Panel Hosts: 
Bill Baloglu, President, ObjectFocus, Inc. 
Billy Palmieri, VP, ObjectFocus, Inc.

ObjectFocus, Inc., is a premier Silicon Valley recruitment and staffing firm specializing in enterprise Java/XML/Web Services/OO software talent.

Paty Bustos 
HR Executive

President, Resultants Inc., a leading HR Consulting firm specializing in early- and mid-stage, emerging growth companies in software, hardware and biotechnology.. Formerly VP of HR at InfoSeek, GO.com and Disney Interactive.

Milo Nadir 
R&D & Engineering Executive

A veteran Silicon Valley R&D and Engineering executive. Most recently VP of R&D and Engineering at BAAN, one of the world largest ERP software companies where he built and managed an engineering organization of over 1000. He currently consults emerging growth and startup companies like CrossLogix and SmartVillage on how to build and run successful engineering organizations.

Mitesh Pancholy 
Silicon Valley Java User Group

VP of Silicon Valley Java User Group, a prominent Silicon Valley non-profit organization, for the advancement and progress of Java technologies and professionals.

David Nielsen,  
Web Services SIG/User Group
CEO, Persistent Web

The chairperson, Web Services SIG of the Software Development Forum (SDForum) and CEO of Persistent Web, a leading technical consulting firm specializing in Web Services strategy, development, planning and systems integration.
The SDForum is the leading not-for-profit Silicon Valley software organization with deep ties to entrepreneurs, developers, venture capitalists, industry experts and major technology companies with a 10,000-person reach.

Professor Cay Horstmann 
San Jose State University

Dr. Hortsmann is a professor of computer science at SJSU and the coordinator of the graduate computer science program @ SJSU. He is an internationally recognized authority on OO languages, specifically Java and C++. He is the author of the following books: "Core Java", "Big Java", "Computing Concepts with Java Essentials", "Computing Conce pts with C++ Essentials", "Practical Object-Oriented Development with C++ and Java", "Mastering Object-Oriented Design in C++", and "Mastering C++"

Dr. Johnny Martin 
San Jose State University

Dr Martin is an adjunct lecturer of computer science at SJSU, teaching graduate level classes on XML and native XML databases.

Baris Karadogan 
US Venture Partners

US Venture Partners (USVP) is a leading venture capital firm, specializing in high-tech venture investments . Since inception in 1981, USVP has raised more than $2.5 billion in eight funds. To date, over $1.1 billion has been invested in more than 271 companies. Many of these companies where USVP was the "founding" lead investor, have become the leading companies in their respective fields.