Pushkar Taneja is Managing Director of GlobalConnect Australia, an Avaya IP systems integrator specialist. Pushkar has over 17 years of experience in sales, marketing, operations and customer relations management in the contact centre, IT and information communications industries.

Simon Rachowski is Integ's National Solutions Architect manager. His 20-year IT career has seen him accrue vast experience designing converged networks and security. Prior to joining Integ, Simon worked with Alcatel's Enterprise division where he was responsible for the positioning, marketing and sales of Alcatel enterprise data networking products in Australia and New Zealand and has also worked with Nomad Solutions and Cabletron Systems. Simon founded the Canberra Chapter of the Network Professional Association and served as the Chapter President until 1995.

Vince Kennedy is Director of Innovation and Solutions at NEC's Nextep Broadband Division. With over 20 years communications experience in both domestic and international environments in engineering and consulting roles, Vince Kennedy has extensive knowledge and experience in a variety of computer and communication technologies. During the mid and late 90s, Vince was involved in the early deployments of broadband systems including HFC Internet networks, triple play xDSL PayTV, VoD, VoIP and Internet deployments in Australasia, Asia and Europe. Vince was also involved in the business case development, design and set up of Nextep Broadband when the division was established in 2000 and is now responsible for defining and implementing the division's strategy to develop and enhance its value added services product portfolio.

Rochelle White is NetComm's National Channel Manager and oversees the company's client relationships of many ISP and VOIP provider customers. Her role involves dealing NetComm VOIP and ADSL equipment in the Australian environment.

Jules has held senior roles in the telecommunications industry for almost 15 years and has a well earned reputation for raising standards within the industry. A long-time believer in the value of innovation, back in 1997 Jules and his team from Magna Data pioneered the delivery of broadband DSL services for business in Australia, offering 2Mb/s HDSL services under the banner of 'Broadband for Business'. A few years later he managed the engineering, deployment and operation of the much awarded Optus@Home broadband cable network. He founded Telarus late in 2003 with a vision to shake up the industry and deliver a personalized, tailored telecommunications service with no hidden costs, no secrets and no surprises.

Ryan Parker is NETGEAR's Director of Partnerships and Services. In this Sydney-based role, he is responsible for growing and developing the NETGEAR business in the carrier and ISP space.

Rob McAdam is the founder and CEO of Pure Hacking, the only dedicated, vendor neutral ethical hacking company in Australia which offers the OSSTMM Professional Security Testers (OPST) certification course. McAdam is an expert in IT security and has special expertise in VoIP security.