Robin Raskin
Robin Raskin has spent the past 30 years exploring what it means to be living in digital times. An author, editor, magazine publisher, blogger, TV and radio personality, and consultant, Raskin says she's never met a media she doesn't like and is happiest when she's promoting how kids, seniors and women interact with technology.In 2007, Raskin became the co-founder of The Sandbox Summit : A Playdate with Technology, an event created in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CES). That show has grown to encompass six different technology conferences and showcases (and two awards shows) (http://livingindigtaltimes.com), that all take place at the January CES in Las Vegas.
Raskin is the former editor of PC Magazine and Editor in Chief of FamilyPC and one of the founder columnists at Yahoo!Tech. She's been a columnist for USA Today Online and has authored 6 books about parenting in the digital age. Her latest book is The Parents' Guide to College Life. (Random House 2006).
Raskin lives in NYC and the Hudson Valley, with her husband, her three drop in now and then children, and closets full of obsolete technology.
Susan Ayers Walker
Susan Ayers Walker is a leading edge boomer and a freelance journalist reporting on the intersection of technology and aging. Her articles have appeared in AARP the Magazine, AARP.Org, ACM's Interactions, EETimes, MIT Insider, American Society on Aging Newsletter and other industry journals.She is a nationally known speaker on technology for aging-in-place and technology for caregiving. She has appeared on NBC, and CBS, and participated in a variety of radio talk shows.
She is the co-founder and managing director of the SmartSilvers Alliance with a mission to foster technology applications that assist independent living for the older consumer.
Located in Silicon Valley, she co-produces the BoomerTech series of technology panels and videos that focuses on the +50 market in consumer driven healthcare, brain fitness, and lifestyle applications.
Susan received her BSEE in electrical engineering from Northeastern University and her Masters in Computer Science from Rutgers.
Bud Myers
Bud Myers has been marketing consumer electronics for forty years, specializing in launching the latest technologies. His national product and market development work, while at companies like Marantz, Frox interactive, Casio, Rayovac, Craig, and Unical, have taken him into every major retailer and distribution channel. For nearly a decade, Bud has specialized in bringing products to the Boomer & Senior market, and as Senior Director of Merchandising for firstSTREET, was instrumental in the launch of TV Ears, the Jitterbug cell phone, the MyGait computer, and hundreds of other specialized products. As President of SeniorCircuits, a product and market development firm, and CEO of AgeTek, the Aging Technology Alliance for the trade, Myers continues to be in the center of innovation.
Bud has taken his message nationally speaking at CES, CEDIA , UCLA’s Aging & Technology Center, Boomer Venture Summits, and the Silvers Summit, and has been a contributor on the CBS TV affiliate in Virgiina for 15 years . He has participated on the Forbes Technology Panel, the Society for Audio Consultants and many brand advisory boards as a retailer, manufacturer, and regional rep.
Michael Sarfatti, P.E.
Michael Sarfatti is the co-founder and managing director of the SmartSilvers Alliance with a mission to foster technology applications that assist independent living for the older consumer. His articles have appeared in ACM's Interactions, the American Society on Aging Newsletter and Mobile Persuasion, a Stanford University publication. Michael has over 30 years experience in a variety of industries, including petrochemical, financial services, and information technology, holding positions in engineering, training, marketing/sales, business development and executive management. In Silicon Valley, Michael co-produces (with Susan Ayers Walker) the BoomerTech series of technology panels and videos that focus on the +50 consumer market potential in healthcare and lifestyle applications.Michael is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering. He is also a registered Professional Engineer (California). Michael was the co-founder of the Silicon Valley chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum (VLAB) and is a current officer and board member of the MIT Club of Northern California.
Linda Nessim-Rubin
Linda Nessim-Rubin is the Founder of Design Concept, a production company hosting corporate events, tradeshows and summits; and is partner in Living in Digital Times, which focuses on technology that's relevant to particular lifestyles. Before starting Design Concepts Linda completed an 18-year stint as Executive Vice President of Communications and Branding for The Princeton Review, a leading provider of education services and products, with more than 200 publications and 150,000 students worldwide. In her role, Linda was responsible for overseeing all public relations, market research, marketing communication efforts and Human Resources for the company. With over 20 years of professional experience in the marketing of cutting-edge educational products, Linda has been quoted in publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Business Week.