David Boloker David Boloker is a Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technical Officer for Emerging Internet Technologies in IBM Software Group. Previously, he held the position of Chief Technical Officer for Java Technologies in Software Group. David is recognized in and outside IBM as a technical leader in the Internet software space guiding IBM’s investments as well as internal product development in the Internet space David’s responsibilities include building IBM’s technical e-Business strategy, working with internal IBMers to develop the appropriate products for the Internet space, researching new areas in software design as well as guiding a group of researchers working in Software Group. David has been recognized by IBM with numerous Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards in the areas of Java, Secure Internet Gateways, Dynamic I/O Configuration and the Remote Distribution and Control of S/370, 4300, S/390 and AS/400 Architecture processors.

At GeoWeb 2009 David will be speaking on “Project Blue Spruce: Extending the Browser to Create a Cooperative Web Experience“.

Dr. John Stutz Dr. Stutz received a B.S. in mathematics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He then taught and did research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the State University of New York at Albany where he received tenure, and Fordham University where he was associate professor of mathematics and co-director of the program in mathematics and economics. He left Fordham in 1976 to help found the Tellus Institute.The Tellus Institute is a non-profit organization. It provides research and consulting services, primarily to clients in the public sector, in the areas of energy, environmental policy and sustainable development. Dr. Stutz has worked for the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as well as various U.S. state and Canadian provincial agencies, on issues of regulatory, economic and environmental policy. Since 2000, he has also worked extensively on issues of well-being and sustainability.

Ken Greenberg Architect and Urban Designer Ken Greenberg has played a leading role on a broad range of assignments in highly diverse urban settings in North America, and Europe. Much of his work focuses on the rejuvenation of downtowns, waterfronts, neighborhoods, and campus master planning. His projects include the award-winning Saint Paul on the Mississippi Development Framework, the Brooklyn Bridge Park on the East River in New York, the East River waterfront in Lower Manhattan, the Fan Pier in Boston, the Southwest and Southeast Waterfronts in Washington, D.C., the Vision Plan for the District of Columbia and the preparation of a Master Plan for the NoMA District (North of Massachusetts Avenue) in Washington D.C., Kendall Square and NorthPoint Master Plans in Cambridge, the Downtown Hartford Economic and Urban Design Action Strategy, the preparation of a Strategic Framework for Midtown Detroit surrounding the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University, the implementation of the Harbourfront Master Plan and Plans for the new FilmPort (Toronto Film Studios complex) on the Toronto Waterfront and an interim role as Chief Planner at the BRA (Boston Redevelopment Authority) for the City of Boston including oversight of the Crossroads Initiative which builds on the ‘Big Dig’ and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. In each city, with each project, his strategic, consensus-building approach has led to coordinated planning and a renewed focus on urban design.

Javier de la Torre CEO at Vizzuality (Madrid, Spain). Rich Internet Application development focus on Biodiversity Informatics and GIS. Specialized in Flex development and Cloud Computing. Interested in projects related to biodiversity study. Specialties: Cloud Computing, RIA, Flex, UI, GIS, TDWG standards, OGC standards, Google APIs.