Dr. Curtis Carlson became president and CEO of SRI International in December 1998. Previously, he spent more than 20 years with Sarnoff Corporation, a wholly owned SRI subsidiary. In 1973, Carlson joined RCA Laboratories, which became part of SRI in 1987 as Sarnoff Corporation where his teams won Emmy® Awards for HDTV and a broadcast image quality system. In 2007, Carlson was named chairman of Sarnoff's Board of Directors. Dr. Carlson has served on numerous public and private boards and government task forces. He has published or presented more than 50 technical publications and holds fundamental patents in the fields of image quality, image coding, and computer vision. His recent book, written with William Wilmot called Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want, published in 2006 by Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House. Innovation describes how SRI's unique process for innovation can be applied to all types of commercial and nonprofit enterprises, including the government.

Michael Casserly has served as Executive Director of the Council of the Great City Schools since January 1992 and as Director of Legislation and Research for 15 years prior. As head of the urban school group, Casserly unified big city schools nationwide around a vision of reform and improvement; launched an aggressive research program on trends in urban education; convened the first Education Summit of Big City Mayors and Superintendents; led the nation's largest urban school districts to volunteer for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); led the first national study of common practices among the nation's fastest improving urban school districts, and launched national task forces on achievement gaps, leadership and governance, finance, professional development, and bilingual education. He is currently spearheading efforts to boost academic performance in the nation's big city schools; strengthening management and operations; challenging inequitable state financing systems; and improving the public's image of urban education. He is a U.S. Army veteran, and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland and B.A. from Villanova University.

Mick Adkisson is currently the Manager of Education Advocacy for SMART Technologies where he leads direct advocacy and strategy efforts pertaining to the K-12 market segment. Mick is responsible for maintaining relationships with advocacy organizations and government agencies that focus on K-12 education technology. Previously, Mick spent 19 years in the information industry holding a variety of positions within The Boeing Company, Starbucks Corporation and Intel Corporation. Working on many engineering and information related programs, Mick has a very diverse background in software product development processes and technologies. Mick holds an M.S in Information System Management from Seattle Pacific University

Jeremy Auger, Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for day-to-day operations at Desire2Learn Inc. which include executive oversight of Product Development, Organizational Development, IT, and Professional Services, with also heavy involvement in product steering and corporate strategy development. Jeremy comes from a strong technical and business background having worked for numerous high-tech companies throughout North America and has been actively involved with e-Learning and web-based technology companies since the very early days. Jeremy currently sits on the board of directors for the IMS Global Learning Consortium, and with a strong commitment to customer service, and a desire to advance the state-of-the-art, Jeremy has been part of the Desire2Learn team since its inception, and continues taking a leading role in accomplishing success within the online education industry.

Rhoda Bernstein leads strategy and marketing tactics for PLATO Learning's middle school and high school products. Prior to joining PLATO Learning, Rhoda provided marketing leadership in several technology companies serving the Fortune 1000. Her experience includes selling to a wide range of industries including banking, insurance, legal, publishing, transportation, and management consulting both domestically and overseas.

Michaël Bijaoui serves as Managing Director of MESA, focusing on the education and professional publishing markets. MESA is a boutique investment banking firm that serves growth companies throughout the media and entertainment industries. Prior to joining MESA, Michaël was Vice President, Business Development for McGraw-Hill Education. In that role, Michaël led McGraw-Hill Education's global strategy and mergers and acquisitions activities. During his tenure, McGraw-Hill Education completed 13 acquisitions and equity investments in the U.S., UK, and China, as well as two divestitures. Michaël holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor's degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris, France.

Karen Billings has over 30 years of experience in the education technology industry with positions in management, development, marketing, sales, and classroom teaching. At SIIA she drives the association's work with its 140 member companies for whom educational publishing is a primary business. Prior to SIIA, Billings, was Vice President, Major Business Initiatives for bigchalk Inc, where she drove relationships with major industry partners to respond to new business opportunities and Vice President and General Manager of its MediaSeek Division. She worked at Microsoft Corporation, managing K-12 Strategic Relations and at Claris Corporation, where she ran the Worldwide K-12 and Higher Education Marketing Programs. She served as Director of Sales at Logo Computer Systems, Inc. and as an Executive Editor in the School Division at Houghton-Mifflin Company.

Todd Brekhus is an educational leader devoted to introducing new technologies to educators and administrators. As Vice President - Product and Market Management, Todd and his direct reports are responsible for the entire product library, integration of acquired product lines, and bringing new product ideas to market at PLATO Learning. Before coming to PLATO via acquisition, Todd was President and COO of Learning Elements, where he was responsible for implementing business strategy. Todd is currently Board Co-Chair of the Education Division of SIIA.

Richard Carey is a media product development professional with 20+ years of experience creating web applications, games and simulations, video and multimedia programming for the education, corporate and entertainment markets. Currently working as a consultant and contractor, Richard's recent assignments include market analyses, product roadmaps, information architecture and user experience design, web development and video production. He is an active blogger (www.richardcarey.net) and writer on emerging technologies for the education market.

Richard (Dick) Casabonne is is CEO of Casabonne Associates, Inc, a consulting firm which provides strategic planning, publishing program development, market research and school reform. The company annually manages a number of successful conferences and conducts dozens of qualitative research studies through national telephone surveys and focus groups. With executive experience with large publishers and technology providers, Dick has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and a master of education degree in instructional technology from Boston University.

Frank Catalano provides counsel and direction on branding, marketing strategy and tactics for Pearson's U.S. K-12 businesses. Before joining Pearson in 2004, Frank was principal of Catalano Consulting for a dozen years, holding long-term interim marketing executive assignments as well as advising many technology-related companies in computing, education and publishing, among them Apple and McGraw-Hill. Frank also has been known as a marketing strategist and technology industry analyst in print, on radio and on television. Frank is a former member of the SIIA Education Board of Directors.

Karen Cator directs Apple's leadership and advocacy efforts in education. In this role, she is responsible for strategic business development, managing Apple's involvement in education policy efforts, Apple Professional Development, the Apple Distinguished Educator Program and the publishing of media rich teaching and learning practices on the Apple Learning Interchange. Cator came to Apple in 1997 from the public education sector, most recently leading Technology planning and implementation in Juneau, Alaska. She also served as Special Assistant for Telecommunications for the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Cator holds a Masters in school administration from the University of Oregon and Bachelors in early childhood education from Springfield College. She is the immediate past chair of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills and serves on the several boards including the Software & Information Industry Association (Education Division).

Milton Chen is executive director of The George Lucas Educational Foundation. Prior to joining GLEF in 1998, Chen was the founding director of PBS's KQED Center for Education, in San Francisco, managing the channel's television programming, Web content, and outreach services for schools and families. He has been a director of research at Sesame Workshop, working on Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and 3-2-1 Contact, and an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Chen chairs the advisory council for St. Vincent College's Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media, and is a trustee of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, devoted to environmental stewardship. His work has been honored by recognition from the Congressional Black Caucus, and he has received the Sesame Workshop's Elmo Award and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Fred Rogers Award. He recently has joined a group of thirty-five Fulbright New Century Scholars working on innovation, access, and diversity issues in education, spending three months in the United Kingdom at University of Edinburgh. Perhaps most importantly, on his fiftieth birthday, he was named a Jedi Master by George Lucas.

Karen joined Key Curriculum Press as a Sales and Marketing Analyst in 1996, and was most recently Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing before taking on her current role. Karen has a degree in Marketing and Education from Saint John's College in York, England. She began her career in publishing at Burlington Books in Athens, Greece, where she became Director of Operations. She moved to California in 1996 and later earned an MBA from Saint Mary's College of California.

Sue Collins is the Principal at CollinsConsults. Using expertise and experience gained in classroom, district, and state administrative positions, along with direct management experience gained at leading hardware, software, and Internet companies, CollinsConsults works collaboratively with clients to create strategies and solutions that address key education market opportunities and challenges.

Christopher T. Cross is chairman of Cross & Joftus, LLC, an education consulting firm. In addition Mr. Cross serves as a consultant to the Broad Foundation and the C.S. Mott Foundation. He has served as a member of the advisory board for the School Evaluation Service program of Standard and Poor's, as a senior fellow with the Center for Education Policy and as a Distinguished Senior Fellow with the Education Commission of the States. From 1994 to 2002 he served as president and chief executive officer of the Council for Basic Education (CBE), and from 1994-1997 as president of the Maryland State Board of Education. Before joining CBE, Mr. Cross served as Director of the Education Initiative of The Business Roundtable and as Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. He has written extensively in the education and public policy areas and has been published in numerous scholarly and technical publications. Mr. Cross is author of the book Political Education: National Policy Comes of Age, published in 2003.

Chris joined Berkery Noyes from Eduventures, Inc., the leading education market research and consulting firm, where he managed business development, consulted on client growth strategies, and created the company's consultative sales methodology. Chris brings a wide range of education, management, and consulting experience to Berkery Noyes, including past service as Vice President of business development at I.COMM, Inc., a software design and network integrator specializing in the education, government and healthcare markets. As part of his work for I.COMM, Curran ran SchoolFirst Foundation, a non-profit arm of the company that combines innovative educational technology applications into model systems that were donated to under-served schools.

Kevin Custer offers over 17 years of experience in technology and telecommunications and is a recognized leader in launching and growing successful technology businesses in the online and enterprise markets. He has been the primary architect in the launching of five startups, four of which achieved over $10 million in revenues within their first 3 years. Kevin serves as a Principal in Arc Capital Development who invest in and operate emerging market companies. Previously he took a small Internet company, Brainium Technologies, public through a reverse-takeover of Canada¹s seventh-fastest growing public company. In his previous position at Infonautics, he led the creation of Electric Library, an Internet-based subscription service that grossed over $20 million in its first 30 months. Kevin also served as the chairman of both the e-business and the education section of the Software & Information Industry Association.

Bijaya Devkota is the Chief Information Officer at Charles County Public Schools in Maryland. For the past four years, he has provided vision and leadership in the development and implementation of the district-wide IT programs. Previously he worked at Coopers & Lybrand, PrinceWaterhouseCoopers and IBM Mr. Devkota specialized in large systems integration, systems reengineering, integrated communications services, decision support and data mining implementations. He taught various graduate courses in Information Science at American University from 1994-2000.

Dr. David Dockterman is vice president and chief academic officer at Tom Snyder Productions, a Scholastic company, where he has been developing award-winning, research-based educational software for the last 25 years. Among his team's scores of programs are Decisions, Decisions; Thinking Reader; FASTT Math; and TimeLiner. David authored the books Great Teaching in the One Computer Classroom and Weaving Technology into Your Teaching. He also co-created and co-wrote Science Court, the highly acclaimed animated TV show that ran on ABC's Saturday Morning. A former classroom teacher, David is an Adjunct Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he earned his Ed.D. He served nine years as an elected member of his local school committee and has dedicated himself to supporting classroom teaching and the successful integration of technology into schools.

Kenni Driver, CEO at Driver Public Relations, started her career as an elementary teacher and has 24 years of marketing and public relations experience in the software and Internet industry. She continually introduces creative ways to develop integrated campaigns that increase awareness and sales. Ms. Driver studies advancements in the online world to determine how they best can be utilized to market and publicize products and companies.

Dr. Eastwood guided the development of one of the country's "best" educational technology programs while serving as Superintendent at Oswego City School District. (as recognized by AASA - American Association of School Administrators 2000, District Administration Magazine 2003, the U. S. Department of Education in 1999). At his current job in Middletown, NY, he is involved in the complete re-engineering of that district's instructional and technology programs. Middletown's recently approved a long range technology plan will position Middletown to be one of the top tier school districts, technologically speaking, in the next two years. In Ken's previous superintendency at Oswego City Schools he was recognized as one of the country's "Top Ten Tech Savvy Superintendents" in 2003 and as one of the "Impact 30 for 2000" by eSchool News. Ken was also the recipient of the "Computerworld-Smithsonian Award" in 1999 and Digital Electronic Corporation's "Masters of Innovation Award" in 1998. Dr. Eastwood spearheaded a long-range plan for technology that resulted in a telecommunications network and instructional staff development program that has received state and national recognition from corporations such as Microsoft, Digital Electronics, and Cabletron. Dr. Eastwood's other interests lie in the area of standards based instructional programming and educational change and assessment where he has had numerous articles and books published.

Julie Evans is the CEO of Project Tomorrow (www.tomorrow.org), a national education nonprofit organization (formerly known as NetDay). Previously, Ms. Evans enjoyed a successful 17-year career in national and regional sales and marketing management with Unisys and two education technology startups. Ms. Evans is a graduate of Brown University and serves on the Board of Directors of Project Tomorrow, the KOCE-TV Education Advisory Council, the Childrens' First Advisory Council and the Association of Women in Technology Council. She is a Frances Hesselbein Community Innovation Fellow and a frequent speaker and commentator on children, education, science and technology issues.

Bryan Falcon's two companies, Haiku Learning Systems, a Web 2.0 Learning Management System company, and Lightsky, a custom web development firm, are based in northern Indiana. He has been a leader in education technology and software development for over a decade; teaching college and overseeing large-scale technology integration projects for several school districts. Haiku Learning Systems was established in 2006 as a solution for educators and trainers needing a next-generation learning management system.

Mr. Fiance has over fifteen years of senior management experience in the education marketplace. Prior to joining STI, he was CEO of TriVision, an educational technology company focused on solutions for the management of professional development and alternative education programs. He also served as CEO of SchoolPalm.com. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Canter & Associates, where he launched and managed a new Distance Learning Masters Division in 1995, which has since grown to over $25M in annual revenues. When Sylvan Learning Systems acquired Cantor & Associates, he lead the team that exceeded all earn out goals related to the acquisition. Mr. Fiance holds an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, and BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Ron Fitzgerald - President of MathResources provides the general management for MathResources. Mr. Fitzgerald has 29 years of experience in the educational publishing industry and is looking forward to many more. He is the Treasurer of the Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences. Prior to MathResources Ron worked for Allyn & Bacon, Wadsworth, Wiley and Harcourt Publishers. In his many roles within these organizations Ron built a strong and lasting relationship with the mathematics community of North America.

Sandra K. Fivecoat is the CEO and founder of WeAreTeachers.com a new online teaching, learning, and business network, designed to place teachers at the center of the web 2.0 world. Ms. Fivecoat is an established and respected executive coach and her previous industry experience includes Senior Vice President of Sales for Lightspan, Inc, and Area Director of public sector sales for Apple Computer. Prior to her work in the private sector, she held numerous positions in education, including policy leader as the first director of education technology for the State of Texas.

Sari is innovator and seasoned leader in research and product development. From unfolding of UDL at CAST in collaboration with Scholastic, Harcourt, and WebCT to publisher at AGS Publishing/Pearson AGS Globe, and now as owner of EdTech Design Associates, she works to transform teaching and learning with disruptive technologies.

Rob Foshay is Director of Research for Texas Instruments Education Technology Group. Dr. Foshay was for 15 years the chief instructional architect of the PLATO Learning System. Prior to joining PLATO he directed instructional design and quality assurance for Applied Learning, Inc. His background also includes a faculty position at the University of Illinois - Champaign School of Basic Medical Sciences, as well as experience as a high school teacher and school media coordinator. His doctorate is in instructional design from Indiana University. He has contributed over 70 major articles to research journals and book chapters on a wide variety of topics in instructional design, technology and education and he is co-author of an award-winning textbook on instructional design. He currently co- chairs SIIA's Research Working Group.

Adam Frey is co-founder of Wikispaces.com, provider of the world's easiest to use wikis. Prior to founding Wikispaces he ran the SourceForge business for VA Linux Systems and has spent ten years building software businesses and online communities. He holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. from Monash University.

Dr. Larry Fruth is currently the Executive Director of the Schools Interoperability Framework Association (SIFA). SIFA is an independent non-profit membership organization comprised of over 1,400 educational institutions, government agencies and software vendors whose mission is the development of a platform independent, vendor-neutral XML Specification to enable data sharing among software applications in pK-12 education internationally. Dr. Fruth comes from a long line of educators with over 20 years of experience in teaching and learning as a classroom teacher/professor, curriculum and professional development designer and state and federal policymaker.

Bryan Green is a Software Engineer at Edustructures. He has more than twenty years of experience in diverse projects and industries that include embedded medical devices, EDI client-server systems, phase three clinical trial remote data collection, hosted accounting applications, and client-server defect tracking systems. Since 2003 he has been involved in interoperability projects for the K12 market, and currently holds a seat on the SIFA Technical Board. His professional motto is "Always Be Coding."

Mark Hammer has over 20 years of experience in education and software marketing. A former educator, Mr. Hammer joined the K12 software industry, first as product manager at COMPanion Corporation, then as VP of Marketing for Sagebrush Corporation. He is currently Vice President of Marketing for CompassLearning. Mr. Hammer has lead re-branding efforts, district-wide adoptions, and unprecedented sales. He holds a BA in English and Art History from the University of Kansas and an MA in English from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Over the past twenty-five years, Dr. Hasselbring has conducted research on the use of technology for enhancing learning in students with mild disabilities and those who are at-risk of school failure. Dr. Hasselbring began his career in 1977 as an Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University. Prior to that he was a special education teacher in New York. In 1982, Dr. Hasselbring joined the faculty of Peabody College of Vanderbilt University where for eighteen years he served as the Co-Director of the Learning Technology Center and conducted research on using technology for providing instruction in reading and mathematics. This research resulted in several widely used computer-intervention programs for struggling learners, these include READ 180, FASTT Math, and Simon SIO. In 2000, Dr. Hasselbring joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky and also served as the Executive Director of the National Assistive Technology Research Institute. In 2006, Dr. Hasselbring returned to Vanderbilt to resume his research and development activities in computer intervention. Dr. Hasselbring is a graduate of Indiana University, earning a BS Degree, the MA in Teaching Degree and an Ed.D in Special Education. He has authored more than one hundred articles and book chapters on learning and technology and serves on the editorial boards of several professional journals. Dr. Hasselbring is the former president of the Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, and has served as a member of the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Goals 2000 and the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities. He was a member of the National Governor's Association Committee on Improving High Schools as well as a member of Japan's National Institute of Special Education. Currently, he serves on the advisory board of the George Lucas Education Foundation.

As vice president, marketing and business development for Apangea Learning, Matt leads the teams responsible for the strategic marketing of Apangea Learning's solutions as well as the creation and management of the company's strategic relationships. Prior to joining Apangea Learning, Matt spent six years with e-Travel, Inc. where he was instrumental in the company's growth from start-up to industry leader to the eventual sale to Amadeus S.A. Prior to e-Travel, Matt was a consultant with Ernst & Young where he specialized in e-business practices and implementing corporate and marketing strategies for clients.

Jeanne Hayes has 25 years of experience in tracking the ed tech market, first in her role as founder and CEO of Quality Education Data, Inc., a Scholastic Company, and second in her current role as a consultant to publishers and producers of ed tech products and services at the Hayes Connection and co-author of the America's Digital Schools series.

Karen Greenwood Henke, Founder and Managing Director of Nimble Press, built her first Web site in 1994. She has been innovating and developing online content and experiences ever since. Her latest venture is Grant Wrangler, a free online listing service of grants and awards that leverages Google Ads, a content management system, search engine optimization, a companion bi-weekly newsletter, and news feeds.

Phyllis leads the senior management team at Words & Numbers. Under her leadership, Words & Numbers has become one of the largest and most respected content creation companies in educational publishing. In addition to speaking at SIIA, she has been a speaker for educational publishing industry events such as NCTM, AEP, and EdNET. She has been sited in numerous industry articles involving trends in outsourcing, opportunities in China, and the publisher's role for training in the digital age. Phyllis' expertise has been sought after from organizations typically outside of education as well. Some of these include serving on two boards, one as the VP of Education for NDIA (National Defense Industry Association) Workforce Development and one with an innovative company spearheading a new publishing distribution model over the Internet.

Kathy Hurley, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, for Pearson, is a 35-year veteran of the education industry. She has served in senior executive positions with PLATO Learning, The Learning Company, Skillsbank, and IBM. She works across Pearson School with sales and marketing on major opportunities as well as the Pearson Foundation on education-related initiatives on a domestic and international scale. She is based in Washington, D.C., where she works closely with education policy associations. In this capacity, she currently serves on several key industry and education advisory boards, including, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), the National School Boards Foundation (NSBF), and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). She was recently appointed to the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) board.

Robert Iskander is the Founder and CEO of VIP Tone, Inc. After spending 13 years at Sun Microsystems, including 5 years leading the global education market development and vision, Robert started VIP Tone in April 2000 with the goal of connecting all of the dots for the K-20 education enterprise. VIP Tone's EduTone is the first e-integration platform that connects and provisions education enterprise end-users with a multi-vendor ecosystem of IP-based communications, collaboration, learning and administration applications, through a global identity management utility. Through EduTone, Iskander delivers on his vision of creating an affordable, lifelong and ubiqitous one-to-one platform for students and teachers.

Sharnell Jackson, Chicago Public Schools Chief eLearning Officer is responsible for training teachers and administrators in data analysis, interpretation of student academic achievement results for school improvement, and effective use of technology for curriculum instruction to accelerate and motivate 21st century student learning. It is also her role to identify innovative technology solutions and systems to monitor academic progress and oversee execution of the district's online digital content from publishers, curriculum instruction, and assessment management systems.

Lillian Kellogg has dedicated her career to education and technology and has more than 20 years of experience in working with school districts and libraries in the field of educational technology. Before joining ENA, Lillian served as Vice President of Strategic Relations for netTrekker, the trusted search engine for schools. Prior to netTrekker Lillian founded The Peak Group, an industry leading consultancy, that published industry analysis reports on emerging technologies in education such as virtual schools and wireless technologies. Lillian started her career as a high school teacher and has held national positions with education and library market leaders such as Encyclopedia Britannica.

Kate Kemker is a life-long educator who views technology as a tool that can level the learning field and enrich all students' lives. As an employee of the Florida Department of Education, she has been able to implement the Florida Digital Educators, a professional development program that ensures teachers' development of digital literacy. Additional accomplishments include a student tool for technology literacy, increased access to digital media assets, and tools for effective technology integration in the classroom. She recently completed her doctorate at the University of South Florida in the area of Curriculum and Instruction, in which she examined Florida's elementary students' access to technology in high and low socioeconomic schools.

An education and technology expert with more than 30 years of hands-on, tactical entrepreneurial and management experience, John Kenny specializes in the integration of information technology into education, business and government. He has established a solid reputation as an insightful business, marketing and management strategist and advisor to startup, emerging and established companies. John provides his vast knowledge and expertise to each of e-Luminate Group's clients.

Mr. King has been with IBM for over 20 years in various executive and management positions. He is currently the worldwide leader for the IBM Education Industry with responsibility for strategy, marketing and sales across schools and higher education. Mr. King holds Bachelor's of Science degrees in Physics and Engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the IMS Global Learning Consortium standards organization and the California P16 Education Advisory Council.

A respected Baltimore business owner and entrepreneur, Martin founded and funded numerous start-ups. He brings to Moodlerooms 30 years of senior-level experience within a multitude of businesses. Most recently, Martin established The Shepherd Group, a retained executive search firm, after serving as a managing director of three global search firms. Prior to entering the executive search industry, Martin was owner/CEO of an engineering and construction company serving the Mid-Atlantic region, and Chairman and CEO of a major real estate holding company.

David is responsible for driving Timecruiser's sales efforts. David joined the company in 2000, bringing with him his extensive background in sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry. David has been the host of the company’s Product Advisory Board, which consists of representatives from Timecruiser's client institutions nationwide. Combining his in-depth knowledge of the U.S. higher education market and portal technology, and his adept communication skills, David has been effective in driving sales and adoption of Timecruiser’s Campus Engagement Solutions in higher education institutions.

Paige Kuni, the Global Manager of K-12 education for Intel's Corporate Affairs Group, is responsible for the Intelr Teach Program. A global professional development initiative that helps K-12 educators integrate computer technology effectively and promote 21st century skills, this research proven program has trained more than 5 million teachers in over 45 countries. Under her management, the curriculum remains on the leading edge of education needs and a series of innovative teacher productivity and thinking tools were incorporated. Paige holds a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Willamette University and a Masters Degree in Science Education from Portland State University.

Dr. Lento is developing and implementing holistic models for guiding school systems along the technology adoption curve. These models recognize that such efforts demand more than simply providing students and educators with laptops. The work addresses the need for quantitative and qualitative results, visionary leadership, creative funding, rich digital content, ongoing professional development, all supported by a solid infrastructure. Previously, she was the Director of Learning Technologies for PASCO Scientific and an Assistant Professor of Research in the Learning Sciences, Northwestern University. Having worked on several large scale NSF and DOE projects, she is dedicated to transforming learning experiences via teaching and learning processes that take full advantage of technology so that all students can achieve the high standards essential for them to be successful. Dr. Lento has won a number of awards as well as published in several peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Levine is responsible for the development of the product line for ArchieMD, an innovative health and science education company. A passionate educator, he taught high school prior to attending medical school and he continues to teach medical students and physicians at the University of Miami medical center in addition to his role at ArchieMD. As the founder of the company, he envisions a new generation of innovative digital products that capture the learner's interest in health and science, while improving their comprehension and critical thinking skills. Dr. Levine has helped ArchieMD to commercialize its products within the K-12, health professions, and health consumers markets.

Eliot's interest in technology-based change stemmed from an initial career in animal husbandry. Levinson's education experience includes teaching in Philadelphia and San Jose, being a middle school principal in Wayland, Massachusetts and being the assistant to the chancellor of schools in New York City. Levinson's technology and policy experience includes working in the management sciences group at the Rand Corporation and managing a program on the organizational impact of technology at MIT's Sloan School of Management and by working for various IT consulting practices. Levinson holds a Ph.D. degree in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University. Levinson combined his interest in both education and technology by founding the BLEgroup group in 1997 to address the issues of implementing technology-based change in k-12 education.

Jessica J. Lindl joined Scientific Learning in March 2007. Previously, Ms. Lindl served as vice president of marketing and product management for Riverdeep, a leading developer of educational software. Ms. Lindl holds a bachelor's degree in economics and international studies from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Barry Lippman founded LearningExpress, LLC in 1995, an online assessment, remediation and test preparation company. Formerly President of Macmillan Publishing Co, as well as President of Macmillan's General Books Division, Mr. Lippman has more than 30 years of experience in the book, education, and information industry. He has served more than half of those years in senior executive positions. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the New York City Board of Education's Virtual Enterprises, and also on their Advisory Council for Occupational Education.

Bob is the Executive Vice President, North America, for Etech Group, LLC, makers of Studywiz Spark, the first and only Dynamic LearnSpace for K-12 education, which is a web-based "Learning Environment" that is now in 18 countries and across the USA. In addition to his tenure as both a secondary and university educator, Bob has been involved in educational technology for over 25 years including his roles as president of Apple, PowerSchool (now part of Pearson) and Carnegie Learning.

Tim Loomer is the President and Chief Executive Office of Campus Management, a leading ERP provider to the post secondary market. Prior to his current role he was the CEO of Scranton Corporation, a leading provider of assessment solutions to the K-12 market. Tim serves on the Board of Directors of eInstruction and Seaton Corporation and has a master's degree from Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

William Lorié is Director of International Research and Development at CTB/McGraw-Hill. His primary responsibilities include overseeing R&D strategy for new business and product development outside of the U.S. A specialist in modern test theory and standard setting, Will has six years' experience managing research aspects of domestic and international large-scale testing programs. As Business Developer at Educational Testing Service, Will contributed to the R&D capacity of its Global Division across all regions. As Sr. Education Specialist at the World Bank he advised staff and clients - including Uruguay, Laos, Vietnam, and India - on capacity building for national and international assessment. He obtained a Bachelor's in Physics and Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, and a Masters in Statistics and Ph.D. in Education from Stanford University.

Since co-founding The Grow Network in 2000, Mark has overseen Grow's development and implementation of innovative reporting and individualized instruction products for more than 14 million students and their families and teachers. At McGraw-Hill since 2004, Mark has received the Corporate Achievement Award for Marketing and Sales, participated in the Accelerated Development Program, and served on the Digital Council of McGraw-Hill Education. Mark has a B.A. from Yale College, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and an M.P.A. in Economics and Public Policy from Princeton University. Prior awards include Yale's Hadley Prize for outstanding scholarship in the Social Sciences and his 1997 selection as a Skadden Fellow. Mark also serves as a Director of the New York City Financial Network Action Consortium.

Joshua Marks has focused his 20-year-long career on using emerging technologies to enable and improve learning opportunities for all children in both formal and informal settings. As Chief Technology Officer, Joshua oversees all technology development and hosting infrastructure for Curriki.org. In this role Joshua sets the technical direction, manages the development teams and collaborates with partners, contributors and the open source software community to design and provide the tools needed to realize Curriki's innovative vision. Joshua is also the point person for engaging with standards groups such as IMS Global and SIF (The schools Interoperability Framework).

Krista Marks is the CEO of Kerpoof, an Internet media company dedicated to bringing world-class, enriching software to kids. She has spent 19 years at the forefront of technology as an engineer, leader, and business strategist. Her technical achievements include seven patent applications pending and a Research & Development Magazine award for work in three-dimensional, conformal, cancer radiotherapy. Krista has a longstanding interest in youth and technology and is actively involved in organizations such as F.I.R.S.T.

Paula Maylahn is an educational publishing professional with experience in K-12, Higher Education, International, and Professional Markets. In her most recent corporate position as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Pearson, Paula oversaw cross-company Strategic Communications, e-Marketing, Revenue-Generating Direct Marketing, and International Marketing for School Products. Paula currently acts as an independent consultant with expertise in integrated marketing and sales strategies, branding, information architecture, content management, workflows, and creative collaboration.

Glen McCandless is the principal of Focus Marketing, Inc providing strategic marketing and business development services to ed-tech companies. Glen also leads SellingToSchools.com, an online community for exchange of best practices, resources and advice for selling to K12 and Higher Education.

Dave holds a degree in Computer Science from MIT. He was a founding employee of Shiva Corporation and worked with them for nine years through their IPO; he left Shiva to co-found Aptis Communications, which was purchased by Northern Telecom 14 months later.

As Chief Executive Officer of Atomic Learning, a provider of Web-based software training and support, Dan Meyer has over 20 years of education and technology expertise. Meyer was among the group of technology educators who launched Atomic Learning in 2000. Prior to holding the CEO position, Meyer served as Atomic Learning's vice president of marketing and business development. Before joining Atomic Learning, he served as director of operations for software development at Bisys, a publicly-traded global organization providing investment and insurance services. Meyer also spent 10 years teaching business education and serving as technology coordinator in several school districts.

Jari Mielonen is President and CEO for SANAKO Corporation. Jari joined SANAKO from SYSOPENDIGIA Plc, a Nordic listed ICT company, where he was President and CEO (2005-2007). Before this he has worked for Digia Inc., Sonera Corporation, and ICL Data (today; Fujitsu). He holds a position as Investment Committee Member in Eqvitec III Fund, a leading Nordic Venture Capital company and he has been nominated as Board Member for Finnish Software Entrepreneur Association for 2008. Jari holds a degree in M.Sc of International Business.

Andres began his career as a co-founder of Optimal in Venezuela which contracted with Fortune 500 companies in Latin to provide one-on-one English language coaching to their global executives. Andres spent the last five years investigating and developing innovative technologies that could effectively scale educational instruction, specifically language training. Such proprietary technologies are at the core of his new venture, Open English, the first company to offer educational content that's specifically tailored for each client's learning style, preferences and technological capabilities. Andres has a deep passion for languages that comes from his experiences living in eight countries during his childhood, including Slovenia, Italy, Chile and the United States.

Toni is the developer and marketer of unique visual courseware, ST MathTM – has spent over 35 years in the education industry dedicated to the development and marketing of technology-based curriculum and instructional management systems. Toni has held senior positions with leading technology companies including Jostens Learning (now Compass Learning) Computer Curriculum Corporation (now Pearson Digital Learning) and the Walt Disney Company where she was responsible for the development and launch of Disney's first educational computer programs.

Mark Nieker is the president and executive director of the Pearson Foundation, the non-profit arm of international media company Pearson. The Pearson Foundation extends Pearson's commitment to education in partnership with non-profit and public interest organizations, working with leading businesses and civic groups to support students and teachers and to sponsor community-based education programs across the globe. Mr. Nieker oversees Pearson's philanthropic activity worldwide, supporting programs created with non-profit organizations such as Jumpstart, the National Academy Foundation, BookAid and the Women's Commission, and developing education partnerships with public and private partners including Nokia, Intel, the Cisco Learning Institute and the US State Department's Middle East Partnership Initiative. Prior to leading the Pearson Foundation, Mr. Nieker held executive positions in Pearson businesses in the US. He previously worked in Microsoft's Consumer Publishing Division. He is the editor of the International Youth Foundation's 2006 publication, 'Alliances for Youth: What Works in CSR Partnerships'.

For over 20 years, Katie Povejsil has built new businesses for technology companies in the education, enterprise and consumer markets. From 1983 until 1993, she served as a marketing manager and executive with Apple Computer, Claris and Macromedia. From 1994 to 2007, she provided strategic marketing consulting services to dozens of technology companies of all sizes – many in the education space. She recently became Vice President of Marketing for iParadigms, provider of the world’s #1 originality checking service to education institutions.

Erik Qualman is the Global Vice President of Online Marketing for EF Educational Tours. Prior to joining EF Education, Qualman helped grow the marketing and eBusiness functions of Cadillac & Pontiac (1994-97), BellSouth (1998-2000), Yahoo (2000-03), EarthLink (2003-05) and Travelzoo (2005-08). Qualman is also a published fiction author | More info at American Novel. A former basketball player at Michigan State University, Qualman still finds time to follow his beloved Spartans. Qualman holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.

John Richards, Ph. D., is President of Consulting Services for Education, Inc. (CS4Ed). CS4Ed works with publishers, developers, and educational organizations in business development, strategic planning, market research, and developing and launching award-winning products. He is the author/editor of 3 books, over 60 articles, has been responsible for the development of over 1,000 educational products, and is currently Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Michael Ross is the Senior Vice President in charge of worldwide product development and technology as well as General Manager of Education at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. He is responsible for the development of all of Britannica's electronic and print products and the sales and marketing activities in the North American school and library market. Prior to joining Britannica in 2002, he was the Executive Vice President and Publisher of World Book, Inc, and has held executive positions at several publishing companies, including NTC Publishing Group, now a division of McGraw-Hill.

Jeremy's research examines the design and classroom use of innovations that enhance learning of complex and conceptually difficult ideas in mathematics and science. Two running themes in his work are the study of collaboration in learning and the appropriate use of advanced or emerging technologies (such as component software and wireless handhelds) in education. More recently, Jeremy has been addressing large-scale use of innovative technologies in education He also founded SRI's Strategic Learning Consulting practice, which translates research knowledge into innovative products.

Sean Ryan joined Scantron in 2003. During his tenure, he has held positions such as Director of Business Development, Product Management and Vice President of Sales for the testing and assessment business unit. He is responsible for the strategy and performance of the K-12 business unit.

Jeff is the Vice President of Learning Solutions at McGraw-Hill Higher Education where he and his team collaborate with customers to combine content, technology and curriculum, in order to deliver student-centered experiences that transform learning. As an education consultant, he believes strongly in turning content into "Smart Content", delivering it by whatever means are necessary, to create new learning opportunities for both the traditional and for-profit markets. Prior to joining McGraw-Hill, Jeff was Director of Solutions for Pearson Education. Author of more than a dozen reference works, he was a faculty member at several colleges including White Pines College, Ashland University and The Colorado College. He holds advanced degrees from both The Claremont Graduate School and Georgetown University. Jeff also serves on the Software Information and Industry Association Postsecondary Education Board.

Carly Shuler is the inaugural Cooney Fellow at The Joan Ganz Cooney Center, a new organization housed at Sesame Workshop whose mission is to catalyze and support research, innovation and investment in digital media technologies to advance children's learning. As part of her fellowship, Carly recently authored D is for Digital, an analysis of the informal educational media market for the under-12 age group. Prior to joining The Cooney Center, Carly graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with an Ed.M. in Technology, Innovation and Education, where she studied how new media and emerging technologies can be used to effectively educate children. While at Harvard, she contributed to a number of children's educational television shows, working as a research associate for the early literacy program Between the Lions and completing a graduate internship for Postcards from Buster. Prior to her graduate studies, Carly worked in the toy industry at Spin Master Ltd., where she managed product development and marketing for a number of educational preschool brands, including Aquadoodle, an award-winning toy that encourages creativity, and Word World, a licensed line based on the animated children's series that seeks to increase literacy.

Isaac has been with Tegrity since its founding in 1995, serving as president and CEO since early 2001. He has over 20 years of business-building and product management experience. He oversaw product development and international marketing and sales from Tegrity's Israeli center before becoming CEO. He co-developed business strategy and built the development team that received the Israeli Prime Minister's Award for Computer Software in 1999. Before joining Tegrity, Isaac was a product and program manager at National Semiconductor for FAX and digital voice answering solutions that achieved over 30% worldwide market share. After graduating magna cum laude in computer engineering from the prestigious Technion University, Isaac helped found several successful entrepreneurial companies. Before that, he served in the Israeli Army managing development of computer-based training tools, some of which the U.S. military adopted.

In his position, Steve is responsible for strategic planning, strategy development, strategic partnerships and related merger and acquisition efforts. Steve was instrumental in several of Follett's recent acquisitions including Sagebrush's Library Automation business and Interactive Constructs, Inc that has enabled Follett to become a provider of publisher solutions. In addition, Steve is responsible for helping Follett establish and execute its enterprise-wide digital strategy for Follett Corporation. Prior to his current role, Steve has held various positions at Follett ranging from Directing Follett Software's Product Management team to Corporate Strategy at Follett Corporation. Steve has over 21 years in technology-related industries, 13 of which are in Educational Technology. Steve is currently an appointed member of the SIIA Education Board.

Burck founded SMARTHINKING in 1999 to provide an online tutoring service that would help schools increase student success and student retention. Since then, SMARTHINKING has grown to serve over 300 high schools and colleges and over 150,000 students. SMARTHINKING services are also provided to students purchasing selected Pearson, Cengage, Houghton Mifflin, and Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins textbooks. SMARTHINKING is a 2006 Codie Award Winner and has had numerous studies document dramatic increases in student performance in math and writing as a result of using SMARTHINKING's services.

Larry Snowhite recently joined McGraw-Hill Education as Vice President for Public and Government Affairs. Prior to that, he was Vice President for Governmental Relations for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. As a practicing attorney, he was involved in education issues as well as public finance, environment, and transportation. Mr. Snowhite also has served as Director of Congressional Affairs for the US EPA, Assistant to the Governor and Deputy Director of the State of New Jersey Washington Office, and Legislative Counsel for the National League of Cities & U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Dr. John Stuppy is the pioneer of online tutoring. He created the first live online tutoring system in the mid 1990's that incorporated computers with the emerging internet to connect students and tutors worldwide using voice over IP (internet phone) and virtual whiteboard technology. Dr. Stuppy earned nineteen patents for internet-based instructional delivery, assessment, and student & curriculum management. He is the President of TutorVista.com, a world leader in affordable, convenient and effective internet-based global education services including tutoring, test preparation, homework help, ESL, education content development & foreign language instruction.

Laurie Swiryn, VP of Education, Cuesta Technologies. An educator by degree, Laurie has worked for more than 30 years in and around the field of education. Laurie has been at Cuesta Technologies since it's inception in 1995, and heads up the company's marketing, sales and business development efforts in the education market arena. She has been a contributing author for several books, including "The Expert's Guide to the K-12 School Market", "Internet Quests: Web Activities Across the Curriculum" and "Internet Quests: Math".

Bernie Trilling is Global Director for the Oracle Education Foundation, directing the development of education strategies, partnerships, and services for the Foundation's Think.com and ThinkQuest programs. Think.com offers a free, protected online environment for teachers and students around the world to communicate, collaborate on projects, share their ideas, and learn together. ThinkQuest is a world-renowned international competition where students collaboratively create educational websites for other learners and teachers. Prior to joining Oracle, Bernie was a Director for the Technology In Education group at WestEd, a US national educational laboratory. He has served in a variety of roles in both education and industry, including executive producer for instruction at Hewlett-Packard Company. As an instructional designer and educator, Bernie has held a variety of professional educational roles in settings ranging from preschool to corporate training and currently holds a co-chair position on the Board of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Trace Urdan has covered the for-profit education industry as a research analyst for 10 years and has twice been cited as an All-Star analyst by the Wall Street Journal. Prior to joining Signal Hill, Mr. Urdan headed education research for Robert W. Baird & Co. Before beginning his career as an investment research analyst at DB Alex. Brown, Mr. Urdan held senior management positions within Time Inc. and KPMG Peat Marwick. He earned his BA degree from Yale University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Ellen Wagner works with product and vertical solutions marketing teams across Adobe to set the strategic direction for elearning products and solutions for corporate education and training, customer enablement and for post-secondary and K-12 education. Adobe's key vertical markets for elearning solutions include financial services, education, government, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing. Ellen is a former tenured professor and chair of the educational technology program at the University of Northern Colorado, and project director with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. She has a Ph.D. in learning psychology from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Ben leads the education practice group at Dutko Worldwide, LLC where he advises education entrepreneurs, investors, and charitable donors on structuring public-private partnerships, and implementing national advocacy and marketing strategies. He has served as a consultant to both national political organizations and policymakers on issues ranging from NCLB and IDEA implementation, to charter school law and early childhood education. Dutko Worldwide, LLC is a global public policy management company based in Washington, DC. It has been ranked among the most influential lobbying firms in the United States by FORTUNE Magazine.

Ms. Whitby began as a NYC elementary teacher working with English Language Learners. She then spent over ten years teaching Educational Technology at Long Island University, focusing on the emerging field of instructional technology. She developed key initiatives targeting At-Risk Learners in an Urban Environment for several organizations including WICAT Systems, Jostens Learning, Scientific Learning and the Education Division of Apple Computer. She is currently the Director of NYC Metro Strategic Initiatives for Headsprout Early Learning.

Mitch Weisburgh is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Academic Business Advisors, LLC, a full service educational consulting firm, helping organizations to create products and services, to market and distribute them, as well as to provide strategic and operational planning. Previously, Mitch has founded and lead numerous education technology companies working with online learning and curriculum design and management. Mitch is currently the author of PILOTed, a monthly newsletter and blog on education topics, available at http://academicbiz.typepad.com.

As president and co-founder of Inspiration Software, Westhaver has continuously guided the company's product management, marketing and strategic planning initiatives as it has grown to serve more than 80 percent of U.S. school districts and 25 million students and teachers worldwide. She serves on the board of Thomas Edison High School, the only Oregon high school developed specifically to meet the needs of students with learning disabilities as well as the advisory board of Ronald McDonald Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Westhaver is also a past president of the Software Association of Oregon (SAO) and has served seven years on the board of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), Education Division, including four years as co-chairperson.

Bruce Wilcox is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ¡Aprender! a mobile learning services provider. He also serves as K12 Strategy Director for SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online homework help for K20 students. Bruce launched ¡Aprender! after a successful capital formulation and launch, as CEO, of SNS Project Inkwell. Bruce's background incorporates 20 years experience in the development, sales, and successful implementation of instructional technology programs in the K12 and post-secondary sectors. His career spans founder and senior management roles in several instructional technology companies and includes executive and senior strategy role(s) at Reed Elsevier's Harcourt Education Group, a leading publisher of K12 print-based instructional materials, and Simon & Schuster (Pearson Education).

Lee Wilson is the Principal of Headway Strategies where he consults on strategic direction, marketing programs, and sales management for publishing and ed-tech companies. Using his experience as a Senior Marketing, Sales, and Business Development Executive at Harcourt, Pearson, Apple, and Chancery Software, his current focus is the blending of technology and print solutions with emphasis on virtual worlds, video games, and Web 2.0 technologies. He currently serves on the board of the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), is a former board member and chair of the Education Division at the Software Information Industry Association (SIIA), and was one of the founding board members of the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF). He blogs regularly at www.education-business-blog.com.