Tony Bender is the Chief Information Officer at Alberto Culver Company, a leading Beauty Care company within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry. He has worked with a wide variety of food, beverage, personal care, house wares and soft goods CPG companies, along with their suppliers and retail customers. Tony is recognized as one of the leading experts in the management of Information Technology and Business Process Improvement within the consumer products industry.

Earlier in his career, Tony served as SVP & CIO for Relizon, a document management and customer communication company; VP & CIO for Dan River, a consumer bedding and towel manufacturer; Director Systems Development for Springs Industries, a consumer bedding, towel and window treatment manufacturer; and Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse, as a consulting practice leader in their Supply Chain Management Consulting Practice.

Tony is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Consumer Goods Technology magazine, member of the GMA/FPA Information Systems Committee and a frequent speaker on topics relating to technology innovation within the CPG industry.

Stuart Kippelman is Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Covanta Energy Corporation, a leader in the waste to energy market. Stuart has over 20 years of broad business and technology experience. Prior to joining Covanta, he served as Vice President for global infrastructure technology engineering & development, and most recently as Corporate Director of IT Marketplace Innovation, at Johnson & Johnson, where he created multiple revenue generating business opportunities, and led strategies to leverage the power of technology in emerging global markets.? Stuart has been a member of numerous industry groups including the Internet2 Governance and Nominations Committee and External Relations Advisory Councils.