Business Sessions
These in-depth forums are your chance to meet with Akamai executives, learn industry-leading best practices, and gain insight into the trends that will shape your business going forward.
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Technology Sessions
Attend these forums to hear from expert users at leading companies, to gain in-depth knowledge about Akamai solutions and technologies, and to learn strategies for optimizing your Web infrastructure.
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Sessions At-a-Glance
Click here for an easy-to-view list of all the sessions taking place at the Akamai Global Customer Conference.
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Clayton M. Christensen
Bestselling Author
Rhodes Scholar
Professor, Harvard Business School
   
Paul Sagan
President & CEO
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
   
Tom Leighton
Co-Founder and Chief Scientist
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
   
   
 

   
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Kevin Towes
Product Manager, Flash Media Server
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Pushing the Limits of Interactivity...
How Rich Can Your Site Get?


Bob Donlon
Senior Marketing Manager for Digital Video & Audio
Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Inside the Media Factory - Building an Efficient
Broadband Distribution Workflow
   
Advertising Age
Abbey Klassen
Writer, Advertising Age Magazine
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
What Advertisers Want: Improving Video Ad Effectiveness
   
The Aegenis Group
Chris Mark
President and Founder
Day 2 - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
The Importance of SSL Certificates and PCI Compliance
for Site Security
   
AOL Portal Services
Jacob Rosenberg
Senior Director, Product Services
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Web 2.0 & RIA Adoption
   
Autodesk
Paul Cochrane
Manager, Information Security & Architecture
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Best Practices for Global SaaS Delivery


Tom Williams
Director, Web Development, Worldwide Marketing
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
High Tech Customer Panel
   
B2C Partners
Bill Mirabito
Founder and Principal Consultant, B2C Partners
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Commerce Customer Panel: The Akamai Experience in Commerce
   
BestBuy
Steve Trimbo
Director, Online Operations
Day 2 - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
The Importance of SSL Certificates and PCI Compliance
for Site Security
   
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Robert J. Rencher
Sr. Systems Engineer
Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Web 2.0 & RIA Adoption
   
Borders
Kevin Ertell
Vice President, E-Business
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Commerce Customer Panel: The Akamai Experience in Commerce
   
Broadband Directions LLC
Will Richmond
President
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
The Syndicated Video Economy—Reality or Hype?
   
Caterpillar
John Usherwood
eChannel Commercial Manager
Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Customer Case Study: Global Application Acceleration
   
Cognos, an IBM Company
Dave Burden
Sr. Manager, Manufacturing
Day 2 - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
The Challenges of Managing, Monitoring and Measuring Download Performance
   
Crutchfield
Amy Morris
Information Security Engineer
Day 2 - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
The Importance of SSL Certificates and PCI Compliance
for Site Security
   
CSN Stores
Mike O'Hara
VP Technology
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Commerce Customer Panel: The Akamai Experience in Commerce
   
Digitas
Jordan Bitterman
Senior Leader, Media Business
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
What Advertisers Want: Improving Video Ad Effectiveness
   
Discovery Communications, LLC
Patrick Gardella
Director of Online Architecture
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Pushing the Limits of Interactivity...
How Rich Can Your Site Get?
   
EMC
Tony Pagliarulo
Vice President of Global IT
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
High Tech Customer Panel
   
eTouch Systems
Eashwer Srinivasan
Director, Delivery (supporting NASA)
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Web 2.0 & RIA Adoption
   
EyeWonder
Michael Griffin
Executive Vice President of Marketing
& Strategic Development
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
What Advertisers Want: Improving Video Ad Effectiveness
   
Forrester
Robert Whiteley
Principal Analyst, Research Director
Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Enterprise Apps & Application Performance
   
FOX Interactive Media
Jonathan de Armas
Web Development Manager, American Idol.com
Day 2 - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
Customer Case Study
   
Gomez
Imad Mouline
CIO, Gomez
Day 2 - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
The Challenges of Managing, Monitoring and Measuring Download Performance
   
Gotuit Media Corp
Mark Pascarella
President & CEO
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
The Syndicated Video Economy—Reality or Hype?
   
IHG
Jim Johnson
Director of Distribution & Guest Development
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Conducting eBusiness in China

Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Enterprise Apps & Application Performance
   
JC Penney
Kevin Bost
Direct Customer Experience
Project Manager - Production Support
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Commerce Customer Panel: The Akamai Experience in Commerce
   
Kenexa
Andy Cooper
CIO
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Best Practices for Global SaaS Delivery
   
Metacafe
Eyal Hertzog
Founder
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
The Syndicated Video Economy—Reality or Hype?
   
Microsoft
Chris Carper
Director, Microsoft Silverlight
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Pushing the Limits of Interactivity...
How Rich Can Your Site Get?


Jim Thill
Sr. Product Manager, Microsoft Silverlight
Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Inside the Media Factory - Building an Efficient Broadband Distribution Workflow
   
MTV Networks
Nick Rockwell
CTO, MTV Networks' Digital Business
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
The Syndicated Video Economy—Reality or Hype?
   
NBA Entertainment
Steve Hellmuth
Senior Vice President, Operations and Technology
Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Inside the Media Factory - Building an Efficient Broadband Distribution Workflow
   
NVIDIA
Barry Doyle
Sr. Manager, IT Applications
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
High Tech Customer Panel
   
Phase Forward
Ted Crawford
Vice President, Global Customer Care
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Best Practices for Global SaaS Delivery
   
SKF Group IT
Richard Olivecrona
Director Infrastructure Development
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Conducting eBusiness in China
   
Rock You
Jia Shen
CTO and Co-Founder
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
What Advertisers Want: Improving Video Ad Effectiveness
   
SonyEricsson Mobile Communication
Mats Frisk
Director Internet Competence Center
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Conducting eBusiness in China

Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m
Enterprise Apps & Application Performance
   
Starz
Richard Brownrigg
Vice President, Internet and Interactive Development
Day 2 - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
The Challenges of Managing, Monitoring and Measuring Download Performance
   
Sun Microsystems
Gary Zellerbach
Strategist, Common Web Platform
Day 2 - 9:30-10:15 a.m.
The Challenges of Managing, Monitoring and Measuring Download Performance


Michael Stamos
Senior Program Manager
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Conducting eBusiness in China
   
The NewsMarket
Krish Menon
CTO
Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Enterprise Apps & Application Performance
   
THINKstrategies
Jeff Kaplan
Managing Director
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Best Practices for Global SaaS Delivery
 
TPN
John Vadino
CEO
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Pushing the Limits of Interactivity...
How Rich Can Your Site Get?
   
Turner Sports New Media
Peter Scott
Executive Director of Digital Partnerships
Day 1 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
The Syndicated Video Economy—Reality or Hype?
   
USA Today
Steve Kurtz
Director of IT
Day 2 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Inside the Media Factory - Building an Efficient Broadband Distribution Workflow
   
VBrick
Vince Graziani
CEO
Day 2 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Pushing the Limits of Interactivity
   
Xconomy
Wade Roush
Chief Correspondent
Day 1 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
High Tech Customer Panel
   
Yankee Group
Michael Goodman
Director, Digital Entertainment
Day 1 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Pushing the Limits of Interactivity...
How Rich Can Your Site Get?