Standards Strategist
Chad Fogg is an early explorer of new technology trends, specializing in video coding and neuroscience. In the field of consumer electronics, Chad was the architect of the real-time video JPEG codec for OKI Semiconductor in 1991. In 1994, he became a DSP developer and architect at Chromatic Research (acquired by ATI), which created a programmable graphics controller enabling the first PC platform DVD player. With Gary Sullivan, Chad co-authored the Microsoft DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) specification now used in most PC graphics cards to accelerate video codecs. The startup company Chad founded in 2001 pioneered film grain synthesis and layered scalable video coding (SVC) for high-definition on DVD.

Chad has participated in several media standards projects since 1992, serving as an editor of numerous MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 specifications and serving as a C-Cube Microsystem representative during the H.263 and early H.264 projects. He currently represents several companies in the ongoing H.265 and MPEG 3D projects. His doctoral research in neuroscience focuses on cortical processing and is funded by the USAF to design next-generation digital video links for unmanned aerial vehicles.  

Chief Technology Officer at Highwinds
Josh Gagliardi oversees all aspects of software development, including direct management of the development staff, for the Highwinds suite of carrier-class Internet protocol servers. He is responsible for maintaining and extending the technology advantages of the company's products and leveraging those advantages for entry into new markets. Josh managed all aspects of software development and quality assurance during the creation of Highwinds' Cyclone and Typhoon products as well as the Twister discussion server.

Prior to joining Highwinds, Josh worked as a software engineer with Language Engineering Corporation and with BBN Systems and Technologies, where he helped develop content aggregation and filtering technology for an early news aggregator. Josh received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

Senior Vice President of Technology at Vibrant Media
Bob Hammond is the SVP of technology for Vibrant Media. Bob joined Vibrant from Yahoo! where he was the VP of engineering for the Video Syndication Platform Group, overseeing a large, fast-moving engineering team and managing the design and development of Yahoo's video publishing platform. He has also held senior technology positions at Maven (Acquired by Yahoo!), Mirror Image Internet and Hewlett Packard, amongst others.

Bob is responsible for managing Vibrant's technology teams which include Adserver Development, Business Systems, Database Administration, Operations and Quality Assurance. He is also responsible for managing Vibrant's Product Management group which develops product strategies for the company.