Michael G. Carper Vice President - Technology Operations Coldwater Creek Mike Carper is the Vice President of Technology Operations at Coldwater Creek, a retailer of women's apparel, accessories, jewelry, and gift items. He has 18 years experience in the engineering and support of telecommunications and information technologies in the retail, healthcare, financial services, wireless, and telecommunications industries. Mr. Carper has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and technology from Purdue University and a master’s degree in Information and Communications Science from Ball State. He was recently an adjunct professor at Ball State University, where he taught graduate courses in wireless communications. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in technology management through Indiana State University. He is a nationally recognized thought-leader in the area of technology infrastructure management and design. His leadership in technology has been featured in Computerworld, CIO Decisions Magazine, and in case studies by Dell, Cisco, and Intel. He is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board for the IT Infrastructure Management Association and for the Advisory Board for CIO Decisions Magazine.

Gene Kim CTO Tripwire, Inc. Gene Kim is the CTO and founder of Tripwire, Inc. In 1992, he co-authored Tripwire while at Purdue University with Dr. Gene Spafford. Since then, Tripwire has been adopted by more than 5,500 enterprises worldwide. Since 1999, he has been studying high performing IT operations and security organizations, which led Gene to co-found the IT Process Institute (ITPI) in 2004, an organization dedicated to research, benchmarking and developing prescriptive guidance for IT operations, security management, and auditors. This same year Gene co-authored the "Visible Ops Handbook: Implementing ITIL in Four Practical And Auditable Steps" which has since sold over 75,000 copies. And, he was a principal investigator on the IT Controls Performance Study project, completed in 2006. Gene currently serves on the Advanced Technology Committee for the Institute of Internal Auditors where he is part of the GAIT task force, which has created guidance on how to scope IT general controls for SOX-404. Most recently, he was given the Outstanding Alumnus Award by the Department of Computer Sciences at Purdue University for achievement and leadership in the profession