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ing companies. I have co-authored a series of books with EssentialProductions entitled “Fabulous Follow Ups” providing challengingand exciting ways to learn and practice language skills. One focusof this school is the integration of technology in meaningful learningexperiences and another is the connection of students globally viain purposeful project based learning.Scott RaneyPartnerRedpoint VenturesScott Raney is a Partner with Redpoint Ventures focusing on informationand consumer technology, and service investments inconsumer, enterprise, wireless and cleantech segments. Scottserves on the board of directors of adap.tv, JumpTap, mig33 andLetsTalk, and is involved with Redpoint’s investments in Gaia Online,Scribd, Cortina Systems, Mobilygen, MobiTV, and Kodiak Networks.Prior to joining Redpoint, Scott served as Senior Managerof New Products with NorthPoint Communications, a data CLECproviding nationwide DSL services. Previously, Scott was the Directorof Engineering for VideoPort Technologies, a developer ofvideoconferencing hardware. Scott began his career at AndersenConsulting as a member of the Advanced Technology Group wherehe assisted clients in the telecommunications industry.Jonathan ReichentalDirector of IT InnovationPricewaterhouseCoopersDr. Reichental has 18 years of experience in the fi eld of informationtechnology (IT). In addition to working in various technology roles,he has consulted with many Fortune 500 companies and has spentthe last 12 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is currently responsiblefor focusing on, understanding, and communicating theimpact of business-aligned innovative and emerging technologiesand processes. Dr. Reichental presents often on a range of subjectsand has recently addressed audiences at Harvard BusinessSchool and the Conference Board Council of CIO Executives. He isinterviewed often and was recently featured in CIO magazine andComputerworld.Christian RenaudCEOTechnology Intelligence GroupChristian is the CEO of the Technology Intelligence Group, anearly-stage technology analyst fi rm. The Technology IntelligenceGroup is an open network of key subject matter experts from diverseindustries that provide their insights and experience to earlyadopter enterprise and public sector clients. www.techintelgroup.com Prior to founding the Technology Intelligence Group, Christianran the New Markets and Technology Group at Cisco Systems.The New Markets and Technologies group was chartered to identify,incubate and develop new billion dollar businesses for Cisco.In addition to New Markets and Technologies, from 2006 to 2008,Christian also served as Cisco’s Chief Architect of Networked VirtualEnvironments, developing the virtual collaborative teamspacesmarket and product strategy, leveraging immersive gaming technologiesinto enterprise collaboration.Andrew (Roo) ReynoldsPortfolio Executive for Social MediaBBC VisionRoo recently accepted the position of Portfolio Executive for SocialMedia at BBC Vision, which means he spends a lot of time thinkingabout the intersection between television and social media. Televisionhas always acted as a talking point for people, but the conversationdoesn’t usually get as much attention as the content. Roo’sjob at the BBC is to develop and execute BBC Vision’s strategyin relation to social media (including blogs, tagging, games, usergenerated content and third-party social media sites such as Flickr,YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc) as well as working with teamsacross the BBC to help shape various social media projects andinitiatives. Roo has been a long-term advocate of virtual worlds andother social software. Previously, as a Metaverse Evangelist basedat IBM’s Hursley Park laboratory, he provided design and strategyfor virtual worlds within IBM’s intranet and championed the use ofpublic virtual worlds by corporate employees.Eric RiceProducerSlackstreet StudiosEric Rice is a Silicon-Valley based producer, artist, and writer focusedon the sphere of user-created multimedia publishing andvirtual worlds. He consults for a wide range of companies and researchesthe applications of augmented reality in civic, educational,and entertainment industries. Eric is the executive producer ofthe Saijo City open cyberpunk franchise, which is currently underdevelopment.Benton RichardsonVP Business DevelopmentMakena Technologies, Inc.Ben Richardson leads all strategic partnerships for Makena Technologiesinvolving interactive advertising, product and contentintegration as well as custom worlds development. He is also acompany spokesperson and has been a featured speaker aroundthe world on the topic of virtual worlds. Prior to Makena, Mr. Richardsonspent fi ve years as a management consultant to CEOs inthe fi nancial and news media industries, assisting in funding andbusiness planning. Prior to consulting, Mr. Richardson served as afounding member and executive of Onvia, a business-to-businessecommerce and services provider that he helped lead to $150M inrevenue and a subsequent $240M IPO on the NASDAQ.Jeremy RossExecutive Producer - New Product DevelopmentTOKYOPOPExecutive Producer Jeremy Ross leads new product developmentas part of the production team at TOKYOPOP Media. His focus ison cross-media adaptation of the company’s original manga graphicnovels into games, animation, fi lm and other media. In 2004, Jeremyinitiated TOKYOPOP’s original manga development program,signing over 100 worldwide creators to date -- the largest mangabasedIP library outside of Asia. Prior to joining TOKYOPOP, Jeremywas Executive Producer at Kleiser-Walczak, a pioneering 3-Dvisual effects fi rm. Previous posts include Director of New Technologyat Callaway Editions and Vice President of Brooklyn Games atByron Preiss Multimedia.Sean RyanFounder and CEOMeezSean is the Founder and CEO of Meez, a leading avatar and gameservice. Sean recently served as vice president of music servicesat RealNetworks, where he managed the music division after sellingListen.com/Rhapsody to Real in August, 2003. Previously asCEO of Listen, Sean was charged with overseeing day-to-day operationsand was responsible for the overall direction of the company.Prior to joining Listen.Com, Sean ran business developmentfor online game company SegaSoft Networks, spent several yearsat the GAP helping launch the successful Old Navy clothing line,and worked at Chemical Bank. Sean holds an M.B.A. from UCLA’sAnderson Graduate School of Management and a B.A. from ColumbiaUniversity.Page 34Virtual Worlds Conference and Expo is a production of Virtual Worlds Management