Remi Caron started in the IT Business in 1989. Back then Dbase II, Clipper and FoxBase ruled the world for desktop computing. From there he moved to FoxPro and all its successors – along with ASP, JScript SQL-Server, Com+, XML and XSLT. He jumped on the .NET train right after the .NET PDC in 2000, eventually moving from developing custom software from scratch into using platforms like Sharepoint and CRM, extending them with Office and Windows Workflow Foundation. Today his work varies from development to management. Remi is the chairman of the Software Development Network ( www.sdn.nl ), a user group in the Netherlands that has over 2,500 individual developers as members.

Tim Huckaby is currently focused on RIA & Smart Client Technologies like WPF, VSTO, Surface, and Silverlight. He has been called a “Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution” by the press.

Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated Keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world by Microsoft Corporation. Tim has done presentations on Microsoft Technologies at technology events like Microsoft Tech Ed, Product Launches events, Dev Days, MEC, World Wide Partner Conference, MGB, MGX, and the PDC, along with 3rd party technology conferences all over the world is consistently rated in the top 10% of all speakers at the events. Tim was selected by Microsoft as a “Rock-Star” speaker for the International .NET Association and speaks world-wide on their behalf.

Tim founded InterKnowlogy, experts in Microsoft .NET and Microsoft Platforms, in 1999 and has 25+ years experience including serving on a Microsoft product team as a development lead on an architecture team. Tim is a Microsoft Regional Director, an MVP and serves on multiple Microsoft councils and boards.

Alain "Lino" Tadros is President & CEO of Falafel Software, a Silicon Valley based company, with presence in Colorado and Texas, dedicated to providing world-class consulting, training, and software development for small, medium, and enterprise level businesses. Prior to founding Falafel, Lino was a well respected member of the development team at Borland for Delphi and C++Builder. Mr. Tadros has been awarded Microsoft MVP status three years in a row (2005, 2006, 2007) for his numerous contributions to the C# community and is an expert in .NET, LINQ, ASP.NET, COM, and Web Services. Tadros is an industry renowned speaker and has given numerous presentations on 5 different continents since 1994. He also currently sits on the Board of Directors of 4 Silicon Valley corporations.

Shawn Wildermuth is a Microsoft MVP (C#), MCSD.NET, MCT and is the founder of Wildermuth Consulting Services, LLC, a company that is dedicated to delivering architecture, mentoring and software solutions in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He is also a speaker on the INETA Speaker’s Bureau and has appeared at several national conferences to speak on a variety of subjects. He is currently teaching Silverlight across the country during his Silverlight Tour ( http://www.silverlight-tour.com ). Shawn is also the author of several books including the book "Pragmatic ADO.NET" for Addison-Wesley, and is also the co-author of four Microsoft Certification Training Kits for MS Press, as well as the upcoming book, “Prescriptive Data Architectures”. He has been writing articles for a number of years for a variety of magazines and websites, including MSDN, MSDN Online, DevSource, InformIT, Windows IT Pro, The ServerSide .NET, ONDotNet.com and Intel’s Rich Client Series. Shawn has enjoyed building data-driven software for more than twenty years. He can be reached at his website at http://www.wildermuthconsulting.com .

Todd Anglin is an active .NET community member, President of the North Houston .NET User Group, an O’Reilly author, and Telerik's Chief Technical Evangelist. At Telerik, Todd is responsible for building Telerik's global community of developers and helping ensure Telerik's products serve the needs of .NET developers around the world. In the general .NET community, Todd is most involved with ASP.NET and Silverlight, contributing articles and speaking on these topics regularly. Before joining Telerik, Todd worked as a developer in a Fortune 200 financial services company. He is also an avid entrepreneur with previous experience running a small .NET SaaS company.

Stephen Forte is the Chief Strategy Officer of Telerik, a leading vendor in .NET components. Prior he was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder of Corzen, Inc, a New York based provider of online market research data for Wall Street Firms. Corzen was acquired by Wanted Technologies (TXV: WAN) in 2007. Stephen is also the Microsoft Regional Director for the NY Metro region and speaks regularly at industry conferences around the world. He has written several books on application and database development including Programming SQL Server 2008 (MS Press). Prior to Corzen, Stephen served as the CTO of Zagat Survey in New York City and also was co-founder and CTO of the New York based software consulting firm The Aurora Development Group. He currently an MVP, INETA speaker and is the co-moderator and founder of the NYC .NET Developer User Group. Stephen has an MBA from the City University of New York.

Martin Kulov is Microsoft department manager at ProPeople ApS. He has more than 10 years of experience through all the phases of software development process - from requirements gathering to application deployment and support. Martin is member of INETA Speakers Bureau and often speaks at international conferences and user groups. His favorite technologies are WCF, VSTS, ASP.NET, IIS, including techniques for debugging and diagnostics. In 2006, Martin has been awarded with the award Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional). He is also MCT, MCPD, MCSD. Martin is coauthor of the first .NET Bulgarian book called "Programming for the .NET Framework" Part I and II. He is president of the Bulgarian branch of the International Association of Software Architects (IASA). Martin is also founder of DevReach ( www.devreach.com ) - the premier conference for developers in SEE. At his web site www.kulov.net , you can find various information about upcoming events and trainings, and tons of tips and tricks on his blog .

Miguel Castro ( www.dotnetdude.com ) is a principal consultant and trainer with SteelBlue Solutions and specializes in building and teaching how to build, .NET solutions. He is a Microsoft MVP, INETA Speaker, Conference Speaker, contributor to CoDe Magazine and DevSource.com, as well as an active blogger, and has been a software developer for over 20 years. With a Microsoft background that goes all the way back to VB 1.0 (and QuickBasic in fact). Miguel has spoken at numerous user groups, code camps, and conferences around the country. He has also been featured on the Internet Radio Talk Show, .NET Rocks, .NET Rocks-TV, Microsoft's ARCast (Architecture Podcast), MSDN Radio, and The Polymorphic Podcast on numerous ocassions. His blog and other things of potential interest can be found at www.steelbluesolutions.com . He currently resides in Lincoln Park, NJ with his wife Elena and his daughter Victoria.