Hannes Blum
CEO
Abebooks.com

Hannes started his career with the Boston Consulting Group in strategy consulting. He then co-founded JustBooks in 1999 and took on the position as President & CEO of AbeBooks Inc. following the acquisition of JustBooks by Abebooks in October 2001. He's an active investor and also serves on two other Boards besides AbeBooks Inc.

Joseph Mandelbaum
President & CEO
AG Intellectual Property Group

Josef Mandelbaum has held various positions with American Greetings since joining in 1995, including most recently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation's subsidiary, AG Interactive from May 2000 until becoming CEO-AG Intellectual Properties in February 2005, which consists of the Corporation's AG Interactive, outbound licensing and entertainment businesses.

Brian Elliott
President and COO
Alibris

Brian Elliott is President and Chief Operating Officer of Alibris, a leading online exchange for independent sellers of new, used and hard-to-find books, music and movies. One of Internet Retailer's "Top 100," Alibris brings together more than 70 million books, music and movie items from a worldwide network of thousands of independent sellers and millions of customers.  Alibris today drives sales for sellers through its own Web site (www.alibris.com), thousands of libraries worldwide, and access to tens of millions of customers through key partnerships with North America's leading media retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon.com and eBay.

Brian joined Alibris in 1999 and has served as VP of Business Development, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing and Chief Operating Officer. As President and COO, Brian is responsible for driving Alibris’ growth and operating performance. Prior to Alibris, Brian was a manager with the Boston Consulting Group. His practice focused on the intersection of consumer retailing with technology, helping companies create and execute growth strategies and partnerships, including e-commerce opportunities. Brian has also worked for the Technology and Operations Management faculty at the Harvard Business School, and is a graduate of Northwestern University and Harvard Business School.

Tony Hsieh,
CEO, Zappos.com

Tony joined Zappos.com in 2000, and under his leadership, Zappos has grown gross merchandise sales from $1.6M in 2000 to $597M in 2006. Prior to joining Zappos, Tony co-founded Venture Frogs with Alfred Lin. Venture Frogs is an incubator and investment firm that invested in Internet startups, including Ask Jeeves, Tellme Networks, and of course,

Zappos.com. Prior to Venture Frogs, Tony co-founded and grew LinkExchange from a side business from his apartment to a cooperative advertising network that reached over half of Internet enabled households, according to Media Metrix. LinkExchange was successfully sold to Microsoft for $265M in 1998. Tony graduated from Harvard University with a BA in Computer Science.

David Schofman
President & CEO
Callaway Golf Interactive

David Schofman is the founder of Callaway Golf's Certified Pre-Owned and Trade In, Trade Up! Businesses and heads Callaway Golf Interactive, which operates the e-commerce and online direct marketing efforts for Callaway Golf Sales Co. David was an early adopter of the Internet for retail sales, founding Igogolf.com in 1994, one of the first e-commerce golf web sites and the first authorized Internet retailer for Callaway Golf. David and his team are responsible for the innovative shop.callawaygolf.com that allows retailers to leverage Callaway's web infrastructure and experience to sell online.

Kenneth Seiff
CEO
Diet Television

Ken Seiff is Chief Executive Officer of Diet Television.

Before starting Diet Television, Ken was Chief Executive Officer of Glowcast Ventures, a privately held venture capital firm that has invested in a variety of start-ups including Fone2Fone, Glowcast Television and Diet Television.

Ken has a proven record in the online industry and before Glowcast was Founder and CEO of leading online retailer Bluefly, Inc. (NASDAQ Small Cap: BFLY). Bluefly captured the hearts of many well-dressed consumers, with its model of selling designer clothing online at discounted prices.

Prior to founding Bluefly, Ken was CEO and founder of Pivot Rules, Inc., the first apparel brand focused on golfers under the age of forty. The Pivot Rules brand was sold through national department stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and Macy's.

Prior to Pivot Rules, Ken worked at strategic planning consulting firm, Lorne Weil Inc., and leveraged buy-out firm, Founders Equity. He currently serves on the boards of Diet Television and Fone2Fone and held board positions in the past with Bluefly, The National Retail Federation, Shop.org, Pivot Rules and Publicolor.

Patrick Gates
Acting President
Discovery Commerce

As interim President and General Manager of Discovery Commerce, Patrick Gates directs strategies that translate Discovery’s network brands and programming into high-quality consumer goods and services that are sold in Discovery’s own retail channels -- e-commerce, television commerce (t-commerce) and catalog and through third-party retailers.

Gates is a 25-year retail veteran whose career spans retail marketing, merchandising, programming and e-commerce. He has held senior leadership positions with some of the industry’s most influential brands, including AOL, HSN, Neiman Marcus and Barney’s New York. The hallmark of Gates’ career has been using innovation, savvy and a far-reaching strategic vision to revive moribund businesses and drive results in new enterprises and initiatives.

Fred Lerner
CEO
Ritz Interactive

Starting at Berkey Photo, Fred turned his childhood hobby of photography into a successful career spanning over 30 years.

In 1977, Fred founded California-based Lerner Processing Labs, a wholesale photofinishing company servicing camera stores, which he sold to Qualex (Eastman Kodak) in 1992. For the next seven years, he served as President and CEO of Kodak Processing Labs. In Australia, Fred co-founded Rabbit Photo, Metro Photo and digitalMAX.

Fred is Past President of Photo Marketing Association and now serves on the board of directors. PMA represents 20,000 members in 100-plus countries who actively contribute to the expanding $83 billion imaging industry.

Fred also serves on board of The International Photographic Council. IPC is an organization of the United Nations. It is dedicated to increasing worldwide recognition of photography as a universal means of communication through the adoption of a motto, "Peace through understanding, Understanding through Photography, the Universal Language."

Jeff Housenbold
President & CEO
Shutterfly's

As Shutterfly's President & CEO, Jeffrey Housenbold leads the Company's strategic direction and growth. Jeffrey is a new-media visionary with a successful track record of building online consumer franchises by artfully combining commerce and  community. His leadership and vision are the driving force behind Shutterfly's industry leading transformation of how people interact with their memories. Jeffrey has assembled a talented executive team that oversees the rapid growth of Shutterfly's
global customer base, strategic partnerships, technology platforms and innovative products and services. In June 2006, Jeffrey received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Award in the Retail and Consumer Products category for the Northern California region.

Eric Faintreny
Chairman and CEO,
Redcats USA

Eric Faintreny is currently the Chairman and CEO of Redcats USA.  He joined the company in January 2004, bringing with him an extensive international background. 

Eric has worked in several businesses within the Redcats Group, including the marketing departments of La Redoute (1985) and Movitex (1989) in France.  He moved to the United Kingdom in 1994 as the Marketing Director of Empire Stores, and later became Managing Director of La Redoute UK and Vertbaudet UK.  In 1998, he was appointed Director of International Operations at La Redoute and was subsequently named Deputy Chief Executive with specific responsibility for Marketing and International Operations.  In addition, Eric launched La Redoute in new geographic markets – the UK, Switzerland and Austria – and also launched Vertbaudet in the UK.  In January 2000, he assumed the position of Chairman and CEO of Redcats Nordic, and in March 2002 he also became Chairman of Redcats UK.   

About Redcats USA and Redcats Group
Redcats USA is a multi-channel home shopping leader with eleven well-known brands in its portfolio: Chadwick’s, metrostyle™, Woman Within, Jessica London, Roaman’s, La Redoute USA, KingSize, BrylaneHome, BrylaneHome Kitchen, The Sportsman’s Guide and The Golf Warehouse.  Redcats USA offers a wide range of value and quality driven merchandise categories, including missy apparel, men's and women's plus-size apparel, home and lifestyle products, and outdoor gear.

Redcats USA is a division of Redcats Group, a global leader in Home Shopping for apparel and home furnishing. Drawing on a multichannel network combining catalogues, e-commerce and stores, Redcats generated 4.4 billion euros of sales in 2005 with 17 brands in 26 countries and a staff of 20,000 associates. International sales account for 52% of the total. Redcats is a PPR Company. For any further information: www.redcats.com.

Peter Cobb
SVP and Co-Founder
eBags

Peter is co-founder and senior vice president of eBags.com, the leading online retailer of luggage, handbags, backpacks, and business cases. eBags.com, which launched March 1999 and features over 30,000 products from 500 brands, has sold over 6.8 million bags. During his tenure, Peter has been responsible for marketing, merchandising, and International. Peter was named 2003 Colorado Marketer of the Year by the American Marketing Association

Alfred Lin
COO, CFO, Chairman & Director
Zappos.com

Alfred joined Zappos.com in 2005 and is responsible for all financial, administrative and warehouse operations. Alfred focuses on bringing focus, strategy and financial discipline in order to grow the business efficiently and profitably. Prior to joining Zappos, Alfred served as VP of Finance and Business Development at Tellme Networks, helping grow that business from no revenue to over $120M in recurring revenue per year, 30% cash margins and a $0.5B estimated contracted revenue backlog. Prior to joining Tellme Networks, Alfred co-founded Venture Frogs with Tony Hsieh. Venture Frogs is an incubator and investment firm that invested in Internet startups, including Ask Jeeves (acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp, IACI), MongoMusic (acquired by Microsoft, MSFT), MyAble (acquired by Openwave Systems, OPWV), Tellme Networks, and of course, Zappos.com. Prior to Venture Frogs, Alfred served as VP of Finance and Administration at LinkExchange, where he managed the sale of the Company to Microsoft for $265M and his tight financial management allowed the company to raise very little equity and the founders and employees to keep 80% of the value created.