The Wine Industry Technology Symposium™ Advisory Board

The Wine Industry Technology Symposium has attracted an A-List of wine industry leaders to help spearhead the planning and execution of the 2008 Symposium, including:

2008 Event Leadership

  • Lesley Berglund, WITS Event Co-Chair; Chairman, WISE Academy
  • J. Smoke Wallin, WITS Event Co-Chair; CEO, Taliera Holdings
  • Waunice Orchid, Conference Coordinator, Wine Industry Symposium Group

2008 Advisory Board:

  • Mike Adams, IT Director, Glazer's Family of Companies
  • Kathy Archer, President, Wine Industry Symposium Group
  • Bob Barnes, CIO, F. Korbel & Bros. Inc.
  • Jeremy Benson, President, Benson Marketing Group
  • Sean Carroll, Senior Account Executive, Benson Marketing Group
  • Jack Clare, VP Information Technology, Constellation Brands
  • David Clausen, Vice President, CIO, Wente Vineyards
  • John Collins, VP, Business Processes & IT, Fosters Wine Estates, Americas
  • Leann Collins, IT Project Director, Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines
  • Alison Crowe, Winemaker, Plata Wine Partners
  • Chris Edwards, General Manager, WTN Services - The Winetasting Network
  • Cornelius Geary, Founder/CEO, RadCru
  • Jack Irby, Director of Information Systems, Folio Wine Partners
  • Eric Jorgensen, Publisher, Wine Business Monthly
  • Bill Murphy, Co-founder & CEO, Clos La Chance Winery
  • Mack Schwing, Co-Founder, WISE Academy
  • Robert H . Smiley, Prof. Mgmt. Director of Wine Programs, Graduate School of Management, U.C. Davis
  • Kristi Taaffe, VP Marketing, Inertia Beverage
  • Kurt Vanderwolk, Director of Information Technologies, Rodney Strong Vineyards