In the last 10 years, Maeso has generated over $1.3 billion in shareholder value for Cloud-based technology companies. Most recently, Maeso was the Chief Revenue Officer for July Systems where he was responsible for global sales, marketing, customer service and field operations. Prior to July Systems, he was vice president of sales and field operations for Cotendo, a leader in Cloud based web and mobile performance solutions. Akamai (AKAM) purchased Cotendo for over $290 million in 2012. From 2007 to 2009, he served as Funambol’s senior vice president of worldwide sales. Under his leadership, the firm grew its network into the world’s largest open-source mobile sync cloud and powered the operations of Sprint, Telecom Italia, NEC, AOL, Samsung, Nokia, and British Telecom. Previously Maeso was the Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing with VitalStream which successfully sold to Internap INAP for $242 million. Then with Packet Design as Vice President of Global Sales, and Speedera. When he joined the latter as vice president of sales, the company was worth approximately $13 million. Two years later, Speedera was purchased by Akamai in a deal that was valued at $800 million within a year.

Benjamin Freas is a senior research analyst contributing to Navigant Research’s Building Innovations program, with a focus on building automation systems and emerging building technologies. His experience includes both market research and technical expertise in the design and construction of buildings.

Prior to joining Navigant Research, Freas was a content director at Hanover Research, where he managed custom research projects for a variety of industries including oil & gas, manufacturing, and transportation. He has also worked as a mechanical engineer and project manager at J.B. Wyble & Associates. Freas is a LEED Accredited Professional in building design and construction, and he holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland as well as an MBA from the University of St. Gallen.

Mark is co-author of REGEN Energy’s swarm logic patents, and involved in the development, funding, and commercialization activities of the firm. His role is to derive enhancements to REGEN’s intellectual property & technology platform, as well as help develop strategic relationships with key industry partners. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of swarm logic and its application to Smart Grid and Smart Building technologies. Mark operates out of REGEN’s San Marcos, California office.

Prior to forming REGEN, Mark was co-founder of the SPi Group, one of Canada’s leading software solutions providers for the retail energy sector. As President & CEO of SPi’s predecessor, Screaming Solutions, he lead the merger of its software development practice with a joint venture backed by Ontario Power Generation and Toronto Hydro.

Mark has been invited to join high-profile energy sector organizations including the DOE-sponsored GridWise Architecture Council, OpenADR Alliance’s Marketing Working Group, the Peak Load Management Alliance (Vice-Chair), and the Ontario Energy Board’s Electronic Business Transaction Standards Working Group (Chairman).  Mark has been asked to advise the Technology Joint Sector Committee of the Ontario Energy Association, the Smart Meter Initiative of the Ontario Energy Board and the Regulated Price Plan Initiative of the Ontario Energy Board. He obtained his B.Math in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.

Carl Ford is Co-Founder of Crossfire Media focused on the impact of communication technology on consumers and industry. Carl has been highlighting the key initiatives around the advances of the Commercial Internet since the beginning. From developing Product and service strategies to moderating meetings at ETSI, Carl’s 20+ years have always focused on the impact that service cost, regulatory and marketing issues have in rolling out new services.

As a community developer for Pulvermedia, Carl developed all of the VON Conference content. As an integral part of the IP Communications community, Carl has been instrumental in helping develop various trade organizations and has advised many companies on both strategic and technical issues to satisfy the needs of these company’s customers.