Cloud Computing
As the Cloud continues to thrive and evolve, the value proposition it provides continues to grow. Cost-effective, reliable, scalable and agile all are key characteristics of the cloud. Get the latest trends and tools on what's going on in the cloud and find out how to take advantage of this growing sector.
 John Cooper
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, ArchPoint Partners
John has a long and successful track record in developing the strategy and creating the environment to achieve an optimal outcome for his clients. Prior to founding ArchPoint, he was a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Technology banking group at Montgomery & Co. Prior to joining Montgomery & Co. in January 2003, John was the senior managing director in Microsoft's Corporate Development and Strategy group. While there, he developed and led a senior team responsible for a number of key investments and acquisitions and effected more than 30 transactions.
Immediately following his tenure at Microsoft, John served as president of the California-based venture capital group ThinkTank LLC, an affiliate of SoftBank. He has also held senior corporate development and strategy positions with American Express Corporation, First Data Corporation, and HBO & Company (now part of McKesson).
 Jay Goldman
Co-CEO, Rypple
Jay has been providing a human side to technology for over ten years, as a technologist, user experience specialist, and visual designer. His career has been focused on the interaction between people and technology, and his insights have helped to greatly improve products on mobile, web, and desktop platforms, including IBM DB2 and Mozilla Firefox. Jay authored The Facebook Cookbook for O'Reilly Media, has been instrumental in the continued growth of the BarCamp community in Toronto and serves as the host of Mr. Mobile, the weekly video podcast from Butterscotch.com
 David Morken
CEO, Bandwidth.com
David Morken is the CEO, President and co-founder of Bandwidth.com. Bandwidth.com offers IP voice (VoIP), hosted VoIP, data and managed network services, powered by our nationwide, 100% IP voice network and supported by in-house, 24/7/365 customer service. Along with business partner and Chairman Henry Kaestner, Morken has overseen the growth of Bandwidth.com into one of the emerging leaders in IP communications, cloud-based telephony, and open source telecom software. In 1994, Morken co-founded the Internet's first online tax filing service, efiling.com
 David Spitz
COO, ChannelAdvisor
As Chief Operating Officer, David Spitz is responsible for products, services and finance operations. Prior to ChannelAdvisor, Spitz founded and successfully exited multiple venture-backed software companies and was most recently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Aurora Funds, a venture capital firm with over $200 million under management. Prior to Aurora, David was President of Avesair, a mobile marketing company, which was acquired by Inphonic. Prior to Avesair, David was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Netsation, a network management software company acquired by Nortel Networks.
 Rich Lee (Moderator)
Founder & CEO, Hosted Solutions
Rich founded Hosted Solutions in June of 2001 and has since led the company to become one of the fastest growing, most profitable data center and managed services providers in the United States. The company delivers a full suite of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solutions to its customer base of more than 800 companies ranging from SMEs to Fortune 100 businesses. In April 2008, Hosted Solutions was acquired by private equity firm ABRY Partners for $144 million.
With more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience, Rich has continued to innovate while keeping the company focused on strong business fundamentals and operating results. Prior to forming Hosted Solutions, Rich founded MPInet in 1996, which quickly grew to become the largest privately held ISP in Florida before being acquired by Duro Communications. Rich was named Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" for the Carolinas in 2009.
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