InfoWorld conferences feature innovative and informed technology and business leaders in keynote addresses, panels, and debates. To nominate speakers for the Next-Generation Web Services Conference, please send an e-mail message requesting a speaker nomination form to [email protected].

  • Henri Asseily, Cofounder & CTO, Bizrate.com
  • Larry M. Augustin, Director & CEO, VA Linux Systems
  • Chad Dickerson, CTO, InfoWorld Media Group
  • Abha S. Divine, Vice President, Corporate Strategy, SBC Communications
  • Craig Donato, President & CEO, GrandCentral
  • Michael Drapkin, Founder and CEO of Drapkin Technology; Chair of eCommerce Management, Columbia University's Executive IT Management Program; Visiting Lecturer in E-commerce Strategy,University of Chicago's Graham School
  • Dana Gardner, Research Director, Internet Infrastructure, Aberdeen Group
  • Steve Holbrook, Web Services Technology Evangelist, Emerging Technology Group, IBM
  • Kamran Kheirolomoom, President & CEO, Avinon
  • John Kunze, President & CEO, PlumTree
  • Thomas Kurian, Vice President, Oracle9i Application Server Division, Oracle Corporation
  • Bob Magnuson, President & CEO, InfoWorld Media Group
  • Norbert Mikula, Chief Technology Strategist, DataChannel
  • Martin La Monica, Executive News Editor, InfoWorld
  • Warren Nachlis, Intellectual Property Practice, Shearman & Sterling
  • Tom Ngo, CTO, NextPage
  • David Nielsen, President, Persistent
  • Rob Perry, Senior Research Analyst, Internet Computing Strategies, Yankee Group
  • Christopher Parsons, SVP Marketing & Business Development, Bell South
  • John Rhymer, VP, IONA Technologies
  • Marvin C. Richardson, CTO, Lante Corporation
  • Andy Roberts, Vice President and CTO, Bowstreet
  • Scott Sandell, General Partner, NEA
  • Anthony E. Scott, CTO, General Motors
  • Kenner Stross, CTO, Transactplus
  • Tom Sullivan, Editor, InfoWorld
  • Michael Vizard, Editor in Chief, InfoWorld Media Group
  • George Zachary, General Partner, Mohr, Davidow Ventures