Ed Turkel
Manager, HPC Product and Technology Marketing Scalable Computing and Infrastructure Organization
Ed manages the product marketing team for HP's High Performance Computing organization. This team is responsible for product planning, competitive analysis, and product marketing communications for HP's world-wide HPC business, working closely with HP's product groups, HPC R&D, and external groups to drive product directions to best meet the needs of HP's HPC customers. Ed has over 30 years experience in technical computing, including over 25 years at HP, in various technical, marketing and business roles.

Thor Sewell
Director of Enterprise Segment Marketing, Server Platform Group. Intel Corporation
Thor is responsible for Intel's marketing strategies for High Performance Computing and Internet Datacenters. Thor joined Intel in 1999. He holds a BS from West Point, an M.S. in E.E.C.S., and an MBA both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.