Co-Founder, Apple Computer
Engineer, Inventor, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Educator

Steve Wozniak is the co-founder of Apple® Computer and designer of the pioneering Apple I and Apple II personal computers.

He began his career at Hewlett-Packard, designing and building the Apple I computer in his spare time. In 1976 he co-founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) with Steve Jobs and designed the hardware and software for the commercially successful and still revered Apple II, helping to launch the personal computing industry.

Mr. Wozniak is the recipient of the National Medal of Technology, the highest honor for achievement in technology bestowed by the president of the United States, and the prestigious Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment. In 2000 he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. In recent years he has devoted himself to business and philanthropic ventures, as well as pursuing his passionate lifelong interest in education with a particular focus on educational technology.

Founder, President and CEO, iGear

Mr. Willem Poterman brings over two decades of extensive sales and marketing expertise specifically for portable computer systems in both the Macintosh and PC market. He has served as the General Manager of the Computer Systems EMEA Marketing Division for Toshiba Europe, and at Apple Computer Europe as Senior EMEA Product Marketing and Business Manager for Portable Systems. While serving with Toshiba, he was responsible for the introduction of Toshiba's Tablet PC product line in Europe.

Vice President Business Development, Cicor Technologies

Dr. Michele Stampanoni is a physicist with over a decade of experience in information technology companies. Currently Vice President for Business Development at Cicor Technologies. He has served as Chief Marketing Officer at Dyconex, AG and in different business development and management positions at Apple Europe.

Founder, Chairman and CEO, Gravis AG

Mr. Archibald Horlitz is Founder, Chairman and CEO of Gravis AG, Germany, one of the largest Mac reseller chains worldwide. For more than two decades Mr. Horlitz has been an active and influential entrepreneur in the IT-industry in general and the Mac market in particular. Through his wealth of knowledge, experience and contacts he has been instrumental in the successful founding and development of several IT-companies such as Pixelpark and Formac.

Owner and CEO, SCS Solid Computer AG

Mr. Franz J. Preuss is Owner and CEO of SCS Solid Computer AG, Switzerland, a value added distributor for almost two decades in the country with one of the strongest Mac market shares worldwide. His experience as Apple Solutions Expert (ASE) and distributor for companies such as Sun Microsystems as well as Sony will be valuable in setting up and running Axiotron's international indirect sales channels.

Founder, President and CEO, Other World Computing

Mr. Larry O’Connor is the Founder, President and CEO of US-based Other World Computing. During the 17 years since its incorporation, Mr. O’Connor has grown OWC’s online store to one of the most popular Mac products e-commerce sites with a sales revenue of over $35 million in 2005. The line of Mr. O’Connor’s successful business ventures also include the innovative Mac hardware developer NewerTech, the Internet service provider OWC.net, the Mac-specific ISP FasterMac.net, and the comparative pricing portal Price.com.

Founder, President and CEO, Edge Health Solutions, Inc.

Mr. Troy Spracklin is the Founder, President and CEO of Canada-based Edge Health Solutions, Inc., which he forged from the former HealthWare Corporation and where he had previously served as Director of International Sales. Building on HealthWare's legacy of over two decades of Macintosh experience in dental and medical office management market, Mr. Spracklin reinvented the world’s best-selling Mac health care softwares DentalMac® and MediMac® to create the next generation of cutting edge practice management solutions for the Dental (EdgeDMS™), Medical (EdgeMD™) and Cosmetic (EdgeCC™) Industries.

Manager HPC Business Unit, Smart Modular Technologies, Inc.

Mr. Gene Patino adds over two decades of international sales experience to the Advisory Board. He is currently managing the HPC Business Unit at Smart Modular Technologies, Inc.. Prior, at Viking Components he was responsible for European OEM and large account sales, and was instrumental in setting up and executing large scale comarketing projects with Apple Europe.