Speakers
ASPEED Software - Turbo charging your Excel UDFs
Kurt Ziegler
CEO
ASPEED Software
Has over 30 years of bringing leading edge technologies to market, as EVP-Development for ASPEED Software, he is now pushing the envelop in reducing the obstacles to enabling applications to exploit new parallel hardware technologies to reduce elapsed times without re-writing the application. Ziegler applies the business and technical lessons learned during his colorful career of technical and executive positions in public companies including IBM, Platinum, Computer Associates and VERITAS and as a serial entrepreneur. Wiley Professional Computing has published several of Ziegler's books on merging and leveraging technology. He is frequently published, most recently Boosting Application Performance with Multi-core Processing and Enabling Applications for Grid Computing in bylines in IT Manager?s Journal. He is frequent speaker at Industry forums such as RiskUSA, QuantCongress, DWT, High-Performance on Wall Street. and GridWorld, He has BSEE from Arizona State University and MSMT from American University.
Phillip C. King
Intel Software Technical Specialist
Intel Corporation.
Phil King has more than 20 years experience in the technology field. Phil's current primary focus is financial services where he focuses on the technical education and enablement of enterprise software using Intel® technology-based solutions. Phil works with Fortune 100 companies and leading ISV's in the areas of CRM, e-business, portals, database, security, data mining & business intelligence.
Prior to Intel, Phil was the Director of Internet Technology at an integration firm on LI, NY, where he developed expertise with the major operating systems, e-business solutions, networking concepts/implementations, and data center environments. Phil earned his bachelors of science in Computer Science in 1992 from Stony Brook University.
Christian Sommer
Director of Financial Services Solutions Marketing
Intel Corporation.
Christian is responsible for growing Intel?s presence in Capital Markets by developing vertical marketing strategies and campaigns and building solutions with Intel?s technology partners.
Christian joined Intel in 2001 in the Internet Media Services Group as a Senior Account Manager. He then worked in Intel?s Online Services Division where he was responsible for business growth for Intel?s North American Outsourced Managed Services initiatives. Finally, just prior to joining Intel?s Americas Marketing Group, he was responsible for the Manufacturing Vertical market strategy and developing go to market programs.
Prior to Intel, Christian held various business development and sales positions with Montgomery Securities Private Client Group, Tangent Computer and Audiobase, Inc. He is a graduate in Bachelor of Science from University of Arizona in Finance and Marketing and is based in Santa Clara, CA
Neil A. Cowit
Microsoft Solution Specialist
High Performance Computing Financial Services
Microsoft Corporation
Neil A. Cowit, Microsoft Solution Specialist, High Performance Computing, Financial Services, is a senior executive with more than 20 years experience in the Capital Markets, Banking and Insurance marketplace. His background in a wide range of industry applications, as well as high performance computing and market data, enables him to assist customers leverage technology to create sustainable ROI and business growth. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Cowit held senior positions at various organizations including: Avanade, Platform Computing, Dow Jones Markets, Quick America Corporation and Data General. Neil is a published author, and graduate of Stony Brook University and Baruch College in New York.
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