Stephen M. R. Covey is co-founder and CEO of CoveyLink Worldwide. A sought-after and compelling keynote speaker and advisor on trust, leadership, ethics, and high performance, he speaks to audiences around the world. He is the author of The SPEED of Trust.

He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Covey personally led the strategy that propelled his father's book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine. A Harvard MBA, he joined Covey Leadership Center as a Client Developer and later became National Sales Manager and then President & CEO.

David Hills
President and CEO, LookSmart

David Hills joined LookSmart as Chief Executive Officer in October 2004. In this role, he has led a successful transition of the company, spearheading the launch of Vertical Search. A new media veteran, Dave has nearly 25 years of experience in media sales and operations, with extensive experience in online advertising, search marketing, paid listings and subscriptions. Prior to joining LookSmart, Dave served as President of Media Solutions for 24/7 Real Media, overseeing its domestic media, search and technology. Before 24/7 Real Media, Dave was Chief Operating Officer and President of Sales for About, Inc., which owned About.com and the pay-per-click service, Sprinks. Previously, Dave held various media executive positions for subsidiaries of Cox Enterprises, including Vice President of Sales for Cox Interactive Media, which owns and operates a network of local content Web sites; Vice President and Director of Cox Interactive Sales, which operated an Internet advertising network; and Vice President for Telerep, a television advertising sales representation firm and a division of Cox Broadcasting.

Janice R. Lachance, Esq.
Chief Executive Officer, Special Libraries Association

The Honorable Janice R. Lachance is the 13th chief executive of the Special Libraries Association. A seasoned leader and communicator with more than 20 years experience in public service and governance, Janice is a collegial executive and team player with a concertmaster leadership style that inspires both allegiance and hard work. From 1997 to 2001, Janice was the Director (CEO) of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the federal government's independent human resources agency. Appointed to this position by President Bill Clinton and unanimously confirmed by a bi-partisan U.S. Senate, Janice provided policy and program leadership for 1.8 million federal employees.

Scott Moore
Head of News & Information for the Yahoo! Media Group

As head of news and information for Yahoo!, Scott Moore oversees many of Yahoo!'s leading media properties, including Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Tech and Yahoo!'s Lifestyle initiatives. Moore joined Yahoo! from Microsoft Corporation's MSN division, where he served as general manager of the MSN programming group. In this capacity he managed editorial, design and product development for four publishing teams, including MSN Channels, MSNBC.com, MSN Video and MSN Autos. In addition Moore concurrently served as president of MSNBC.com, an Internet news joint venture of Microsoft and NBC Universal. While at Microsoft, Moore also founded MSN Video, one of the first advertising-supported video initiatives on the Internet. Prior to these roles, Moore served as publisher of Slate, the leading Internet magazine sold by Microsoft to the Washington Post. In this capacity Moore oversaw all functional areas including product development, brand, marketing, distribution, advertising sales, and business development. During his tenure Moore also worked with National Public Radio to create the national daily radio program Day to Day, a production of NPR West and Slate.

Prior to founding Generate, Tom was a Partner at Reed Elsevier Ventures, the venture arm of the $8 billion media company. He co-led investments in several companies including Inxight Software, Nextpage (exited to FAST) and iPhrase Technologies (exited to IBM). Prior to Reed, Tom was EVP at Stonepath Group, a VC firm, where he co-led the company's initial public offering, raising $60 million. Prior to Stonepath, Tom co-founded OneZero Media. While there, Tom served as EVP of Sales, growing sales from pre-revenue to $7m in two years. He negotiated the sale of the company to GT Interactive Software, creating $43 million in exit value, and a 5x return for investors. Prior to OneZero, Tom was a founding director at ZDNet, where he launched and managed the company's e-commerce business unit, Computershopper.com. This unit, one of the first PC online buying services, accounted for more than 40 percent of the advertising revenue of ZDNet, one of the largest and most profitable Internet properties at the time. Prior to ZDNet, Tom headed Eastern Regional sales at Shiva Corporation.

Yves Auger
Director of Operations and Web Technologies, Transcontinental Media

Yves Auger is Director of Operations and Web Technologies at Transcontinental Media, North America's sixth-largest print media group and leading publisher of consumer magazines. His team is responsible for over 140 portals related to the organization's magazines and weekly and daily newspapers. He is also responsible for supporting Transcontinental's digital strategy for the creation of new products and services delivered on the organization's multi-channel platform. Previously, Mr. Auger was Regional Director for eCommerce Strategies at Bell Canada and also Regional Officer in charge of Bell Canada's intranets. Mr. Auger also occupied several positions for BCE Emergis eCommerce solutions Division.

Barry Bealer
President & CEO, Really Strategies, Inc.

Since co-founding Really Strategies Inc., Barry has served as president and CEO of the company. Under his leadership, Really Strategies has grown to be a leading provider of content management solutions and services to publishers and has been recognized by multiple industry organizations for its growth rate, quality of services, and work environment. A 20-year veteran of the software and information industries, Barry has held executive positions with Reed Elsevier and a start-up life science content developer. Prior to joining the world of electronic publishing, he held project management and senior software engineering positions for GE Aerospace.

George Beckerman
Managing Director, Marlin & Associates

George Beckerman began his information industry career in 1981, providing strategic consulting and investment banking services to information, media and communications companies and to related technology and services companies. He joined Marlin & Associates in 2004. The firm's investment banking advisory and strategy consulting clientele in the digital information economy is world-wide, including North America, Europe, Asia/Oceana and Africa. George is also a company founder and a former operating executive. He is a co-founder of MarketResearch.com, Inc., a leading publisher and distributor of market research reports, and has held senior executive positions in the Washington Post Company's legislative information service business and in Thomson Financial. Earlier, he co-founded DIDS-co, one of the first geo-spatial software developers, was a partner in International Trade Advisory Services, an export promotion collaboration with Deloitte and the National Bank of Washington, and an executive co-founder of Federal Marketing Services, a research service.

Jean Bedord
Senior Analyst, Shore Communications, Inc.

As a search analyst and consultant, Jean focuses on improving customer web findability for products developed by content producers and content technology companies, providing strategies for digital products, new markets and channels of distribution. She brings a background in search engine technologies and managing IT to the real world of implementation. She speaks at information industry conferences, and is widely quoted in leading business publications. Jean's experience extends over fifteen years in the online information industry, with eleven years at Dialog managing database products. Jean also teaches Online Searching for San Jose State University graduate School of Library and information Science. She has an MBA from Santa Clara University, an MA in anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and a BA in mathematics. Jean's report on Trends in the Enterprise Search market was published by Information Today March 2007.

Adam Bernacki
Vice President, Sales and Licensing, Leadership Directories

Adam Bernacki is Vice President, Sales and Licensing for Leadership Directories. Prior to joining Leadership Directories, Mr. Bernacki served as Leader, Electronic Licensing and Sales at Dun & Bradstreet. Previously, he was Global Product Manager, Online Services at Elsevier Science. He has also served as an adjunct Assistant Professor at Long Island University. Mr. Bernacki holds a Master's of Library & Information Science from Long Island University and Master's of Arts from CUNY.

Frank Bilotto
Vice President, Publishing and Digital Media; MuseGlobal, Inc.

Mr. Bilotto has an extensive background in the Internet, content and search marketplaces, and brings his sales, legal and content licensing expertise to the company. He came to MuseGlobal from Vivisimo where he introduced that company's clustering technology to online and Internet publishers and aggregators, as well as developed key relationships with library marketplace notables. Trained as a lawyer, Mr. Bilotto started his career as legal counsel to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He then moved on to Thomson Dialog, as the senior director for content licensing, managing the intellectual property news and business information segments. Prior to joining Vivisimo, Bilotto was VP, business and legal affairs for Zoom Culture, a television production company specializing in reality TV. Mr. Bilotto is a frequent speaker at technology and e-content conferences. He currently serves as Secretary on the Executive Committee of ASIDIC. He is also an active member of the Software and Information Industry Association, and is on the steering committee for forthcoming conferences. Mr. Bilotto has a JD degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

Simon Bradstock
Vice President, Corporate Products; Dow Jones

Simon Bradstock has responsibility for the commercial success of the Factiva product suite within the Dow Jones Enterprise Media Group. This includes overseeing the definition, design, launch and ongoing enhancement of the products in the global marketplace. Previously, he was Director of Product Management for the Factiva SalesWorks products and capabilities targeted at sales professionals and had also been responsible for managing Factiva's core product program (before Factiva was acquired by Dow Jones), which included the commercial launch of new and enhanced capabilities on the Factiva platform. Prior to that, he was the Marketing Communications Director, responsible for planning and managing Factiva's global communications strategy including campaign management, advertising and public relations. When Mr. Bradstock was the Americas Marketing Director at Factiva, he was responsible for managing marketing campaigns, product inquiries and tradeshow and event planning in the Americas. Other experience includes positions with Reuters and McGraw Hill.

Bill Burger
VP Marketing, Copyright Clearance Center

Bill Burger is Vice President of Marketing at Copyright Clearance Center. He has more than 20 years of experience in the publishing and information industry and is responsible for product marketing and development, branding and corporate communications. Previously, Bill was Senior Vice President of New Ventures for Rogers Medical Intelligence Solutions, Vice President of Content at iCopyright and Vice President of Content and Media Services at Infonautics Corp. Prior to that, he was Director of New Media Development and Educational Services for AT&T. Bill also has consulted for a number of information content companies directly, and as a Vice President and Senior Analyst at Outsell, Inc. Starting in 1981, he worked for 14 years at Newsweek magazine in New York, Tokyo and London, where he held the positions of Senior Writer, Senior Editor and European Economics Editor.

Jean-Paul Chauvet
Vice-President, Sales, Nstein Technologies Inc.

Head of Nstein Technologies Sales Team, Jean-Paul Chauvet has more than 15 years of experience building partnerships and establishing strong relationships in the IT industry for e-publishing. Prior to joining Nstein, Mr. Chauvet was responsible for worldwide operational sales and marketing at IxiaSoft, the maker of the most deployed XML server worldwide. He has also worked as Director of Sales and Customer Service for North America and Asia for Questel-Orbit, a subsidiary of France Telecom, whose clients include 80% of the global 500 corporations. Mr. Chauvet holds a Masters in Marketing & International Business.

Bruce Clay
President, Bruce Clay, Inc.

Mr. Clay has operated as an executive with several high-technology businesses, and comes from a long career as a technical executive with leading Silicon Valley firms, and since 1996 in the Internet Business Consulting arena. Mr. Clay holds a BS in Math and Computer Science and also has his MBA from Pepperdine University, has had many articles published, has been a speaker at over 100 sessions including Search Engine Strategies, WebmasterWorld, and ad:Tech, and has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, PC Week, Wired Magazine, Smart Money, several books, and many more publications. He has personally authored many advanced search engine optimization tools that are available from his company web sites.

Levy Cohen
CEO, Collarity, Inc.

Levy Cohen has more than 20 years of experience in operations, software development and marketing in high-tech companies. He has founded several successful software companies. Prior to joining Collarity, Levy was CEO of RightOrder, a company that addressed fundamental challenges related to structured and unstructured data for enterprise applications. Levy was also CEO of Licom, a private company that founded and managed high-tech companies in Israel among them one of the early ISPs. Additionally, Levy was president of ISG Israel, part of ISG International Software Group that acquired his earlier company, Hadran. He holds both a bachelor's degree in computer science and in economics from Bar-Ilan University in Israel.

Patrice Curtis
Managing Director; Curtis Research Group

Patrice wrote her first computer program when she was 15, and after a few years decided it wasn't for her. Instead, she became an electronics kit and gadget freak, and one of just a few women to become a hard-core video gamer at her college. After 10+ years as a foreign affairs wonk (which included stints in Europe and Africa), she turned back to her love for technology. In early 1998, Patrice launched a website for Japanese craft collectors and aficionados, garnering praise from Oprah.com for an innovative online class. She then moved on to become a Producer with WomensForum.com, the second leading destination for women. Patrice now helps her clients capture, analyze, and manage critical information about their customers, competitors, and industry. She consults on the effective use of online tools, web applications, and social media; undertakes bespoke research; and provides ongoing news monitoring for the health care industry. Her work supports communications, marketing, sales and online community development teams.

Jeff Cutler
Chief Revenue Officer; Answers Corporation

Jeffrey S. Cutler is a senior executive with over 20 years of information industry experience. Jeff is Chief Revenue Officer of Answers Corporation, creator of the leading answer provider, Answers.com (http://www.answers.com). Answers.com offers authoritative content covering 4 million topics drawn from over 120 high-quality titles, as well as writing by its own editorial team. As Chief Revenue Officer, Jeff is responsible for business development, marketing, product management, content and advertising sales. Previously, Jeff served as GM of the Software and Information Industry Association's (SIIA) Content Division. Prior to SIIA, Jeff served as President and CEO for Inlumen, Inc. before overseeing the sale of Inlumen to Pinnacor (now part of the MarketWatch Division of Dow Jones). In addition, Jeff was the co-founder, GM & COO of Winstar's Office.com, and held senior management positions with N2K Telebase, Thomson Financial and CompuServe.

Ezra T. Ernst
CEO, Swets North America

Ezra Ernst joined Swets as Chief Executive Officer, North America in September 2005. A leading innovator of electronic media and business models, Ezra most recently served as Vice President, Business Development of Wolters Kluwer Health, Medical Research Division, where he successfully developed and executed the print to electronic migration strategy, leveraging the full range of medical research content, tools and services from Ovid Technologies and Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Previously, Ezra was the Director of Business Development for WK International Health & Science, and has held positions at Internet Partnership Group, Aspen Publishers, Little, Brown and Company, and John Wiley and Sons.

Paul Forster
CEO and co-founder, Indeed

Paul Forster is CEO and co-founder of Indeed, a search engine for jobs that has pioneered a radically improved approach to job search. In a single search, job seekers can search millions of jobs from thousands of company websites, job boards and newspapers classifieds. Indeed.com was selected by Time magazine as one of the "50 Coolest Web Sites" for 2005 and by PC World as one of the best 50 Web sites in February 2006. Indeed won a 2007 Weddle's Users' Choice Award and was recently named the Best Job Search Engine by Job-hunt.org. Paul previously co-founded Jobsinthemoney, the leading finance jobsite, which won Forbes Best Finance jobsite before being acquired in late 2003. Prior to that, Paul was an investment manager at the International Finance Corporation and an executive at De Beers. Paul holds an MBA from INSEAD business school as well as Masters degrees from Cambridge and Oxford Universities.

Steve Goldstein
Chief Executive Officer, Alacra, Inc.

Steven Goldstein is Co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alacra, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Goldstein, 47, was Vice President of Strategic Planning for Knight-Ridder's Business Information Services division. In that role he was responsible for Knight-Ridder's acquisition of Technimetrics and its pre-IPO investment in Netscape Communications. Mr. Goldstein previously held a range of sales and marketing positions at Knight-Ridder's Business Information properties. Mr. Goldstein has a BS in English from SUNY Albany and an MBA in Finance from Cornell University.

Sasha Gurke
SVP & Co-Founder, Knovel Corporation

Sasha Gurke is Sr. Vice President of Knovel Corp. He was one of the co-founders of Knovel in 1999, having joined a predecessor company in 1996 as VP Product Development. In this position, Sasha has led the development of Knovel award-winning e-book library, focusing on functional design, information and database architecture, search logic and production. Prior to Knovel, Sasha spent 15 years with Chemical Abstract Service/American Chemical Society in Product Development and Editorial. Sasha is a trained Chemist and Process Engineer with years of industrial and lab experience. His major contribution to Knovel’s success was application of this experience in the development of information products for scientists and engineers

Cindy Hill
Consultant & Past-president SLA

Cindy Hill is a former manager of SunLibrary, Sun Microsystems' worldwide information center. As part of Sun's Chief Technology Office and Sun Labs, her group was responsible for providing information services, resources and knowledge collaboration support throughout Sun. Prior to Sun, Cindy managed the information services at Failure Analysis Associates, Inc. (now Exponent, Inc.) where her staff and she provided in-depth research and information in the scientific, legal and medical disciplines. Cindy is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on the information profession, emerging trends, technology uses and management topics. She is a past president of SLA (2003-2004), a global organization for information professionals. She loves backpacking at high-altitudes, owns a motorcycles and attempts metric century (100 km) bicycle rides.

Ed Keating
Vice President, SIIA

Ed Keating is Vice President of the Content Division for the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). Keating has over 15 years of experience in the information industry as both an internal manager and a consultant. He has led marketing, product management and sales organizations at both startup and established information companies. His work to enhance product processes and organizational effectiveness has helped numerous companies enter unfamiliar markets and launch new products.

Jill C. Konieczko, MLS
Director of Information & Research Services, U.S.News & World Report

Jill Konieczko is the Director of Library & Data Research Services at US News & World Report. Jill's previous experience includes sales and marketing positions at LexisNexis, and solo librarianship at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center. Jill is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Science, and holds a BA in International Politics & Foreign Service from Penn State. An SLA member since 1994, Jill has served as Leadership & Management Division Chair (2002-2004), and as a committee member on the Student and Academic Affairs Advisory Committee and the SLA Centennial Commission. The author of over twenty articles on marketing libraries and library services, knowledge management, competitive intelligence, and training the trainer, she is the co-recipient of the 2004 H.W. Wilson Award, which recognizes authors of outstanding articles published in Information Outlook®, SLA's monthly magazine. Jill and partner Cindy Powell authored "Information Centers that Innovate," a two-part article published in the January and March 2003 issues, which focused on the common experiences and situations of different libraries and provided practical and adaptable advice for information professionals in similar organizations.

Randy Marcinko
Chief Executive Officer, Marcinko Enterprises

Randall Marcinko is the CEO of MEI (Marcinko Enterprises, Inc.), a California-based information consultancy that he founded in 1996. MEI assists publishers with the monetization of their electronic content, providing professional services in support of content licensing, sales, distribution, creation and indexing. Skilled negotiators design and establish content licensing strategy and execute deals on behalf of primary and secondary publishers with aggregators, syndicators, redistributors and specialty vendors within the information industry. Marcinko joined Nstein Technologies Inc. as its President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2002 and in January 2004 he became its President Emeritus. Nstein develops and markets innovative content management software solutions based on linguistic artificial intelligence. Randy s a founding partner of Digital Learning Space, a company that educates publishers and endusers about digital technology and of Culinarius, a web-based company involved with the provision of food-related information.

Ann Michael
Founder, DeltaThink

Ann Michael has developed products, services, and systems within publishing, information management, pharmaceutical marketing, professional societies, and software companies. She has worked with AT&T, Prodigy, Wolters Kluwer, Reed Elsevier, and many others to define and build the products and systems they need to thrive in a changing world. Ann is known for her expertise in defining business and customer-centered strategies and managing their implementation. Her work with individual clients is tailored to their company culture and designed to assure that they achieve the results they expect.

Todd Mickelsen
Vice President, Publishing Applications, Fast Search & Transfer, Inc. (FAST)

As a member of the strategic market development team, Todd Mickelsen is responsible for identifying and marketing FAST's search-based solutions to the Media and Publishing markets. During the past 17 years, Todd has worked closely with B2B premium content providers and search technology. He has fulfilled key management roles in sales, product management, marketing and new business development. Prior to joining FAST, Todd served as VP of Product Marketing & Management at NextPage and previous to this he held senior management positions at Open Market, Reed Elsevier, and Folio Corporation.

Russell Miyaki
VP National Interactive Creative Director; TMP Worldwide

Russell Miyaki leads innovation initiatives for TMP worldwide clients and development teams while overseeing the development and creation of all interactive media. He is constantly focused on exploring new navigational schemes and information design that involves audiences deeper into the context of the message. His experience and knowledge of interactive media and human factors allows him to bring a strong balance of sound usability and intuitive exploration to each solution. Russell is one of TMP's visionaries. He is the leader of a company think tank known as TMP Labs that is comprised of TMP visionaries tasked to stay in the forefront of innovative new media solutions, and trend indicators in talent acquisition.

Paul Mouton
Director of Business Development, Thomson Gale

Paul Mouton has been on the frontlines of the evolving information industry for twelve years. His experience encompasses electronic publishing, content aggregation, online business partnerships and relationships with search engines. He has successfully managed and grown Thomson Gale's relationships with top Internet services, including Amazon, LookSmart and Yahoo, and has been instrumental in developing Thomson Gale's own growing Web presence, including unique content sites Goliath and AccessMyLibrary. Paul is a strong advocate for content providers considering new approaches to realizing the full potential of their content assets on the Web. Lior Nir
Director, Product Marketing, Nokia Enterprise Mobility Solutions

As Director of Global Product Marketing for Nokia Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Lior Nir helps develop enterprise solutions that mobilize voice and data. He works with partners and customers on product development, channel building and go-to-market strategies. Nir has also contributed to the Nokia Mobile Email and Nokia MMS solutions, among others. Prior to joining Nokia in 1999, he developed VoIP solutions at Vocaltec. He is frequently invited to speak about mobility at industry conferences.

Mike Pickett
Chairman and CEO, Onvia, Inc.

Mike Pickett serves as president and chief executive officer of Onvia. Previously, Pickett was chairman, CEO, and president of Merisel Inc. Under his direction, the company grew from a $200 million regional distributor of computer products into a $6 billion global corporation. Pickett also spent 14 years at Deloitte & Touche, rising to partner-in-charge of the emerging businesses practice. He has been five-time winner of Computer Reseller News' award as one of the 25 most influential executives in the high technology industry. Pickett holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Tim Ramos
President and Chief Executive Officer, Before the Call

In his role as President and Chief Executive Officer, Tim Ramos has responsibility for Before the Call's strategic direction and operations. A veteran of the technology industry, Ramos previously held executive positions with IT services provider Cambridge Technology Partners, culminating in his role as executive vice president, Cambridge North America. In addition to managing North American operations totaling more than $500 million in revenue and 2,600 employees, he was an officer of the company and a board member of Cambridge Technology Capital Fund. Before joining Cambridge, Ramos was founder and chief executive officer of Ramos & Associates, Inc, which he grew to $25 million in five years, funded entirely from operating profits, and later sold to Cambridge. In 1996, Ramos & Associates was named the #1 Fastest-Growing Privately Held Company in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. Ramos earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.

Harlan Ratzky
Vice President & Director, Investors.com

Harlan Ratzky is vice-president and director of Investor's Business Daily's companion website, Investors.com. He was instrumental in the development of the site, which is recognized worldwide for empowering individual and professional investors with cutting-edge research, stock screens and ratings that can't be found anywhere else. Investors.com currently has nearly 1 million users and has one of the highest numbers of page views and time spent on site in the industry. Mr. Ratzky also oversees distribution of eIBD™, one of the largest digital editions of a daily newspaper in America, and has also developed and created original content for Investors.com. He serves as representative of IBD and Investors.com at workshops and conferences nationwide.

Jim Reeves
SVP of New Product Development, Thomson RIA

James F. Reeves, CPA, is currently Senior Vice President, New Product Development, for the Research and Guidance Group at Thomson Tax and Accounting. Since joining Thomson in 1988 to launch the PPC tax product line, Mr. Reeves has served in a wide variety of roles, including Executive Editor, Vice President, Strategic Development, Vice President, Product and Business Development, and Vice President and Publisher of Tax Publications. He is a coauthor of seven PPC practice guides and has authored and taught a number of continuing professional education seminars for practicing CPAs. Prior to joining PPC, Mr. Reeves worked for over 11 years in public accounting practice at both the national and local firm levels.

John Taschek
Vice President, Market Strategy, Salesforce.com, Inc.

Charlie Terry
President, MarketResearch.com Inc.

Chris Tolles
Chief Marketing Officer, Topix.net

Chris came to Topix.net from Spoke Software, a business social networking company, where he was a co-founder and VP of marketing. Before Spoke, Chris was a Director of Marketing at AOL/Netscape for AOL Music, Netscape Search and Directory Products. Chris was a co-founder and VP of Marketing at NewHoo, and led the sale of the company to Netscape. After the acquisition, NewHoo was relaunched as the Open Directory Project at Netscape and became the world's largest human edited directory of the web, and is still used by companies like Google, Alexa and AOL. Previous to NewHoo, Chris held a variety of sales, marketing and management positions at Sun Microsystems. Chris graduated from the University of California at San Diego with degrees in Computer Science and Economics, where he was awarded the Michael J. Addison award for his senior thesis about the online information industry.

Brian Vile
Vice President, Macrovision

Brian Vile is Vice President of Distribution Solutions. He is responsible for defining Macrovision’s digital distribution channel strategy. A software and technology industry veteran with ten years’ senior management and product strategy experience, he was previously responsible for Macrovision’s installation tools and the information publishing products. Mr. Vile led the due diligence, integration and management of the ZeroG and eMeta acquisitions. Prior to Macrovision, he was Vice President of Product Management at Information Resources, and held high-visibility roles at Hewlett Packard and Motorola. Mr. Vile has an MBA from Indiana University and a BS in Engineering from Lehigh University.

Valerie Williamson
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Electric Sheep Company