Conference Chair
Masud Mansuripur
University of Arizona

Dr. Jordi Ribas
Director Technical Strategy Windows Digital Media Division
Microsoft

Charlie Mitsuhashi
Sony

Bert Hesselink, Ph.D
Stanford University

Yawara Kaneko, Ph.D.
President & CEO
TechnoConsulting, Inc.

Jim Taylor
Senior VP & General Manager
Advanced Technology Group
Sonic Solutions

Mark Knox
HD DVD Promotion Group

Tom Coughlin
President
Coughlin Associates

Maciek Brzeski
VP Marketing
Toshiba Storage Device Division

Gordon Hughes
Center for Magnetic Recording Research
University of California, San Diego

As vice president of marketing for Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD), Maciek Brzeski is responsible for directing Toshiba's marketing, and product planning efforts relating to hard disk drive sales in the United States. Maciek joined Toshiba in 1996 and previously focused on the company's optical business unit.  He has been instrumental in launching Toshiba's DVD recordable and 1.8-inch hard disk drive product lines.

A veteran of the computer industry for more than 19 years, Maciek also has held positions at AST, Raytheon and Telex.  Before moving to California in 1989 to head up AST's international marketing efforts and serve as strategic marketing/planning manager, he drove AST's European marketing initiatives from the company's U.K. headquarters.  Maciek began his technology career as a data communication systems engineer at Raytheon before and after it was acquired by Telex. 

In addition to his extensive technology marketing expertise, Maciek has been a key representative for Toshiba in the storage industry.  He has spoken at numerous events including the 2005 Consumer Telematics Seminar, OSTA, the DVD Entertainment Conference & Showcase, Digital Hollywood and Optical Storage Symposium.

A graduate from the University of London, Maciek earned a degree in electronic engineering with a computer science concentration.

For more information go to www.sdd.toshiba.com.

Eiji Ohno
Manager
Media Process Development Team
Panasonic/Matsushita Electric

Andy Parsons
Senior Vice President
Pioneer

Lisa Dhar
Founder & VP Media Development
InPhase Technology

Dr. Brian Lawrence
Manager
Integrated Polymer Systems
GE Global Research

Yuzuru Takashima
Stanford University

Wolfgang Schlichting
Research Director Removable Storage
IDC

Dominick DallaVerde
Senior Director Preproduction
Cinram International, Inc.

Bob Freedman
CTO Optical Media
Crest National

Roland Lacher
MEDIA-TECH Association