Chris Brogan

Vice President of Strategy and Technology

CrossTech Media

Chris Brogan has over 16 years of telecommunications and enterprise technology experience, including software release engineering, project management, data center planning, and solutions architecture. He left the enterprise behind in 2006 to work on events in the burgeoning field of Internet video, social media, and social computing technologies. Chris is co-founder of the PodCamp unconference series, which launched over 30 events all over the world to promote the understanding and use of podcasting, videoblogging, and other social media technologies to build relationships and extend communities. He has blogged since 1998 (when it was called "journaling"), and keeps a blog at http://chrisbrogan.com/

Alex Quinonez

Vice President Americas Sales & Support

Astaro

Alex Quinonez, Vice President Americas Sales & Support, has over eighteen years of experience in building world wide sales organizations. Alex is a frequent featured speaker at trade events and has been published on various security issues. Prior to joining Astaro, Alex has held sales and management positions with Vernier Networks, Enterasys Networks, 3COM, and Computer Associates. At Astaro, Alex is responsible for all aspects of Astaro's operations in the Americas region. Alex holds a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. He resides with his family in the Boston area.

Dean Richardson

Vice President of Sales

ArcMail Technology

Tom Simon

Founder and CTO

iPrismGlobal

Tom Simon is founder and CTO of iPrismGlobal, Inc., www.iprismglobal.com, creator of the iOffice. He has worked for decades building sophisticated systems for computer based teaching, distance learning and virtual teaming. He pioneered online working and learning projects for Xerox, H-P, IBM, Management Centre Europe (MCE), European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), East Midlands, Northwest and South Yorkshire UK Economic Development, and others. He is an experienced speaker and provides vivid live examples that show real world solutions to one of the most challenging problems facing employers today. That is, how to manage people AND technology in a completely mobile workforce.

Jim Torres

Sr. Systems Engineer

Fluke Networks

Jim Torres, Sr. Systems Engineer at Fluke Networks, helps customers analyze and diagnose their data networks. At Fluke Networks Torres is responsible for helping customers understand the strategic importance of network monitoring and analysis, using Fluke Networks solutions to increase the value of IT departments and improving the companies' business. Torres has more than 15 years experience working with IT departments both internationally and domestically in the computer, oil and manufacturing industries as well as the IT departments of the federal, state, county and city levels.