Authentication & Online Trust Alliance

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AOTA Summit 2008
Reaching the Tipping Point: Future of Online Trust
June 4-5, 2008

SPEAKERS (*invited)
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Warren Adelman President, COO - Go Daddy Group Warren is responsible for day-to-day operations of the company, as well as resource management, process improvement and corporate strategic planning. Among the organizations he oversees are Information Technology, Information Security and Continuity Planning, Development, Domain Name Services and Customer Sales and Service. Prior to entering the private sector, Warren spent six years in international relations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he served as Chief of Public Affairs. During this time, Warren was a member of the Media and Communications team for Israel's Delegation to Bilateral Peace Talks held in Washington, D.C., between 1991 and 1996. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from the University of Toronto, Canada, and served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces.
Illena Armstrong* Editor In Chief, SC Magazine Illena Armstrong is the editor-in-chief of SC Magazine, the longest-running information security magazine in the world with the widest distribution. SC Magazine provides IT security professionals with in-depth and unbiased information through timely news, comprehensive analyses, cutting-edge features, contributions from thought leaders and the best, most extensive collection of product reviews in the business.
David Atlas Senior VP Worldwide Sales & Marketing , Goodmail Systems David has 19 years of marketing experience with a wide range of emerging technologies and software products and services. David is responsible for managing the company's sales, marketing, business development and strategic alliances. Prior to Goodmail, David was vice president of enterprise products for Connectix Corporation, where he launched the company's Virtual Server product up through acquisition by Microsoft. As executive vice president for home networking pioneer Alation Systems (now part of Cypress Semiconductor) he led marketing and business development for the company's wireless home networking products. Prior David was vice president of marketing for Worldtalk Corporation, later acquired by Tumbleweed Communications and managed reseller sales for BeyondMail, served as IDC's senior analyst for electronic mail, and worked in product marketing on Lotus Notes. He is a 1987 graduate of Tufts University.
Kai Axford Senior Security Strategist, Microsoft Corporation Kai is responsible for discussing and recommending security solutions for both private and public sector organizations. He is a frequent speaker at security conferences, executive meetings, and business seminars around the world. Kai is currently pursuing an MBA in Information Assurance and is a member of ISSA, INFRAGARD, ASIS, and the North Texas Electronic Crimes Task Force. He was the recipient of the 2006 “Rising Star” award from the Information Security Executive council. Prior to Microsoft, Kai served as a leader in several real-world operations with the U.S. Army's elite 75th Ranger Regiment. Originally from Wisconsin, Kai is a huge NFL Green Bay Packers fan. He is based in Dallas, Texas with his lovely wife and a (very wet) yellow Labrador.
David Baker Vice President of Email Solutions, Avenue A \| Razorfish David manages a global division that supports eCRM solutions for the entire agency network. His team specializes in developing and delivering performance driven email and integrated communication strategies spanning many B:B and B:C Industry verticals. He has 15+ years experience in direct and interactive marketing in senior roles at large agencies: OmniCom (Agency.com, Targetbase), Direct Marketing Firms (DigitalThink, Franklin Covey and American Airlines) and email technology startups (MindArrow and TwelveHorses). He is one of the early pioneers of rich media email, integrated secure document delivery, and email/eCRM response systems. His experience ranges from a myriad of industries including: Aviation, Consumer Packaged Goods, Financial Services, Entertainment, Automotive and Retail.
Michael Barrett Chief information Security Officer, PayPal Michael is responsible for ensuring the security of information systems and services, as well as the integrity and confidentiality of customer and employee information. Before joining PayPal, Michael was vice president of security and utility strategy at American Express where he helped define the company’s information-security program and directed its Internet technology strategy. Previously, Michael was president of the Liberty Alliance, an open-standards consortium focused on identity management standards and guidelines. Michael was the driving force behind the introduction and standardization of the Alliance’s federated identity concepts, and he also co-chaired its Identity Theft Prevention Working Group. Barrett is both a certified information systems security professional (CISSP) and a certified information security manager (CISM). He graduated from Brighton University (U.K.), where he earned a bachelor of science degree in computer science.
George Bilbrey VP and GM of Deliverability Services - Return Path, Inc. George Bilbrey is Return Path’s Vice President and General Manager of Deliverability Assurance Solutions. As co-founder of Return Path, George helped pioneer the deliverability space helping both marketers and ISPs understand and overcome the challenges concerning email marketing deliverability. In addition to his daily responsibilities at Return Path, George serves on the Board of the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group, otherwise known as MAAWG, and is the Chair for the Email Sender and Provider Coalition and the Reputation Committee of the Authentication and Online Trust Association. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University, and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina.
Ken Blotteaux Deputy Director, National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) Mr. Blotteaux brings twenty-three years of private sector experience to this position, specializing in organized retail, financial, and cyber crime investigative strategies. Blotteaux is embedded with the FBI at the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in Fairmont, West Virginia, serving as primary interface with the IC3 and the merchant/retail industry. Mr. Blotteaux was critical to the development of the LooksTooGoodToBeTrue.com website, an internet resource for information, reporting and education for consumers who may be the victims of cyber crime. Blotteaux has successfully deployed unique and aggressive technology applications, in furtherance of investigations, which have been adopted by federal and state law enforcement. Blotteaux has consulted with the FBI Cyber Division on major domestic and international initiatives and provides Cyber Investigative Training at the FBI Training Academy at Quantico, Virginia.
Stefan Brands Principal Architect, Microsoft Canada Stefan works closely with the Identity & Access Group on the technical strategy and architecture of user-centric identity and access systems. Outside of his work at Microsoft, Stefan serves as an adjunct professor in modern cryptology at McGill University in Montreal. Prior to joining Microsoft, Stefan worked for twelve years at three companies that pioneered privacy-enhancing authentication technologies: Credentica (minimal disclosure tokens), Zeroknowledge Systems (anonymous data transport), and DigiCash (electronic cash). Stefan is the author of a book on minimal disclosure tokens, published by The MIT Press . He maintains a blog on digital identity at www.idcorner.org.
Des Cahill CEO, Habeas Inc. Des has transformed California-based Habeas from a company best known for haiku poetry to the company that is building the infrastructure for legitimate email. His background includes marketing, sales and operations experience at some of America's best-known technology companies (Apple Computer, America Online, Netscape) and successful stints at some high-profile start-ups (Autonomy, BridgeSpan and eFax.com). Prior to joining Habeas, Cahill was with BridgeSpan, a Benchmark-Sequoia real-estate services firm where he directed marketing, business and corporate development activities. Des is well known on the email and anti-spam speaker circuit, and is an acknowledged authority on sender accreditation and reputation. He advises senders on how to establish their email reputation, and receivers on how to adopt technologies to improve their ability to cost-effectively and reliably process email streams. He is an evangelist for accountability in email.
Tim Callan Vice President Product Marketing, VeriSign Inc. As Vice President of Product Marketing for SSL in VeriSign’s Security Services group, Tim ensures the effectiveness of customer outreach for all aspects of VeriSign's SSL business. His frequent engagement with customers, technologists, and industry insiders alike leaves him uniquely positioned to view and comment on the cutting edge of industry and technology trends with an eye to the customer's perspective. Prior to VeriSign, Mr. Callan was Partner at high-tech marketing firm VividHues and Vice President of Marketing at Santa Cruz Networks. Before that, Mr. Callan held product management and marketing roles at several business productivity software firms. As Product Manager for WinFax Pro at Delrina Corporation, he drove that product to become the best selling independent Windows application in the world. Mr. Callan is an award-winning author of short fiction and a festival-screened independent filmmaker. He received his B.A. in English from UCLA.
David Crocker Principal, Brandenburg InternetWorking David has been a core contributor in the development of internetworking capabilities for twenty-five years, first as part of the Arpanet research community and more recently in the commercial sector. Mr. Crocker has been a leader in the development of Internet Mail. He has worked at a number of Silicon Valley companies, producing a wide range of TCP/IP, OSI, and network management products. He was a co-founder of the Internet Mail Consortium and the Internet Facsimile and Business Communications Association. Mr. Crocker's consulting practice ranges across government and private industry, including startups and venture capital firms, as well as established organizations such as SunSoft, Xerox, Bell Labs, US Air Force and NASA.
Peter Cullen General Manager, Chief Privacy Strategist, Microsoft Corporation Peter is responsible for managing the development and implementation of programs that bolster the privacy and trustworthiness of Microsoft® products, services, processes and systems worldwide. Cullen leads Microsoft’s privacy group as well as teams of geopolitical and accessibility experts, all committed to enhancing customers’ computing experiences. During his tenure at Microsoft, Cullen has been a leading advocate for strong and innovative safeguards for personal information, privacy and data, as well as technologies, services and processes that enhance trust. Cullen is on the board of the IAPP, and also sits on the board of TRUSTe, a group dedicated to protecting privacy and building trust on the Internet. Before joining Microsoft, Cullen served as the corporate privacy officer for the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), where he was responsible for influencing initiatives relevant to the RBC Financial Group’s strategic approach to privacy. Cullen holds an MBA with distinction from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
David Daniels Vice President and Research Director - JupiterResearch As an industry leader, David specializes in CRM, Retail, Travel, Health, Site Operations, Web Globalization, SMB Marketing and E-mail Marketing practice areas. Daniels is intimately familiar with the challenges and successes of digital marketing. David’s research studies on e-mail marketing are familiar and cited throughout the industry. With over 15 years of experience in direct-to-consumer marketing, Daniels is recognized as a thought leader in his domain and is frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The NY Times, Business Week and other major media outlets. Prior to joining JupiterResearch, Daniels served as president of his own consulting firm, and held senior level positions at Apple Computer, Urban Outfitters/Anthropologie, MicroWarehouse and Genesis Direct/ProTeam
Tom Donlea Executive Director - Merchant Risk Council Tom is the Executive Director of the Merchant Risk Council (MRC), the leading trade association for supporting merchants in preventing online fraud and promoting secure e-commerce in global online payments. The MRC consists of more than 7,500 members including 120 of the world’s largest Internet retailers who account for a large segment of all e-commerce revenue. Donlea has 15 years of non-profit management experience including starting a network of venture philanthropy organizations as Executive Director of Social Venture Partners International from 2001 to 2005. Donlea received his BA in Finance and Marketing from Loras College in Dubuque, IA.
John Engler Vice President, UnsubCentral www.unsubcentral.com John Engler brings over a decade of interactive marketing, sales and management experience to UnsubCentral. In his role at the industry leading compliance company, Engler is responsible for increasing the value and performance of all client services, sales and marketing operations. Prior to joining UnsubCentral, Engler served in senior roles at 24/7 Real Media, Cox Newspapers and Bestfares.com. Engler regularly speaks on behalf of UnsubCentral and its client base at trade shows and conferences. Engler is a Founding Director of the Austin Interactive
Jim Fenton Distinguished Engineer - Cisco Technology Center Mr. Fenton is responsible for defining a number of new initiatives relating to user-centric identity, emergent collaboration, and e-mail security. He is an active member of the design team for DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM), and was the lead architect for one of its predecessors, Identified Internet Mail. He has also recently been responsible for defining a number of new initiatives relating to router-based security. In previous roles at Cisco, Mr. Fenton has managed development efforts relating to VoIP features for service providers, store-and-forward fax, and was a key member of the team that established Cisco in the dial access market. Mr. Fenton came to Cisco from the acquisition of Combinet, Inc., where he was Director of Technology and drove the introduction of IP and IPX routing to Combinet's products. Mr. Fenton has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Manish Goel CEO, BoxSentry www.boxsentry.com As CEO of BoxSentry, a Singapore based security solutions provider, he has over 15 years experience in the software and services sector where he has had a particular focus on business applications, security and data. Prior to joining BoxSentry, he was a Director with PwC Venture Partners - PricewaterhouseCoopers’ London based technology investment group where he lead the Investment Selection team and was responsible for financial technology sector investments. His earlier career focused on strategy and M&A consulting across Asia and Europe within the Financial Services and Technology sectors. Mr Goel holds degrees in Commerce and Law from the University of NSW, Sydney and a Grad Dip in Applied Finance & Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors, UK and he chairs the International Committee for AOTA.
Rajiv Jain CTO, American Greetings Interactive Rajiv is responsible for overseeing AGI's global technology activities across all businesses, leading new product development efforts and expanding the company's robust technology infrastructure. Mr. Jain comes to AGI from Cingular/AT&T Wireless, where he was instrumental in founding the company's B2B eCommerce unit. As general manager, he managed a team of engineers, project managers, marketing managers and user interface designers. Previously, he was vice president of core products at Portal Software. He also held several positions at IBM, including director of strategy for their Pervasive Computing division where he led a major partnership with Nokia and Sun Microsystems. He was also director of IBM's Java Technology Center in Silicon Valley and Taligent's director of Media and Distributed Computing.
David Jevans Chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) / CEO IronKey David is the Chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), the industry association focused on eliminating the identity theft and fraud that result from the growing problem of phishing and email spoofing. Founded in 2003, the APWG has over 2,000 corporate and government members, and provides a forum to discuss phishing and crimeware issues and evaluations of potential technology solutions. David is also the Chief Executive Officer of IronKey, maker of the world's most secure flash drive with Internet protection services. David's career in Internet security spans more than 10 years, having held senior management positions at Tumbleweed Communications, Valicert, Teros and Differential. He holds numerous U.S. patents, and has a Master of Science degree from University of Calgary, Canada.
Erik M. Johnson Senior VP, E-mail Infrastructure & Secure Messaging, Bank of America At Bank of America, Erik Johnson manages one of the world's largest secure e-mail implementations. He is the manager for E-mail Sender Authentication and also leads or provides oversight for other projects related to e-mail hygiene, security, infrastructure and regulatory compliance efforts. Erik Joined BAC from FleetBoston Financial, where he was responsible for global messaging architecture and collaboration. Prior to working at Fleet/BAC he worked as a principal consultant with The Charlton Group, a boutique consulting firm, by providing business technology solutions specializing in messaging and systems integration technologies to Fortune 1000 companies in the New England area.
Jerry Johnson CIO at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, (PNNL) Jerry is responsible for planning and providing a leading edge computing and communications infrastructure to support the information intensive business of scientific research and technology development. This includes a high performance network supporting some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, unique information discovery and retrieval tools, and trusted capabilities for collaborating with researchers world-wide. PNNL, operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the U.S. Department of Energy, is a multi-program laboratory conducting basic and applied research to deliver energy, environmental, and national security for our Nation. With over 4200 employees, PNNL has an annual research business volume exceeding $750 million.
Stephanie Jordan Editor - Messaging News and Founder, FixingEmail.org A technology and email veteran, Stephanie Jordan is the editor of Messaging News, a magazine targeted exclusively to email, instant messaging, and collaboration technology and issues. Drawing on her nearly two-decades of technology experience, Stephanie has edited and contributed to industry publications, as well as writes and edits for publications outside the industry. Stephanie is a crusader against email abuse and believes consumers are the missing link in the fight against unwanted and fraudulent email. She recently founded FixingEmail.org, a group with a mission to establish a "Neighborhood Watch" for email and to educate consumers about private and government initiatives to curb email abuse.
Harry Katz Lead Program Manager, Windows Live Safety Platform - Microsoft Corp. Harry is a lead program manager for anti-spam with the Windows Live Safety Platform group at Microsoft. He is responsible for delivering anti-spam technology and services to product groups across Microsoft, including Windows Live Hotmail, Exchange Server, Forefront Server and Outlook. Harry helped develop and drive Sender ID, an industry-wide approach to dealing with the problem of email spoofing and phishing. Previously Harry was responsible for the email hygiene capabilities of Exchange Server. Since joining Microsoft 10 years ago, he has also worked on Exchange connectors and developer tools. Prior to Microsoft, Harry worked as a project manager with LinkAge Software on a variety of email gateway and directory synchronization products. Harry has a Bachelor of Mathematics in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
Allyn Lynd FBI Special Agent, Cybercrime Task Force Special Agent Lynd is a 1989 Graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduation, he served for eight years as an Air Cavalry Officer, receiving a Bronze Star and Air Medal For Valor during Operations Desert Storm and Shield. In 1997, he left the Army to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 1998, he was selected to help form one of the FBI’s regional computer crime squads in Dallas, TX. Since 1998, he has investigated computer intrusions, cyber terrorism, theft of trade secrets, economic espionage, copyright and trademark infringements, identity theft, and other high technology crimes. He was the case agent, responsible for successful investigations involving; the first Federal theft of trade secret investigation in Texas, scores of instances of computer intrusion involving millions of dollars of loss to the victims, and numerous investigations resulting in the prevention of computer attacks.
Fran Maier Executive Director & President - TRUSTe Fran Maier is the Executive Director and President of TRUSTe, the leading brand in online privacy. Ms. Maier brings 15+ years of experience building consumer brands and enhancing consumer trust. Since Ms. Maier joined TRUSTe in 2001, the independent, non-profit has evolved to expand consumer choice from Websites to email and now, downloadable software. During that time TRUSTe has strengthened its monitoring and dispute resolution platforms while growing in influence and certifying more than 2000 websites. Ms. Maier speaks widely on the issues of privacy, security, and trust, has appeared before the Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Commerce, and has testified before the United States House of Representative's Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Rob McKenna Washington State Attorney General As Washington’s 17th Attorney General and the state's chief legal officer, he directs 500 attorneys and nearly 700 professional staff providing legal services to state agencies, boards and commissions. General McKenna’s ongoing priorities are 1) Keeping communities safer by leading the state in fighting meth, sexual predators and domestic violence; 2) Protecting consumers and businesses from identity theft, fraud and high-tech crimes, such as cyber fraud, phishing and spyware; and 3) Promoting integrity in government by defending the state’s laws, implementing new performance management initiatives in his office and encouraging open access to government.
Jeanniey Mullen EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Zinio, Founder Experience Email Council Jeanniey established and leads the global email practice across all clients. Prior to joining OgilvyOne, Jeanniey founded and ran her own interactive agency. Before that, she served as the CMO and EVP at Avalon Digital Marketing Systems, where she helped launch one of the first B2B email platforms that incorporated on-demand video into the email message. Jeanniey is a thought leader and visionary in the email an digital marketing field. Her expertise in the discipline spans both the B2B and B2C industries. In addition to her active role in the eec, Jeanniey is a columnist for ClickZ, has published numerous white papers and best practice guides, and is a frequent speaker on the topics of email marketing and the infusion of face to face marketing online.
Craig Newmark Customer service rep and founder of Craigslist A web-oriented software engineer by training, with 30 years of IT experience at companies such as IBM and Bank of America, Craig now spends his days working as a customer service rep at craigslist. In 1999, Craig retired from IT consulting to work full-time on craigslist. What started as a fun side project in Craig's living room has since grown into one of the busiest sites on the internet, helping people with basic day-to-day needs such as finding a job, an apartment and a date, all within a culture of trust. Craig continues to embrace his inner nerd though he no longer wears thick black glasses that are held together with tape, and he retired the plastic pocket protector some years ago. Craig is involved with a variety of community efforts and is particularly interested in organizations promoting public diplomacy, mideast peace and new forms of media such as participatory journalism. He's on the boards of Sunlight Foundation, OneVoice, FactCheckED, Consumer Union and VotoLatino. Craig graduated from Case Western University.
Patrick Peterson Vice President of Technology - IronPort Systems Patrick is Vice President of Technology at IronPort Systems. He began at IronPort performing market research and product definition for the email infrastructure products that have become IronPort's Email Security Appliances and was instrumental in the creation of SenderBase, the industry's first and largest email traffic monitoring service. Prior to joining IronPort Systems, Peterson held engineering and marketing management positions at Savi Technology, including managing the Engineering and Manufacturing departments as Vice President, Engineering Operations. Peterson played a critical role during the sale of the company to Texas Instruments and also in winning a $111 million competitively bid logistics contract. Peterson holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University and holds patents related to antennas, radio frequency communications and email authentication techniques.
Rod Rasmussen President, CTO Internet Identity Internet Identity finds, reports, and takes down phishing websites, and has been providing a variety of anti-phishing services since 2003. The company was created in 2000 as a full-service corporate domain management provider, and has leveraged that experience to provide cutting-edge protection against phishing and on-line fraud using domain names. Rod is responsible for day-to-day operations of the company, as well as systems development, industry outreach, and corporate strategy. Prior to founding Internet Identity, Rod held product marketing and management positions with a variety of Internet, e-mail, computer networking, and computer communications companies. He received his MBA from UC Berkeley and holds Bachelors Degrees in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Rochester, and spent several years working as an analyst for the United States Congress.
Ramesh Ratan EVP & Chief Operating Officer of the Direct Marketing Association, Inc. Ramesh is responsible for the development and growth of DMA's global membership, education, conferences and research and publication businesses, cross DMA marketing and sales capabilities, customer services, and the DMA's focus on Interactive and Emerging Media. Previously, he was President, Americas and SVP Strategy of VocalTec Communications Ltd., the Israeli company that invented Internet telephony and is a leading VOIP equipment provider. Prior to that he was CTO of the Yellow Pages I.M.A. the association of leading US telecom carriers directory services operations. He was also President of the Software Division of Packetup Corp., a provider of Softswitch controlled IP and Gigabit Ethernet broadband access services.
Howard A. Schmidt President & CEO of R & H Security Consulting LLC Former CSO Microsoft, CISO eBay & White House Cyber Security Advisor Howard has had a long and distinguished career in defense, law enforcement and corporate security spanning almost 40 years. He retired from the White House after 31 years of public service in local and federal government. Prior to forming R & H Security Consulting Howard was the former CSO at Microsoft Corporation, CISO at eBay and appointed by President Bush as a Cyber Security Advisor to the White House.
Ken Schneider CTO Security - Symantec Corporation Ken Schneider serves as chief technology officer, Network and Gateway Security Solutions, where he drives the group's technology roadmap, system architecture, and key technology partnerships related to the network and gateway security businesses. He is also responsible for the overall network and gateway security technology strategy. Prior to joining Symantec, Ken served as CTO and VP of Operations of Brightmail, the leading anti-spam software company that was successfully acquired by Symantec. Before Brightmail, Ken founded and was president of South Beach Software, a software company that developed international language and paint system products for the professional video market. Prior to that, Ken was an independent software consultant for clients such as Sun Microsystems, Digital Equipment Corporation and Tektronix. He has also held engineering positions at Integrated Systems and at the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Ari Schwartz * Deputy Director - Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Schwartz's work focuses on increasing individual control over personal and public information. He promotes privacy protections in the digital age and expanding access to government information via the Internet. He regularly testifies before Congress and Executive Branch Agencies on these issues. Schwartz also leads the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) , anti-spyware software companies, academics, and public interest groups dedicated to defeating spyware. In 2006, Schwartz won the RSA award for Excellence in Public Policy for his work building the ASC and other efforts against spyware.
Chris Siouris U.S. Postal Inspector Have been a U.S. Postal Inspector for 7 yeas and is currently assigned to the Global Security & Investigations/Cyber Intelligence Team, as a Program Manager whose exclusive focus is cyber-based criminal investigations. He is in the process of replicating a sister branch of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's National Cyber Forensic Training Alliance (NCFTA) based in Mountain View, CA, a collaborative fusion center which will incorporate law enforcement, the computer and financial industries and academia into one cohesive unit. Has worked large-scale cyber-investigations both internationally and domestically and was formerly an Agent with the Immigration & Naturalization Service for 3 years.
Lauren Skena Manager of eMarketing for National Geographic Lauren is the e-marketing manager for the National Geographic Society, one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in Washington D.C. Founded in 1888 to "increase and diffuse geographic knowledge,' the Society works to inspire people to care about the planet. Lauren is responsible for managing the Society's email program, which includes commerce emails, editorial newsletters, and business-to-business emails for four NG magazine titles, online catalog, NG Channel, films, books, DVDs, maps, and interactive media. Her primary focus is to oversee the compliance, deliverability, and analytics of National Geographic's numerous monthly email campaigns. Prior to focusing on email at National Geographic, Lauren worked for The Direct Marketing Association and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts.
Melinda J. Smith Operations Manager, Email Marketing and Communications, Expedia.com Melinda Smith is the Operations Manager for the Email Marketing and Communications group at Expedia.com, one of the world's leading online travel providers. Her role is to lead technical innovation in the email channel, manage the implementation of Expedia's email marketing program, and shape future requirements for infrastructure, quality control, and new program opportunities. Prior to joining Expedia in 2005, Melinda spent over six years as a consultant and IT professional, specializing in helping companies work through software quality assurance, database marketing, email operations, content management, information architecture, and project management challenges. Clients such as Microsoft, Adobe, and Xbox have relied on Melinda's unique combination of business management, marketing, technical acumen, and information systems knowledge, with expertise in dealing with the many and varied ways a web site interacts with the customer.
Craig Spiezle Director, Internet Security & Privacy Craig is responsible for Microsoft's Internet security and privacy efforts focusing on prevention, detection and remediation technologies and services. Spiezle manages the company's involvement with industry working groups, industry partners and governmental agencies. Craig is also Chairman of AOTA, responsible for setting the strategic vision of the organization while representing AOTA to industry, business and governmental organizations. Craig is the Steering Committee of APWG, Interactive Marketing Council of the DMA, on the Editorial Board of SC Magazine and on the Boards of the Merchant Risk Council and CA/B Forum. Starting with Microsoft in 1992, Spiezle has held various managerial positions including international channel development. During his tenure, Spiezle pioneered research into the convergence of technology and society, authoring papers and presenting worldwide including to the United Nations, U.S. Senate and to other organizations demonstrating the benefits of computing. Spiezle hold a BS in Photographic Sciences from Rochester Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Seattle University.
Pablo Stern Director of Engineering, Messaging & Web Security - Symantec Corporation Pablo is a Director of Engineering for Messaging and Web Security. In this role, he oversees the development of the company's award-winning anti-spam messaging solutions, which monitors and processes more than a billion e-mail messages per day worldwide. Before joining Symantec, Pablo was a Group Program Manager at Windows Live Hotmail. In this role, he led the team in charge of anti-spam and e-mail delivery. During his tenure, Pablo worked on integrating various anti-spam solutions into Hotmail including Symantec Brightmail, SmartScreen, SenderScore, anti-phishing and Sender ID and increasing industry awareness through Postmaster initiatives. Prior to Microsoft, Pablo held software development positions at various start-ups and communication solutions providers. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. where he holds dual bachelor's degrees, with high honors in Computer Science, and Engineering.
Charles Stiles VP Worldwide Business Development Charles has over 18 years experience in the use of technology in business environments. He was the former Postmaster for America Online. During his ten years at AOL he has focused his efforts on improving the customer experience through a better use of technology in Member Services, the AOL Network Operation Center and as Postmaster for one of the largest email systems in the world. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for the Messaging Anti-Abuse Work Group. Charles speaks frequently with industry analysts and at industry events, working closely with others to help generate a better understanding of the email environment and potential solutions for a better consumer experience. Charles holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Networking from Strayer University graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Ragy Thomas President, Epsilon’s Interactive Services Group Ragy is president of Epsilon’s Interactive Services group (formerly Epsilon Interactive). Before being named president, he served as CTO, where he was the chief architect of the company’s market-leading email technology platform. Prior to Epsilon, he directed technology operations at Advaya where his team developed, enhanced and operated Advaya Direct. Previously, Ragy held lead architect roles at AT&T's Business Data Networks group as a consultant and at the software division of Tata Unisys (now Tata Infotech). Ragy received a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from Pondicherry University, India, and an M.B.A. from New York University's Stern School of Business, with a double major in finance and information systems.
Sal Tripi Dir. of Operations - Publishers Clearing House Mr. Tripi is the Director of Operations for Publishers Clearing House (PCH), the United States' largest and best-known sweepstakes company. He has had many successes in a variety of operational areas including compliance, privacy, order processing, and merchandise fulfillment. Mr. Tripi successfully developed and implemented compliance policies and practices that allowed PCH to expand their entrepreneurial endeavors while maintaining a reputation as a legitimate email marketer.
Scott Weiss Co-Founder, VP and General Manager, IronPort Systems Scott was one of the early team members at Hotmail, the world's largest web-based email service. After Hotmail's acquisition by Microsoft, Scott led a business development team at Microsoft with the MSN division. Scott left Microsoft to pursue new start-up opportunities. He developed a concept in the e-commerce space, and pulled together the core team to incubate the idea. In the process of seeking funding for the concept, Scott met with leaders of the Venture Capital industry, and ultimately resulted in Scott joining idealab! as Managing Director and Entrepreneur in Residence. It was at idealab! that Scott Weiss met Scott Banister, and their combined experience germinated into IronPort. Scott had been a consultant at McKinsey & Co and is a graduate of the EDS management training program. Scott holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of Florida, both with Honors.
Austin Wilson Director, Security Product Management, Microsoft Corporation Austin is a Director in the Windows Client group, focusing on security product management for the Windows Client group. He leads the team responsible for ensuring that the security technologies in Windows Vista, Windows Internet Explorer, and future releases meet the needs of enterprise customers and consumers. Wilson has been with Microsoft since 1994, including five years in Microsoft’s services organization driving the design and deployment of Microsoft technologies as a Service Line Architect, with a focus on infrastructure and security. Prior to that, he spent five years as a Principal Technology Specialist delivering pilots for security technologies, Active Directory, and other infrastructure products.
Michael S. Zaneis Vice President Public Policy, Interactive Advertising Bureau Mike is the Vice President of Public Policy for the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Mike joined IAB in January of 2007 and runs their Washington D.C. office. Prior to joining IAB, Mike served as Executive Director of Technology and E-Commerce at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. As the chief technology and telecommunications lobbyist, he oversaw issues affecting the business community pertaining to telecommunications, data security, intellectual property, counterfeiting, piracy, online and consumer privacy, and e-commerce. Prior to joining the Chamber's lobby team, Mike served as the organization's Director of Technology Policy. He has worked in politics for the past 12 years in Washington, D.C. and Michigan. He received his bachelors degree from Michigan State University and both his J.D. and Masters in Public Policy from Georgetown University.