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Paul Slakey
Director Asia Pacific & Latin America Paul Slakey manages Google's rapidly growing enterprise business in Asia Pacific and Latin America. Prior to joining Google, Paul led Progress Software’s Enterprise Infrastructure Division in Asia Pacific and Latin America. A 20 year Silicon Valley veteran, Paul has held leadership positions in three venture-backed software companies, including Zip2, a provider of Internet business directories acquired by AltaVista and eventually merged into Yahoo. A 20 year Silicon Valley veteran, Paul has held leadership positions in three venture-backed software companies, including Zip2, a provider of Internet business directories acquired by AltaVista and eventually merged into Yahoo. As a partner at Vanguard Ventures, Paul made early stage venture capital investments in Internet companies and served on the Board of Directors of five startup companies. Prior to that, Paul served as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. He devoted the early years of his career to a variety of engineering positions with HP and IBM. Paul holds an MBA from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Berkeley. Robert Beerworth
Managing Director After founding Wiliam in 1997, Robert Beerworth has converted what began as a personal passion for creative web design into one of Australia's most prominent and successful web design and development companies. With Wiliam surviving the internet downturn of 2001, Robert is unquestionably one of the most knowledgeable and inspiring personalities in the Australian web industry. Robert has not only formed long standing relationships with Wiliam’s major clients but has also been an ideal leader for a growing team of talented individuals. Through his motivational leadership and unconventional recruitment strategy, Robert has successfully managed to position Wiliam as a leading web design and development firm. Wiliam has a proven ability to deliver outstanding web solutions, with strategically focused outcomes. A self-confessed lover of brilliant and smart design, he also invests copious amounts of time researching internet strategies, content, search marketing and Web 2.0 technologies. Robert regularly presents at web industry functions on the latest trends in web design and development and also has his own blog which can be accessed at www.robertbeerworth.com. Jason Calacanis
Founder and CEO Jason McCabe Calacanis is the founder and CEO of Mahalo.com, a human-powered search engine focused on the top English-language search terms, including verticals such as travel, products, news, entertainment, sports, food, and health. Prior to Mahalo.com's launch in alpha in May, 2007, he was an "Entrepreneur in Action" at Sequoia Capital, Silicon Valley's leading venture capital firm, a position he held since December 2006. Jason co-founded and was the CEO of Weblogs, Inc., a network of popular weblogs that was sold to AOL in November 2005. Upon joining AOL, he was appointed senior vice president. In addition, he was named general manager of AOL's Netscape and was responsible for the July 2006 relaunch of the iconic browser as a social bookmarking news site. Prior to forming Weblogs Inc., Jason was the founder of Rising Tide Studios, a media company that published the magazines Silicon Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter. The flagship publication later became Venture Reporter, a venture capital database, and was sold to Dow Jones. Jason is from Brooklyn, NY and currently resides in Los Angeles and New York with his wife and bulldog. He received a B.A. in psychology from Fordham University. Jason is known for his transparency and insights into the internet and media industries. Dr. Sridhar Vembu
Founder & CEO Sridhar Vembu is the CEO of AdventNet, the company behind the Zoho suite of online applications. He co-founded AdventNet in 1996, and has been CEO since 2000. AdventNet has transformed itself from a modest beginning as a software company serving network equipment vendors to a be an innovative online applications provider. It has maintained growth and profitability, without needing outside capital. Prior to AdventNet, Sridhar worked as a wireless systems engineer at Qualcomm, Inc. where he was fortunate to work with some of the leading minds in wireless communications. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University. Mike Cannon Brookes
Co-Founder and CEO Mike Cannon Brookes is co-founder and CEO of Atlassian Software Systems, an innovative, award-winning enterprise software company. Atlassian produces tools that help technical and business teams collaborate, plan projects and build software. Based in Australia, Atlassian currently has over 9,000 enterprise customers around the globe and has been named one of the "Fastest Growing Companies" by both Deloitte and BRW Magazine. Mike has received international recognition for his work including the Australian IT Professional of the Year in 2004 and being named Australian Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2006. Outside Atlassian, he is an active investor and advisor to a few technology-focused ventures, and participates in a number of open source projects. Roy Rubin
President Roy Rubin is the dynamic president and the strategist at the heart of Varien. A commitment to measurable results and a knack for bringing a ‘human touch’ to technology make this accomplished veteran a sought-after problem solver in a highly competitive industry. Roy has years of management and technology experience at the highest level. He has acquired vast knowledge in web technologies and Internet strategies, and has special expertise in e-commerce implementation. Something of a renaissance man, Roy's background also includes a course of study in Business Economics in UCLA, three years service as a commander in the military, and diverse experiences at such cutting-edge companies as Rotor, the ahead-of-its-time interactive TV entity, Microsoft, and the software security powerhouse, Aladdin Knowledge Systems. Todd Lewis
Marketing Manager - Asia Pacific With over 12 years of experience in developing and implementing marketing strategies for organisations like Austrade and Telstra BigPond, Todd is currently responsible for growing Citrix Online’s business in the Asia Pacific region. His areas of expertise include online marketing and partnership development. Todd holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brandeis University in Boston, MA, and a Master of Business Administration in Information Systems and Marketing from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Peter Cooper
CEO, Director & Co-Founder Peter J Cooper has over 20 years experience in international financial technology, split between senior roles in blue chip internationals and leading mid tier Australian specialists who are global leaders in their class. Pete is passionate about innovation, values, sustainability, entrepreneurship, building world class Australian businesses and nifty technology. Blue chip international firms where Pete has held successful senior roles include:
The Australian based global niche leaders Pete most recently ran were in:
Both firms were major suppliers to major global institutions including exchanges and investment banks. Today, Peter is CEO and part owner of Saasu.com, the web finance engine that simplifies financial success for businesses and individuals. Craig Deveson
CEO & Founder Craig is the CEO and founder of Devnet the award winning web marketing and development firm. He is a thought leader with 20 years sales, marketing and management experience within the IT&T arena. He is a high-level strategic problem solver with a keen mind for designing and implementing marketing and growth strategies. His specialties are in IT and Marketing Consulting specifically focusing on the Internet, Web 2.0 and Google Enterprise Solutions. As recognition of this capability, Devnet was recently appointed a strategic Google Enterprise partner in the Asia Pacific Region. Craig has worked with many leading companies in Australia and Internationally. They include Telstra, ANZ, BHP, IBM, Optus / SingTel, Fujitsu, Entrust and others. Craig is a results oriented problem solver. He has a quick mind and strong technical understanding, which combines well with his marketing and management expertise to provide customers with high level Web Marketing solutions. Craig has Professional Memberships with the Australian Marketing Institute, Australian Information Industry Association and Australian Institute of Management. Some of Devnet's awards include the BRW Fast 100 2007, Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2006 & 2007, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2006 & 2007, Q400 2007 and also Entrepreneur of the Year - Technology Finalist QLD. Duncan Riley
Blogging Avengalist Duncan Riley is a writer, developer, speaker and blogging evangelist. After many years online, including stints authoring politically focused websites he discovered the then new blogging in 2002, founding The Blog Herald which went on to become a Top 100 blog worldwide at the time. In 2005 he co-founded the b5media blog network, a company now based in Canada that took $2 million US in Venture Capital funding in 2006. Duncan has a diverse background. Having started in merchant banking in Sydney in the mid 1990’s he’s had stints in Management and as a staff member to a Federal Member of Parliament. Duncan left b5media in late 2006 and now enjoys his time as a freelance writer and developer, including time writing for TechCrunch, the 4th most popular blog online and regarded by many to be the bible of Web 2.0. Born in Sydney, Riley now resides in Australind Western Australia where he finds himself married with 1 child and a rather large mortgage. Andy Jamieson
Partner and Innovation Director Andy Jamieson, Partner and Innovation Director, leads search strategies in the channels of search engine optimisation (SEO), pay per click (PPC) marketing and the combined technical scope of social media marketing (SMM) and Facebook advertising. Andy spent seven years at eBay and Fairfax Digital, leading search and online creative campaigns, global affiliate marketing channels and new distribution deals. He built the search strategies of household brands such as SMH.com.au, TheAge.com.au, MyCareer.com.au, Domain.com.au and Drive.com.au. Today he is a guest lecturer at UTS Ad School and speaks at industry events such as SearchEngineBootCamp, Search School & CeBIT Australia. Oliver Weidlich
Mobile Customer Experience Specialist Oliver draws on a background in psychology, experience in usability and understanding of mobile technology to identify key issues for client business strategy, and customers, and to recommend & design solutions. He has consulted to clients such as; Hutchison, Optus, Telstra, ABC, ninemsn & RPO. He has a wide range of experience evaluating and improving the end-to-end customer experience with mobile devices, portals, applications and content. Oliver is a judge, author and speaker on the mobile customer experience. Ideal Interfaces is a founding member of the AIMIA Mobile Content Industry Development Group and Oliver is playing a key role in the design and project management of the Australian Mobile Phone Lifestyle Index which looks at mobile content usage in the local market. Nathan Wallace
Associate Director - Information Technology Nathan has spoken around the world on web applications, agile software methods and writing for the web. After founding and running a successful Intranet content management and software consulting business for 7 years, he entered the corporate world to run the IT department for Janssen-Cilag. While at Janssen-Cilag Nathan has lead a series of projects through his "simplify, clarify then implement" approach; transforming the Intranet into a simple, world-class Wiki environment; turning around the internal CRM system; and bringing a fresh approach to all aspects of IT. Mick Liubinskas
Co-Founder Mick is a web strategist who works with young start-ups. His chief skill is in aligning the community, technology and revenue sides of web businesses - he speaks all three languages. Mick was CMO of Kazaa, Zapr, Tangler and is now co-founder of startup management firm Pollenizer. He is currently working with 3eep, Getprice, Ultimo Road and Lingopal. Hugo Ortega
Founder Hugo Ortega founded boutique computer hardware Distributor Tegatech Australia in 2004. With an aim to promote Tablet PC nationwide his business commenced with a single Manufacturer and a small group of Resellers willing to buy into the cause. Now a multimillion dollar business spanning Australia and New Zealand, Tegatech has hundreds of Resellers and global recognition from media and bloggers alike. Tegatech’s exponential growth came as no surprise as much of the success can be attributed to online communities, and internet based social networks. In 2007, Ortega was awarded the title of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) as the only Australian awarded for the competency of Tablet PC, and in 2008 he received the award again. His success revolves around clever web based networking techniques which blossom through self moderation. Ortega’s ability to respect the thresholds which exist between social networking and business networking has meant he constantly receives unsolicited exposure for himself and his business. Ortega has played leader in this space and has plans to expand his company into Europe in 2008 with the continued use of corporate blogs and social networks. Russ Weakley
Manager Russ Weakley has worked in the design field for over 18 years. During the last twelve years, Russ has focused on web design through his business, Max Design. He has a detailed knowledge of web design and development. His expertise covers graphic design, interface design, site architecture and standards based development. Russ co-chairs the Web Standards Group which was set up to assist web developers learn about new technologies and accessibility issues. He has produced a series of widely acclaimed CSS-based tutorials including Listamatic, Listamatic2, Listutorial, Floatutorial, Selectutorial. Russ is also internationally recognised for his presentations and workshops on web development, standards and accessibility. Russ has also published a book, "SAMS Teach Yourself CSS in Ten Minutes". Ivan Kaye
CEO Ivan Kaye (B. Comm Dip Acc, ACA) is the CEO of BSI and an Executive Director of Australian Distributed Incubator Pty Ltd. He established BSI in 1989 and since that time has assisted clients raise capital, debt and grants,and access international markets. Ivan has been involved in several venture capital investments as an advisor and as a sophisticated investor. He has assisted more than 50 companies access finance and engage in commercial arrangements in the past 7 years. Throughout his career, he has been involved in helping start-ups, corporations and emerging companies achieve their growth potential. Justin Davies
MAICD, B Bus, Regional Director Justin has a unique blend of marketing, business and online experience. He has a successful track record in delivering solid profitable business growth. In his current role he has won business in excess of $20 million and managed individual programmes of work in excess of $10 million. He is an experienced public speaker on a wide range of topics on online solutions and digital marketing, as well as being published in Business News and industry journals. Justin has an excellent understanding of the contemporary application of IT within business and new online business models. He has a solid understanding of all aspects of online marketing, Web 2.0 technologies, blogging and other social interaction technologies. Through a background of 12 years in marketing and advertising, he has a deep understanding of all aspects of marketing from strategic planning, market identification, research, concept development, communications strategy and implementation. He is particularly strong at grasping concepts quickly and in turn communicating those concepts effectively in a sales environment. Justin has successfully served as a director on 4 companies, 3 of which have been in non-executive roles. He is about to complete the AICD Company Directors Course. Michael McGoogan
Managing Director Michael McGoogan is a highly motivated young entrepreneur who continues to achieve outstanding results in all of his endeavours. In just 4 short years, Michael has grown a bedroom-based internet hosting service into a multi-million dollar success. Michael launched AussieHQ Pty Ltd in December 2004. The company now employs more than 30 full time staff and delivers a complete suite of web services to both the public and private sector. AussieHQ is an auDA accredited domain name registrar and launched Australia’s first real-time managed dedicated server product in August 2006. Michael has grown the business through a solid commitment to best-in-the-industry customer service, backed by high quality web solutions. Michael places a good deal of emphasis on growth through innovation. The company is currently engaged in developing new products and services to assist business customers and to improve company services generally. AussieHQ is now the 5th largest web service provider in Australia. Outside of AussieHQ, Michael also has a keen interest in property development – already owning his own home and 3 in-progress developments. In his spare time Michael enjoys sailing, chess, and watching the cricket. Tony McGrath
CIO Tony McGrath has been involved in the online payment industry for the last 5 years at eWAY.com.au, Australia's Leading Payment Gateway. He has played a pivotal role in the extreme growth and expansion of the company. Tony has worked on many high-level projects while at eWAY from the eWAY core to data migration, replication and disaster recovery implementation. Tony led the development of eWAY into our International banking partners in the UK and NZ, allowing the company to expand globally with the help of CeBIT and AusTrade. Tony has also headed the release of the latest eWAY product - Direct Debit, i.e. bank account to bank account transactions. eWAY’s Direct Debit system is unique to Australia and has had massive interest from our extensive merchant base. With his level of experience and significant contacts in the payment industry Tony is well known for his abilities in the dot com payment space. Pete Ottery
Group Interface Designer Pete Ottery has worked as a web designer for 9 years. He was the Head of Design at Fairfax Digital until 2005 and designed sites like smh.com.au, domain.com.au & mycareer.com.au. Progressing the Sydney Morning Herald site to a full CSS layout was a first for an Australian mainstream news website at the time. He then worked at Daemon as the Creative Director for about a year working on their open source CMS project - 'FarCry', and client sites like Bluescope Steel and Seek.com.au. He is now working at News Digital Media as the Group Interface Designer - across their full range of sites. He has recently designed careerone.com.au & carsguide.com.au. He works independently & directly with site owners and execs to help inform requirements and push product design boundaries. He is daily knee deep in photoshop concepts and html/css code. Phil Morle
Co-Founder Battle hardened Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with experience running massive scale consumer internet businesses. Founding CTO at Kazaa where he was part of developing a technology strategy which saw 5 million users online at any one time, millions of downloads per day and a total global user base of over 100 million, powered by innovative technology, a globally distributed team and a sprinkling of imagination. Since leaving Kazaa, Phil has helped many start-ups get to the next level including Yoick, YelloYello, Omnidrive, Prime, 3eep, Linqia, Getprice and Tangler. Phil is now co-founder of start-up management firm Pollenizer. |
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