Roger Ehrenberg

Roger Ehrenberg is a leading angel investor in digital media and financial technology, having made over 30 investments since 2005 in companies including TheLadders, Bit.ly, Buddy Media, Clickable, Invite Media, Stocktwits and TweetDeck. He also pens the respected business and technology blog Information Arbitrage. Prior to his move to venture capital, Roger spent 17 years on Wall Street in M&A, derivatives and trading.

Ben Kepes

Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a board member. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and as an extensive blogger. He sits on the boards of a number of organizations, both commercial and not-for-profit. Ben is well connected having spoken at length with the vast majority of SaaS players in existence.

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.

Sameer Patel

Sameer Patel has more than a decade of experience managing initiatives for large organizations helping them define and execute sustainable programs that drive lead generation, business partner network optimization, sales and marketing operational effectiveness, innovation, customer acquisition and employee productivity via communication and collaboration constructs. Currently a Partner at the Sovos Group, Sameer founded Span Strategies in 2003 to help large organizations improve customer, partner and employee performance. Prior to that, he was the practice Lead for the west coast Tech Strategy Consulting Group at marchFIRST (formerly USWeb/ Mitchell Madison Group)

Organizations that he has had the privilege to work on strategic global initiatives with include Ingres, Sun Microsystems / Oracle, CA, KPMG, McKesson HBOC, WR WrigleyCo., The Sabre Group, Grupo Televisa (Mx), and Cardinal Health. Sameer also serves on the advisory board for a number of Enterprise 2.0 related conferences both in the United States and Europe and also advises the Open Source Digital Voting foundation.

Sameer blogs about management, organizational performance and social software for business at Pretzel Logic.