Arvin Babu, Investor and Consultant

Arvin Babu was Cofounder and CEO at Perfigo from 2002 to 2004 leading to a successful sale of the company to Cisco Systems. At Cisco, Arvin served as General Manager for the NAC Appliance business unit. Previous to Perfigo, Arvin served as CTO at Brience, a leading mobile software developer, and also at KPMG Consulting, where he transformed the organization to provide customer solutions that provided technology-driven differentiation. Arvin also founded successful startups that were acquired by AVL Infosys and KPMG Consulting. Arvin has been a speaker at numerous industry events, including Wi-Fi Planet, Wireless Internet, and more. Arvin holds an MS in Engineering from Clemson University and as BS in Engineering from India.

Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, the Yankee Group

Berge Ayvazian is a senior high-tech industry analyst and consultant, conducting strategic consulting projects and speaking engagements on behalf of Yankee Group clients. With 16 years at the Yankee Group, and 8 years of research and consulting experience at Kalba Bowen Associates, Berge has directed more than 100 consulting projects, forecasting product and service markets, assessing strategy, and analyzing investment opportunities in the telecommunications, wireless, computer, Internet, cable and broadcast TV industries. He served as the Yankee Group’s chief executive officer and as the company’s vice chairman of the board of directors. He also served as strategy director for the Reuters Research and Advisory unit, and served on the board of directors for TowerGroup, also a technology research firm.