Tim Hockey is the President and CEO of TD Canada Trust (www.tdcanadatrust.com) - known for having the best service and convenience of any bank in Canada.  Having started with the company over 25 years ago, Tim's current role is leading over 30,000 employees to deliver financial products and services to over 11 million Canadians, through a network of over 1,100 branches and Commercial Banking Centres, award winning EasyWeb Internet banking, and a large network of ABM machines in Canada.

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Stef Oud is a partner for Deloitte Consulting in the Netherlands and responsible for Product Industries and the Oracle practice in EMEA.  With 165,000 people worldwide, Deloitte member firms deliver services in audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory.  Stef joined Deloitte in 2002. For over 15 years he has worked on management consulting projects and has managed (international) professional service practices.

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Jim Turley is Managing Director and Global head of sales for Deutsche Bank.   Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clients franchise, doing business in 79 countries with 78,000 employees.  A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North America, Asia, and key emerging markets.  Prior to assuming his current role, Jim held the position of Global Head of Currencies and Commodities from 2001 - 2006.

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Andrew Palowitch is the Chief Technology Officer of SAIC.   SAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets.

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Michael Biehl was recently CFO of KPMG, one of the largest public accounting firms in the world. They provide professional audit, tax and advisory services to some of the leading businesses in the world.  KMPG employs over 20,000 in the US and 100,000 globally.  He has been a partner with KPMG since 1993 and have worked for the Firm since 1979. He served as the CFO from 2004-2007 and has since returned to client service. Michael is a global lead partner in their private equity group.

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Brent de Jong is founder and Vice Chairman of AEI. AEI owns, manages and operates power generation plants and delivers electric power and gas to over 6.1 million people in emerging market countries and has 11,800 employees. Brent founded AEI in 2005 with the acquisition of several emerging markets energy infrastructure companies. For his achievements at AEI, Brent was selected as one of the final nominees in the Texas area for Ernst and Young's prestigious "Entrepreneur of the Year" award. Prior to AEI, Mr.

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Cyrus is an investment management company based in NYC with $1.25 Billion under management, and Stephen is the head of the company and its majority owner. Stephen has worked on Wall St. since graduating from Yale in 1986.

Stephen has completed 8 triathlons - mostly Olympic distance, and some sprints. He took part in the 2007 CEO Challenge in St. Croix, finishing in 6:28.   Stephen is back again this year, and taking part in the CEO Challenge because of the "additional competitive challenge."

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John Stobo is the Managing General Partner at ABS Capital Partners, overseeing the firm's investing and operating activities. Founded in 1990, ABS Capital Partners has established a strong track record for investing in later-stage growth companies. With $1.5 billion under management, ABS Capital helps companies choose the growth initiatives that build the greatest long-term value.

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David Klvac was the Vice President, Controller and CAO of Tronox Incorporated, a NYSE company that produces a variety of high-performance grades of titanuim dioxide pigment to meet the needs of coatings, plastics, paper and specialty markets.

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David Mullaney is the President of Petrosteel (now Edgen Murray), a leading global distributor of high performance steel and alloy products for use primarily in specialized applications throughout the hydrocarbon chain, energy infrastructure, and individual industrial niches.

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Juan Fernando Conde is the CIO of CIGNA, one of the nation's premier health services company, with the goal of improving their client's health, well being, and security.  Juan Fernando is responsible for the 1800 staff at CIGNA that provide technology services to the internal staff as well as their client, member, and provider communites.   CIGNA has approx. 10 million Medical members, 18M Behavioral Care members, and 6M Pharmacy members.  Prior to joining CIGNA in February 2007, Juan Fernando worked at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) as the CIO of World Markets where h

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Charles Williamson is President of Private Client Group, a division of AIU Holdings that specializes in property and liability insurance for successful individuals and families. He has held this role since January 2006, but his insurance career spans over 20 years and includes executive positions in a variety of commercial property and casualty insurance operations within the U.S.

Charles has a wrestling background and has been competing in triathlons intermittently for 15 years. So far, he has completed one Ironman with a PR of 11:45. His PR for a 70.3 distance race is 5:05.

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Mark Kelley is the CTO of NextWave Broadband.  NextWave is a technology company that develops, produces, and markets mobile multimedia and wireless broadband products.  Their products and technologies are designed to power wireless networks and devices that enable cutting-edge mobile multimedia and wireless broadband services and their customers include many of the largestmobile handset and wireless service providers in the world.  As the CTO of NextWave Broadband, Mark's focus is on technology development for network products.   Prior to joining NextWave in 2005, Mark was Chief Techni

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Chris Shackleton is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Coliseum Capital Management, a private investment partnership that makes long-term investments in both public and private companies.  He is also a Director on the Board of Rural/Metro Corporation (provides ambulance transport and fire protection to communities throughout the United States) and serves as a Trustee for the Walter S.

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Randy is the Chairman of the Board for iQor, a $350MM global call center company for customer service and collections services. Randy has been the chairman there for five years. Previous to iQor, Randy was the CEO of Walker digital, former president of First USA, former president of American Express Relationship Services, and a former partner at Bain & Co.

Randy has an impressive triahtlon history, with 4 Ironman races and ten 70.3 races under his belt. His PRs are a 11:19 Ironman, a 4:43 Half Ironman, and a 2:48 marathon.

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Wilfred is President of the Alaska Milk Corporation which is the leading publicly listed consumer foods company in the Philippines. It is the brand leader in the liquid mik category and a "strong second" in the powdered division. Forbes magazine has selected the Alaska Milk Corp as one of the "top 200 small cap companies in the world" twice in the last 5 years. Alaska has recently acquired three liquid milk brands from Nestle, and is the exclusive disributor of the Kellogg's line of ready-to-eat cereals in the Phillipines.

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Chuck Bengochea is the CEO of HoneyBaked Ham, which he joined in 1995 as the VP of Retail. Through the next few years, Chuck moved up the corporate ladder to become the President and COO of the company, and in 2006, Chuck was named the first CEO outside the family that had founded and managed the company for four decades.

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Panos Kakoullis is the Managing Director of Deloitte's London Audit business in the UK. Deloitte & Touche LLP is one of the fastest growing professional services firms with offices in 23 locations and approximately 12,500 staff and partners nationwide. They provide professional services and advice to many leading businesses, government departments and public sector bodies, and publish many influential studies and thought leadership pieces in their own right.

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Andrew (Andy) Kindfuller is Chief Operating Officer of Guthy-Renker International, the international arm of one of the world's largest direct response television companies. Established in 1988, Guthy-Renker today has sales of more than $1.5 Billion per year and an average annual growth rate of 25% over the last 10 years. Originally launched as a television direct marketer by Co-CEOs Bill Guthy and Greg Renker, the independently-owned, vertically-integrated company has since broadened its focus into every area of electronic retailing, making quality products available to U.S.

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Joseph Gagnon is the CEO of Exit41, an enterprise software company focused on the restaurant industry. The Exit41 Enterprise Software Suite includes best-of-breed online ordering and call center software for catering, takeout, delivery, curbside, and drive-thru business. Exit41 is based in Andover MA. and has been incorporated since 1999. The company has 40 employees and serve customers such as Panera Bread, Wendy's, Qdoba and Swiss Chalet.

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Bill Sundblad is the COO and CFO of CWS Consulting. Bill has held the titles of Executive VP, CFO, Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Director for various companies in finance, public accounting, real estate development, higher education and not for profits. As a Director of KPMG's West Coast outsourcing practice, Bill's clients included manufacturing, entertainment, dotcoms and not for profits companies.

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John Schlagenhauf is a co-owner and CFO of Badger Truck Center Inc. located in Milwaukee and Madison Wisconsin. The Badger Truck Center family of companies, which is ranked as one of the largest 75 Privately held companies in Wisconsin, is made of three truck dealerships, a truck rental and leasing company, a truck equipment division, a rebuild division, a government division and a driver leasing company.

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Rick is the Chief Financial Officer for Monolithic Power Systems (MPS), whose symbol is MPWR on the NASDAQ exchange. MPS is a manufacturer of high performance analog semiconductor chips, the core business of "Silicon Valley" where the company is headquartered. The company focuses on power management chips, and is one of the fastest growing and most profitable companies in the high performance analog market segment with a market capitalization of over $700 million.

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Guneet Bajwa is the President of The Presidio Hotel Management Services LLC, a company that manages successful hotel properties across North America. Presidio offers services and expertise in the following areas: operations and management, sales and marketing, finance and managerial accounting, development and construction, and human resources. Guneet Bajwa joined Presidio Hotel Group in 2002 after over a decade in senior management of hotel operations and specializing in large food and beverage and convention facilities.

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Dereck Davey is the Managing Director of Deloitte Consulting B.V.

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Dave Brule II is Co-Owner and Executive Vice President of Northern Star Industries, Inc. (NSI). NSI, located in Iron Mountain, MI has two business units, Systems Control and Boss Snowplow. Systems Control designs, manufactures and markets electrical relay and control panels to the utility industry. It also manufactures metal buildings that house the panels. Boss Snowplow manufactures a complete line of snow removal equipment for pickup trucks and utility vehicles (UTV's).

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Scott Herkelman is the President and Founder of BFG Technologies, a privately held U.S. based supplier of premium 3D video cards based on award-winning NVIDIA graphics technology, the world's first physics add-in computer cards from AGEIA as well as other computer enthusiast products. BFG Tech's award-winning brand of 3D video cards are available in Europe, Canada and in the U.S. at major retail and e-tail locations, and also within premium Falcon Northwest computer gaming systems to name a few. Scott started BFG Tech out of his house in August of 2002.

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Dan Rigby is President and CEO of Human Resource Management Systems, LLC, an employee benefits and human resources advisory firm based in Naperville, Illinois. HRMS focuses on the benefits, hr and training needs of mid-size employers. HRMS has been in the forefront of the current wellness trend in healthcare. The company has produced weekly healthy tips and a monthly wellness newsletter for the employees of its clients since 2003.

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Dr. John Myers is the President and CEO of Questcare Medical Services, PA, a Dallas/Fort Worth-based, physician-owned, and operated patient care organization providing services in emergency medicine, hospitalist medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, and practice management.  As President and CEO, John oversees the day-to-day operations of the Association's business as well as being a practicing Emergency Physician.

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BD's Mongolian Grill is a chain of 31 restaurants based out of Detroit, with locations in 10 States and Mongolia. Billy is Founder of the company, and established the business in 1992. He has worked in the restaurant business for the last 28 years, since age 14. Billy is a graduate of the Hospitality Business Program at Michigan State University.

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Maury Blackman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Accela, Inc.

Accela is an international software company focused on connecting people to government services 24X7. The Company serves a global client base of more than 500 jurisdictions and maintains offices in San Ramon, CA, Beijing, CH, and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Ray Bordogna is a Partner and the Chief Strategy Officer at LiquidHub, a global information technology services company focused on delivering innovative IT Solutions within the context of Enterprise and Service Oriented Architectures ("SOA"). The firm's 500 associates operate globally from offices in Philadelphia, PA, Boston, MA and Hyderabad, India and market proven solutions in the Financial Services, Life Sciences, Insurance and Retail industries.  Raymond leads the firm's US consulting operations consisting of approximately 350 billable associates.

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Tom is an entrepreneur in the wireless industry and currently serves as the CEO of 2 companies he co-founded: CSM Wireless and SquareLoop. CSM Wireless provides cellular telephone service under the "Revol" brand name in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania and under the "Cricket" brand name in Oregon. Shortly after launching CSM in 2004 he started SquareLoop to provide geographically targeted messaging services over wireless devices. The company recently launched its first statewide alerting system in Hawaii for the hearing impaired.

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Carl Wernicke is the Managing Director of Oak Hill Advisors, a credit hedge fund focusing on investing in securities of non-investment grade companies. They invest up and down the capital structure and go both long and short as they deem the opportunity. Founded over 20 years ago, they have offices in both NY and London and manage funds on behalf of large institutions, endowments and high net worth families.  Carl is one of five partners at OHA. Additionally, he retains responsibility for the company's NY research effort.

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David Kurtz is the CEO and Chairman of Shaw Electric, which recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. David is the third generation of his family to be involved with the business. Shaw Electric's strength is the ability to complete major construction projects without allowing disruption to existing operations.

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Marc Mertens is the President and CEO of Scanfor.   Scanfor is a transportation company active on the Scandinavian and East European market with daily departures of fulloads, partial loads and groupage.   The company is based in Wommelgem, Belgium and has partners and branch offices in Finland, Estonia and Sweden.

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Mark Betts is the CEO of Food Spectrum Pty Ltd, incorporated in Brisbane, Australia in 1983.

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Paolo Ceci is the CEO of My One Hotel.  In 1990 he start working in the family company (as developer and project manager) and for the first years he followed the real estate branch to develop several projects in Italy and France.  Now as the CEO of My One Hotel, his attention is more on development and managing Dubai projects.

Paolo has a background in cycling, and has competed in the Tronday Oslo (540 km).  As a triathlete, he has competed in 8 Ironman Events: Nice, Klagenfurt, Frankfurt, and Zurich, and finished 2nd  at the CEO Challenge at Ironman France in 12:58:21.

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Neil H. Smith serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of InterGen, a global electric power company with facilities on four continents.  As CEO, Mr. Smith has the lead responsibility for the development, financing, construction and operations of all of InterGen's power plants. Neil has been with InterGen since its founding.

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Dominick Costello is the Partner and Director of stores for Rickys nyc, a beauty supply retailer with 21 stores located mostly in Manhattan also with locations in Brooklyn, Miami, and East Hampton. In this role, Dominick runs the store operations on a daily basis with focus on the growth, vision and direction of the company. No stranger to retail, Dominick has been working in stores for 24 years, and during that time has only been with 2 different companies.

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Vinnie Duncan is co-owner, with husband Andrew, of Duncan & Co Ltd, (DCL) a Venison Marketing and Exporting Company based in Auckland, New Zealand. A home based business, established in 1989, DCL is the largest exporter of Farmed Venison to the USA, with 45 employees. Vinnie's experience is primarily in sales and operations, although she is currently taking a break from day to day involvement as she recovers from aggressive breast cancer.

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Andrew Duncan is CEO and Co-Owner, with his wife Vinnie, of Duncan & Co Ltd, (DCL) a Venison Marketing and Exporting Company based in Auckland, New Zealand. Established in 1989, DCL is the largest exporter of Venison to the USA, and the company has 45 employees.

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Royal Containers Ltd. is a manufacturer of corrugated packaging. It converts corrugated sheets into boxes, displays and diecuts. Royal Containers operates from an 110,000 sqft building and is located near the Toronto airport in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. This family-owned company was founded in 1980 by Kim's father, Ross Nelson. Royal Containers owns it source of paper supply; there are 2 corrugating plants located in the Greater Toronto area. This company, TenCorr Packaging operates 24/7 to service Royal Containers.

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Luis Alvarez is the CEO of Mecanismos Automatrices, a company that has existed for almost 55 years. Mecanismos Automatrices manufactures fuel tanks for brands such as Freightliner, International, Volvo, Mercedez Benz, and Irisar. Mecasa will be signing a co-investment with a European company and building up a new plant in the northern part of Mexico.

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Mike Ochstein founded Price Realty Corporation, an investment & management firm, in 1991. Price builds long-term alliances with investors to capitalize on favorable market conditions for investing in multi-family properties. Price currently owns and operates over 4,300 multi-family units in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Mike graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in Community Development Planning.

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EMS helps clients to achieve their strategic objectives by delivering software solutions that align the company's IT infrastructure with the goals of the business. They offer process consulting, system design and integration, application development, customer support, and training in products and ITIL best practices. EMS works with medium to large enterprise customers across a wide range of industries, as well as academia and the public sector.

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Sean M. McCann is President/CEO of Sterling Underwriters. Sterling Underwriters is a Wholesale Insurance Brokerage and a Managing general Agent specializing in Insurance Programs for Contractors.

Sean is a member of the Young Presidents Organization & a founder of the ChicagoLand Chapter of YPO. He is Currently serving as Chapter Chair of the Chapter.

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Stefan Fischer is a Member of the Board at NewLab BioQuality AG, a service provider of quality control analysis for biopharmaceutical drugs. The broad-based technologies as well as the company’s commitment to customer satisfaction has demonstrated to many clients that NewLab is a reliable partner for the biopharmaceutical industry. The services are internationally recognised, are GLP or GMP-compliant, and satisfy the regulatory authorities worldwide. Stefan has been with NewLab since 2001, and is responsible for finance and administration.

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David Charlton is the CEO of David's Salon, a chain of 187 salons mostly in the Philippines, with 1 in Xiamen China and 2 new salons in Los Angeles. David is not only the CEO but he also owns about 30-50% of all of the individual salons, and 100% of David's Salons Inc. David comes from a long line of hair professionals, and he got his start in the business at his uncle's salon in England. David opened the first David's Salon in 1989.

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Julian A. Coiner is the CEO and Broker at Agent 007 Real Estate, a Commercial Real Estate Firm in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan area. Julian owned advertising agency, S2 Media for 15 years prior to starting Agent 007 Real Estate. The commercial and investment real estate group has seen tremendous growth since its inception. Julian follows his mantra (If you're not living on the edge...you're taking up too much space!) in both work and sport, and finds a similiar focus and drive allow his to succeed in both business and triathlon.

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Christophe Vandaele is the CEO and President of SBR Multisports and CEO of Central Park Bike Tours. Christophe is a serial entrepreneur, previously founding multinational firms CV Concierge and Redline Diplomatic Relocations. Prior to moving to the US, Christophe was an officer in the Belgian Special Forces and served in a multitude of operations including those in Somalia, Congo, Zaire and Rwanda. He received his training at the notorious castle "d' Arenberg" Military Academy at Marche-Les-Dames known for its 5% graduation ratio.

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Guy Berkebile is the President and Founder of Guy Chemical Company, a contract packager specializing in filling viscous materials into metal and plastic squeeze tubes and cartridges. In 2001, Guy Chemical Company was named an Inc500 company, and are now providing their services around the world.

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Preston Miller has been in Marketing, Corporate Development, and Acquisitions for over 30 years, and just recently retired (November 2007. ) For the past twenty years, he bought companies, operated and grew them for several years, and sold them. He also served 6 1/2 years as an Army officer after graduating from West Point in 1968 and spent a year in Vietnam and two years in Iran.

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Ed Alberts is the Founder and CEO of Rehab Resources, a company which provides Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy to hospitals, nursing homes, school districts, home health and pediatrics throughout upstate New York.  Ed is also the Founder and CEO of Special Programs, a business that provides childcare and therapy services to children with special needs, Enable Orthotics and Prosthetics, and Fajita Grill (two fast casual restaurants).  Ed is a mechanical engineer with navy nuclear training by trade but decided after five years of driving a submarine that he needed to start his ow

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Creative Presentations is a provider of state-of-the-art integrated technical services and audio-video presentation products. They are a multi-award winning company that has established a reputation as one of the top companies in the dynamic LCD industry. The company has over 6,000 clients and reached it's goal of exceeding $10 million in sales by the year 2000, and is now one of the top 100 private companies in New Orleans.

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Chicago P-O-P Corporation is a 3rd generation family owned and operated company in Elk Grove Village, IL that designs and manufactures permanent and temporary point-of-purchase displays. The company has been in business since 1950, and currently has $10 million in gross revenue and 39 employees. The company was ISO 9001:2000 certified in August of 2007.

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Shayne Macherowski is the Owner of Evergreen L.A.N.D., a land acquisition and development company that develops and sells high end resort properties. Projects vary in scope from on mountain triplexes to high end ranch property or single family homes.  He is responsible for coordinating everything from hiring general contractors, engineers and architects to seeking out and acquiring new properties for future development while deciding which property to developnext.

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Joe Marinucci is the president of Interactive Marketing Solutions, a 21st Century, full service, marketing company. They offer clients an array of products and services that include; online marketing and customer acquisition programs, lead generation models, list monetization and data enhancement services, as well as general consulting in construction of client marketing plans.

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United Merchant Services of California, Inc. (known publicly as UMS Banking), has been providing payment processing services to merchants and financial institutions since 1987. Their corporate headquarters are located in Glendale, California with regional offices in northern California, Texas and Florida. The company provides business owners with the ability to accept various forms of electronic payments, including credit card processing, ACH billing, electronic check conversion, and gift cards.

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Diaphonics, Inc., founded in 2000, is a leading provider of biometric voice verification solutions targeted at industry verticals, including Financial Services and Government/Law Enforcement. Biometric voice verification is a cost-effective, secure and convenient way to verify the identity of an individual by matching a voice sample against a stored voice template, or "voiceprint."

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Paul-Michael is a Senior Partner and Co-Head of McDermott Will & Emery International Law Firm's London Structured Finance Group. McDermott Will & Emery is a premier international law firm (among the top 20 in the US and globally), which provides a comprehensive range of legal services to a broad range of corporate, institutional, governmental and private clients.

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Professional Business Bank was founded by Bill in 2001 to fill the need for personalized banking services in and around Pasadena. The bank recently announced a merger with Belvedere Capital in order to pursue a business plan involving aggressive acquisition of other banks in the Southern California area.

Bill has been in private tax practice for 30 years and is one of only 250 non-attorneys ever admitted to practice before the bar of the U.S. Tax Court.

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Bennett DeLoney & Noyes, P.C. ("BDN") is a quality collection law firm servicing delinquent debt nationwide with litigation in the Mountain West. Sophisticated technology and quality people makes outsourcing unpaid debt a no-hassle and profitable experience. BDN has been representing Fortune 500 companies and smaller businesses nationwide for over 13 years. As CFO, Lonnie has responsibility for the financial viability of the firm, and brings 15-years experience as a CPA in public accounting to BDN. He joined the firm in 2004.

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Chris Cobb is the CFO and COO of Simpler-Webb (www.simplerwebb.com), a company that helps clients succeed with IT Infrastructure solutions. They draw from all their resources to create fully managed, fully scalable IT solutions to meet unique business needs. As te CFO and COO, Chris focuses on building and maintaining sustainable operations. Prior to Simpler-Webb, Chris spent time with Andersen Consulting, McKinsey & Company and United Airlines.

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John Fell is the President of Advantage Packaging, a distributor of corrugated boxes and poly bags which are supplied primarily to the food and beverage industries.  Prior to starting the company in 1996, John was in the packaging industry with Georgia Pacific for 9 years.  As president, John's primary focus is sales and customer development.

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Cathal founded Window Warehouse Ireland in 2000, and the company grew from humble beginnings with a turnover of three quarters of a million and a staff of 2 to today where they employ over 50 people and have a turnover of 6 million euro.  Cathal is a hands on director who loves a challenge and is continuously trying to grow the company.

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Mike Wilford is the President of Tri 3 Enterprises, a holding company for Wabash Medical Company and Motion Medical Technologies, LLC which are durable medical equipment companies.  Both companies provide Game Ready accelerated rehabiliation equipment, continuous passive motion devices, surgical implants, bio compression pumps and garments and negative pressure wound care therapy devices.

During college, Mike was a hockey player, but has transitioned into a triathlete.  Since 2002, he has finished 11 Ironman races.

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John & Leslie Carney co-founded Carney, Inc. in 1994 with a fundamental belief in the power of emerging technologies to accelerate training, knowledge transfer, and performance improvement. Carney provides technology-based training and performance improvement solutions to over 20 government agencies, all branches of the military, and numerous corporate, non-profit, and educational clients. Carney's work provides increased readiness & performance for the armed forces and provides faster more cost effective workforce performance solutions for many civilian agencies.

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Robert McFarland is the President and CEO of Great Plains Imaging, a dyamic teleradiology company based out of Wichita Kansas. The company currently provides total radiological solution to large and small Hospitals chains as well as multispecialty groups across the country.

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Mike Dannelley is the President and CEO of American Interbanc. American Interbanc Mortgage LLC is the most dominantly priced lender in the United States, which generates 100% of its business from the web.  American Interbanc was founded in 1998 as a small mortgage banking company. Since that time, its funding capabilities have grown exponentially. In peak years, the Company's loan volume has reached in excess of $1 billion, validating the Company's business model premised on ultra competitive pricing.

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Luigi Palma president LAPT Investment LLC, a development company that buys properties mainly in south Florida. The company uses his own  construction company to develop or remodel the projects.
Luigi Palma is been racing in triathlon since 2003. He participated in 6 half Ironman distance races with his best time of 5:00 and 2 Ironman races, including the 2007 CEO Challenge at Ironman Austria, with his best time of 11:52.

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Chip Self is the President and Owner of Logic Systems Sound and Lighting, Inc., a business that does audio, video and lighting services for concerts, large corporate meetings and special events for over 21 years. They have worked extensively with most major touring artists, Fortune 500 companies and a great many world political leaders. Cignal, Chip's second company, was born out of the capabilities of Logic Systems, a little over 6 years ago. Cignal designs, sells and installs audio, video and theatrical lighting systems for Churches, Schools and performance venues.

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Peter Scharer is President and founder of Images In Foil, Inc. Established in 1993, Images specializes in producing niche currency-based paper and plastic products.  Their main business is the production of mass transit passes.  By incorporating cutting-edge technology, Images has virtually eliminated counterfeiting issues and provided higher security and better marketability for its clients.

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Craig Kerr is the CEO of PRTM Management Consultant.  PRTM Management consultants work with senior executives to develop and implement innovative operational strategies that deliver breakthrough results. PRTM has 16 offices worldwide and serves major industry and global public sectors. As General Manager of the China operation since 2006, Craig has P&L responsibility for PRTM's China operations.  He has also been a member of the Asia Board of Directors since 2003.

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Dave Low is the Managing Director for Hawaii Capital Management (www.hc-m.com), an investment firm managing, growing and protecting assets of high net worth individuals, institutions and 401(k) retirement plans. Dave comes from a background of 20 years on Wall Street, former EVP at Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns.

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Andy Keeler is the CEO of Canyon State Sales, Inc., a food broker for food manufacturers. They operate in western US and represent perishable, grocery and food service lines.  As CEO, Andy is involved with the daily operations of the company along with sales operations.  He has been with Canyon State Sales for 12 years and has been the CEO for the last 4 years. Andy has been in the food business since graduating college first with Hormel foods and then ConAgra Foods in Texas.

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Donald Booth is Co-Owner and Principal Architect at DJG, Inc.  Currently celebrating its 30th year in business, DJG, Inc is a full service, multi-discipline engineering and architecture firm headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia, providing quality engineering and architectural design services throughout the Mid-Atlantic and in foreign locations such as Europe and South America.  From concept to completion, DJG has the in-house design resources and capabilities required to deliver new or renovation designs.  Since starting with DJG in 1996, Donald has focused much of his training on the

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Henry J. Antolak Is the President of Forum Dental. Forum Dental is committed to the community, donating over 5% of their annual income to charities. Forum Dental also sponsors "The Rolla Kids Triathlon" series. Henry has completed two half-Ironman distance events and the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. He signed up for the CEO Challenge because "My children have inspired me, my company has supported me and my wife has encouraged me".

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Bryan Gonzalez is the President and Owner of Channel Electric, Inc., a Hawaii based company providing electrical contracting, data communication and information technology services throughout the islands. Bryan began his career as a field electrician and formed Channel Electric in 1995. Through Bryan’s vision, hard work and perseverance, Channel Electric, Inc. has since expanded into the multi-million dollar contracts arena working primarily in the federal government sector.

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Jack Daly is the CEO and Owner of Professional Sales Coach, Inc. (PSC). However, brand and dba is "Jack Daly" as a speaker/trainer/coach with particular emphasis on Sales, Sales Management and Corporate Culture. Jack has labelled himself a "serial entrepreneur," having started 6 companies from scratch and building them into national firms. Two of these were subsequently sold to Wall street firms.

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RRA is a fast growing, Pacific Northwest, woman owned and operated, healthcare consulting company that provides consulting services to large healthcare delivery systems across the United States. RRA's expertise with the GE Healthcare and Epic Systems implementations and upgrades along with their company's commitment to superior customer service makes them a one of the leading companies to provide this type of consulting services.

Cheryl is an owner and acts as the COO of RRA. Prior to this she was with GE Healthcare as a Director of Consulting.

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Matthew Wong is the owner and CEO of PRIMA USA Limited.  With manufacturing facilities in China, the New York design team at PRIMA develop and produce customized accessory and trimming products for apparel companies in the US. Clients include Polo Ralph Lauren, Jones, Liz Claiborne.

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Jay Bower is the President and CEO of Crossbow Group, a full-service marketing and communications agency with expertise in developing high impact programs that drive measurable results across the entire spectrum of communications media. He has led strategic and tactical engagements with over 275 companies ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to start-ups. He has also served as Vice President and co-founder of the e-business consultancy Prescients, where he helped craft online strategies for Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Gartner Group, Media Metrix and Cendant (Century 21).

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Aaron Wallen is the President of Haas Insulation, a construction business that specializes in sprayed thermal, acoustical and fire resistive systems. The company was founded in 1970 and located in Honolulu, Hawaii. Haas Insulation serves all developed islands in the State of Hawaii, Guam and has joint ventured with firms on construction projects in Alaska.

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Sandra Murre is the CEO and Founder of Jordan Engineering, a group of engineers and computer professionals who provide Industrial Software Solutions, custom PLC Panel Design, 24 Hour Service Support, and Customized Training. As CEO and Founder her role has migrated from engineering to a combination of HR/Finance/Strategic Planner and, of course, fitness motivator. Sandra is the recent recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction award in Science and Technology.

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Chuck Taylor is the CEO of Doostang, Inc.

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Dan Goese is the President and Co-Owner of Marketing Counsel (www.marketingcounsel.com).  Marketing Counsel provides product-development consulting and services (including market research through Outlook Research) for global, high-tech companies.  As President, Dan conducts all client work, and oversees work done by their service contractors.

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Michael Arnstein created Market Organization in 1999 as an internet start up company within the diamond, gemstone and jewelry industry located in New York City. The company was started as a one man operation and has grown to over 30 full time employees which at the core is a software development company that operates B2B and B2C internet/intranet websites. Michael's role focuses on long term business development goals within the New York and Mumbai offices.

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Nickolas W. Jekogian, III is the founder and President of NWJ Companies. Nickolas founded the company while in college in 1991 with the purchase of a duplex apartment building in Center City Philadelphia. He has built NWJ Companies into a national, multi-family property ownership, investment and redevelopment organization that owns a $200 million dollar portfolio of 3,000 plus units in 17 markets. The company has grown by acquiring inefficiently -managed properties which meet company-identified improvement criteria.

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Rich was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, where he now lives. He graduated from Stanford University with majors in both English and Communication. Under the "Communicom" banner, Rich acquired radio stations in New York City, Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston, Phoenix, San Antonio, and New Orleans. His company sold several of the aforementioned properties and are currently looking to acquire additional stations. They also operate two Internet ventures, and maintain a number of other investment businesses.

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Pat Moneymaker is the President and CEO of Proxy Aviation Systems, a DC company that designs, develops and manufactures fully autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), which can also be optionally piloted.  Proxy offers the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security many advantages over existing unmanned aerial systems.

Patrick spent 30 years in the US Navy as a naval aviator (including time as the lead pilot with the Blue Angels), retiring with the rank of Rear Admiral, and followed this with 8 years as an executive in high tech firms focused on government services.

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Capital Otolaryngology is a medical and sugical practice specializing in treating children and adults for disorders of the head and neck. It involves the care of ear, nose and throat problems including head and neck cancer, and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. The pracitice employs three physicians, with in-office imaging, a sleep laboratory, balance testing, and audiometry. Christopher started the practice in Austin in 1999 after working for a large multi-specialty group.

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Tom Tuggle is participating in the CEO Cycling Challenge after winning a bid at the CAF Charity Gala and Auction.

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