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Agarwal, Ajay Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures
Future Trends in Online Advertising | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 111
Mr. Agarwal joined Bain Capital Ventures in 2003, and he focuses on early stage mobile, internet, and software investments. Prior to Bain Capital Ventures, Mr. Agarwal spent over seven years as a senior executive at Trilogy Software, a privately-held enterprise software company based in Austin, Texas. As head of sales and marketing, he grew Trilogy’s annual revenues to $300 million and led Trilogy’s product expansion into new areas such as enterprise pricing and enterprise incentive management. Prior to Trilogy, Mr. Agarwal was a consultant with the Los Angeles office of McKinsey & Company.
In addition to his firm and portfolio company responsibilities, Mr. Agarwal serves on several community boards including Children’s Hospital Boston Board of Overseers and the National Board of BUILD, a not-for-profit dedicated to helping underprivileged high school students attend college. Mr. Agarwal lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife and three daughters.
Mr. Agarwal received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Mr. Agarwal also holds a patent for the “Method and Apparatus of Configuration Solutions.
Alonso, Rosa V. Founder/CEO, MyLatinoVoice.com
Lifestreaming and Social Media Marketing | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 110
Rosa Alonso is the founder and CEO Mi Apogeo Inc., parent company of popular Latino affinity sites MyLatinoVoice.com and WikiLatino.com, and the only Latina owner of an online media corporation. Alonso is a leading Latina entrepreneur and innovator in marketing, media and internet industries. She was named “Woman of the Week” by AlPunto.com and has been extensively featured as a marketing segment expert in the media, including CNN and CNN En Espanol and, most recently, Telemundo.
Ms. Alonso was most recently Senior Vice President of Edelman Multicultural, Edelman’s award-winning multicultural marketing practice. Prior to Edelman, she was Senior Director of International and Multicultural Marketing at AT&T Wireless and has held key leadership positions at Univision Television Networks, People en Español, Fidelity Investments and Citibank. Ms. Alonso received her B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University and her MBA from Columbia Business School. She serves as Trustee/Director on the board of Barnard College.
Baker, Mike President & CEO, DataXu
Scaling to Success – Perspectives on Growing Pains and Levers for Growth | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 109
Future Trends in Online Advertising | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 111
Mike Baker has been pioneering digital media platforms for 20 years and is a widely recognized thought leader in interactive advertising. Before co-founding DataXu, he was vice president at Nokia, where he created and ran Nokia Interactive. Baker came to Nokia through its acquisition of mobile advertising leader Enpocket in 2007, where he was the founding investor and CEO. Baker was previously a partner at venture capital firm Grand Banks Capital. He has also been executive vice president at CMGI and Engage Technologies, an innovator in online advertising and behavioral targeting. Baker holds degrees in law and telecommunications management.
Berdakin, Diego EVP of Strategy & Product, Slingshot Labs, a News Corporation company
Trends in Digital Media and Online Entertainment | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 112
Currently Diego is the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Product at Slingshot Labs. Slingshot Labs, a division of News Corporation, is a web incubator dedicated to building new Internet companies. In this role, Diego is responsible for Product Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Business Development, Corporate Development and Marketing.
Diego is a serial entrepreneur who specializes in building business from the ground up. He has taken an innovative approach to many established business ideas, adapting them to shifting technological paradigms. Most recently, Diego co-founded a pioneering online escrow service, iEscrow.com, where he served as President. Concurrently, he served as a principal adviser to online marketing company, Bzzing, Inc. He also co-founded a Los Angeles based internet incubator, MD Capital, where he helped incubate successful start ups.
Berdakin holds a Bachelors of Science from Northwestern University in Political Science with a specific interest in campaigning on the social web.
Brix, Todd Microsoft, Senior Director, Mobile Services and Developer Product Management
The Mobile Consumer | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 109
Todd Brix leads Product Management for the for the Windows Mobile developer platform and Windows Marketplace service in Microsoft’s Mobile Communication Business. In this role, Todd leads the team responsible for defining and driving product strategies, partnerships, service launches, marketing and operations execution for new mobile services released with the first generation of Windows phones.
Todd has worked at Microsoft for 10 years in a variety of product management, marketing and planning roles in the Windows Server, Windows Embedded and Windows Mobile business groups. Prior to Microsoft, Todd worked at Intel, Silicon Graphics, and a semiconductor start-up and is a graduate of Harvard Business School and the University of Washington.
Broderick, Glenn AT&T, Executive Director, Gaming
The Mobile Consumer | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 109
Glenn Broderick is the Executive Director of Gaming in AT&T’s Converged Services organization. In this role, Glenn is responsible for developing AT&T’s strategic and go to market approach to the convergence of gaming across AT&T’s Platforms.
Glenn comes to AT&T with 13 years of video games experience that ranges from producing games editorial to helping launch some of the industry’s biggest brands. Prior to AT&T, Glenn held management positions in Coca-Cola’s interactive marketing group, Blockbuster’s games group, Best Buy’s new business development group, and GT Interactive’s (now Atari) online marketing group. And before all that, he wrote for various and sundry game pubs including the now-deceased Computer Player, Tips & Tricks, ogr.com, gamecenter.com, and Brady Games.
Glenn holds a BA from Green Mountain College and an MA from Sacred Heart University. He lives in San Antonio with his family and a monster home theater he’s affectionately named HAL 10,000. He enjoys playing video games, motorcycling, reading, playing video games, and talking about himself in the third person.
Bucci, Dr. Steven IBM, Lead for Cyber, Leadership Development Iniative
Cloud Providers | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 111
Dr. Steven P. Bucci presently serves as IBM’s Issue Lead for Cyber, a strategic emphasis that is part of the IBM Global Leadership Initiative, the company “think tank” for IBM Public Sector. Bucci brings nearly 30 years of leadership at the highest levels of Government in response to ongoing threats to America. He is a recognized expert in the interagency process, particularly as it involves the defense of U.S. interests domestically, and the productive interplay of key governmental and private sector entities.
Early in his 28-year career in the U.S. Army, Bucci served in various leadership positions in the 82nd Airborne and the 5th Special Forces. Bucci assumed the duties of the Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on 1 July 2001, and served in that capacity through the attacks on 11 September 2001, and the Global War on Terrorism. Retired from active duty in the spring of 2005, Bucci stayed to serve as the Staff Director of the Immediate Office of the Secretary, a Presidential appointment to the Senior Executive Service. Bucci next served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Homeland Defense and Defense Support to Civil Authorities Bucci helped lead the DoD’s response to the growing Cyber Security threats facing the U.S. He acted as the primary civilian oversight of DoD U.S. Northern Command.
Raised in Dobbs Ferry, NY, Bucci graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1977 with a B.S. in National Security and Public Affairs. In 1986 and 1987, respectively, he earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina, both in International Relations. Bucci graduated from the U.S. Army War College, the Hellenic Army War College in Thessaloniki, Greece, and the Department of State Senior Seminar.
Calabria, Carl Vice President, Product Development, Sonos
Converging Devices | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 112
Carl draws on more than 20 years of engineering management experience to lead product development at Sonos. Prior to joining Sonos, Carl served as Vice President of Engineering at computer video pioneer Avid Technology. Before Avid, Carl led the hardware team at Pinnacle Systems where he accepted an Emmy Award for pioneering work in full-motion PC-based video. Carlwas proclaimed the “Father of Desktop Video” by Videography magazine.
Chory, John Partner, WilmerHale Venture Group
Venture Capital | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 112
Mr. Chory advises both private and public companies in the areas of initial- through late stage venture capital financings, public offerings of securities, mergers and acquisitions, technology licensing and securities law. His current clients include A123 Systems, AkamaiTechnologies, Akorri, Authoria, BlueNote Networks, BzzAgent, Empirix, EqualLogic, Intellivid, Mintera, Optiant, Ounce Labs, Polychromix, Tabblo, World Energy Solutions and Zipcar. Other clients have included AppIQ, Archivas, GoldPocket, Imagitas, ImLogic, Oxford Global Resources, Relicore and SilverStream Software. Mr. Chory also advises many entrepreneurs in early-stage company formation and strategy.
Prior to attending Harvard Law School, Mr. Chory, a West Point graduate, was a US Army intelligence officer. While at Harvard, he taught negotiation as a teaching assistant to Roger Fisher of the Harvard Negotiation Project. Mr. Chory remained in the US Army Reserves until 1998.
Collette, Jr., J. Michael Chief Executive Office, FluidHTML, Inc.
From Powerpoint to Product – Perspectives on the Day-Zero Experience | 9:40 – 10:40am | Aldrich 109
FluidHtmlis a new markup language for Flash that makes Flash searchable, easier to develop, and generally more like the rest of the web. The company launched publicly in September of 2009 as a TechCrunch 50 finalist.
Prior to joining FluidHtml, Mr. Collette was CEO of two Boston-based, venture-backed companies. PhyFlex Networks provided a new access network solution for cable systems and was sold to Ciena in 2007. Ucentric Systems pioneered multiroom DVR and was sold to Motorola in 2005.
Mr. Collette also serves on the Board of Gotuit Media, which provides video metadata solutions to video publishers and is an advisor to WorkshopLive, an eLearning company focused on music instruction.
Considine, John Founder & CTO, Cloudswitch
Cloud Providers | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 111
John Considine brings two decades of technology vision and proven experience in complex enterprise system development, integration and product delivery to CloudSwitch. Before founding CloudSwitch, John was Director of the Platform Products Group at Sun Microsystems, where he was responsible for the 69xx virtualized block storage system, 53xx NAS products, the 5800 Object Archive system, as well as the next generation NAS portfolio.
John came to Sun through the acquisition of Pirus Networks, where he was part of the early engineering team responsible for the development and release of the Pirus NAS product, including advanced development of parallel NAS functions and the Segmented File System. John has started and boot-strapped a number of start-ups with breakthrough technology in high-performance distributed systems and image processing. He has been granted patents for RAID and distributed file system technology. John began his career as an engineer at Raytheon Missile Systems, and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Cornett, Larry Vice President of Consumer Products, Yahoo! Search
The Commoditization of Search | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 111
Dr. Larry Cornett is VP of the Yahoo Search consumer products division. In this capacity, he is primarily responsible for the Yahoo web search experience and heads up a multinational team of product managers, designers, and developers focused on creating a world-class search experience.
Prior to this role, Dr. Cornett was a director at eBay, where his team focused on multiple products for the tailored shopping experiences, platform, and international sites. Earlier in his career, he was a designer at Apple Computer, where he worked on the Finder, OS, and international software; and IBM, where he worked on database and development tools. He was also the principal consultant for MindSpan Design, an interaction design agency, where he worked on desktop, web, and mobile solutions for a variety of clients.
Dr. Cornett received his Ph.D. from Rice University, where he designed and developed a coaching system for training software users. He holds multiple patents, which include design work on web-based products and hardware solutions.
Crandell, Michael CEO, Rightscale
Cloud Providers | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 111
Michael Crandell is the CEO and a founder of RightScale, where he provides the vision and direction for the company as it pioneers innovative ways to bring the power of cloud computing to any organization. Crandell is a frequent speaker at cloud computing industry conferences, and he has played a major role in helping establish and promote openness and transparency in the cloud market. Prior to RightScale, he served as CEO at several Internet Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) companies and as executive vice president at eFax.com Crandell received his B.A. from Stanford University and completed graduate studies at Harvard University.
Curry, Jim VP Corporate Development, Rackspace
Cloud Providers | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 111
Jim Curry is the VP of Corporate Development at Rackspace, the world’s leader in hosting. He is responsible for the company’s M&A and venture investing activities including the acquisitions of Webmail.us, Slicehost and Jungle Disk. Jim also manages strategic product partner alliances for Rackspace, particularly in the areas of cloud computing and applications. In addition to his current responsibilities, Jim also maintains responsibility for incubating new businesses at the company including the recently launched Platform Hosting offering and Hong Kong businesses.
Prior to Rackspace, Jim spent 15 years in the IT and financial services sector in various new product incubation, corporate development and investing roles. Most recently, Jim was a senior leader on Dell’s corporate development team. Jim has also held leadership positions with several other technology startups including Bowstreet and Tivoli, both acquired by IBM. He also was an investment banker with Goldman Sachs and spent several years as a private equity investor. Jim holds an MBA from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.
Cusack, Brian Google Display Sales Manager, YouTube
Future Trends in Online Advertising | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 111
As Head of Display Sales based out of Google’s Cambridge, MA offices, Brian oversees Google’s Display advertising team partnerships across the U.S. for Retail partners and for all display efforts in Canada. Prior to joining Google, Brian worked as a Regional Sales Director for AOL, where he was tasked with managing the New England team and building relationships with New England partners. He has also been Vice-President of Sales for IMakeNews and Newmediary, both of which contributed to his firm grasp of the online sales and marketing arena.
Brian serves as the President of Boston Interactive Media Association, New England’s only online advertising focused industry group, and contributes to the Executive Committee for MITX, a leading industry association that brings together digital technology, marketing and media professionals. He received his B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and lives in Marblehead, MA, with his wife and two children.
d’Arbeloff, Nick President, New England Clean Energy Council
Cleantech/Greentech | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 109
Nick d’Arbeloff is a veteran entrepreneur, having held senior positions in a number of technology companies and start-ups over the past 20 years.
Before joining the Council, he was the CEO and founder of Conjoin, a developer of sales productivity software for corporate sales teams. The company was acquired by Intranets.com (subsequently acquired by WebEx). Previously, Nick co-founded and served as VP Marketing for Wildfire Communications, which brought to market a voice recognition-based electronic assistant for managing all of an individual’s telephone activities. Wildfire was acquired by Orange PLC, now a subsidiary of France Telecom. Nick also served as Vice President of Marketing for C-bridge Internet Solutions, Director of Marketing for PRI Automation, and Product Manager for Apollo Computer.
Nick is a representative of The Climate Project, trained by former Vice President Al Gore to educate audiences about the science underlying global climate change. He serves on the Board of the Carlisle Conservation Foundation and the Mass Audubon Council. He is also the author of Excessive Entanglement, a novel, published in 2008. Nick holds a BA from Georgetown University.
Davis, Ian Studio President, Rockstar New England, Rockstar Games
Gaming - Where Gaming and Social Identity Collide | 2:10 – 3:10pm | Aldrich 110
Dr. Ian Lane Davis is currently the President of Rockstar New England, a studio within Rockstar Games. He was formerly CEO and Founder of Mad Doc® Software (acquired by Rockstar), Creative Director on the critically acclaimed Empire Earth® II, and former Technical Director at Activision’s Santa Monica studio, and is widely acknowledged as one of the top Artificial Intelligence experts in the video game industry. His direct credits include Bully: Scholarship Edition, Star Trek Legacy, Empire Earth® II (a PC Gamer Editor’s Choice Award winner), the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Computer Role Playing Game of the Year Finalist: Dungeon Siege®: Legends of Aranna™; Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest™; and Star Trek®: Armada II™, among others.
Currently co-authoring the definitive AI and games textbook for academic and industry training, Dr. Davis is a trusted advisor to key industry publishers, serves as a Peer Panel Leader for the AIAS Peer Panel for Gameplay Engineering, was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Game Development for two years, and is a frequent guest professor at MIT. A highly sought speaker who presents in academic and game-focused venues, Davis earned his doctorate in AI and Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University
DeBelina, James Director, Business Development, Motorola
Converging Devices | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 112
Jim has had over twenty years of high technology experience in wireless computing, mobile devices, and software development. He joined Motorola in 1985 and built a career at the cutting edge of wireless technology. In the 80’s, he helped pioneer wireless data applications in vertical markets. In the early 90’s, he helped start he promoted the concept of data communications over public networks, like cellular. In 1995, he left Motorola to become VP of marketing and sales for Illinois Superconductor. In the latter 90’s he returned to Motorola to drive several internal startups and led the enterprise email and messaging business within the Mobile Device Business.
For the last seven years, Jim has been a Senior Director in Motorola’s corporate software development organization. Jim has led several software organizations, managed a revamp of software purchasing and a reorganization of how software was developed at Motorola.
In the last year before leaving Motorola, Jim led the software tools organization, which he spun off under independent management and for whom he is currently engaged as a consultant. Jim has a degree in Mathematics from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Dickman, Dave Senior Vice President - Digital Media Sales, Warner Bros.
Future Trends in Online Advertising | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 111
Dave Dickman serves as Senior Vice President, Digital Media Sales, at the Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG). An industry leader whose media management experience spans over 20 years and several continents, Dickman joined the Studio in September 2009 and spearheads WBTVG’s domestic digital media sales efforts. In his career, Dickman has developed and overseen sales teams in the Internet arena, spot TV, barter syndication, cable TV and affiliate sales and marketing.
In his current position, he is charged with generating revenue from Warner Bros. Entertainment’s expansive portfolio of advertiser-supported digital assets and ventures, including the Studio’s digital entertainment destinations and content from WBTVG’s television production arms, as well as digital unit Studio 2.0 and Warner Premiere. Dickman is also responsible for developing and presenting integrated marketing and branded entertainment opportunities to key advertisers across all projects from these ventures, allowing marketers to associate with the Studio’s top creative talent and content in a targeted, premium environment.
Dickman is a graduate of Indiana University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in business, with an emphasis in marketing and advertising.
Findlay, Nat Founder & CEO, Myca
Technology and Healthcare | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 110
Nat Findlay is the founder and CEO of Myca Health. Before Myca, Nat teamed up with Leonard Schlemm, co-founder of 24 Hour Fitness, to integrate internet-ready PCs into more than 10,000 pieces of fitness equipment in more than 500 clubs across North America. He then started a venture called Eon Media Inc, which was quickly acquired by Cardinal Health Inc, where he worked as as VP of Clinical Technology and Services at Cardinal.
Finkelstein, Alex General Partner, Spark Capital
Lifestreaming and Social Media Marketing | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 110
Alex Finkelstein is a General Partner at Spark Capital and joined the firm at its inception. He has led Spark’s investments in 5min, 8D World, Linkwell, and Altius Education. Alex focuses on working with and investing in highly passionate entrepreneurs who enjoy leaving stable jobs to build transformative companies.
Prior to joining Spark Capital, Alex was the creator and producer of a number of television shows and Internet properties that he sold to major networks, including FOX, E!, Discovery, ITV1 (U.K.) and Yahoo. Alex’s shows all had major product integration components and were sold in partnership with Fortune 500 brands.
Previously Alex was a Principal at Seed Capital Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm that was formed in partnership with Softbank. Before joining Seed Capital Partners, Alex was an Associate at GrandBanks Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that was also formed in partnership with Softbank. Alex also worked at Cambridge Associates, where he served as a Senior Venture Capital Research Associate and Senior Consulting Associate.
Alex Finkelstein holds a BA in political science from Middlebury College.
Fogarty, Tim Director of Business Development, WDDG
Lifestreaming and Social Media Marketing | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 110
Tim Fogarty has carved a wide path of destruction through the world of digital advertising. Building on a background as a web application developer, he has created successful (and occasionally award-winning) digital media strategies and campaigns for major brands like Axe Body Spray, Altoids, 5 Gum, Motorola and CLEAR WiMax at Mindshare.
Moving to the creative side in late 2009, he has reinvigorated WDDG – a top tier interactive agency, game development shop and animation production house – bringing passion and strategic insight to a new stage, opening new revenue streams and forging partnerships.
Tim is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he received dual B.S.’s in Management & Technology and Science, Technology and Society. He lives in Brooklyn.
Forman, Charles Founder, OMGPOP
From Powerpoint to Product – Perspectives on the Day-Zero Experience | 9:40 – 10:40am | Aldrich 109
Charles Forman is founder of OMGPOP. OMGPOP (formerly i’minlikewithyou or iilwy) is a casual online multiplayer gaming website built entirely in Flash. The Company started in 2006 as iminlikewithyou, a place for people to play games to meet each other and in 2009 changed its name to the shorter OMGPOP. OMGPOP states on its homepage that it is “a place to hang out, play free online multiplayer games, chat and make friends”
OMGPOP is funded by Spark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Baseline Ventures and Betaworks, as well as angel investors including Ron Conway, Kevin Rose and Marc Andreessen. OMGPOP is on Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites of 2009. The OMGPOP team is based in Soho, in New York City.
Friend, Scott Managing Director, Bain Capital Ventures
Reinventing eCommerce | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 112
Mr. Friend joined Bain Capital in 2006. Prior to Bain Capital, Mr. Friend was Chairman of the Executive Advisory Board and VP of Marketing & Science for Oracle Retail. Prior to its acquisition by Oracle in 2005, Mr. Friend was the President and co-founder of ProfitLogic, a Bain Capital portfolio company. In 2005, Mr. Friend was named a winner of the Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” in New England. Prior to ProfitLogic, Mr. Friend held positions at Learning Sciences Corporation, The Parthenon Group and IBM.
Mr. Friend received an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School and a BA, magna cum laude,in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Brown University.
Friendly, Andrew Principal, Advanced Technology Ventures
Cleantech/Greentech | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 109
Andrew Friendly joined ATV in 2007 and focuses on investments in clean technology companies in the firm’s Waltham, MA office. He represents the firm on the boards of AltaRock Energy and Solar Junction, and is an observer on the boards of Rive Technology and Wakonda Technologies. Andrew co-leads the Renewable Energy Business Network (www.rebn.org), and also co-leads the New England Clean Energy Council’s Clean Energy Fellowship Program (www.necec.org).
Previously, Andrew was a director at Idealab, where he evaluated energy and clean technologies for possible investment and company creation. He focused on solar PV and thermal, fuel cells, hydrogen generation, flywheels, small-scale wind, advanced batteries, and new transportation concepts. Prior to Idealab, Andrew was a Partner at Clean Edge, a strategic consulting practice for the cleantech sector and senior manager of Business Development & Strategy at Zambeel, Andrew earned an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.A. from Middlebury College.
Lifestreaming and Social Media Marketing | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 110
David is a marketing executive with significant startup and consulting experience, most recently as Chief Marketing Officer at Indaba Music, where he was part of the senior team that grew the business into the leading social network and suite of collaboration tools for musicians.
Before joining Indaba, David was Director of Strategic Initiatives at SS+K, a non-traditional marketing and strategic communications firm that specialises in changing how people look at brands. Previously, he was a consultant at Katzenbach Partners, where he managed projects in industries ranging from non-profit to biotech. He has a BA from McGill University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Goldfarb, Andy Executive Managing Director / Co-Founder, Globespan Capital Partners
Venture Capital | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 112
Andy Goldfarb is the co-founder and Executive Managing Director of Globespan. Andy sources new investment opportunities, evaluates and negotiates investments, and serves on the boards of portfolio companies. The Forbes Midas List recognized Andy as one of the Top 100 Technology Deal Makers in 2006 and 2007. Andy serves on the boards of Akorri, Hatteras Networks, Incipient, Quattro Wireless and Vericept Corporation. Andy previously served on the board for Aptis Communications (acquired by Nortel Networks), Argon (Siemens),
CeruleanTechnology(Aether),Covergence(AcmePacket),eDocs(Siebel),IdiomTechnologies(SDLEnterprise Technologies), m-Qube (VeriSign), Net Perceptions, Ocular Networks (acquired by Tellabs), Pirus Networks (acquired by Sun Microsystems), Silknet, ShoreTel and Virtusa.
Andy was the Senior Managing Director of JAFCO Ventures and led spinout of Globespan Capital in 2003. Prior to JAFCO, he founded and directed Trans National Group’s venture investing, TN Ventures. Andy earned an AB degree in East Asian Studies and Economics from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Goldman, Daniel Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, GreatPoint Energy
Cleantech/Greentech | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 109
Daniel Goldman brings 20 years of energy industry experience in strategy, corporate and project finance, project development as well as private equity and early stage venture capital investing. Currently, he is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GreatPoint Energy, Inc., a company backed by leading venture capital firms such as Kleiner Perkins and strategic investors such as Dow Chemical. Mr. Goldman also co-founded and serves as Managing Partner of Clean Energy Venture Group, a collaboration of energy industry executives making early stage clean tech investments and actively mentoring the companies. He serves on the Board of Directors of several companies and has been actively involved in efforts to bring together the investment community, environmental groups and policy makers to promote investment in the sector. Mr. Goldman received a B.S. from Cornell and a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and he serves on Cornell University’s undergraduate Business Advisory Council. He lives in Newton, MA with his wife and three children.
Gorenberg, Mark Managing Director, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Killer SaaS Apps | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 110
Mark Gorenberg, Managing Director, joined Hummer Winblad Venture Partners in 1990. He has served as a board member for start-up and public software companies, including AdForce, HomeGrocer, NetDynamics and Scopus Technologies. Currently, he serves as a Director of Aria Systems, Cenzic, Infopia, ontheFRONTIER, Omniture (NASDAQ: OMTR), Replay Solutions, and Sonatype.
Mark is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation and The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and The Environment.
Prior to joining Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Mark managed a number of new media areas and was a member of the original SparcStation I team at Sun Microsystems. He received a BSEE from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MSEE from the University of Minnesota, and an MS in Engineering Management from Stanford University.
Groetzinger, Jack Co-Founder, SeatGeek
From Powerpoint to Product – Perspectives on the Day-Zero Experience | 9:40 – 10:40am | Aldrich 109
Jack Groetzinger is a serial entrepreneur who focuses on data-driven internet applications. He is currently the Co-Founder of SeatGeek, a web application that provides price forecasts for the secondary sports and concert ticket market. Previously, Jack founded and ran Scribnia, a web application that provides context-specific blogger recommendations, and EvolvingVox, and online platform for college furniture rental. He successfully exited both businesses.
Jack has also worked as a consultant at Bain & Company. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in math and economics.
Hofstader, Joseph Senior Architect, Microsoft Communications Sector, Microsoft
Cloud Providers | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 111
Joseph Hofstader is an architect in Microsoft Communications Sector. Joseph has spent his career architecting, designing and developing solutions in the telecommunications industry. Over the last 5 years, Joseph has been involved in architecting solutions that provide telecommunications services in the cloud. Joseph is also an adjunct professor in the department of Information Technology and Electronic Commerce at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.
Homer, Chris Co-Founder, ThredUp
Reinventing eCommerce | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 112
Chris, a recent graduate of the Harvard Business School, worked at Microsoft from 2005 to 2007 and helped grow the reach of the company’s mid-market, live-event sales group. He was a key member of multiple major product launches, delivering mid-market focused presentations at the Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Microsoft CRM 3.0 launch events. Chris earned a B.S in Engineering from Princeton University.
Hoover, Brad Investor, General Catalyst Partners
Trends in Digital Media and Online Entertainment | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 112
Brad Hoover focuses on investments in early and growth stage technology businesses. Areas of special interest include wireless, financialservices, and consumer internet. Brad is currently a board member of go2 Media and MocoSpace, and is involved with CCP Games, EzPrints and QuickPlay Media.
Brad joined GeneralCatalyst from The Strategy Learning Center (SLC), a start-up consultancy he co-founded. While at SLC, Brad developed a private equity consulting business, and helped veteran entrepreneurs secure funding. Prior to SLC, Brad was a Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company. At McKinsey, Brad worked primarily for Fortune 500 clients on growth, market entry, innovation, and sales strategy, in addition to performance management and procurement optimization. Before McKinsey, Brad led the development of an intranet application used by the former Arthur Andersen to project manage clients’ mergers and acquisitions.
Brad graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University, with a B.S. in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.
Hornik, David Partner, August Capital
Venture Capital | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 112
In 2000, David joined August Capital where he invests broadly in IT companies, with a focus on enterprise application and infrastructure software, and consumer facing software and services. His current board affiliations include StumbleUpon, Aardvark, Blue Rover Labs, Nomis, Ohai, Six Apart, Splunk, and VideoEgg. Prior to joining August Capital, David was an intellectual property and corporate attorney at Venture Law Group and Perkins Coie. David represented high tech startups such as Yahoo!, Evite and Ofoto, in all aspects of their formation.
David is currently a lecturer at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where he teaches intellectual property, and the Harvard Law School, where he teaches entrepreneurship and venture capital. He is the author of VentureBlog, the first venture capital blog, and VentureCast, the first venture capital podcast, and is the founder and executive producer of The Lobby conference, an annual gathering of the thought leaders of the digital media ecosystem. David holds an AB in Computer Music from Stanford University, an M.Phil in Criminology from Cambridge University and a JD from Harvard Law School.
Jacobsohn, Sean Vice President, Channel Management, Cornerstone OnDemand
Killer SaaS Apps | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 110
Sean Jacobsohn has been an alliances and sales executive in the technology-enabled business services space since 1999. As VP of Channel Management at Cornerstone OnDemand, a human capital management software-as-a-service provider with 2.7 million subscribers, he is responsible for creating and managing an ecosystem of strategic partnerships. Previously he was VP Sales and Partner Development at WageWorks, a leading provider of consumer-directed spending solutions, which grew from $3 million to $82 million in annual recurring revenue during his 4 year tenure. He spent 3.5 years at Elance, the world’s largest marketplace of contractors, which sold its software unit to Click Commerce (CKCM). He also has held finance positions at Major League Baseball and The Prudential Realty Group. Jacobsohn has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA in Marketing, Finance, and International Business from University of Wisconsin
Jasny, Tom VP, Wireless and Broadband Networks, Samsung Electronics
Converging Devices | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 112
Tom Jasny, VP, Wireless Broadband and Convergence Solutions, joined Samsung Telecommunications in April 2005, to lead Samsung’s Wireless and Broadband Networks efforts in the US. Tom has 24 years of technology experience, including wireline, broadband, and wireless infrastructure and device business. Tom led the Mobile WiMAX effort resulting in Samsung’s selection as primary supplier for the Sprint/Clearwire 4G network. Tom also helped launch multiple new products in the US, including Samsung’s industry-first CDMA femtocell product with Sprint and Verizon. In 2009, Tom added Convergence Business Development activities to his responsibilities, an initiative to connect, share content, and share user experience across Samsung’s consumer electronics and telecommunications device portfolio.
He has held various leadership positions within Nortel Networks, Siemens, and VocalData. In 1993 when he assumed VP responsibilities for Nortel Sales and Customer Services organization, designing and building a total sales organization including customer and supplier contracts, marketing operations, program management, installation and field service. In 1995 he assumed the role of VP, Sales and Service for Siemens Wireless Terminals. For the next three years Jasny led an organization that sold GSM and CDMA handsets to North American and Asian operators. In 1998 Jasny was recruited back to Nortel where he assumed P&L responsibility for all Nortel product and account activities for the Sprint PCS national network; later on, he assumed P&L responsibility for all Nortel product lines sold to the major national and regional emerging wireless carriers.
Kim, Daniel CEO, Nexon America
Gaming – Where Gaming and Social Identity Collide | 2:10 –3:10pm | Aldrich 110
As the CEO of Nexon America, the North American publishing arm of Nexon Group, Daniel S. Kim oversees the company’s day-to-day management and operations. Daniel joined Nexon Group in November 2006 and most recently served as the executive vice president for Nexon Group’s global content strategy division in Korea, where he was responsible for directing brand strategy and content licensing development for Nexon on a global level.
Prior to joining Nexon, Daniel served as vice president in charge of Asia-Pacific business development for IDEO, a leading firm in innovation and design. During his tenure, Daniel was responsible for developing and managing critical client relationships in the Asia Pacific region, with focus on Korea. In addition, Daniel led project teams, as well as mentoring and guiding other project managers on various innovation strategy and design projects including: Proctor & Gamble, Samsung Electronics, LG, AmorePacific, Pantech & Curitel, Handspring, Palm, Santen Pharmaceuticals, 3Com, Apple Computers and BMW Motors. Previously, Daniel served as senior product design engineer for Handspring, Inc., and managed research, design, development and production of cutting-edge handheld digital devices.
Daniel earned a Master of Science in Product Design and Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Daniel is fluent in English and Korean while also being proficient in conversational Japanese and Spanish.
Krizelman, Todd Chief Executive Officer, Magazine Radar
Scaling to Success – Perspectives on Growing Pains and Levers for Growth | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 109
Magazine Radar’s co-founder and CEO is Todd Krizelman. Mr. Krizelman is an expert in the Internet and magazine publishing. From 1994to 2001, he was CEOof theglobe.com, leading the company from inception and taking it public on NASDAQ. The company hosted an internet community of 20 million monthly users and published a collection of video game magazine and websites. From 2003 through 2006, he worked for Bertelsmann in publishing, working in Barcelona and New York City. Mr. Krizelman is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Business School.
Kumar, Sushil Vice President of Product Strategy and Business Development, System and Application Management Products , Oracle
Big Data Processing | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 111
Sushil Kumar is Vice President of Product Strategy and Business Development at Oracle’s System and Application Management Products group. In this role, Sushil drives product strategy, product management, business development, and strategic customer relationship management for Oracle Enterprise Manager product family. In addition, Sushil is the lead strategist behind Oracle’s Cloud Computing initiatives and is responsible for day-to-day execution of Oracle’s Cloud strategy and the alignment of vision with market and product requirements.
An Industry veteran with 20 years of experience, Sushil has been with Oracle since 1998 and has handled wide range of technical and business responsibilities, including product development, product management & marketing, and consulting. Prior to joining the Enterprise Manager group, Sushil spent close to 10 years in Oracle Database development group leading the product management efforts for High Availability, Performance and Manageability. Sushil played a crucial role in establishing Oracle as a leader in the database self-management and management tools space.
Letalien, Roger Vice President and Partner, Application Innovation Services , IBM Global Business Services
The Mobile Consumer | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 109
Roger Letalien is responsible for leading IBM consulting teams in North America that specialize in custom solution design, development, and integration reflecting the freshest industry insight and most advanced practices.
Letalien has more than 20 years of leadership experience in business development, business and financial management, organization planning, complex application design and delivery, project management, personnel and vendor management. He is experienced in all phases of application development and in multipleindustries, including telecommunications, insurance, finance, and distribution. Letalien is considered a thought leader in technological trends and their relevance to client business outcomes.
Previously, he was the executive for IBM’s Centers for Solution Innovation. These centers showcase IBM’s talent and expertise in business strategy, marketing, digital branding, interactive design, application development, systems integration, hosting, and maintenance to visualize, define, and deliver innovative e-business solutions. Letalien is a board member of the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX).
Lirio Marcelo, Sheila Founder and CEO, Care.com
Scaling to Success – Perspectives on Growing Pains and Levers for Growth | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 109
Sheila Lirio Marcelo is the Founder and CEO of Care.com. As the parent of two boys, she knows the challenges of balancing life as a mom in the business world and the difficulties of finding caregivers for her family and home. After trying to find a nanny for her youngest son, Sheila realized she wasn’t the only one running into trouble. To address the problem, Sheila created Care.com, a simple and safe online service connecting families to qualified, local caregivers.
Sheila is passionate about helping others find caregiving arrangements that improve the quality of life for their loved ones and themselves. A leading expert on child care and care planning, Sheila has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS’s The Early Show. She has also been featured in national news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Parenting, Cookie and Redbook. In 2009, she was selected as one of ten female entrepreneurs to attend the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. Sheila resides in the Boston area with her husband, two boys and two dogs.
Lubin, Oliver Co-Founder, ThredUp
Reinventing eCommerce | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 112
Oliver most recently served as the Marketing Technology Manager at Foley Hoag LLP for nearly 3 years. During that time, Oliver stewarded the launch of multiple websites and business development tools for the firm. Oliver earned a M.S in Healthcare Technology Management at Marquette University. He has worked in strategic marketing, product planning and technology consulting for the past seven years and also holds a degree in Computer Science from Boston College.
Mattamana, Alan Principal, Fairview Capital
Venture Capital | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 112
Mr. Mattamana joined Fairview in 2009 and is a member of Fairview’s investment team. He is involved in a broad set of activities, including due diligence, investment monitoring, and business development. Prior to Fairview, he was a Principal with Polaris Venture Partners, a diversified venture capital firm with over $3.3 billion under management. Mr. Mattamana joined Polarisin 2002 and focused on investment opportunities in the medical technology, healthcare services, information technology, digital media, consumer, and business services industries. At Polaris, he served as Board Observer to several life sciences portfolio companies including Advion BioSciences and GI Dynamics. Mr. Mattamana also led the India investment efforts at Polaris.
Before joining Polaris, Mr. Mattamana was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co.’s Silicon Valley office, where he served clients in the high tech sector. He also has previous experience at Goldman Sachs, Neuberger Berman and LibertyView Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund. Mr. Mattamana obtained a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
McDerment, Mike Co-founder and CEO, FreshBooks
Killer SaaS Apps | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 110
Mike is the co-founder and CEO of FreshBooks, planet Earth’s leading online invoicing and bookkeeping app for service oriented professionals, freelancers and teams. Back in 2003, Mike built FreshBooks for his design firm and scratched his own itch. Since launching in May 2004 FreshBooks has touched over 1,000,000 lives and Mike and his team dedicate themselves to being a great service for people who love their work, and want to focus on it – instead of focusing on their paperwork.
An entrepreneur with two successful start-ups to his name, Mike talks faster than he writes and can deftly juggle and keep his eye on hundreds of balls at one time. Mike is also a founder of the mesh conference, past lecturer at Humber College and a frequent speaker at Internet conferences like SXSW, Future of Web Apps, and Web 2 Summit. Mike loves his work, and would rather be outdoors than inside.
McGrath, Dr. Robert Deputy Laboratory Director for Science & Technology,, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Cleantech/Greentech | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 109
Dr. Robert McGrath presently serves as Deputy Laboratory Director for Science & Technology at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. He oversees NREL’s research and development portfolio which includes the National Center for Photovoltaics (NCPV), the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) and the National Bioenergy Center (NBC), along with extensive programs in transportation technologies, building efficiency technology, renewable electricity integration with the smart electrical grid, and chemical, biological and material sciences for energy applications.
Prior to joining NREL, Bob served as Senior Vice President for Research at The Ohio State University where he was responsible for research strategic planning and investment; interdisciplinary research; regulatory compliance for human subject and animal research, and Technology Transfer and Commercialization. Robert McGrath received his Ph.D. in Nuclear Science & Engineering from The University of Michigan, Bachelors and Masters degrees from Penn State in Engineering Sciences, Physics and Mathematics.
Big Data Processing | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 111
Matt McKeon is a developer with the Visual Communication Lab at IBM. His goal is to enable everyone to easily communicate about data using rich interactive visualization, turning analysisinto a collective effort. His lab’s flagship project, Many Eyes, is a popular public website that enables anyone to upload a dataset, quickly create an attractive and useful visualization, discuss it, and share it across the web. Many Eyes visualizations have been featured in top websites, blogs, newspapers, and academic journals.
Prior to IBM, Matt joined a startup company called MAYA Viz (now owned by GeneralDynamics) with a mission to revolutionize how people work with data. He was one of the developers of CoMotion, a collaborative visualization and analytics platform currently in use by the US Army in Iraq, Afghanistan and the United States. In Baghdad in 2004, he witnessed firsthand how insight frequently came not just from advanced analytic tools, but from getting the right group of people to use those tools in a conversation. Matt holds an MS in Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Tech.
Meiseles, Brad Sr. Manager, vCloud, VMWare
Cloud Providers | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 111
Brad Meiseles is Sr. Manager at VMware responsible for the vCloud engineering effort including development of VMware’s self-service cloud computing platform, and the vCloud API that was submitted to the DMTF for consideration as an industry standard for cloud computing. Prior to VMware, Brad was co-founder and EVP of Technology of WinMill Software, a software consulting and system integration firm, where he architected and led development efforts for financial, travel reservation, healthcare, and other systems. Prior to WinMill, Brad was VP of Engineering for Cortex Corporation, a 4GL software development platform.
Miner, Rich Managing Partner, Google Ventures
The Mobile Consumer | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 109
Rich Miner is a Managing Partner of Google Ventures. He has spent the past 25 years growing businesses with innovative communications and interface-intensive applications. Rich joined Google through the acquisition of Android, a mobile platforms company that he co-founded. During his first three years at Google, he helped lead the development of the Android platform and ecosystem. Prior to Android, Rich was a Vice President at Orange, where he led R&D activities in North America and also started and was a principlein Orange Ventures. He came to Orange through the acquisition of another company that he co-founded, Wildfire, which made a voice-based personal assistant. He met his Wildfire co-founder when he helped incubate Avid Technology in his university lab. Rich is based in Boston, Massachusetts and received his doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
Modi, Nidhi Vice President of Search Media, Digitas
The Commoditization of Search | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 111
Nidhi has been in search marketing for almost 9 years with 8 years on the agency side working with large multi-million dollar clients managing complex campaigns with millions of keywords. She has successfully managed and built a team of very talented search professionals, and lead many award winning search campaigns including Reebok, Motorola and John Deere.
Nidhi is of the mindset that search is not just a pull marketing channel, but a very effective brand building and push marketing channel. It was this philosophy that lead to a very successful search program for Reebok. Currently, in her role as VP of Search Media at Digitas, Nidhi is responsible for the Boston search team.
Nagaraj, Sunil CEO, Triangulate
From Powerpoint to Product – Perspectives on the Day-Zero Experience | 9:40 – 10:40am | Aldrich 109
As CEO of behavioral analytics-focused Triangulate, Sunil leads business development, sales, and overall strategy for the company. Prior to founding Triangulate, Sunil worked as a Manager in Cisco’s Corporate Development Group, focusing on venture investment and M&A. He has also worked as a consultant with Bain & Company focusing on technology and media clients, with Microsoft as a Program Manager, and with several VC-backed, early-stage startups in sales, management, and technical roles. Sunil earned his MBA at the Harvard Business School. While at HBS, Sunil served as Co-President of the TechMedia Club and Co-Chair of the HBS Cyberposium. He received his B.S. in Computer Science with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he founded and served as President of the Computer Science Club.
Nashak, Robert Vice President, EA Interactive, Electronic Arts
Gaming - Where Gaming and Social Identity Collide | 2:10 – 3:10pm | Aldrich 110
Robert Nashak is Vice President, EA Interactive focused on social gaming. Prior to working for EA, he was Vice President and General Manager of Yahoo! Games where he was the key strategist and business owner for Yahoo! Gaming with a focus around multiple content areas including casual game downloads, multiplayer games services, flash games portal, video game editorial and video content. Prior to this, he was with Glu Mobile for three years as their SVP, Production, and Chief Creative Officer. Before joining Glu, Robert held various product development roles at Acclaim, Vivendi, Disney Online, and Knowledg Adventure.
Nedialkov, Viden Director, Business Development eHome, Entertainment and Devices, Microsoft
Converging Devices | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 112
Viden Nedialkov currently leads the Windows software ecosystem business strategy at Microsoft. In this role, Viden is responsible for making PC apps core to the end users’ Windows experience and for driving the industry perception of Windows as the platform of choice for building new software-and-services businesses. In addition, Viden is a member of the Windows 7 launch team and leads a worldwide rhythm to deliver a rich and vibrant portfolio of third-party apps which exploit the innovation in Windows 7, such as multitouch.
Prior to his current role, Viden ran business development and product management for the Windows Media Center product group at Microsoft where he managed Microsoft’s strategic partnering with cable and satellite operators, online video service providers, and the broadcast television technology ecosystem.
Before joining Microsoft in 2004, Viden served in product planning and strategy roles at several wireless services, digital media, and enterprise software start-ups in the Seattle area. He began his career in the investment banking department of Credit Suisse and received his MBA from Harvard Business School and BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
Novitsky, Donna CEO, BigTent Design, Inc.
Lifestreaming and Social Media Marketing | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 110
Donna is CEO of Big Tent Design, www.bigtent.com, a fast-growing Internet company that provides a free web software platform for groups. Big Tent helps parents clubs, schools/PTAs, neighborhoods, non-profits, alumni organizations, professional associations or any community group stay organized and vibrant online and off. BigTent’s million members are mostly “chief household officers” who control billions of dollars of spending each year. BigTent’s revenue is primarily derived from conversational engagement marketing programs that connect brands with women.
Donna joined Big Tent from Mohr, Davidow Ventures where she was a Partner for several years. Prior to MDV, Donna was VP of Marketing at Clarify Inc., a CRM pioneer that she helped establish, grow and take public. Her career began at Sun Microsystems in product management. Donna holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering with Distinction from Stanford University and a Harvard MBA, and also teaches Entrepreneurial Marketing in the Stanford School of Engineering.
Converging Devices | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 112
As CEO,Vic Odryna is responsible for corporate strategy and successful execution of all business operations. Vic has 27 years of corporate and engineering leadership experience, most recently as Executive Director of strategic planning for Idearc Media (a Verizon spinoff). Vic came to Verizon through the acquisition of Inceptor, a search marketing technology company where he was brought in as a turnaround CEO. Previously, Vic was a senior vice president of global marketing for Avocent, the world leader in datacenter management products. He was founder and CEO of PixelVision in 1991, a pioneer in flat-panel monitor technology whose products still populate the NYSE trading floor. PixelVision was acquired by Avocent in 1999. Prior to PixelVision, Vic served in senior engineering leadership roles at Hewlett-Packard, Apollo Computer, and DEC. Vic earned bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer science as well as a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Connecticut.
Big Data Processing | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 111
Michael Olson was formerly CEO of Sleepycat Software, makers of Berkeley DB, the open source embedded database engine. Mike spent two years at Oracle Corporation as Vice President for Embedded Technologies after Oracle’s acquisition of Sleepycat in 2006. Prior to joining Sleepycat, Mike held technical and business roles at database vendors Britton Lee, Illustra Information Technologies and Informix Software. Mike has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
The Commoditization of Search | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 111
Steve founded Endeca in 1999 to use innovative technology to solve a long-standing class of business problems that stem from information overload. He has since led it to become one of the fastest-growing software companies in the world, with five consecutive years of more than 100% revenue growth. Prior to Endeca, he was an early team member of Inktomi, the pioneer in large-scale parallel web search, and worked at Teradata, the world leader in large-scale structured data warehouses.
Steve holds a B.S. in Operations Research and Economics from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Pascarella, Mark President & CEO, Gotuit Media Corp.
Trends in Digital Media and Online Entertainment | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 112
Mark Pascarella is President & CEO of Gotuit Media Corp. As one of Gotuit’s founding investors, Mark has been a member of the company’s Board of Directors since inception and joined Gotuit full-time in 2001. Under Pascarella’s direction, Gotuit has pioneered video discovery / monetization and has become the leading provider of next-generation video products for multiple platforms including broadband, mobile, and cable.
Before joining Gotuit, Pascarella teamed up with Sidney Topol, the former Chairman and CEO of Scientific-Atlanta (Cisco), to found The Topol Group, an early-stage investment firm. In addition to Gotuit, The Topol Group’s investments include broadband router manufacturer RiverDelta Networks (Motorola), cable services provider Navic Networks, and VoIP switch maker Cedar Point Communications. From 1992 to 1997, Pascarella worked in Business Development at Procter & Gamble.
He holds a BS in Management from Bucknell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Priebatsch, Seth SCVNGR, Founder
The Mobile Consumer | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 109
Boston native Seth Priebatsch already had two ventures under his belt when he started SCVNGR as a freshman math and computer science major at Princeton in fall of 2007. His idea to create high-tech scavenger hunts played with mobile phones won Princeton’s TigerLaunch business plan competition in 2008. Now more than 300 clients use the SCVNGR platform for location-based games and tours. It’s popular with colleges running orientation activities, museums creating custom tours, and cities coordinating large-scale games to promote tourism (several have based hunts around hidden diamond rings). Clients pay anywhere from $500 a month for a small museum license to a one-time fee of $25,000 to run an intricate corporate event. SCVNGR has 15 full-time employees and is hiring fast. After launching last September, the company brought in $145,000 in revenue in 2008 and is on pace to top $1 million this year. The firm raised $860,000, including a $750,000 Series A round from Highland Capital Partners.(Source: Business Week Article)
Raman, Sanjay Co-Founder & VP Product Development, Howcast.com
Trends in Digital Media and Online Entertainment | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 112
Scaling to Success – Perspectives on Growing Pains and Levers for Growth | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 109
Sanjay Raman is the co-founder and Vice President of Product Development at Howcast.com, driving all product and engineering efforts across the company. Prior to co-founding Howcast, Sanjay worked at Google for over 3 years as a Product Manager for Google Apps, driving product vision and strategy for the distribution of Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar to enterprises, ISPs, OEMs, and small businesses. As one of the initial members of the Google Video team, Sanjay launched the first user-generated video upload platform and defined several key areas of the product. Before Google, Sanjay spent two years at Morgan Stanley as an analyst. He co-founded and served as a chief architect of an enterprise wireless software company that launched in early 2000 and was acquired in 2001.
Richards, JJ General Manager - Platform Services, Microsoft Advertising, Microsoft
Future Trends in Online Advertising | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 111
As general manager for Microsoft Advertising Platform Services, JJ Richards leads product management for the ad platform that’s common to advertisers, publishers and ad networks. This platform includes efforts around targeting, data, analytics, rich media, and in-game advertising. These services support a wide range of advertisers and audiences across Microsoft’s owned & operated properties like MSN, Hotmail, Messenger, Xbox, Office Live and Windows Live, as well as those found through partner inventory such as Viacom, Facebook, and Digg, and through ad networks and exchanges such as DRIVEpm and AdECN. Richards also manages cross-platform services including the Atlas Institute, Industry Outreach, and Product Planning.
Richards joined Microsoft in 2002, following a ten-year career at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on consumer high-tech and growing new online businesses. At Microsoft, he spent his first three years heading strategy and business development for the Microsoft Business Division, where he was responsible for the growth strategy around Office and expanding the portfolio of information worker applications such as OneNote and Live Meeting. Richards spent his next 3 years at Xbox where he served as general manager for Xbox Live. Richards launched video chat via Xbox Live Vision, built the leading high-definition VOD service, extended Live to the PC, and added advertising capabilities to both the platform and online games.
In 2008, JJ joined the newly formed Microsoft Advertising division to help Microsoft build a new growth engine around online advertising. Microsoft Advertising merges the legacy Microsoft assets in online advertising with the best-of-breed assets from acquisitions such as aQuantive, Rapt, Navic, ScreenTonic, and Massive, where JJ is also the subsidiary CEO.
Roberts, Ph.D., Bryan Partner, Venrock
Technology and Healthcare | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 110
Bryan Roberts, Ph.D. joined Venrock as a Kauffman Fellow in 1997. He is based in Venrock’s Palo Alto office and focuses on a broad range of healthcare investments. Bryan currently serves on the Board of Directors of a number of private companies including Achaogen, Coderyte, Fate Therapeutics, Ikaria, Ironwood, Satiety and Ventana. Past investments include athenahealth (NASDAQ: ATHN), Xenoport (NASDAQ: XNPT); Sirna Therapeutics (acquired by Merck) and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN). Immediately prior to joining Venrock, Bryan received his Ph.D. in Chemistry & Chemical Biology from Harvard University. He previously held positions in corporate finance at Kidder, Peabody & Co and received his B.A. from Dartmouth College. Bryan was named a Henry Crown Fellow by the Aspen Institute in 2006, he was named to healthspottr’s 2009 Future Health 100 list and was the highest-ranking healthcare investor on Forbes’ Midas List in 2008 and 2009.
Roberts, Rich Vice President of Sales & Business Development, PlayFirst, Inc.
Gaming - Where Gaming and Social Identity Collide | 2:10 – 3:10pm | Aldrich 110
As Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Rich oversees the overall sales and distribution strategy for PlayFirst games. With nearly twenty years of sales, business development, marketing, and licensing experience in leading consumer entertainment and software companies, Rich was one of the first industry leaders to determine how to digitally distribute traditional entertainment brands. He brings a strong track record in identifying emerging business models and exceeding long-term profit goals.
Prior to joining PlayFirst, Rich was Vice President of Digital Distribution at Atari, where he built the digital distribution business for Atari and Hasbro games. His responsibilities included the planning and implementing of Atari’s direction into the broadband distribution channels, as well as publishing and distributing new games for the casual online gaming channel. Rich helped propel the casual games industry by establishing a new publishing business for the casual games channel and built new revenue streams for Atari and Hasbro brands through games on demand and download sales programs. Prior to Atari, Rich managed a profitable distribution sales team and directed the launch of over 200 software titles for Simon & Schuster/Macmillan. He has also held sales and account management positions with Berkeley Systems, Alpha Software, WordStar International, and others. Rich holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Stonehill College.
Sankar, Shyam Director of Forward Deployed Engineering, Palantir Technologies
Big Data Processing | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 111
Shyam Sankar Director of Forward Deployed Engineering, Palantir Technologies Shyam Sankar is the Director of Forward Deployed Engineering at Palantir Technologies. His responsibilities include leading Palantir’s Government and Finance business units, driving all new business initiatives, managing Palantir’s numerous Fortune 500 vendor and integrator partnerships, and oversight of all deployments worldwide. A recognized expert on national security and defense technology and policy, Shyam has been profiled by media sources including the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and Science magazine. Most recently, Shyam was a featured speaker at the 2009 Gov 2.0 Summit.
Prior to Palantir, Shyam was Director of Business Development for Xoom Corporation, an international money transfer service funded by leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists. In this capacity, he developed a global network of financial institutions providing low-cost remittance services to immigrant communities in Africa, Southeast Asia, India, and Latin America. Shyam earned his B.S. in electricaland computer engineering from Cornell University as well as his M.S. in management science and engineering from Stanford University.
Savitz, Scott Founder & CEO, ShoeBuy.com
Reinventing eCommerce | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 112
Scott Savitz founded Shoebuy.com in 1999 and serves as Chief Executive Officer. Under his guidance, the company has quickly become one of the largest retailers of footwear and related apparel on the Internet partnered with over 850 brands and representing over 700,000 products. In February, 2006, Shoebuy.com was purchased by IAC/InterActive Corp. which owns other leading properties including Match.com, Citysearch, Evite.com and Ask.com.
Prior to founding Shoebuy.com, Mr. Savitz was a Director at BancBoston Robertson Stephens specializing in the investments of large high-tech corporations totaling more than $6 billion. Previously, Mr. Savitz was in the mortgage business where he originated more than $100 million in mortgages in one year. In addition, Mr. Savitz managed a full service marketing company specializing in direct mail, telemarketing and list maintenance.
Mr. Savitz serves on the board of directors of SimpleTuition and MITX. He received a B.A. in English from the University of Colorado and currently resides in Boston, Mass. Mr. Savitz has received numerous awards and accolades including Ernst & Young’s New England Entrepreneur of the Year.
Schmidt, Brian Head of Online Sales and Operations - Cambridge Office, Google
Future Trends in Online Advertising | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 111
Brian Schmidt heads Online Sales and Operations for the Google office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is responsible for overseeing all components of Google’s local presence - hiring, leading account management and sales efforts supporting Google’s advertising programs, and helping to set Google’s strategic direction.
Prior to building this office, Brian managed the AdWords National Agency Team at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, which oversees Google’s relationships with advertising agencies and search engine marketing consultancies. Before joining Google, Brian managed client services at iProspect, a leading search marketing agency. Earlier, Brian was Manager of New Markets at iPhrase Technologies, a venture-backed search software start-up. He also worked at Forrester Research, advising clients on the impact of emerging Internet technologies. He is a graduate of Middlebury College and has an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Schoenberg, Roy (M.D., M.P.H.) President and Chief Executive Officer, American Well Systems
Technology and Healthcare | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 110
Roy serves as American Well Systems’ CEO and is the inventor of the American Well™ concept. Today, Roy directs the company’s product development as well as the rest of the company’s Operations divisions. Prior to founding American Well, Roy was the inventor and founder of CareKey Inc., a software vendor offering electronic health management systems. Roy led Care Key through product development, market introduction and the adoption of its web-based health management solutions by more than 35 Million users. Roy continued to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Internet Solutions Officer at TriZetto, following its acquisition of CareKey in December 2005. Roy is the author of numerous publications, talks and books in the area of Medical Informatics, many of which he published during his work at the Center for Clinical Computing at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. Roy holds an MD from the Hebrew University Medical School and an MPH in Healthcare Management from Harvard University.
Segovia, Javier Founder and CEO, Tap ‘n Tap
Converging Devices | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 112
Javier Segovia is Founder and CEO of Tap ‘n Tap, a software and design firm that is bringing the best User Experience to Android OS devices beyond smartphones. Tap ‘n Tap’s User Interface + Software platform powers touchscreen devices used to conveniently enjoy Web applications at home and on the go. It brings the simplicity, wow factor, and breadth of applications that mainstream end users demand from their web-enabled devices. Prior to Tap ‘n Tap, Javier led marketing and sales for SigmaTel’s imaging division, which resulted from the acquisition of startup Oasis Semiconductor, a leader in chips and embedded software for the digital imaging industry. Javier has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where the team he led won the Business Plan Contest, and engineering degrees from MIT and Stanford.
Sequeira, Neil Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners
Venture Capital | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 112
NeilSequeira is a Managing Director of General Catalyst Partners, where he invests in both new and existing technology businesses. Areas of special interest include: Internet and new media; software; consumer services; and network infrastructure. He is currently a board member of Boxee, DECA, Elemental Technologies, Eons, Highwinds Network Group, Visible Measures, ViTrue, and ScanScout, a board observer for BrightCove, EveryZing, rPath and Qumas and is actively involved with BlackDuck, and ITA Software.
Neil joined General Catalyst Partners from Time Warner where he was Managing Director, Technology for Time Warner Investments. Prior to joining Time Warner, Neil led Mergers and Acquisitions for CMGI, where he worked on acquisitions and investments in software, media and networking infrastructure and was actively involved with CMGI companies including Alta Vista (YHOO),Engage, NaviSite (NAVI), Ubid (CCSR), and Yesmail (IUSA). Neil earned a BA in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Siegel, Matthew Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Indaba Music
Trends in Digital Media and Online Entertainment | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 112
Matt co-founded Indaba Music in 2007 to help artists take advantage of radical changes in technology and music. As Co-CEO Matt is responsible for overall vision and strategy, product development, technology, and operations. Since early 2007 Indaba has grown into a community of over 300,000 musicians from over 185 countries around the world, and has attracted artists like Mariah Carey, The Roots, Yo-Yo Ma, Weezer, and John Legend to the platform for innovative marketing campaigns. Prior to Indaba Matt worked as a management consultant with Katzenbach Partners, LLC in New York, and in 2003 he co-founded Harvard University’s student record label Veritas Records with future Indaba business partner Dan Zaccagnino.
Stonebraker, Dr. Michael CTO and Co-Founder, Vertica
Big Data Processing | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 111
Dr. Michael Stonebraker, who co-founded Vertica in 2005, has been a pioneer of database research and technology for more than a quarter of a century. He was the main architect of the INGRES relational DBMS, and the object-relational DBMS, POSTGRES, which were developed at the University of California at Berkeley where he was a professor of computer science for 25 years.
Dr. Stonebraker has launched four successful venture-backed startups and authored scores of research papers on database technology, operating systems and the architecture of system software. He’s also won several awards for his accomplishments, and his research and classes as a professor at the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have sparked many successful careers for his students.
Stuart, Erik Senior Director, Corporate Strategy, eBay
Reinventing eCommerce | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 112
Erik is a Senior Director on eBay’s Corporate Strategy team. In addition to heading various long-term growth initiatives, he leads eBay’s efforts to discover and engage with startups across the consumer internet landscape. Prior to his current role, Erik worked in product management and strategy at eBay and at E2open, and was a member of the Strategy Practice at McKinsey & Co. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Tangney, Jeff President, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Epocrates
Technology and Healthcare | 9:40–10:40am | Aldrich 110
Jeff brings over 15 years of healthcare/pharmaceutical experience to his position at Epocrates. Prior to co-founding Epocrates in 1998, Jeff was a pharmaceutical strategy consultant at ZS Associates, where he counseled Fortune 500 clients on marketing strategy. At ZS, Jeff advised clients in 16 countries and helped structure the largest co-promotion alliance in pharmaceutical history. Jeff’s industry experience also includes positions at Goldman Sachs as a healthcare investment banker and at biotech start-up Pangene Corporation as a director of business development. Jeff graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in Economics, and earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.
Tinter, Jon General Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Online Audience Business Group, Microsoft - Bing.com
The Commoditization of Search | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 111
Jon Tinter is the General Manager, Strategic Partnerships in the Online Audience Business Group at Microsoft. He is responsible for all of Microsoft’s strategic partnerships in the search and portal business including partnership strategy, business development, partner relationship management, and partner marketing.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Jon was Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, Strategy for drugstore.com. Jon was responsible for leading the company’s over-the-counter business unit and overseeing all marketing functions. He also managed the business planning, corporate development, and business development functions.
Previously, he served as Vice President, eCommerce for Cingular Wireless. In this role, Jon was responsible for management of all online customer sales and customer care through Cingular.com as well as business-to-business sales and service through dedicated extranets. Prior to the acquisition of AT&T Wireless by Cingular, Jon was Vice President, Marketing Strategy at AT&T Wireless where he was responsible for marketing strategy and customer and competitive research. Prior to Cingular, he was a Principal with the Washington, DC, and San Francisco offices of Mercer Management Consulting. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate Schoolof Business and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Scaling to Success – Perspectives on Growing Pains and Levers for Growth | 11:00 – 12:00pm | Aldrich 109
Mike joined Rapid7 in 2008 to lead its next phase of growth as the company expands its marketing, sales channels and product development. Prior to joining the company, he was the general manager of Microsoft’s SQL Server marketing team, leading worldwide strategic planning and revenue-generating efforts, including product marketing, field programs, product planning and partner strategy. Mike has had two stints totaling nine years at Microsoft in an expanding range of product development and marketing roles. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Brown University (magna cum laude), a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School (Baker Scholar).
Tsui, Daren CEO & Co-Founder, mSpot
The Mobile Consumer | 3:30–4:30pm | Aldrich 109
Daren Tsui is CEO and co-founder of mobile entertainment company mSpot, Inc., which provides 10 major North American wireless carriers the technology to deliver music, movies, radio and TV to more than six million mobile customers. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, mSpot has been profitable since 2006. Daren was named to the 2008 RCR Wireless Movers and Shakers list, and mSpot ranked 40th on the 2009 Inc 500 list of Fastest-Growing Companies.
A veteran of four start-ups, Daren was most recently president and co-founder of SkyGo, a pioneer in mobile Internet ad- serving that was acquired by Enpocket in 2003. Enpocket was in turn acquired by Nokia Corp. last year and will serve as the foundation of the manufacturer’s mobile-ad business under Ovi.
Tzuo, Tien Founder and CEO, Zuora
Killer SaaS Apps | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 110
Tien Tzuo is Cofounder and CEO of Zuora, the On-demand subscription billing and payments leader. Tien was one of the “original forces” at Salesforce.com, which he joined in 1999 as the 11th employee, when the company was still operating out of a house on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. In his 9 years at Salesforce. com, Tien built Salesforce.com’s original billing system and held a variety of executive roles in Salesforce. com’s technology, marketing, and strategy organizations, including building out the product management & marketing organization, serving as Chief Marketing Officer for two years, and most recently as Chief Strategy Officer.
Tien personally oversaw the vision, direction, and design of the first 17 releases of Salesforce.com’s award winning product line, including overseeing the launch of Salesforce.com and the AppExchange. In 2004, Tien was named CMO of the Year Finalist by the CMO Council and Business Week Magazine. Tien is also widely recognized as one of the thought leaders in the software-as-a-service industry. His podcast on the Secrets of Salesforce is widely cited and has been downloaded over 250,000 times since it was first published. Tien holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
van Mierlo, Frank President, 1366 Technologies
Cleantech/Greentech | 2:10–3:10pm | Aldrich 109
Frank van Mierlo founded 1366 Technologies together with MIT Professor Ely Sachs. The goal of 1366 Technologies is to make silicon solar cells cost competitive with coal generated electricity.
Prior to 1366 Technologies, Frank founded Bluefin Robotics Corporation together with MIT’s Dr. James Bellingham. Bluefin enjoyed double digit growth and was always profitable under Frank’s leadership. Bluefin became the leading robotics company in its field and is known for its technical competence and a customer centric approach. The company maintained a strong balance sheet, a healthy cash flow and a team of highly qualified engineers. Held the team together under intense schedule and recruiting pressure. Bluefin was sold to Battelle and the shareholders made a 442% return on their investment.
Frank holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from INSEAD.
Vegesna, Raju Evangelist, Zoho
Killer SaaS Apps | 11:00–12:00pm | Aldrich 110
Raju Vegesna is the evangelist for Zoho and is one of the foremost thought leaders in the Office 2.0 revolution. Raju is one of the key people responsible for developing the strategic direction of the Zoho Suite. He is an avid blogger (see: blogs.zoho.com), and users of Zoho are encouraged to contact him directly. Prior to joining Zoho Corp, Raju co-founded an Internet services company serving the education market. He holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science.
Watkins, Mark CEO and Co-Founder, Goby
From Powerpoint to Product – Perspectives on the Day-Zero Experience | 9:40 – 10:40am | Aldrich 109
Mark is CEO and co-founder of Goby. As the company leader, Mark is at the core of shaping Goby’s search engine services. Mark’s inspiration to start Goby is rooted in his passion for creating interesting ways for people to find and explore information about how to spend their free time. Prior to starting Goby, Mark led Engineering & Professional Services for Endeca, a provider of search and information access solutions for the online arms of companies such as Borders, IBM and American Express.
Before that, Mark held various executive leadership positions for technology companies such as Parametric Technology, a leader in engineering collaboration, data management and 3D design, and Evans & Sutherland, an early computer graphics pioneer.
Mark has a Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Utah, is the co-holder of a patent, and has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed technical journals. During his free time, Mark is an avid outdoorsman, music fan and culture buff who uses Goby to find new backpacking trails and historic sites to tour, and to feed his eclectic (ok, “odd”) music addictions.
Weaver, Christopher Founder, Bethesda Softworks
Gaming – Where Gaming and Social Identity Collide | 2:10 –3:10pm | Aldrich 110
Chris Weaver is the Founder of Bethesda Softworks, a software entertainment company that has won every major national and international industry award, including over two hundred “Best Game of the Year” awards, the Codie, IGDA and ADC awards, two Clios and the Golden Cyber Lion at Cannes. Bethesda is credited with the creation of physics-based sports simulation and built the original John Madden Football, which has become the top-selling sports game of all time. Bethesda has also created over 75 other hit titles, including Gridiron; Wayne Gretzky Hockey; The Terminator, Burnout Drag Racing, NCAA Basketball, and The Elder Scrolls — one of the best-selling role-playing series in the history of computer games. Last year the company released Fallout 3 and earlier this year acquired id Software.
Chris received his SM in Engineering from MIT and was the initial Daltry Scholar at Wesleyan University, where he earned dual Masters Degrees in Japanese and Computer Science and a dual CAS Doctoral Degree in Japanese and Physics. An author and advisor to government and industry, he holds patents in interactive media, system security and broadband communications.
A former member of the Architecture Machine Group and Fellow of the MIT Communications and Policy Program, Weaver was a Fellow of the Robotics Simulation Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon and currently teaches at MIT in the Comparative Media Studies program and as a Senior Fellow in Engineering. He is a Board Member of the MIT Communications Technology Roadmap group and a Visiting Scientist in the Microphotonics Center. In 2005, he was inducted into the Cosmos Club for excellence in engineering.