Colin Hughes is Director, Business & Professional of Guardian News and Media, the B2B division that focuses on services to the media, education and public service professionals. Having started his career as a journalist at the Sheffield Star in 1979, he worked at the Press Association and The Times before joining the Independent in 1986 as a Political Correspondent. He went on to become Policy Editor, Education Editor, and US Correspondent, and spent his final six years at the Independent as Managing Editor of the Independent and Independent on Sunday, and Deputy Editor of the Independent. He joined the Guardian in 1998 and was appointed MD of Guardian Professional in March 2006.

As Chief Strategy and Internet Officer, Peter de Monnink drives e-revenue growth by leveraging best practices and e-competency across Reed Business, with responsibility for company strategy worldwide. He started his career as a teacher in Economics, joining Elsevier NV in 1988 as a product manager in the B2B Unit (Misset). Thereafter, Peter held several roles within RBI NL: Publisher, Managing Director, Internet Director and Director of Strategy. In January 2005 he was appointed to his most recent role as Director Internet Business for Reed Business. Peter is based in the Amsterdam office.

Digital media and publishing consultant

Mark is President and CEO of Scout Analytics, a behavioral analytics solution that helps publishers and information providers discover and monetize the sources of visitor and customer loyalty. Mark has over 20 years experience and success in global technology sales and management. Prior to joining Scout Analytics, Upson was President and CEO of PureEdge where he led the company to leadership in the business process automation space before a strategic acquisition of PureEdge by IBM. Mark has also held senior management positions at Onyx Software, Wall Data and IBM Corporation.

Jonathan Morris joined Data Explorers from Thomson Reuters where he was Global Managing Director of Content Operations and SVP of International Technology. He managed product, content and technology teams across Asia, Europe and the US.  Prior to Thomson Reuters, Jonathan was CEO of Ideascape, a software company focused on third-generation mobile applications.  His previous roles have included developing B2B and B2C internet products at Pearson PLC for the Financial Times' electronic research and information businesses including FT.com.

In her capacity as Director & Lead Analyst, Kate Worlock leads Outsell’s coverage and research on educational publishing.  In addition, she tracks the usage and application of social media, assessing its relevance to publishing and information businesses. Furthermore, Kate serves as an executive-level advisor and consultant to clients on issues such as M&A, due diligence, private equity, and investment banking, and covers industry financial performance and benchmarks.

Jon Moss is a Marketing Consultant based in East Yorkshire. He is the founder of Hull Digital, Kingston Upon Hull's Technology Community, and regularly speaks on current and future technologies. He is a member of the Noded Network, as well as Attentif Consulting and runs Hull and East Yorkshire's Digital and Technology Conference www.hdlive09.co.uk.  Jon has been involved with the web and marketing for over 10 years, and left the corporate world in 2007 to set up his own company, and has never looked back.

Thierry Gregorius is Group Data Manager at Landmark Information Group, a B2B business specialising in land and property risk information and serving 30,000+ client accounts in the UK, Netherlands and Germany. Thierry's remit includes the entire data lifecycle from research and analysis to commercialisation and product maintenance. Prior to Landmark he held senior and global geodata management positions at Shell International Exploration and Production. Thierry has a PhD in geoscience and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.