SPEAKER: Ronald Lewis

Author, speaker, activist, journalist, and technologist

Ronald Lewis is a Denver-based author, speaker, activist, journalist, and technologist. His work spans from interviews with the world's leading minds in business and education to co-developing and organizing the Internet's largest shareholder dispute against a multi-billion dollar corporation. Lewis has achieved a number of feats in technology, publishing, media, and elsewhere.

Lewis recently released his first book, "Stick It To The Man", which the Pittsburgh-Tribune has called a "survival guide for tough times." His media appearances include Associated Press, ABC, CNN, FastCompany, and others.

Read Lewis' commentary on society, technology, the future, and more at ronaldlewis.com.

MODERATOR: Dave Taylor

Senior Fellow at the DaVinci Institute; Blogger, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator and Radio Guest

Dave Taylor is a Senior Fellow at the DaVinci Institute and has been involved with the Internet since 1980 and is widely recognized as an expert on both technical and business issues. He has been published over a thousand times, launched four Internet-related startup companies, has written eighteen business and technical books and holds both an MBA and MS Ed. Dave maintains three weblogs, one focused on business and industry analysis, the eponymously named Ask Dave Taylor devoted to tech and business Q&A and APparenting.com, discussing topics of interest to parents. Dave is a highly-rated speaker, sought after workshop facilitator and frequent radio guest.

PANELIST: Dave Michels

President of Verge1 Consulting

David Michels holds 20 years of telecom hands-on experience, starting with IVR systems to Fortune 100 operations. Currently President of Verge1 Consulting, specializing in PBX strategies for the end user and manufacturer as well as cloud services, SMB voice, channel development, unified communications, and social media. Dave has appeared at hundreds of industry trade shows, including VoiceCon, Interop, and TCA.He maintains a personal blog at www.pindropsoup.com, and contributes regularly to nojitter.com and ucstrategies.com.

Dave's background includes both entreprenurial startups as well as large enterprises with international networks. Dave has served time in technical and management positions at corporations including IBM, GE, and Coors as well as multiple start-ups. Dave enjoys music, skiing, and keeping current in the industry.

PANELIST: Michael Sitarzewski

Founder and CEO of HyperSites.com

Michael Sitarzewski is a veteran entrepreneur with a specific focus on web based software and services. His internet startup career began in 1994 by co-founding an internet apartment search product, and continues today with companies in the web based website development and podcast streaming spaces. He understands the intricacies of the technology industry and considers helping people understand and leverage that technology his life's work. Michael is currently President of HyperSites (winner of the 2006 Colorado Inventor Showcase Software Company of the Year Award), and CEO of Callisto.fm. He also hosts several podcasts on technology and social media. You can find Michael at http://msitarzewski.com.

PANELIST: Stephen Hultquist

Speaker, Author and Journalist

Stephen Hultquist is a business leader focused on results for both the business and the people who make up the business. He is convinced that success comes at the junction of accomplishment and personal peace, and works with his clients to develop approaches that address all of these aspects.

Stephen also offers professional services to businesses and organizational leaders providing insights on people, processes, and products that will move them toward their goals. He writes on topics related to business, leadership, technology, and personal development, and he is a professional speaker offering his insights at public and private events, workshops, and seminars.

He writes and speaks professionally on a number of topics, including his on-going blogs and articles for the technology industry trade publication InfoWorld.