Esther Dyson is a self-described authority on emerging digital technology, and considered a founding member of the digerati. Esther Dyson is the daughter of Freeman Dyson, a physicist, and Verana Huber-Dyson, a mathematician, and the sister of the digital technology historian George Dyson. After graduating from Harvard in economics, she joined Forbes as a fact-checker and quickly rose to reporter.

George Landow is Professor of English and Art History at Brown University. He is an early Electronic literature critic and theorist, as well as a pioneer in the analysis of hypertext and hypermedia. He is also the founder and current webmaster of "The Victorian Web", "The Contemporary, Postcolonial, & Postimperial Literature in English web", and "The Cyberspace, Hypertext, & Critical Theory web".

Jeremy Blake (born 1971) is an American painter and video artist known for his innovations in expanding the meaning and conceptions of painting by incorporating digital technology into C-prints, films and videos. The highlights of his career include being selected for three simultaneous inclusions in the prestigious American art showcase Whitney Biennial for 2000, 2002 and 2004. His "Winchester" series was shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2005.

Jan van Dijk (born 1952) is a professor of sociology and communication science at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. He teaches and investigates the sociology of the information society and the social aspects of the new media. He developed the concept of the Network society in the book "The Network Society" and extended the concept of the Digital Divide in his book "The Deepening Divide, Inequality in the Information Society".

Rahul Bhandari is the Founding Managing Director of Paras Ventures LLC, an investment and consulting group for high-tech companies. He leverages over fifteen years of experience in venture development, M&A integration, and leading large-scale complex change programs to help companies succeed on a strategic and tactical basis.

Steve O'Hear is a London-based consultant and journalist, and Editor of Read/WriteWeb network blog last100 . last100 provides news, reviews and industry analysis about the digital lifestyle. You can contact Steve here .

Paul Resta , PhD is a Senior IT Consultant and a member of the CWI Instructional Technology Standards Board. He holds the Ruth Knight Millikan Centennial Professorship in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Texas in Austin.

Ms. Eberhardt received her MFA in Multimedia Design from Louisiana State University. She joined the Division of Art faculty at Nicholls State University in 1998. Specializing in visual communications, she teaches courses in typography, publication design and web site development. As a professional designer, her clients include Jean Bragg Gallery, Kohler Foundation and The New Orleans Conservation Guild.

Professor Michael Blakeney BA, LLM (Sydney), MA (NSW) Michael Blakeney is Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Queen Mary, University of London and a member of the CCLS [new window]. He has held academic positions at a number of Universities in Australia and the UK and formerly worked in the Asia Pacific Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization.

Mr. Tremblay devoted most of his career in the television and video industry to the development of sensible high-technology solutions. A strong advocate for the use of digital video technology, he was relentless in his pursuit of technological excellence and in the spread of information throughout the industry.

Mr. Conlin has since moved most of his mapping efforts into the world of advertising . By supplying accurate, easy to read maps hundreds of thousands of Mike's maps have been put in the hands of map users all over British Columbia, The Yukon and Alaska. By 1991 Mr. Conlin had gotten into Digital Technology and was making maps using CAD.

John Meckbach Determined to become an IT professional, John started his own business selling computers to small companies and individuals at 16. He was then introduced to the Provincial Government as a Helpdesk Analyst, which led to further positions in and eventually as a Business Analyst. John started training with the BC Ministry of Health in their internal Staff Development & Training department.

Ms Lana Al-Salem has a long experience in business analysis and project management, as well as systems implementation in various industries including ShipManagement, capital markets, events and entertainment management, chartering, human resources and maintenance. Ms Al-Salem holds a PhD. degree in Information Systems. Ms Al-Salem is currently the director of Project Management at SpecTec for both Greece and Cyprus.

Dene Grigar is Associate Professor and Director at Washington State University--Vancouver of the Digital Technology and Culture program. Her book New Worlds, New Words: Exploring Pathways In and About Electronic Environments speculates about the ways writing and thinking change when moved to electronic environments.

Rita Bauer is the Manager of Media Services and Digital Media Education at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, where she teaches Digital Photography, MICROSOFT POWERPOINT Software Presentation Techniques and Digital Technology at beginner and advanced levels. She has been an invited speaker to many national and international meetings, and has presented over 600 lectures and workshops.

MME President Steve McEvoy has been invited to speak at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts on November 5, 2005. Presenting along with Dr. John Grubb, the two will cover areas of Digital Technology and its practical application to an Orthodontic Practice.

Lou Marchany , President Lou has 20+ years of experience in operations, financial management, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions. He has served in a variety of these roles with Hewlett-Packard and its spinout, Agilent Technologies. At HP and Agilent, he led the business integration of acquired companies; Qosnetics (HP) and Digital Technology (Agilent).

Howard “Howie” Fenton Howard Fenton is best known for his training, writing and consulting as the senior consultant of digital technology for NAPL (National Association for Printing Leadership). Prior to that he worked for six years as a senior consultant for Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) as well as 3 years as the Editor of Pre, a prepress magazine.

Dr. Kieran Healy Kieran Healy is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona. His research and teaching expertise includes economic sociology, the sociology of culture, and the sociology of organizations. Dr. Healy's research concentrates on the macro-sociology of economic institutions, the social basis of self-interest and altruism, and the organization of exchange in human goods (such as blood, organs, eggs and genetic material).

Mark R. Bishop is the Vice President, General Manager for United Online's Web Services division. He has served as vice president over Operations, Systems and Customer Services since February 2000. From 1997 to 2000, he was part of Delta Airlines Internet team and played a key roll in Y2k preparations. Prior to Delta, Mr. Bishop was over Production Technology at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where he successfully lowered production costs through implementing pagination systems.

Howie Singer is the Vice President of Strategic Technology for Warner Music Group. He leads the Digital Technology & Architecture Group supporting WMG's on-line distribution, anti-piracy, and new media initiatives. He is responsible for the company’s digital rights management and content protection strategies. Before joining WMG in 2002, Singer worked for several start-up companies in digital distribution including Rightscom, Reciprocal, and a2b music.

Trevor Willoughby is one of the Intelsat's senior sales directors for EME region based in London. He joined Intelsat nearly 3 years ago from SkyStream Networks where he was the Regional Sales Manager for Europe specialising in equipment sales for IP delivery over Satellite to Service Providers and Video Programmers.

Dimitris Lyras is director of Lyras Shipping in Athens. He is a qualified engineer, and Council Member of Intertanko. He is also special advisor to the board of maritime software company Ulysses Systems.

David Lehr – Senior Associate, Digital Technology Mr. Lehr has over fifteen years of experience in international business development focused on software, telecommunications and other digital information technologies. Mr. Lehr’s skills and experience have been applied to commercial business ventures as well as economic development projects in developing economies.