Vicky Ryan - MODERATOR, Manager, Games-time Training, VANOC
As VANOC’s Manager of Games-time Training, Vicky is responsible for the design, development and delivery of the orientation and training programs for the 2010 Winter Games workforce. Before VANOC, Vicky worked at Chalk Media as the Director of Interactive Production, where she oversaw the production of award-winning, interactive learning programs for a wide variety of corporate clients, like RIM, AstraZeneca, Royal Bank, Sony, and Best Buy. [more]

David Marshall - Director - Internet Systems, VANOC
As Director, Internet Systems, David is responsible for the successful implementation of the over 30 internet projects, systems and applications that will make up the vancouver2010.com portal. During games time, the official Vancouver 2010 portal will be one of the busiest websites in Canada with anticipated traffic in excess of 1 billion page views over a 6 week period. [more]

Nicole Mirante - Application Manager - Games Management Systems, VANOC
Nicole Mirante has been working as a software professional for over ten years, first with Acer Inc. in Taiwan and then with several organisations in Canada, including this last year with Vancouver 2010. Her technical expertise extends to hardware configuration, network administration, data mining, software systems design, and business analysis. [more]

Mary Conibear - Director - Information Systems, VANOC
As Director, Information Systems, Mary is responsible for sourcing or developing over 70 systems to be implemented over the 3 years leading up to the 2010 Winter Games. She also holds the role of co-Chair of VANOC's Games Operations Team which leads the organization's operational planning. [more]

Darci LaRocque - MODERATOR, Trainer and Founder, Swirl Solutions
Darci LaRocque is a Trainer and founder of Swirl Solutions, a training company specializing in BlackBerry wireless technology. She is one of the rare people actually born in this lovely city, Vancouver. For more information on Corporate or Consumer BlackBerry training, please visit www.swirlsolutions.com. [more]

Laura Eaton - Director, Product Management, Primus Business Services
Laura Eaton is responsible for the Product Management portfolio for Primus Business Services and directs the development of strategic initiatives within the VoIP, hosting and managed services portfolio. Prior to taking on this role, Laura was responsible for marketing, customer retention and new product development initiatives for Access/Connectivity Services within Primus Business Services. [more]

Jason Fischl - CTO, CounterPath
Jason Fischl is the Chief Technology Officer of CounterPath, a leading provider of fixed and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. Previously, Jason was a co-founder and CTO of TelTel, a SIP service provider, and Cathay Networks where he developed a SIP-based IP Centrex system. Jason is one of the founding members of, and a key contributor to, SIPfoundry, Vovida.org and the reSIProcate open source SIP project. [more]

Peter Donald Baker, M.Sc. - CTO, Sutus Inc.
Mr. Baker is the Chief Technical Officer of Sutus, Inc., a company specifically focused on delivering converged communications, collaboration, and data products designed specifically for small business. As V.P. of Engineering and CTO of Circa Communications, Mr. Baker was instrumental in the development, standardization, and commercialization of IP telephones. [more]

Shawn Burns, MBA - MODERATOR, President and CEO, Carbon Credit Corp
Shawn is the founder of Carbon Credit Corp and the Carbon Smart(TM) brand. He formed CCC as an independent, for-profit entity that believes market–based approaches to environmental problems offer the best potential for success and sustainability. [more]

Alex Tu - CTO, BC Hydro
Alex Tu received his bachelor’s degree in Science from McGill University and a master’s degree in Public Policy from Simon Fraser University, and has worked in the energy sector in Ontario and British Columbia for nearly 10 years in roles related to technology innovation and sustainability. [more]

Mike Gardner - CEO, Recombo Inc.
Mike Gardner is the chief executive officer of Recombo Inc. A client focused leader, Mike is involved directly with customers to ensure quality and satisfaction. [more]

Ifny Lachance - Director, Free Geek
Ifny Lachance is an adventurer, educator and founding director of Vancouver's FREE GEEK Community Technology Centre, a computer re-use and ethical recycling non-profit organisation. The FREE GEEK model lashes technology to integrity and interdependence, promoting ethical computer recycling, community empowerment, and sustainable software. [more]

Chris Breikss - MODERATOR, Co-Founder and President, 6S Marketing
Chris Breikss is the co-founder and President of 6S Marketing, a Vancouver based Internet Marketing company that specializes in search engine marketing, web analytics and new media marketing. Since 2001, Chris and his company have been involved in the marketing of more than 300 Web sites across North America. [more]

David Scott - PANELIST, Chief Marketing Officer, Entellium
David Scott joined Entellium in 2006 and has more than 16 years of strategy, marketing and sales experience in a variety of industries, including software, hardware and communications. [more]

Fred Vallaeys - PANELIST, Google AdWords Evangelist, Google Inc.
Frederick is Google's AdWords Evangelist. In this role, he helps advertisers learn about which Google products can best solve their marketing needs and he represents the needs of advertisers with the engineering and product management teams. He has been involved in the design of many of AdWords' core features as well as those related to new and traditional media. [more]

Joanne Acri - PANELIST, Online Marketing Manager, Yahoo! Canada
Joanne Acri is the Marketing Manager at Yahoo! Canada responsible for developing plans and strategy for products and services including Mail, Messenger, Lifestyle and Music. She works closely with teams around the world to share campaigns, best practices and to help create a seamless user experience. [more]

Monica Hamburg - MODERATOR, Freelance Writer & Social Media Consultant
Monica Hamburg is a freelance writer and social media consultant in Vancouver. She is a frequent contributor to the popular digital marketing magazine “One Degree”. She loves researching, learning new tactics and information and her investigations and observations on social media, and its relation to business and connecting, form the basis of her blog, “Me Like the Interweb”. [more]

Warren Baxley - PANELIST, Senior Director of Product Management & Development, InterCall
Warren Baxley is currently leading InterCall's charge into Unified Communications. Recognized as a pioneer in the development of reservation-less audio conferencing applications and in VoIP conferencing, Baxley holds five patents and is a reputed technology product strategist. Baxley is also tasked with building out InterCall's world-class conferencing platforms to connect with users globally. [more]

Rebecca Bollwitt - PANELIST, Media Specialist, E-xact Transactions Ltd.
Rebecca Bollwitt is the Media Specialist for E-xact Transactions Ltd. in Vancouver, where she is responsible for all aspects of marketing and communications as well as website design and coding. [more]

Linda Bustos - PANELIST, Emerging Media Analyst, Ecommerce Consultant, Elastic Path
Linda Bustos is an Emerging Media Analyst and ecommerce consultant for Elastic Path, a Vancouver-based ecommerce software vendor. Linda blogs daily at GetElastic.com about online marketing, email, SEO, social media and word of mouth marketing as well as web usability and conversion optimization for online retailers. [more]

Rob Cottingham - PANELIST, President, Social Signal
For 18 years, Social Signal president Rob Cottingham has worked with senior strategic levels of government, business and advocacy organizations to help them engage with audiences - in both the digital and offline worlds.[more]

Chris Sepp - MODERATOR, Director, Service Delivery, MYRA Systems Corp.
Chris Sepp (Christoph Jan Sepp) is Director, Service Delivery for MYRA Systems Corp., a BC based IT Infrastructure and Consulting firm. Chris has worked in the IT industry for 12 years and is a practicing management consultant, entrepreneur and project manager. [more]

John R. Hill, CISSP - Security Evangelist, McAfee Inc.
John R. Hill is a Security Evangelist and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) at McAfee, Inc. McAfee, Inc. is a leading global provider of security solutions that prevent intrusions on networks and protect critical systems from the next generation of blended attacks and threats. His career in the network infrastructure and information security industry spans over 12 years of experience. [more]

Dmitry Samosseiko - Head of Spam Operations, SophosLabs
Dmitry has over 13 years of IT experience in various roles across Canada and Russia. Since 2001, Dmitry has been responsible for Sophos's anti-spam initiatives. He was one of the first developers for Sophos's gateway security solution, PureMessage and is credited for developing the first version of anti-spam filter. [more]

Duane Nickull - Senior Technical Evangelist, Adobe Systems
As Senior Technical Evangelist for Adobe Systems, Duane Nickull is responsible for Adobe’s messaging around enterprise solutions in the SOA and Web Services spaces plus other forward looking aspects such as the Web 2.0. Previously Mr. Nickull co-founded Yellow Dragon Software Corporation, a privately held developer of XML messaging and metadata management software, acquired by Adobe in 2003. He previously served as CTO and President of XML Global Technologies, a publicly traded company acquired by Xenos Group in early 2003. [more]

Jeff Malenfant - Director of Systems Development, Helcim Inc.
Jeff Malenfant is the Director of Systems Development at Helcim Inc.; where he oversees the development of all software and information systems. Through every step of Helcim's growth, Jeff must address the challenges of establishing platforms that secure credit card data while providing the business functionalities needed by Helcim's merchants. [more]