Arturo Toledo,
UX TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER, MICROSOFT CORPORATION.
Arturo Toledo is the UX Technical Product Manager at Redmond. He is responsible
for producing UX and Designer training resources for customers and field as well
as helping the training partner ecosystem grow. Arturo studied architecture at La
Salle University in Mexico City, did additional media and visualization studies
at the University of Arizona. Post graduation, Arturo applied his multimedia design
and development skills and founded Milton Frank Studio, a boutique interactive development
studio.
Angus Logan,
SENIOR TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER, MICROSOFT CORPORATION.
Angus Logan is a Senior Technical Product Manager in the Windows Live Platform team
in Redmond. Angus’s team is responsible for all technical marketing content ranging
from conference presentations (MIX, TechEd) to online samples (Windows Live Quick
Apps). Prior to being on the Windows Live Platform team, Angus was a Portals Technology
Specialist with Microsoft Australia. Prior to that, Angus worked for several Microsoft
partners, was an MVP, and co-authored a book on Microsoft Content Management Server.
You can read Angus’s blog
here.
Formerly the Regional Developer Adviser (DPE) for Microsoft MEA (Middle East and
Africa), he was responsible for 85 countries spanning 4 continents and crossing
10 time zones. Now Chad is a Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Regional Director covering
Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Chad is a professional speaker at popular
developer conferences worldwide. Chad was once introduced as having "mastered more
languages than a United Nations translator." Chad is the author of the book Indy
in Depth and has contributed to several other books on network communications and
general programming. Chad writes regularly for the Software Developer Network Magazine
(Dutch), and occasionally for other magazines. Chad is an expatriate who travels
extensively year and is currently based in Estonia. Chad has also lived in Canada,
Cyprus, Jordan, Russia, Turkey, and the United States. In total Chad has visited
more than more than 50 countries, visiting most of them many times.
Guntae Park is a Microsoft MVP and CEO of HUGE FLOW CORPORATION. He founded ‘Huge
Flow' in May 2007 with his friend Giblok Lee. Being highly impressed with Silverlight,
he made his famous Silverlight Demo site, www.shiverlight.net.
He made an effort to overcome Silverlight's technical limitations, making many interesting
applications. Now, his company cooperates with Microsoft Korea to propagate Silverlight
technology and prepare exciting Silverlight RIA service.
GILBOK LEE
MICROSOFT MVP AND COFOUNDER, HUGE FLOW CORPORATION.
Gilbok Lee is a teamhead in the Web Business Team at Huge Flow Corp. His team focuses
on Silverlight and Windows Live Map (VE), trying to apply those to SNS, etc. Prior
to cofounding Huge Flow, he was an MFC Programmer for PCB Industries for 5 years,
developing PCB CAD/CAM. He studied Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Seoul National
University. For pleasure, he enjoys putting boiled rice into milk.
Chris Schaumann
Global Advertising & Digital Lead, MICROSOFT APAC
Formerly Associate Business Development Director of XM Asia for 4.5 years in Singapore,
Chris has joined Microsoft in November 2005. As Country Sales Manager for Microsoft
Digital Advertising Solutions in Singapore till February 2008 he drove triple digit
revenue growth and ensure customer & partner satisfaction. Currently, Chris works
as Global Advertising & Digital Lead for the APAC/Greater China Region in Microsoft’s
Global Marketing Group. Here he leads the global advertising, the relationship marketing
programs and the digital readiness for the regions.
Risman Adnan
ISV Lead, Microsoft Indonesia
As the founder of Indonesia .NET Developer Community (INDC), he has cultivated influencer
status within Indonesia software developer community with broad technical knowledge
ranging from high level enterprise SDLC, software architecture and design pattern
to low-level internal code quality indicators. He joined Microsoft in 2004 and now
as ISV Lead with a nation wide mission to grow Microsoft's technology reach, adoption
and satisfaction in broad developer communities, top ISVs/SIs and key enterprises.
He is an active technical author and well known developer Guru in area of C#, C++,
ASP.NET and software development in general.
Shane Morris
User Experience Evangelist, Microsoft Australia
Shane Morris is one of Australia’s most experienced user experience professionals,
having worked in usability and user interface design since 1991. In that time he’s
worked on traditional graphical user interfaces, web sites, kiosks, multimedia products,
mobile applications and physical devices. Shane has taught user-centred design techniques
in the USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. His clients have
included Sensis, Lonely Planet, Hewlett Packard U.S., Telstra, The Australian Football
League, Telecom New Zealand and the Royal Australian Air Force.
Shane has degrees in both Computer Science and Cognitive Science and is an active
member of Australia's Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group. Shane has
also lectured in Information Architecture and Usability Evaluation at Swinburne
University in Melbourne.
Previously General Manager - Victoria for the Hiser Group and Principal of Echo
Interaction Design, Shane joined Microsoft Australia as a User Experience Evangelist
in 2006.
Leon Brown
User Experience and Designer Market Regional Manager, Microsoft Asia Pacific, India
and Greater China
Leon Brown, User Experience and Designer Market Regional Manager for Asia Pacific,
India and Greater China, has over 16 years experience working with creative professionals,
and brings a wealth of experience and a passion for helping people create and communicate
better.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Leon worked at Adobe Systems, Inc. As Senior Product
Manager he delivered five versions of the industry leading Adobe Illustrator, as
well as Adobe Creative Suite 2, both critical tools for many professionals world-wide.
Leon's fluency in Japanese and work developing features for and building markets
in Japan and Asia enabled Adobe to maintain its market lead in the critical Japanese
market and grow positive relations with its designer communities abroad. Leon also
lived eight years in Japan working as audio and video engineer. While in Japan,
Leon worked with numerous artists producing CDs, commercial video, mixing for live
concerts and planning installations for live houses and performance spaces.
Yvonne Yeoh
Development Manager for NextWeb hosting business, Microsoft Asia Pacific
Yvonne Yeoh is the Business Development Manager for NextWeb hosting business for
Asia. She is responsible for driving the awareness and adoption of the NextWeb technologies
and solutions.
Chris J.T. Auld
Director - Strategy and Innovation, Intergen
Chris Auld is Director, Strategy and Innovation at Intergen, a leading Australiasn
Microsoft Partner. Chris hold degrees in Law and Information Science from the University
of Otago and has worked with high-level national and multinational clients such
as Microsoft and Telecom New Zealand. He has worked on a number of significant projects
in early stage technology including developing sample code and training material
for .NET 3.0, Windows Sharepoint Services and Silverlight. Chris has also worked
closely with clients in strategic IP sharing joint venture arrangements. To add
further weight to his Microsoft credentials, Chris is one of only two Microsoft
regional directors in New Zealand and is a Microsoft MVP for Mobile Application
Development) Chris has co-authored several books on internet development technologies
and is a regular speaker at industry events around the world.
Known for his evangelical, ‘arm-waving’ style and his enthusiasm and drive, Chris
brings an abundance of excitement and energy to every engagement he undertakes.
Agnes Erligmann
Regional Partner Development Manager, Programs and Skills Development, Microsoft
Asia Pacific
Agnes Erligmann is Regional Partner Development Manager, Programs and Skills Development
for Microsoft Asia Pacific. In her capacity, she is responsible for driving the
Microsoft Partner engagement Program and Readiness of a competitive and healthy
Partner Ecosystem and lead channel development that reignites depth & breadth. She
has over 20 years of experience in the fast changing and demanding environment of
the IT Industry, in the areas of Marketing, Communication, Brand Management, and
Channel Development.
Agnes spent more than 17 years with Microsoft Corporation involved in couple of
businesses – as Regional Marketing Manager for Microsoft Business Solutions for
the EMEA region and previously as Regional Partner team Marketing Manager for the
strategic System Integrator and ISVs, responsible for the Marketing Strategy, major
Alliance Development and Lead generation.
Agnes holds a Master Degree of Marketing and a Masters Business degree from the
University Of La Sorbonne, France. She likes reading and loves travelling with her
family.