Judges and Speaker Bios

Amy Friedlander
Senior Vice President, Programming
AT&T Operations
Amy Friedlander is senior vice president, Programming, for AT&T Project Lightspeed and oversees areas including interactive programming and convergence. Project Lightspeed is the initiative to expand the fiber-optics network deeper into neighborhoods to deliver AT&T U-verseSM TV, AT&T Yahoo! High Speed Internet, U-verse Enabled and, in the future, voice over IP services. AT&T expects to reach approximately 18 million households as part of initial deployment, using fiber-to-the-node and fiber-to-the-premises technologies. Preceding AT&T, Ms. Friedlander headed a strategic consulting practice, Xanthum Partners, which helped clients from around the globe with content strategy, negotiation and acquisition, and programming and packaging development.

Sebastian Blum
Representative
Deutsche Telekom & T-Venture
Sebastian Blum joined T-Venture in 1999, 2 years after the inception. T-Venture is the corporate venture capital arm of Deutsche Telekom group, that manages several VC funds on behalf of the strategic business units of Deutsche Telekom, which also includes T-Mobile. Since 2006, Sebastian is at T-Venture's U.S. subsidiary. As the Managing Director of T-Venture of America , he is responsible for U.S. portfolio companies, new deal flow and projects, the relationships with U.S. venture capital companies, and for managing T-Venture's partnership with TeleSoft Partners. Before joining T-Venture, Sebastian did his postgraduate MBA degree with NIMBAS, Utrecht (Netherlands). Prior to that, he worked in sales and marketing with Unilever Germany. Sebastian is a member of the VC-Angel Roundtable, and a member of the German-American Business Association of California.

Claas Heise
Partner
Innovature Capital Partners
Claas is a partner at Innovature Capital Partners, a venture capital and private equity services and advisory firm he co-founded with Sven Weber. He also is an advisor to T-Venture. From 2002 until September 2006, he has been the Managing Director for T-Venture of America, the U.S. arm of T-Venture, the Corporate Venture Capital unit of Deutsche Telekom Group, including T-Mobile. Claas is a member of the German-American Business Association of California, a previous member of the VC-Angel Roundtable, and previous member of the steering committee of the Service Provider Investment Forum. He was on the advisory board of Cal-IT, and advises Golden Capital Network and iHollywoodForum on conferences. Claas is a graduate of NVCA's Venture Capital Institute.

Stephen D. Gillespie, Ph.D.
Partner, Intellectual Property Transactions Group
Fenwick & West LLP.
Stephen D. Gillespie is a partner in the Intellectual Property Transactions Group of Fenwick & West LLP, a premier Silicon Valley law firm specializing in high technology matters. His practice concentrates on structuring, drafting and negotiating complex transactions relating to intellectual property, including national and international technology development and distribution agreements, in-bound and outbound technology license agreements, strategic alliances, and IP issues arising in mergers and acquisitions. He also has expertise in issues arising from use of “Open Source” software and U.S. export control regulations.

Gus Tai
General Partner
Trinity Ventures
Since joining Trinity in 1996, Gus has specialized in funding early stage companies pioneering new market categories. He particularly enjoys getting involved at the time of company formation, working with founders to help build the team and refine the business model. Gus focuses on consumer services and consumer enabling technologies, and maintains an interest in enterprise software. Prior to Trinity, Gus began his operational career in engineering management at Digital Equipment Corporation. He also worked at Bain & Company, consulting to technology firms on new product development and business strategy. Gus is a Director of the MIT Club of Northern California and the Chinese Software Professionals Association.

Nathan Smith
Group Manager
Application Developer Program
Sprint
Nathan Smith is the Group Manager of the Sprint Application Developer Program. He has been at Sprint for over ten years supporting a wide variety of wireless initiatives including launching the digital media infrastructure utilized for selling/managing premium content and the award winning Sprint Music Store which was the first wireless OTA music download service offered in the United States.

Brent Weinstein
CEO
60 Frames Entertainment
Brent Weinstein is the Head of the Digital Media Dept. at United Talent Agency, a leading talent and literary agency based in Beverly Hills, CA. Weinstein bridges the gap between agency clients and various forms of new media including games, broadband, and mobile. Weinstein, along with a team of dedicated digital media agents, identifies and evaluates opportunities for the agency's actors, writers, directors, producers, and recording artists, in addition to numerous business-to-business and consumer-oriented technology and corporate clients. Prior to joining UTA in 2001, Weinstein practiced corporate law in Los Angeles and Irvine , California . He is a graduate of the University of Southern California where he earned a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, and also the University of San Diego School of Law.

David Adams
Founder and Vice President of Business Development
RallyPoint Systems
David Adams is founder and Vice President of Business Development for RallyPoint Systems, where he is responsible for business strategy and partnership implementation. In 1999, Mr. Adams co-founded Rocket Ventures and raised over $75M for investment in early stage technology companies. There he focused on investments in software and digital media. Mr. Adams started his career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) as a manager and technical architect in Andersen’s strategic technology practice in Chicago and Sophia Antipolis, France. There he was a leader in managing cutting-edge enterprise software projects, rapidly expanding Accenture’s capabilities in implementing large-scale Internet architectures.

Arturo Artom
President and CEO
Your Truman Show
Arturo Artom, one of Europe's most successful serial tech entrepreneurs, founded San Francisco-based Your Truman Show in October 2006 to build the largest online inventory of personal stories on video and enable anyone to watch, rate and review people lives. A leader in the technology and telecom industry since the early 90s, Artom is widely recognized as the "father" of telecom market liberalization in Europe. In 1993 he founded Telsystem, the first telecom carrier to successfully challenge SIP fixed-line monopoly in the Italian market. In the following years, Artom held a series of executive roles, first as Managing Director of Infostrada long-distance phone service, then as Senior Vice President of Omnitel/Vodafone, followed by the CEO role of Viasat, a leader in satellite positioning systems. In 2000, he founded Netsystem, the leading European broadband satellite ISP, which solved the digital-divide problem in many European areas. In 2004, Artom created Artom Innovazione, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on startups that marry innovations in technology and industrial design. Its most significant initiative is Muvis, the Italian company that created the first intelligent digital lighting system for the home. As Muvis's CEO, Artom inked strategic distribution and technology partnerships with global brands and established Muvis as an international case study in Made-in-Italy tech innovation. Arturo is a member of the board of the Aspen Institute Italy, he wrote "Free Telecommunications" and is often quoted and interviewed by the Financial Times, WSJ Europe, Business Week and CNBC.

Jagadish Bandhole
Founder, CEO and Chairman
Fonemine, Inc.
Jagadish Bandhole is a proven leader and a successful entrepreneur in the technology industry. He is currently the Founder, CEO and Chairman of Fonemine, Inc. focused on driving the next wave of innovation in the wireless telecommunications industry through global enablement of new cost-effective interactive telephone-optimized data services. His area of expertise is in his extensive, pragmatic and hands-on approach to innovation in building successful software businesses that serve the needs of both enterprise customers and consumers alike. In addition to Fonemine, Inc., Jagadish also helped co-found and currently serves on the board of EverGrid, Inc. a venture funded company in the high performance and fault tolerant computing software marketplace.

Tim Bucher
CEO and Founder
ZING
Tim is CEO and founder of ZING, a new mobile entertainment technology and services company that is taking the next step in delivering mobile music and entertainment. Partnering with leading consumer product companies, online music services, music labels and wireless network providers, ZING gives players and devices the ability to connect, download, manage and exchange entertainment content directly from the player through WiFi or other wireless products – without requiring a PC.

Brian Cowley
President and CEO
Adinfuse
Brian Cowley has held executive positions at leading mobile, internet and direct marketing companies over the last twenty five years. Most recently, Brian was at Infospace serving as their Vice President of Mobile Advertising, responsible for the strategy, business development, advertising sales and platform for mobile. Prior to Infospace he was Executive Vice President of Business Development at InPhonic, a leading seller of wireless services and devices. He spent over ten years in the internet search and advertising business, primarily as a co-founder and Senior Vice President of Sales & Business Development at Looksmart, where he was instrumental in growing the company from start up to a multi billion dollar publicly traded company. He worked at eBay serving as their Vice President, General Manager of Sponsorship & Services managing a $140 million revenue business. He began his internet career as Director of Business Development at Netscape, in 1995 helping to champion some of the earliest internet advertising programs.

Rami Hajar
CEO
IP Network Systems
Rami Hajar is an established executive in many facets of the entertainment industry. He has worked in various departments including distribution, A&R, marketing/promotions, business development, and has also owned and operated a state of the art recording studio. As a consultant, Mr. Hajar has provided his expertise to such companies as Loud Records, BMG, ITC, Thump Holdings / UMVD, to name a few, and has launched and guided the careers of many artists. Mr. Hajar has been an advocate for the integration of the digital distribution platform since 1993, and has progressively furnished this insight and distribution platform to his and affiliate media companies. Currently, Mr. Hajar is Co-founder/President of Relativity Music (a division of Relativity Media LLC), Co-Founder/CEO of IP Network Systems (www.ipnetworksystems.com), and sits on the Board of Directors of these companies as well.

Andy Kleitsch
Founder and CEO
Billing Revolution
Mr. Kleitsch is founder and CEO of Billing Revolution, a direct to consumer mobile commerce platform. Mr. Kleitsch cut his teeth in mobile at AT&T Wireless where he managed the mMode portal. Prior to Billing Revolution Mr. Kleitsch was CEO of wContent, a company specializing in Asian and European mobile content distribution. Prior to the wireless industry, Mr. Kleitsch revolutionized the wedding industry by founding the first online bridal registry, WeddingChannel.com, recently acquired for $82+MM.

Anthony Meador
Founder
MobileGates
Anthony Meador, Founder of MobileGates, Tony is responsible for driving the overall direction of the Company and overseeing the business and technical operations. Tony was one of the early pioneers developing mobile data (WAP) and multimodal (voice and data) applications for large carriers such as Qwest Communications and AT&T Wireless and for highly secured carrier class networks. Tony is well known throughout the wireless mobile industry and has accumulated over 20 years of experience designing and developing navigation and computer systems with companies such as Jensen Marine, Delco/General Motors and Hughes Aircraft. Tony studied electronics automation and software design at Cal Tech.

Brock Muir
Endtone
President and Founder
Brock Muir founded Endtone in early 2005 and has since served as President of the company. Under Muir’s leadership, Endtone continues to grow into one of the wireless industry's most promising mobile content technology companies. Leveraging this international momentum, Endtone is negotiating partnerships in Australia, Spain, UK, South America, Japan, India and Turkey. Prior to founding Endtone, Muir was a telecommunications consultant with Andersen Consulting and Ernst & Young. Muir provided his services to industry leaders including Nextel, AOL, BellSouth, Pacific Bell, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner Cable.

Waqar Nasim
SVP - Finance and Operations, CFO
Triveni Digital
Waqar brings a diverse experience base leading finance and corporate development activities at large and small companies. Prior to joining Triveni, Waqar served as the Vice President of Finance and Strategy at InPhonic, Inc., a wireless services company, and prior to that as the Treasurer of a residential Video, voice and data telecommunications service provider. He also spearheaded the carve-out and subsequent $627 million initial public offering of Sabre, Inc. His previous experiences include corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales, and information technology activities at Sabre, American Airlines, Metropolitan Life, Xerox, and Goldman Sachs. MBA, Cornell University.

Colleen Nystedt
President and CEO
Movieset
Colleen Nystedt founded MovieSet™ after 20 years in the trenches of Motion Picture Industry. Throughout the 1990s her Vancouver-based company produced dozens of feature films and TV movies for Universal Pictures, Paramount, MGM, CBS, NBC, ABC, USA, Showtime and Lifetime Networks. She has an extensive background in film production, finance, business affairs and creative development. Recognizing that marketing and distribution of feature films needed to be re-conceptualized in the Internet age, she began to develop what has become MovieSet™.

Alex Quilici
CEO
YouMail
Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail, previously served as VP of AOL Voice Services, where he played a major role in creating and growing AOL Voice Services to over 1 million paying customers. During his 6 year tenure, he was heavily involved in conceiving, launching, and managing AOLbyPhone, AOL Voicemail, and AIM Phoneline. Quilici was co-founder of Quack.com, which successfully sold to AOL.

Rene Reyes
CEO
Microsite Mobile

Greg Roberts
Founder
Playmotion
Greg Roberts is a seasoned software entrepreneur, patent inventor and designer who has successfully founded and sold two prior companies. Roberts founded his third company, PlayMotion!, in the spring of 2003 with a clear vision of injecting fun into the world by allowing users to cooperate and play together in a socially positive manner. Since that time, PlayMotion has gone on to win multiple awards for its technology and applications. PlayMotion systems have been used by some of the top companies in the world including AT&T, Google and Procter & Gamble as well as the country’s top museums, science centers, hospitals and health-care facilities. PlayMotion is located in Atlanta, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Mountain View, California. Prior to forming PlayMotion, Greg Roberts was CEO of RamWorks, and Internet digital design studio that was consistently ranked by InternetWeek as one of the top 100 Web shops. He also was CTO and co-founder of BrightStreet, a market-leading CRM (customer relationship management) platform company that specialized in integrating advertising, marketing, promotions and consumer sales activities for manufacturers and retailers.

Phil Prouty
Co-founder
IWR
Phil Prouty, the co-founder of IWR, also co-founded Debisys, Inc. (aka Emida), a leading provider of prepaid products and transaction processing services worldwide, which also provides inventory management, funds movement and transaction reporting services for the prepaid telephony and financial industries. In late 2005, Debisys changed its name when it acquired Emida Incorporated, a transaction processor servicing Latin America, and in doing so extended its presence into 7 additional countries in Latin America.

Michel Roux
President and CEO
Advestigo
Michel Roux, a manager with extensive experience in the technology sector, is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Advestigo. Mr. Roux has fourteen years of general management experience covering start-up, operations and corporate development in the areas of software, telecommunications, and security systems. In particular, Michel founded the Thomson-CSF (now Thales) subsidiary TBS, specializing in broadband networks, before directing the European operations of US digital and cable TV systems manufacturer Scientific-Atlanta. He then joined Gemplus where for four years he was VP and General Manager of Internet and Multimedia security activities. This was followed by the creation in California of Thinkpulse Inc., a start-up specializing in software for smart card terminals. Returning to France, Michel was appointed Chairman and CEO of Streamcore, a young company developing QoS solutions for enterprise networks, which he led through two years of growth including its first products, first customers, first distribution partners, before managing the company’s acquisition by Boostworks Inc. Michel joined the Advestigo team in February 2004.

Greg Ruff
Chairman and CEO
Splice, Inc.
Greg Ruff joined Splice as its CEO in May of 2007 after 20 years of consulting to high-tech start-ups and growth companies. Prior to assuming the role of CEO he was the founder of White Space Strategy, a strategic market innovation consulting firm. Over his more than 20 years as a Management and Market strategy consultant, Greg has been a leader in developing “Game Changing” strategies that redefined markets to create new opportunities for his clients ranging from IBM, BEA and Adobe to start-ups such as Informatica, FogLight Software and siteROCK. His emphasis on applying lifecycle, value chain, innovation and competitive advantage models has led to sustainable competitive advantage and up to10X+ valuation increases for his clients.

Chris Salter
CEO
Allegro Multimedia, Inc.
Chris Salter has a substantial background in music with undergraduate degrees in both Music and Linguistics (B.S., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale) & a Master's degree in Musicology (M.A., UCLA). He has traveled worldwide and lived abroad extensively, including Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe, researching and observing how music was taught in various cultures. His in-depth studies, multi-lingual communication skills, and professional experiences eventually led to his conceptualization of the Wizard methodology. Chris and his wife, Eliana, have two children.

Vipul Sawhney
President
Hovr
Vipul Sawhney, president of Hovr, is focused on putting important brand and product messages into the hands of targeted demographics – literally. Since founding Hovr in early 2006, Vipul has guided the company in creating new advertising opportunities that leverage the explosion of mobile handsets, now estimated to top 2 billion worldwide. With years of executive experience in the mobility industry, Vipul is no stranger to the mobile entertainment market. He was founder and CEO of Activepackets, a company that provides wireless carriers with mobile entertainment content from such brands as Marvel Comics and Time Life. Prior to Activepackets, Vipul was VP of Technology at LocatioNet where he led technology strategy and directed development of the company’s mobile location services architecture. Vipul holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Daniel Tibbets
Studio Chief
GoTV Networks
Daniel Tibbets brings substantial traditional and new media experience in the entertainment field to GoTV Networks. Prior to joining GoTV, he spent 16 years at the vortex of the entertainment industry and has held several senior executive roles in production and development for companies such as CBS Enterprises, Fireworks Television, Inc., Papazian-Hirsch Entertainment, and Twentieth Television. At Twentieth Television, Tibbets ran FOXLAB, Inc. where he co-created and developed the first ever original content mobisodes, “Love and Hate” and “Sunset Hotel,” which launched in February 2005. Tibbets also developed the first convergence program to air on broadcast television at FOXLAB and is credited with the development and sale of the HBO series “ROME” from his work at Papazian-Hirsch. Tibbets graduated from Arizona State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing with an emphasis in International marketing and business.

Rod Tiede
President/CEO
Broadcast International
As President/CEO of Broadcast International, Rod has overseen the strategic direction for the company as well as the integration of many new services and technologies for BI’s customer base, including IP Satellite solutions, WiFi Communication networks, and web hosting and web casting. BI is now moving forward with its revolutionary new video compression technology, CodecSys™, a multi-codec compression system.

Eric Zhang
CEO and founder
Moobol.com
Eric Zhang, CEO and founder of Moobol.com, was an experienced reporter in Chinadaily.com.cn. Eric's reports were published in hundreds of paper media and deemed as an important figure in neo-media industry. In 2006, Eric was chose by US State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program, IVLP, to visit America.

Timothy Chang
Principal
Norwest Venture Partners
Tim brings a combination of operational, technical and international business experience to Norwest Venture Partners. Tim focuses on investments in wireless and digital media as well as business development initiatives in Asia-Pacific. Prior to joining NVP in 2006, Tim was a principal at Gabriel Venture Partners where he was actively involved in over a dozen wireless-related deals and led Gabriel's investments in Iridigm Display Corporation (acquired by Qualcomm), Eyespot, Sequoia Communications, Sandbridge, and Kajeet. He also contributed to the boards of Placeware (acquired by Microsoft) and Arula Systems (acquired by Raritan ), TestQuest, NextG Networks, and IPWireless. Tim built Gabriel's wireless sector practice and helped establish business development capabilities through strong, strategic relationships across the wireless value chain, particularly in Asia-Pacific. Tim holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar, and an MS in electrical engineering/system engineering as well as a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan.

Clint Chao
General Partner
Formative Ventures
Clint Chao is a founding general partner at Formative Ventures. Clint invests in emerging technologies start-ups in areas such as communications, wireless, and next-generation Internet solutions. Clint is an experienced technology executive who brings more than 20 years of start-up operating experience including marketing, sales and business development to Formative Ventures. His investments and board leadership include Silicon Clocks, Smalltown, Marketocracy and Zyray Wireless (acquired by Broadcom in 2004). Prior to co-founding Formative Ventures, Clint served as vice president of marketing, sales, and business development at SkyStream Networks (acquired by Tandberg TV), a leading provider of video routing equipment. Under his leadership, SkyStream formed partnerships with industry leaders such as AOL Time Warner, HP, Microsoft, RealNetworks, Lucent Technologies, Mitsubishi, and Philips. Clint earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of California at Berkeley.

Alex Gove
Principal
Walden Venture Capital
Alex represents Walden on the Board of Directors of Market Insight (Director), Ignite Technologies (Observer), and Palamida (Observer). He joined Walden in August, 1999. Prior to Walden, Alex served as a Senior Columnist and Senior Editor at Red Herring, a monthly magazine about the business of technology. From April, 1995, until his departure, he was responsible for the magazine's venture capital and digital media coverage. Prior to Red Herring, Alex worked in entertainment production and investment banking.

Andres Jordan
Vice President, Innovation and Business Development
Deutsche Telekom
Mr. Jordan has over fifteen years experience in technology having started his journey in MCI Communications in Washington DC in 1985. Via his diverse career paths, including a couple of start ups, he has developed deep capabilities in marketing, sales, business development, strategy and international business. Currently, Mr. Jordan is Vice President of Innovation and Business Development at T-Systems North America (Deutsche Telekom), an evolutionary position that started as consultancy and that he has held since 2002. In this capacity he is tasked with living in the future and finding the next generation products and developing launch strategies for their successful global execution. This position places him at the leading-edge of new and future ideas and technologies, including P2P TV, mobile content strategies, and new-media business models.

Nagraj Kashyap
Director, North America Operations
QUALCOMM Ventures
Nagraj Kashyap is a Director at QUALCOMM Ventures and heads up North American operations. Nagraj actively manages and is currently a board observer for QUALCOMM Ventures investments in Bitfone, WaveMarket, Digit Wireless, Airplay Networks, Digital Orchid, Obopay and Validity Sensors. He is also actively involved with the QUALCOMM Ventures investment in Airvana. Nagraj has over 10 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and has worked in various engineering and management capacities at Nortel, 3COM, Motorola, and QUALCOMM. He also worked as a manager at PRTM, a management consulting firm based out of Waltham, MA. Nagraj has an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin.

Saad Khan
Partner
CMEA Ventures
Saad joined CMEA Ventures in February 2007 as a Partner and is focusing on the firm's software investments. Prior to joining CMEA, Saad was a Venture Partner and lead the advisory services group at Garage Technology Ventures (GTV), a seed stage venture fund. During his career at Garage, Saad focused on emerging technology investments in the software and digital media space, working closely with many companies including TripleHop (acquired by ORCL), cFares, and Savage Beast (Pandora). Before GTV, Saad worked for the IBM alphaWorks group in Cupertino, CA, focusing on commercializing IBM R&D. Saad also worked for the Strategic Planning and Business Development Groups at the Walt Disney Company, helping to develop the strategic and operating plans for ABC, ESPN and Disney's e-businesses. Saad received a B.S. degree in Symbolic Systems and an A.B in Economics with Honors in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University. He currently serves on the advisory board for several start-ups, including Kalat Software, Lending Club, and is a founding member of the FilmAngels.

Gary Little
Morgenthaler Ventures
Partner
In 1997, Gary joined the Menlo Park office of Morgenthaler Ventures, a leading venture capital firm with $2.5 billion under management. He focuses on Internet services, digital media and software. Gary currently serves on the boards of NexTag, SNOCAP, Rhythm NewMedia, JasperSoft and Mule Source. Gary also led Morgenthaler's investment in Netli (acquired by Akamai), TimesTen (acquired by Oracle), and KnowledgeNet (acquired by the Thompson). He previously served on the boards of ORB Networks and imeem.

Mark Mangiola
Venture Partner
Cannan Partners
Mark Mangiola joined Canaan in 2001 after spending over 20 years in the cable and broadband industry. At Canaan , Mark has leveraged his network to fill key executive slots at portfolio companies as well as introduce portfolio companies to larger enterprises thereby helping to build out the sales process. Prior to Canaan , Mark served as CEO of @Home Solutions, a division of Excite@Home. He was previously the President and CEO of Positive Communications and an Executive Vice President with KBLCOM/Time Warner. Mark sits on the boards of TVIA and Zolo.

Alexander K. Marquez
Director, Strategic Investments
Intel Capital, Intel Corporation
Alexander is currently responsible for Intel Capital's investments and strategies related to Digital Media and Consumer Internet. Prior to joining Intel Capital, Alexander served as technical advisor to the senior vice president of Intel's Interactive Media Services division where he advised on strategy and media investments. Alexander also served as controller for Intel's Content Services division where he oversaw financial aspects of the division, including numerous investments in Europe, Japan , Asia, and Latin America . Alexander joined Intel Corporation in 1994 where he held various management roles prior to joining Intel Capital.

Chris McKay
Principal
Granite Ventures
Chris joined Granite Ventures in September 1998 from Hambrecht & Quist, where he was an analyst in the firm's Venture Capital department. Chris focuses on software investments. Chris serves on the Board of Directors for Arcot Systems, Entertainment Media Works, Managing Editor Software and Purisma. He is a Board observer for Convio, and Sendmail, and was previously involved with the Boards of Actional (acquired by Progress Software), Connected (acquired by Iron Mountain) and Cardiff (acquired by Verity). Chris holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia.

Cynthia Ringo
Managing Director/Co-Head, Communications & Systems Practice
VantagePoint Venture Partners
Ms. Ringo has more than 20 years of hands-on experience as a senior operating executive and venture capitalist. Prior to joining VantagePoint, Ms. Ringo was CEO and subsequently Chairman of CopperCom where she built a five-person company into an industry leader in two new communications markets: voice-over-broadband and local exchange soft switch. Ms. Ringo was also SVP of Corporate Development and Business Units for Madge Networks, a $400 million international data networking company, and a founding executive of Red Brick Systems, a pioneer in data warehousing. Ms. Ringo began her career in high-tech as an intellectual property lawyer at Management Science America . She is a graduate of Georgia State University (BS) and Emory University Law School (JD).

Harshul Sanghi
Invesment Manager
Motorola Ventures
Harshul Sanghi manages the Silicon Valley office of Motorola Ventures, based in Sunnyvale , California . Harshul's role includes identifying, executing, and managing strategic investments in startup companies that will drive the realization of Motorola's vision of Seamless Mobility. He is also responsible for managing the Venture group's investment activities in India. Harshul comes to Motorola through its acquisition of Ucentric Systems, a leading provider of Whole Home Media solutions, where he was responsible for worldwide sales and market development of the consumer electronics sector. Harshul has extensive experience in the digital media, consumer electronics, and semiconductor industries. In his previous role, Harshul served as General Manager of the satellite and terrestrial business team of Philips Electronic's North America.

Jim Smith, Ph.D.
Partner
Mohr, Davidow Ventures
As a Partner with Mohr, Davidow Ventures, Jim Smith is responsible for investments in the areas of communications and computing infrastructure technology. Mr. Smith sits on the boards of directors for Xambala, Packetmotion, and Vast Systems. He is also responsible for extending MDV's relationships with leading universities and research centers, including the California Institute of Technology, University of California Berkeley , and Stanford University .

Robert Yamashita
VP Strategy and Business Development
THX Ltd.
Robert Yamashita oversees Corporate Strategy and Alliances at THX Ltd, a company that defines and enforces quality across the digital media value chain, from creation to consumption. He is also Managing Director at Cogentic LLC, a technology strategy firm he co-founded after departing PwC in 2001. An executive in Digital Media for over 15 years, Robert helped DivX to first penetrate CE products; started the Pro-MPEG Forum and directed MPEG Business Alliances for Sony Electronics, and managed C-Cube Microsystems encoder business. Along with contributing to international standards and industry trade groups (SMPTE, IEEE, DVD Forum, G-SAM), Robert has a lengthy publication and speaking history in Digital Media business and technology. He is an honors graduate of Caltech (BS Engineering 1980), where he launched his first business as an audio consultant at age 19.

Joseph Tzeng
Director and Co-founder
Crystal Ventures
Joseph Tzeng is Managing Director of Crystal Ventures. Mr. Tzeng has been an active participant in the information and computer industries for the last 15 years. Prior to Crystal, he was involved with the development and growth of several successful technology-based companies including those involving hardware manufacturing and distribution, as well as software development and services. Mr. Tzeng worked actively on the boards of Cobalt Networks, Sina, BabyCenter, and Elemental Software, and currently is involved closely with Informative, Synacor, exavio, Powerbridge, and ejasent.