Tony Hallett
Analysis & Reports Editor, silicon.com,
and Agenda Setters 2001 panel chairman
Tony is responsible for all analysis and opinion content on silicon.com as well as the special reports and guides that complement daily news output. He was a launch editor for the Agenda Setters survey in 2000, and has been at silicon.com since 1998, initially as a senior reporter. Before joining the online service, Tony worked for Sequent Computers and in market research.

Rene Carayol
CEO, Voodoo
Rene Carayol is the CEO of ebusiness consultancy Voodoo, working with a number of old economy companies making the transition to a world of 'e' everything. Prior to founding Voodoo he was MD of IPC Electric and IT director at IPC Media. Rene has also held senior IT positions at Pizza Hut and Marks & Spencer. He is the chairman of music industry organisation Mobo, and his book Corporate Voodoo is released this spring.

Ajay Chowdhury
Managing partner, IDG Ventures Europe
Ajay is a managing partner in IDGV Europe, controlling a VC fund launched in September 2000 and worth $100m. Prior to this role, he was the launch CEO of NBC Internet Europe. Before that, he was widely known as the CEO of LineOne, one of the UK's largest ISPs, and a joint venture between BT, News International and United News and Media. He has also been MD of United Interactive and a manager at Bain & Co.

Tim Johnson
Founder, Ovum
Tim Johnson founded telecoms consultancy Ovum in 1985 and still has a hands-on role, editing Access@Ovum and specialising in broadband technologies. He created the telecoms report Tarifica in the 1970s, and has experience in video production, website development and AI. Prior to going it alone, Tim worked for Logica for seven years, and was Technology Editor of The Sunday Times

Ian Jones
Editor-in-chief (UK), silicon.com
Ian oversees all silicon.com content in the UK and was instrumental in the establishment of silicon.de, the publication's first non-English language information service. He was part of the team that launched silicon.com in 1998, joining the publication after various editing and reporting roles at VNU Business Publications and Dennis Publishing.

Dr Richard Sykes
Chairman, Morgan Chambers
Richard is the chairman of start-ups Solcom and Site Confidence, as well as sourcing consultancy Morgan Chambers. He worked for over 25 years at chemicals giant ICI, until 18 months ago holding the position of VP IT. Before joining ICI, he was a campaigner for safer products with Ralph Nader in the US. He is also a non-executive director of the e-skills NTO and trustee of the charity HumanITy.

Jonathan Steel
Founder and chairman, Bathwick Group
Jonathan is an expert on all things internet in Europe, manages the Bathwick Group's research and corporate benchmarking programmes, and regularly helps steer the ebusiness strategy of European Top 500 companies. His company has produced the e-league list of Europe's Top 100 pre-IPO internet companies in association with The Sunday Times, and he is a regular public speaker and columnist for the Financial Mail on Sunday.

Perri 6
Author and senior research fellow,
Strathclyde University
A former Director of Policy and Research at think tank Demos, Perri 6 is a leading authority on privacy, identity and trust in the digital age, and the move towards e-government. He is an independent researcher on IT issues, and books by him include The Future of Privacy (1998), Holistic Government (1997), and the upcoming Governing in the Round: Strategies for Holistic Government.