Simon Clausen, Panelist
Wayne Cunningham, Moderator
Bill Day, Panelist
Esther Dyson, Moderator
Alex Eckelberry, Panelist
Ben Edelman, Panelist
Dan Farber, Moderator
Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Panelist
Eric L. Howes, Panelist
Declan McCullagh, Panelist
Jeff McFadden, Panelist
Kelly Mackin, Panelist
Dave Methvin, Panelist
David Moll, Panelist
Lydia B. Parnes, Opening Remarks
Ari Schwartz, Panelist
Richard Stiennon, Panelist
Joseph Telafici, Panelist
Ralph Terkowitz, Panelist
Daniel Todd, Panelist
Christine Varney, Panelist
Michael Wood, Panelist

Simon Clausen, Panelist

As CEO of PC Tools, Simon Clausen manages and directs the R&D for all PC Tools products. With more than 80 employees, PC Tools focuses its efforts on identifying and tackling security threats before those threats hit users’ PCs. The company’s primary product is Spyware Doctor, which has more than 15 million users to date.

Prior to PC Tools, Simon worked as an employee and consultant for several startup companies. In 1998, Simon launched RegEdit.com, a personal Web site that included technical tips and tricks he had gathered from previous experience as a software specialist and systems administrator. After quickly becoming a leading technical reference site for the Windows registry, in 2000 Simon renamed RegEdit.com to WinGuides.com and expanded the site to include a broader range of Windows topics.

In 2001, Simon stopped consulting to focus exclusively on WinGuides.com and product development. With the launch of Tweak Manager (2002) and Registry Mechanic (2003), Simon co-founded GuideWorks, the parent company of PC Tools. Originally founded as part of the WinGuides Network, PC Tools was rebranded in 2004.

Wayne Cunningham, Moderator

Download.com Senior Editor Wayne Cunningham has covered computers and the Internet since 1995. Throughout his career, he has frequently written and edited articles on security and privacy topics. At Download.com he gained expertise in recognizing and removing spyware and adware. He shares his knowledge via Spyware Confidential, an antispyware blog published on Download.com.

Bill Day, Panelist

Bill joined WhenU in October 2004 as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to WhenU, Bill was the CEO and President of About, Inc. until December 2003. About.com is the largest content destination on the Internet. He co-founded the company in June 1996, and served as About's President and Chief Operating Officer from its inception through the company's IPO in 1999 and the sale of the company to Primedia in 2000.

From October 1995 to June 1996, Mr. Day served as Vice President, Software Development for Prodigy. From July 1994 to October 1995, Mr. Day served as Vice President, General Manager for Content and Community for Prodigy, and from May 1993 to July 1994, he served as Director, Internet Development for Prodigy.

Bill received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Yale University, and his M.B.A. with distinction from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Esther Dyson, Moderator

Esther Dyson is editor at large at CNET Networks, where she is responsible for its newsletter, Release 1.0, and its PC Forum, the high-tech market's leading annual executive conference. The April issue of Release 1.0 covers the (anti)spyware market in depth, and makes specific recommendations on how to distinguish trickware (bad) from adware (good, as long as the user says so). Dyson considers the question of spyware to be part of the overall concept of the Accountable Net, whereby disclosure and (informed) user choice, aided by vendors' technology and governments' rules, can create a well-regulated marketplace without excessive top-down control that can stifle positive innovation (and encourage exploitation of loopholes).

As editor at large, Dyson also contributes insight and content to CNET Networks' other properties. She sold her business, EDventure Holdings, to CNET Networks in early 2004. Previously, she had co-owned EDventure and written/edited Release 1.0 since 1983.

At Release 1.0 and in her private investment activities, Dyson focuses on emerging technologies, emerging companies and emerging markets. Among the topics she has covered for Release 1.0 recently are social software and social networks, registries of people and things, the Internet, the transformation of e-mail to "Meta-mail," identity management, attention management and the use of "consumer" Internet services such as Yahoo!, eBay and Google by small businesses.

Dyson is also an active player in discussions and policy-making concerning the Internet and society. From 1998 to 2000, she was founding chairman of ICANN (the organization responsible for overseeing the Domain Name System). A variety of government officials worldwide turn to her for advice on Internet policy issues. For several years in the '90s she was chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. currently, she is a member of the Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age.

Alex Eckelberry, Panelist

A software industry veteran, Alex Eckelberry joined Sunbelt Software in May 2002. As president, Alex is responsible for the development and execution of Sunbelt's corporate and product strategy, overseeing the company's financial performance, building and strengthening the senior management team, as well as establishing and growing a strong operational base.

Prior to Sunbelt, Alex was a managing director with Bulldog Capital Management, an investment firm with peak assets of $1.2 billion, where he managed the firm's venture capital investments and later worked in marketing and public equities securities analysis. As a venture capitalist, he worked on investments in a range of private companies, including Auctionwatch, Acta Technology (acquired by Business Objects), Vina Technology (IPO, then merged with Larscom), Achex (acquired by First Data), YouCentric (acquired by J.D. Edwards) and T.sqware (acquired by Globespan).

Before Bulldog, Alex was the executive vice president for Mijenix Corporation, where he was instrumental in achieving growth of over 700% in two and a half years, leading to the sale of the company to publicly-traded Ontrack Data International. Prior to Mijenix, he was with Quarterdeck Corporation (now part of Symantec) for over six years, starting at the company prior to its IPO. His most recent positions at Quarterdeck were vice president, worldwide marketing and vice president and general manager, utilities business unit. As the general manager of the company's utilities division, he directed the marketing and development direction of a number of successful products, including CleanSweep, QEMM, WINProbe, and Hijaak Pro.

Prior to Quarterdeck, Alex worked for software companies Aegis Development, Oxxi, Inc. and Borland International. Consulting and advisory positions include: Serving on the board of advisors at Cybermedia Corporation, which later went public and was subsequently acquired by Network Associates; being a board member of VitalStream; and being a consultant to Executive Software, one of the leading enterprise software companies for Windows NT/2000 platforms.

Ben Edelman, Panelist

Ben is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Economics at Harvard University and a student at the Harvard Law School. He has written at length about spyware programs' installation methods, privacy effects, and revenue sources. He specializes in designing software to probe spyware, e.g. by posting lists of advertisers supporting spyware, and he has documented the many relationships between spyware companies and affiliate networks. Ben has also served as an expert or consultant in a multiple cases against purveyors of spyware, including the successful Washington Post / New York Times suit against Gator. Ben's spyware research is posted on his website.

Dan Farber, Moderator

Dan Farber is vice president of editorial at CNET Networks and editor-in-chief of ZDNet. Dan has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist covering technology. He joined ZDNet in 1996, and led the development of ZDNet's worldwide network of more than 70 technology-focused sites. ZDNet has won numerous awards, including being voted Best Overall Online Site by the Computer Press Association. At CNET, Dan led the development of the company's IT-focused content, products, and services, including the acquisition of TechRepublic.

Prior to joining ZDNet, Dan served as vice president and editor-in-chief at Ziff-Davis' flagship computing news publications, PC Week and MacWeek. He was also a founding editor at MacWorld and part of the editorial staffs of PC World and PC Magazine. Dan has consistently ranked as one of the most influential web journalists, according to Technology Marketing Magazine's "Media Influencers Report", which ranks influential technology journalists in a range of categories. He is based in San Francisco.

Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Panelist

Chris Jay Hoofnagle is director of Electronic Privacy Information Center’s (EPIC's) West Coast Office in San Francisco, California. He has testified before Congress on privacy and Social Security Numbers, identity theft, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and before the Judicial Conference of the U.S. on public records and privacy.

Chris' recent work has focused on financial services privacy, gender and privacy, commercial profiling and telemarketing, commercial data brokers, and the privacy implications of emerging technologies including invasive advertising and Digital Rights Management.

He participated in the Amy Boyer case, where the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that information brokers and private investigators can be liable for the harms caused by selling personal information. His writings on the First Amendment and privacy have appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Knight Ridder News Service, and in law journals at Columbia Law School, Notre Dame Law School, and the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill.

Eric L. Howes, Panelist

Eric L. Howes is a graduate student in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has taught for a number of years at both the University of Illinois and Parkland College in Champaign, IL.

Currently, he researches and maintains information about antispyware software at SpywareWarrior.com, including the "Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware" list, as well as a set of antispyware testing and comparison pages.

Over the past four years, he has also maintained a personal web site at the University of Illinois to supply internet users with resources to protect their privacy and security on the internet. Among those resources are several utilities and "block lists" that allow users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser to protect themselves against unwanted software and content.

In recognition of his work to help internet users protect their privacy and security, Microsoft awarded him its Most Valuable Professional Award (MVP Award). In April of 2004, he attended the FTC's Spyware Workshop. Since late 2004, he has provided consulting services to Sunbelt Software, makers of the CounterSpy antispyware application.

Declan McCullagh, Panelist

Declan McCullagh is the chief political correspondent for CNET's News.com. He lives and works in Washington DC.

An award-winning journalist, McCullagh writes and speaks frequently about technology, law, and politics. From 1998 to 2002, he was the Washington bureau chief for Wired News. Previously he was a reporter for Time, Time Digital Daily, and The Netly News, as well as a correspondent for HotWired.

McCullagh's articles have appeared in scores of publications including Playboy, George , The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, Communications of the ACM, and the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. He has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, ABC News' Good Morning America, NBC Evening News, Court TV, and CNN. Since 2002, he has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He also is an adjunct professor at American University in Washington, DC.

McCullagh moderates Politech, a well-known mailing list looking broadly at politics and technology that he founded in 1994, and has been online since 1988. He was the first online reporter to join the National Press Club; he participated in the first White House dot com press pool; and was one of the first online journalists to receive credentials from the press gallery of the U.S. Congress. McCullagh has spoken at schools including Stanford University, MIT, Harvard University, Georgetown University, the University of Chicago, and Duke University, and has testified before the Federal Trade Commission.

Jeff McFadden, Panelist

As President and Chief Executive Officer of Claria, Jeff's vision is to create an innovative platform for the delivery of consumer online services. Prior to joining, Jeff was the first Vice President of Business Development at Excite where he defined the product vision and business model for the Excite online service. This vision transformed Excite from a software company to a highly successful media company and enabled a successful IPO just 12 months after Jeff joined as Excite's first non-founder and seventh employee. Before joining Excite, Jeff served as Director of Product Marketing for Sun Microsystems where he developed and launched a new generation of Sun SparcStations. This development directly led to a rapid resurgence in the growth of Sun's stock price, which had been flat for three years. He began his career as a software developer at General Motors and received his B.S. from the Kettering Institute.

Kelly Mackin, Panelist

Kelly Mackin, director of Long-Range Planning, eTrust, is responsible for long-range planning for eTrust with an emphasis on enterprise Threat Management. She comes to Computer Associates from the PestPatrol acquisition, where she was Director of Product Management for Research.

Before that, she founded Tranxition Corporation and served as its President and CEO. Here she earned two patents in PC Migration. Prior to Tranxition, she constructed the enterprise product line strategy for CyberMedia before its acquisition by Network Associates. In the mid-90's, she developed the program which became Intel's "Wired for Management" and served as Intel's board member on the DMTF. She served as an Editor and Lab Director for LAN (now Network) Magazine. She studied mathematical economics and high-energy physics at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, and Journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.

Dave Methvin, Panelist

Dave Methvin is Chief Technology Officer at PC Pitstop, and one of the founding partners of the company. He provides technical direction for the PCPitstop.com web site, oversees software development, and serves as editor for the site's content. Dave also serves as the site's chief investigator for new spyware and adware threats.

Before joining PC Pitstop, Dave had an extensive career in computer journalism. He served as Executive Editor at both Windows Magazine and PC Tech Journal, co-authored a book on Windows NT networking, and wrote articles for more than two dozen publications. Dave continues to write a monthly column, "The Well-Tuned PC," for PC Today magazine.

Dave holds both Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Computer Science from the University of Virginia. After graduation, he spent several years designing and developing software for robotics and telecommunications systems with companies such as General Electric.

David Moll, Panelist

David Moll is chief executive officer at Webroot Software, Inc. He joined the company in 2002 as its 14th employee. During his tenure, David reshaped the company’s focus pushing it in new directions resulting in fast growth and expansion within the software industry. Under his tutelage, Webroot software sales have doubled each of the last five quarters.

David has in-depth experience in consumer and Fortune 500 enterprise technology marketing, sales and operations. His unique perspective on managing an early stage software company has served him – and the companies for which he worked – well. Holding senior positions at Matchlogic and DataPlay, David gleaned the power of direct marketing over the Internet and honed his ability to attract and develop strategic partnerships. He developed sound business acumen early in his career with Ernst & Young and EDS. David’s strong financial and operating background in consumer products gives him an edge to lead Webroot down the path of power and continued growth.

Working in technology and business sectors throughout his career, David has the insight to drive the strategic direction of the company for Webroot advancement. A vocal consumer advocate and spyware expert, David has a keen understanding on how consumers interact with technology and what safeguards are needed to retain control of software.

He holds a master’s of business administration degree from Northwestern University’s esteemed Kellogg Graduate School of Business.

Lydia B. Parnes, Opening Remarks

Lydia B. Parnes is the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, one of the FTC’s two law enforcement bureaus. The Bureau is the nation's only general jurisdiction consumer protection agency. With a staff of about 270 and a budget of $100 million, BCP enforces a wide range of laws designed to prevent fraud and deception in the commercial marketplace, as well as to provide consumers with important information about the goods and services they purchase.

As Director, Ms. Parnes oversees a wide range of consumer protection policy and law enforcement issues, as well as management of the Bureau. Ms. Parnes joined the FTC in 1981 as Attorney Advisor to the Chairman. During her career, she has held a number of management positions, including Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection from 1992 to 2004, Associate Director of the Division of Marketing Practices from 1987 to 1992, and Assistant Director of the Division of Policy and Evaluation from 1985 to 1987. Ms. Parnes received her J.D. degree from the Washington College of Law at American University.

Ari Schwartz, Panelist

Ari Schwartz is an Associate Director of the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Ari's work focuses on advocating for increased individual control over personal information and access to government information. He also works on expanding online advocacy and civil society. Ari is a leading expert on privacy issues and government accountability. He regularly testifies before Congress and Executive Branch Agencies and appears in the media and press on these issues.

Prior to working at CDT, Ari worked at OMB Watch researching and analyzing the nonprofit sector's engagement in technology, government performance, access to government information, and government information technology policy.

Richard Stiennon, Panelist

Richard Stiennon is a vice president of Threat Research for Webroot software. He is responsible for Webroot’s research task forces to root out and define the next level of malicious software and attacks.

Before joining Webroot Mr. Stiennon was VP Research at Gartner Inc. where he covered security topics including firewalls, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, security consulting and managed security services for the Security and Privacy group. He is a holder of Gartner's Thought Leadership award for 2003 and was named "One of the 50 most powerful people in Networking" by NetworkWorld Magazine. His speaking engagements have included conferences and meetings throughout North and South America, Hawaii, Tokyo, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Milan, Munich, Hannover, Madrid, London, and Cannes. He writes regularly for various online publications as well as prolifically posting to the security blog www.threatchaos.com.

Mr. Stiennon has more than 20 years of experience in industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he was with a dot-com that he headed up, which provided back-end, gift-certificate generation and fulfillment for major shopping centers. Before that, he was a manager in PricewaterhouseCooper's Technical Risk Services group. At PwC Mr. Stiennon led security assessment engagements at major financial institutions, computer manufacturers, railroads and utilities. He wrote industry best practices for Internet and firewall security. He also was part of a small team that concentrated on PKI consulting. Mr. Stiennon joined PwC from Netrex, a managed security provider acquired by ISS. There, he was director of business development and was instrumental in bringing Checkpoint software into the IPsec standards for VPN. He started his networking career when he formed one of the first ISPs in Michigan, which was focused on business clients.

Mr. Stiennon received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan.

Joseph Telafici, Panelist

Joseph Telafici has been Director of Operations for McAfee(r) AVERT(tm), the AntiVirus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team since 2002 and has management responsibility for researchers in twelve countries on four continents. Joe has more than ten years of experience at companies like Symantec, CyberMedia, Tripwire and McAfee in both consumer and corporate security products. As Director of AVERT, Joe is responsible for coordinating McAfee's response to global virus outbreaks, daily production of signature (DAT) files, customer support tools such as Stinger and WebImmune, and forward-looking research into next-generation threats and technology.

Currently, Joe is responsible for coordinating McAfee's defense-in-depth approach to Potentially-Unwanted Programs (PUPs), including Spyware. This includes: creating definitions and criteria for PUPs, working with other industry groups like ICSA's AntiVirus Product, developers (AVPD) consortium, the Center for Democracy and Technology's (CDT) AntiSpyware Consortium and the CyberSecurity Industry Alliance (CSIA),promoting standards for naming and testing, assisting efforts to develop legislation regulating spyware, locating, analyzing and developing solutions for new PUPs, developing technology and approaches for protecting consumers from known and unknown malicious and commercial threats

Joe is quoted regularly in the press on virus- and spyware-related issues, and was recently published in Virus Bulletin. He will be presenting at the 2005 Virus Bulletin conference in Dublin, Ireland. Joe is a graduate of Drew University.

Ralph Terkowitz, Panelist

Ralph Terkowitz joined ABS Capital Partners in January 2004 as a special partner who focuses on companies within the media & communication and technology sectors. His role includes identifying investment opportunities in the media and communications space while leveraging his operational experience to help execute growth strategies across the ABS portfolio.

Previously serving as CIO/CTO of the Washington Post Company, Ralph brings more than 25 years of operating, financial and technical experience to ABS.

During his tenure at The Washington Post Company, Terkowitz worked with the Post’s six major divisions on all major technology and development operations and investments. He also led negotiation of the major vendor outsourcing agreements with AT&T and IBM, among others, while leading the effort to implement strategic sourcing and improving operating processes within the company. Since 1996, Terkowitz has had primary responsibility for The Washington Post’s venture investment portfolio. Under his direction, performance exceeded that of other corporate venture investors who manage for both strategic value and investment returns.

Also while at The Washington Post, Terkowitz served as founder and CEO of its electronic publishing subsidiary, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive (formerly DigitalInk). Under his leadership, the subsidiary became known for its innovation and led the industry in developing new revenue models for electronic media. One of the products created by Terkowitz, washingtonpost.com, continues to be among the most visited news and information sites on the Internet. Until their acquisitions by Amazon.com, Terkowitz was a Director of both Junglee and Exchange.com. Junglee provided virtual database technology for high-volume classified and shopping sites on the Internet. Exchange.com operated e-commerce businesses for aggregating rare books and music dealers. Terkowitz also served as a director of TruSecure Corporation, the leading provider of intelligent risk management products and services.

In addition to his corporate duties, Terkowitz serves on the board of TRUSTe, a non profit entity serving consumers and businesses by setting and enforcing standards for protecting consumer privacy in a highly connected world and the Newspaper Association of America’s Business Committee on Industry Development, an ongoing effort to direct and understand the strategic forces that will shape the newspaper industry over the next five to seven years.

Terkowitz graduated from Cornell University with an AB Cum Laude in Chemistry and distinction in all subjects. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Physics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Daniel Todd, Panelist

Under Daniel Todd’s direction, 180solutions has grown from a startup of only 15 employees in 1999 to a critical mass of more than 250 employees and more than $50 million in annual revenue in 2004. Daniel brings a great deal of Internet knowledge and management skills to 180solutions, which aids him in the management of the sales and operational functions for the company. Prior to 180solutions, Daniel was instrumental in the founding and success of LoanWorks, Inc. He received his B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Northwest College and is both a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer as well as a Microsoft Certified Professional.

Christine Varney, Panelist

Christine Varney rejoined Hogan & Hartson, after five years in government service, to head the firm’s Internet Law Practice Group. Ms. Varney’s practice provides full service assistance to companies doing business globally, primarily through the Internet, including advice in privacy, business planning and corporate governance, intellectual property and general liability issues. Ms. Varney also provides antitrust, competition policy and regulatory advice to a variety of companies.

During her government tenure Ms. Varney served as a Federal Trade Commissioner from 1994 to 1997. At the Federal Trade Commission, Ms. Varney was the administration’s leading official on a wide variety of Internet issues. She also pioneered the application of innovation market theory analysis to transactions in both electronic high technology and biotechnology. She led the government’s effort to examine privacy issues in the information age, resulting in congressional and agency hearings, proposed industry standards and increased government enforcement of laws protecting privacy.

Prior to becoming a Federal Trade Commissioner, Ms. Varney was an assistant to the president and secretary to the Cabinet. Ms. Varney was the primary point of contact between the president and the 20 members of his Cabinet. She was responsible for the overall coordination of several major issues and initiatives between the White House and the agencies.

Prior to joining the Clinton Administration, Ms. Varney practiced law with Hogan & Hartson. Her representations have included Netscape, Ebay, AOL, DoubleClick, Real Networks, and serving as chief counsel to the Clinton/Gore Campaign, general counsel to the 1992 Presidential Inaugural Committee, and general counsel to the Democratic National Committee from 1989 to 1992.

Ms. Varney has lectured extensively, both in the United States and abroad, on various legal issues in American politics. Ms. Varney has also been involved in an ongoing international dialogue on comparative political processes and competition policy with foreign government officials through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She regularly contributes to a variety of publications.

Ms. Varney’s post-graduate degrees include a 1986 J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a Law Fellow, and a 1978 masters in Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. She attended Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and is a 1977 graduate of the State University of New York in Albany.

Michael Wood, Panelist

Michael Wood, born 1966, joined Lavasoft in December 2000 and he is the VP Sales at Lavasoft. Michael Wood originally was one of many dedicated users in the global community of Ad-Aware users, and gradually begun to volunteer as specialist in Lavasoft's support forums. Michael has a Bachelor of Science in Applied mathematics economics from the State University of New York at Oswego.

** Please note that speakers are subject to change.