Anne Thomas Manes is a former Chief Technology Officer at Systinet, a web services infrastructure vendor. She was the Director of Market Innovation in Sun Microsystem's software group. Manes' 26-year industry background also includes field service and education at IBM Corporation, customer education at Cullinet Software, product management at Digital Equipment Corporation, chief architect at Open Environment Corporation, and research analyst with Patricia Seybold Group.

She was named one of the 50 most powerful people in networking in 2002 by Network World. He has also been listed among the "Power 100 IT Leaders," by Enterprise Systems Journal. A frequent speaker at trade shows and conferences, she authors numerous articles in trade publications. Anne Manes is a member of the Web Services Journal editorial board. She authored "Web Services: A Manager's Guide," published by Addison-Wesley, 2003, and participated in web services standards development efforts at W3C, OASIS, WS-I, and JCP.

Derek Miers is CEO of BPM-Focus, following the recent merger of Enix Consulting Limited and WARIA. He is a well-known independent industry analyst and technology strategist, publishing a great many white papers and product assessments. Over the years, he has carried out a wide range of consulting roles have involved the provision of strategic consulting advice – from facilitating board level conversations around BPM initiatives, through establishing effective BPM Project and Expertise Centers, to helping clients develop new business models that leverage business process strategies. Clients have included many of the world’s largest and well-known financial services companies (banks, building societies and insurers), pharmaceutical companies, telecoms providers, commercial businesses, product vendors and governmental organizations.

Jim Sinur is the Chief Strategy Officer for Global360 and is responsible for the advancement of Global 360's products in the BPM and Process Intelligence markets. He also leads the company's Best Practices Success initiatives to ensure that Global 360 customers deploy their new solutions more efficiently. In addition, Jim is involved with accelerating acquisitions.

Prior to joining Global 360, Jim Sinur served as a VP and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner Research where he researched topics including BPM, business modeling, business activity monitoring and process intelligence technologies. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the creation of Gartner's first "Hype Cycle" and regularly contributed to the BPM & Rules Magic Quadrant.

From 1988 to 1992, Jim Sinur served as the Director of Worldwide Technologies for American Express. While there, Sinur was responsible for the development of the companyÍs model-driven merchant management system. He was also instrumental in the development of American Express' broader architecture strategy, data and database administration and the company's advanced technologies. Before joining American Express, Sinur spent 18 years at Northwestern Mutual Life, where he was involved in the design and building of business-critical applications in the investment and annuity departments. Additionally, Sinur led the development of the company's Underwriting Workbench.