Steve Ferencie
IBM
STEVE FERENCIE is a partner in IBM’s Global Business Services organization and the Americas Leader for its Mid-Market Strategy & Change consulting business. He has consulted both with Fortune 500 organizations and midsize businesses across a wide array of industries to deliver innovative and transformative solutions to those companies.

Meg Merrill
IBM
MEG MERRILL is a senior marketing manager for the IBM Global Business Services midmarket consulting practice. She has served in marketing roles supporting multiple industries and markets. Her experience in the field of consulting and systems integration includes marketing, consulting and client management, sales, delivery and business partner/alliance management.

Michael Rick Parker
Infor
As Infor’s senior vice president of Global Marketing, RICK PARKER is responsible for setting the strategy and overseeing the execution of all global corporate and field marketing initiatives, including competitive analysis, pricing and partner programs, as well as brand management and lead generation activities. Previously, he held executive management positions at Nistevo, Sterling Software, Metaphor Computer Systems and Information Advantage.

Mark Smith
Ventana Research, Inc.
As CEO and executive vice president of research, MARK SMITH is responsible for the overall direction of Ventana Research, Inc. and drives the global performance management research agenda covering both business and technology areas. He is an expert in performance management, business intelligence and information management across finance, operations and IT.

Danny Kolke
Etelos Systems
DANNY KOLKE is CEO and founder of Etelos Systems, Inc., manufacturers of customercentric communication software applications for marketing, sales and IT-based organizations.