WITI's National Conference is featuring an extraordinary line up of speakers, all committed to meet and provide value to each conference participant.

Genevieve Bell
Senior Researcher, Intel Corporation.
Genevieve Bell is a Senior Researcher within Intel Research. She is a member of Peoples and Practices Research - an interdisciplinary team of research social scientists and designers embedded within Intel's advanced research and development labs. Since joining Intel, Bell has conducted ethnographic research in a variety of consumer spaces, including malls, retail districts, and museums, as well as within a range of different American households. Bell has also conducted significant research beyond the US, including a five-country, strategically situated, ethnographic study of European domestic spaces for several Intel product groups, and a study of the emerging middle classes in China and India. She is particularly interested in issues of cultural difference as they are expressed around technology adoption and use.

Bell has recently completed a three year research project focused on gaining a better understanding of the ways in which cultural practices in urban Asia are shaping people's relationships to new information and communication technologies. As part of this project, she has conducted ethnographic fieldwork in 7 Asian countries, encompassing 100 households in 17 different cities. Insights gained from this project have shaped product offerings, investment decisions and strategic planning at Intel.

Prior to joining Intel in 1998, Bell taught anthropology and Native American Studies at Stanford University. Bell received her BA/MA in anthropology from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania in 1991. She earned a PhD in cultural anthropology from Stanford University in 1998. She is working on a book based on her fieldwork in Asia.

Margaret Heffernan
Top 100 Media Executive, International Author
Margaret was born in Texas, raised in Holland and educated at Cambridge University. She began her career at the BBC where, she wrote, directed, produced and commissioned prize-winning documentaries and dramas.

Leaving the BBC, Margaret ran the trade association IPPA, which represented the interests of film and television producers and was described by the Financial Times as "the most formidable lobbying organization in England."

In 1994, Margaret sold her business and moved to the U.S. where she advised software companies on the emerging multimedia market. Subsequently, she ran, bought and sold software companies, including ZineZone Corporation and iCAST Corporation. She was named one of the "Internet's Top 100" by Silicon Alley Reporter in 1999, one of the "Top 25" by Streaming Media magazine and one of the "Top 100 Media Executives" by The Hollywood Reporter in 2000.

Margaret writes a regular column for Fast Company and Real Business magazines. She sits on the board of several companies and continues to advise both established and start up businesses. Her book, The Naked Truth: A Modern Woman's Manifesto about Working and What Really Matters was published in September 2004 by Jossey-Bass. Widowed in 1985, Margaret remarried in 1991 and has two children.

Daphne Kis
VP Business to Business - CNET
Daphne Kis is Vice President of Business to Business Programs at CNET Networks. Prior to CNET's acquistion of EDventure Holdings in March 2004, she was President & CEO of EDventure for 16 years. Ms. Kis is responsible for directing Release 1.0's strategic business development and overall management, for publishing its monthly report, Release 1.0, and for executive producing the company's conferences, including PC Forum, the technology industry's premier executive gathering. She further manages its roster of startup investments.

Outside the company, Ms. Kis sits on the executive board of the New York branch of the Women's High-Tech Coalition and is a member of the board of Girls Learn International, a non-profit organization dedicated to building female literacy worldwide. She currently sits on the board of directors of iPerceptions.com and is a business partner to Montreal-based Propulsion Ventures.

Ms. Kis holds an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Women's History from Hampshire College. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two daughters.

Robin Raskin
Tech Media Tours, "Internet Mom"
Robin Raskin has spent the past 25 years helping parents raise a generation of digital kids. She's the former editor of PC Magazine and former Editor in Chief of FamilyPC. She's been a columnist for USA Today Online and has authored 5 books about parenting in the digital age. She's been featured on most network television shows including: NBC Today Show, Dateline, CNN, MSNBC, Live with Regis and Kelly, CBS Early Show, and Fox's Good Day New York. As a freelance writer her work has appeared in numerous womens' and technology magazines.

Today, Ms. Raskin is known as The Internet Mom, and produces her own monthly television tours on technology that appear nationwide. This year she created a special magazine issue called Raising Teens, and is currently writing a book for Random House called "200 Things Every Parent Needs to Know About Sending their Kids to College". Raskin consults for the technology industry on strategies to reach consumers; clients include Nickelodeon, Intel, The Motion Picture Association of America, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, SONY, Virgin Mobile, Disney Publishing, Ziff Davis Publishing and Gruner and Jahr. She's also the Director of Communications at The Princeton Review. An outspoken advocate for raising safe children in a digital age, Raskin has served on numerous committees in Washington, including a two year stint with the National Academy of Sciences.

Karenann Terrell
VP, CIO - Chrysler Group and Mercedes Benz North America
Karenann Terrell is the Vice President & CIO of the Chrysler Group and Mercedes Benz North America (MBNA) of Daimler Chrysler. Formerly Director of Global Web Infrastructure, Technology, Operations, & Strategic Planning/Information Technology Management, Ms. Terrell has directed IT infrastructure operations including all Data Center, Network, Security and Middleware activities supporting DaimlerChrysler's North American Business Units. She transformed the operations through large outsourcing and off-shore resource realignment.

Previously, Ms. Terrell was the Director of eConnect Platform for DaimlerChrysler where she oversaw all e-business activities at the Chrysler Group both on the product and consumer side of the company. Prior to joining DaimlerChrysler, Ms. Terrell was with General Motors' e-GM Division where she was Director of e-Vehicle Activities. During her career, she has held various engineering assignments in Product Engineering, Research & Development, and Manufacturing as well as Brand Management responsibilities for future vehicles. She earned her bachelor degree in electrical engineering from General Motors Institute and her master's from Purdue University. She is one of Automotive News' 100 Influential Women in the Automotive Business, and has been named Office Depot's Business Woman of the Year.

Dana Thorat
Research Manager - IDC
Dana Thorat is a research manager for IDC's Clients and Mobility primary research service. Ms. Thorat conducts research among consumer and business mobile and IT users, as well as corporate buyers of IT products and services. Much of her research is based on regular surveys conducted among IDC's International Technology Advisory Council, a panel of more than 28,000 technology users and buyers worldwide. Her studies typically focus on gauging attitudes, preferences, behaviors, and purchasing patterns of end users and corporate buyers through segmentation, predictive modeling, and other forms of data analysis.

Ms. Thorat was formerly a senior research analyst in IDC's Wireless and Mobile Communications program, where she researched wireless mass market wireless voice and data services and applications. Since 1995, Ms. Thorat has also held other roles at IDC, including senior analyst for IDC's Global Market Models and Demand-Side Research service where she managed mobile and enterprise technology panels to support various primary research efforts. She was also a senior analyst in the Residential Broadband and Telecommunications service, where she conducted research on the market for enhanced telecommunications services, and in IDC's Investment Research Services where she was responsible for a number of IDC's larger management consulting accounts.

Prior to IDC, Ms. Thorat worked at Network World magazine as an associate features editor. Ms. Thorat has presented at IDC sponsored events and client conferences and is frequently quoted in business and trade publications. She has a B.S. degree in liberal arts from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and is pursuing a master's degree in Marketing Analytics at Bentley College.

ABOUT IDC
IDC is the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries. They analyze and predict technology trends so clients can make strategic, fact-based decisions on IT purchases and business strategy. More than 775 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide local expertise and insights on technology markets, and the management team is comprised of experienced and respected industry luminaries. Business executives and IT managers have relied for more than 40 years on IDC's advice to make decisions that contribute to the success of their organizations.

IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. Additional information can be found at www.idc.com.

Marcia Wieder
America's Dream Coach®
Marcia Wieder travels the world giving inspiring talks to notable companies such as AT&T, The Gap and American Express and is the renowned author of several books. She is actually leading a Dream Movement. Appearing several times on Oprah, The Today Show and in her own PBS-TV special, she's shared her message of a "passion-filled life" with millions of viewers.

While serving as the President of the National Association of Women Business Owners, she was often invited to the White House, where she had the honor of meeting 3 U.S. Presidents. As a columnist for The San Francisco Chronicle, she urges readers to take "The Great Dream Challenge" - a call to arms for dreamers from all walks of life.

Marcia inspires thousands of people through her workshops. This year she is leading the Create Your Future Now Dream Weekends in five cities nationwide and a Dream Retreat in Maui. Her most exciting venture is My Dream Circle where she is having amazing success helping people from all walks of life achieve their personal and professional dreams. And, at Dream Coach® University, she has certified hundreds of Dream Coaches to lead her masterful work.

Whether she's teaching at the Stanford Business School, speaking to executives in China or Prague, or addressing a group of young women gathered at Girl Scout Camp, Marcia's belief that "each of our personal dreams matter, and are worth achieving" strikes a chord in everyone, everywhere.

Barbara Annis
International Gender Expert, Author
Barbara Annis is an outstanding leading edge thinker who has designed breakthrough workshops and interventions since 1979. She has been studying transformational learning with many exceptional thinkers, including Dr. Flores, Ph.D. Program Director of Linguistics, University of Berkeley. Her programs include workshops for men and women, youth, and couples, as well as her highly acclaimed corporate initiatives. Barbara is recognized throughout Canada and the United States as the authority on Gender Awareness. Her recently published book on the subject titled Same Words, Different Language is certain to become required reading for both women and men striving to achieve excellence in the workplace of the future.

Andy Armstrong
Senior Manager, Contracts - Raytheon
Andy Armstrong is a Senior Manager, Contracts at Raytheon Electronics Warfare (EW) Division in Goleta, California. As the Contracts Department Manager at EW, Andy and his team of Contracts professionals negotiate and administer contracts for electronic warfare systems that protect aircraft and combatant ships. The division's customers include all of the U.S. Government Department of Defense organizations, as well as foreign governments and companies.

Andy has 25 years of experience in the negotiation of domestic and international contracts for research and development programs, as well as production of missiles, airborne and surface radars, and electronic warfare equipment. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a degree in economics, and earned an MBA from University of California, Riverside, with an emphasis on finance.

Marilyn August
Financial Expert, Author
Marilyn August is the author of Journey to Wealth & Wisdom. Her book offers a uniquely integrated approach to increasing wealth. Featured in the book are her Seven Agreements for Financial Success, personal contracts you make with yourself that immediately and dramatically improve your wealth potential. Marilyn has dedicated her life to facilitating personal wealth transformation, and her successes can be told through the thousands of individuals, from every walk of life, who have significantly increased their incomes by completing her Wealth & Wisdom Seminars programs.

Ms. August consults with a growing number of executives and commissioned sales professionals for the purposes of increasing their profitable productivity. As a Wealth Coach, she uses the powerful tools and techniques she has developed in over 15 years to support and empower prosperous achievement. A significant number of her clients see a 20% or better increase in their revenues.

Marilyn has been featured in the Los Angles Times and Orange County Register newspapers as well as OC Metro Magazine. For a number of years, Marilyn wrote a monthly column for a San Diego based magazine. She also hosted her own radio show, "The Money Game" during which she interviewed people who has amazing successes with finances.

She graduated with a Master's degree from Northern Illinois University, then spent ten years as a corporate trainer for international companies such as American Honda Corporation. She has also been a Business Consultant for the Small Business Development Center (SBA) where she excelled at developing and implementing strategic business plans.

Vicky Bratton
Software Manager - Raytheon
Vicky Bratton is a software manager at Raytheon Aircraft. She has 25 years industry experience and is currently responsible for managing consultants, contractors, vendors and direct employees in certifying the integrated software systems for the Horizon Aircraft.

Lena Chung
VoIP Expert - AT&T
Lena Chung is a managing director at AT&T. She is the author of "The Impact of VoIP in China and Asia/Pacific", published in Connect-World 2001.

Marian Cook
CEO/President - Ageos
Marian Cook is the President of Ageos, a business and technology consulting firm that helps clients find innovative ways to drive profitable growth and develop their leadership. Headquartered in Chicago with an office in Denver and working internationally, the company partners with clients to create new services, products and markets, streamline operations, and create sales and business strategies.

Long active in the community, Ms. Cook has been appointed to Chicago's Mayor's Council of Technology Advisors, Inaugural SpringBoard Midwest Steering Committee, Empowering Women Network Strategic Advisory Board, Founding member of The Field Museum's Council on Africa, Steering Committee for the W/MBE Venture Capital Conference, Regional Advisory Board, Women in Technology International (WITI), Advisory Board, Center for Information Management, Loyola University.

Her leadership has most recently been recognized by The Influential Woman in Business Award presented by The National Association of Women Business Owners, The Top 100 People of Chicago's High Tech Community by I-Street magazine and the "Woman in Black" Award winner for leadership in the technology and business community. Ms. Cook has also been a columnist for IT Contractor magazine and a subject matter expert editor for McGraw-Hill on running professional services firms.

Jody Colvard
Co-Founder - Right Now Marketing Institute
Jody Colvard is co-founder of The Right Now Marketing Institute, which empowers businesses globally online, and Wired Right Now, which is a continual education learning platform which teaches Internet marketing to women, providing them with proven tools and trusted resources to generate results quickly and easily. Wired Right Now has helped many small businesses as well as larger companies, such as One World Live, JingleGram, Intel, Priceline, Office Max, PBS, ABC, Travelocity and Toshiba.

Jody's goal is to educate women from all walks of life, providing the business knowledge and tools that will allow them freedom in their lifestyles, being financially viable on their own as WIRED (Women's Internet Results Experts Development) professionals. This goal is beginning to be realized through a special Wired Right Now project at www.payitforwardrightnow.com, where Jody has pledged $200,000.00 to fund a scholarship program for the underprivileged through the Wired Right Now Internet training system.

Throughout her career, Jody has held the position as founder and corporate officer in a variety of companies CEO of Legendary Figures, Founder of Satori Galleries, Wellness Within Center, and currently Co-founder and CMO of Wired Right Now - all relating to marketing strategies, event management and public relations. An ardent supporter of various causes, Jody has raised money and wishes for charities such as Scleroderma Foundation and The Make-a-Wish Foundation.

Carol Curry
Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Space and Airborne Systems - Raytheon Company
Carol A. Curry is vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) business. She is responsible for the development of strategic business and investment plans for all elements in the product line, creation of strategic corporate alliances, and management of the new business development process. She has more than 28 years of experience in systems and software engineering, program management and engineering management. Ms. Curry is a member of Raytheon's corporate Integrated Business Development Council, the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance strategic business area and the SAS Leadership Team.

Previously Ms. Curry was vice president of Strategic Systems for SAS, where she was responsible for new business capture, technology development and program execution of space and space-qualified systems for defense and civil applications. Prior to coming to Raytheon, Ms. Curry joined Hughes Aircraft Company as a member of the technical staff in 1977, having previously worked in analysis and simulation of infrared focal planes at Aerojet Electro-Systems. At Hughes, she held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in technical, line and program management for the F-15, F-14 and F/A-18 radars and the Common Integrated Processor for the Advanced Tactical Fighter.

Ms. Curry received a bachelor's degree in mathematical sciences from Stanford University. As a Hughes Fellow, she earned a master's degree in systems engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and later completed UCLA's Executive Program in Management. In 2001, she received the Raytheon "Diversity Hero" award. In 2002, she received Raytheon's Chairman's "Hero Award."

Liz Dubelman
Founder - VidLit
Liz Dubelman is the founder of VidLit - a digital storytelling and marketing company featured in Publisher's Weekly and Publisher's Lunch. Her pre-digital career included ten years in film production. Her television work won her two Emmys -- one as a producer and one as a director. She was the first woman member of the labor negotiating committee of I.A.T.S.E., New York local 644 (cinematographers). She has been consultant to all of the major studios and many music companies in the area of digital rights and Internet content. Ms. Dubelman is a graduate of Hampshire College.

Declan Dunn
Internet Marketing Visionary
Declan Dunn is co-founder of The Right Now Marketing Institute which empowers businesses globally online. Right Now Marketing has helped many small businesses as well as larger companies, such as American Express, Network Solutions, Priceline, One World Live, JingleGram, Intel, Office Max, PBS, ABC, Travelocity and Toshiba.

Declan has over 10 years of experience creating results for clients of all sizes. Formerly CEO of ADNet International and Inetdesign, Declan has consistently pinpointed Internet trends 6-12 months ahead of major media. He strategies with businesses to maximize value of online customer acquisition, merging online ventures with current, offline marketing efforts, creating value based on customer participation and return visits. He is the author of 5 books on Internet commerce: Director of Sales (1996), Beginner's Guide to Internet Marketing (1997), Insider's Guide to Affiliate Programs (1998), Winning the Affiliate Game (1999), and Net Profits (2000).

Deborah Gallant
Founder - Lifework Catalyst
Deborah Gallant is the founder of Lifework Catalyst, a coaching/consulting practice which helps individuals discover their calling and start up their own businesses. She works one-on-one with clients to reinvent themselves and empowers them to pursue their dreams.

Deborah has been working with entrepreneurs and start-up businesses over a wide range of industries for five years. Before moving to California in 2002, she was Senior VP and a founder of Intro Inc. a NYC consultancy where she was the senior business strategist for early-stage ventures. She was an early Internet pioneer, helping build FamilyPoint.com, iVillage.com and she started Journal Square Interactive (JSQ), a profitable early division of Advance Publications Internet. Deborah's career foundation is media and consumer marketing in radio, syndication, advertising, marketing and sales, including working for ABC Radio.

Berkley Books published Deborah's book Internet Jobs For the Rest of Us in 2001. She chairs the Entrepreneur's Committee for Women In Technology International---LA Chapter and serves on the Ventura County Advisory Board for Women's Economic Ventures. She is an active member of NAWBO-Ventura County and the Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village Chamber of Commerce. She is a columnist for Ventura Life & Style and a frequent speaker & teacher on transitions, careers and business startups.

She holds a BA in American Studies from Brandeis University, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and an MBA in Marketing and Management from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, where she was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma.

Anthony Ghosn
Corporate Governance Expert
Anthony E. Ghosn, the founder of Dynamic Performance Metrics (recently merged with Risk Analysis Group), brings over 20 years of experience in management accounting, process integration and IS solutions development to the fields of Corporate Governance and Risk Management. Mr. Ghosn's cross-disciplinary background in the areas of SEC compliance, business management and business intelligence application-development provides the foundation for the firm's proprietary approach to Corporate Performance Management from a Corporate Governance (boardroom) perspective. As the creator of the Compliance Solution Matrix^TM, proprietary algorithms and technical architecture for enterprise solutions to Sarbanes Oxley legislation and other regulatory matters, Mr. Ghosn and his team are recognized by some of the world's largest IT vendors as top-tier service providers.

Mr. Ghosn has spearheaded and managed corporate governance and risk management projects for companies such as: Zurich North America; Bertelsmann; Banamex/Citibank; Saraza (Brazilian Credit Agency); Dreyfus Brokerage Services; Coca Cola; NBC; and Fluor Corporation. Mr. Ghosn's educational background includes a BA in Economics from the University of Washington, an MBA from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, as well as certificates in Strategic Global Marketing from Templeton College at Oxford University and Process Re-Engineering from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Cara Good
Award Winning Branding Expert
Cara Good is an award-winning business communications strategist and former journalist with expertise in public, media and analyst relations as well as corporate marketing and positioning. She drives the strategic direction of every client account at WunderMarx Inc., a corporate marketing and PR agency that integrates internal and external communications with brand-building to increase sales and top-of-mind awareness for companies poised to become market leaders. Prior to launching WunderMarx, Good was director of client strategy at Hilary Kaye Associates Inc., a PR firm focused on emerging-growth businesses. She also served as the director of corporate and marketing communications at Ethentica Inc., a market-defining provider of digital security products and services.

Good believes strongly in giving back to the community. She is an executive member of the board of directors for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Orange County chapter, and serves as the organization's vice president of PR. Good advises many other nonprofits as well. In addition, she is involved with several professional organizations. She is the executive vice president of the International Association of Business Communicators, Orange County, and also is the managing director of the South Orange County chapter of eWomenNetwork. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in communications from National University and was recognized as the Distinguished Graduate by the School of Arts and Sciences. She also has conducted graduate work at Pepperdine University in business administration.

Patrick Gray
Chief Technology Officer - ISS
Patrick Gray is the director of X-Force operations for the office of the chief technology officer at Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS). Upon his retirement from the FBI in November 2001, Gray joined ISS and created the X-Force Internet Threat Intelligence Center, responsible for teams responding to network-related emergencies caused by external or internal threats. His experience as the director of the penetration testing and emergency response teams at ISS gained him first-hand knowledge of the hacking community, its methodologies and their affect on government and private sector ecommerce.

Prior to joining Internet Security Systems, Gray served as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for twenty years. He was assigned as a supervisory special agent at FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC, in the Intelligence Division where he was responsible for global counterintelligence investigations. In 1988, Gray assumed supervisory duties for the FBI's Drug and Violent Gang Program in Georgia. In 1994, he became the supervisor of the Technical Services Squad in addition to functioning as the acting assistant special agent in charge of the FBI in Georgia. As a forensic examiner in the FBI's elite Computer Assistance Response Team, he investigated cases involving financial institutions, government agencies and universities.

Gray was assigned to the investigation of the September 11 attacks in 2001, providing "operational support to the Intelligence Community." He is coordinator of the Atlanta Chapter of InfraGard, an alliance between the public and private sectors for the sharing of information regarding technology security issues. He continues to work closely with the FBI, the National Infrastructure Protection Center and the Department of Homeland Security.

Mary Ann Halpin
Master Photographer
Mary Ann Halpin is a master photographer and a recognized expert in the power of image and women's issues. Halpin has received acclaim for revealing everything from the glamorous beauty of Hollywood and the exquisite glow of pregnancy to the heartbreaking despair of Skid Row. Her latest book Fearless Women: Midlife Portraits, released April 2005, features the photographs and stories of Joni Mitchell, Erin Brokovitch and many other extraordinary women. Mary Ann traveled across the country promoting this book and her work appeared on such shows as The Today Show.

As author of her first book, Pregnant Goddesshood: A Celebration of Life, she garnered national attention for her book's powerful images, featured in LIFE Magazine, The View, Inside Edition, and Extra. She pioneered the trend of pregnant portraits and was asked to use her talents on A Baby Story.

In her commitment to see beyond stereotypes, she revealed the many faces of homelessness, which graced many Los Angeles Mission billboards. This led to an invitation by the Los Angeles' Mission Celebrity Action Council to co-direct a documentary with Linda Gray about women reclaiming their lives in the Mission's rehabilitation program.

Mary Ann leads yearly creative and spiritual-renewal women's retreats in the mountains outside of L.A. and this year in Bali. She believes that in this fast-paced world, we need to renew our inner creative vision and relieve the stress that results in creative and spiritual burnout and to nurture our creative inner child through introspection and communication with nature.

Elizabeth Harz
Marketing Expert - Yahoo!
Elizabeth Harz joined Yahoo! in July 2003 as the company's Category Development Officer for technology, responsible for driving sales of technology and telecommunications clients. She leads Yahoo!'s sales team, focusing on delivering essential advertising solutions for Fortune 500 technology companies. Additionally, she is responsible for Yahoo!'s investment in services for the technology and telecommunications industries, ranging from relevant industry research and insights to developing solutions and events for marketers within these industries.

Prior to joining Yahoo!, Ms. Harz spent nearly ten years with CNET and ZDNet, most recently as CNET's senior vice president of sales. In this position, she managed a sales team focused on business-to-business technology accounts, selling the breadth of CNET's advertising products including online, email, print, radio, broadband and white papers both domestically and internationally. She was a member of CNET/ZDNet executive sales integration committee which architected a new sales structure to maximize the CNET-ZDNet merger. Ms. Harz also served as ZDNet's general manager for business-to-business offerings, and prior to her online work, held sales positions at Ziff Davis Publishing on PC Magazine.

Jane Herman
Coach, Author & Speaker
Jane Herman is a Professional Coach who helps managers, executives, and individuals take control of their lives and re-invent themselves, their careers, or their businesses. With her Master's degree in Psychology, over 20 years of experience in corporate senior management, and experience as a trainer and workshop leader, she understands how to help people bring their vision into focus and achieve their goals, overcome blocks to success, and grow into their full potential. She is author of the book Take Control Of Your Life™, founder of Personal And Business Success™, and publishes the well-known newsletter called Success Tools™.

Prior to becoming a Coach, Jane was a corporate executive leading highly successful teams implementing breakthrough technologies. She managed the design and development of the leading emergency management software product currently in use throughout the U.S., the race car simulators installed at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and the development of virtual reality simulators that fundamentally changed the way the military trains. Her in-depth understanding of the corporate environment and the art of effective communication make her an ideal Coach and Mentor for corporate managers and executives or those looking to move up the corporate ladder. Her personal transition from corporate executive to personal Coach ignited her passion for helping others to successfully navigate major life and career transitions. Visit her online at www.PersonalAndBusinessSuccess.com.

Kathy Hill
Professional Coach
As a Professional Coach, Kathy specializes in helping people through career and life transitions. With over twenty years of top producing coaching, career counseling, recruiting, sales, and marketing experience, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her clients. She works with individuals in one-on-one and group settings, in addition to leading workshops and teaching teleclasses. Several of her recent classes include: "Exploring Your Life Purpose," "Creating A Mission Statement For Your Life," "Strategies to Successfully Achieve Your Goals," and "Laying the Foundation for Explosive Growth In Your Life & Business." Her personal mission is to "help people connect with their life's purpose and to then live lives that honor it."

Kathy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Northeastern University in Boston, with a BS in Business Administration. She was a top sales producer for several Fortune 100 firms in the Information Technology industry, selling hardware, software, and professional services to clients in the Washington, DC area. She was voted "Outstanding Young Woman of America" in 1982. Every year that she was in sales, Kathy was awarded membership in the "President's Club" and received recognition trips around the world.

Realizing that her life's purpose was to help people, she opened and managed a highly successful executive search firm that provided career counseling and recruiting services for individuals and companies in the technology industry. Her passion for helping people grew, and she now focuses exclusively on coaching individuals through career and life transitions. Her coaching clients are located all across the country.

Julia Hughes
Database Manager and Engineering Planner - Raytheon
Julia Hughes works as a database manager for Raytheon's Network Centric Systems in Fullerton, California. Ms. Hughes supports the repair and overhaul depot operations and Raytheon subcontracts for several product lines, in order to meet the customer's warfighter demands in a timely manner. She has assumed additional responsibilities in Accounts Payable and Supply Chain Management, and continually improves her work processes using Raytheon Six Sigma techniques.

Ms. Hughes was instrumental in the startup of Raytheon Fullerton's women's network, Winning Opportunities for Women (WOW-Net) five years ago. She began serving as a steering committee member, and also designed and maintains WOW-Net's internal website. Ms. Hughes currently serves as WOW-Net's President, developing programs that focus on career development, mentoring, networking and work/life balance. In addition to her responsibilities as a local women's network lead, Ms. Hughes has served as the Raytheon Global Women's Network (RGWN) secretary since its inception in December of 2003. Her involvement with RGWN has provided valuable insights into the larger Raytheon community, and has benefited her work with the Fullerton network as well.

Bettina Jetter
COO and Co-Founder - Mindjet
Bettina Jetter is the cofounder and COO of Mindjet. She has worked in key marketing positions for such companies as Clarins, Scherer Team, and Blaxxun Interactive Inc. Her understanding of the software market and her expertise in implementing strategies in an international marketplace has prepared her to lead and manage a global company. Mrs. Jetter has a degree in marketing communications from the Bavarian Academy of Marketing in Munich, Germany, and she is co-author of the book The Cancer Code - How a journey through leukemia led to software that changed the way people work.

Arcadia Kim
Chief Operating Officer - Electronic Arts, Los Angeles
As the Chief Operating Officer for Electronic Arts Los Angeles (EALA), Arcadia Kim is responsible for overall operations, product development and strategic studio growth.

Prior to her position as COO, Ms. Kim was the Director of Product Development at the Maxis Studios, the development studio behind the blockbuster franchises The Sims, The Urbz, and SimCity. As the Senior Development Director, she was responsible for the design, implementation and management of the product-creation process.

Ms. Kim lent her talent to Maxis after shipping The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers. As the Development Director of the Lord of the Rings franchise, Ms. Kim brought a unique blend of leadership, management, creative development and business acumen experiences to Electronic Arts and the franchise. Under Ms. Kim's direction, the franchise has sold over ten million copies worldwide.

Before working on The Lord of the Rings franchise, Ms. Kim worked in EA's online division, as the Live Producer of Majestic, the critically acclaimed episodic online multimedia game. She started her career at EA in 2000 as the Producer at EA.com. Her first product was launching Pogo.com, a leading online game destinations that attracts approximately 3.6 million unique visitors a day.

Ms. Kim earned a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. While at Harvard Business School, she focused her second year studies on New Production Processes in the Interactive Game Industry. Ms. Kim also graduated from Wellesley College and New York University, Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Film Production.

Katherine Kosman
Risk and Opportunity Manager & Systems Engineer - Raytheon
Katherine Kosman works as a Risk and Opportunity Manager and Systems Engineer for Raytheon's Systems Engineer Center in El Segundo, California. As a Raytheon Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Risk and Opportunity Management, Ms. Kosman supports multiple high-visibility business and technical teams across Raytheon and has also gained proposal experience. Prior to Raytheon, Ms. Kosman graduated from Washington University in St.Louis with a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.

As a Raytheon employee, Ms. Kosman is President of the Raytheon's El Segundo Women's Network (ESWN). This network includes over 400 members across Raytheon's El Segundo site, and Ms. Kosman strives to provide excellent leadership to her ESWN officers, to align the network to company goals, and to provide excellent events for the membership. Ms. Kosman is also an active member in Raytheon's Global Woman's Network (RGWN).

Bill Lamond
Pioneer Coach
A founding member of the personal coaching profession in the United States, Bill Lamond is the inventor of a system of strategic thinking based on the way women naturally think and operate. Aspects of this thinking have been taught to more than 300,000 people globally. According to Bill, "In the information age, the feminine style of relationship and cooperation is the wave of the future for everyone in business." Lamond's clients include women in business, technology, the professions, sports and entertainment. He teaches them to use the power of their natural genius, their appetite and desire and the natural ability that women have to attract and keep relationships to achieve sustained championship results in an elegant, first-class style. A popular speaker, Lamond has mesmerized audiences across North America with his vision of a world where passion and cooperation are the hallmarks of human endeavor and where the Voice of women is expressed and heard in its fulll power and magnificence.

Judith Lukomski
Author, Founder - Transitions Today
Judith Lukomski is a highly regarded business leader and organizational change management specialist. With a career spanning more than twenty years, she has a proven background in Strategic Planning and Enterprise Implementation, Organization Design, Leadership Development and Communication Programs. Dedicated to bringing out the best in people and organizations, she founded Transitions Today™, a successful consulting and coaching firm committed to helping companies and individuals embrace change and experience the powerful results of new dimension thinking.

Blending an extensive background in business management and psychology with universal principles, Judith shares techniques and tools which spark transformation. She has consistently delivered winning results in a multitude of industries including: Medical Manufacturing, Financial Services, Communications and Insurance. Judith employs a motivating brand of innovation and practicality to enhance company performance, designing solutions that capitalize on company strengths and optimize growth opportunities. She is a popular and profound speaker, writer, teacher, lifecoach and holistic practitioner.

Co-author of the book Crystal Therapy with Dr. Doreen Virtue, Judith's intuitive gifts shine through, urging audiences to experience the benefits of inner wisdom in everyday living. With her joyous presence, she reminds us, now is the time to welcome the possibilities of an ever-evolving world; you transform tomorrow with the changes you make today.

Sonia Luna
Founder - SOX Solutions
Ms. Luna is the founder of the premier cost effective SOX consulting firm "SOX Solutions". Her consulting firm has worked with an array of clients in all types of industries ranging from Fortune 500 international clients to small-cap companies. Her firm's expertise has been primarily focused on assisting companies in maximizing their SOX compliance issues with a cost effective approach and highlighting key internal control performance indicators to assist management in developing effective and efficient operations. She is a certified public accountant with over nine years of experience and was previously an audit manager at Ernst & Young LLP. Her other experiences include various aspects of mergers and acquisitions, international operations, IPO's and internal audit outsourcing. Some of the clients serviced over the years have related to several industry's such as biotech, software , manufacturing, professional service firms, broadcasting and nonprofit organizations.

Ms. Luna also serves on two nonprofit boards, such as ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting) as the Orange County's Director of Membership as wells as AFA (Aid For AIDS) as their Chief Financial Officer.

Karen McCarthy
Communications Manager - Raytheon Corporation
Karen McCarthy is a Communications Manager at Raytheon Corporation. She is responsible for communication within the Strategic Systems business of Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems. She has more than 28 years of experience with Raytheon. Her focus on business strategy as well as her expertise in communications and team development has enabled her success.

Karen helped found the Raytheon Global Women's Network and served as Vice President in 2004. In addition, she is a founding member of the El Segundo Women's Network and served as President from 2002 to 2004. Karen is the Raytheon Project Manager for the California Governor's Conference for Women since 1999. She is a member of the Raytheon Diversity Council, and an advisor for the Raytheon YESnet (Young Engineers and Scientists Network).

Karen earned her a Bachelor's Degree in Business and Management and holds a Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman University. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts Degree in Behavioral Science with an Emphasis in Negotiation and Conflict Management.

Holly McElheran
Senior Systems Engineer - Raytheon Corporation
Holly McElheran is a Senior Engineer for Raytheon in the Systems Architecture and Design department. Holly began her career as a lead software qualification test engineer for Standard Missile Blk IVa. Subsequently, she performed systems algorithm design and development, including roles as algorithm developer on several programs and lead system analyst on two Raytheon R&D proposals. In 2004, she became involved with the Homeland Defense Area 1 (HLDA1) project, a program that was comprised of multinational corporations, academic, military and defense organizations. As part of the Lead Systems Integration team, she performed system performance analysis, system integration, and flight test support under extreme time constraints to ensure on-time deployment. Her work was instrumental in the HLDA1 team receiving the 2004 Raytheon Award for Excellence in Technology.

While working full-time at Raytheon, Holly was awarded a full scholarship to Tufts University, where she is pursuing her PhD in Mathematics, specializing in Mathematical Neuroscience. Previously, she taught undergraduate mathematics at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, and SUNY Albany, where she earned her Master's degree in Mathematics.

She serves as a mentor in the Association for Women in Mathematics, and recently took part in the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics focus group on the role in mathematics in industry. Holly is also contributing her time and fund-raising efforts for the "Best Buddies" foundation by participating in the Volvo Hyannisport Challenge (a 90-mile charity bicycle ride from Boston to Hyannis Port in May 2005).

Denise Meredith
Master Expert, SAS Electronic Warfare - Raytheon
Denise Meredith is currently the Master Expert for SAS Electronic Warfare at Raytheon in Goleta, California. Previously she was the Manager of Factory Optimization and People Development in Forest, Mississippi and was the Lead R6Sigma Expert for the Forest Consolidated Manufacturing Center (CMC). During her time at Forest, the Plant won two Mississippi Quality Awards and was named by Industry Week as one of the top 25 Plants for 2003.

Denise has over 20 years experience in the aerospace business. Prior to joining Raytheon in 2000, she worked for The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company in Wichita, Kansas. During her 15 years at Boeing, she worked for the Computer Services arm of Boeing for 10 years in Business Management, and spent the next 5 years supporting the Operations Community as a Lean Manufacturing Project Leader where she led over 60 projects to successful completion. Since joining Raytheon she has become a Master Expert and has led or participated in over 60 Raytheon 6 Sigma Projects.

Rebecca Mettler
Founder - Direct Access PR
Rebecca Mettler is a brilliant businesswoman, an investor and philanthropist. She founded Direct Access PR in 1998, and the company turned a profit within six months. Direct Access PR boasts clients nationwide that receive consistent, notable news coverage in national publications including BusinessWeek, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal. Started and staffed by professional journalists in both print and broadcast, Direct Access PR strategically positions clients as industry experts that achieve bottom line results through media publicity, speaker's bureau and awards. Unlike advertising, companies can't buy the value of a news story about their product or service. Direct Access PR is one of the few companies in the country specializing in generating positive news stories for client's products or services.

Rebecca is a former reporter for a Gannett newspaper in San Luis Obispo, California and worked in Washington DC for a Los Angeles Times Syndicate and Hispanic Link News Service that circulates to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

Lynn Mortensen
Director, Software Engineering Center, Space and Airborne Systems - Raytheon
Lynn Mortensen, Director of the Software Engineering Center of the Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) Business of Raytheon, joined Raytheon in 1982 and began her career working on large air defense systems for international countries. Prior to the Center position, Lynn was the Software Infrastructure Department Manager within the Software Engineering Center. The Software Engineering Center designs, develops, and supports software systems for major space and airborne missions.

Lynn previously served as the Air Command and Control System (ACCS) Mission Planning Program Manager for Thales Raytheon Systems. The ACCS program is a military defense program for NATO. Previously, Lynn also served as the Engineering Manager for the Command Management and Air Traffic Control Operations for Network Centric Systems in Fullerton, CA.

Lynn has spent over two-thirds of her 20+ years at Hughes/Raytheon working to develop products and product organizations in support of Air Traffic Control, Air Surveillance and Command Management - all large software-intensive systems. Her time in these various areas has given her a great deal of understanding for all phases of the business from business development, through program development, to installation at customer facilities and finally, for support to a customer through the warranty and support periods.

Lynn holds a BS in Computer Science from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. She is also a Qualified R6Sigma Specialist.

Lisa Nirell
Founder & Principal - Nirell & Associates
Lisa Nirell delivers workshops and multimedia programs based on her year long study of top performing CEOs across North America. Her company, Nirell & Associates, based in San Diego, CA, helps leaders design a roadmap for profitable growth by attracting and developing great people.

For 23 years, Lisa Nirell has created systems that have helped companies increase their revenues by 15% to 40% within one year. Lisa has worked with Sony, AMS, OppenheimerFunds, IBM, BMC Software, and over a dozen startup firms. Last year, Lisa hosted 38 audio programs and exclusive interviews with experts and best selling authors such as Dr. Stephen Covey, Guy Kawasaki, and Marshall Goldsmith. Lisa's business columns in The San Diego Transcript , WITI's newsletter, and AFSMI's SBusiness Journal reach over 98,000 subscribers.

Lisa's passions are open water swimming, scuba diving, writing, real estate investing, and adventure travel with her husband. She is also the Founder of the Powerful Women's Group in San Diego.

Jyll Phillips
Business Process Analyst - Raytheon Aircraft Company
Jyll Phillips works as a Business Process Analyst for Raytheon Aircraft Company headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. As a Subject Matter Export (SME) in Customer Support, Ms. Phillips supports all aspects of sales and customer service. She has also held positions in RAC's Government Business division, Industrial Engineering, and Supply Chain Management.

Ms. Phillips served as the first elected President of RAC's Women's Network Initative, holding that position for more than 2 years, serving a membership of over 250 employees. Ms. Phillips, along with other Raytheon women's network leads, recognized the need and desire to unite all Raytheon women's networks and became instrumental in the development of Raytheon Global Women's Network (RGWN), serving as it's President since its inception in December of 2003. With a passion for diversity issues, Ms. Phillips is committed to continuous personal and professional growth. She served for two years on the RAC Diversity Council and continues to mentor new start-up networks.

In addition to Raytheon, Ms. Phillips serves on the Wichita area Komen Race for the Cure, is involved with the Kansas Aviation Museum in its fundraising and renovation efforts, and participates in fundraising events for several organizations including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, American Cancer Society, and Stepstone women's shelter. She holds a BS in Manufacturing Technology and Computer Programming Technology from Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas.

Kathy Pope
Strategic Client Vice President - Getronics
Kathy Pope is a veteran information technology professional with 20+ years of proven success in managed services/outsourcing, enterprise solutions, business process re-engineering, business strategy, global professional services, alliance/channel management, and marketing within the financial, retail, pharmaceutical, and travel industries. Currently, she is the Getronics strategic client vice president for The Home Depot. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of business with this client that includes overall P&L, executive client relationships, contract management and consultative selling, leading to overall business growth.

Prior to joining Getronics, Kathy was strategic accounts director at Oracle Corporation. In this role, Kathy was responsible for leading high profile sales and engagement teams in Fortune 500 accounts including Wachovia, Citibank, Bank of America, SunTrust, and JP Morgan. She has served as vice president global professional and managed services at NCR and as vice president services and sales at CACI. She has also held senior positions at iXL, Inc, EDS, Pepperidge Farm, Inc., as well as was the president of her own business for 5 years.

Kathy holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Science in Information Technology from the University of North Texas. She is a Blue & Gold Officer of the Naval Academy, an International Member of Professional Leaders and a member of Women in New Media.

Peggy Rantanen
Manager, Major Subcontracts for Electronic Warfare Systems - Raytheon
Peggy Rantanen has been with Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems for 20 years, most recently as Manager, Major Subcontracts for Electronic Warfare Systems in Goleta, CA. In this role, she negotiates and manages multi-million dollar subcontracts for radar warning receivers and other systems used by the US Navy, Air Force and foreign governments.

In 2003, Ms. Rantanen founded a women's network serving the three Raytheon business units in Goleta, California. During her two-year term as President of the Raytheon Women's Network-Goleta, membership grew to 135, representing women from a diverse range of occupations within Raytheon. In 2004 she led a team that revitalized the existing "Raytheon Women of Distinction" awards program, resulting in nominations for 40 Raytheon women. She has also served on the SAS Goleta Diversity Council, and is a founding member of Raytheon's Global Women's Network.

Ms. Rantanen has served on the board of directors for Alpha Resource Center - Santa Barbara, a non-profit organization that provides training and advocacy for the mentally retarded. Ms. Rantanen earned her bachelor's degree summa cum laude from State University of New York - Albany and a master's degree from Middlebury College. She taught at San Diego City College prior to joining Raytheon.

Kathleen B. Schulweis
Sociologist and Coach
Kathleen B. Schulweis is a professional sociologist who brings her analytical and big-picture thinking to her coaching and consulting business. She helps her clients develop strategies to raise money, improve communication, and build confidence. Her consulting services support entrepreneurs on various aspects of building a business including sales development, marketing, organization, time management and presentations.

Prior to opening her own business, Schulweis was a professional researcher and policy analyst for some of the leading academic institutions in the United States, including UCLA, University of Southern California, and the California Institute of Technology.

In 1998 she founded the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs-SoCal, an organization dedicated to educating and training women entrepreneurs to secure venture capital. FWE members generate more than $350 million per year to grow technology and biotech companies.

Schulweis has extensive graduate-level education, including MA and ABD degrees from UCLA; her doctoral research focused on the issues in communication and assertiveness in sexual harassment matters. Kathleen earned a Certificate in Business Management Effectiveness at the University of Southern California.

Kimberly Shand
Founder - Vega Consulting Solutions
Kimberly Shand founded Vega Consulting Solutions in 1994 and has helped build Vega into a very competitive, high-tech consulting company. Posting growth in every quarter since its inception, Vega has gained a reputation for integrity and quality. 2004 marked the third year that Vega was recognized among New Jersey's Top 50 Woman Owned Businesses. She has been involved in the technology industry for almost two decades and became well regarded for her track record of leading the growth and development of the IT businesses that employed her. Before starting Vega, she held the post of Chief Operating Officer within a publicly held, international consulting company.

Kim was introduced to international recruiting and immigration issues early in her career. She remains a leading expert and spokesperson on these issues. She also appears frequently as a guest speaker on issues regarding women in the workplace, gender and technology, and high tech education initiatives. Kim is an active member of the Women's Political Caucus of NJ, and co-chairs New Jersey's Technology Workforce Committee. In addition, she applies her business skills to the nonprofit sector as Chairman of the Board for the "Center for Great Expectations," a treatment center for homeless, pregnant women. Kim also donates her time to teaching for New Jersey's Pass-It-On program which offers technical training for women and minorities. Kim was recently honored by the Women's Fund of New Jersey for her contributions to the technology industry.

Lee Silvestre
Director of Mission Innovation - Raytheon
Lee A. Silvestre, Director of Mission Innovation (MI), leads Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems cross business team (CBT), which focuses on generating responsive solutions that will enable IDS's transformational growth. MI creates innovative, competitive solutions that address the mission challenges of our IDS partners by applying mission performance analysis and optimization, synthetic capabilities, System of Systems (SoS) architectures, and gaming strategies.

Raytheon's IDS President is very proud to have Lee Silvestre on this team. "She is a true example of maintaining the work-life balance. She's also an outstanding leader, who has recently been challenged with forming this "new" organization in IDS. Part of her team has already achieved the CEO Award due in part to her guidance, support and leadership. Lee is an excellent role model for women across the company."

Since joining Raytheon in 1998, Silvestre has held a number of challenging positions, including Raytheon Six Sigma Champion, and Director of Subcontract Partnering for the Naval & Maritime Integrated Systems (N&MIS) Business Unit. Prior to coming to Raytheon, Silvestre served as Director, Process Improvement, for the GTECH Lottery and Gaming Company where she focused on strategic deployment, analyzing market and business position to lay the groundwork for a new operating model.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Silvestre serves on the Newport (Rhode Island) Hospital Board of Governors and the Community College of Rhode Island's Industry Advisory Council. She earned her bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the University of Rhode Island in 1983 and her master's degree in operations research/industrial engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1985. She is a certified Raytheon Six Sigma Expert.

Beth Sornsin
Senior Scientist - Raytheon
Beth Sornsin is a Senior Scientist working in space-based optical remote sensing systems for weather and climate science. She has more than 15 years of professional experience in fields including remote sensing, optical metrology, fiber optics, and calibration. Her technical specialty is in optical polarization with a focus on exploiting this property for image discrimination. She is currently balancing her career development to maintain a strongly technical role while taking on more program management responsibilities.

Before moving to Raytheon, Beth worked for Corning Incorporated, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NASA, and two universities. She has over twenty published papers and has two patents in the application process. Beth has a PhD and MS in Physics from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and a BS in Physics from Case Western Reserve University.

Britta Steele
Vice President, U.S. Marketing, Printing Solutions and Services Division - Lexmark, Inc
Britta K. Steele joined Lexmark International in August, 2004 as Vice President of U.S. Marketing for the Printing Solutions and Services Division of Lexmark International, Inc. She is responsible for driving customer demand generation efforts through product marketing, marketing communications, press relations, internal communications, sales force education and training, e-business efforts, and vertical industry marketing.

Steele brings more than 15 years of marketing and sales experience to her role at Lexmark. Most recently, Steele served as vice president of marketing, Worldwide Customer Services Division for NCR Corp. in Dayton, Ohio. In this role, Steele managed all facets of the marketing discipline including strategic marketing, channel management, marketing communications, product and services marketing, sales tools, competitive analysis, press and analyst relations, strategic alliances, and on-line/demand creation. Earlier in her career, Steele served as vice president of sales and marketing and chief executive officer for Sun Systems. She has also held marketing and sales management positions at Edison Group, Oracle Corp., Ceridian Corp. and Criterion. Steele is a member of Women in Technology Incorporated (WITI) and earned her bachelor of arts degree in marketing and management from Concordia University in Montreal.

Marilyn Tam
Corporate Consultant, Author, Executive Director - US Foundation
Marilyn Tam is a Corporate Consultant, Speaker, Author, Executive Director and Co-founder of Us Foundation. She speaks and works with people and companies globally on how leadership, change management, diversity and community service are the defining characteristics of a successful company and life.

Marilyn was formerly the President of Reebok Apparel and Retail Group; CEO of Aveda Corp. and Vice President of Nike Inc. She is a director on the national board of SCORE Foundation. SCORE is the Resource Partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration and is dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.

Marilyn speaks and trains with humor from experience, on the opportunities and the challenges, inherent in doing business in today's diverse global marketplace. Marilyn Tam's book, How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want, was published in mid-2003 and is already in four languages: English, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish. In her book, she combines her business acumen with her goal of giving back to light the way for others to achieve their dreams. (www.HowToUseWhatYouveGot.com)

Marilyn is featured as one of 50 women in the just released coffee table book, Fearless Women, Midlife Portraits, photographed by Mary Ann Halpin. She is a lifetime member of Who's Who World Wide and is listed in Who's Who in American Women.

Joey Tamer
Consultant, Expert
Joey Tamer is a widely-acclaimed strategic consultant to technology and media CEOs, U.S. and worldwide. Her work helps create wealth for founders and investors of entrepreneurial ventures, and a high return on investment for Fortune 1000 in-house ventures. Her capital strategies drive up her clients' valuations and profitability. She has a special expertise in working with emerging and disruptive technologies.

She consults to Fortune 1000 and mid-sized companies, capitalized start-ups, and investment funds. Her clients have included J.P. Morgan Capital, Sony, IBM, Apple, Hearst, Blockbuster, Technicolor, Harper Collins, Discovery Channel, Time-Warner, Agfa and Scitex.

Her clients say she is "a brilliant strategist and a practical, down-to-earth, get-it-done person," "invaluable in understanding the competitive landscape and alternative strategies" and that she "cuts right through the noise, giving a clear vision of the future," "protecting us from liability and cutting our costs."

Through the emergence of the PC, new media, and the Internet, her clients have been in the business, enterprise and consumer sectors, with companies in technology, hardware and software, media and entertainment, publishing and advertising, distribution, and investment and venture funding. She has worked in the U.S., Europe and China.

A strategist, policymaker, dealmaker, and negotiator, her work includes strategies on entry, exit, capitalization, return on investment, growth, positioning, pricing, distribution, risk-assessment, new market and international expansion, due diligence, and intellectual property.

She speaks and publishes widely. Visit her online at www.joeytamer.com and she can be reached at joey@joeytamer.com.

Mary Ulrich
Program Manager - Raytheon
Mary Ulrich is a Program Manager with Space and Airborne Systems. Ms. Ulrich had lead complex electro optical technology programs for the last ten years. In this role she has been responsible for both foreign and domestic new business development, capture team leadership and proposal management. With a 100% win rate on new business, she also assumes program management responsibilty which includes financial goals and customer relationships.