Current Roles: * Director of Strategic Planning - 360i; * Columnist - MediaPost's Search Insider (100 columns to date); Other Highlights: * Speaker with OMMA East and West, Digital Media Wire's Games & Mobile Forum, Ad:Tech, Search Insider Summit, The Wall Street Transcript, Frost & Sullivan, eComXpo, Magazine Publishers of America, and other events; * Blogger: MarketersStudio.com, AdTechBlog, RichMediaToday.com, ReverseDirectMarketing.com, MarketingVox, nowEurope; * Director of . . .

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Richard Glosser joined CondéNet in December 2005 and is responsible for developing the company's video, mobile, podcast, and other new media initiatives. For almost 20 years, Mr. Glosser has been identifying and building new business opportunities and brands in traditional and digital media. He has worked across all facets of production and distribution of film, television, cable, broadband, and emerging platforms.

* Manage interactive team for top independent advertising agency; * Entrepreneur with extensive experience in interactive marketing; * Founded internationally recognized agency, lookandfeel new media, which I have managed for 9+ years; * Well-respected business leader within the Kansas City community; twice selected as Top 50 Technology Leader by Kansas City Star

Jerry Courtney is an experienced media strategist who is well-versed in digital and analog platforms of all types, fulfilling many and varied business objectives across numerous industries. Jerry has a special passion for applying new and innovative solutions and defining new and innovative measures of success along the way. He enjoys team-building and mentoring to boot.

Jon Raj VP of Advertising and Emerging Media Platforms Visa USA In April 2005, Jon Raj was named Vice President of Advertising and Emerging Media Platforms for Visa USA, with responsibility for all online and new media communication efforts for Visa and all its branded products. Prior to this new role Jon was the Director of Advertising for the leading payment company.

Rich’s has a good point when comparing traditional media companies and network-building companies. Traditional media definitely view digital differences as problems, while network-building companies see them as opportunities. Traditional media are too concerned with having the largest volume of readership rather than providing individuals with as much information as possible. They fail to realize that providing information is the reasoning behind the success of Google and Yahoo.

Shabnum Mehra Norling , Director, Online and Emerging Media, CMP Media Norling is Director of Online and Emerging Media for CMP Media in San Francisco, CA.

Michael R. Lightner 2007 IEEE Past-President Dr. Lightner received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Florida and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, all in electrical engineering. Mike is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Rehabilitation Medicine, and co-Director of the ‘blurr’ Emerging Media lab and a Fellow of the Center for the Integrative Study of Work.

Annie Heckenberger recently joined GPTMC in the new position of Social Media Director. In this capacity, she will be introducing and integrating new, multimedia vehicles that connect the Philadelphia brand and brand messages with consumers, beyond traditional print and broadcast media. Annie brings more than 10 years of PR, Branding and Marketing agency experience with her to GPTMC.

Maria joined the staff at MRM Worldwide three years ago as executive assistant/new business development coordinator to the world-wide director and the marketing department. After the lab’s creation, her extensive experience in coordinating and event planning quickly made her an integral part of the team. She finally came on board full time to the Emerging Media Lab in March 2007.

John Zehr , Vice President Product Development, ESPN Mobile: John Zehr is a Vice President with ESPN in the Emerging Media group responsible for defining the ESPN experience on mobile devices and for product development in wireless applications. In addition, he is responsible for archtitecting the data services strategy that enables ESPN to deliver these applications in a robust, real time, mobile environment.

Jeff Ramminger Executive Vice President, Products, Technology and Marketing Jeff Ramminger joined KnowledgeStorm in April 2000 and has 25 years of business technology experience. His responsibilities include business strategy, marketing, product strategy and management, Website architecture, development and operations.

LORI H. SCHWARTZ , Senior Vice President, Director of Emerging Media, Interpublic Emerging Media Lab: As Senior Vice President and Director of the Interpublic Emerging Media Lab, a center for marketing innovation located in Los Angeles, Lori provides consultation and solution recommendations for the latest in broadband, wireless and emerging media solutions.

Kevin Granath Vice President of Sales and Business Development Kevin Granath brings more than two decades' experience in sales and management at leading traditional and emerging media companies to the Soapbox executive team. He is responsible for revenue and the strategic direction of the organization's sales and partnership efforts.

Dr. Kevin Kawamoto Dr. Kevin Kawamoto is the author and editor of two books, respectively, on digital media: Media and Society in the Digital Age, published by Allyn & Bacon, and Digital Journalism: Emerging Media and the Changing Horizons of Journalism, published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Mike Panetta , Grassroots Enterprise Michael Panetta, Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs and Emerging Media Michael Panetta came to Grassroots Enterprise, Inc. with an impressive background in both political advocacy and technical Internet skills. He is currently Director of Public Affairs where he manages a number of Grassroots Enterprise's non-profit, trade association, and political clients.

Alie Chang – Chairman of the Board Ms. Alie Chang is the co-founder of Pac Pacific Group International. Serving as Chairman of the Board she has combined her business acumen, leadership and creative design abilities to position herself as a leading expert on US/international businesses. Ms. Chang has a network of high level business connections in the U.S. and China. In the past years through her work she has gained the confidence of many governmental and business sectors.

Elizabeth Sinn was born and raised in Hong Kong. She obtained all her degrees from the University of Hong Kong, and she is currently Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, and Deputy Director of the Centre of Asian Studies of HKU. Her research interests are the social and intellectual history of modern China, Chinese migration and the history of Hong Kong.

G. Jon Raj Vice-President Advertising and Emerging Media In April 2005, Jon Raj was named Vice President of Advertising and Emerging Media Platforms for Visa USA, with responsibility for all online and new media communication efforts for Visa and all its branded products. Jon’s responsibilities include extending the Visa brand experience to consumers by utilizing the unique capabilities of the Internet and other emerging media platforms.

Margot Sinclair Savell is the director of research and measurement for traditional and social media at Weber Shandwick in Seattle. Margot leads a team of analysts who review blogs, forums, discussion boards, social media sites, podcasts and traditional print and broadcast media to measure and evaluate marketing and public relations programs. Margot has more than 20 years experience in public relations, interactive marketing communications and journalism.

Robert Victor, Product Manager, Emerging Media, DoubleClick

Neil Davidson retired as Chief Executive of Arla Foods UK PLC in June 2005. He is Chairman of the Nickerson Rothwell Group, Chairman of Leicestershire County Cricket Club Limited and a director of Emerging Media. He is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.