Jim Warner is Vice Chairman of the TM Forum and Heads their Content, Media and Advertising practice where he is responsible for guiding the Forum’s activities as telecom, cable, media, entertainment and the Internet converge. Prior to this, Jim was the President of the Forum. He also heads The Westport Group, a marketing agency.

Director of Product Marketing for the Amdocs Interactive division, responsible for the digital commerce, mobile portal and personalization solutions deployed at over 50 operators worldwide. Previously led marketing efforts for Amdocs’ master data management, SOA and business intelligence offerings, and for Amdocs 6, the company’s first landmark portfolio release

Gareth Senior is CTO of Comptel Corporation and has been a member of the company’s Executive Board since 2008. Formerly the CEO and CTO of Axiom Systems, he has 20 years of IT development experience, 15 years of which were spent working for national carriers and focusing on service fulfillment.

Dan Acton is Chief Information and Technology Officer (CIO/CTO) of Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. and is responsible for Virgin Mobile’s overall strategic direction for technology and product development operations, integrating key business and technology processes to govern the strategy and investment in information technology. Dan is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the Johns Hopkins University, and engaged in a doctoral scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and Moore School of Engineering.

Jouni Forsman is a vice president in Gartner Research. He leads Gartner's carrier network transformation research and manages research agendas for the carrier service and control layer, as well as for carrier infrastructure services and infrastructure strategies.

Rakesh Kumar is a principal at Deloitte and is the Technology Strategy leader for Deloitte’s Media and Telecommunications practice. He is very active in helping clients define their strategy for next generation IT, Network and business operations and in driving innovation in Deloitte’s offerings in the marketplace. His experience includes, large-scale business, IT and Network transformation. He speaks regularly at leading industry conferences on contemporary technology challenges and strategies in the convergent Technology, Media and Telecommunications world. His experience spans over 14 years of the management consulting experience with the leading carriers and media companies around the world.

David Craig is the Chief Strategy Officer of Thomson Reuters responsible for the global corporate-wide strategy across the Financial, Media, Legal, Scientific and Healthcare businesses. He is also responsible for the Innovation group. Following the merger announcement of Thomson and Reuters in May 2007, David was jointly responsible for the Integration planning for the $30bn Thomson Reuters deal which successfully completed in April 2008.

Rupert Day is the global Chief Operating Officer for GroupM, the WPP media investment management company, a position he assumed in February 2007. As well as being responsible for a wide range of strategic, administrative, and operational duties involving all GroupM operating agencies, which include MindShare, Mediaedge:cia, MediaCom, and MAXUS, he is responsible for developing new trading models with the media vendors as well as identifying new business opportunities for GroupM

Following a successful career in advertising, Simon was one of 3 partners who launched Modem Media in Europe in 1996 – growing from 6 people in one room to 250 people in London, Paris and Munich. He joined DLKW in 1999 and built DLKW Dialogue into one of Londons most respected digital agencies before launching Big Picture in 2005 focusing on mobile and social media. He joined MindShare in 2006.

With over 15 years of experience in the wireless and interactive media industries in over 20 markets worldwide, Patrick Parodi has held management positions at Alcatel, PacketVideo, Diveo Broadband Networks, Skytel, Teleworx and TVAnswer (Eon Corporation). Now the Chief Marketing Officer for Amobee Media Systems (since January 2006), Patrick is staunch activist in the world of mobile entertainment, serving on the Board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum., having previously held the elected position of Chairman for 4 years from 2004.

Xavier joined Orange Group more than ten years ago, working within the Media & Broadcast Industry from the start. He was Technical Director for Broadcast solutions and then Marketing Director for Globecast, a France Telecom subsidiary specialized in the satellite and broadcast business. He used to develop for three years Telecom & Media integration services for the Large Accounts Clients of France Telecom, mainly within the aerospace Industry. Xavier also founded Smartjog in 2002, recently sold to TDF, a leading operator and provider of audiovisual, new media services (SmartJog provides a global distribution and file transfer platform to facilitate the entertainment industry transition to digital). Xavier is currently Vice President for Communication Services & Advertising solutions within Orange Group. He is responsible for developing the Instant Messenging solutions for all Orange countries, as well as Advertising Solutions. He is leading the Strategic & Product Marketing of Orange Messenger by Windows Live, the IM solution of Orange launched in 2007 in partnership with Microsoft, as well the definition of all additional features both on mobile and fixed lines. He is managing and leading the development of Advertising Solutions and responsible for interactive advertising partnerships with Media & Advertising players for Orange Group as a major three-screen player in the Advertising Industry, present in Web, Mobile and IPTV. He overlooks the Strategic & Product Marketing of all solutions towards advertisers and Media Agencies , including rolling out Mobile Advertising in all Orange countries, developing interactive advertising on IPTV and mobile TV and 3 screen Advertising.

Tanya Field joined Telefonica O2 UK in September 2006 as Head of Content for the UK operation. In this role she was tasked with delivering the portal content strategy, managing both third party relationships and in-house content development. In September 2007 Tanya Field joined Telefonica Europe as Director – Mobile Data Group with an operational remit to deliver solutions for User Interface, Mobile Advertising and Internet Products and Services across both Telefonica Europe and Telefonica. She is currently delivering leading edge Mobile Internet solutions for the portfolio of Telefonica companies and will deliver a Global Mobile Advertising Solution in 2008. As Director of the Mobile Data Group she is ultimately responsible for determining the 3 year development and delivery plan for global solutions across the above mentioned three workstreams.

Martin Peters, 38, is the Head of Mobile Search and Advertising at T-Mobile International. He has spent most of his career in consulting and mobile telecommunications working on developing mobile data services. Martin joined T-Mobile International in 2004 and took over his current position in 2007. Since April 2008 Martin also serves on the MMA EMEA Board of Directors. T-Mobile International was established in December 1999 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. The company is one of the largest mobile communications operators worldwide, serving over 120 million customers in 12 countries.

Based in London, Andy Chen is the vice president of digital for Viacom Brand Solutions International (VBSI), the commercial unit responsible for monetizing Viacom’s media properties. Prior to Viacom, Andy was the global digital strategy director at Carat International & Isobar Global. Named one of the "20 Rising Media Stars to Watch in 2004" by Media Magazine in the U.S., Andy is a frequent international conference speaker on digital media. As the author of over 50 published articles, he is a columnist for ClickZ on behavioral targeting. He published his first collaborative book, "The Changing Communication Paradigm," in November 2005.

With over 15 years of experience in the wireless and interactive media industries in over 20 markets worldwide, Patrick Parodi has held management positions at Alcatel, PacketVideo, Diveo Broadband Networks, Skytel, Teleworx and TVAnswer (Eon Corporation). Now the Chief Marketing Officer for Amobee Media Systems (since January 2006), Patrick is staunch activist in the world of mobile entertainment, serving on the Board of the Mobile Entertainment Forum., having previously held the elected position of Chairman for 4 years from 2004.

Sanjay Mewada’s oversees NetCracker’s strategic direction and manages its partnership program. Previously, Sanjay was Yankee Group’s Vice President of the Telecom Software Strategies Decision Service. There, he managed research and programs that helped communications service providers improve their business results by using business and operations support systems software and services. Before joining Yankee Group, he worked at MCI, Intelsat and the World Bank in product management and technology evaluation functions.

Olaf Kroll is the Director Business Development Europe at Fox Interactive Media / MySpace.com, where he’s responsible for strategic partnerships and initiatives. His former companies include Sony Pictures, Sony Music, and Bertelsmann, where he worked mostly in Business Development and Sales. He studied business administration in Saarbrücken, Berkeley, and San Diego.

As Fastweb Strategies and Business Development Director, Danilo Vivarelli oversees planning of the company’s strategic positioning in the market, technology and regulations. He joined Fastweb in early 2000 to work on the introduction and development of TV services. In 2004, under the Fastweb domestic growth plan, he was appointed head of North –East Area Division, with responsibility for area development.

Rainer Kellerhals, Global Media & Entertainment Solutions Lead in Microsoft’s Communications Sector, is responsible for defining the solutions Microsoft takes to market in the publishing, broadcasting, music publishing, and advertising industries. Prior to joining Microsoft, Rainer held senior management positions at tecmath AG and Blue Order AG, building one of Europe’s most successful independent software vendors for large-scale media asset management systems. His responsibilities included product strategy, marketing, and sales management.

Dr. Nikutta is a Senior Executive at Deutsche Telekom Laboratories and responsible for New Media services innovation. With over 20 years of technology and business innovation experience, he was involved in numerous services creation, prototyping and productization in the new media space.