Speakers Directory

Annie Jennings, president Annie Jennings PR, New Jersey , specializing in promoting authors and experts to the media, over 20,000 authors experts have signed up.  Annie created the concepts of media websites and online press kits, defined how to create a powerful platform, developed the most advanced branding concepts known to the industry, created the HOT 50! Radio campaigns where you are only booked on TOP SHOWS in major BIG CITY markets and on regional and nationally syndicated shows and crafted the revolutionary Pay For Placement Publicity Program that has helped thousands of authors and experts build powerful platforms.  www.anniejenningspr.com Phone 908.281.6201

Anita Windisman MBA, President of One of a Kind Publishing Inc., a company specializing in the personalization of content in the form of books and eBooks. She has worked with companies such as Levi Strauss, Toronto Hydro, Royal LePage, and Worlcolor (formerly Quebecor World) in eBusiness strategy development, online content delivery and social media. She is author of the soon to be published book "Business Lessons I Learned from Barbie". http://blogs.OneofaKindPublishing.com.

Ashraf Hashmi is president of Percepsys Inc., which is an E-Learning Solutions firm based in Toronto. Ashraf was educated at the University of Waterloo, Brock University, and Niagara College of Applied Arts & Technology.  He has diverse 15-year career in education, hi-tech, utilities and sales/marketing. He has spent nine years in the education and consulting arena and as faculty at Niagara College of Applied Arts & Technology. 

Blaise Alleyne, a graduate from the University of Toronto in computer science, English and philosophy-lives at the intersection of culture and technology. As a contributor to the Techdirt blog, he has written about the challenges traditional media companies face in adapting to a digital environment, and about the effects of copyright on culture. Blaise works as a web developer, a songwriter and musician. http://blaise.ca/

Bob Logan, Chief Scientist of Strategic Innovation Lab at the Ontario College of Art and Design and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. He collaborated and published with Marshall McLuhan and with Alvin Toffler. He has authored/edited many books and reference journal articles. Currently he is engaged in the SmartBook project to develop a framework and platform for the hybrid of the printed book and the e-book. Details www.physics.utoronto.ca/Members/logan

Chris Van Buren has a varied background in the writing, publishing business and art media. He began his career as a computer documentation writer and went on to become an editor at CompuSoft Publishing, first computer book publishing companies in the United States . He became Editor and Publisher of several computer and industry newsletters, including The AppleWorks Journal and the Microsoft Works in Education Newsletter, co-published with Microsoft Corporation. He has written over 15 books, including Poor Richard's Creating E-Books .

Colin Adams, CISSP,CCNA,CIW, BS 7799 lead Auditor, Manager, Enterprise Risk Services Practice, Deloitte, Toronto office. Colin's focus is on the assessment, design and implementation of Identity Management for organizations. Clients represent an array of industries in which he has deployed identity management technologies, assessed information technology practices, conducted general computer controls reviews, developed and implemented security strategies and configured enterprise wide security for ERP implementations. His has been largely focused on the Higher Education organization but has recently included Health care and other public sector areas.

Darius Bashar is a professional Social Media Coach and president of Apollo Media. Darius has established himself as an active contributor to the social networking community and is a longtime advocate of such websites as Meetup.com, Facebook and LinkedIn. Darius has been a professional Blogger since 2006. He has just returned from attending the November 2007 Blogworld Expo conference in Las Vegas and is excited to share his experiences from this conference.

Detective Sergeant Doug Cousens, has been a member of The Ontario Provincial Police since 1983. Prior to that he was a member of the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force for 2 years. He served his initial posting at Shelburne Detachment and was then transferred to The Auto Theft Section in 1995. In 2003 Doug was promoted to the rank of Detective Sergeant and transferred to the Forgery Investigation team of the Anti-Rackets Section where he is currently assigned to investigate Payment Card Fraud, Identity Theft and cheque Fraud

Fazila Nuraniis a lawyer who practices privacy and information technology law and focuses on meeting the legal needs and concerns of internet-driven businesses. Fazila develops privacy compliance plans and privacy policies for on-line businesses of all sizes, as well as commercial agreements with a technology focus.

Joseph Iuso, President, Use My Bank Services, Inc.Over the past 3 years, Joseph has been successfully applying these skills to create the worlds first instant online debit payment system, namely, UseMyBank Services, Inc. He has successfully taken UseMyBank from the conceptual to the point where there are now thousands of Sellers, 10’s of thousands of Buyers, and millions of dollars a month being processed through the system. Contact Joseph Iuso at sales@usemybank.com (Tel: 416-727-3806) http://www.usemybank.com

Juri Chabursky , CSP2 - has earned two CSP designations, that of Certified Speaking Professional, and Certified Sales Professional. Juri helps his clients achieve outstanding performance results through the understanding and effective application of technology, leadership and communication skills. His interactive keynotes, workshops and seminars are described by clients as “High-energy!”, “High-content!”, and “High-impact!”.

Dr. Khalid Sohail, A Psychotherapist , an author, a published poet, a mystic and a humanist. He is a psychiatrist by profession has been passionately writing for the last two decades. His collections of poems, stories, travelogues, novellas and essays have been published in English, Urdu and Punjabi. His writings are an attempt to share his humanistic philosophy of life. He summarized his views in his book "Pages of My Heart" . Creative Psychotherapy Clinic, 905-666-7253 (http://www.drsohail.com/)

Martin Cleaver , MSc MBA, Principal, Blended Perspectives ran his first Wiki at Arthur Andersen whilst a manager for Large Scale Systems Integration, and has been captivated by Wiki Consulting ever since. Martin is known for promoting how social media technologies catalyse structural reform of both business and society, with recent speaking engagements including KM World in 2006, at the wiki and mind mapping panels at Office 2.0, 2007. Martin runs Toronto Wiki Tuesdays.

Mark Swartz , MBA, M.Ed., is a leading Canadian career and worklife specialist. His advice is read by millions as the Workopolis.com Career Advisor. Mark has written a number of books including the best-seller “Get Wired, You're Hired”. He has had his own columns in the Toronto Star's Careers section and on Sympatico.ca. He brings with him a lively blend of practical advice, humour, and audience interaction. Visit his site for more than 100 free career articles at www.careeractivist.com .

Manisha Solomon is the owner and Project Co-coordinator for Solotext Editorial. She has done workshops about e-Books and the self-publishing process for Enterprise Toronto, the Learning Annex, and a number of writing and educational venues. She is the author of The Indie Approach to Publishing: A Guide to Self-Publishing. Manisha has been involved in books for over 15 years and is considered an expert of the self-publishing process. She has written for magazines and newspapers; she has written three books.

Martin Wales delivers immediately applicable tactics and no-nonsense strategies to attract more customers for your business. Martin brings 15 years of sales and marketing experience, along with his background as a professional educator and media personality. Martin hosted his own weekly, international talk-radio show, as well as a nationally broadcast television segment. Wales' business columns are published internationally and as curriculum content for several MBA programs.

Max Haroon is a social entrepreneur. He is the founding president of the Society of Internet Professionals and founder of Friends of Heart and Inspirational Book Club. He has been involved in the Information Technology (IT) industry in various sectors, including the Internet and IT Training for over 35 years. His work has spanned many countries and resides in Toronto ( Canada ). He evangelizes leveraging the Internet and speaks at conferences and symposiums. He can be contacted by email to founder@sipgroup.org or by phone at 416-891-4937. Visit http://www.maxharoon.org

Michel Neray has helped thousands of consultants, independent professionals and growing companies find a better way to differentiate, position and brand themselves. As an author, award-winning advertising copywriter and Internet entrepreneur, Michel has developed a unique approach to sales and marketing. Individuals as well as corporations have used The Essential Message to turn more people into prospects – and more prospects into sales. Michel's has published several ebooks, and has spoken at many conferences. His newsletter has been called 'short, sweet and incredibly useful'. www.EssentialMessage.com

Mario Morel, President, YourPrivacy.info and Privacy Officer for SIP. A frequent speaker at events and conferences, Mario is a privacy expert who has 15 years of experience in information security and privacy. He provides advanced privacy consulting services with a focus on privacy legislation, the nature and use of customer information, the disclosure of personal data in marketing, and privacy infrastructures.