NYNMA's e-Business Institute presents: "Uncharted Waters: How to Navigate Technology, Security and Risk"

Presenter Bios

Gregg Alwine
CEO
Corsis Technology Services, Inc.

Gregg has been on the Advisory Board of Corsis since 1998 and joined the company full time as CEO in early 2001.

Gregg brings to Corsis an exceptionally strong track record in the management and growth of marketing and technology service businesses. Prior to Corsis, Gregg served as Executive Vice President and CTO of Aspen Marketing (#4 promotion agency in the country by PROMO Magazine in 2000), directing the agency's technology services, business development and agency acquisition efforts.

Gregg is also a successful entrepreneur. As an owner of B-12 Promotions, one of the nations top promotion agencies and a 1999 PROMO Magazine "Hot Shop," Gregg extended B-12's capabilities while stabilizing and expanding the agency's service offerings and client base. Earlier, Gregg served as Vice President of Integrated Media Promotions at Marden-Kane, Inc., a leading promotional marketing agency, providing integrated technology and marketing solutions to over 200 of the Fortune 500 list.

Gregg is an accomplished marketing professional and technology architect. He is remarkably skilled at channeling technology solutions into comprehensive, sales-generating marketing vehicles.

Jorge Contreras, Jr.
Vice Chairman, Internet and E-Commerce Group
Hale and Dorr LLP

Mr. Contreras, a senior partner in Hale and Dorr's Corporate Department, is Vice Chair of the firm's Internet and E-Commerce Group and a member of the Technology Transactions and Licensing Group. His practice concentrates on technology agreements, international law and corporate law. He has represented U.S. and international clients in connection with a wide variety of technology and corporate matters, including licensing, development, joint ventures, manufacturing, outsourcing, R&D; and technology acquisitions. His clients are active in the fields of computer software, services and hardware, semiconductor devices and equipment, online content delivery, bioinformatics and genomics.

He has spoken at Harvard, MIT, the London School of Economics, the International Bar Association, and the Computer Law Association. In 1999, he was a fellow at the Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet and Society, where he has continued his involvement with issues of Internet governance and education. He is a former member of the Advisory Board of MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc. and the Boards of the Latino Professional Network and Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys. In 2000, he was selected by the Boston Business Journal as one of the top "40 Under 40" business professionals in the city.

Mr. Contreras received a J.D. degree, cum laude, in 1991 from Harvard Law School. He received a B.S. degree, cum laude, in electrical and computer engineering, and a B.A. degree in English, cum laude, from Rice University. He joined Hale and Dorr in 1992 and became a senior partner in 1999.

Scott A. Ernst
Vice President, Bollinger Tech practice
Bollinger Inc.

Scott Ernst advises technology clients on exposures and coverage issues for a broad range of insurance products including Directors and Officers Liability, Fiduciary, Errors & Omissions, Employment Practices Liability, Network Security Liability and Specialty Technology Property and Casualty coverages. Scott has over 15 years of specialty experience in the insurance industry working both for insurance companies and commercial brokerage firms-. Mr. Ernst is a regular author and speaker on insurance topics. He has spoken on insurance topics at seminars sponsored by the Professional Liability Underwriting Society, the New York State Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the New Jersey Insurance Coverage Institute. Mr. Ernst is a member of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society and has served as Chairman of the society's Eastern Region Chapter. Scott received his undergraduate degree from The University of Michigan Graduate School of Business.

Bill McQuaide
Senior Vice President, Authentication Products Division
RSA Security

Bill McQuaide has been with RSA Security since 1997 and has 12 years experience in high technology companies including product management, marketing and general management. Previously, Bill served as vice president of product marketing, responsible for the development of product strategy and plans for RSA Security's four product lines, RSA SecurID authentication, RSA ClearTrust WEB access mamagement, RSA BSAFE encryption, and RSA Keon digital certificate management. Prior to joining RSA Security, Bill worked at the Hewlett-Packard Company, where he held the position of product marketing manager and was responsible for the company's technical workstation and server products. Before that, he held a variety of marketing and management positions within other high technology firms, including Data General Corp., Stardent Computer and Apollo Computer. Bill holds BS and MBA degrees from the University of Massachusetts.