Participative Web : chairs

Photo: Fifth session

Kieren Mccarthy — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:38:00 GMT

Michael Geist, law professor at the University of Ottawa

Photo: Fourth session, stream A

Kieren Mccarthy — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:35:00 GMT

Chair William New, Editor-in-Chief of Intellectual Property Watch

Photos: Second session, stream A

Kieren Mccarthy — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:30:00 GMT

Chair David Crane, senior Canadian journalist

Paul Misener, Amazon.com’s Vice President for Global Public Policy.

Photos: First session

Kieren Mccarthy — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:25:00 GMT

Chair John Lettice, Editorial Director of The Register

Ginsu Yoon, Vice President, Business Affairs for Linden Lab

Michael Gill, Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Business Media

David Crane

Kieren Mccarthy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:21:00 GMT

David Crane is a senior Canadian journalist who most recently was economics editor of The Toronto Star newspaper. In addition to a distinguished career as a journalist, David Crane is engaged in many other activities. He is a member of the National Statistics Council, which advises Statistics Canada. He is on the board of the North American Institute, a trilateral body that promotes dialogue and understanding among the three NAFTA countries.

He is on the President’s International Alumni Council at the University of Toronto. He is also a member of the Canadian member Committee of the Asia-Pacific Security Cooperation Council. He served for many years as a judge on the Ernst&Young Entrepreneur of the Year programme. He also served as a member of the Ontario Science and Innovation Council. He has honourary degrees from two Canadian universities and was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for his contribution to Canadian life. He has written several books.

Michael Geist

Kieren Mccarthy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:10:00 GMT

Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law. He has obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees from Cambridge University in the UK and Columbia Law School in New York, and a Doctorate in Law (J.S.D.) from Columbia Law School.

Dr. Geist has written numerous academic articles and government reports on the Internet and law and was a member of Canada’s National Task Force on Spam. He is an internationally syndicated columnist on technology law issues with his regular column appearing in the Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, and the BBC.

Dr. Geist is the editor of In the Public Interest: The Future of Canadian Copyright Law, published in 2005 by Irwin Law, the editor of several monthly technology law publications, and the author of a popular blog on Internet and intellectual property law issues. Dr. Geist serves on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s Expert Advisory Board and on the Canadian Digital Information Strategy’s Review Panel.

He has received numerous awards for his work including Canarie’s IWAY Public Leadership Award for his contribution to the development of the Internet in Canada and he was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2003. More information can be obtained at http://www.michaelgeist.ca.

Michel Leblanc

Kieren Mccarthy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:39:00 GMT

Michel Leblanc is a graduate of the first class of Master of Sciences in electronic commerce, a multidisciplinary program from HEC Montréal and Université de Montréal, with a specialization in management. He is the founder and President of Analyweb, a consultancy company specializing in e-business management and marketing.

At the tactical level, Mr. Leblanc has been involved in numerous Web customer acquisitions mandates and more specifically, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine marketing (SEM) mandates and Web positioning analysis. Mr. Leblanc has been author of numerous scientific, research, didactic and "how to" publications and he animates a blog at michelleblanc.com, which happens to be the 15th most influential French techno blog in the world according to Wikio.fr.

His latest book "Pourquoi bloguer dans un contexte d'affaires" which he co-wrote, will be available in November. He has been involved with analysis and implementation of cutting edge e-business related technologies, management and marketing activities and strategies in a wide range of industries. Mr. Leblanc has provided research and advice to Fortune 500 as well as SMB's, government agencies and associations.

John Lettice

Kieren Mccarthy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:25:00 GMT

John Lettice: Journalist specialising in technology for the past 25 years. Former Editor in Chief of Dennis Publishing's IT titles. Co-founded The Register in 1994 as a newsletter, making the transition to web publication in 1998. Currently Editorial Director of The Register.

Ellen S. Miller

Kieren Mccarthy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:13:00 GMT

Ellen S. Miller is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Sunlight Foundation. Prior to assuming this position in January 2006, she served as Deputy Director of Campaign for America's Future, where she directed its Project for an Accountable Congress. She is the founder of two prominent Washington-based organizations in the field of money and politics -- the Center for Responsive Politics and Public Campaign -- and a nationally recognized expert on campaign finance and ethics issues.

She is a well-recognized public speaker, commentator, and writer on these issues. She has written frequently for TomPaine.com, The Hill, The American Prospect, and The Nation. Her experience as a Washington advocate for more than 35 years spans the worlds of public interest advocacy, grass roots activism and journalism. In addition to her more than two decades of work on the issue of money in politics, Ms. Miller was the publisher of TomPaine.com and a senior fellow at The American Prospect. She spent nearly a decade working on Capitol Hill.

William New

Kieren Mccarthy — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:49:00 GMT

William New is Editor-in-Chief of Intellectual Property Watch, an independent media organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland reporting on international IP and Internet policymaking. IPW publishes under a Creative Commons licence and covers international bodies such as the OECD, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, and World Health Organization in addition to activity at the national and regional levels.

William also has written for National Journal Group and Inside US Trade, both in Washington, DC, and has appeared on CNBC, NPR, and C-SPAN.