMS.ac, Mr. Wilfahrt was vice president of public relations
at MP3.com, a publicly traded company that was acquired by
Vivendi Universal in mid-2001. He also served as senior vice
president of communications at Ubrandit.com, another a
publicly traded company.
Mr. Wilfahrt earlier founded WWC, an award-winning
advertising, public relations and marketing agency that was
sold in 1999. He has addressed members of Congress on
several occasions on issues related to the distribution of
digital content over the Internet and most recently, on
content deliverable to mobile devices. He holds a bachelor's
degree in journalism from San Diego State University. |
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Jim Williams
Vice President of Technology, Motion Picture Association
of America (MPAA)In June 2002, Jim Williams joined
the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA) Office of
Technology as vice president, television and video systems
standards. In this role, Jim leads the Association’s
participation in a broad range of television and video
engineering standards-setting activities, and works
proactively with the consumer electronics and computer
industries to safeguard motion picture content in future
products.
Prior to joining the MPAA, Jim spent nearly 20 years with
Hughes/DIRECTV, advancing from a skilled hardware, software
and chip designer to a seasoned entertainment executive
responsible for up to 300 employees and up to 70 development
engineers. In 1997, he led the business start-up of
DIRECTV Japan, the fastest full-scale direct broadcast
satellite start-up in history. Jim returned to the United
States to lead the first nationwide HDTV service in 1998.
Starting in 1999, Jim led the DIRECTV set-top box
development team.
Jim holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical
engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles
and a Master of Science degree in computer engineering from
California State University, Long Beach.
Jim holds 9 patents in digital television technologies
with another 9 patents pending. |
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Udi Yuhjtman
Vice President, Business Development,
Jungo Software TechnologiesUdi Yuhjtman possesses
years of senior management experience in developing and
promoting new technologies and has been with Jungo from the
company’s early years. Jungo develops residential/SOHO
gateway software for broadband CPE manufacturers, and Jungo-powered
gateways are currently deployed in North America, Asia, and
Europe.
Prior to joining Jungo, Mr. Yuhjtman served as the vice
president of engineering at Chip Express, where he was
personally responsible for spearheading and managing all
prototyping activities, engineering services, and customer
support. While at Chip Express, he approved the design and
production of over 1000 ASICs, and his contribution helped
Chip Express grow from a start-up to a $40-million revenue
generating company. Mr. Yuhjtman holds a BSc in computer
science from the Technion, Haifa. |
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Jeff Abramowitz, Senior Director of Marketing,
Broadcom Corp. Jeff Abramowitz is the
senior director of marketing in Broadcom’s Home and
Wireless Networking Business Unit. Since joining the
company in January 2002, he has led Wi-Fi strategy,
business development, product management, product
marketing, and customer support as the business has
gone from new market entrant to market share leader.
Prior to Broadcom, Mr. Abramowitz was the
director of the PRISM/home product line for
Intersil’s Wireless Networking Division. He joined
Intersil in June 2000 through the company’s
acquisition of NoWires Needed BV, where he had been
vice president for worldwide marketing and was
responsible for the company’s Silicon Valley
operations.
Previously, Mr. Abramowitz was the director of
product management for 3Com’s Wireless Connectivity
Division. He served over five years in various
marketing roles at 3Com. Prior to joining 3Com, Mr.
Abramowitz was the Radio Systems Group engineering
manager for CellNet Data Systems, a wireless data
communication systems company.
Mr. Abramowitz helped found the Wireless LAN
Association (WLANA) in 1996 and served as its
president from 1996 through 2001. In 1999, he helped
found what is now known as the Wi-Fi Alliance, the
organization responsible for certifying and
promoting interoperability among wireless LAN
products.
Mr. Abramowitz earned an MBA from Stanford
University, a master of science degree in electrical
engineering from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and a bachelor of science degree in
mechanical engineering from the University of
Pennsylvania. |
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Eric Anderson
Chairman of the Board, 1394 Trade Association
Dr. Anderson has worked on IEEE 1394 for nine years,
including seven years on the board of the 1394 TA
and two years as chairman. On behalf of the TA he
has presented worldwide on 1394 in general, on
specific protocols such as SBP-2, and has
participated extensively in interoperability events.
Dr. Anderson also contributed to key 1394 standards
such as 1394a, 1394b, Open HCI, and SBP-2. He is an
engineering manager at Apple Computer and a member
of IEEE and ACM. |
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Eric Broockman
Chief Executive Officer, AlereonMr.
Broockman serves Alereon as chief executive officer.
He comes to the company from Legerity where he
served as vice president and general manager of
voice over broadband and executive in charge of the
company's global marketing organization. Mr.
Broockman has more than 23 years of leadership
experience in the fabless semiconductor and
communication IC industries, with specific
experience in managing product development, customer
and strategic marketing, branding, marketing
communications, and public relations.
Before joining Legerity, Mr. Broockman served as
CEO and president of Alchemy Semiconductor Inc.,
where he was instrumental in the fabless
semiconductor company's successful spin-out from
Cadence Design System's Austin Microprocessor Design
Group, and the company's introduction of the world's
highest performance, lowest power Internet edge
processor system-on-a-chip (SOC). Prior to his
tenure at Alchemy, Mr. Broockman held senior
management positions at Cirrus Logic, where he was
vice president and general manager of the Crystal
Industrial and Communications Products Division.
Before joining Cirrus Logic Mr. Broockman worked at
IBM for 17 years. He held positions including DSP
product line manager for IBM Microelectronics,
product manager of High Bandwidth Systems, SNA
architecture manager, senior technical staff member
for IBM's networking products division, and senior
design engineer, with expertise in bipolar and NMOS
technologies.
Mr. Broockman holds eight U.S. patents and was a
National Science Foundation graduate fellow. He
graduated from the University of Florida with BS and
MS degrees in engineering. |
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William J. McFarland
Chief Technical Officer, Atheros
CommunicationsBill McFarland has served as
chief technology officer since October 2004. Until
October 2004 Mr. McFarland served as director of
algorithms and architecture. In this role, he led a
team developing digital signal processing
algorithms, defined radio and digital architectures,
and represented Atheros in regulatory and
standardization efforts.
Prior to joining Atheros, Mr. McFarland spent 14
years at Hewlett-Packard Labs leading research on
mixed-signal ASICs. During his last six years at HP,
he directed the wireless-circuit research effort. In
this role, he managed a team that developed one of
the world's first CMOS integrated radios. Mr.
McFarland has an MSEE from the University of
California, Berkeley, and a BSEE from Stanford
University. |
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Robert Acker
Vice President, Music Services, RealNetworks,
Inc.Robert Acker is vice president of music
services. He is responsible for developing the
company's world-class music and video products and
services, including RealPlayer, the RealPlayer Music
Store, RadioPass, and the award-winning Rhapsody
service. Before joining Real in 2004, Mr. Acker was
a founding member of the XM Satellite Radio team. As
vice president of product development and planning
at XM Satellite Radio, he directed all aspects of
the company's development of the world's first
consumer satellite radio.
In addition to holding an MBA from Harvard, Mr.
Acker also holds bachelor's and master's degrees in
engineering from MIT. |
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Eric Barker
Chief Operating Officer and Vice
President of Sales,
Corinex Communications Corp.Eric Barker been
managing or advising high technology companies in Canada for
over 20 years. As the trade and investment commissioner for
the Canadian government, Eric helped numerous communications
companies find investment capital and build their businesses
in overseas markets. He was also the director of technology
development for the Department of Communications in addition
to founding his own successful businesses and working for
Price Waterhouse Coopers as a business consultant
specializing in intellectual property.
Eric has been with Corinex for three years and has
contributed to building the company into the market leader
in the powerline industry (48% market share as per In-Stat/MDR).
He was instrumental in Corinex obtaining the industry’s
first volume order (30,000 units) of 200 Mbps AV powerline
technology for an IP TV rollout by the third largest telco
in the world.
Mr. Barker holds an honours degree in economics and
business from Carleton University in Ontario, Canada. |
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Jim Behrens
Chief Executive Officer, ORB Networks, Inc.
Behrens is a serial entrepreneur working with his
sixth start-up company - three of which are now
public companies and the other two were acquired by
other technology companies. Prior to Orb Networks,
Behrens held the following positions: chief
executive office at Snaketech, president of SIS
Microelectronics, and executive vice president of
engineering at Applied Medical. He also held senior
management roles at Cadence Design Systems for nine
years and executive positions with technology
companies for the last 15 years in management, sales
management, engineering, and marketing. Behrens
holds two U.S. patents and a bachelor of science
degree in physical science from Colorado State
Univ., Fort Collins, CO. |
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Aaron Bernstein
Senior Product Manager, Gaming Group, QUALCOMM
Internet Services, QUALCOMM, Inc.Aaron
Bernstein is a senior product manager for the BREW
Developer Relations team at QUALCOMM Internet
Services (QIS). QIS is the QUALCOMM division
responsible for QUALCOMM's BREW® solution and
Eudora® email client, and is chartered with driving
development of next-generation wireless data
applications, technologies and value-added services.
Aaron manages the games segment, along with the
3D and video technology segments. He works closely
with third-party publishers and developers to assist
in their development for the BREW solution.
Prior to joining QUALCOMM in 2003, Bernstein
worked at PacketVideo, RealNetworks, and
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. |
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Anne Marie Biernacki
Founder & Chief Technology
Officer, Digiticians, LLCAnne Marie Biernacki is
founder and CTO of Digiticians, provider of software
and automated remote managed services simplifying
people’s digital lives by managing their personal
technology. She has over 20 years experience in
technology leadership positions and was selected as
one of ten “Women to Watch” in 2005 by Mass High
Tech. Prior to Digiticians, she was VP/CTO and
member of the original management team of FuelSpot,
a venture-backed B-to-B exchange and supply chain
enabler in petroleum commodities. Prior to FuelSpot,
Anne Marie was a founding team member of an
“e-health” transaction and services pioneer Avicenna
Systems Corp. / Care InSite, subsequently bought by
Healtheon / Web MD. Previously, she consulted to
numerous Federal research programs in optical signal
processing for companies including The Analytic
Sciences Corporation (TASC) and Photon Research
Associates. She was also a researcher in small
entrepreneurial ventures focused on commercializing
optical signal processing technologies under the
government’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
grant program.
Anne Marie holds a master’s degree with
additional graduate work in electrical engineering
from Tufts University, a bachelor’s in electrical
engineering with honours from the University of
Dayton, and was a Draper Fellow at the Charles Stark
Draper Laboratory. Anne Marie has been an active
member of The Commonwealth Institute as well as the
New England Women Business Owners association, and
other industry organizations and standards groups
over time, including Mass eComm and the Petroleum
Industry Data Exchange of the American Petroleum
Institute. |
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Andrew Bovingdon
Head of Marketing, ANT
Software LimitedAndrew Bovingdon is a user
interface and Web expert with more than 14 years experience
in the field. He is a leading supporter of digital home
entertainment and automation and a champion for the delivery
of rich interactive media and services through the
television.
As head of marketing and product management for ANT
Software Limited, Andrew is responsible for identifying and
developing new worldwide market opportunities for ANT’s
unique portfolio of browser, user interface and
digital-media management products and services. Andrew has a
global remit to drive product development, develop
technology partnerships and direct marketing initiatives to
meet the changing needs of ANT's key markets, especially to
help build on ANT’s leading position in the IPTV and
broadband TV industry and to build the company’s position in
the consumer electronics markets.
Andrew previously held worldwide marketing and product
management positions with Microsoft Research Cambridge,
Tarantella Inc. and Santa Cruz Operation. He received a BSc
in computer science from Staffordshire University.
ANT Software Limited is a leading provider of proven
browser technology to broadband TV and networked home
entertainment markets. With extensive global IPTV
deployments and the chosen browser supplier for Alcatel
middleware, ANT’s software enables device manufacturers and
TV operators to present digital content and services to end
users via branded interfaces. ANT currently has worldwide
deployments with Pace, Samsung, Sagem, Amino, Alcatel,
Chunghwa Telecom, SaskTel and Kingston Communications. |
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David Britts
Partner, ComVenturesDavid Britts, partner,
ComVentures, has extensive experience advising, building,
and investing in leading communications technologies
companies. His most recent investments focus on emerging
technologies that are solving some of the broadcast and
entertainment industry’s toughest problems. For example,
infrastructure company Exavio has completely redefined the
real-time post-production process for editing uncompressed
HDTV and is enabling new methods for distributing
personalized TV and other video content over IP. Portfolio
company CHIPS & Systems’ revolutionary new chipset enables
TV set-top boxes to decode content in any video format, so
that for the first time, studios and content providers can
deliver video directly to consumers, and protect that
content in new ways.
David’s current board seats include Celestial, CHIPS &
Systems, Exavio, and Jaalaa. His past board seats include
HotRail (acquired by Conexant), Narus, and PortalPlayer
(NASDAQ: PLAY). David previously worked with JP Morgan
Partners as general partner and the global head of its
communications, semiconductors, and storage technology
venture group. He was a founding member of Deutsche Morgan
Grenfell (DMG) Technology Group, which later became a part
of Credit Suisse First Boston. There, David established the
global communications equipment practice, advising and
investing in numerous early-stage companies. David holds an
MBA from The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania and a BA in economics from the University of
California, Berkeley. |
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John Canning
Technical Evangelist – Apps & Services,
Windows eHome Division,
Microsoft CorporationJohn Canning is a member of
Microsoft’s Windows eHome Division, a group within Microsoft
whose goal is to develop new technologies that enable
consumers to enjoy personalized entertainment,
communications and information experiences in ways that
enrich and simplify consumer’s home environment. Canning
currently leads external evangelism for Applications and
Services for eHome. As technical evangelist, Canning works
external third parties in the areas of media and data
distribution, DRM, content, whole home control, and
services. John also manages a team that drives the 3rd party
developer program, manages technical support and training
for the field.
Prior to joining the Windows eHome Division, Canning
served as third-party product manager for Microsoft’s TV
Platforms Group. In that position he worked with companies
to develop and manage compelling new network services for
cable operators and to help them increase operational
efficiencies and customer service.
Before he came to Microsoft in 1997, Canning held various
marketing and engineering positions with Scientific-Atlanta,
Inc., where he participated in product development and
implementation of cable modem systems as applications
architect and systems engineer.
Canning earned a master’s degree in information design
and technology and a bachelor’s degree in electrical
engineering, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
His expertise ranges from worldwide communication and media
issues to broadcast and broadband technologies and services. |
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Sanjay Castelino
Vice President, Industry Marketing,
Motive, Inc.Sanjay Castelino oversees all industry
and technical marketing activities for Motive’s
communications and enterprise management solutions, which
include products for broadband, home networking, IP voice
and video services, and business applications. Before
joining Motive, he held management consulting positions with
A.T. Kearney and Andersen Consulting LLP, where he developed
business and customer service strategies for global
manufacturing, telecommunications and health care clients.
Mr. Castelino earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
computer science and electrical engineering from Purdue
University and a master of business administration from
Cornell University. |
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Arnon Catalan
Chief Operating Officer,
Gteko Ltd.Arnon Catalan is the COO of Gteko
Ltd., a leader in ease-of-use and support software for the
digital home. As COO, Arnon is responsible for Gteko's
ongoing operations and strategic relationships, focusing on
helping the company grow through new business initiatives
and strategic partnerships. Arnon joined Gteko in 2003 as
the company's VP of business development. Prior to joining
the company, he served as vice president at AIG Orion
Venture Capital Fund, executing investments that focus on
Internet and Information Technologies. Arnon holds a Master
of Business Administration from Insead University in
Fontainebleu, France, and an LLB from The Tel Aviv
University. |
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Rajeev Chand
Director of Research, Rutberg & Company,
LLCRajeev Chand serves as the director of research
and senior equity research analyst for wireless technologies
at Rutberg & Company. Mr. Chand leads the firm's coverage of
the wireless industry, including research on venture capital
and merger and acquisition activity. Mr. Chand's roles
include: developing thought capital on new technologies,
providing counsel to potential investors and acquirers, and
evaluating transaction opportunities. Most recently, Mr.
Chand served as director of research for iSherpa Capital, a
seed stage venture capital firm. Previously, Mr. Chand
served as a strategy consultant with Accenture. He earned an
undergraduate business degree from the Wharton School of
Business. |
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Rob Chandhok
Vice President of Engineering, QUALCOMM MediaFLO,
QUALCOMM Inc.Rob Chandhok is vice president of
engineering for QUALCOMM MediaFLO. In this role, he is
responsible for the technical architecture and development
of MediaFLO.
Chandhok joined QUALCOMM in 2000 as director of
engineering in QUALCOMM’s Eudora Products group, where he
was responsible for supporting strategic development for a
variety of Eudora products. He then served as senior
director of business development for the QUALCOMM Internet
Services (QIS) division, followed by his role as vice
president of technology for QChat, a push-to-talk VoIP
technology for 3G CDMA networks.
Before joining QUALCOMM, Chandhok served as president of
Within Technology for seven years after founding the company
in 1993. He worked as a research computer scientist at the
Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science for more than 10
years, before leaving to found Within Technology. While at
Carnegie Mellon, Chandhok was published in the research
areas of programming systems and computer-supported
collaborative work.
Chandhok holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical
engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. |
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David Cohen
Senior Product
Marketing Manager, Broadcom CorporationDavid Cohen
is a senior product marketing manager with Broadcom
Corporation specializing in wireless and security
technologies. He is also a founder and was recently chairman
of the Wi-Fi Alliance (formerly WECA, the Wireless Ethernet
Compatibility Alliance), the industry trade group that
promotes Wi-Fi and certifies products as Wi-Fi
interoperable. David Cohen is an industry leader in the
Wi-Fi wireless LAN market. In his current position as
Chairman of the Alliance's Security Committee, he has helped
to spearhead Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA), which is now a
requirement for secure deployments of Wi-Fi.
Prior to joining Broadcom, Mr. Cohen was wireless product
manager at 3Com where he developed their first wireless LAN
system, including the Access Point 6000 and XJACK PC Card,
bringing several innovative features to market for the first
time.
Mr. Cohen has spoken on and chaired numerous Wi-Fi panels
at various conferences, and has been frequently quoted in
the press. He was named Co-Person of the Year 2001, by
Mobile Computing and Communications Magazine and in
March 2002 was awarded the "Outstanding Leadership as
Chairman of the Board of Directors" award by the Wireless
Ethernet Compatibility Alliance. |
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Brian Cooley
Editor-at-Large, CNET.com, CNET
NetworksCNET's editor-at-large Brian Cooley
lives with technology, reporting on its best uses to make
your life more efficient, fun, and productive. He's our
resident expert on what happens when the rubber meets the
road in consumer electronics and personal technology.
He first became known as "The Voice of Technology"
through his work on CNET Radio. Now, after nine years at
CNET, he bridges the gap between technology and the real
world in his online video reports that show what works, what
doesn't, and how to make it all fit in your life -- not just
in theoretical market demographics.
Most recently, Cooley was asked to create a helpful
series called “CNET Tips for Digital Living” where he
explains HDTV and home theater systems and provides tips to
help consumers choose the products that will best fit their
lifestyles. Through a partnership between CNET and Premier
Retail Networks, Inc. Cooley reaches out to new
technology-interested consumer segments offline by showing
them the value of his expertise while they are making
complicated and expensive purchase decisions. The videos are
shown in television departments in leading nationwide
retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, and Sears.
In between producing product videos, Cooley speaks at
several conferences and appears on several broadcast outlets
including CNN Headline News, CNBC, MSNBC, KPIX (SF/Bay Area
CBS Affiliate), and KRON (SF/BayArea Channel 4). He is also
often called upon by print publications to offer his advice
on the latest technology products and trends.
Earlier in his career, Cooley served as news director at
broadcast market leaders KMEL/San Francisco and KKBT/Los
Angeles. Just prior to joining CNET, he was morning host and
Web evangelist at KPIX /San Francisco. |
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Joe Dada
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer,
SMARTHOME, Inc.Joe Dada founded Smarthome in 1992.
Since its inception, Dada has helped Smarthome grow from a
handful of products to an integrated distributor of more
than 5,000 electronic home improvement products. Dada has
been instrumental in driving Smarthome’s outstanding growth
over the last 12 years in both revenues and customer base.
Smarthome was the first electronic home improvement company
on the Internet and the first to create a dedicated
business-to-business division, SmarthomePro. Dada belongs to
the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), a forum for
executives to exchange ideas, learn and share strategies to
achieve personal and professional growth and success, and he
currently serves as director. Dada holds a bachelor’s degree
in engineering and an MBA from the University of Illinois at
Champaign/Urbana. As an expert in home automation, Dada has
been invited to speak at numerous conferences, including the
Consumer Electronic Show (CES), Wireless Sensing Solutions,
Electric West, National Hardware Show, International
Wireless Symposium, Connections, Electronic House Expo, and
The Networked Home. |
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Eric Dewannain
Worldwide Director of Business Development,
Broadband Communications
Group, Texas Instruments, Inc.Eric Dewannain has
been with Texas Instruments since 1992 and is the worldwide
director of business development for the Broadband
Communications Group based in Dallas, Texas. His function is
to spot, incubate, and grow new businesses in the broadband
segment. He is an active board member of the CEA Home
Network and Information Technology Division.
Prior to this assignment he was general manager of TI’s
cable modem business and was European DSP business manager
based in Nice, France before then.
Eric received his MSEE from French Engineer school in
1984 and MBA from University of Phoenix in 1991.
Prior to working for Texas Instruments, he was with Intel
Corporation in Santa Clara, California, as Pentium circuit
design manager. |
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Tim Dowling
Chief Executive Officer, Pure NetworksTim
Dowling is president and CEO of Pure Networks, the leading
creator of home networking software and services. Tim brings
20 years of experience building new technology businesses
and launching software and Internet services including Voice
over IP, cellular data communication, and consumer
technology products. Tim spent 14 years at Intel Corporation
in a variety of roles, including leading Intel’s consumer
Internet initiatives. |
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Mark Evensen
Vice President of Product
Development, Entone TechnologiesMark
Evensen co-founded Entone in 1999 after architecting
the world’s first commercial video over DSL service
at Cable & Wireless Hong Kong. Mark has been
deploying end-to-end telco video services for nearly
15 years starting with TV Answer in the early 1990s,
followed by Bell Atlanta, Cable & Wireless, and
dozens of carriers while at Entone. |
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Alain Fernando-Santana
Chief Executive Officer, NetCentrex, Inc.
Alain Fernando-Santana leads the overall market
strategy and operations for NetCentrex’ activities
in the Americas. He was formerly a vice president of
Syseca Inc., a leading provider of software
integration services for the telecommunications,
energy, and transportation industries, and prior to
that a vice president of Thomson Software Products,
a multi-national software development company. Mr.
Fernando-Santana has over 17 years of experience in
executive management for U.S. and European-based
high-technology companies in the RTOS, ATM, smart
card, wireless cable, and data mining sectors. |
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Bruce Gitlin
Interim co-CEO,
ContentGuard, Inc.Bruce Gitlin joined
ContentGuard as part of its founding team. His current
responsibilities include all business development, marketing
and sales, and ContentGuard’s participation in standards.
Prior to ContentGuard Gitlin was director, strategic
alliances at Xerox where he was responsible for establishing
alliances with key computer industry leaders. At Xerox, his
responsibilities included VP strategy for the Office Systems
Division and for the Office Products Division, VP and
general manager, Personal Computer Division, and a range of
positions in marketing, international strategy, and product
and solutions development. |
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Doug Glen
Chief Marketing Officer,
Zetera CorporationDouglas Glen has over twenty-five
years of experience as a media and entertainment operating
executive, followed by several years experience as a venture
capitalist. Mr. Glen is been chief marketing officer of
Zetera Corporation, developer of innovative technology for
network storage systems. Previously, he was a managing
partner in ProVen Private Equity, a London-based venture
capital firm specializing in media and entertainment
investments.
From 1994 through 1999, Mr. Glen was senior vice
president, business development and strategic planning, for
toymaker Mattel. While at Mattel, Mr. Glen directed the
formation of the company’s girl’s software division, which
created some of the best-selling entertainment software
titles of all time, building on the company’s flagship
Barbie brand. He was also responsible for the
Intel-Mattel joint venture which produced high tech toys
under the Intel Play brand.
Prior to Mattel, Mr. Glen was group vice president for
marketing and business development at Sega of America. There
he was responsible for the company’s branding and licensing
and for the extension of its Sonic the Hedgehog
property into an animated television show. Also at Sega, he
formed Sega Channel, a joint venture with Time-Warner and
TCI, which delivered video games over cable television.
Before then, Mr. Glen was general manager of Lucasarts
Entertainment, the entertainment software division of George
Lucas’ film company. There, he supervised the development
and marketing of best-selling computer and video games,
which extended Lucas properties such as Star Wars,
Indiana Jones, and Young Indiana Jones.
Previously, Mr. Glen founded an advertising agency, which
was sold to D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, where he remained
for the next five years, supervising many of the agency’s
media and entertainment accounts. Mr. Glen completed his
undergraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and holds an MBA and PhD from Somerset
University. |
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Josh Goldman
Chief Executive Officer, Akimbo
Systems, Inc.For more than 15 years as a successful
high-tech entrepreneur, Josh Goldman has combined his
passion for breakthrough technology with his ability to
create innovative business models for high-growth companies.
He joins Akimbo, the first Internet-to-TV video on demand
service, from Sprout Group venture capital, where he was the
firm’s first entrepreneur-in-residence, working to develop
business ideas for new high-tech companies.
Prior to Sprout Group, Josh served as president and chief
executive officer of mySimon, Inc., the largest
comparison-shopping service on the Internet. He oversaw the
growth of mySimon into a major consumer e-commerce site,
culminating in the sale of the company to CNET Networks. He
then stayed on as president of CNET’s consumer division.
Josh received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a
Bachelor of Science degree with honors in computer science
from Tufts University. |
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Gene Goodell
National Sales Manager, GE Security
Gene Goodell has been involved in the residential new
construction industry for the past 20 years. Educated as an
electrical engineer, he has managed residential builder
programs for a northwest electric utility and has taught
college classes in electrical controls and automated control
systems. Gene has lead the product management and marketing
teams for the Home Networking division of a major structured
wiring manufacturer and is currently the national sales
manager for Smart Connected Home Solutions with GE Security. |
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Inder Gopal
Chairman, Chief Product Officer, Lemur
NetworksInder Gopal has led the creation and
deployment of leading-edge networking technology for
a variety of influential technology companies.
Currently, he serves as chairman and chief product
officer of Lemur Networks, an early stage company he
co-founded which is focused on simplifying home
networks. Previously Inder was chairman and CEO of
ReefEdge, a leading manufacturer of Wireless LAN
switches and gateways, where he raised over $40M in
venture financing and helped to create a market
leading portfolio of products with a solid revenue
stream.
Prior to founding ReefEdge, Inder was AT&T's
chief architect and corporate vice president, with
responsibility for creating the road map for the
convergence of AT&T's cable, wireless and wire-line
businesses to Internet based technologies. Before
that, he was CEO of Taconix, a spin-off from
Prodigy, selling software infrastructure to Internet
service providers. Prior to that, he was CTO of
Prodigy, in charge of development and operations. At
Prodigy, Inder was responsible for the
transformation of Prodigy from a proprietary on-line
service into a into a leading nationwide Internet
service provider. Previously, he served in a variety
of senior management positions at IBM, playing a key
role in IBM's entry into e-business. He also led the
development of IBM’s router and ATM products and was
the creator of IBM’s NBBS architecture.
Inder has 15 patents and more than 70 technical
publications to his credit. He is known as the
inventor of the pioneering PARIS high-speed network,
which was the first Gigabit/second packet switching
system. He serves as an Adjunct Professor at
Columbia University. He has been an editor of
several IEEE and ACM journals, has been an invited
speaker at numerous conferences and universities,
and has served on several NSF and DARPA grant review
panels. He is a fellow of the IEEE with a PhD from
Columbia University, New York, and a BA from Oxford
University, England. |
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Geoff Graber
General Manager, Yahoo! Games, Yahoo! Inc.
Geoff Graber is general manager of Yahoo! Games (http://games.yahoo.com),
one of the primary offerings in Yahoo!’s Media and
Entertainment business unit. Graber oversees the
strategy and business direction for Yahoo! Games,
including content creation, business development,
web site production, marketing and engineering.
Yahoo! Games is currently the No. 1 games site on
the Web according to MediaMetrix and hosts more than
22 million unique users and 8 billion minutes of
game play per month.
Before heading up Yahoo! Games, Graber lead
business development for Yahoo! Mobile. He was
responsible for establishing partnerships with
wireless carriers, handset OEMs and content
developers, including Verizon Wireless, AT&T
Wireless, Qualcomm, Nokia, and others. Graber also
spearheaded the key initiative to build a mobile
games business for Yahoo!.
Prior to joining Yahoo!, Graber spent more than
10 years in the interactive entertainment industry.
In 1995, he launched Electronic Arts’ operation in
China and served as the managing director in the
region until 1998. Under Graber’s leadership, EA was
the first company in the video games industry to
enter the China market. Over the next three years,
the division achieved a dominant market position and
record sales each year, despite rampant piracy.
Graber left EA to co-found Muse Corporation, a
provider of a software platform for broadband
entertainment content and services. While too early
for the market, Muse demonstrated the potential for
next-generation “beyond the browser” internet
applications. Graber raised over $12m for the
company and built relationships with leading
broadband and entertainment players in Hollywood and
Asia, as well as major games and technology
companies worldwide.
Next, Graber developed a background in the mobile
entertainment space, consulting for clients such as
Nokia China, Moviso (a Vivendi Universal company now
owned by InfoSpace), and several mobile game
developers while considering starting his own game
development firm and before joining Yahoo.
Graber began his career in venture capital. He
held top-level positions at BankAmerica Capital
Corp. and IDG China Ventures. He also founded IQI
Accessories, a developer of innovative laptop
computer products, and has helped numerous startup
companies create business plans and raise seed
capital.
Graber holds a BA in East Asian studies and
business from the University of California, Los
Angeles. He speaks Mandarin Chinese and lives in San
Mateo, CA with his wife, Ellen. |
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Jordan Greenhall
Chief Executive Officer and President, DivX,
Inc.
Mr. Greenhall is responsible for corporate strategy
and overall strategic direction at DivX,
which he has grown from a small start-up with a
handful of employees into a thriving, profitable
company on the cutting edge of video technology.
DivX technology has been downloaded over 160 million
times and powers a range of applications from a
secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to
next-generation consumer electronics products. Prior
to founding DivX, Mr. Greenhall was vice
president at MP3.com, where he was responsible for
developing and implementing the company's business
and content development model. He also served as a
strategic consultant with INTERVU, a premiere
streaming media services provider.
Mr. Greenhall graduated magna cum laude
from Harvard Law School in 1997 and summa cum laude
from Texas A&M in 1994. |
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Jon Hambidge
Head of Global Marketing, IPWireless, Inc.Jon
Hambidge is the head of global marketing for IPWireless. He
oversees all of IPWireless' marketing efforts as well as the
development of strategic distribution partnerships. Hambidge
joined IPWireless in April 2001 and brings a strong
background and understanding of the broadband services
market.
Prior to joining IPWireless, Hambidge guided the
marketing efforts of NorthPoint Communications, a national
DSL provider in the United States. He oversaw the management
of channel marketing programs for NorthPoint’s more than 200
ISP resellers, the development and launch of NorthPoint’s
successful “Living and Working Broadband” advertising
campaign, and strategic marketing partnerships with
Microsoft, Yahoo, and many other leading Internet companies.
Hambidge was also responsible for the development of the
company's going-to-market strategy as NorthPoint launched
service in over 50 markets nationally. Before NorthPoint,
Hambidge spent over seven years at Schwab, where he was
responsible for the launch of two products in the market.
Hambidge holds an MBA from The Haas School of Business,
the University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor of
arts in economics and rhetoric from the University of
California, Berkeley. |
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Frank Hanzlik
Managing Director,
Wi-Fi AllianceFrank Hanzlik is
managing director of the Wi-Fi Alliance and an 18 year
veteran of the wireless industry.
Prior to the Wi-Fi Alliance, Frank was vice president of
marketing and product management at Mobilian Corporation, a
fabless semiconductor start-up company. As an early member
of the executive team, he built the marketing and sales
organization, successfully positioning Mobilian as an early
leader in multi-standard wireless chipsets, and launching
the world’s first chipset to support the simultaneous
operation of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Before joining Mobilian, Frank was a senior manager at
Dell Computer Corporation, where he built a communications
product marketing organization to support Dell’s $11 billion
dollar consumer and small business product lines. There, he
launched several market leading products in wireless, home
networking, and broadband, including the company’s first
Wi-Fi product in 1999, an industry first.
Prior to Dell, Frank spent 11 years at Motorola in a
variety of positions of increasing responsibility in the
sales and marketing of cellular and land mobile radio
products. Frank holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s
J.L. Kellogg School of Management and an undergraduate in
Business Administration from the University of Illinois,
Urbana/Champaign. He has been a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance
since 2000. |
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Ronny Haraldsvik
Vice President, Global
Communications & Marketing,
Flarion Technologies, Inc.Mr. Haraldsvik
brings 15 years of strategy and global marketing
experiences to Flarion. His focus is to market
Flarion to market-makers and industry influencers,
through analysts and press relations and other
tactics for market education. Mr. Haraldsvik has
held executive positions with several Fortune 250
technology companies.
Before joining Flarion in Fall of 2001, Mr.
Haraldsvik was the vice president of marketing and
field communications with Nortel Networks, the
Shasta IP Services business unit. In this role, Mr.
Haraldsvik was responsible for world wide
positioning of the Shasta 5000 Broadband Service
Node (BSN) and awareness building for value added,
network-based services that drive profitable
Internet business cases.
Prior to Shasta Networks (Nortel/Shasta IP
Services), Mr. Haraldsvik was the director of
Americas regional marketing with Nortel Networks,
Enterprise Solutions. Preceding Nortel Networks, Mr.
Haraldsvik helped create and build the North
American Marketing Organization (NAMO) with Bay
Networks, providing marketing and sales support for
1,500 field sales people. Mr. Haraldsvik industry
background includes an additional eight years of
advertising and public relations agency
accomplishments, working with Fortune 500 clients in
Silicon Valley, California. Mr. Haraldsvik holds a
BA in business administration from University of San
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Mike Harris
President, Digital 5, Inc.As president, Harris is
responsible for operational vision and corporate strategy.
Prior to joining Digital 5, Harris served as vice president
of global software strategy for the Consumer Division of
STMicroelectronics. He joined ST following the acquisition
of the consumer division of Ravisent Technologies of which
Harris was the founder and CTO since its inception in 1994.
While at Ravisent, he was involved in several private
funding rounds and a successful IPO, leading to an eventual
valuation of nearly $1B. During his time there, Ravisent
secured design wins for its DVD technology with most premier
PC and consumer electronics OEMs.
Prior to Ravisent, Harris served in executive or
technical roles at numerous small companies and start-ups.
Harris graduated from Purdue University with a degree in
computer and electrical engineering. |
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Christof Heidelberger
CTO & Founder, BridgeCoChristof Heidelberger
is the founder and technological visionary behind leading
media networking platform provider BridgeCo AG in
Switzerland. He formed the company five years ago and, as
chief executive, successfully led BridegCo’s growth to
multi-million dollar revenue and a professional headcount of
60. His vision of cost-effective media networking in the
home led directly to three rounds of equity financing from
top-tier U.S. and European venture capital and corporate
investors, including Benchmark Capital, Cipio Partners
(formally Infineon Venture), Earlybird, Fidelity Ventures,
and Intel Capital. Mr. Heidelberger has also managed the
company’s transition from its initial development stage
through the expansion of its executive suite to include
managers experienced in corporate governance of major
enterprises. Mr. Heidelberger continues as BridgeCo’s CTO,
where he guides the company’s product and technology
development, focusing on fast growing mass-market
applications for media networking.
A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Heidelberger founded two other
companies prior to founding BridgeCo. He established
Heidelberger Engineering in 1985 to design equipment and
systems for professional audio. Among its many projects are
Apogee Electronics' award-winning filters, Goldmund's
digital audio products, and the digital signal processing
system for the Wembley Arena Stadium in London. And Mr.
Heidelberger was a founder of Professional Audio Systems,
which was successfully sold in 1982. Mr. Heidelberger was VP
engineering at Schmid Telecom, Zurich, responsible for
developing Schmid's industry-leading DSL modems and air
traffic control systems (ICS) communication system. He also
worked in management positions for and Electro-Voice
(Michigan, USA) and Soundcraft Electronics (London, UK).
The holder of two patents, Mr. Heidelberger is a graduate
of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH) with
an MS degree in electrical engineering. |
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Rob Hull
Vice President, Business Development, Technology &
Innovation, BT Group CTORob Hull is the VP
business development for the Technology and Innovation team
within the British Telecom Group CTO. He heads up the
Innovation Scouting function whose role is to identify,
qualify, then introduce innovative technologies,
propositions, and business models into the BT lines of
business. The team reports back on U.S. market trends and
help manage BT's small venture capital activity.
He is the author of BT’s external venturing strategy and
plays a major role in the evaluation of innovative
technologies and propositions with a view to their strategic
fit within BT. He then leads the initial business
development activity into BT.
Rob worked in BT’s Group Strategy and Development
Department for 15 months being heavily involved with BT’s
strategy on Application Service Provision and API
utilisation.
Immediately before this, he was head of marketing and
business development for one of BT's major business sales
units where he had had a number of sales and marketing roles
over a period of 10 years.
Rob has a master's degree in electronic systems
engineering and has lived in the Bay Area with his wife and
three young children since September 2000. |
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Marc Itzkowitz
Director, Digital Service
Products, SupportSoft
As the director of product marketing for SupportSoft’s
broadband solutions, Marc Itzkowitz defines SupportSoft’s
product and partnership strategy for these growing
industries. With six of the top seven North American
broadband service providers (BSPs) standardizing on
SupportSoft’s automated support solutions, Itzkowitz is
helping to remove the "geek factor" from technology and make
high-speed access, home networking and digital cable as
ubiquitous to everyday consumers as the telephone.
Itzkowitz’s motto is “Technology exists for people.
People don’t exist for technology.” He feels that today’s
complex broadband and digital video technology is being
developed faster than people can support it. SupportSoft has
solved this game of catch-up through automated service and
support. Itzkowitz is committed to this "self-help" approach
because it solves a problem that all technology users face
both at home and at work.
Prior to joining SupportSoft, Itzkowitz was most recently
responsible for running the day-to-day operations of
SeniorNetConnect, which focuses on developing and deploying
new technologies to get seniors online. Previously, he
worked for Informix Software where he created and executed
its mergers and acquisitions strategy. Itzkowitz was
previously a market technologist for Corporate Market
Research at General Motors Corporation.
Itzkowitz received his Bachelor of Science degree in
information systems at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree
from Stanford University.
In his spare time, Itzkowitz enjoys spending time with
his family of four. He also enjoys cooking, traveling,
reading classic humor, and fine dining. |
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Steve Iverson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Streamload,
Inc.Steve Iverson developed his passion for
technology and innovation while growing up in a house full
of electronics and personal computers. Iverson's interest
carried him to Pomona College of California, where he was
awarded two research grants to study digital data
compression, and eventually developed a new and innovative
technology for his undergraduate thesis while studying
adaptive data compression algorithms.
This new technology built the foundation for Streamload
and has since evolved into a service that allows users to
send, receive, and access their data files online, including
entire video and music collections. Under Iverson's
leadership, Streamload, which has 14 employees in its
downtown San Diego headquarters, is starting to make sense
and cents to more and more people. The company, which has
been profitable since June of 2001, closed its first round
of institutional financing in August 2004 from San Diego's
Windward Ventures. Iverson was a 2004 Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist. |
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Seth Kenvin
Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Corporate
Development, BigBand Networks, Inc.Seth Kenvin
joined BigBand Networks from the venture capital firm Cedar
Fund where he worked from its founding. Before Cedar, he was
with venture capital firm Venrock Associates. Kenvin was a
senior editor of The Red Herring magazine and was
previously a member of the high technology corporate finance
group of Bear, Stearns & Co. He holds bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in engineering from Cornell University and
an MBA from Stanford University. Kenvin serves as treasurer
and a board member for the Silicon Valley / Pacific
Northwest chapter of the Cable & Telecommunications
Association for Marketing (CTAM). |
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Gary Langille
Sr. Systems Engineer, Echostar Technologies Corporation
Gary Langille is responsible for industry alliance and
standards programs at Echostar Technologies Corporation as
part of the Systems Engineering organization. He is
currently representing Echostar in the MoCA (Multimedia over
Coax Alliance) field test and certification working groups.
Prior to joining Echostar, Gary was director, alliance and
new business development for Eastman Kodak's Commercial
Imaging Group. His responsibilities included the development
and licensing of advanced imaging technology to Kodak
alliance partners. Prior to this assignment Gary was the
general manager of Kodak's Advanced Imaging Development
Center located in Lowell, MA. He was responsible for
research, development, marketing, and sales of color imaging
products and technologies. Gary holds a BSEE and MS in
engineering management from Northeastern University. |
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Jeremy Levine
Principal, Bessemer Venture PartnersJeremy is
a principal with Bessemer Venture Partners, which carries on
one of the longest-standing venture capital activities in
the country. In 1911, Henry Phipps established what was to
become Bessemer Securities Corporation (BVP's principal
limited partner) as an investment firm for the benefit of
his descendants, starting with his share of the proceeds
from the sale of Carnegie Steel. Since its inception, a
central component of Bessemer Securities' charter has been
to invest in and help build innovative, high-growth
companies. Some of the companies that Bessemer helped
establish or build in the early days include W. R. Grace,
International Paper, and Ingersoll-Rand.
At Bessemer, Jeremy focuses primarily on software and
services investments. In addition to co-leading Bessemer’s
investments in Gerson Lehrman Group and Determina, he serves
on the Board of Gracenote and eEye Digital Security.
Prior to joining BVP in 2001, Jeremy was vice president
of operations at Dash, an Internet software publisher.
Jeremy joined Dash from AEA Investors, a private equity firm
with an expertise in leveraged and management buyouts, where
he specialized in consumer products and light industrials in
the U.S. and in Europe. Earlier, he was a management
consultant with McKinsey and Company.
Jeremy graduated from Duke University with a BS in
computer science and economics. |
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Paul Liao
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer,
Panasonic Corporation of North America;
President, Panasonic R&D Company of AmericaDr. Paul F. Liao holds the positions
of vice president and chief technology officer for the
Panasonic Corporation of North America, and is the President
of its Panasonic R&D Company of America. In these positions,
Dr. Liao is responsible for technology direction and R&D for
Panasonic’s North American operations. Dr. Liao serves on
the board of directors of the Panasonic Foundation as well
as several Panasonic companies, is a member of the FCC’s
Technological Advisory Council, and serves on the Consumer
Electronics Association’s Technology Advisory Group.
Prior to joining Panasonic, Dr. Liao held a number of
positions at Bell Communications Research, Inc. (Bellcore)
and Bell Laboratories including as the Vice President for
Emerging Networks, Assistant Vice President of the Solid
State Research Laboratory, the Network Systems Research
Laboratory, and of the Network Architecture and Foundations
Center.
Dr. Liao is a past president of the IEEE Lasers and
Electro-Optics Society, and a recipient of the IEEE
Millennium Medal. He is a former editor of the Journal of
the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, and has
been Co-Editor for the Academic Press Series entitled
Quantum Electronics. He has also served as a member of the
Board of Directors of the Internet Home Alliance, and of the
Board of Trustees of Brookdale Community College located in
Lincroft, New Jersey.
Dr. Liao is a fellow of the IEEE, the American Physical
Society, and the Optical Society of America and was part of
the Leadership New Jersey Class of 1989. |
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Robert Lilleness
President and Chief Operating Officer, Universal
ElectronicsRobert P. Lilleness is the president and
chief operating officer of Universal Electronics Inc.
(NASDAQ: UEIC) a leading provider of wireless home and
digital control technology. The $150+MM technology company
develops software, integrated microchips, and turnkey
solutions for the cable/satellite, consumer electronics, and
computer industry. The company is based in Orange County,
California, and has offices around the world.
Prior to Universal, Lilleness served as vice president of
product management and marketing at Trilogy Software Inc., a
privately held company based in Austin, Texas, that develops
and markets e-business software for Global 2000
corporations. Lilleness also served on Trilogy's management
board that oversaw all aspects of the company's sales,
marketing and operations.
Before Trilogy, Lilleness worked for the Microsoft
Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) in a number of marketing,
management and operational roles. His work was critical in
the success of the Windows NT® Server and Microsoft
BackOffice® businesses, and Microsoft's move into enterprise
computing and Internet technologies.
Lilleness received his undergraduate degree from the
University of Puget Sound and holds a Master of Business
Administration from Harvard Business School. |
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Richard Mandeberg
Executive Vice President of
Business Development, Mirra, Inc.As Mirra’s
executive vice president of business development, Richard
Mandeberg is charged with fostering new strategic business
relationships and expanding existing ones. Before stepping
into this role, Mandeberg led Mirra as CEO, launching the
company and the first integrated content protection solution
for the home and small office. He was responsible for
striking relationships with key retail channels, resulting
in Mirra’s distribution through Best Buy, Fry’s Electronics,
and Dell, among others. He drove financing efforts for the
company through two rounds of financing, bringing in Venture
Strategy Partners and Sequoia Capital as major investors in
the company.
Prior to Mirra, Mandeberg was president of Siren
Technologies, where he drove the creation and distribution
of broadband multimedia in retail for McDonalds and public
environments. Siren’s software and retail multimedia
appliances are used in both American and European retail
markets. The company was sold to Publicis Groupe in 2000.
Before Publicis Groupe, Mandeberg was vice
president/director of digital marketing at Frankel & Co. and
President of Editel Chicago, where he expanded core
competencies to include emerging technology opportunities in
multimedia and the Internet.
In his 20+ years of pioneering the development of digital
media technology and leading small and established
companies, he has observed the convergence of broadband with
digital devices. He envisions a technology need for home
users that reaches beyond storage and into automatic backup
and access of home digital content.
Mandeberg holds a BA degree in film and computer imaging
from the University of Michigan. |
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Francesca Mari
Director, Planning &
Analysis, FastWebFrancesca Mari holds a
degree in public relations and in business administration.
She started working as a project manager in the
telecommunication industry, with Pacific Bell Wireless (now
Cingular, CA, USA) and Vodafone (Italy).
In 2000 she joined Fastweb where, as a marketing manager,
she worked on the launch of the first Italian
video-on-demand channels: Rai Click, which today offers over
4,000 titles from RAI's archives, and ONtv, that offers
movies and other on-demand content, premium channels, PPV
events, and interactive formats such as quizzes, interactive
fiction, t-shopping, and interactive advertising.
Recently, Francesca took the responsibility of Planning
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Alexander K. Marquez
Strategic Investment Manager, Media &
Entertainment, Intel Capital, Intel Corporation
Alexander is responsible for Intel Capital’s strategic
investment strategies and related investments in the areas
of Digital Media & Entertainment, part of Intel Capital’s
Digital Home fund. Currently, Alexander devotes much of his
time to defining strategies in Premium Content Services &
Distribution and next generation advertising models.
Previously, Alexander was responsible for Intel Capital’s
investments and related strategies in Education/E-Learning.
Some of his investments include Zinio – provider of
electronic magazines, Envivio – leading provider of H264
systems, and Gametrust – best known for the Gameframe
platform for enabling tournament based gaming.
Prior to joining Intel Capital, Alexander was technical
advisor to the senior vice president of Intel’s Interactive
Media Services division where he advised on strategy.
Previously, Alexander was controller for Intel’s Content
Services division where he oversaw financial aspects of the
division, including numerous investments in Europe, Japan,
Asia, and Latin America. Alexander joined Intel Corporation
in 1994 where he held various management roles prior to
joining Intel Capital. Alexander holds a Bachelors of
Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Nevada, Las Vegas where he is also chairman of the
Electrical and Computer Engineering Visitors Board and
serves as an advisor to the Entertainment Engineering
program. He received his Master of Business Administration
from Purdue University. |
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Gary Matos
Market Development
Manager, Digital Home Group, Intel Corporation
Gary Matos is the market development manager for Intel’s
Digital Home Group. He is responsible for strategic product
planning, definition, and marketing with an emphasis on the
Digital Home. Gary also drives middleware and solution
enabling with ODMs, PC OEMs, ISVs, and service providers.
Prior to his current position, Gary was the product line
manager for Intel’s consumer wireless network adapters and
gateways. He also served as the operations manager for
Intel’s Small Business Network and Home Networking
Operations where his organizations delivered worldwide
manufacturing capabilities and distribution channels. As an
Intel employee since 1987, Gary has held other positions at
Intel in engineering and program management.
Gary has spoken on Digital Home Market Development at
analyst debriefings, press interviews, and at Intel’s
Developers Forum. He has also addressed audiences at
Internet World, Digital Home, e-Show, Broadband Home,
iWireless World, and Digital Hollywood. Gary holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from
Long Beach State University in California.
Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, is also a leading
manufacturer of personal computer, networking and
communications products. Information about Intel is
available from the company’s site on the World Wide Web at
http://www.intel.com. |
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Matthew McRae
Director, Service Providers Broadband,
Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems Matthew McRae serves as the Director of
Service Provider Business Development for Linksys, a
Division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is responsible for
positioning the company as a leader in the consumer
broadband industry. This includes sales, business
development, product definition, and channel strategy across
the company’s Cable, DSL, VoIP and Home Networking product
lines.
Prior to his work at Linksys, McRae consulted for several
networking companies including Actiontec Electronics,
BlueWave IP Networks, Intelenet Communications, and IP
Global Solutions. He provided guidance and expertise in the
areas of IP networking, product design, market positioning,
value-added services, CPE strategy, deployment planning, and
business models.
Previously, he led the marketing, product roadmap, and
business development efforts at Infinilink Corporation, a
start-up broadband CPE and software company. The company’s
intellectual property helped bring down total cost of
deployment for broadband services and McRae was instrumental
in creating high-profile OEM, Telecommunication, and
technology deals.
Before Infinilink, McRae was the director of new product
development and marketing at Viking Components and was
responsible for the company’s marketing efforts worldwide.
He diversified the company away from memory and started
Viking’s communications and broadband product lines.
Matt McRae has a degree in computer science engineering
from the University of Pennsylvania and a degree in business
from the Wharton School of Business. |
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Andreas Melder
Sr. Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business
Development,
Intellon CorporationAndy Melder joined Intellon
as senior vice president, sales, marketing and business
development in April 2004. With more than 24 years of
experience in the semiconductor industry, Andy has a proven
record of technology company growth. Prior to joining Intellon, Andy was
chief operating officer of Clarisay,
Inc., a developer of uniquely manufactured integrated SAW
filter modules for the cellular handset market.
Andy was also a founding member of Microtune, Inc., (NASDAQ:TUNE),
a developer of broadband, wireless RF and analog-intensive
integrated devices, targeting the automotive, home
networking and consumer electronics markets. During his
tenure at Microtune, Melder was Vice president of Sales &
Marketing and later, Vice President of Business Development.
Part of his responsibilities included identifying new
technology platforms for the company’s strong RF and
mixed-signal core competencies as well as corporate growth
through the identification of strategic merger and
acquisition opportunities. While at Microtune, the company
expanded its presence in the cable infrastructure and home
markets, as well as the wireless networking and consumer
electronics sectors.
Additionally, Andy was also served as vice president,
Sales, Marketing & Corporate Business Development of Tripath
Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ:TRPH). He was also a management
team member which led the company to its IPO in 2000. He was
the Director of Business Development of Cirrus Logic Inc’s (NASDAQ:CRUS)
graphics business from 1995 to 1996, through an acquisition
of Pixel Semiconductor, where he was also Director of
Business Development.
Andy is a recognized expert in the communications and
consumer electronics market and a frequently sought
commentator on industry issues. He has spoken at a wide
variety of venture & financial summits, educational forums,
industry conferences and trade shows including: CES, Comdex,
and the Western Cable Show.
He holds a BSEE/business from Carnegie–Mellon University,
and a MSEE/operations Research from Southern Methodist
University. |
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Ted Michaud
Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Motorola
Broadband Communications Sector,
Motorola, Inc.Ted Michaud is a
distinguished member of the technical staff for Motorola's
Broadband Communications Sector in the Consumer
Entertainment Systems group.
Michaud joined Motorola Broadband, then General
Instrument Corporation, in 1982 as a member of the
engineering staff. A 21-year veteran to the CATV industry,
he has served in various engineering positions for the
company.
Michaud holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from
College of New Jersey. |
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Per Nathanaelson
CEO, ZensysPer Nathanaelson is chief executive
officer of Zensys, the leader in wireless networking
technology for residential control and status reading
applications. Before joining Zensys, Mr. Nathanaelson was a
senior officer in C Technologies, a world leader in image
processing. Prior to C Tech Mr. Nathanaelson held various
positions over a ten year period with Philips in the U.K.,
U.S., Scandinavia, and the Netherlands. His most recent
position was General Manager Nordic Region for Philips
Components. |
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Rich Nesin
Vice President of Marketing, Coppergate
CommunicationsRichard Nesin is responsible
for marketing CopperGate’s high performance multimedia home
networking chipset products. He brings over 22 years of
marketing experience in the communications semiconductor
industry including pioneering work in home networking,
Bluetooth, and 802.11 product areas. Prior to joining
CopperGate, Richard held various strategic and marketing
positions at Agere Systems and Lucent Technologies. Richard
is also president of HomePNA, the industry organization
responsible for developing and successfully driving ITU
standardization of the HomePNA 3.0 specification. |
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Jeff Paine
Vice President, Strategic Marketing, UTStarcom,
Inc.Jeffrey Paine joined UTStarcom in April 2004,
bringing with him over 20 years of high technology marketing
expertise. Prior to joining UTStarcom, Jeff spent six years
as a senior executive in the voice-over-IP (VoIP) industry.
Most recently he was vice president of marketing and
business development at Syndeo Corporation, a leading
provider of softswitch and services platforms for the cable
television industry. He was also one of the first 100
employees at Cisco Systems, where he was responsible for the
creation and implementation of many of the company’s
best-known marketing programs between 1989 and 1995, when he
left as director of corporate marketing.
Before joining Cisco, Jeff held senior marketing
positions at Intel Corporation and General Instrument. He
holds a BA degree in communications from Brown University
and an MA degree in communications from the University of
Texas at Austin. He is a member of the IEEE-CS and holds a
Lifetime Teaching Credential from the California Community
College System. |
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Vivek Pathela
Sr. Director of Product Management and
Marketing, Home Products, NETGEARMr. Pathela is
senior director of product management and marketing for
residential products at NETGEAR. He brings extensive
networking and product marketing experience in the areas of
corporate enterprise, telecommunications and service
providers.
He previously served in the position of director of
product management and marketing, in which he was
responsible for NETGEAR's home and business product
strategies, product line management and marketing. Prior to
joining NETGEAR in early 2000, he served over a period of 15
years at Hewlett Packard in the capacity of product
management and marketing for the computer systems business
and last served as the worldwide marketing manager for the
communications industry business unit.
He holds a BS degree from Tufts University with an
honorary double major in computer science and international
relations. He also completed the Executive Development
Program at the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania and participated in executive studies at the
Haas School of Business/ UC Berkeley. |
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William E. Pence
Sr. Vice President, Chief Technology Officer,
Napster, LLCDr. Pence received a BS
degree in physics from the University of Virginia in 1984
and a PhD degree in electrical engineering from Cornell
University in 1989.
In 1989, he joined the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research
Center, where he held various technology management
positions, overseeing basic research and commercialization
of technology with IBM product divisions. Major programs
under his direction included networking and communications
technology, analog integrated circuit design, and digital
media solutions. He guided pioneering work in 802.11
wireless LANs and wide-area wireless data technologies in
the mid-1990’s, and managed technology commercialization
efforts with IBM Microelectronics and the IBM PC Company for
Fibre-Channel and infrared communication components. In the
software area, he was responsible for research and
development activities in the emerging digital media space,
including work in content management, internet media
(streaming audio/video), and pattern recognition. After
moving to the IBM Software Group, he managed product
initiatives in the areas of web content management and
integration of rich media support across a number of IBM
products, including Lotus Notes and Domino and WebSphere.
In 2000, Dr. Pence joined Universal Music Group as lead
technologist for the online music initiative. In this role,
he helped to form partnerships with technology providers,
develop systems incorporating digital asset management,
digital rights management, and reporting, and deploy early
trials to test the systems and collect feedback. In 2001, he
became Chief Technology Officer for pressplay, a joint
venture between Sony and Vivendi Universal designed to offer
an online music subscription service. In this capacity, he
led the technical effort to bring the pressplay service to
market, choose technology partners, and ensure the system
was reliable and user friendly. In addition, he was
responsible for charting the course of music download
services to platforms beyond the PC, including wireless
devices, set-tops, and game consoles.
In 2002, Roxio acquired pressplay and rebranded the
service with the Napster name. Dr. Pence led the effort to
build a legitimate service on the pressplay technology
infrastructure, culminating in the relaunch of Napster in
October, 2003. Most recently he led the effort which
resulted in the world’s first portable music subscription
service – Napster to Go. |
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Peter Percosan
Worldwide Director of Broadband Strategy,
Broadband Communications
Group, Texas Instruments, Inc.Percosan has served
as the executive director broadband strategy for Texas
Instruments Cable Broadband Communications Group since the
acquisition of Libit Signal Processing in 1999. In this role
he provides strategic direction that aligns Texas
Instruments technology strengths with the needs of the cable
industry. He is also responsible for identifying market
trends and providing the vision to the cable broadband
group.
Prior to this position, Percosan was the vice president
of strategy and business development at Libit Signal
Processing. Percosan also served as vice president of
strategic marketing, at Lysis SA and vice president of
engineering at Ariel Corporation.
Percosan has presented on the broadband topic at numerous
technical seminars.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering
from the University of California at San Diego. |
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Jim Poder
Senior Engineer, Advanced Technology Projects, Comcast
New Media Development, Comcast CorporationJim
Poder has been a senior engineer for advanced technology
projects in Comcast’s New Media Development organization
since July 2001.
His focus is to identify, investigate, and integrate
emerging technologies which leverage the broadband and cable
TV infrastructure. These services utilize Comcast’s
high-speed two-way infrastructure and video distribution
channels to provide new products and services. Before
joining Comcast, Jim worked for a start-up technology
company successfully designing and deploying packet radio
networking equipment in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jim graduated
from Arizona State University with a bachelor of science
in electrical engineering. He lives with his wife in
Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, and is expecting his first child
in July. |
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Tom R. Powledge
Director of Product Management, Digital
Home, Symantec CorporationTom Powledge is the
director of product management for the Consumer Products and
Solutions team at Symantec, and he is responsible for the
management of the Norton consumer product line. Powledge’s
team determines product strategy, analyzes industry trends,
and develops solutions to address customer needs. His team
is also responsible for competitive assessment, product
positioning and pricing.
Powledge joined Symantec in 1995 and served in various
product management positions for the Norton-brand consumer
software products. He also led the product strategy team in
searching for new business opportunities for Symantec.
Powledge has nine years in the industry and holds a
bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa
Barbara. |
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Dan Putterman
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mediabolic, Inc.
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. |
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Reza Raji
President & Chief Executive Officer, iControl
NetworksReza first saw the need for a new approach to
home monitoring in 1999 and founded iControl Networks in
2003 to execute that vision. Prior to iControl Reza was the
director of business development at Echelon Corporation, a
leading control and automation company. He joined the
company in 1991 as one of the early employees and was
involved in its first product launch, growth of the customer
base to over 4,000, reaching profitability and a successful
IPO in 1998. Prior to Echelon, Reza worked at IBM for four
years as a development engineer as well as a member of an
IBM Fellow group. Reza has been a member of the Board of
Directors of the Consumer Electronics Association's Home
Networking and IT Division as well as a Founding Board
Member of the UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) Steering
Committee. Reza holds two US patents. He received a BSEE
from State University of New York at Stony Brook and a MSEE
from Cornell University. |
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Morikazu Sano
Vice President of Product
Marketing and Public Relations, Buffalo Technology
USAMorikazu Sano serves as the vice president of
product marketing and public relations for Buffalo
Technology USA. In his role, Mr. Sano is responsible for
building brand and company awareness, increasing sales and
channel presence, overseeing product development and
business development. With over 10 years of industry
experience, Mr. Sano played a key role in the development of
Buffalo Technology USA, a subsidiary of Melco Holdings,
Inc., headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.
Mr. Sano began his career with Melco in Tokyo as an
Account Sales Representative. He was promoted to product
manager where he was responsible for developing retailers,
sales and marketing plans for new products and establishing
new OEM markets. As the sales and marketing manager of the
Overseas Department at Melco, Mr. Sano was responsible for
the company’s memory business in Asia and helped to grow the
company’s memory sales to $45 million in 1999. In 2001, Mr.
Sano was promoted to the vice president of Buffalo
Technology, USA where he helped increase networking sales
from $300,000 to over $12 million over a three-year period.
Mr. Sano was responsible for launching the first 802.11b and
802.11g products as well as successfully launching Buffalo’s
storage products in the U.S., which helped to grow the
company’s storage sales to over $10 million in the first
year.
Mr. Sano received a bachelor of arts in communications
from California State University, Fullerton. |
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Juan C. Santiago
Dir. Strategy, Wireless Broadband Group, Motorola, Inc.
Juan C. Santiago leads the strategy, new market development,
and regulatory efforts for Motorola's Wireless Broadband
group. As director of strategy, he also guides the ongoing
development of the Canopy(tm) line of WiMAX Forum Certified™
wireless broadband products, advises Internet service
providers on business plans, and manages strategic
relationships. Juan's 15-year career at Motorola also
included various engineering and management positions with
Motorola's radio, cellular, paging and wireless data
communications businesses. Juan holds a master’s in
electrical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and
an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate
School of Management. He has published several articles on
wireless communications and is the holder of two U.S.
patents. |
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Erik Scheelke
President & Chief Technology Officer,
DigitalDeckA founder of DigitalDeck, Mr.
Scheelke led development of the company's core
patent-pending DigitalDeck Entertainment Network technology.
Along with co-founder Ted Griggs, he played a pivotal role
during DigitalDeck's start-up phase, forging key alliances
and securing early-round funding. He currently oversees
product development engineering and general operations.
Mr. Scheelke has more than 15 years of software
development expertise. Prior to joining DigitalDeck, he held
key product development positions with Omnis Technology
Corporation, predecessor to Raining Data Corporation, a
leading provider of software infrastructure and development
tools. Mr. Scheelke served as business and development
liaison to Omnis' Japanese distributor. He also headed the
localization of Omnis Studio, a component-based,
object-oriented RAD tool that allows the development of
enterprise-wide client/server relationships. Mr. Scheelke's
experience further includes seven years as an engineer at
Apple Computer, where he had responsibilities for leading
Apple products such as QuickTime and QuickDrawGX. He holds a
bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of
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Scott Smyers
Chairman, Digital Living Network AllianceMr.
Smyers serves as the chairman of the Board of Directors of
Digital Living Network Alliance and as president of DLNA
Corporation.
Aside from his DLNA duties, Mr. Smyers is also vice
president of the Network and Systems Architecture Division
of the Platform Technology Center of America at Sony
Electronics. Mr. Smyers’ particular area of focus is system
architecture, system I/O and interfaces.
Through his leadership as chairman of the 1394 Trade
Association's AV Working Group over the course of seven
years, Mr. Smyers has served a pivotal role in bringing
about a suite of standards that define consumer device
discovery and control.
Mr. Smyers now also serves as the chairman of the CE
Linux Forum Steering Committee, and has in the past served
as CTO and member of the Board of Directors of the 1394
Trade Association and on the UPnP Steering Committee.
Mr. Smyers holds a BA in physics and philosophy from
Cornell University. |
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Andrew Steele
Vice President, Business
Development, Terayon Communication Systems
Andrew Steele leads the worldwide marketing and business
development initiatives for Terayon Communication Systems,
including strategic market and business development, product
marketing, product management and corporate communications.
Prior to joining Terayon, Andrew founded Steele
Consulting, delivering strategic business consulting
services to clients including Mailblocks - recently acquired
by AOL - and Quinstreet, a leading provider of online direct
and paid search advertising and marketing services. As vice
president of sales at MetaTV, Andrew developed key strategic
relationships with customers such as Comcast, Cox
Communications, and EchoStart and helped raise over $65M in
venture and strategic funding. At Microsoft’s MSTV division,
Andrew managed the strategic business development
initiatives including key corporate acquisitions, IP
licensing agreements, and strategic investment in cable
operators around the world. Prior to his tenure at
Microsoft, Andrew held strategic business development and
finance roles at MCI, Pratt Industries, and Johnson
Controls.
Andrew has been a featured speaker at leading digital
media industry conferences, including Digital Hollywood, the
Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the Entertainment
Technology Alliance, and Parks Associates'
Fall Focus. He is on
the steering committee of the Innovations in Digital
Advertising (ID!A) industry working group, and a member of
the National Academy of Arts & Sciences (NATAS) Award
Committee. Andrew received his bachelor of business
administration in international finance and marketing from
the University of Miami and his MBA from Georgia State
University. |
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Dan Steere
Vice President, Marketing, Matrix Semiconductor,
Inc.Mr. Steere is Matrix's vice president of sales &
marketing, bringing to the company a unique blend of
marketing skill, business strategy, and technology acumen.
After graduating with a BA in computer science from Harvard
University, Mr. Steere joined Citibank's Illinois Consumer
Banking Business as a branch manager, driving new approaches
to sales and local marketing, and the use of technology in
retail banking.
After receiving an MBA from Stanford University, Mr.
Steere joined Intel. At Intel, he held a series of marketing
positions focused on mobile computing and the consumer
electronics industry. As director, strategic integration
operation, he cultivated Intel's corporate strategy for the
consumer electronics industry. Following Intel, Mr. Steere
became an early entrant into the business-to-business
Internet market as business unit manager at pcOrder.com. In
that role, he was responsible both for managing the
company's key computer manufacturer relationships and for
relaunching the company's core service, TechBuyer Online.
Mr. Steere joined Matrix in February 1999. He is responsible
for all Matrix sales and marketing activities and oversees
Matrix's strategic relationships. In addition to his sales
and marketing role, Mr. Steere has served as Matrix's acting
CFO from 1999-2004. |
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Ron Stein
Chief Executive Officer, SercoNet,
Inc.Ron Stein has more than 25 years experience in
business development, sales, and marketing in the
telecommunications industry. As such, he has led many
of the key business and marketing initiatives at
companies such as Paradyne Networks, VideoServer,
Motorola, and Racal-Datacom. Most recently at Solarics
Business Solutions as Managing Partner, Ron led a team
of people dedicated to accelerating market penetration
and revenue generation for their clients.
At Paradyne Networks, Ron held the positions of VP
and general manager of the Technology Business Group,
sr. VP of marketing and business development, and vice
president of sales for emerging markets where he
developed and executed highly successful campaigns
targeting service providers as well as reseller
channels. Ron was also founder and principal
consultant of ClearSight Communications in Atlanta
where he worked with companies such as BellSouth,
Sprint, Microsoft, and US Robotics, providing business
and market development leadership to client companies.
Ron is a frequent speaker at telecommunications
conferences and in his spare time serves as chairman
of his town's of Business District Redevelopment
Committee as well as a member of the Tampa Bay Beaches
Chamber of Commerce committee for their beach economic
impact study. Ron earned a degree in electrical
engineering from the University of Florida. |
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Brian Sugar
Vice President, Marketing, 2Wire, Inc.As
vice president of marketing for 2Wire, Brian Sugar is
responsible for defining and executing 2Wire's
strategy for delivering a triple play of data, voice,
and media services. Brian oversees all product
management, channel marketing, communication and
creative services for all product lines and services.
Brian was founder and CEO of Sugar Media, a digital
media software platform company, acquired by 2Wire in
October 2003. Prior to Sugar Media, Brian served as
chief Web officer at Kmart's bluelight.com, where he
was responsible for technology, merchandising, and the
customer experience. As vice president of eCommerce at
J.Crew for 4 years, Brian led day to day operations
and set the overall strategic direction for the
business. Prior to J.Crew, Brian was a founder of
Neptune Interactive, a Washington DC based ISP. Brian
continually demonstrates an ability to manage business
and technology organizations focused on delivering
valuable solutions to meet the needs of the consumer. |
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Jonathan Symonds
Vice President of Business
Development and Marketing, ICTV, Inc.
Jonathan joined ICTV in 2000 and is responsible for
managing the company's strategic relationships in the
infrastructure and content areas while driving the company's
product roadmap and marketing strategy.
Prior to joining ICTV, Jonathan served in a variety of
strategic planning and product development roles with On
Command, a subsidiary of Liberty Media that provided
interactive and on-demand television products to the
hospitality industry. Previously, Jonathan served in
PricewaterhouseCoopers' Audit, Assurance and Business
Advisory Services Group.
He began his career in Washington D.C. where he served in
the Legislative Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of
State and was a founder of The G7 Group, a political and
economic risk consultancy.
Jonathan holds a bachelor's degree in political science
from Washington and Lee University and a master of business
administration from Cornell University's Johnson School. |
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Sutton Trout
Director of Digital Content, Consumer
Products, IGN Entertainment, Inc.Sutton Trout,
director of digital content and consumer products, IGN
Entertainment, has a 13-year track record of
successfully launching products, growing marketshare,
and creating revenue streams for consumer
entertainment products and software companies such as
SEGA, Sony, and Eidos. At IGN Entertainment, Trout
drives publisher relations for the company’s
Direct2Drive digital download retail store. He has
been responsible for garnering top game offerings and
content for IGN Entertainment sites.
Prior to IGN, Trout served as senior manager at
Konami of America where he drove licensing and
business development. He was also a founding team
member at Eidos Interactive, contributing to revenue
growth of $15 million to more than $800 million in six
years. Trout was on Sony’s early creative team and
involved in the national launch of PlayStation. |
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Brian Tucker
Content Program Manager, Digital Home Group, Intel Corporation
Brian Tucker is the content program manager for
Intel’s Digital Home effort. Brian works with the
software and services companies to bring new exciting
content to the Digital Home.
Brian has held previous positions in marketing for
Intel’s processor and cellular products. Prior to joining
Intel, Brian was responsible for technical marketing at
Brooktree Corporation (now Conexant). Brian also developed
desktop PCs for Compaq Computer Corporation as a development
engineer and program manager
Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, is also a leading
manufacturer of personal computer, networking and
communications products. Information about Intel is
available from the company’s site on the World Wide Web at
http://www.intel.com. |
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Yoav Tzruya
Vice President, Products & Markets Strategy, Exent
Technologies Ltd.Yoav Tzruya is a seasoned software
professional with over 14 years of experience in product and
marketing roles.
At Exent, Yoav is overseeing market strategy, product
definition and the launch of Exent’s technologies into
various markets, powering consumer gaming services. Yoav is
further managing Exent’s strategic partnerships and
eco-systems, oversees Exent’s marketing efforts and is
involved in various standardization initiatives.
During the last five years, Yoav has been instrumental in
the launch of many broadband and value-added services in a
variety of service provides, including MSOs, telcos,
wireless operators and independent content providers.
Yoav is a recognized industry expert in the marketing
know-how, business processes, and best practices for
launching content, value-added, and broadband services.
Prior to joining Exent, Yoav was VP Product Strategy &
Marketing at TeleKnowledge, a billing & customer care
software vendor, catering to tier-1 content and service
providers. Before TeleKnowledge, Yoav led a strategic,
mission critical software project for the Israeli Air Force.
Yoav holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer
science and mathematics (cum laude) and a Master of
Science degree in computer science (cum laude) from
Tel Aviv University. |
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Bob Van Andel
President, Allegro Software
Development CorporationBob Van Andel is the founder
and CEO of Allegro Software, a provider of software toolkits
that bring Internet and Web technologies to embedded
devices. Bob and his teams have been designing and building
embedded systems and communications protocols for more than
20 years. As a veteran of the UPnP/DLNA interoperability
sessions (PlugFests), he understands well both the
theoretical and practical implementations of networked
digital media protocols. Prior to founding Allegro nine
years ago, Bob was vice president of engineering at Avatar
Technologies after holding various technical positions at
Data General where he built dedicated systems for diverse
applications from racetrack results monitoring to UFO
location tracking. |
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Michael Vergara
Director, RSA Security Inc.Michael Vergara is
the director of the developer solutions group at RSA
Security. His role is to expand RSA Security's technology
into new markets like wireless, consumer electronics,
embedded systems, and international markets. He has been a
speaker at numerous industry trade shows and technology
conferences including the RSA Conference, Networld + Interop,
PC Expo, and Internet World. Also, he has conducted
international training seminars on RSA products and
technology. Before joining RSA Security, Mr. Vergara led the
development and introduction of artificial-life software in
the U.S. and Europe for Fujitsu Interactive. While at Dai
Nippon Printing, he introduced new card technology products
(smart card, optical memory, thermal re-write) and he was a
speaker at the CardTech/SecurTech conference. |
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Vivek Wandile
Group Head, Platform Solutions, Wipro
TechnologiesWith over 15 years of experience in the
networking industry, Vivek Wandile brings with him rich
expertise in the areas of networking protocols, IPs & their
applications. Apart from having worked for most part of his
career on networking protocols, he has also been one of
Wipro’s senior architects for home networking IPs such as
Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, and UWB.
Currently Vivek is heading the Connectivity Solutions
Group at Wipro and is associated with the development of
solutions for the Digital Home around networking
technologies. Some of the initiatives Vivek is involved with
are Multimedia streaming over wireless, wireless USB,
wireless 1394, and voice over WiFi. |
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Ladd Wardani
Vice President, Business Development, Entropic
CommunicationsMr. Wardani has over 20 years
of experience in the development of communications systems
and products over satellite, coaxial cable, wireline and
wireless, from silicon solutions to box product, terminals
and full networks. Prior to co-founding Entropic in January
2001, he did two years of independent contracting on home
networking and broadband wireless chipset developments.
Between 1991 and 1999, Mr. Wardani did technical marketing,
business development, and led the engineering development of
the set-top box physical layer ICs and initial cable modem
efforts that became Conexant Systems’ Digital Infotainment
Division and ComStream Corporation products. Prior to
serving as director of engineering at ComStream, Mr. Wardani
served as manager and project leader of engineering at
Linkabit Corporation between 1980 and 1991. His BS and MS in
electrical engineering were received from the University of
California San Diego. |
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Will West
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Control4Mr. West is the CEO and cofounder of
Control4, a manufacturer of home automation systems designed
for the broad market. This is the fourth new technology
company he has started in Utah with his long time partner
Eric Smith. In creating these companies, Mr. West has raised
more than $200 million in private capital, and has created
many hundreds of jobs along with profitable opportunities
for investors. Control4 recently ranked 5th on Fast Company
magazine’s list of 101 hot new technology companies.
Prior to Control4, Mr. West co-founded STSN in 1998 and
served as its chairman, CEO, and president. Prior to
founding STSN, West was the CEO and cofounder of PHAST
Corporation. West’s other professional experience includes
work at Proctor and Gamble, the Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corporation, Price Waterhouse, and Wasatch
Advisors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the
University of Utah and a master's in business administration
from the Wharton School of Business. He also holds the
Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
West currently serves as the Chairman of the Utah Capital
Investment Corporation, a Utah State fund of funds
initiative to help drive venture capital investment and
technology company development. He also serves on the
Executive Committee of the Utah Information Technology
Association (UITA) and serves on the board of the Utah
Science Center Foundation. West was named Utah Valley
Entrepreneur of the year in 2004 and is on Utah Business
Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in
the state. |
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Evan Young
Senior Product Marketing Manager,
TiVo Inc.Evan Young is a senior product
marketing manager at TiVo, responsible for developing new
products and services that will change the way people watch
television and access entertainment. Evan has an extensive
background in consumer electronics, interactive television
services, and software. He is the technical editor and
contributing author of Burning Down The House, a
how-to book on digital home audio recording and production,
and How To Do Everything With TiVo, both from
McGraw-Hill.
Evan previously worked in consumer marketing at American
Express and management consulting at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
He has a BA from Harvard and an MBA from Stanford where he
was the founder of Stanford's annual "Future of
Entertainment" conference. Evan is an accomplished
conductor, composer, and arranger and volunteers his time to
a number of Bay Area arts organizations. |
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Oren Zeev
Senior Partner, Apax PartnersOren Zeev joined
Apax Partners in 1995 and is a member of the Apax U.S.
Operating Committee. His investment focus is in the
technology area, including digital media and
Internet-related investments. Previously he was a research
staff member at the IBM Israel Science and Technology
center. At IBM, Oren was a member of the founding team of
the VLSI Design Center, where he managed several significant
research and development projects. Previous investee
companies include Commtouch (CTCH), Butterfly (acquired by
TI), Native Networks (acquired by Alcatel), and Tescom (TASE:
TSCM).
Oren holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD and a BSc
cum laude in electrical engineering from the Technion
Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel. |
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Gabe Zichermann, Vice President, Strategy & Communications, Trymedia
Systems, Inc. Gabe directs Trymedia's worldwide
strategic relations and marketing communications activities.
His contributions to the digital distribution industry
include such milestones as posting the first legitimate
downloadable games to Peer-to-Peer Networks and completing
extensive consumer research on game download habits and
trends.
Prior to joining Trymedia, Gabe held positions in the
e-commerce field with companies such as Cisco Systems, Bay
Networks/Nortel, and Checkpoint Software. He was also
director of marketing for the Game and Web divisions of CMP
Media. Gabe is a frequent speaker and media resource on
topics related to the digital distribution of entertainment
content. He holds a BIS from Canada’s University of Waterloo
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John Barrett
Director of Research, Parks AssociatesJohn Barrett currently analyzes technology-driven products and
services for Parks Associates, a digital home research firm and
consultancy. He has authored over a dozen industry reports on topics
such as broadband adoption, ISP bundling strategies, mobile phone
service, digital music, and VoIP telephony.
He holds an MA in international economics from the Johns Hopkins
University: School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a BS
in international affairs from Georgetown University.
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Yuanzhe (Michael) Cai
Senior Analyst, Parks AssociatesMichael Cai studies the development in broadband markets, emerging
broadband wireless technologies such as WiMAX, gaming and other
value-added services. He also follows the development of China's
telecom and IT industry. He has written several reports on Chinese
telecom market, hot spot, broadband wireless, and gaming. Michael has
presented his research in numerous industry events including CES,
Supercomm, Connections, and E3.
Michael earned his MBA with a 4.0 GPA from Baylor University in May
2002. He also holds an MA in leadership from Landegg International
University, Switzerland, and a BA in economics from Shandong
University, P. R. China.
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Tricia Parks
President, Parks Associates
Tricia Parks is the founder and president of Parks Associates, a
market analyst and research company dedicated to providing
meaningful information and counsel to companies offering
technology-based products aimed at improving people's lives. She
presents worldwide on consumer trends, market requirements, and
industry structure, with an eye to meshing visionary and
progressive ideas to consumer needs and wants.
Parks Associates began Wiring America, the Habitech Institute, and
now hosts Fall Focus, a
topical annual executive conference, and, in partnership with CEA,
CONNECTIONS™, an international conference and showcase for
the digital home. Parks Associates is also the developer of the
Relevancy Theory, a forecasting model for sales across a broad
range of digital electronic products and services.
Tricia has served on a variety of industry boards including CEA's
Home Networking and Information Technology division, the National
Research Council's Committee for a Partnership to Assess
Technology for Housing (PATH), the AMD Board of Global Consumer
Advocacy, and CABA. Tricia Parks has a BA from Sweet Briar College
and graduate studies from the University of Texas.
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Kurt Scherf
Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates
Kurt Scherf studies developments in home networks, residential
gateways, digital entertainment, technology development in the
housing market, and residential and building management and
controls. Kurt is the sole author or contributing author/analyst
to more than 30 research reports and studies produced by Parks
Associates since 1998.
Kurt joined Parks Associates following a career in political
research and multi-tenant dwelling management. He earned his BA from
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Stuart Sikes
Vice President,
Business Development, Parks AssociatesStuart Sikes is responsible for providing Parks Associates’
clients with a business relationship that complements their
strategic marketing activities. Whether research, custom analysis
or events, Stuart seeks to bring the right elements of the Parks
Associates team to the client relationship.
Stuart has served technology companies for the past fifteen
years, designing technical service, software and hardware
solutions for companies ranging from global semiconductor
manufacturers to one of the nation’s largest airlines. In his
positions with companies including AT&T, NCR, OpenConnect Systems,
and Intelligraphics, Stuart’s roles have included sales, product
marketing, marketing communications, and executive management.
Stuart’s business development activities include launching new
product lines, deploying a direct sales force, positioning
products in the retail channel, and opening new sales channels in
Asia.
Stuart holds a BA in economics from Vanderbilt University and
an MBA from SMU with a concentration in strategic marketing.
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Harry Wang
Analyst, Parks AssociatesHarry Wang studies telecom and entertainment service industries with a
focus on digital rights management, portable entertainment device and
digital imaging.
Harry earned his MS in marketing research from University of Texas
at Arlington. He also holds an MBA in finance from Texas Christian
University and a BA in international trade from Guangdong University
of Foreign Studies, P.R. China.
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