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                                          Esther 
                                            Dyson  Esther 
                                            Dyson is the Internet’s court 
                                            jester, a person of no institutional 
                                            importance who somehow manages to 
                                            speak the truth and to be heard when 
                                            and where it matters. She does business 
                                            as EDventure, the reclaimed name of 
                                            the company she owned for 20-odd years 
                                            before selling it to CNET Networks 
                                            in 2004.       |   
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                                          Paul 
                                            Kedrosky Dr. 
                                            Kedrosky is a venture capitalist, 
                                            media personality, and entrepreneur. 
                                            He is a sought-after speaker; an analyst 
                                            for CNBC television; a columnist for 
                                            TheStreet/RealMoney; the editor of 
                                            Infectious Greed, one of the best 
                                            known business blogs on the Internet; 
                                            and he is frequently quoted in major 
                                            publications around the world.  
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                                          Rangaswami JP 
                                          Rangaswami lived in Calcutta for half 
                                          his life before emigrating to the United 
                                          Kingdom. He studied Economics and Statistics 
                                          at St. Xavier's College, University 
                                          of Calcutta, specializing in developmental 
                                          economics. Originally an economist and 
                                          financial journalist, he has worked 
                                          with technology in finance since 1980 
                                          with a number of large multinationals. 
                                          He was named CIO of the Year by Waters 
                                          Magazine in 2003, and CIO Innovator 
                                          of the Year by the European Technology 
                                          Forum in 2004. In 2007, JP was selected 
                                          as one of technology's 50 most influential 
                                          individuals in the silicon.com Agenda 
                                          Setters poll. JP was chosen for "vision 
                                          and innovation rarely seen in CIOs." 
                                          He is today Managing Director of BT 
                                          Design for BT Group. Prior to joining 
                                          BT in 2006, JP was Global CIO at Dresdner 
                                          Kleinwort Wasserstein. He is a Fellow 
                                          of both the Royal Society of Arts and 
                                          the British Computer Society. |   
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                                      |  |  | Chris 
                                          Shipley  Chris 
                                          Shipley is a leading technology and 
                                          product analyst. Best known as the executive 
                                          producer of the DEMO Conferences for 
                                          IDG Executive Forums, Shipley has helped 
                                          technology companies bring more than 
                                          1,000 new products to market since 1996. 
                                          As a founding partner and editorial 
                                          director in Guidewire Group, she consults 
                                          with emerging technology companies in 
                                          the U.S. and Europe to identify market 
                                          opportunities and accelerate products 
                                          to market. Fortune Small Business Magazine 
                                          placed Shipley on its "Top 10 Minds 
                                          in Small Business," and the San 
                                          Jose Business Journal named her a "Woman 
                                          of Distinction." She has often 
                                          been cited as a leading influencer by 
                                          Marketing Computers magazine. Shipley 
                                          has covered personal technology since 
                                          1984 and has worked as a writer and 
                                          editor for a variety of technology and 
                                          consumer media. She is currently authoring 
                                          a book on the social impact of technology-driven 
                                          change. Shipley 
                                          holds BAs in Literature and Communication 
                                          Arts from Allegheny College and pursues 
                                          knowledge and understanding relentlessly. |   
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