Leadership Summit for Developer Programs

A consummate "connector" with a passion for wireless! Caroline has been in the wireless/telecom industry since 1995, as a coder, funder, business developer and entrepreneur. She is sought out by executives and developers alike for insights, contacts and advice. WIP grows communities and partnerships to tie together the loose ends of the wireless ecosystem.

Orange Partner is a dedicated global programme for existing and potential partners of Orange and the France Telecom group, helping them provide compelling products and services using the Orange network and devices.

The programme offers free tools and information required to build solutions that satisfy the requirements of a 100 million-plus customer base across the globe. Over 55,000 members of the programme are supported with free development tools, information, testing and signing, on-line support, and access to the Orange Partner global development centres.

Steve joined Orange in December 2003 from Hewlett-Packard where he was director of software developer programmes. His background is predominantly in the marketing, technical and communications area with senior roles at: Coopers & Lybrand (director of strategic business services), Digital Equipment (director of marketing), Sequent Computer Systems (director of telecommunications), Silicon Graphics (director of marketing for telecommunication and media), and Bluestone, which was later acquired by HP, (VP of international marketing operations).

Steve sits on the board of directors of EEMA, a European Commerce and Security Association and also on the board of ISUG, the international Sybase User Group.

Prior to joining PalmSource, Berkin held senior management positions in product development, marketing and business development at Excite@Home, Island Graphics and Broderbund Software. In addition, Berkin founded Jumpin' Jack Software, an entertainment software company that produced videogames for LucasArts, Sega and 3DO. Berkin holds a bachelor's degree in economics/computer science from the State University of New York and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. An entertaining presenter, Berkin has been a frequent speaker at Jupitermedia's Game MarketWatch Conference, Games Developers Conference, CES, Digital Hollywood, and CTIA Wireless.

William has 20 years experience in the digital media field including many industry firsts. In 1995, he founded ITV.net, which quickly became the world leader in event Webcasting. William went on to establish venture-funded, POPcast Communications, the first automated personal video sharing service. Under his leadership the Company secured licensing agreements with Microsoft, Avid, Apple, Compaq, British Telecom, Sharp and JVC. William is a founding board member of the International Webcast Association (IWA) and also the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Interactive Emmy's).

He was with France Telecom since June 2003, serving as Vice President customer premises equipment, in charge of this business Unit within the Fixed Line Division. He was managing a 5 digits sales & rental P&L for domestic equipment (voice, home networking, and accessories) distributed by the operator to its residential customers, and had as such responsibility for building a consistent, innovative, and revenue generating device portfolio by driving industrial relationships with major phone and CE companies. During his tenure, Philippe Dewost set up a 25 people team, doubled the product range and speed to market, which resulted in growth achievements in volumes, value, and market share. He also initiated a unique, group wide ranging process in order to build an integrated device portfolio aligned with France Telecom's integrated operator strategy. On the product side, Philippe Dewost introduced to the French market several key innovations such as the first color DECT phone, the first videophone, and the first High Definition Sound handset.

Since November 1999 he was vice president of business development with Ukibi, Inc, a recognized pioneer in contact management platforms for ISPs and Mobile Operators, based in New York and Paris. Previously Philippe Dewost worked with France Telecom Multimedia Division, where he ran a product marketing team, designed communication services for Wanadoo, and was one of the 5 founders of Wanadoo in 1995. He has also worked with Apple Computer on telephony applications for the Newton platform.

A seasoned speaker, Philippe Dewost has already served as a panelist and keynote speaker in various events including SyncML Convention and several editions of BroadBand World Forum.

Philippe Dewost holds an MBA from the College des Ingenieurs, a Master in Telecommunication from Telecom Paris, and a Master in Physics from the Ecole Normale Superieure (ULM). He lives close to Paris with his wife and 4 children.

--About Qipit
Qipit turns camera phones and digital cameras into mobile copy centers so people can turn photographs or written and printed materials into scan-quality digital documents they can share and store on the go. Based on advanced, patented image processing technologies developed by Realeyes3D, Qipit provides consumers with convenient communications services that enhance and enable their increasingly mobile lifestyle. Qipit, Inc., is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and is a wholly owned affiliate of Realeyes3D S.A.

--About Realeyes3D S.A.
Realeyes3D designs, develops and sells award-winning embedded applications and wireless data services for users of camera phones. Realeyes3D applications enable new camera-based features and services in the areas of personal productivity, mobile messaging, user interfaces, gaming, and more, that have been deployed in millions of handsets. Realeyes3D enables camera phone manufacturers, mobile operators, and mobile content specialists to increase their value proposition to consumer and professional camera phone users. Founded in 2001 and based in Paris, France, Realeyes3D has offices in Hong Kong and San Francisco. Realeyes3D customers include top-tier global handset manufacturers and mobile operators. For more information, visit http://www.realeyes3d.com.

The company also operates more than 50 proprietary convenience stores called Quick Stuff®, which include a major-branded fuel station and are developed adjacent to a full-size Jack in the Box restaurant.

Adam Lakritz is a Systems Architect in the IT group at Jack in the Box. With over 18 years at Jack in the Box Adam has experience in both restaurant and corporate systems. Today, as a member of the network group, Adam provides a cross-department team with mobile and wireless strategy and solutions. Prior to Jack in the Box, Adam worked for several hotel and hospital chains. Adam has an MS degree in Hotel Administration from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.