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Steve Morton, Group Vice President Product Marketing & Management, Altiris Business Unit, Symantec Corporation 

Greg Butterfield, Group President, Altiris Business Unit, Symantec

Since joining Altiris when it was a small start-up, Greg has guided the company to a successful track record posting consecutive quarters of revenue and profitability growth. In 2002, Altiris completed a successful initial public offering (IPO) and marked the first enterprise management software company in the previous 18 months to file and complete an IPO. Prior to joining Altiris, Greg held numerous executive management positions in the software industry. Greg holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance. In 2002, Greg was named the Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.

Dwain Kinghorn, Chief Technology Officer, Altiris Business Unit, Symantec

Dwain Kinghorn founded Computing Edge in 1994 and merged the company with Altiris in October 2000. Prior to the merger, Computing Edge was recognized as the leading provider of Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) add-on tools. Before he founded Computing Edge, Dwain was one of the original three members of the SMS development team at Microsoft. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer engineering.

Ed Reynolds, Senior Manager, OpenManage Product Planning, Dell

Ed Reynolds leads the product and strategic marketing efforts for Dell’s OpenManage Product Planning Group. Ed has 28 years of experience in the IT industry, including time as VP of Marketing at Layer N Networks, an Austin-based startup in network security. He spent seven years at Compaq where he held product management leadership positions. He also worked in product management and field marketing roles for Motorola and as an IT professional in banking and brokerage. He holds a bachelor of science degree in marketing from Western Illinois and an MBA in economics/finance from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Gregory Bryant, Vice President, Digital Enterprise Group General Manager, Digital Office Platform Division, Intel

Gregory Bryant leads the definition, development, execution, and marketing of Intel’s business client platforms globally, including Intel vPro technology. Previously, Gregory served as a director in the Desktop Products Group, leading the platform planning and marketing organization focused on Intel’s business desktops. He was a key driver of Intel’s mobile computing initiative, remote management implementation, and global platform deployment strategies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas and master’s degree in systems management from Golden Gate University.

Graeme Hackland, MBCS CITP, IT Manager, Renault F1 Team Ltd

Graeme Hackland worked in South Africa as a Novell network support analyst and later as a technical manager for Compustat Ltd. After moving to England, Graeme joined Effective Computer Solutions as a network engineer, traveling extensively around the UK. He was later promoted to technical manager. In 1997, Graeme joined Benetton Formula Ltd (which became Renault Formula 1 Team in 2002) as a network support analyst. In his current management role, he is responsible for all IT at Whiteways Technical Centre in England. Graeme has a national diploma in electronic engineering (LC) from Natal Technikon, South Africa.

Gregor Biedermann, Senior Product Manager, DeskView – System Management Software, Fujitsu Siemens Computers

Gregor Biedermann is the product manager for Fujitsu Siemens Computers DeskView, which manages client hardware and seamlessly integrates with the Altiris framework and Intel vPro processor technology. He is also responsible for product marketing and business development of system management for client computers. His focus now is on the close cooperation of system management with the new service arm of Fujitsu Siemens Computers (ITPS). Gregor has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry, including computer manufacturing, PC market research and strategic planning. He has a master's degree in economics.

Iain Stephen, Vice President, Industry Standard Servers, Hewlett-Packard EMEA

Iain Stephen leads HP's industry standard server (x86) business unit in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has been instrumental in growing and maintaining ProLiant and BladeSystem as the premier server platform of choice for HP customers, due to innovative management technologies that address customer needs. With more than 20 years in the IT industry, Iain has held various sales, marketing, consulting and services roles at Digital, Compaq and HP across all server product lines. He graduated in computer science and earned an Advanced Certificate in Marketing Management and Practice from the Charted Institute of Marketing.