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Speakers (Subject to change)  Director, Event Tickets, eBay Marketplace As director of the Event Tickets business for the eBay Marketplace, Greg Bettinelli leads all aspects of the leading online site for premium and hard-to-find live event tickets with more than $1.5B in worldwide tickets sales, accounting for more than 17 million tickets sold in past five years. In that capacity, Greg overseas the category's strategic and financial planning, product marketing initiatives, business development and overall general category management. Prior to joining eBay, Greg led corporate development initiatives for the TVG Network, a subsidiary of Gemstar - TV Guide International, the leading live horseracing television network. Prior to that, Greg led business development efforts for HealthAllies.com, a consumer-driven healthcare provider prior to its acquisition by UnitedHealth Group. Greg received a Bachelor or Arts in Political Science from the University of San Diego and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management.  President, ControlScan Aaron Biddar is President of ControlScan, reporting to Richard Stanton, ControlScan ’s CEO. Mr. Biddar joined ControlScan in early 2005 as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing and was promoted to President May 2006. With more than 15 years of experience in sales, general management and product development positions, Mr. Biddar has designed the ControlScan security and marketing offerings to help e-commerce based businesses afford the third party verification required to run a successful online business. Before his appointment as the company's first Vice President, Mr. Biddar was the Sales Director for SCM GROUP, the world’s largest privately held CNC Machinery/Software development company. In this position, he led the US Sales Department. During his seven years with SCM GROUP, Mr. Biddar increased profit margins, sales results and overall growth. Mr. Biddar holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communication with a Minor in both Marketing and Information Technology from Kennesaw State University. He currently resides in Roswell, GA with his wife Monica. 
Scot Bowers
 Information Systems Manager, Ticket Network Steve is responsible for ensuring the continuous uptime and smooth functioning of all TicketNetwork servers and systems. He has extensive experience in network design, administration, and security covering a wide range of technologies. Steve holds numerous technology certifications from CompTIA, Microsoft, and Cisco Systems with specializations in high-availability websites, firewalls and VPN technology. Prior to joining TicketNetwork, Steve worked as a senior engineer at a call-center software firm where he was responsible for implementing enterprise level software installations for over 50 large organizations around the US. Steve earned his Bachelors degree in computer science from Fairfield University.  Vice President of Sales & Business Development, StubHub As Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Colin is responsible for three main areas: 1) business development efforts in the sports, music, theater, concierge services and online partnership channels 2) StubHub's LargeSeller Program, which initiates and manages relationships with StubHub's largest sellers and 3) StubHub's Corporate Sales effort, which provides an enhanced platform of services to large corporations in multiple US cities. As the first employee and member of the founding management team, Colin has held senior positions in Business Development, Sales and Partnerships at StubHub since its inception in 2000. Prior to joining StubHub, Colin worked as an Associate at TA Associates, a venture capital firm, at their headquarters in Boston. Prior to TA Associates, Colin worked at Bankers Trust (now part of Deutsche Bank) in the Private Equity division, BT Capital Partners. Colin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with dual degrees in Economics, with Honors, and Bioengineering.  Vice President of Business Development, Ticket Network Nick is responsible for managing the design and development of new products for TicketNetwork Direct through the entire product cycle. Prior to joining TicketNetwork, he worked as a Technical Architect at Ask Jeeves’ web services division. He designed custom web solutions for Fortune 500 clients and worked with their engineering group on the design and implementation of innovative key product features. After leaving Ask Jeeves, Nick recorded several albums and co-founded the Hitchcock and Eve Art Gallery. Nick earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University and a Juris Doctorate (J.D. Law) from University of California. Jeff Fluhr  Founder and Chief Executive Officer, StubHub Jeff Fluhr co-founded StubHub in March of 2000 and is responsible for setting the overall strategic direction. Jeff has guided StubHub to its position as the fans' top choice when looking for a safe and trusted way to purchase or sell event tickets online. He spends a significant portion of his time on marketing, business development, and recruiting. Prior to starting StubHub, Jeff was a founding professional in the private equity investing group at Thomas Weisel Partners, where he spent a significant portion of his time analyzing, evaluating, investing in and monitoring investments in high growth companies. Prior to that, Jeff spent time with The Blackstone Group in New York City executing large leveraged buyout transactions. Jeff graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania where he received a dual degree with a BS in finance from Wharton and a BSE in systems engineering. He also attended Stanford Business School where the original concept for StubHub was spawned. Mitch Francis  Chairman and CEO, Tix Corporation (TIXC.OB) Mitch Francis has been the Chairman and CEO of Tix Corporation, since the Company's inception in April 1993 and is the CEO of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Tix4Tonight. Tix4Tonight sells tickets for Las Vegas shows, concerts, attractions and sporting events at half-price, on the same day of the performance. Tix4Tonight has four prime ticket booth facilities, strategically placed at highly foot-trafficked locations in Las Vegas. They include the Hawaiian Marketplace at the South end of the Strip; the Fashion Show Mall in front of Neiman Marcus, directly across the street from the new Wynn Resort at the middle of the Strip; North Strip, across from the Stardust Hotel; and a new downtown Las Vegas facility in the Four Queens Hotel, fronting onto the Fremont Street Experience.  Account Executive, MIVA Judith Gaa has been an account executive for MIVA Media US since 2005. Prior to MIVA, she spent 10 years with RR Donnelly. Her previous positions brought in nearly $20 million in annual revenue by closing contracts for the on-demand print market. Judith currently focuses on the online ticket and gaming industries. Her new advertiser acquisition has increased revenue in these markets by 80 percent. Judith is a graudate of Illinois State University with a degree in political science. Ramzy Khanji Owner, Presalenow.com Ramzy Khanji, Owner, is responsible for Presalenow’s overall web presence and technological development. Mr. Khanji has been with Presalenow since it’s inception in 2003 and brings over 8 years experience developing and directing web technologies, management information systems and strategic implementation of online ticketing solutions. Mr. Khanji has also held positions at Fortune 500 companies and INC 500's list of fastest growing private companies. Mr. Khanji holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science from California Lutheran University.  Vice President of Ticketing, TicketBean As Vice President of Sales and Ticketing, Tyler is directly responsible for fitting TicketBean mobile technologies with ticket brokers and primary ticket sellers. Started in 2003 with his brother Nicholas, Tyler has been responsible for recruiting over 20 years of mobile expertise, and 50 years of experience in the ticketing industry for the TicketBean team. On a day-to-day basis, Tyler is responsible for creating mobile sales through text-messaging. Tyler is an expert in identifying consumer trends and designing technologies to capitalize on the impulsive buying habits in 18-29 year old target markets. He is currently finishing his degree in Industrial Engineering and Entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California, where he also served as the President of the USC Entrepreneur Club in the Marshall School of Business. Be sure to say "hi" to this bright young mind when you see him at the summit. David Lord  President and Chief Executive Officer, RazorGator Interactive Group (RIG) RIG is a global event experience company for premiere sports and entertainment events worldwide. Lord is credited with taking a simple online ticket broker and evolving it into several business lines servicing consumers, elite corporate clients, and powerhouse professional sports organizations. Under Lord’s leadership, RIG restructured the company, secured over $49 million in Series A and B financing, created a multi-faceted growth strategy, completed numerous acquisitions, and recruited an outstanding management team. In recognition for his success at RIG, Lord received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Award in the Emerging Growth category in the Greater Los Angeles area. Previously, David served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board for Toysmart.com, a venture-backed educational products e-commerce, retail and catalog company. At Toysmart.com, David help establish Toysmart.com as the #1 brand in “Good Toys,” building brand awareness from 0 to 45% in less than four months, as well as increasing revenue over 500% each year. After Toysmart.com, David spent three years as chief executive officer at Expound, managing all strategic planning, positioning, and product development. David was raised in Boston, Massachusetts and holds a BSA in Accounting from Northeastern University.  Vice president of business development and operations, TicketNetwork Jeff is responsible for the sales, marketing and customer service functions within Ticket Network. Jeff has over 15 years of professional experience in law, business development, merchandising, marketing and operations. Prior to joining TicketNetwork, Jeff was the executive vice president at My Corporation Business Services LLC, an online business services company. Prior to My Corporation, Jeff spent 7 years at Staples, Inc. Jeff got his start in the ticket business at the age of 13 when he manned the ticket booth for the New York Clippers, a men’s professional slow pitch softball team. The team managed to last one season before folding. The highlight of that season was a trip to Detroit to play the Detroit Ceasar’s, a team owned by Mike Ilitch who owns Little Ceasar’s Pizza. The Detroit team featured Al Kaline and Norm Cash and outdrew the Detroit Tigers, a franchise that Ilitch subsequently purchased along with the Detroit Red Wings. Jeff has a J.D. in Law from Harvard University and a B.S. in finance from the University of Virginia.  Founder and President, presalepassword.net, EventExperts.net, TicketToolShed.com Aaron Song, president and founder of Song Entertainment Services, launched EventExperts.net in mid 2005 as the first event prediction service for ticketing. TicketToolShed.com was launched in April, 2006 as a research utility which offers the unique service of historical ticket reports organized by artist, city and auction results. He has been churning out new ticketing sites about every 3-4 months over the past year, and is currently managing a total of five sites. Aaron has very strong beliefs on where the ticketing industry is heading, and the goal of his team is to be at the forefront of this developing industry through innovation and excellent service. Aaron graduated Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Rich Stitts  Advisor for Scan Alert Security, Account Sales Department Rich has over four years of online sales experience with sales for DishNetwork and ScanAlert. six years of experience in customer service, technical support, training in software and technical issues. He has a substantial understanding of complex issues concerning Internet security and the Internet technology industry. Rich has delivered business solutions to a broad group of industries, including insurance, utilities, communications, real estate, manufacturing and retail e-commerce companies. Rich graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in history and prelaw. Ticket Network Software Training Instructors Ayodeji Adediran Support Engineer, TicketNetwork As Support Engineer for TicketNetwork, Ayo provides day to day Web support for hundreds of Websites that are with TicketNetwork. With years of Web experience, Ayo develops and maintains Web sites both at work and in his spare time. He has been with TicketNetwork since June of 2005. Prior to joining TicketNetwork he was the Database Administrator for NICABM, a conferencing company where he was lead engineer for five years. Ayodeji attended University of Connecticut where he concentrated in Computer Science and Engineering. He is a native of Nigeria, West Africa and has lived in the United States for more than six years.  Senior Software Engineer Troy leads product development for the TicketNetwork Point-of-Sale reporting and marketing sections. He brings to the company four years of financial report writing for ING/Aetna Financial Services, as well as extensive database and ASP.Net consulting experience. Troy is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (UMASS) with a Bachelors of Computer Science degree and the SetFocus LLC Masters program of .Net technology. Meredith Hughes  Meredith is responsible for training and supporting TicketNetwork's , Point of Sale and Ticket Board Pro software as well as hosted Web sites for over two years. Meredith brings to TicketNetwork more than 18 years of IT experience in customer service, technical support, training, documentation and web design. Prior to joining TicketNetwork, Meredith was a Technical Specialist with ADVO, Inc., the nation’s largest direct mail marketing company. Meredith holds a degree in music education from Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music. Jim O‘Brien  Jim is responsible for post sales activities for all TicketNetwork products. Jim and his team of support engineers install, train and support our customers, the people that use TicketNetwork products. Jim, a 25 year veteran of the technology industry, has delivered business solutions to a broad group of industries, including insurance, utilities, communications, construction, real estate, manufacturing and retail. Before joining TicketNetwork, Jim lead consulting efforts for Comshare, Inc, delivering to customers web enabled financial and budgeting software. Jim also served as Director of Professional Services for Metaserver, a middleware server product that links legacy systems to the web. Jim also owned and operated a consulting firm, which for 15 years specialized in customer relationship management and sales force automation. Jim Malone  Account Manager, Ticket Network Jim’s responsibilities include training ticket brokers on TicketNetwork's exchange and supporting other software that TN develops. Currently, he is working on a training automation project that will allow brokers to complete training online as well as track which of their employees have been trained. Prior to joining the TicketNetwork team, Jim worked in the Financial Control Unit of St. Paul Travelers insurance company. He also worked for the Trinity Center for Neighborhoods, a non-profit organization. Jim earned his Bachelor of Science degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. Jeff Miner  Jeff is the lead developer on the TicketNetwork Direct system and co-designer and developer of the TicketNetwork POS System. Jeff is an experienced systems analyst, software developer and consultant, with extensive background in implementing large-scale, enterprise-level software solutions for a variety of industries, including retail, intellectual property management, defense contracting and the secondary ticket market. Prior to joining TicketNetwork, Jeff was a Senior Consultant at Tallán, an international software consulting firm. Between 1999 and 2001, Jeff designed, developed, and implemented multiple high-profile multi-million dollar projects for Tallán, including data warehouse/mart, web-based intranet/extranet and windows-based projects. Jeff earned his Bachelor of Science degrees in both Mathematics and Psychology from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. |
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