Todd Bradley Executive Vice President, Personal Systems Group

Phil McKinney Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, General Manager, Gaming Business Unit, Personal Systems Group

Kate Swanborg Technology Executive, DreamWorks Animation

Alessandra Brambilla Vice President and General Manager, HP Personal Systems Group, Italy

Luciana Broggi Vice President of Group Marketing, HP Personal Systems Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

Eric Cador Senior Vice President, Personal Systems Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Hewlett-Packard Company

Jeff Cates Vice-President, Consumer Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard Company

Satjiv Chahil Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, Personal Systems Group

Wing Cheung General Manager, Handheld Calculators Business, Personal Systems Group

Ted Clark Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Notebook Global Business Unit, Personal Systems Group

John Cook Vice President of Marketing, Consumer PC Business Unit, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard Company

Paul Damiani Vice President and General Manager, PSG Handheld Global Business Unit

Pascale Dumas Vice President and General Manager, Personal Systems Group, HP France, Hewlett-Packard Company

Dan Forlenza Vice President and General Manager, Business Notebooks, Notebook Global Business Unit

Kevin Frost Vice President and General Manager Consumer Notebooks, Hewlett-Packard Company

Helena Herrero Vice President and General Manager, HP Personal Systems Group, Iberia, Hewlett-Packard Company

Carol Hess-Nickels Director of Marketing, Worldwide Business Notebooks, Personal Systems Group (PSG)

Chin Hon-Cheng Vice-President, Notebook Business Unit, Personal Systems Group, HP Asia Pacific and Japan

Martin Kinne General Manager and Vice President of the Personal Systems Group, HP Germany

Adrian Koch Senior Vice President, Personal Systems Group, HP Asia Pacific and Japan

Achim Kuttler Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Products, Personal Systems Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Hewlett-Packard Company

Susan Macke Vice President, Handheld Marketing, Handheld Global Business Unit, Personal Systems Group

Randall Martin Director of Design, Desktop PC organization, Hewlett-Packard Company

Michael McAvoy Director of SMB and Commercial Marketing, Hewlett-Packard Company

Ajay Mohan Vice President, Marketing, Personal Systems Group, HP Asia Pacific and Japan

Carlos Montalvo Vice President of Marketing and Services, HP Managed Home division

Mark Reznik Vice President & General Manager, Personal Systems Group, General Western Europe, Hewlett-Packard Company

Huw Robson Director, Pervasive Computing Lab

David Roman Vice President, Marketing Communications, Personal Systems Group

Charl Snyman Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Products, HP Personal Systems Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

Mark Solomon Creative Director, Voodoo Business Unit, Personal Systems Group

Rahul Sood Chief Technology Officer, Voodoo Business Unit, Hewlett-Packard Company

Richard Walker Senior Vice President, Consumer PC Business Unit, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard Company

Stacy Wolff Director of Notebook Design, Personal Systems Group, Hewlett-Packard Company

Jeffrey Wood Director, Product Marketing Personal Workstations, Workstation Global Business Unit

David Wright Vice President and General Manager Personal Systems Group, UK & Ireland (UK&I)

Todd Bradley Todd Bradley is executive vice president of HP's Personal Systems Group, a $28 billion annual business that includes personal computers, mobile devices, technical workstations, digital televisions, personal storage solutions and Internet services. Bradley also has responsibility for HP's volume sales motions, both through commercial channels and direct to customers, as well as the company's strategic focus on the growing mobility market. Since joining HP in 2005, Bradley has overseen accelerated revenue growth and improved profitability through disciplined execution, a renewed focus on targeted expansion and a commitment to delivering the best customer experience. Bradley has a 25-year management career and has held senior roles at GE Capital Corp., The Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Gateway Corp., FedEx Corp and palmOne. Prior to joining HP, he was the chief executive officer of palmOne, where he led a successful turnaround of that company and established a new category of mobile devices for the industry. Bradley received a bachelor of science in business administration from Towson University in Maryland, where he is now a member of the board of visitors.

Phil McKinney As vice president and chief technology officer for the Personal Systems Group at HP, Phil McKinney oversees the group's long-range technical strategy and research and development. He also is the general manager of the group's gaming business unit, which aligns the gaming business with HP's research and development organization by providing access to the latest technologies and innovation. McKinney is recognized, through his numerous worldwide speaking engagements, seminars and workshops, as a leading authority on technology and innovation and its impact on business, industries, economies and society. Previously, McKinney was vice president and chief technology officer for the Network and Server Provider Business at HP, responsible for the executive chief technology officer relationship, long-range strategy and research and development for HP's largest industry vertical business segment. Before joining HP, McKinney was engaged in day-to-day operational challenges as the senior vice president and founding chief information officer for Teligent, a global provider of fixed-wireless services. At Teligent, he led the strategy development, IT infrastructure build out and ongoing operations, managing a team of more than 1,000 technology professionals. Prior to joining Teligent,McKinney was the senior executive responsible for the Communication Industry Consulting Practice at Computer Sciences Corporation, where he directed consulting engagements worldwide. Earlier in his career at CSC, he oversaw the communication industry managed services division that provided mission-critical system outsourcing for more than 165 network and service providers worldwide. McKinney currently serves on the board of directors for Signafor, Inc.

Kate Swanborg Kate Swanborg currently works as the Technology Executive at DreamWorks Animation. In this role, Kate collaborates with Executive Staff, Senior Technology Managers and Film Producers to develop strategies and action plans for producing multiple animated feature films and creating state-of-the-art technology tools and infrastructure. Specific examples of this type of collaboration include: the DWA’s strategic move to Linux, the studio’s real-time lighting initiative and DWA’s latest directive to develop tools and workflows that support the ambition to release all of its feature films in stereoscopic 3D by spring of 2009. Kate is responsible for the Technology Production Managers and Coordinators, who are the direct liaisons between production and technology; managing the integration of technology solutions for production. In addition, Kate has played a key role in transitioning DWA productions from a traditionally animated to a fully computer generated medium. Kate has helped incorporate digital workflows into traditional departments, focusing the technical priorities of eight active productions, and integrating multiple collaboration tools and methodologies. Currently, one of the team’s major initiatives is to prepare the studio for the launch of the DreamColor monitor – which will set a new standard for desktop approval capabilities. These types of efforts have helped DreamWorks Animation become the only studio to consistently release two animated features each year. In 2008 DWA will release the films Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Each of these films uses a vast array of technology and digital resources to push the boundary of what is possible in computer animated filmmaking from furry, clothed, kung-fu fighting animals to lush jungle environments and expansive savannahs with crowds of characters. Prior to her work in the technology field, Kate worked in feature animation production management and has worked on such films as the Shrek and Space Jam. Kate holds a Masters Degree in theatrical management from the University of California, San Diego and a Bachelor of Arts from Western Michigan University. Kate is a current member of the Association International du Film d'Animation (ASIFA) and was the Advisory Board Chair and Key Industry Affiliate for the 2007 Kalamazoo International Animation Festival. Kate’s been the keynote speaker for events such as the 2007 Arthur W. Page Public Relations Annual Conference.

Alessandra Brambilla Alessandra Brambilla is vice president and general manager for Personal Systems Group (PSG) in Italy. In this role, she is responsible for HP PSG's business and sales managemen, addressing all market segments and go-to-markets. PSG covers the full range of commercial notebook PCs, desktops, thin clients, handhelds, and workstations. Alessandra Brambilla joined HP in 1992 and has held various roles in Italy and EMEA with responsibilities in sales, marketing and business development. Previously, she was commercial business development manager, HP EMEA, SMB marketing manager, HP EMEA and director of Sales & Marketing SMB, HP EMEA and implemented several innovative supply chain programs such as TopValue in EMEA. In 2003, Brambilla was appointed director of Sales & Services Partners, HP EMEA, and in November 2003 she returned to Milan to become the director of commercial channel & SMB, HP Italy. As the director of HP's Solution Partners Organisation in Italy, she was responsible for indirect sales of HP products and services, channel development and partner relation management. Born in Bergamo in 1967, Alessandra Brambilla holds a degree in engineering from Politecnico di Milano.

Luciana Broggi Luciana Broggi is the vice president of group marketing for PSG in EMEA. In this role she is responsible for the PSG Marketing Investment Envelope, developing strategic alliances, capitalizing on growth opportunities and driving the strategic planning for PSG in EMEA. Prior to her transition to PSG, Miss Broggi held various roles in HP's Solution Partners Organization in EMEA. Most recently, she was Director, Distribution Development and Sales, responsible for distributor financial goals and leading new business model initiatives to improve distributor effectiveness. She also held the EMEA positions of: Partner Business Director for Ingram Micro; Channel Marketing Director, leading both the Enterprise and Commercial Channels, managing the channel marketing programs as well as the commercial channel development programs for wholesalers, corporate and commercial resellers; and Channel Operations Manager, heading channel infrastructure programs. Miss Broggi is Italian. She has a degree in economics from the Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.

Eric Cador Eric Cador is the senior vice president of the Personal Systems Group (PSG) Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA). The charter of the group is to maximize PSG profit and revenue growth in the EMEA region and to maximize HP small and medium business sales by hosting the HP commercial go-to-market engine for all HP product categories. Mr Cador's organization is responsible for all PSG go-to-market elements including sales, operational supply chain, marketing, SMB support and category management. Prior to joining the Personal Systems Group, Mr Cador served as vice president and general manager of HP's Business Desktop Division. In that position, he was responsible for the worldwide development, manufacturing and marketing of business desktop computer solutions. Mr Cador and his team consolidated four independent divisions into one commercial division, while engaging in strategic partnerships with Asian design and manufacturers. This enabled several successful product introductions of the Vectra, Brio and Kayak lines. In 2001, Mr Cador further simplified the commercial offer by merging the three product categories under one single name: HP Vectra. Mr Cador has always believed that it is important to "be yourself" in the workplace. He is known by his colleagues and employees as a change agent and has the ability to motivate people to do their best. He believes that teamwork, focus and accountability is the key to success. Mr Cador joined HP from Computerland in 1985 as product manager at HP's Personal Computer Organization in Paris. During his years with HP, Mr Cador has served in a variety of executive management roles in manufacturing, product marketing, and market development. He has a wealth of experience in HP's worldwide computing business markets including worldwide development, manufacturing and marketing of PC solutions for small businesses and professional desktop PCs. Mr Cador was also instrumental in moving HP to the number four vendor position in the worldwide corporate desktop market. Early in his HP career, as European PC Marketing Center Manager, Mr Cador guided the efforts to re-launch HP's European PC program, moving HP up from the number 12 desktop PC vendor in Europe to number five. He also led the launch of HP's Trouble Free Personal Computing Campaign.

Jeff Cates Jeff Cates is responsible for the HP PC and Digital Electronics business unit in Canada. This includes managing the Desktop, Notebook, and TV business units, as well as alliances and partnerships that increase HP’s presence in Canada. Jeff is also responsible for the overall Consumer segment go-to-market strategy for the PC business. Jeff joined HP in 1994 as Marketing Program Manager in HP's Medical Products Group. Since then he has held progressively senior appointments such as Small to Medium Sized Marketing Manager for the Imaging and Printing Group, responsible for segment marketing and channel strategy, Retail Sales Manager, responsible for managing HP's key retail partnerships. Jeff holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and an undergraduate degree in Commerce from McMaster University.

Satjiv Chahil Satjiv S. Chahil is senior vice president of Global Marketing for HP’s Personal Systems Group. In addition, Chahil is responsible for Hewlett-Packard Co’s global marketing efforts to small- and medium-size businesses. In a career spanning more than 30 years with some of the industry’s most innovative brands (IBM, Xerox, Apple, Sony, Palm), Chahil has been widely acknowledged as a marketing pioneer and a catalyst for commercializing market-defining technologies. Before joining HP in 2005, Chahil served as advisor to the Chairman of Palm Inc. As chief marketing officer, he was responsible for taking Palm public, building its brand cachet and driving the new category of mobile computing. Prior to Palm, Chahil served on Apple’s Executive Management Committee and was responsible for Worldwide Marketing & Corporate Communications. He also was the founder and general manager of Apple’s Entertainment Industry, New Media and Internet Division. Chahil and his team drove the adoption of key technologies such as Firewire, CD-ROM and Quicktime, each of which became industry standards for creating and enjoying rich media experiences and helped make Apple a world leader in multimedia with strong ties to the creative communities in the publishing, advertising, film and music industries. Previously, Chahil headed up both Apple’s European and Pacific marketing organizations. Apple made headlines as the first foreign company to become the most preferred brand and the standard of innovation in Japan. His ground-breaking brand associations with the entertainment and automotive industries set new trends in high-tech marketing around the world. In addition to his roles at IBM and Xerox Parc, where he was responsible for commercializing multilingual computing and marketing to large enterprise customers, he served as the Digital Convergence advisor to the senior management of Sony Corp. and helped bring to market the subnotebook category of VAIO computers. He also served as a Lifestyle and Merchandizing advisor to BMW headquarters. Chahil earned a master’s degree from the American (Thunderbird) Graduate School of International Management in Arizona and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Punjab University in Chandigarh, India. HP's Personal Systems Group includes PCs for consumers, gamers, business professionals and IT managers; technical workstations; connected entertainment systems; storage solutions and Internet services.

Wing Cheung Wing Kin Cheung is the general manager of handheld calculators business unit and is responsible for driving profitable growth and customer satisfaction towards current and future product offerings. He is also an avid and experienced HP calculator user and is passionate about driving the continued success in this iconic business. Previously, Wing Kin was a director of Marketing for Technology Solutions Group to drive customer awareness and preference towards HP portfolio for HP Enterprise business. His prior assignments in HP included strategic and marketing planning, operations, alliance and finance across Enterprise and SMB organizations. Prior to joining HP in 2000, Wing Kin spent a significant amount of his time in Asia Pacific to drive sales and business development for a US based manufacturing company. Wing Kin started his career as an auditor and is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese. Wing Kin holds a master's in business administration from Washington State University and a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from University of Oregon. He is also a member of Royal School of Music of Great Britain in Pianoforte.

Ted Clark Ted Clark is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Notebook Global Business Unit in the Personal Systems Group at HP. He is responsible for the multi-billion dollar global P&L for both consumer and commercial notebook businesses worldwide. Ted's responsibilities include notebook product strategy and roadmap, all notebook product development, complete lifecycle management, global supply chain and total customer experience. Ted has held a wide variety of positions in his seventeen years at HP including leading the handheld and tablet businesses, product marketing, business strategy and product development. In total, Ted has over 25 years experience in Mobile Computing with HP, Compaq and GRiD Systems. In the mobile sector since the early days, he has participated in the "birth of the laptop computer, the tablet PC and the iPaq handheld." A native Texan, Ted received his BSEE from Rice University and his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

John Cook John Cook is vice president of marketing in the Consumer PC global business unit at HP. In this role, he is responsible for HP's consumer display business, HP-created software such as the HP SmartCenter, and key accessories including the HP Personal and Pocket Media Drives. Cook joined HP in January 2007. Cook has more than 20 years of high-technology experience in senior level corporate and consulting positions. From 2001 through 2006, he was a partner in the Open Door Consulting Group, a San Jose, Calif.-based company specializing in defining products to reach new customers and new markets. From 1999 to 2001, he was the vice president of product management and marketing for Palm, Inc. Prior to that, he spent almost 10 years with Apple, where he served in product marketing and business development roles for the company's hardware, software and multimedia divisions. While at Apple, Cook created its first product publicity group and played an instrumental role in launching the original consumer Macintosh product line. He also represented Apple in the development and promotion of the DVD standard. Cook has received several patents for technology innovations used in mobile and wireless devices. He serves on the board of directors for the Art Docents of Los Gatos, which focuses on creating interactive content using the latest technologies to assist teachers in expanding art education in the classroom. He holds a bachelor's degree from Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. Cook is based in Cupertino, Calif.

Paul Damiani Paul Damiani is the Vice President and GM for the HP PSG handheld business and is responsible for all aspects of the handheld business including global P&L, strategy, hardware product and solution development, product delivery to sales regions, quality and day-to-day business operations. Paul is a seasoned global technology executive and has worked with such diverse companies as Nokia, Foxconn, and Phillips. Paul brings 20 years of global management experience to HP in both branded and original design manufacturer (ODM) businesses, including 12 years experience in the wireless industry, a deep knowledge of high-volume branded consumer electronics, and a balance of strong skills in mobile phone development, building businesses, marketing and operations. Beginning in January 2006, Paul was appointed CEO of the Philips mobile phone business which rapidly expanded until it was sold to China Electronics Corporation (CEC) in 2007. Between 1997 and 2005, Paul worked for both Nokia and Foxconn in the U.S. and Asia where his primary responsibilities centered on product development and new business development. He was also the founder and director of Nokia's Mobile Phone Product Creation (R&D) Center in Beijing, China where he initiated the first mobile phone joint development project with Foxconn, one of the largest manufacturers of electronics and computer components worldwide. Paul holds a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Pascale Dumas Pascale Dumas has been vice president and general manager of HP France's Personal Systems Group (PSG) since May 2006. Her missions include maximizing HP PSG's growth in France and strengthening the company's leadership in the personal computing market. Pascale Dumas has solid experience in computer technology. She began her professional career in 1981 at HP France, where she held various positions, primarily in sales. In 1995, she became director of the paging-systems division at Motorola. In 1998, she joined Lexmark France as director of the consumer products division before becoming general manager in 2003. Pascale Dumas holds a master's degree in economics and a diploma from the Institut d'Administration des Entreprises business administration institute. She is also a graduate of the HP Sales School.

Dan Forlenza Dan Forlenza is Vice President and General Manager of Business Notebooks in Hewlett-Packard Company's Notebook Global Business Unit. He leads the R&D and Marketing for all Business notebooks worldwide. Prior to assuming his current role, Forlenza was Vice President of R&D in the Mobile Computing Global Business Unit. In that role, he led the R&D for all Consumer, Commercial and SMB notebook PCs. He has held a variety of positions throughout his 17 years at HP, including Directorship of R&D for Consumer & Commercial notebooks and a variety of engineering positions. In total, Forlenza has more than 21 years experience in Mobile Computing with HP, Compaq and Texas Instruments. He has received 18 patents for various electronic product designs. Forlenza received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Clarkson University.

Kevin Frost Kevin Frost is the vice president and general manager for HP’s Consumer Notebook Business. Based in Houston, he is responsible for the global business unit that develops notebooks for the worldwide consumer markets. Prior to this role, Kevin was the vice president and general manager for HP’s Business PCs. He was responsible for providing desktop PCs, thin clients, and CCI solutions to the business markets. Previously, Kevin held the position of vice president and general manager for consumer products for HP Personal Systems (PSG) in EMEA, where he was responsible for all HP PSG consumer products including desktops and notebooks. Before that he was the vice president marketing and business planning manager for HP PSG Notebook Global Business Unit and vice president of marketing for Compaq’s Access Business Group Notebooks. In these roles, Kevin was responsible for product planning and execution, annual and quarterly business plans, product strategy, and industrial design for mobile PCs targeting both consumer and commercial customers. Before joining pre-merger Compaq, Kevin held various management positions at Motorola and QMS. Kevin holds a bachelor of electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a master's in business administration from the University of Houston, Texas.

Helena Herrero Helena Herrero is vice president and general manager for Personal Systems Group (PSG) in Spain and Portugal. In this role, Helena is responsible for personal computing solutions, business and consumer notebooks and desktops, workstations, thin clients, handhelds and internet appliances. She is also responsible for HP's emerging technology business in areas such as embedded software, embedded computing, home networking solutions and personal storage. Since joining HP in 1982, Helena Herrero has held a number of positions, including sales representative in the Chemical Analysis Division (currently Agilent), desktop sales manager in the Enterprise Computer Systems Organization, and HP Iberia sales manager for SMBs and Government. Previously, Herrero was HP Spain's Business Customer Organization sales manager, responsible for Enterprise sales in the financial, manufacturing, government, telecommunications, XSP, dotcom and SMB sectors. Helena Herrero was born in Madrid, Spain and holds a Chemisty degree from the Madrid Universidad Complutense. She also holds a Management degrees from Insead and IESE.

Carol Hess-Nickels Carol Hess-Nickels, Director of Marketing for Worldwide Business Notebooks is responsible for the planning, launching, and sustaining activity of the HP Business Notebook, Tablet, and Accessories Business. Her focus includes business and product planning, new business development, product life cycle management, product management, and product marketing. Prior to this role, Carol was the Director of Strategy, Planning, and Operations for the Americas, responsible for Strategy and Planning of the Technology Solutions Group (TSG) consisting of Hardware (Storage and Servers), Services (Managed Services, Customer Services, and Consulting & Integration), and Software. From 2000 – 2004, Carol was Director of Industry Standard Servers (ISS) in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), located in Munich, Germany, where she was responsible for Industry Standard Server business activities. Her focus included business and strategic planning, revenue and profitability attainment, business development, server product management, and product marketing for the entire HP ProLiant Server line, the HP BL Blade Server line, ProLiant Essentials, Clustering, and Enterprise Manageability. Carol was acting Vice President of EMEA ISS for the first half of 2001. Carol joined Compaq in 1989 in Houston, Texas. She has been instrumental in the worldwide planning, marketing, launching, promoting, and distribution of all Compaq Industry Standard server products including the original SystemPro, ProSignia, and ProLiant Servers. Carol holds a Masters of Business Administration Degree (MBA) in Marketing and Management Information Systems (MIS) from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) in General Business from Michigan State University.

Chin Hon-Cheng Chin Hon-Cheng heads the Notebook Business Unit within HP's Personal Systems Group. Based in Singapore, he is responsible for driving the dynamic growth of HP's mobility segment of notebooks and wireless solutions in the Asia Pacific region including Japan. He also heads HP's Personal Systems Group's business development teams, as well as the Asia Customization Center (ACC). A 17-year HP veteran, Chin has held several management positions in the company across Asia Pacific. Prior to his current role, Chin was heading HP's Personal Systems Group for the China/Hong Kong region where he successfully managed all sales and marketing activities with a proven track record in maximizing profit, revenue and exceeding customer and partner satisfaction goals. Prior to this, he was the General Manager for HP's Commercial Customer Business (CCB) Organisation and before that, Sales Director for HP Computer Products. In his capacity as General Manager for HP's CCB Organisation, Chin led and implemented HP's commercial customer business strategy and managed key initiatives for HP commercial customers, channel partners and Solution Centres in the region. Chin began his career in HP in 1989 as a Sales Executive. He was subsequently promoted to manage South-East Asia's emerging countries where he spearheaded the establishment of HP subsidiary offices in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam and opened new markets in the Indo-China and the Indian Sub-continental countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan as well as Brunei. HP's business grew by 85 times over the eight years he was managing the region. Chin has achieved HP's prestigious "High Achievers' Club" award thrice and has won HP's Asia Pacific Award in 1995 for achievement of best all-round business results. He has also helped HP attain the coveted Number One position in Reseller Satisfaction across Asia Pacific for the last two years. Under his leadership, HP established the first regional HP Online stores in Singapore and Australia and he strategically laid the foundations for e-business and the Closed-Loop Marketing infrastructure.

Martin Kinne Martin Kinne is general manager and vice president, Personal Systems Group (PSG), HP Germany. Before joining HP, he was the general manager and chief marketing officer of Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices. In this role he was responsible for the global sales and marketing organization. In 1988, Martin Kinne started his professional career as a sales executive at Computer Associates in Hamburg. In 1990, he joined Siemens AG and gained international experience in several sales and marketing positions. As the executive vice president of Siemens Mobile Phones in Hong Kong, he was responsible for sales, marketing, distribution, research and development, as well as production and customer service in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2002, he became executive vice president of Siemens Mobile Networks Europe, heading the sales organization of the infrastructure business for the second and third mobile phone generations. Martin Kinne graduated from law school at the Ruhr-University Bochum and holds a Master's Degree in Management Science from Stanford University, USA. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Visto Corporation, California.

Adrian Koch Adrian Koch manages HP's Personal Systems Group (PSG) and owns HP's SMB charter for Asia Pacific and Japan. He assumed this role since May 2002. In this position, Adrian manages all personal systems business in the territory, including manufacturing, sales and marketing. The PSG portfolio encompasses commercial and consumer notebooks and desktops, workstations, thin clients, handhelds and Internet appliances. Adrian is also responsible for driving HP's leadership in the fast growing SMB segment. Adrian joined HP in 1984 as a field/marketing representative in HP Switzerland. Aggressive and highly motivated, he was promoted the following year to Dealer Account Manager. In1987, Adrian became Business Unit Manager for the Computer Products Organization in Switzerland. In 1992, Adrian was appointed Regional Sales Manager for the Computer Products Organization in Europe. Responsible for a vast territory that included his native Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Scandinavia, Finland, Greece, Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, his fluency in German, French and English held him in good stead. In 1994, Adrian moved to Singapore, accepting the challenging post of Channel Marketing Manager for CPO. Two years later, he was promoted to general manager of the Asia/Pacific Sales Region, covering Consumer and Commercial sales in Korea, Japan, South-East Asia, North-East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand. Born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Adrian has traveled the world as one of HP's most valued employees. He has a bachelor's degree in marketing and business administration from the University Study of Economics, Handelshochschule St. Gallen.

Achim Kuttler Achim Kuttler is the vice president and general manager for consumer products for HP Personal Systems Group (PSG) in EMEA. Based in Grenoble, France, he is responsible for all HP consumer desktops, notebooks, and computer appliances. Achim brings a strong business understanding of both IPG and PSG, consumer retail sales and commercial category experience to this role. Prior to this position, he was the director of retail sales and sales development for IPG EMEA. In this role Achim led HP's consumer sales for both the IPG and PSG organisations with responsibility for the implementation of the channel strategy and the sales assets, as well as systematically delivering the expected results for both businesses. Before this role he was the director of account and business development for IPG in EMEA. Achim came to this EMEA role from HP North America, where he held the position of director for the commercial PC business of PSG North America. He was responsible for products, solutions and market strategy for all commercial customer segments and channels. His responsibility included category management, go-to-market strategy, business models and supply chain capabilities development. Achim has worked extensively in Europe and North America and has held various other positions in HP, including worldwide marketing manager for HP's commercial desktop PC business, in Grenoble France and product marketing manager for CAD Software in Fort Collins North America. He holds a masters degree in business administration and engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany.

Susan Macke Susan has global responsibility for driving innovation in devices, services and software worldwide, including product and service design and marketing, business development, marketing communications and operations. Susan has over 25 years of experience in technology, including sales, marketing and product development. Prior to HP, Susan worked as Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Nokia, building the Enterprise Solutions EMEA sales and marketing team. Before working at Nokia, Susan led the Smartphone Business Unit at Sendo, a UK mobile manufacturer that developed smartphones on both the Microsoft Smartphone platform and Symbian/Series 60 platform. She previously worked for Motorola for seven years, leading the software and electrical engineering teams on new product development for the global sales for wireless data devices. Susan also worked at IBM for 11 years leading software development in operating systems and embedded software in the PCs. Susan holds degrees in Computer Science and Operations Research.

Randall Martin Randall Martin is Director of Design for HP’s Desktop PC organization, responsible for the worldwide design of HP’s commercial and consumer desktop PC’s, Displays, Thin Clients, Technical Workstations, and managed home product lines. During his 26 year design management career, Randall has held senior design management roles at IBM, Compaq, and Hewlett Packard. After a seven year career with IBM’s inaugural personal computer group, in 1988 Randall joined Compaq Computer Corporation in Houston, Texas. Here he led design teams which produced many of Compaq’s award winning products, including the iPAQ Pocket PC, the company’s first line of micro-projector products, as well as numerous PC, display, mobile, and printer products prior to the merger with HP in 2001. Subsequent to the merger Randall served as the Director of Design for HP’s Commercial Desktop PC group before assuming his current role. Randall holds over 30 patents for PC design and a Bachelor’s of Industrial Design degree from Auburn University.

Michael McAvoy Michael McAvoy is the Director of SMB and Commercial Marketing for HP Canada. In this position, he has responsibility for the company’s strategic focus on growing the SMB market, as well as managing the marketing plans for commercial products and solutions, which include personal computers, mobile devices and technical workstations. McAvoy is also responsible for HP’s marketing plans through and with commercial channel partners and HP’s direct sales teams to customers across all segments and industries. Prior to this position, McAvoy was in charge of Strategic Retail Partnerships on the Channel side for Canada. McAvoy has almost two decades of industry experience, including nearly eight-years at HP, where he has held increasingly senior positions including Category Business Manager, Product Manager, and Director of Consumer Marketing. In addition to his current role, McAvoy serves as an HP Canada representative on the Board of Directors for the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC). McAvoy holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University. He also enjoys spending time with his family, running, and golfing.

Ajay Mohan Ajay Mohan serves as vice president of marketing for HP Personal Systems Group in Asia Pacific and Japan. He is responsible for strategic planning and driving marketing initiatives across all customer touch points in HP PSG. Ajay brings a wealth of experience in marketing and sales across multiple geographies, along with a successful track record for developing and driving initiatives and programs to deliver solid business results. Prior to this, Ajay was director, Consumer Sales and Market Management for Imaging and Printing Supplies, with HP IPG in EMEA. In this role, he led the region to achieve double digit growth of the $1.7B Supplies retail and online business in EMEA. Ajay was also responsible for successfully building direct and online channels for the Imaging & Printing supplies business in EMEA. Before relocating to EMEA, Ajay was based in Singapore where he held various regional roles including Regional Manager of Business Development Supplies. In this capacity, he was instrumental in developing the infrastructure for supplies across the region, driving business growth in key emerging markets. Ajay commenced his 10-year career with HP India, serving as a communications program manager for PC and Storage products and eventually channel programs manager. Prior to joining HP, Ajay's experience includes a five-year career in the advertising agency industry, including work with industry giant J Walter Thompson. Ajay holds a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing from the Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India. He also holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce with Honours from the University of Delhi.

Carlos Montalvo Carlos Montalvo is vice president of marketing and services for the Managed Home business within HP's Personal Systems Group. The Managed Home global business unit drives HP's strategic intent to "digitize" the home and provide compelling and intuitive experiences in the home and on the go. Carlos leads the combination of marketing strategy, communications, and product management to help continue momentum for HP's growth in the connected entertainment business. One particular focus for Carlos is to expand and broaden HP's content service offering in the digital entertainment space. Over the last 20 years Carlos has been at the forefront of the shifting digital landscape working with companies such as Xerox, Virage and Apple where he served as VP and GM of the Interactive Media and QuickTime Group. Carlos joined HP directly from Jaman, Inc. an online community and social network that delivers world cinema over broadband. Carlos served as SVP of Operations where he developed the overall business, content and positioning strategy for www.jaman.com. Carlos studied Bio-engineering and Political Science at the University of California and began his career in the public sector, serving at the National Science Foundation and as a Presidential Appointee at the US Solar Energy Bank. Carlos works out of HP's operations in Cupertino, Calif.

Mark Reznik Mark Reznik serves as vice president & general manager for the Personal Systems Group (PSG) for General Western Europe (GWE), the largest region for HP PSG within EMEA. The GWE region includes The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Baltic countries. In this role, Mark is responsible for maximizing PSG profit and revenue growth in the GWE region and boosting HP small and medium business sales by hosting the HP commercial go-to-market engine for all HP product categories. Mark's organization is responsible for all PSG go-to-market elements including sales, operational supply chain, marketing, SMB support and category management. Prior to his current role, Mark served as the country director for PSG in Sweden, driving excellent profitable business growth in a mature market. Mark joined the company in 1990 and has held a variety of senior management positions in sales, marketing and operations. Mark holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

Huw Robson Huw Robson is director of the Pervasive Computing Lab at HP Laboratories in Bristol, investigating technologies for mobile and situated devices and high-value services that can deliver the "right thing in the moment" to users. He joined HP in 1994 with the assignment of creating a new digital media department. That department has since expanded to include other teams from Bristol and Palo Alto to form the Pervasive Computing Lab. The current research portfolio includes innovation in and around novel viewing devices; Memory Spot, a tiny, high-capacity re-writable data chip; mscapes, which creates a digital media overlay on top of a physical landscape; active posters, which uses 2D barcodes to deliver digital content to mobile phones with inbuilt cameras; and personal collaboration technology. Before joining HP, Robson worked in the audio-visual and digital multimedia industry, including the advanced project and systems group of Philips Consumer Electronics, in the Netherlands. In 1991 he moved back to the UK from the Netherlands to join Videologic, for which he managed the development of platform-independent videographic middleware for the PC, including the world’s first motion-JPEG digital video capture-and-playback solution. Robson also manages a number of philanthropy programmes for HP, including co-management of the pan-European Art & Science initiative. He is a trustee of the Wildscreen Trust, and a member of the advisory boards of the Royal Photographic Society and the optics department of Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London. He has an honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University College Cardiff.

David Roman David Roman is vice president of worldwide marketing communications for HP's Personal Systems Group (PSG), responsible for driving advertising, media relations and marketing services. Prior to joining HP, David was vice president of Corporate and International Marketing at NVIDIA. He also held a number of different marketing leadership roles at Apple Computer in Europe, Asia Pacific and the USA. His last Apple role was vice president of worldwide advertising and brand marketing. David graduated in Architecture and Industrial design from the Queensland University of Technology (Australia) after starting his architectural studies at the Polytechnic of Torino (Italy). He also pursued executive MBA studies at INSEAD in Paris.

Charl Snyman Charl Snyman is the vice president and general manager of commercial products for HP's Personal Systems Group (PSG) in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role he is responsible for the product management, pricing and forecasting for desktops, notebooks, workstations and handheld PCs. Prior to his current role, Snyman was the LSP/CDP development and sales director, where he led the EMEA LSP/CDP channel across business groups and was accountable for financial goals (sell in and inventory for LSPs and sell out for CDPs and margin contribution for both) for all business categories. Snyman was also responsible for the LSP/CDP strategy and structure for all categories across EMEA. Prior to this position, Snyman was the director of the Direct Customer Services Group in the HP Volume Direct Organization, responsible for all sales operations and direct set-up activities in EMEA. Previously, he was responsible of the sales development department in HP PSG for commercial products in EMEA. Snyman joined HP in Grenoble in 1994, and held several positions in the HP ISS NetServer business as business development manager and product manager. Snyman was born in Cape Town, South Africa and moved to France in 1989. He obtained an Honors Degree in Business Economics at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa in 1989.

Mark Solomon Mark Solomon is the Lead Designer of HP’s Innovation Program Office and the Creative Director for the Voodoo business unit, where he is responsible for the industrial design, packaging design, and brand visual language for Voodoo and VoodooDNA product lines. Mark is an award winning designer with over 20 international design awards, including the latest award winning HP Blackbird 002 with VoodooDNA. At 33, Mark brings 30+ years of gaming experience and a decade of design experience to HP. Originally a member of the Compaq consumer design team, Mark has worked in multiple divisions within HP which has enabled him to develop multiple skills necessary to contribute in a broad range of product development and design experiences in consumer, commercial and strategic markets. He has 17 patents issued and more than 48 patents pending. Mark holds a BFA in Industrial Design from Brigham Young University.

Rahul Sood Rahul Sood is the chief technology officer of the Voodoo Business Unit, a new business under the emerging businesses group at HP. He oversees the technical strategy and product vision for the business unit's products, including the Voodoo Omen and Envy product lines, the award-winning HP Blackbird 002 gaming PC and other products with the Voodoo DNA ingredient brand. He also is responsible for identifying intellectual property from HP and its partners for use in consumer gaming and high-performance devices. Sood joined HP in November 2006 after it acquired luxury and gaming computer manufacturer VoodooPC, a company he founded in 1991. As founder and CTO of VoodooPC, Sood introduced fanless PC technology to the industry and was the first to bring liquid cooling and active liquid chilling to the high-performance market segment. These innovations helped VoodooPC's Omen desktop earn the coveted Ziff Davis Editors' Choice award in the Ultimate Gaming Machine competition for five years running. After joining HP, Sood played a leadership role in the design and architecture of HP Blackbird 002, Voodoo's flagship product. His contribution helped the system win more than 10 Editors' Choice awards, including the highest-ever rating given to a desktop PC from CNET and a five out of five rating from PC Magazine. He writes regular technology columns for CPU Magazine and Custom PC and has captured the attention of the industry and Wall Street with his blog, www.rahulsood.com. His favorite video game is Company of Heroes, and he also enjoys flight and driving simulations. Sood's personal aspiration is to use technology to improve healthcare. He would like to assist in the development of technology-based toys that help children with autism discover new ways to communicate.

Richard Walker Richard Walker is responsible for the Consumer PC global business unit that provides desktop PCs to consumer markets. These products offer customers flexibility and choice, innovative solutions and the latest technology and value. In addition, he is responsible for HP's leading initiative of digital entertainment products that are based on Microsoft's Media Center Edition software. Award-winning products like the HP Media Center PC and HP Digital Entertainment Center are two examples. HP's Personal Storage and Calculator businesses also fall under Walker's responsibilities. Walker first joined HP in 1983 and has held various senior sales and marketing management roles in Europe, US and Asia Pacific. He was a founding member of the management team that launched the HP Pavilion into the consumer PC marketplace - a business that achieved market share leadership among PCs sold through the retail channel within two years. He was also the worldwide marketing manager for the handheld PC business based in Singapore, where he helped craft the strategy that lead to the introduction of the HP Jornada based on Microsoft Windows CE operating system. Earlier at HP, he was responsible for managing the commercial PC and networking businesses for the Asia-Pacific region. From 1998-2003 Walker left HP to work as Vice President of Marketing for an optical storage start-up company, TeraStor, which attracted $100M in investor funding. He also founded two companies: TapCast, which delivered services to the youth market via wireless and the internet, and Pinpoint-Partners, a consulting firm focused on helping companies succeed in complex, difficult business environments. Additionally, he served as Vice President and General Manager at Pumatech, a leader in software synchronization technology. Walker received his bachelor's degree in business from Sheffield Polytechnic, Sheffield, England. He also serves on the Advisory Board for SPRIE (Stanford Projects on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship) at Stanford University and on the Advisory Board for R&D Logic, a San Mateo based life sciences company.

Stacy Wolff Stacy Wolff is the director of Notebook Design within the Personal Systems Group at HP. In this role, he is responsible for the industrial design, packaging engineering, human factors and end-user documentation support for HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario consumer notebooks as well as the HP Compaq commercial notebooks. Recently, Wolff was responsible for delivering HP's award-winning next-generation notebooks with the HP Imprint finish. Both the HP Pavilion dv600 and Compaq Presario V6000 received the prestigious Red Dot Design Award. Previously, Wolff was director of Design for Compaq's Consumer Products Group. He joined the company in 1995. With more than 20 years of design experience, Wolff has held roles ranging from lead designer to design manager within other Fortune 100 companies. He holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in industrial design from Michigan State University.

Jeffrey Wood Jeff Wood is the world wide product marketing manager for the personal workstation business at Hewlett-Packard's Workstation Global Business Unit -- where HP develops and markets workstation solutions for engineering and creative professionals. His organization manages the Personal Workstations marketing function including new product definition and investment plans, product positioning, pricing, and new product introductions. Jeff has been in the workstation business for 15 years. He left HP in 1996 to join Compaq in Houston, TX where he participated in a new senior staff to start Compaq's new workstation business. Jeff spent three years with Compaq and then returned to HP to lead the personal workstation marketing organization. Prior to Compaq, Jeff spent eight years with HP. His previous position with HP was a Product Planning Manager for the Graphics Lab. Prior to this; Jeff held several R&D positions all focusing on HP workstations. Jeff, his wife, and four children make their home in Fort Collins, Colorado. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science with a minor in math from Colorado State University.

David Wright David Wright is vice president and general manager of HP's Personal Systems Group (PSG) in the UK and Ireland. PSG covers the full range of commercial notebook PCs, desktops, thin clients, handhelds, and workstations. Responsible all UK&I PSG go-to-market activities, David and his senior team manage sales, the operational supply chain, marketing, SMB support and category management. David also leads HP's Solution Partners Organisation representing all HP's indirect business through its channel partners. David most recently ran HP's EMEA integration efforts following the HP/Compaq merger. He worked closely with all business units and functions to ensure strong delivery around integration targets. Before this David was the managing director of Compaq's Ireland Sales, Marketing and Services Organisation. Prior to his position in Ireland, David was Director for Compaq's UK and Ireland $1billion PC operation. Previously, David also held various senior positions in Compaq's Enterprise Business in EMEA and Asia Pacific. These assignments included the day to day EMEA integration lead for Compaq's acquisition of Digital Equipment Corporation.