We're Taking a Break! GreenQloud Hires New CMO Paula Gould

GreenQloud, the first TrulyGreen® public compute cloud and data storage service, today announced several organizational changes including the appointment of Bala Kamallakharan to Chief Executive Officer, replacing Founder and former CEO, Eirikur Hrafnsson, who will transition into the role of Chief Global Strategist. Gisli Kristjansson will assume the role of Chief Financial Operating Officer. GreenQloud also announced a new hire, Paula Gould, who will serve as Chief Marketing Officer.

GreenQloud is tackling the growing “dirty data” problem in IT and data storage globally by offering carbon neutral cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions powered exclusively by renewable energy sources. GreenQloud, with their primary data center facility at Verne Global, is capitalizing on Iceland’s key geographic position, unique infrastructure of abundant renewable power and naturally cool climate to provide clean cloud solutions with world class customer support at competitive price points. For example, GreenQloud is compatible with the Amazon EC2 and S3 Web Services.

“I chose Bala for the CEO position and Paula for the CMO position because I truly believe that their respective backgrounds in diverse markets worldwide and demonstrated success in guiding startups will be instrumental in GreenQloud’s ability to reach its potential on a global scale,” said GreenQloud Founder and CGS, Eirikur Hrafnsson.

The new executive hires and restructure position GreenQloud for greater growth within the Iceland IT industry as well as the global IT market. “Experienced in investments, global business and with a depth of history in technology and management consulting, Bala Kamallakharan brings to GreenQloud the leadership necessary to meet our objectives as we enter the next stage in the company’s development,” said Chairman of the Board, Gudmundur Ingi Jonsson.

“As more data is stored and processed online, the Information Technology industry is quickly contributing to global carbon emissions, which McKinsey & Company recently estimated will increase to 4% by 2020. GreenQloud is augmenting cloud-based service efficiency with sustainability. GreenQloud believes that world class cloud-based, easy-to-use services can be delivered at competitive prices while simultaneously reducing a company’s overall carbon footprint. I believe the solutions and team we have assembled for GreenQloud is well positioned to disrupt the cloud-based services business, and I am really excited to be part of this journey,” says GreenQloud CEO, Bala Kamallakharan.

In addition to providing energy and cost effective cloud solutions to SMBs, GreenQloud provides customers with live energy metrics and carbon savings reports to incorporate into their own sustainability programs.

By working with academic, scientific communities and university networks, GreenQloud is developing means to deliver less expensive and deeply integrated high performance computing (HPC) cloud services.

About GreenQloud

GreenQloud offers carbon neutral TrulyGreen® cloud computing virtual servers and data storage (IaaS) that companies or individuals can lease at highly competitive prices. GreenQloud services such as ComputeQloud™ and StorageQloud™ feature an easy-to-use, self-service web console and advanced API controls for full automation of IT services.

GreenQloud was founded in 2010 and is privately funded by Icelandic investors. The company has won several Icelandic government grants such as the technology grant from Rannis (The Icelandic Centre for Research). Verne Global is the primary data center facility for GreenQloud. In 2011, Gartner chose GreenQloud as a Cool Vendor in Green IT and Sustainability. For more information, please visit GreenQloud.com.

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WITI Women Powering Technology Summit to Feature Keynote Presentations from Google’s Marissa Mayer, Applied Materials’ Mary Humiston and Xerox’s Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D.

WITI Announces Annual Women Powering Technology Summit Schedule

October 2-4, 2011 at the DoubleTree by Hilton® Hotel in San Jose, California

WITI Summit to Feature Keynote Presentations from Google’s Marissa Mayer,

Applied Materials’ Mary Humiston and Xerox’s Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D.

SAN JOSE, CA-- WITI (Women in Technology International), the leading global trade association for professional, tech-savvy women, returns to Silicon Valley October 2-4, 2011, for the Annual Women Powering Technology Summit at the DoubleTree by Hilton® Hotel in San Jose, California. The 3-day Summit will feature keynote presentations from Marissa Mayer, Vice President, Google; Mary Humiston, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, Applied Materials, Inc.; and Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D., CTO and President, Xerox Innovation Group, Xerox Corporation.

The Women Powering Technology Summit will showcase some of the most influential and revered women leaders in technology, representing a cross section of industries, during the jam-packed schedule of events. In addition to the keynote presentations, WITI will host special speaking engagements, panel discussions and Executive Roundtables with leading executives from Adobe, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Applied Materials, BMC Software, Carnegie Mellon University- Silicon Valley, Cisco, The Coca-Cola Company, eBay, EMC, Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP; Hewlett- Packard, IBM, Intel, PayPal, Qualcomm, Thomson Reuters, and many others.

WITI is honored to present special engagements with Alicia Abella, Ph.D., Executive Director, Innovative Services Research, AT&T Labs; Sandy Carter, VP, Software Business Partners, IBM, and author of "Get Bold!;” LeAnn Erickson, Director, "Top Secret Rosies”; Cindy Gallop, CEO, IfWeRanTheWorld; Jocelyn Goldfein, Director of Engineering, Facebook; Sharon Kan Co-founder and General Manager,Tikatok.com, Barnes & Noble; Diane Pozefsky, Ph.D., Research Professor, Department of Computer Science, UNC; Julie Schoenfeld, CEO PerfectMarket; Lauren States, Vice President CTO Cloud Computing and Growth Initiatives, IBM Corporate Strategy; Lynda Weinman, co-founder and executive chair of lynda.com, Kathrin Winkler, Chief Sustainability Officer, EMC.

“WITI’s Annual Women Powering Technology Summit showcases leading women who are influencing the direction of technology and business. Attending companies, CIOs, executive women and other leaders in technology converge to collaborate on solutions to technology and business challenges and advance their understanding of emerging platforms and best business practices. WITI leaders are committed to transforming the way companies think about hiring and advancing women,” says Carolyn Leighton, Founder/Chairwoman of WITI.

WITI Women Powering Technology Summit Highlights: 

o    Keynote presentations, panel discussions and new WITIStyle Storytelling talks

 Keynote presentations from Marissa Mayer, Vice President, Google; Mary Humiston, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, Applied Materials, and Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D., CTO and President, Xerox Innovation Group, Xerox. Speaking engagements and panel discussions will feature executives from Adobe, AMD, Applied Materials, BMC Software, Carnegie Mellon University- SV, Cisco, The Coca-Cola Company, eBay, EMC, Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP; HP, IBM, Illuminate Ventures, Intel, Lynda.com, Meebo, PayPal, Pencil You In, Qualcomm, Thomson Reuters, and many others. Topics will include discussions on Social and Mobile enterprise, Location-based services and technologies, Cloud computing and Sustainability, Start-Up Success and Global Expansion, Career and Personal Development, Mutual Mentoring and the great need for inspiring interest in careers in science and technology among young women.

o    Founder’s Reception

 The first evening event on the Opening Night of the Women Powering Technology Summit, October 2, features welcoming words from WITI Founder Carolyn Leighton and offers an intimate, networking environment for attendees to meet Summit speakers, VIP guests and attendees.

o    Top Secret Rosies

 Documentary film screening and Interactive Discussion with Director LeAnn Erickson will launch the WITI Summit on Sunday October 2, 2011. Top Secret Rosies tells the story of a group of female mathematicians who, in 1942, helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age.

o    The 16th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards

  Honoring key women innovators from science and technology on Monday, October 3rd. This year’s honorees are: Alicia Abella, Ph.D.; Ms. Evelyn Berezin; Diane Pozefsky, Ph.D.; Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D.; and Ms. Lynda Weinman.

o    The World Cafe 

 Led by Anne Adams, Ph.D., the 2011 World Café will engage participants in roundtable Creative Exchange discussions, forming Mastermind teams to strategize best solutions for solving complex business challenges and hot button issues.

o    WITI NextGen

 This young women’s micro conference on Monday, October 3rd, is designed to encourage young women and girls to consider careers in Science and Technology. Leading women in Technology will teach, mentor and share with students through speaking engagements, mentoring panels, workshops and round table discussions highlighting how these women of note chose their path while reinforcing the importance of demonstrated leadership. The day will feature an opportunity to have lunch with distinguished members of the WITI Board of Advisors and Directors as well as WITI Hall of Fame Honorees.

o    WITI Executive Roundtables 

 This event, on October 4, will launch a series of WITI-hosted Executive Roundtables designed to create dialog between industry executives to gain a better understanding of the steps required to facilitate more women accepting Board Room and Executive level leadership positions.

o   The Women in Technology Foundation Executive Auction and VIP Reception

Provides an opportunity to network with top executives from a broad cross section of industries, who will be offering one to one meetings to the highest bidder.  A fun event and exciting culmination of 3 days of life changing experiences at the WITI Women Powering Technology Summit! The Executive Auction is the WITI Foundation’s annual fundraiser and closes the Annual WITI Summit on the evening of October 4, 2011. Participating executives include: Alan Boehme, Director, Enterprise Architecture, The Coca-Cola Company; Tim Campos, CIO, Facebook; Laura Chambers, Senior Director, Paypal Mobile, PayPal; Elinor MacKinnon, SVP & CIO, Blue Shield; Brad Peterson, CIO, Charles Schwab; Tama Ruiz VP Information Systems, GEICO; Randall Spratt, EVP/CIO, McKesson Corp; Ed Steinike, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, The Coca-Cola Company; Hugh Westermeyer, SVP Technology, Charles Schwab.

WITI Women Powering Technology Summit Speakers and Panelists:

Alicia Abella, Ph.D., Executive Director, Innovative Services Research, AT&T Labs

Anne Adams, Ph.D., President, ACS

Tiffani Bell, Founder, Pencil You In

Dr. Cheemin Bo-Linn, Chief Executive Officer, Peritus Partners

Sandy Carter, VP, Software Business Partners, IBM and author of "Get Bold!"

Laura Chambers, Senior Director, PayPal Mobile, PayPal

Angie Chang, Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Women 2.0

Amanda Coolong, Co-Founder TechZulu (WITI Summit MC)

Sheigh Crabtree, VP Audience Development, PerfectMarket

Kathy Curtis, Senior Manager of Global Relocation, Cisco

Deborah B. Davy, Senior Counsel, Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Mona DeFrawi, Founder & CEO, Equidity, Inc.

LeAnn Erickson, Director, "Top Secret Rosies”

Cindy Gallop, CEO, IfWeRanTheWorld

Karen Garcia, IS&T Chief of Staff, BMC Software, Inc.

Jocelyn Goldfein, Director of Engineering, Facebook

Nicole Graebner, Senior Account Manager, Key Information Systems

Sharon Kan Co-founder and General Manager, Tikatok.com, Barnes & Noble

Mary Humiston, Senior VP, Global Human Resources, Applied Materials, Inc.

Sandy Jen, Co-Founder, Meebo

Margie Jones, U.S. Immigration Manager, Intel Corporation

Martha Lyons, Strategist & Senior Program Manager, HP Enterprise Services

Marissa Mayer, Vice President, Google

Cheree McAlpine, General Counsel, Wyse Technology

Dina McKinney, Corporate Vice President, Bulldozer Cores Technology Group, AMD

Miriam McLemore, CIO, Market Facing Functions, The Coca-Cola Company

Joanne Moretti, VP Sales Excellence Global, Sales & Enterprise Marketing, HP

Donna Morris, SVP of Human Resources, Adobe Systems Incorporated

Jolie O'Dell, Tech journalist (WITI Hall of Fame MC)

Adrian Ott, Author, CEO & Founder, Exponential Edge, Inc.

Cindy Padnos, Founder & Managing Partner, Illuminate Ventures

Ana Gabriela Pinczuk, Vice President, Cisco Systems

Diane Pozefsky, Ph.D., Research Professor, Department of Computer Science, UNC 

Sheryl Root, President, CEO RootAnalysis; Assoc. Professor CMU-SV, Stanford

Steven Rosenberg, Associate Director, Silicon Valley Campus

Scott Russell, Adjunct Professor; Managing Director, eCarnegie Tech

Julie Schoenfeld, CEO, PerfectMarket

Minal Shah, Senior Counsel, Immigration Practice, Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

Lauren States, VP & CTO Cloud Computing and Growth Initiatives, IBM

Joey Tamer, Consultant, Expert, JoeyTamer.com

 Sophie Vandebroek, Ph.D., CTO and President, Xerox Innovation Group, Xerox

Lynda Weinman, co-founder and executive chair of lynda.com

Kathrin Winkler, Chief Sustainability Officer, EMC

Special group and non-profit rates are available to interested organizations.

To learn more about WITI and the Women Powering Technology Summit, please visit WITI.com/Summit.

 ABOUT WITI

WITI is the world's leading trade association for professional, tech-savvy women committed to using technology, resources and connections to advance women worldwide. With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has established powerful strategic alliances and programs to provide resources, and opportunities within a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. WITI's mission is to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership and economic prosperity. For more information please visit WITI.com

Special Thanks to Sponsoring and Supporting Companies:

WITI Hall of Fame Platinum Sponsors

Avnet, IBM, Thomson Reuters

WITI Summit Sponsor - Elite

Applied Materials – 1st Day Lunch Keynote

WITI Taste of Technology Sponsor

IBM

WITI Executive Auction Sponsor

Technisource

Supporting Patron Sponsors

Adobe, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Electronic Arts (EA), FICO, eBay PayPal

Exhibitors

Applied Materials, Inc. BMC Software, CA Technologies, The Coca-Cola Company, CV Jewelry Designs, eBay/PayPal, EMC, Express Scripts, GEICO, Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP; IBM, IRS, Luna Bar, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Safeway, Technisource, Texas Instruments, USAA

WITI Women Powering Technology Summit: The Most Important Event for Women In Technology Returns October 2-4, 2011

WITI (Women in Technology International), the leading global organization for professional, tech-savvy women, will deliver solid strategies and insights for business expansion, best practices and technology skills, during the Annual WITI Women Powering Technology Summit, which takes place October 2-4th, 2011 in the heart of the Silicon Valley, at the Doubletree by Hilton® Hotel in San Jose, California.

The Women Powering Technology Summit will feature keynote presentations and panel discussions with leading women executives from Adobe, Cisco, EMC, Facebook, HP, IBM, Intel, Meebo, Sprouter and many others. The 3-day Summit will also feature special networking and celebratory events such as the WITI Hall of Fame Awards, WITI Executive Roundtables, WITI Foundation Executive Auction and the WITI NextGen Program.

"Historically, every economic change brings new business opportunities for innovation and transformation. WITI is committed to highly interactive venues which showcase talented smart women providing first-hand knowledge and personal insights involving all aspects of business and technology,” said Carolyn Leighton, Founder/Chairwoman of WITI.

The WITI Women Powering Technology Summit represents the ideal environment for business networking, where individuals and companies alike gain a better understanding of the strategies required to attract professional, tech savvy women. CIOs, executive women and other leaders in technology from around the world converge to collaborate on solutions to technology and business challenges, advance their understanding of emerging platforms and best business practices, as well as how and why to more effectively recruit professional technology-focused women to the executive suite.

WITI Women Powering Technology Summit Highlights:

"Top Secret Rosies"

•     Documentary film screening and Interactive Discussion with Director LeAnn Erickson will launch the WITI Summit on Sunday October 2, 2011. "Top Secret Rosies" tells the story of a group of female mathematicians who, in 1942, helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age.      

The 16th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards

•     Honoring key women innovators from science and technology on Monday, October 3rd. This year’s honorees will be announced later this summer.

  The World Cafe

•     The 2011 World Café will engage participants in roundtable Creative Exchange discussions, forming Mastermind teams to strategize best solutions for solving complex challenges and hot button issues.

Keynote presentations, panel discussions and new WITIStyle talks

•      Speaking engagements with leading executives from companies such as Adobe, Cisco, EMC, Facebook, HP, IBM, Intel, Meebo, Sprouter and many others. Topics will include discussions on Social and Mobile enterprise, Sustainability, Start-Up Success and Global Expansion, Career and Personal Development, Mutual Mentoring and the great need for inspiring interest in careers in science and technology among young women.

    WITI NextGen

•     This young women’s micro conference on Monday, October 3rd, is designed to encourage young women and girls to consider careers in Science and Technology. Leading women in Technology will teach, mentor and share with students through speaking engagements, mentoring panels, workshops and round table discussions highlighting how these women of note chose their path while reinforcing the importance of demonstrated leadership. The day will feature an opportunity to have lunch with distinguished members of the WITI Board of Advisors and Directors as well as WITI Hall of Fame Honorees.

    WITI Executive Roundtables

•     This event, on October 4, will launch a series of WITI hosted Executive Roundtables designed to create dialog between industry executives to gain a better understanding of the steps required to facilitate more women accepting Board Room and C Level leadership positions.

    The WITI Foundation Executive Auction and VIP Reception

•     Provides an opportunity to network with top executives from a broad cross section of industries, who will be offering one-to-one meetings to the highest bidder. A fun event and exciting culmination of 3 days of life changing experiences at the WITI Women Powering Technology Summit! The Executive Auction is the WITI Foundation’s annual fundraiser and closes the Annual WITI Summit on the evening of October 4, 2011.

Special group and non-profit rates are available to interested organizations.

To learn more about WITI and the Women Powering Technology Summit, please visit WITI.com/Summit.

About WITI

WITI is the world's leading trade association for professional, tech-savvy women committed to using technology, resources and connections to advance women worldwide. With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has established powerful strategic alliances and programs to provide resources, and opportunities within a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. WITI's mission is to empower women worldwide to achieve unimagined possibilities and transformations through technology, leadership and economic prosperity. For more information please visit http://witi.com.