Diane C. Creel, Chairman & CEO Ecovation, Inc. - Keynote Speaker

Diane C. Creel is the Chairman, CEO and President of Ecovation, Inc., a provider of sustainable waste treatment to energy technologies.  Under her leadership, the company has more than tripled its number of staff, and grown more than 6X in revenue in the past two years alone.  The company was recently named to the Inc. 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.  Ms. Creel was the first woman to hold the chief executive position of a publicly held engineering firm in the United States, as the former CEO and president of Earth Tech, Inc.  During her tenure as CEO, the company’s annual revenue grew from $50 million to $1.6 billion. Ms. Creel also serves on several Boards of Directors including the American Funds of Capital Research Management, Allegheny Technologies Inc., Foster Wheeler, Inc., and Goodrich Corporation.

Jessica Arredondo, Co-Founder and COO of True Apparel Company and truejeans.com

Jessica Arredondo, Co-Founder and COO of True Apparel Company and truejeans.com, a technology-enabled online retailer that uses advanced algorithms to match customers to the jeans that fit them best. Prior to TRUE JEANS, Jessica worked as a buyer for the top division of May Department Stores, a $13B retail conglomerate. There she held several buying positions in Women’s Sportswear with increasing P&L responsibility, across 39 markets and 101 stores. Jessica received a B.A. from Brown University and an MBA from Babson College.

Jackie Bassett, CEO BT Industrials, Inc.

Jackie Bassett is founder and CEO of BT Industrials Inc., where she helps CEOs and CSOs of global 500 companies integrate security into their business strategies and processes. Her expertise is in closing the "business-to-IT-strategy" gap by identifying ways to turn problems into profits.She is a frequent guest speaker and published author of “A Seat At The Table For CEOs and CSOs: Driving Profits, Corporate Performance and Business Agility” and ‘So You Built It And They Didn’t Come. Now What?”  As an active member of Business Executives for National Security, Bassett works extensively with CEOs and CSOs on strategic planning issues specializing in innovation strategies. She holds an MBA from Babson College.

Eileen Clark Bramblet, President and COO Mobile Posse

A former senior vice president for AOL, Eileen Bramlet is a dynamic, experienced executive with domestic and international success in operations, business development, customer relationship management, product introduction, joint ventures and large-scale project leadership. Most notably, Eileen spearheaded the 200 person Studio@AOL team maintaining responsibility for creation of front-end designs and back-end engineering for 90% of the AOL service.  She was also Senior Vice President for AOL Europe, where she managed the relationship between AOL and Bertelsmann AG. Upon leaving AOL, Eileen served as President of Esprit Events, an event-planning company which she co-founded, and as COO of In2Books, an interactive education web site. 

Utilizing skills gained in successfully launching the development of these organizations and in her tenure at AOL during its most formative years, Eileen brings her impressive, seasoned, results-oriented sensibility to the operations and development of Mobile Posse. She holds a BA degree in Political Science, and an MS degree in English, Journalism and French, both from Radford University.

Ruth Williams Brinkley, CEO Memorial Health Care System

Ruth W. Brinkley is President and Chief Executive Officer of the award winning Memorial Health Care System.  Ms. Brinkley provides overall oversight, leadership, and strategic direction for the system, which has been recognized as one of the leading health care systems in the United States. Memorial is a regional referral center with 3800 employees; over 700 privileged and credentialed physicians; and annual net patient services revenue of over $400M. Ms. Brinkley has over 30 years of health care experience working in private and public health care organizations. She serves on the Boards of Chattem, Inc., SunTrust Bank, United Way, and The Women’s Leadership Institute. 

Bob Edmonds, Brigadier General (retired) USAF, Principal Heidrick & Struggles

Bob Edmonds, partner with Heidrick & Struggles International, a global executive search and leadership consulting firm, helps build world class senior executive leadership teams in the industrial market with a particular focus serving clients in the aviation, aerospace, and defense business sector.  His practice also includes government affairs, lobbying, and the emerging executive role of Chief Security Officer.  Bob joined Heidrick after a successful career in the United States Air Force, culminating with the rank of Brigadier General.  Bob has worked on Capitol Hill, the White House as a White House Fellow, and the Pentagon.  Additionally, he served in multiple senior operations and policy positions in the Pentagon, including Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center, where he performed initial analysis of developing military and political situations worldwide for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, and President of the United States.  Bob is an F-15 Eagle command pilot with over 2500 flight hours and 300 combat hours, having led 42 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm.  He earned a BS degree from the USAF Academy, a MS degree from Columbia University as a Guggenheim Fellow, a MS degree in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University, and attended Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government for executive education.

Romney.Evans, CEO and Co-Founder True Jeans

Romney Evans, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of TRUE JEANS has strategic management consulting experience, and worked for Boston-based consulting firm Innosight from 2002-2004, which focuses on disruptive innovation and was founded by HBS Professor Clayton Christensen. Romney founded Digital Media Consulting (DMC) in 2000, a successful internet development company in Salt Lake City. At DMC, Romney worked with a variety of prominent organizations to develop successful online content management and marketing strategies for their websites. Romney also co-founded an online charitable organization called Operation Give, which successfully facilitated the collection and shipping of toys to needy children in Iraq. Romney received an MBA from F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College, and a B.A. in English from the University of Utah.

Helen Greiner, CEO and Chairman of the Board iRobot Corporation

Under Helen Greiner's leadership, iRobot Corp. is delivering robots into the military and consumer markets. Helen is highly decorated for her visionary contributions in technology innovation and business leadership. She was named by the Kennedy School at Harvard in conjunction with the US News and World Report as one of America's Best Leaders, and was recently honored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) with the prestigious Pioneer Award. She has also been honored as a Technology Review Magazine "Innovator for the Next Century," invited to the World Economic Forum as a Global Leader of Tomorrow, and has been awarded the DEMO God Award at the DEMO Conference. In 2003, she was named one of the Ernst and Young New England Entrepreneurs of the Year (with iRobot co-founder Colin Angle). Her 16 years of experience in robotic technology includes work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Helen is a Trustee of the Museum of Science, on the Robotics Advisory Board of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and is a Director of National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in computer science, both from MIT.

Tina Hauri, Director Discover Financial Services

Tina M. LaCroix-Hauri, Director of Information Security for Discover Financial Services (DFS) has a track record of success in the areas of Information Security leadership, enterprise technology deployment, people development and consulting.  During this time her leadership, communications, mentoring and team building skills have been sharpened, giving her the ability to lead complex, leading edge programs across international communities.  Prior to joining DFS in May of 2005, Ms. LaCroix-Hauri held the position of Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Aon Corporation in Chicago.  She also gained extensive technology operations management experience while working for AT&T, R.R. Donnelley, Perot Systems and Mesirow Financial.  She was invited to the White House in 2003 to discuss concepts of local government, community colleges and business working together to formulate business reconstitution plans.  Ms. LaCroix-Hauri serves on the Board of Directors of OAI, Inc. - Workforce Development, a not-for profit organization devoted to training people to move from government funded programs to productive lives and careers.Ms. LaCroix-Hauri holds a Bachelors degree from Northwestern University.

Lynn Kisselbach, MBA, Diebold

Lynn Kisselbach, has provided sales and sales leadership in the security business over the last 10 years.  She is fluent in all aspects of electronic security, including surveillance, alarm and access control.  During her tenure at Diebold, she has developed sales strategies for security at financial institutions, higher education, hospitals, and manufacturing.  She has gained great success by partnering with her clients to develop overall security strategies for their enterprises, and then integrating the correct technology for the strategy.She holds an MBA from Babson College.

Mary Lynn Lenz, President and CEO Slades Bank

Mary Lynn D. Lenz is president and chief executive officer of Slades Bank in Somerset, Massachusetts.  During her five-year tenure with Slades, Lenz has helped reinvent the way banking is done in the SouthCoast. Despite fierce new competition by five multi-state competitors with vast resources, Lenz has increased the bank’s asset size, net income, diluted earnings, deposits, net loans, investment securities, net interest and income, stockholders’ equity and the organization’s book value.  Slades has not only remained compeitive, it has even gained market share since Lenz assumed her leadership position at the bank.  An accomplished banker with more than 30 years of experience in the field, Lenz was named as one of US Banker’s “Most Powerful Women in Banking” in 2004 and 2005.  She also serves on the Massachusetts Bankers Association’s legislative committee and its board of directors.  In addition to her professional accomplishments, Lenz serves as a board member of numerous community non-profit educational and economic development organizations.

Paula Lyons, Principal, Bates Communication

Paula Lyons is an executive coach and senior communications consultant. Prior to joining Bates Communications in 2004, Paula earned respect and accolades as top-rated consumer reporter and familiar face on ABC's Good Morning America, as well as two major market television stations in Boston, WBZ TV (CBS) and WCVB-TV (ABC).As a reporter, Paula was honored with the Consumer Federation of America's prestigious Outstanding Consumer Media Service Award and the National Press Club's Consumer Journalism Award for Best Investigative Reporting. She won a number of regional Emmys for her work, and for enterprise reporting from the Associated Press.

Josee Morin, CEO Myca

Josee Morin is Chief Executive Officer of Myca, a privately-held company based in Quebec City, Canada, that has pioneered the use of advanced mobile devices to connect experts with consumers. Morin has been involved with high technology businesses since the beginning of her career in 1985. She worked as product line manager at Exfo, Director of high technology financing at Banque Nationale du Canada, Vice president R&D and Operations for Xystos, a multimedia business.In 1996, she co-founded Viasite, an internet B-to-C company which evolved to Taleo and became public on NASDAQ in 2005 (TLEO). In 2001 she co-founded Eon Media a company that developed patient oriented hardware and software solution for the US Healthcare market. In 2002 Cardinal Health (NYSE CAH) acquired EON and Morin became director of operations for the PatientStation product deployment in the US. She then held many different management positions for Cardinal. Before joining Myca, she was Director of Marketing for the medication administration solutions division, Pyxis and Alaris products, in the Canadian healthcare market. She is a chartered administrator sits on the board of directosr of two investment funds, Fonds Regional FTQ- Quebec, a small business venture fund and CQVB, a bio-technology start-up fund.

Don Ulsch, Author, Technology Risk Management Director Jefferson Wells

Don Ulsch is Director, Technology Risk Management, with Jefferson Wells and author of the upcoming book “Threat: Managing Risk In A Hostile World”. For Dan Brown, the author of The DaVinci Code, Mr. Ulsch advised him on the security and intelligence novel, Digital Fortress. He has served on the United States Secrecy Commission and advised the White House counter-intelligence staff of President George H.W. Bush Don has more than 30 years of experience in security, risk management, threat analysis and policy research. Specializing in the early identification of emerging technical and non-technical threat conditions that affect IT infrastructure, he is a subject matter expert in the design of executive security awareness programs, policy analysis and development, and enterprise risk profiling based on changing global conditions.