Guest: Alex Alben, VP Strategy and Development of Delve Networks. Alex Alben has had a varied career in journalism, media and high tech ventures. He began his career at CBS News as Walter Cronkite's researcher. A graduate of Stanford University and Stanford law school, he practiced law as a motion picture attorney in Los Angeles for Orion Pictures and Warner Bros. studio. Moving to Seattle in 1993, he joined Paul Allen's new media start-up, Starwave, which pioneered the first commercial web sites, including ESPN.com and ABC News.com. At RealNetworks, Alex served as a vice president for six years, handling government affairs, music products and the first Internet radio products. Alex has most recently worked for two Seattle start-ups: social-networking enterprise, Wetpaint, Inc., and web video platform, Delve Networks.

Alex's editorials on the intersection of technology and politics appear regularly in The Seattle Times. In 2004, he was a candidate for the U.S. Congress in Washington's Eighth Congressional District.
At Delve Networks their passionate team of technophiles, including Alex Alben, are veterans from Amazon, Microsoft, RealNetworks, Yahoo!, Bell Labs, and Inktomi.

Join us and learn more about who the people at Delve are, what they do, and why they are creating all that buzz out in the media. We are definitely "in the time of video." Come find out why! Mary Anne Dorward is CEO of Speaking To Win and an award winning radio host. Mary Anne "brings out the genius" in the the professional speaking of CEO's and Rising Stars within a Company, Politicians, Not for Profit Leaders and Sports Celebrities around the world. Her website is www.speakingtowin.com.