Tom Byrnes

Vesta Corp. provides electronic payment solutions. It processes secure payments for goods and services through various channels, including Internet, mobile phones, retail point of sale, and mobile commerce applications. The firm also offers mobile payment platform for mobile operators that support various products, such as prepaid top up, bill payments, mobile broadband payments, content payments, connected devices, and mobile commerce. It serves the telecommunications, financial services, technology, and e-commerce industries. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR.

International Data Corp. is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. International Data Corp helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 47 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help their clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

Evanta Ventures, Inc. facilitates executive events and conferences. It manages conferences tailored toward chief information officers, human resource executives and chief financial officers. The firm offers exclusive leadership forums and educational solutions for executives in the functional areas of technology, security, human resources, finance, and healthcare. The company was founded by Robert L. Dethlefs and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Chockstone, Inc. provides marketing and gift card solutions. It provides services for the restaurant and convenience store markets. The firm also provides processing services. The company was founded in 2002 by Daniel T. Devlin and Jeffrey D. Lipp and is headquartered in Portland, OR

4-Tell, Inc. provides product recommendation software. It provides an integrated suite of products that allows merchants to deliver individually personalized product recommendations to shoppers across all channels like web, email, mobile, CRM and in store. The firm products are RECS4 WEB, RECS4 MOBILE, RECS4 EMAIL and RECS4 ADS. The company was founded by Ken Levy and Neil Lofgren in 2009 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.