Kevin has been with AT&T since 1996, having joined the European arm of the company as a Senior Consultant. Among Kevin's achievements in Europe were the creation and expansion of an IT Security Consultancy offer and the AT&T Managed Firewall offer.

In recognition of Kevin's contributions to the company, he has occupied a number of senior positions in AT&T, culminating in his current assignment as Security Scientist within AT&T Laboratories. His current duties include research and development of security issues in cutting edge technologies such as VoIP, VPNs and more. He is also heavily involved in the delivery of IT Security consultancy to internal and external customers, the operation of AT&T's Check Point training facility (which he established), and he is a regular public speaker on the subject of Internet Security. He is also a key member of the team tasked with securing AT&T's enormous IP backbone.

Among the customer projects on which Kevin has worked are the establishment of a secured connection to the Internet for GCHQ (the British equivalent of the NSA), the design and deployment of a secure Internet/Intranet infrastructure for two major banks, countless firewall deployments and many ethical hacking engagements.

Kevin joined AT&T from UUNET, where he was both the person responsible for all IT Security offers and the deputy manager of the Consulting Division. While at UUNET, Kevin traveled to South Africa and Turkey, where he designed and built the initial Internet infrastructure in both countries.

Prior to UUNET, Kevin worked for a British software house which produced a back-office system for the travel industry. Kevin was the technical architect who was responsible for the design, implementation and deployment of the system. In all, Kevin has worked in the Internet field, concentrating on security, for twelve years.

Kevin holds a Ph. D and a Master's degree in Information Security from the University of London, where he is also an Associate Lecturer on the topic of Internet Security. He has one book in print, with another on the way. Kevin is a Check Point and Raptor Certified Instructor, and holds CISSP status. He is a member in good standing of the IEEE and ISC2.

On December 6, 2007, Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Teri
Takai as Chief Information Officer for the State of
California. As a member of the Governor's cabinet, she
advises him on the strategic management and direction
of information technology resources as the state works
to modernize and transform the way California does
business with its citizens.

Prior to her appointment in California, Takai served as
Director of the Michigan Department of Information
Technology (MDIT) since 2003, where she also served
as the state's Chief Information Officer. In this position,
she restructured and consolidated Michigan's resources
by merging the state's information technology into one
centralized department to service 19 agencies and over
1,700 employees. Additionally, during her tenure at the
MDIT, Takai led the state to being ranked number one
four years in a row in digital government by the Center
for Digital Government.

Before serving in state government, Takai worked for
the Ford Motor Company for 30 years, where she led the
development of the company's information technology
strategic plan. She also held positions in technology at
EDS and Federal-Mogul Corporation. In 2005, Takai
was named "Public Official of the Year" by Governing
magazine. She is Past-President of the National
Association of State Chief Information Officers and
currently serves as Practitioner Chair of the Harvard
Policy Group on Network-Enabled Services and
Government.

Takai earned a Master of Arts degree in management
and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from the
University of Michigan.

James Burke was hailed by The Washington Post as "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world." Burke entertains audiences with his unique perspective on the process of innovation and how it causes people and institutions to change.

For over forty years Burke has produced, directed, written and hosted award-winning television series (including the landmark Connections) on BBC, PBS, Discovery and The Learning Channel. Burke is the best-selling author of Connections, The Day the Universe Changed and The Knowledge Web. His most recent titles are Circles, Twin Tracks and American Connections.

Burke leads audiences on a journey through the history of science, technology and social change, showing the interconnected nature of the world, stimulating innovative thinking, and revealing the remarkable serendipity behind humankind's tireless commitment to invention.

Kevin Johnson is the 55th mayor of Sacramento. He is the first native Sacramentan, and the first African American to be elected to the office. His vision is for Sacramento to become "a city that works for everyone."

Johnson's dedication to public service began long before he started his tenure as mayor. Upon retiring from the NBA after 12 seasons with the Phoenix Suns in 2000, he returned to his Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento to serve as the CEO of St. HOPE, a non-profit community development organization he founded in 1989 to revitalize inner-city communities through public education, economic development, civic leadership and the arts. St. HOPE has dramatically improved the community of Oak Park through its holistic community development approach, and is recognized as a national leader in the "transformation high school" movement.

Since taking office in December 2008, Mayor Johnson has accomplished a number of objectives in his ambitious action plan for Sacramento, including:

• improving public safety by adding more police officers on the street, securing homeland security grants, and hosting a gang summit;

• championing excellence in public education by meeting with area superintendents and hosting an education summit;

• boosting economic development by supporting existing businesses and working to bring others to Sacramento, collaborating with President Obama's administration, Governor Schwarzenegger and Congresswoman Matsui to advocate for stimulus funds for the region, and promoting green business development; and

• setting a new standard for community engagement and accountability by holding office hours and town hall meetings throughout the city, publishing his public calendar, promoting the use of the City's 311 service, and launching Volunteer Sacramento, an initiative designed to make the Sacramento a national leader in volunteerism.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Johnson also served on the Board of Directors for LISC National, the California Charter Schools Association, the UC Berkeley Foundation, the Institute of Governmental Studies National Advisory Council and the Harvard Divinity School SLI Advisory Board. His concern and compassion for children and education prompted President George Bush to honor him with the 411th Point of Light.

Phil Noble is one of the top experts in the US and internationally on the use of the Internet in the civic sector - media, politics, governments and non-profits.

Noble is the founder of PoliticsOnline and its affiliated company Phil Noble & Associates, an international public affairs consulting firm. PoliticsOnline is responsible for over a dozen major global innovations and industry first. They have developed major e-democracy and interactive projects for such clients as the BBC, European Union, United Nations, Amnesty International, and numerous political parties, NGOs, media companies and corporations.

Noble is a veteran of over 350 political campaigns and public affairs projects in 40 states and 35 countries and he has worked to elect the head of state in 15 countries. He and his companies have received numerous awards and recognitions for their work in the US and internationally.

Mark Hurd joined HP in early 2005 as chief executive officer and president and was named chairman of the board of directors in September 2006.
With the goal of establishing HP as the world's leading technology company, Hurd has sharpened HP's strategic focus and concentrated its investments on three long-term growth opportunities: next-generation enterprise data center architecture and services; technologies for always connected, always personal mobile experiences; and a broad transition from analog to digital imaging and printing across the consumer, commercial and industrial markets.

At the same time, Hurd has improved HP's operating efficiency and execution as well as its financial performance and customer focus. The result has been increasing growth and profitability, greater value for shareholders and customers, and a stronger competitive position in global IT markets. Between the company's 2004 and 2008 fiscal years, HP grew revenue from $80 billion to $118.4 billion and more than doubled its earnings per share.

Prior to joining HP, Hurd spent 25 years at NCR Corp., where he held a variety of management, operations, and sales and marketing roles. He was named chief operating officer in 2002 and chief executive officer in 2003. Under his leadership, NCR reignited growth in its core businesses and improved from a net loss of $2.25 per share in 2002 to net income of $3.03 in 2004.

Hurd is additionally a member of the News Corp. board of directors.

He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1979 from Baylor University.

Bill Rossi is Director, Enterprise Marketing at Google. His team is chartered with bringing the benefits of cloud computing to businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions. Bill has helped guide the strategic marketing direction and day-to-day operations of the team since December 2007. Google's Enterprise products include Google Apps hosted software applications, Google Search Appliance, Postini email security services, and Enterprise versions of Google Earth and Maps.

Prior to joining Google, Bill was CEO of Greenfield Networks, a Sequoia-backed semiconductor start-up acquired by Cisco Systems in December 2006. Prior to Greenfield, Bill was VP/GM of the Wireless Business Unit at Cisco. In this role, he contributed to the group's tremendous growth, expanding revenues from $0 to $650M during his tenure, and establishing Cisco as the market leader in wireless networking with over 50% share. Bill came to Cisco in November 1995 with the acquisition of Grand Junction Networks, a Fast Ethernet start-up. The product line now produces over $5B in annual revenues, making it one of Cisco's most successful acquisitions in history.

Bill worked in a variety of product marketing positions over four years at Quantum Corporation, Bill also spent four years as a marketing manager at Quantum Corporation, a leader in mass storage. He helped grow the business from $100 million to over $1 billion with significant PC OEM design wins at Apple, Compaq, IBM, and Dell Computer.

Bill holds an M.B.A from Harvard Business School, a B.S.E.E. from the Thayer School of Engineering and a B.A. from Dartmouth College

He enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, playing ice hockey, coaching youth sports, and reading historical biographies.

The Honorable Quentin L. Kopp was appointed to the San Mateo Superior Court on January 1, 1999, by Governor Pete Wilson and was administered the oath of judicial office on January 2, 1999.

Judge Kopp retired effective January 31, 2004, but was immediately accepted in the Assigned Judges Program of the California Judicial Council. By order of the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, Judge Kopp has been assigned almost continuously to the San Mateo County Superior Court since February 1, 2004, with intermittent assignments to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Humboldt County Superior Court, Sonoma County Superior Court, Napa County Superior Court and Santa Cruz County Superior Court.

On June 13, 2006, the state Senate appointed him to the California High-Speed Rail Authority, charged with implementing high-speed train service from Los Angeles to San Francisco at 200 miles per hour. He was elected chairman of the Authority on August 9, 2006.

Prior to judicial appointment, Judge Kopp practiced trial law in San Francisco and Northern California. He served in the California State Senate from December 1, 1986, until December 7, 1998, and as a member of the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors to which he was first elected in November 1971, and re-elected four times thereafter. He was president of such board in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1982.

Judge Kopp's election to the California State Senate on November 4, 1986, represented election of the first non-incumbent Independent to the Senate since 1878. His re-election in 1990 constituted the first time in California history an Independent was re-elected to the Legislature. That historical milestone was reiterated by his re-election as an Independent to a third term in the Senate in 1994.

Judge Kopp served as an ex-officio member of the California Transportation Commission from 1988 until 1998, as a member of the California Law Revision Commission from 1995 until 1998, and a member of the Little Hoover Commission from 1996 until 1998. As an elected local and state legislator for 27 years, Judge Kopp also served as a leader on virtually every regional governmental policy-making body affecting the Bay Area, including:

* Board of Supervisors representative to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), 1976-1986, and Chairman of MTC, 1983-1985;
* Member, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors, 1973-1974;
* San Francisco designee to the Board of Directors of the County Supervisors Association of California (CSAC), 1976-1986 and president of CSAC, 1980-1981;
* Member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, 1977-1986, and vice-president, 1984-1986;
* Board of Supervisors representative to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 1978-1979;
* Board of Supervisors representative to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), 1972-1978.

Judge Kopp was the founder and chairman of the Bay Area Super Bowl Task Force which brought Super Bowl XIX to Stanford Stadium in January 1985.

Judge Kopp is also past president of the San Francisco and California Junior Bar Associations, a former director of the Bar Association and Lawyers' Club of San Francisco, and a lecturer for 10 years at the annual State Bar Convention. He served from 1962 until 1965 in the American Bar Association House of Delegates as a delegate from the Young Lawyers Association.

Judge Kopp maintained his own radio talk show on KGO-AM Radio in San Francisco from 1982 until 1992, and was a weekly commentator on KTVU-TV in Oakland from 1992 until his appointment to the bench. He was born in Syracuse, New York, educated at Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, and served as a lieutenant in the United States Air Force from 1952 until 1954.

Judge Kopp is married to the former Mara Sikaters. He has three children, sons Shepard of the law firm of Geragos & Geragos in Los Angeles and Bradley, a musician and ferryboat deck hand, and daughter Jennifer, executive director of the Napa Valley Grape Growers.