ELLEN FARMER
Environmental Program Manager, EIATRACK
Ellen Farmer works with the Telecommunications Industry Association as their environmental program manger. She heads up the management of EIATRACK, the global environmental compliance tracking service. Ellen has an MA in Environmental Policy from King's College London, and BA in government and sociology from Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. Ellen's professional experience ranges from environmental consulting with Booz Allen Hamilton to the environmentally conscious management of The Mansion on O Street, a boutique hotel and private events venue in Washington, D.C. In addition, she worked at Green Guide Publishing in the UK as a researcher and writer. TIA's EIATRACK service, acquired in January 2008, provides global benchmarking in environmental intelligence, as well as product-oriented regulatory tracking analysis and reporting. Hundreds of subscribing companies throughout the world use the tool as an early-warning system for monitoring and evaluating environmental legal and regulatory activity. The Web site address is www.eiatrack.org.

COLIN HENDERSON
CTO, CommunityLend
Colin Henderson is CommunityLend’s Chief Technology Officer and a long time Banking professional. Colin took his first position in banking in his homeland of Scotland and has worked in England, Canada and the US. His extensive experience in the banking industry included positions in branches and headquarters, retail and commercial. Colin was instrumental in the launch of online banking in 1996, and the subsequent development of self service channels at the Bank of Montreal (online banking, ATM’s, telephone banking, and branch investment). Colin maintains an active blog at www.thebankwatch.com which explores banking and the web lifestyle. He holds a CMA designation from the Society of Management Accountants, and earlier graduated from the Institute of Bankers in Scotland. Colin is a strong believer in harnessing the power of Internet, and in particular open source, to take us beyond simple automation of existing transactions and towards better capabilities to meet peoples’ needs.

KAREN D. LARKOWSKI
General Manager, BPM-C and GCIO
In this role Ms. Larkowski is responsible for the direction and management of BPM-C and GCIO. An industry spokesperson for nearly two decades, Ms. Larkowski served as the founder and Chief Evangelist for Green Computing Impact Organization, Inc. (GCIO) prior to it's merger with the OMG. She previously served as Executive Vice President of The Standish Group International, Inc. a market research and advisory firm focused on enterprise technology and as National Vice President of Sales and Marketing for a Brazilian-based transaction processing vendor. She is well known for her industry contributions and has written numerous books, white papers and articles focused on many facets of the computer industry. She has held multiple advisory sessions with both vendor and end-user clients and offers daily advice on key technology decisions. Ms. Larkowski is the author of "Essential Guide to Object Monitors" published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

DENNIS NUGENT
President, TotalStream
Dennis Nugent is responsible for strategic implementation of TotalStreams high-performance streaming platform. Before joining TotalStream, Mr. Nugent was Vice President Network Operations, at CETNetworks, and at Chaincast Networks (now StreamAudio). Mr. Nugent was also Vice President of AboveNet Communications, Inc. Mr. Nugent holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada and an MBA in Marketing from Golden Gate University.

CHRISTINA PAGE
Director of Climate and Energy, Yahoo! Inc.
Chris Page joined Yahoo! in July of 2007 and is the director of Climate and Energy at the company. Page is responsible for overseeing the company’s climate program, efficiency and clean tech initiatives, and providing technical support to Yahoo!’s all-volunteer Green Team, an employee group that harnesses the collective energy of Yahoos around the world to reduce our carbon footprint.

Prior to joining Yahoo!, Page was a senior consultant on the Energy and Resources Team at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a Colorado-based “think-and-do tank” founded by energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins. In this role, Page was responsible for assessing energy efficiency opportunities for commercial and industrial clients. She has led regular lectures on sustainable business practices at National Taiwan University, Peking University, and University of Colorado Leeds School of Business. Prior to working at RMI, Page was a field instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School and a writer/editor for National Public Radio's "Living on Earth.”

Page is a member of the 2002 class of Dana Meadows Leadership Fellows and was a member of the all-volunteer Mountain Rescue Aspen team in Colorado, responsible for assisting lost and injured parties in the Rocky Mountains. She has an undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies from Brown University and a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

MICHAEL SPROUSE
Chief Marketing Officer, Epic Advertising
Michael Sprouse is the Chief Marketing Officer of Epic Advertising, a profitable, privately-owned online marketing & technology company recognized by Inc. 5000 and as an AlwaysOn Global Top 250 company. His current responsibilities include overseeing all marketing strategy for the company, all public relations strategy and management, Creative Services, trade marketing, internal communications, and business & corporate development.

His opinion and expert industry analysis have been cited in several international industry publications such as BNet, Advertising Age, Paidcontent.org, Mobile Marketer, DM News, ClickZ, iMedia Connection, Mediapost publications, BtoB Magazine and several other prominent industry blogs and periodicals.

Prior to Epic Advertising, Sprouse served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Playboy Enterprises, Inc. In his five years at Playboy, Sprouse helped to oversee a business transformation in their digital business unit as the youngest senior executive in the company’s 55-year history, overseeing varying amounts of Revenue & Profit throughout his tenure. Sprouse was responsible for providing direct marketing strategy for the Division’s Online and E-Commerce/Catalog businesses while leading cross-platform marketing efforts with other digital business units including Worldwide Home Video & DVD, Domestic/International TV and Mobile/Wireless.

Before Playboy, Sprouse spent five years at MBI, Inc (The Danbury Mint), which manufactures and markets fine collectibles direct-to-consumers. During his tenure there, he was responsible for managing direct response & direct mail/catalog P&L and facilitated the consistent sales growth of various collectible product lines. He was also the developer and first-ever manager of the company’s web business and led the company into its current E-Commerce business, while still managing his daily duties in the catalog and direct response businesses.

SIMON TSUI
IT Director, Time Warner Hong Kong
Simon Tsui is the IT Director of Time Warner Hong Kong, Limited.  In his current capacity he oversees the IT Operations in the Asia Pac region.  He brings a client focused perspective to IT Operations born from his beginnings as a Systems Engineer and serving the company for more than ten years.  His growth within the company has allowed him to build vast institutional knowledge of IT within the media industry which he is using to transform IT from a utility provider to a valued business partner.  Convergence within the media industry, IT field, and broadcast operations makes his mission more relevant than ever.

Prior to his career with Time Warner Hong Kong and its child company Turner International, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Applied Science from Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.  He has fulfilled various other roles as a Product Marketing Executive, Apple Solutions Sales Representative, and Presales Technical Support for various products.