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Chris Aarons

Co-Founder, Buzz Corps, LLC
Chris Aarons is a seasoned marketing and public relations professional who is breaking ground at the intersection where corporate communications and social media meet.
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Greg Aldrich

Head of Production Services, Global Information Services, Applied Materials
Greg Aldrich leads Applied Materials IT Production Services organization with global responsibility for IT infrastructure services including network and telecommunications, data center management, front-end services and service desk. His team drives many of Applied Material's green IT initiatives...
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Mike Alexander

Senior Product Manager, Seilevel
Mike Alexander has been involved with requirements management for the past ten years. Mike has gathered, documented and managed requirements for a wide range of systems...
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Angelos Angelou

Principal, AngelouEconomics
Angelos Angelou is the founder and CEO of AngelouEconomics, an Economic Development and Site Selection Consultancy founded in 1995 in Austin, Texas.
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Joshua Baer

CEO, SKYLIST
Since 1996, Joshua Baer has played a leading role in shaping email marketing solutions and best practices. As CEO of email service provider SKYLIST, Joshua drives the strategic direction of the company, developing its flagship email automation solution StormPost.
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Scott Ballantyne

VP & General Manager, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett Packard
Scott S. Ballantyne has spent the last 20 years leading international high-technology branding, marketing and business teams with some of the world's largest and most successful corporations in various product categories.
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Gary Beach

Publisher Emeritus, CIO Magazine
Gary Beach brings 28 years of information technology publishing experience and knowledge to his role as publisher emeritus of IDG's CIO magazine.
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Michael Beamer

Global IT Applications Director, National Instruments
Michael Beamer is currently the Global IT Applications Director for National Instruments.
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Andy Bensinger

CTO, Zenith Infotech

Chris Canada

President/Founder/CEO, On-Site Computer Solutions
Tech Entrepreneur Chris Canada founded On-Site Computer Solutions in 1992 as an IT consulting, solutions and services company, to turn his passion for helping people solve IT problems into a successful enterprise.
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Andres Carvallo

Chief Information Officer, Austin Energy
Andres is currently the Chief Information Officer at Austin Energy, he is a visionary speaker, and he is an advisor to several companies and institutions. At Austin Energy, Andres is responsible for the technology vision, planning, development and operations across the enterprise.
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Eric L. Clark

VP, Marketing, Marketing Doctors

Dan Cornell

CTO, Denim Group
Dan Cornell has over seven years of experience architecting and developing web-based software systems. As CTO of Denim Group, he leads the organization's technology team overseeing methodology development and project execution for Denim Group's customers.
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Sam Coursen

Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Freescale Semiconductor
Sam Coursen is vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Freescale Semiconductor. He is responsible for the discovery, development, and delivery of quality information technology services and solutions that optimize the operational effectiveness and market performance of Freescale.
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Steve Finnerty

Vice President, IT Strategy & Planning, Applied Materials
Steve Finnerty is currently Vice President, IT Strategy and Planning for Applied Materials. He has been involved in the information systems profession for more than 35 years...
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Brad Freels

Senior Technology Specialist, Microsoft

David Graham

Chief Information Officer, Vignette Corporation
David Graham is Chief Information Officer of Vignette Corporation and is responsible for the IT infrastructure and...
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Steve Guengerich

Chief Learning Officer, BSG Alliance Corp.
For over 25 years, Steve Guengerich has played a leadership role in the Texas IT services and software industries.
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William Hurley

Chief Architect of Open Source Strategy, BMC Software, Inc.
William Hurley is the Chief Architect of Open Source Strategy at BMC Software, Inc. Also known as "whurley"...
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Brett Hurt

Founder and CEO, Bazaarvoice
Brett has grown Bazaarvoice exponentially since its inception in 2005, positioning Bazaarvoice as a leader in the burgeoning social commerce industry.
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William R. (Bill) Leake

President & CEO, Apogee Search
A former McKinsey consultant and Dell veteran, Bill Leake draws on a deep expertise in both business and marketing to help increase revenues for a wide range of clients.
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Rebecca Lieb

Editorial Consultant, The ClickZ Network
Rebecca Lieb has held executive marketing and communications positions at strategic e-services consultancies, including Siegel+Gale, and has worked in the same capacity for global entertainment and media companies including...
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Ahmed Mahmoud

Chief Information Officer, AMD
Ahmed Mahmoud is the Chief Information Officer of AMD, and is responsible for managing the company's global technology infrastructure to best meet internal needs and serve AMD's customers.
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Dean McCall

Co-Founder, IdeaGin & Session Moderator
Mr. McCall is currently a partner and co-founder of IdeaGin which is working to develop a platform for website management that is simple yet contains the elements people are demanding for todays socially interactive websites.
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Bryan Menell

Editor, AustinStartup
Bryan Menell is an Austin-based entrepreneur that enjoys working with emerging technology companies. He has started several successful technology services businesses including Exact Systems, Perficient, and Fusion Learning Systems.
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Peter Moser

Solution Architect, Computer Solutions
Peter is the Solution Architect at Computer Solutions and has over 27 years of information technology experience and 20 years experience designing and implementing software solutions.
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Geoff Nelson

Co-Founder, Buzz Corps, Inc.
Geoff Nelson is a marketing professional with more than eighteen years of experience in brand programs both online and offline, measurement and analysis, business development, project management, integrated communications and much more.
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Gary O'Neal

Founder and Senior Partner, Coolhires, Ltd.
In 2000, after a successful career in the technology industry, Gary O'Neal had a passion for building successful organizations by identifying, hiring, and retaining the best talent in the industry.
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Rob Peglar

Vice-President Technology, XioTech Corporation
Rob Peglar is Vice President, Technology for Xiotech Corporation. A 30-year industry veteran and published author...
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Mark Phillip

CEO & Founder, RUWT? Sports
Mark is a Brooklyn-born MIT dropout, working to build brands using technology.
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Shailesh Rao

Senior Vice President, SAP
Shailesh Rao is a Senior Vice President at SAP, where he has global responsibility for SAP's CRM On Demand business, including Business Strategy, Products, Engineering, Service Delivery and Go to Market activities.
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Brian Rawson

Chief Technology Officer (CTO), State of Texas &, Executive Director, Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR)
Brian Rawson serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the State of Texas as well as the Executive Director for the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), the agency responsible for leading the transformation and delivery of technology to better serve the citizens of Texas.
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Alissa Ruehl

Manager of Website Effectiveness Consulting, Apogee Search
Alissa Ruehl is the Manager of Website Effectiveness Consulting at Apogee Search, the largest search marketing company in the southwest.
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David Smith

Chief Executive Officer, HBMG, Inc.
As a noted futurist, technologist, and business leader, Mr. Smith brings more than 30 years of experience in digital convergence, strategic planning, and emerging technologies.
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Deirdre Walsh

Community Manager and Social Media Strategist, National Instruments
As the community & social media manager at National Instruments, Deirdre fosters a global community for engineers working on applications ranging from LEGO software to hardware for the CERN supercollider.
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Philip Wheat

Architect Evangelist, Microsoft
Philip Wheat started out in development back when you learned from Compute Magazine...
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Nick White

Community Manager, Buzz Corps, Inc.
Nick White launched the Northwest office of Buzz Corps, Inc., a hands-on word-of-mouth, social media and influencer marketing consultancy, in April 2008.
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Tim Wilson

Vice President, Services, Bulldog Solutions
Tim Wilson has more than a decade of experience in marketing, project management and service delivery for high-tech companies.
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Raven Zachary

Open Source Research Director, The 451 Group
Raven Zachary is the Open Source Research Director for The 451 Group, an independent technology industry analyst company.
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