Veronica Belmont

Location: San Francisco | United States
Speaking Topics: blogging | gadgets | Gaming | Internet | internet culture | microblogging | new media | online communities | social networking | tech and internet skills | Technology | Technology-General | Web 2.0 | Web Video | women in technology
Spoken Languages: English

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Veronica is the co-host of Revision3’s tech-centric show, Tekzilla, and Qore on the PLAYSTATION Network. Previous to that, she hosted several other online video shows and podcasts, including Mahalo Daily, Buzz Out Loud, MP3 Insider, and Crave. She also created tech video content for CNET TV, including the popular series Prizefight.

Veronica frequently guest hosts other technology-related podcasts, and also speaks about technology, gaming, and social networking. In her spare time, she hosts the science fiction and fantasy-themed podcast / book club The Sword and Laser.

Previous Presentations: 
"Building an Engaged Community" -- New Media Expo
"Online Video is Social: How to Market Your Video Through the Social Web" -- Web Video Summit
"Achieving Geekgasm" -- SXSW
"Social Networking in Higher Education" -- Access Group Conference on Financial Aid
"Women in Technology" -- Microsoft Silicon Valley DigiGirlz Day Event

Neha Tiwari

Location: San Francisco Bay Area | USA | CA
Speaking Topics: Bollywood | internet culture | Minority womens issues | new media | online communities | social networking | South Asian media | Web 2.0 | women in technology | Women representations in media
Spoken Languages: | English | Hindi |

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Neha Tiwari discovered her passion for tech journalism in her junior year of college as an intern at TechTv. After graduating from UC Berkeley (and living in India for a quarter of the year), she gained a dream job working for News.com at CNET San Francisco. While there, she sharpened her producing skills and made videos centered around tech products,websites and culture. After CNET, Neha moved on to Revision 3.com,where she produced a number of geek-centric segments, shows, and also appeared on camera as the network "Nerd Bird."

Casey McKinnon

Location: USA | Canada | California | United States | Los Angeles | Montreal | Quebec
Speaking Topics: social networking | Internet | social media | new media | internet culture | Internet Marketing | Online video | Video production and post production | Internet Fame | Copyright Issues | Web Video
Spoken Languages: French | English

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Casey McKinnon is an actress, producer and pioneer in the new media field who was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She has created and appeared on three popular internet TV shows: Galacticast; A Comicbook Orange and Kitkast.

Previous Presentations: 
"Online Adulation: Use Don't Abuse Your Fans" - SXSW Interactive 2008
"Achieving Geekgasm" - SXSW Interactive 2008
"Online Speech and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act" - 17th Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy
"The Rise of the Blogebrity" - SXSW Interactive 2007

Lizbeth Goodman

Location: London (also New York | L.A. | Dublin | Cairo | Dubai | and available to travel worldwide)
Speaking Topics: new media | women in tech | creativity | innovation | Youth at Risk | Digital Divide and Digital Dividends | Stealth Learning in Serious Games | Disability Empowerment using Tech | Dance and Ability | Elearning Tools | Presence | Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Spoken Languages: (english)

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The achievements of women working in and with technology were celebrated last night at the third BlackBerry® Women & Technology Awards, held at the Marriot Grovesnor Square in London. Winners were announced across seven categories and the overall winner of the BlackBerry Outstanding Woman in Technology Award was given. The awards celebrate and recognise the achievements of women using technology, both within and beyond the IT sector. These achievements are recognised in the corporate sector, public sector and academia, the multimedia industry and within small to medium sized businesses.

Previous Presentations: 
World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Dubai April 2008
World Summit of the Information Society, Tunis, November 2005
World Summit of the Information Soceity, Geneva, 2003

Sarah Blow

Location: London | UK
Speaking Topics: blogging | csharp | enterprise 2.0 | innovation | inspiration | net | new media | web2 | wiki's | women in technology | Women in IT

Sarah Blow is a software engineer, specializing in Windows CE and mobile applications. She also founded Girl Geek Dinners and runs the London Girl Geek Dinners branch of the events.

Sarah has a depth and breadth of knowledge on Web 2.0 technologies and tools through her experience of using the tools to create and manage Girl Geek Dinners events around the world. She is at the bleeding edge of the industry and is always looking for the next interesting tool and product.

Previous Presentations: 
Mobile Mondays - Mobile Web 2.0 Panel Discussion (London)
Microsoft - Internal Web 2.0 Introduction (London)
Girl Geek Dinners - Women & Tech Talks (London)

Patricia Mayo

Location: Greenville | South Carolina
Speaking Topics: blogging | copywriting | corporate social responsibility | CSR | digital music | graphic design | new media | online advertising | pay per click | PPC | search engine optimization | SEO | SMO | social media | virtual collaboration | Working From Home

Patricia Mayo has ghostwritten countless search engine optimized articles, copy for websites, ebooks, and ever so infamous five page sales letters. As “Miche” Patricia problogged at Audeamus for Creative Weblogging, which snagged a front page on The Issue and was named a top Social Entrepreneurship blog a few times.