Keynote Speakers ►Amy L. Banse PRESIDENT OF COMCAST INTERACTIVE MEDIA, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF COMCAST CORPORATION Amy Banse serves as President of Comcast Interactive Media (CIM), a division of Comcast Corporation that is responsible for developing and operating Internet businesses focused on entertainment, information and communication, including Comcast.net. Since founding CIM in December of 2005, Ms. Banse has overseen the acquisition or development of all CIM’s entertainment, information and communications properties. In January 2008, CIM launched Fancast.com a national online entertainment site. In 2007 the division acquired Fandango.com, a top movie and entertainment destination that sells movie tickets at over 15,000 screens and launched a redesign of Comcast.net, the company’s top-ten ranked award winning portal. In 2006, CIM launched Ziddio.com, a national multi-platform user-generated site and GameInvasion.net, a national online site offering for hardcore gaming enthusiasts. That year, they also acquired thePlatform, the industry-leading provider of digital media publishing solutions over broadband and wireless networks. Ms. Banse, joined Comcast in 1991 as an in-house attorney responsible for programming acquisition and most recently served as Executive Vice President of Content Development, where she oversaw the company’s investments in and the development of cable networks including E!, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS , G4, and Comcast’s regional sports networks. Ms. Banse serves as Secretary of the Board of Trustees for Women in Cable and Telecommunications (WICT) and is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Morris Arboretum. In 2007, she was named among the “Top 7 Programmers To Watch” and as one of the “Most Powerful Women in Cable” by CableWorld magazine. She also received “The Distinguished Alumni Award” from Springside School for Girls in 2007. In 2006, she was honored by Girls, Inc. as an outstanding role model for girls during their annual Celebration Luncheon. Banse has also been honored as a “Wonder Woman” of the cable industry by Multichannel News and Broadcasting and Cable’s “Next Wave” of industry leaders. Ms. Banse has been a featured keynote in venues around the country discussing the opportunities and development in the communications and entertainment industry, most recently with appearances at the Museum of Television and Radio in March 2007 and as a featured keynote in October 2007 at the Web 2.0 Summit which explores the bounds of technology, communication and internet development. Ms. Banse, received a BA from Harvard University and a JD from Temple University Law School. She and her husband and their four children live in Philadelphia. ►Rebecca Jacoby Sr. VP & CIO, Cisco Systems, Inc. Chief Information Officer Rebecca Jacoby has more than 11 years of experience at Cisco in a variety of operations and IT leadership roles. Her extensive understanding of business operations helps her advance Cisco’s business through the use of Cisco technology. Jacoby is responsible for making the Cisco IT group a strategic business partner and for producing significant business value for Cisco in the form of financial performance, customer satisfaction and loyalty, market share, and productivity. Previously at Cisco, Jacoby had responsibility for customer service and operational systems and played a key leadership role on the Business Process Operations Council, which drives the transformation agenda at Cisco. Her strong commitment to operational excellence, innovative approach to business problems, and aptitude for partnering cross-functionally are reshaping and elevating the role of IT at Cisco. Jacoby joined Cisco in 1995 as senior manufacturing operations manager. In 1996, she was recognized with the YWCA Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) award. She was director of manufacturing for the Access business unit prior to establishing the central manufacturing planning function in 1997 and assuming responsibility for manufacturing IT in 1999. In 2003 she became vice president for customer service and operational systems. Prior to joining Cisco, Jacoby held a variety of planning and operations positions at UB Networks, Inc. and Amdahl Corporation. Jacoby has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of the Pacific and a master’s in business administration from Santa Clara University. ►Phil McKinney Vice President & CTO, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard Mr. Philip McKinney oversees the long-range technical strategy, research and development and innovation programs for the Personal Systems Group. Mr. McKinney is recognized, through his worldwide speaking engagements, blog and weekly pod cast as a leading authority on innovation and its impact on business, industries, economies and society. Prior to his current role, Phil was the Vice President and CTO for HP's Network and Server Provider Business, responsible for the executive CTO relationship, long-range strategy and R&D for HP's largest industry vertical business segment. Before joining HP, Phil was engaged in the day-to-day operational challenges as the Senior Vice President and founding CIO for Teligent, a global provider of fixed-wireless services. At Teligent, he led the strategy development, IT infrastructure build out and on-going operations, managing a team of more than 1,000 technology professionals. Prior to joining Teligent, McKinney was the senior executive responsible for the Communication Industry Consulting Practice at Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) where he directed consulting engagements worldwide. Earlier in his career at CSC, he oversaw the communication industry managed services division that provided mission critical system outsourcing for more than 165 network and service providers worldwide. McKinney currently serves on the Board of Directors for Signafor, Inc. Session & Panel Speakers ►Andy Addis Executive Vice President, Marketing, Hillcrest Labs Andy Addis is responsible for marketing, product development and business development for Hillcrest Labs and its groundbreaking technology that re-invents how content is presented and navigated on the television and across a host of consumer electronic products. Andy brings to Hillcrest more than 20 years of marketing and product management experience, much of it focused on the launch of innovative new products. Prior to Hillcrest, Andy was a senior vice president at Comcast, responsible for marketing and new products. While there he played a lead role in new product strategy as well as development, deployment and marketing for Comcast’s most innovative video products, including video-on-demand (VOD), high definition television (HDTV), and digital video recorders (DVRs). He was also involved with Comcast’s user interface strategy and requirements definition. He has also managed established businesses and launched new products at Kraft Foods and AT&T. He has been recognized numerous times in his career for leadership and innovation, including CableFax’s “100 Most Influential People (2004),” Cable and Telecommunications Marketing Association’s TAMI Award (2003), and Advertising Age’s “Top 100 Marketers (1991).” Andy earned a Bachelor’s in Economics from Lafayette College and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. ►Marty Algire VP, Products, Radialpoint Inc. Marty Algire is responsible for product management and software development at Radialpoint. He brings over a decade of experience in marketing Internet applications, product management, and enterprise software development. Marty previously directed the development of the world’s first Pseudonymous Communications Infrastructure for the Internet, which was selected at Demo ‘99, and won PC World’s “Internet Newcomer of the Year” award. Marty is a frequent participant at industry events, most recently speaking at the Telco 2.0 Industry Brainstorm in London. ►Stephen Blum President, Tellus Venture Associates Stephen Blum is president of Tellus Venture Associates®, a business development and market analysis consultancy for the digital media and telecommunications industries. He is a 30-year industry veteran and recognized as an expert in developing new digital consumer products, wireless and fiber optic broadband systems, and satellite broadcasting platforms and services. His accomplishments include playing key roles in the development and launch of DBS and satellite radio systems, including DirecTV. He is the author of seven books on the Internet and satellite broadcasting and is a frequent contributor to professional journals and industry events. Located on California's Monterey Peninsula, Tellus Venture Associates serves start-up companies, established corporations, government agencies and private communities in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Blum is Vice President ex officio of the Society of Satellite Professionals International, a member of the New Zealand Wireless Forum, a director of the Rotary Club of Monterey Pacific and a past Vice President of the World Affairs Council of the Monterey Bay Area. He holds an A.B. in History from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. in East Asia Studies from the University of Washington, and an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, and has received several major professional honors, including the PRSA Silver Anvil and the Ellen B. Scripps Fellowship. He is a nationally ranked triathlete and a multiple Ironman finisher. ►Jim Chase Director of Business Development, Ubicom, Inc. Jim Chase is responsible for driving the strategy and execution for Ubicom’s connected CE solutions. Prior to joining Ubicom, Jim spent five years at Zoran, a solutions provider for digital entertainment and imaging, most recently serving as the product line director for DVD Recorder Products. In addition, Jim was the lead market evangelist for connected CE devices at Zoran, which included initiatives for networked digital photo frame and networked DVD player solutions. Previously, Jim held several executive level marketing roles at LSI Logic/C-Cube Microsystems' Home Entertainment Division, focusing on DVD and related consumer electronics IC businesses. Jim has over 20 years of industry experience, including roles at National Semiconductor and Analog Devices. He received both his BSEE and Master of Engineering degrees from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. ►Kelly Davis-Felner Senior Manager, Wi-Fi Alliance Kelly Davis-Felner is a Senior Manager for the Wi-Fi Alliance, where she works on new program development, strategic planning, market research, international market development, and communications. Kelly has spoken at industry events worldwide about Wi-Fi’s impact on applications, devices, and users. Before joining the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2004, Kelly enjoyed roles in consumer and business marketing, as well as in non-profit services and management. Kelly holds a BA from Loyola University of New Orleans, a Masters in Social Work from Tulane University, and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. ►Martin DeBono VP, Sales and Business Development, Pure Networks Martin DeBono has been involved in the home networking space for the past four years and has worked with leading MSOs to develop home networking strategies that reduce operational costs while improving customer satisfaction. In his current role, DeBono leads the Sales and Business Development group at Pure Networks. Previously, he was the Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Insightful Corporation (NASDAQ: IFUL) and prior to that he served as a senior analyst at Gomez Advisors, a technology research firm and as Director, CRM Products at Siebel Systems (NASDAQ: SEBL). At Siebel, he led product development and marketing of Siebel's industry-leading applications, such as Sales Automation, Sales Analytics, Service, and Call Center, and was instrumental in the shift towards creating and marketing business process solutions. Under DeBono's leadership the software solutions for which he was responsible consistently earned the highest marks from independent analysts, including Gartner, Meta Research, and Frost and Sullivan. He also served as a nuclear submarine officer onboard the USS GEORGIA and earned an MBA from Harvard University. Pure Networks offers technologies and solutions to leading industry partners, including broadband service providers and consumer electronics manufacturers, to help service their customers more efficiently and effectively. The company has received accolades from publications like eWeek, PC Magazine, TWICE and U.S. News and World Report, and it received Laptop magazine’s prestigious Editors’ Choice Award for 2006 and 2007. ►Nick Desai CEO, Juice Wireless Nick Desai is the co-founder and CEO of Juice Wireless. He is a mobile industry veteran, serial entrepreneur and visionary. Nick is co-inventor of Juice’s flagship, award-winning mobile social broadcasting application called JuiceCaster. For Juice, Nick has recruited a world-class management team and raised $16 million in investment capital from global leaders Qualcomm, Citizen’s Communications and 21Ventures. He has led strategic positioning and business development for JuiceCaster, getting the service distributed on 10 leading carrier decks worldwide. Nick successfully negotiates partnerships with big-brand content providers such as VOGUE Magazine to deliver fresh video content to mobile users. Nick and his team recently developed the world’s first Mobile Video Search (MVS) technology, enabling anyone with a video-capable cell phone to instantly watch desired videos on-demand. Nick’s goal in the mobile-social networking space is to continuously develop new applications, features and tools that enhance people’s lives by allowing them to stay connected with their friends and family in real-time, from anywhere at anytime. When Juice started as a mobile marketing business, Nick led sales and product development, securing customers and partners including Conde Nast, Teen Vogue, GQ Magazine, Sony Connect, Gillette, AOL, Glamour Magazine, Epicurious.com and many others. In addition to JuiceCaster, Nick invented Juice’s innovative mobile products including MobileBday.com, a free SMS based birthday reminder service. and Epi-To-Go, the award-winning mobile grocery shopping list application. Prior to Juice Wireless, Nick was a consulting partner at Sennari Games, which built Jamdat’s hugely-successful bowling game. Nick was also a mobile strategy consultant to Vibe Magazine. In 2002, he joined Lemko Corporation as a principal member of the founding team. Lemko is a highly successful market leader in IP-based cellular infrastructure solutions. For Lemko, Nick led business development with top-tier carriers, including Cingular / AT&T, Reliance Infocomm, Idea Cellular, Sprint PCS and Bharti Telecom. Prior to Lemko, in 1998, Nick was founder and CEO of Zkey.com, a multi-award winning market leader and early trailblazer in consumer mobile applications. Zkey was the first mobile address book and email WAP site available in the US, launching in 1999. Amongst many other awards and accolades, Zkey was named PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice and Top 100 sites on the Internet two years in a row. For Zkey, Nick raised nearly $15million in venture capital from Oracle, France Telecom, Omninet Capital and others. Nick also secured key customer deals with Virgin and Sprint PCS. Nick is a frequent invited industry speaker and author. He has been an invited speaker at venues including the 2008 Red Herring North America conference, NAB 2008, MeM ‘08, CENEXT 2008, CONNECTIONS™, BREW 2007 Conference, the IAB MIXX Conference, CTIA, Under the Radar, the Mobile Social Networking Conference by Informa and the Harvard Business School. Currently, Nick writes a regular column for leading online magazines MediaPost.com and iMediaConnection. From 2001 to 2004, Nick wrote a regular column called the CEO Diary for California CEO Magazine. Nick holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UC Irvine. Nick lives in Redondo Beach, California and enjoys cooking, surfing and playing with his nephew in his free time. ►Pat Dunbar Director of Mediaroom & Connected TV Advertising, Microsoft Corp. Pat Dunbar is a recognized leader in the world of advertising and New Media, with twenty years experience in the development, marketing and management of online/internet/advanced television services. As Director of connected TV Advertising for Microsoft TV, Ms. Dunbar focuses on bringing new media experiences to Microsoft’s range of video platforms. Prior to joining Microsoft TV, Ms. Dunbar co-founded the DiMAS (Digital Media and Advertising Strategy) Group. The DiMAS Group was responsible for numerous groundbreaking, cross industry initiatives to advance emerging media ad concepts. These solutions included AdLab, a multi-client research initiative and the ID!A Group, a cross industry working group with over 100 corporate leaders. DMAS Group also spawned BlackArrow, a venture backed startup focusing on digital advertising technologies, of which she was also co-founder of the company. Prior to her tenure at DiMAS Group, Ms. Dunbar served as Senior Vice President at Ford Financial, as well as Vice President for Electronic Commerce for GMAC. It was at GM that she created the award-winning, definitive online financing site. MNs. Dunbar was also instrumental in the launch of a dealer to dealer auction service that sold over $1B in vehicles in its first year. Other corporate work included NBC, HBO, and Bank of America where she created the first online banking service. Ms. Dunbar holds both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northwestern University. Recent speaking engagements include: Digital Hollywood/Spring (March, 2005); Cable World (April, 2005); ADTECH/San Francisco (April, 2005); and Digital Hollywood/Spring (March, 2006). ►Mike Ehlenberger VP, North America Channel Sales, Actiontec As VP of Channel Sales for Actiontec Electronics, Michael oversees Actiontec’s wholesale distribution, retail, and strategic channel businesses within North America. With over 17 years of experience in technology sales and marketing, Michael has led Actiontec's expansion of its Telco partnerships into key retail, distribution, and indirect channel opportunities. Recently appointed Chairman of the MoCA Alliance’s Consumer Task Force, Michael is helping drive consumer awareness of MoCA solutions for in-home applications such as video distribution, gaming, and high-bandwidth applications. Actiontec plays a key role in the MoCA ecosystem, as one of the highest volume manufacturers of MoCA enabled routing platforms and devices. ►Milan Erbes Ambassador, HGI; Business Development & Standardization Manager, DS2 Milan has 29 years of extensive experience in the field of IT and multimedia Communications networking and 20 years of extensive negotiation with commercial contracts with equipment vendors and operators. Milan has been working for number of international groups like Digital Equipment Corporation, Nortel Networks, Cisco Systems and now DS2 in a Technical Marketing, Strategy and Business Development role, with the additional responsibility for standards development in Europe. He is being involved in HGI, ETSI, DVB, CENELEC, EuroPacketCable Forum. At European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), he was one of the initiators for the creation and was a Chairman of the NGN@Home WG that is now split between ATTM where he is a TG Home Networking Chairman and TISPAN WG5 where he is a Vise Chair. He was involved in a Cenelec-SmartHouse project as a Home Residential Gateway Development Leader. ►Gil Eyal CEO, Enure Networks Gil joined Enure as an accomplished business leader, bringing to Enure experience in the management of rapidly growing enterprises. Before joining Enure, Gil was President and CEO at Fiberzone networks, where he provided the leadership for the company to become a key player in the Fiber Management Automation market. Prior to Fiberzone, Gil held position of EVP Sales and Marketing at Tdsoft Communications. Gil is Co-founder of innovative internet software start-ups Tradency BVI and vSpirits Technologies Ltd. During and upon completion of his B.Sc., Gil served as R&D project leader at the IBM Science and Technology Center. Gil holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Cum Laude (Technion, Haifa) and a Masters in Business Administration (Technion, Haifa). ►Thierry Fautier Director, Telco Solutions, Harmonic Inc. Thierry Fautier is Director of Telco Solutions at Harmonic Inc., responsible for IPTV market development. Before joining Harmonic, he was Vice President of Marketing for Vsofts and held various positions at Philips. Mr. Fautier was one of the primary drivers at Philips in the creation of MPEG technology and in the development of MPEG-2 STB system on a chip solutions. An experienced speaker, he has presented at several industry conferences throughout the world. ►Doug Fikse President, On-Q/Legrand Douglas A. Fikse currently serves as the president for On-Q/Legrand, the leader in home systems technology. Mr. Fikse was the founding partner, president and CEO of On-Q Technologies, Inc. which was acquired by Legrand North America in 2005. The company, also known as On-Q Home, was the leader in the home networking systems market, offering customers friendlier and simpler ways to enhance any home with the intelligence to make a profound impact on daily living. The company was well-regarded in the industry receiving several awards for excellence in product. Prior to On-Q Technologies, Mr. Fikse joined start-up company, Smart American Home Centers (SAHC) developing a one-stop dealer channel for home automation systems. In this role, Mr. Fikse was responsible for the product support, service and marketing. Mr. Fikse joined AMP Inc. in 1994 upon the acquisition of SAHC where he co-founded the successful OnQ® Home Wiring System in late 1995. Mr. Fikse led a management buyout of the AMP division in April of 1999 and became the president of On-Q Technologies. Mr. Fikse began his career developing military weapon systems, industrial pumps and valves for molten steel and robotic systems with the Westinghouse Electric Company for more than 13 years. He held many engineering and management roles with Westinghouse, including the management of a classified SDI experiment on space power systems. Mr. Fikse received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science and Applied Mechanics from U.C. San Diego and his Masters of Business Administration in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from the University of Pittsburgh. ►Meredith Flynn-Ripley CEO, Integra5 Meredith Flynn-Ripley was appointed CEO of Integra5 in March of 2006 and has spent the majority of her career building and leading new companies. Prior to working with Integra5, Meredith served as president and CEO of three private software companies in the Boston area; Stargus, a broadband cable network management software company with customers such as Time-Warner Cable and UPC, which was acquired by C-COR.net; Seaport Software Solutions, a company specializing in application delivery and management technology for Fortune 100 enterprises that was acquired by Softricity; and Into Networks, which provides a software-on-demand technology platform designed exclusively for broadband networks. Meredith was a founding member of Road Runner, the high speed data joint venture of Time Warner, MediaOne (now Comcast), Microsoft and Compaq (now HP), where she served as Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to Road Runner, Meredith was Vice President of Product Development at MediaOne Broadband Internet Services. In that position she was responsible for product management of MediaOne Express, the company’s high speed data service, and DiveIn its local online programming initiative. Earlier in her career, Meredith held senior management positions at US WEST Communications, including head of Content Strategy for the Interactive Television trial in Omaha. She pioneered the interactive media and technology space starting back in 1985 at Ogilvy & Mather Interactive, working with clients such as American Express and AT&T in mediums including online services and interactive television. Meredith was recently named one of the “Top Women in Technology” by CableWorld magazine, “Telecom All-Star” by Mass High Tech and “Executive of the Year” by the Mass Technology Leadership Council. ►Rob Gelphman Chair, Marketing Work Group, MoCA Rob Gelphman is chairman of the marketing work group for MoCA. As chair, he oversees all communications outreach, internally and externally, in the U.S. and internationally. Throughout his career, Rob has focused and worked for companies and organizations in networking and communications, consumer electronics and digital media distribution. He has been published in numerous newspapers and magazines on topics including marketing, branding, positioning, digital media and other communications areas. He is an adjunct instructor in the marketing department at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Rob has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in communications. ►Chano Gomez VP, Marketing, DS2   Chano is VP marketing with leading powerline communications semiconductor supplier DS2 and Director of DS2´s US office. He previously worked as VP for Technology and Strategic Partnerships and as Customer Support Manager responsible for coordination of all DS2’s support activities to its international customers, including product development support, field support, network design and deployment support and technical training. Chano joined DS2 in 1999 as a Design Engineer with the System Architecture Group, focusing on the design and development of the MAC (Medium Access Control) and QoS (Quality of Service) mechanism of DS2's 45 Mbps and 200 Mbps Powerline Communication chipsets. Chano Gómez holds a degree on Telecommunication Engineering from the UPV (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain). ►Marc Goodman Director, Alcatel-Lucent Marc Goodman is a Director at Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) in the North America Marketing Group where he is focusing on forward-looking trends and technologies. He is a subject matter expert in social networking and for the past few years, has been researching social networking applications and how teens and young adults interact with this growing trend of self-expression and communication. Marc is also responsible for the creation and on-going management of Alcatel-Lucent’s “island” in the virtual world Second Life, where he launched a highly publicized innovation contest for next generation 4G wireless applications. Additionally, he manages the University Innovations Program which partners with universities to develop concept demos of futuristic ultra-high bandwidth applications such as augmented reality and mobile versions of massively multiplayer on-line games (MMOG). He has been at ALU for over nine years and has held positions in global marketing, business development, and new offer development. Past professional experiences include marketing and product strategy at ITW, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as well as two entrepreneurial startups. He earned his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and graduated from the University of Illinois – Urbana with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. ►Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Grallert Managing Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, HHI Hans-Joachim Grallert received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Communications Engineering from the Rheinisch-Westfälisch-Technische-Hochschule Aachen, Germany, in 1974 and 1977, respectively. For his doctorate thesis he received the 1977 award of the German Information Technology Society. Prof. Grallert joined the Fraunhofer-Institute for Telecommunications.- Heinrich-Hertz-Institut – for the first time in 2004 as a consultant. In April 2005 he became managing director of the institute. Since 2005 he is Full Professor for Telecommunications at the Technische Universität Berlin at the Institute for Communications Systems. Before working for the Heinrich-Hertz-Institute Prof. Grallert was Managing Director of Marconi Communications Ondata GmbH and Vice President of Marconi Optical Networks, Backnang, Germany (2001-2003). From 1981 to 2001 he was with Siemens AG, Munich, eventually as Member of the Board and Senior Vice President of Siemens Information and Communication Optical Networks. Until now he is member of several committees concerning optical communication technologies e.g. Chairman of European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2000), in Munich, and of ECOC2007, in Berlin. He is chairman of the advisory board for “FiberComm Fair”, Munich, and member of Information Technical Society (ITG) in the committees for “Optical Transmission Systems” and in the committee for “Informations- und Systemtheorie”. ►Ken Haase Sr. Director, Product Line Management, Motorola Ken Haase serves as Sr. Director of Product Line Management in the Broadband Solutions Group within Motorola’s Home and Networks Mobility Business. He is responsible for Motorola’s Cable Voice & Data CPE and DSL CPE product portfolios. Mr. Haase joined Motorola through the acquisition of Netopia, Inc. in February of 2007. At Netopia, he served as Vice President of Product Management and Technical Services. Ken has over 20 years of experience in the computer networking industry. Ken started his career at NYNEX where as both a Systems and Project Engineer, he designed and installed networks for Fortune 500 companies in the Northeastern portion of the United States. Prior to working at Netopia, Ken held the position of Director of Product Marketing for Proxim with responsibility for indoor Wi-Fi and outdoor Broadband Wireless product portfolios. He also served as Vice President of Marketing at Farallon Communications where he introduced the first 802.11 wireless networking products for Apple Macintosh computers. Ken also held the General Chairman position at the HomeRF Working Group. ►Barry Haaser Senior Director, LonWorks Infrastructure Business, Echelon Corporation Mr. Haaser is responsible for business development, training and management of partner programs that support the design, development, sale and integration of solutions using the LONWORKS platform. Haaser was previously the Executive Director of LONMARK International, a global trade organization supporting the development of technical standards and marketing programs to facilitate the adoption of open, interoperable solutions. Prior to joining the LONMARK Association, Haaser was the Vice President of Marketing at Alacritech, a provider of network and storage acceleration solutions, and Director of Marketing at Saratoga Systems, a leading customer relationship management solutions provider. Previously, Haaser spent 11 years with Echelon Corporation, the leading supplier of control network products, where he held a variety of marketing and management positions in the U.S. and Europe. Haaser holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University. ►Matt Harrison General Manager, Medical Business Unit, Texas Instruments Matt Harrison is General Manager of TI’s Medical Business Group in HPA, where he directs the definition, development and delivery of semiconductors for medical devices. Matt began his career at TI in 1996 as a technical sales representative. Between 1999 and 2001, Matt played strategic roles in growing TI’s optical networking and digital power businesses, and he led the digital power business until 2003. In 2003, Matt left TI to co-found Commoca where he served as COO and was a member of the board of directors. In August 2006, Matt rejoined TI to help drive TI’s medical initiative. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University. He and his wife, Julie, have two daughters and enjoy outdoor activities including sports and camping. ►Brian Henrichs VP, Business Development, Actiontec Electronics Prior to joining Actiontec, Henrichs had over 25 years of telecommunications experience with a strong focus on consumer premises equipment. He served as Director of CPE Marketing and Engineering for Teltrend Inc. before it was acquired by Westell, joined Westell as an engineering supervisor in 1993, and rose to become Vice President and General Manager of Broadband CPE in 1999. He later served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development for General Bandwidth (now GenBand) and Chief Technology Officer for HyperEdge Corporation (now part of Westell). Henrichs has also launched many interoperability and standardization initiatives, helped found and served as the first technical working group chair of the DSL Forum, authored several articles on telecommunications topics, and been a speaker at industry forums and conferences. ►David Henry Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Home Products, NETGEAR David Henry serves as NETGEAR's Director of Product Marketing for consumer products. Most recently, he was the product line manager for consumer routers and advanced wireless (802.11n) products. David joined NETGEAR in 2004, prior to which he was a senior product manager for the high technology vertical application at Siebel Systems. David's professional experience also includes business process and information technology consulting with Deloitte Consulting in San Francisco. David holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Signal Processing from the University of Washington and an MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business. ►Bill Holmes VP, Business Development and Strategic Marketing, DivX, Inc. Bill Holmes is the Vice President of Business Development & Strategic Marketing for DivX, Inc. In this role, he is responsible for developing emerging market opportunities and directing DivX's long-term strategic product development and marketing efforts. Prior to this, Bill ran the consumer electronics business at DivX including the launch of the highly successful DivX Certified program. Prior to DivX, Bill served as senior director of product development for Digital Entertainment Solutions, Hollywood where he directed the company's digital media infrastructure providing encoding, content management and networked media distribution for major studio clients. Most recently, Bill served as director of product management and product marketing for YottaYotta where he was responsible for the development and marketing of carrier-class networked storage arrays. Bill Holmes is an accomplished speaker and is recognized as an industry expert on digital media, interoperability, and the future of the digital home. His previous speaking experience includes key notes and panel discussions spanning a wide range of events such as "CES," "DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group," "Connections," "Digital Hollywood," "DisplaySearch HDTV," "Streaming Media West," and the “Optical Storage Technology Association,” among many other top tier conferences. ►Ben Huang Director, Product Management and Marketing, Microsoft TV   Ben Huang is the Director of Product Management and Marketing in Microsoft’s Connected TV division. In this capacity, he oversees product management, planning, and product marketing for the Microsoft Mediaroom family of products. The award-winning Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and multimedia software platform is driving the future of television by enabling broadband service providers to deliver new connected TV and entertainment experiences to consumers worldwide. Microsoft Mediaroom provides new ways for consumers to experience TV as part of their connected, digital lifestyle while also creating new business opportunities for broadband service providers, hardware manufacturers, content creators, advertisers and application developers. Mr. Huang joined Microsoft in 2003, where he led various initiatives related to new business opportunities, emerging markets, pricing, and corporate transactions, among other areas. Prior to joining Microsoft TV, Mr. Huang has worked in various strategic, financial, and marketing leadership roles with a particular focus in the media and telecom industries. He holds MBA and JD degrees from the Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern Law School, and a bachelor’s degree from UCLA. ►Amit Jain VP and GM of CDMA Femtocell Business Unit, Airvana Amit Jain is the Vice President and General Manager of Airvana’s CDMA femtocell business unit. Prior to starting the CDMA femtocell business unit in early 2006, Amit lead product management of Airvana’s EV-DO radio access network product line where he helped build a market-leading roadmap for Airvana’s products and managed relationships with Airvana’s OEM customers. Prior to joining Airvana in 2001, Mr. Jain was a Staff Software Engineer at QUALCOMM, responsible for the development of CDMA network planning software. Jain holds a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Mumbai, an MS in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Irvine and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. ►Jim Jones Managing Director, Scale Venture Partners Jim's investment focus is in semiconductor, MEMS components and enterprise systems. Jim joined Scale Venture Partners in 2000 and currently sits on the Boards of Auvitek, CipherMax, Discera, Entone, Innovative Micro Technology, NComputing, and Xceive. Jim was also responsible for ScaleVP's investment in Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ: MPWR). Prior to Scale Venture Partners, Jim led product management, product marketing and business development groups at 3Com Corporation, where he managed a diverse $1.2 Billion product line. He also spearheaded the company's entry into and market leadership of Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet solutions as well as its foray into the home networking market. Prior to 3Com, Jim worked in integrated circuit development and marketing with National Semiconductor, focusing on analog, ATM, FDDI, and Ethernet controller and transceiver solutions. Jim holds a BSEE from the University of California, Davis. ►Bradley A. Kayton COO, 4HomeMedia Brad Kayton has twenty years of experience in digital home and connected product companies. Mr. Kayton is currently Chief Operating Officer of Silicon Valley-based 4HomeMedia, Inc., which has emerged as the leader in “home control services,” the next set of for-fee broadband services after voice-video-data (aka, the Triple-play). Since summer 2007, 4HomeMedia has been named “Start-up Most Likely to Succeed in Cable” at the 2007 CableLabs Innovations Showcase, “Software Product of the Year” by LonMark International, a “Top 50 Company” for 2008 by Dow Jones, and recipient of five (5) Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2008 Innovations awards. 4HomeMedia, VC-backed and currently profitable, is delivering a platform to OEM partners for the home control services of home monitoring, media management, home health, and energy management. Prior to joining 4Homemedia, Mr. Kayton co-founded and was CEO of home automation software solutions developer Nearmedia, which was acquired by 4HomeMedia. Prior to that, Mr. Kayton was the Senior VP of Marketing & Business Development for PRISMIQ, credited as the inventor of the digital media adapter product category, and winner of 16 Editor Choice and seven major “consumer product of the year” awards in its first year on the market. Mr. Kayton joined PRISMIQ through their acquisition of Paros Software, a web services firm he co-founded and served as CEO. Earlier, he co-founded and was VP of Marketing & Online Services at 2Wire, a pioneer and current leader in broadband residential gateways (over 11M units sold) and networking adapters. Mr. Kayton was also the Director of Video Products for Polycom where he defined, managed, and launched on the worldwide stage the market share leading ViewStation product line ($4B in total sales). In the early 90s Mr. Kayton spent five years at VTEL where he co-invented the world’s first hospital-compliant two-way video telemedicine product which won many accolades in its day. Mr. Kayton began his career as a software programmer, received an MBA and a MA in communication technologies from the University of Texas in Austin, and a BA from the University of Virginia where he was an Echols Scholar. ►Samir Khazaka Senior Director, Technical Marketing, Qualcomm, Inc.   As Senior Director of Technical Marketing at QUALCOMM, Samir Khazaka leads the company’s corporate technical marketing efforts and plays a key role in the development and communication of the company’s technology messaging. Samir Khazaka joined QUALCOMM’s engineering team in 1997 and has since held positions in engineering, product management and technical marketing. As an inventor, he holds ten patents, and has several patents in pending status covering a range of telecommunications related designs. Samir Khazaka holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, he held various engineering positions at Schlumberger and ABB. ►Fred King VP, Sales and Marketing, PlumChoice Fred has more than two decades of successful management experience in establishing and building highly responsive, customer-focused businesses, and brings an extensive background in the Fortune 1000, Internet and web-based businesses to his role. Most recently, Fred served as the VP and GM of Exclaim’s consumer, reseller and related Web service lines of business. He held key relationships with Adobe, Disney, Earthlink and many other companies domestically and internationally. Prior to this role, Fred was the Chairman and CEO of SoftWatch Ltd., an Israel-based healthcare technology firm focused on web communities for the pharmaceutical and life sciences markets. Prior to Softwatch, Fred was VP of Professional Services for iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions (a Netscape & Sun Microsystems joint venture), where he had responsibility for managing and expanding iPlanet’s professional services business throughout the Americas. In this role he was responsible for the overall construction and subsequent operation of more than 200 web presences for Fortune 1000 firms to venture capital-backed startups. Fred holds a BS in Marketing and is a Candidate for an MBA, Accounting, University of Phoenix. A father of two, water sports enthusiast and sometime golfer, Fred and his wife maintain a horse farm in New York State with a small, but growing, stable of horses. ►Eiji Kobayashi President, HD-PLC Alliance Mr. Eiji Kobayashi is the President of HD-PLC Alliance which was established in September 2007 as an alliance of voluntary groups. HD-PLC Alliance focuses on expanding the use of the HD-PLC fast power line communication technology and further improved communication compatibility among products employing the HD-PLC. In addition, he serves as the Director of PLC Standardization & Alliance Office of Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. (PCC). Prior to this role, Mr. Kobayashi served as the Category Owner of Home Safety Category of Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd., where he was responsible for projecting Color Video Door Phone with Wireless Monitor Intercom, “Wireless Door Phone”. Mr. Kobayashi joined Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. (Present: Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd.) in 1973 and he engaged Telephone, Fax, PBX businesses, Security IP Camera project and new business development not only in Japan but globally. Mr. Kobayashi has pursued to expand the HD-PLC technology to new areas such as Access/Utility/Mobile and more, and he has also been collaborating with various industries aggressively. This is because HD-PLC Alliance’s basic concept is to create “Green Ubiquitous Network Society” through the HD-PLC technology. ►Lou Lenzi SVP, AudioVox Lou Lenzi is Senior Vice President of Product Management for Audiovox Accessories Corporation, a leading provider of accessory product solutions marketed under the Acoustic Research, RCA, Jensen and Terk brand names. Lou oversees the definition, design, development, and manufacturing of the company’s seven product lines, representing over 2000 active SKU’s. Lou has nearly 20 years of experience in consumer electronics including 18 years with Thomson/RCA where he held numerous senior management positions in product design and development, product management, business development, and strategic planning. Under his leadership, Thomson received an award for Corporate Design Excellence from ID magazine in 1995, one of only a handful of corporations ever to be so honored, and a Design of the Decade Award from the IDSA and BusinessWeek magazine for the RCA digital satellite television system. Lou came to Thomson from IBM where he held a variety of design and design management positions. Prior to joining Audiovox in March 2007, Lou was General Manager of Global Design with GE Healthcare, a $17B division of GE, where he headed Product Usability and Design for all GE Healthcare product lines globally. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. ►Ellis Lindsay Director, Strategy, Americas, Alcatel-Lucent Ellis Lindsay serves as Director, Strategy, Americas for Alcatel Lucent activity in the area of connected home technology, serving as the primary liaison to the consumer electronics and home control vendor communities. Prior to joining Alcatel-Lucent, Mr. Lindsay worked for Bell Canada as Associate Director of Consumer Services Development. He also worked at Ubiquity Software, an SIP infrastructure company, where he was Director of Strategic Alliances, and held product management roles at Corel Corporation and Cognos. Ellis Lindsay holds a bachelor of engineering degree from Carleton University. ►Tara Maitra General Manager and Vice President, Content Services, TiVo, Inc. Tara Maitra serves as Vice President, General Manager of Content Services for TiVo. In this role, Maitra is responsible for cultivating relationships with content companies and unique content offerings for delivery via broadband. Previously, Maitra served as Senior Director of content development at Comcast, where she was responsible for day-to-day operations of Select on Demand, a collection of new niche non-linear networks delivered via video on-demand and broadband. Maitra helped to create new channels through partnerships, acquisitions and original programming. Prior to Comcast, Maitra was Executive Vice President, General Manager of Primedia Digital Video, where she developed on-demand and broadband video businesses for Primedia’s established print franchises. Her accomplishments include launching video services on Comcast and Real Networks. Ms. Maitra also held a series of editorial and management positions at NBC, including Vice President, General Manager of CNBC/Dow Jones Business Video, a joint venture of NBC, Microsoft and Dow Jones. There she led the development and managed one of the first profitable streaming video web sites to offer financial content thru both subscription and syndication models. A graduate of Washington and Lee University, located in Lexington, Virginia, Ms. Maitra holds a B.A. in Journalism and Psychology. ►Joy Marcus General Manager, US, Dailymotion Joy Marcus joined Dailymotion in early 2007. In her role as US general manager, she is responsible for spearheading the Company’s growth and development in the region. Ms. Marcus has an extensive background in media and entertainment. Most recently, she served as senior vice president of Time Warner Global Marketing, where she was responsible for developing partnerships with marketers for integration with Time Warner media and entertainment properties including AOL, Turner television networks, Time Inc. magazines, Warner Bros. television and film, New Line Cinema and HBO. Prior to her role at Time Warner, she was head of business development for Barnes&Noble.com. Ms. Marcus was a key member of the senior management team at the time of the Company’s IPO. Her functions included oversight of online distribution and affiliate marketing programs, responsibility for product launches and strategies, and P&L responsibility for approximately 25% of the business. Prior to that, she served as vice president of business development for MTV International, where she negotiated arrangements for new channel launches in Asia, South Africa and Russia and contributed to the restructuring of operations in Brazil. Ms. Marcus attended Princeton University and New York University School of Law where she focused on Intellectual Property law. She began her career as an M&A lawyer, practicing at international firm Debevoise & Plimpton. She also served as in-house counsel at MTV networks. Focusing on content development, she negotiated the first record label deals for MTV as well as numerous agreements for original series including The Real World. ►Fred McIntyre Senior Vice President, AOL Video, AOL Fred McIntyre is Senior Vice President of AOL Video, where he directs the team that leads and executes AOL's comprehensive strategy for video and operates AOL's video products across AOL's network of Web properties. McIntyre joined AOL in 1999 and has worked in a variety of capacities, including most recently Vice President of Programming & Media Networks for AOL for Broadband. He also spent several years as Vice President of Business Development for AOL Entertainment where his responsibilities included mapping and implementing the strategy that established AOL as a premier online destination and industry partner for Games, Movies, Music, Radio, Television, and Ticketing. Prior to AOL, McIntyre held senior management positions at Spinner.com, VIBE Magazine and SPIN Magazine. ►Kevin Meagher CEO, Intamac Systems Kevin Meagher is one of the pioneers of the Digital Home. In 2000, he founded Intamac Systems Ltd which he has grown to be a world leader in the provision of home monitoring solutions for service providers. Intamac has developed an Internet platform that provides the key to growth in services to the Digital Home. The platform allows Intamac to bundle exciting new services with traditional consumer products as a turnkey solution to for service providers. Intamac has launched low-cost, plug-n-play, home monitoring solutions that can be remotely managed over the Internet and alert you to a wide range of treats including intruder, fire, flood, power failure and more via text, phone call and email. With broadband they add video features with pictures to mobile, innovative new telecare services, automation and environmental management. Their platform and managed service solutions have already been adopted by many companies such as Cisco Linksys, BT, and the Company has proven it’s global potential through partners in the US, Canada, and Australia. Intamac has received several industry awards for innovation including the prestigious European Business Award for Best New Innovation this year where Kevin was also awarded Riban d’Honnuers for the European Entrepreneur of the Year. Kevin is a Chartered Engineer with an MBA. Formerly, a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force, he saw how a new generation web based platforms could be used to network and integrate systems and devices so he formed Intamac to deliver his vision. ►Eric Miller VP, Global Software, Itron Eric Miller has 24 years experience in energy software development and sales, wholesale energy trading, energy project development, retail electricity marketing, finance, and public advocacy. He has held numerous management positions with Itron, Silicon Energy, Foresight Energy (Founder and CEO), Kenetech, and AES Corp. He is currently Vice President of Global Software at Itron, where he is responsible for all aspects of Itron’s software business. Mr. Miller holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from Colorado College and a Master of Science in Resource Systems from Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering. ►Jeff Miller President and CEO, ICTV, Inc. Jeff was named President and CEO of ICTV in 2005, after having spent the previous five years with the company as Senior Vice President of Engineering. Prior to ICTV, Jeff co-founded and served as president of RISQ Modular Systems, an embedded computer manufacturer that achieved five 5 years of profitable growth as a key supplier to Lucent, Cisco, Watchguard, Terayon and other customers. Following the acquisition of RISQ in 1996 by SMART Modular Technologies (NASDAQ:SMOD), Jeff served as Vice President of Consulting Engineering and Applications. Jeff began his career in 1983 at Delco research labs as a processor design engineer. He holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an MS in systems management from the University of Southern California. He enjoys flying and horseback riding with his family in his spare time. ►Henry Muyshondt Senior Director, Business Development, SMSC Automotive Infotainment Systems Henry Muyshondt is Senior Director at SMSC Corporation where he is responsible for business development for SMSC's Automotive Infotainment Systems group. Henry also represents the MOST Cooperation in the United States. This is an association of 16 car makers and 75 of their premier suppliers. MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport) is a technology widely used in the automotive industry to distribute audio, video and control information throughout the car. It is a synchronous network now in over 58 vehicle models that connects perhaps 50 million individual devices. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Hyundai/Kia and Toyota are a few of the companies that have introduced MOST in their vehicle platforms. Henry has been involved with MOST since before its first introduction and currently works with major carmakers and suppliers to further develop the technology. Henry has been involved in the electronics and multimedia industry for 26 years. He has held engineering, marketing and management positions He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA. Henry has 9 US patents and has written extensively about MOST. ►Patricia Nakache General Partner, Trinity Ventures Patricia Nakache is a General Partner at Trinity Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded in 1986 and focused on building leading-edge information technology companies. Patricia focuses on funding companies launching innovative business and consumer services. She is particularly interested in Internet-based marketing and information services, alternative advertising solutions, and software delivered as a service. She represents Trinity Ventures as a director on the boards of Care.com, i4cp, Jobster, and PayScale, and has previously been active on the boards of Affinity Labs (acquired by Monster), LoopNet (LOOP) and MyNewPlace. Patricia also helped lead Trinity's investments in Vimo, PlayFirst, and Sabrix. Prior to joining Trinity in 1999, Ms. Nakache spent six years with McKinsey & Company advising enterprises in technology, retailing and financial services on strategic and operational issues. She has contributed to FORTUNE magazine and other publications on management best practices in technology companies. Patricia is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard University where she majored in Physics and Chemistry. She holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business where she was an Arjay Miller Scholar. ►Tim Napoleon Chief Strategist, Media & Entertainment, Akamai Technologies Tim Napoleon has an accomplished record as a marketing and business professional in the online and media & entertainment industries. Tim is presently the Chief Strategist, Media and Entertainment, for Akamai Technologies, providing services to digitally deliver music, movies & video, games, sports and news for businesses such as Apple iTunes, Major League Baseball, XM Satellite, MTV, CNET, and Newscorp. Prior to Akamai, Tim worked closely with Adobe to launch the Flash Video Streaming service at a content delivery startup; launched Pacific Life’s online web portal which supported several billion dollars in transactions; and provided consulting services to a number of high tech and media & entertainment businesses. Tim has spoken on the subjects of Digital Media & Entertainment, online advertising, Digital Content Delivery, video search, and content monetization strategies at a number of industry conferences including National Association of Broadcasters, Consumer Electronics Show, Digital Hollywood, Streaming Media and Flash Forward. He has authored multiple industry white papers regarding digital entertainment and online video. He is an avid supporter of the arts by volunteering on several independent films screened at Sundance and producing a DVD series on classic drawing skills. MBA graduate from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of business, and a Communications graduate from the University of California at Fullerton. ►Ashwin Navin President and Co-founder, BitTorrent, Inc. Ashwin Navin is the President and Co-founder of BitTorrent, Inc. He hails from Yahoo! where he was an influential member of the company's Corporate Development group. He possesses extensive experience in structuring and negotiating acquisitions, partnerships and alliances in the tech industry. While at Yahoo!, Ashwin was responsible for M&A, divestitures and company strategy in the U.S. and key global markets such as India and Korea. Before Yahoo!, Ashwin worked with Wall Street powerhouses Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch as an investment banker and research analyst. Ashwin earned a dual B.A. from Claremont McKenna in Government and Economics. ►Hung Nguyen General Manager and VP, Wireless Products Division, Sigma Designs Mr. Hung Nguyen is a seasoned executive and technologist with 23 years of experiences in semiconductor designs for wireless systems, optical drives and hard disk drives. He is a well-recognized authority in the fields of wireless communications and digital signal processing with over 24 patents. Mr. Nguyen joined Sigma Designs as the Vice President & General Manager of the Wireless Products Division through the acquisition of Blue7 Communications in February 2006. He was the Founder and CEO of Blue7, a privately-held company that developed the Ultra-Wideband Wireless chipsets for consumer electronics. Prior to founding Blue7, Mr. Nguyen worked at NeoMagic where he served as the Deputy General Manager / Sr. Director leading the marketing and engineering teams of the Optical Storage division. At NeoMagic he participated in a successful IPO and led the Optical Storage division through an acquisition by LSI Logic. Mr. Nguyen also held several management and engineering positions at Quantum Corporation and IBM. Mr. Hung Nguyen received a BSEE with honor distinction from University of Southern California, Los Angeles and a MSEE from Santa Clara University. He was named Inventor of the Year at Quantum in 1995. ►Cynthia Pacheco General Manager, Philips Telehealth Solutions, Philips H