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Have you ever wondered how developing countries are adapting to the rise of cryptocurrency? Or how AI is transforming the way we experience crypto payments in physical retail outlets? In today's episode of the Tech Talks Daily Podcast, I enjoy a conversation with Peko Wan, co-CEO of Pundi X, to explore these very questions.  Pundi X, celebrating its 7th anniversary, has been at the forefront of the crypto revolution, playing a pivotal role in making cryptocurrency accessible to merchants and consumers alike. From deploying their innovative POS solutions to solidifying partnerships with governments and retailers, Pundi X has consistently pushed the boundaries of what's possible in fintech. Peko brings over 15 years of IT industry experience and a wealth of knowledge from her time at companies like Opera Software and Ogilvy & Mather. Together, we discuss how crypto payment adoption has evolved since 2017, particularly in developing countries, where currency devaluation and inflation are driving a bottom-up approach to adoption. Peko also dives into how Pundi X is leveraging AI to enhance crypto payments, from managing liquidity pools to AI-driven mechanisms for anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. As we explore the challenges and opportunities in the world of crypto payments, Peko shares insights into Pundi X's upcoming initiatives, including a data marketplace platform launching this November. This initiative will empower users to contribute, annotate, and sell data for AI model training, creating new opportunities for innovation in the space. How do you see AI reshaping the future of crypto payments? And will developing countries lead the charge in crypto adoption? Tune in, and don't forget to share your thoughts!

In this episode of "Women in Technology," hosted by Sly Gittens of Tech Simplified, we are honored to sit down with Peko Wan, Co-CEO and Chief Ecosystem Officer for Pundi X. Peko has been at the forefront of the blockchain and Web3 payment revolution, playing a pivotal role in expanding Pundi X's solutions globally since 2019. With over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, Peko brings a wealth of knowledge and insight into building ecosystems, nurturing strategic partnerships, and driving the global deployment of cutting-edge blockchain solutions. She also spent over 8 years at Opera Software before becoming a leading figure in the blockchain space. Peko holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC and a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Languages and Literature from National Sun Yat-sen University. In this episode, Peko shares her inspiring journey from literature to public relations, to making her mark in the IT and blockchain sectors. If you're interested in understanding the future of payments, Web3, and blockchain technology, or you're simply seeking wisdom from a seasoned leader, this conversation is for you!

Rolf Assev er en av grunnleggerne av StatupLab. Han var også en av de som var med på den eventyrlige reisen til Opera Software, som ansatt nr 10. 0:00:43 Rolf Assev - En reise fra Opera til Startup Lab0:01:46 Læringskurven med Nokia og Operas suksess0:06:46 Fra opera til matespill - Et nytt selskap tar form0:09:30 Overgangen til å eie Startup Lab - Reduserte kostnader, økte inntekter0:11:36 Fordelene ved å være en del av Startup Lab - Nettverk med gründere0:14:43 Unik investeringsmetode basert på langvarig samarbeid0:17:49 Målsettinger og størrelse i norsk gründermiljø0:20:04 Nettverk og personlig kontakt viktig for å få gründere0:22:21 Viktigheten av å få de første kundene.0:25:18 Viktig å jobbe med pitchen og kommunikasjon0:28:49 Curipod oppnår suksess med traksjon og får investering0:31:26 Fordelene ved å ha møter under gåturer0:33:32 Ettervirkningene av å ha hatt et slag0:35:57 Takknemlighet som nøkkelen til lykke0:41:01 Utfordringen med å løse store problemer med mange leverandører0:46:23 Hvordan skape interesse for visjonen og få med folk?0:48:29 Utfordringer med investorer og gründerens kontroll.Programleder: Lucas Weldeghebriel, journalist og gründer i Shifter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Workers share more data with their employers than with any other service. Whether it's work history, educational experience,family structure, etc. employers have all of this information at their fingertips. What if that data could be used to deliver a better experience for every employee? That's the question that Kiran Menon asked when he founded Tydy, a People Ops Automation platform. Kiran believes with the increasing number of systems in organizations, employee data is just sitting in silos, and he saw a need for a product to build a cohesive, unified profile of an individual.Join Jim and Kiran as they discuss how a People Ops platform can improve the employee experience. They discuss whatPeople Ops means and its growing popularity, building custom systems for large businesses (we're talking 100,000+), and how Kiran's experience in enterprise sales translates to his work as a founder of a startup. 3 Key TakeawaysDon't Shy Away From the Rough Days: When building a business, it's inevitable that you'll go through rough patches. Embrace those challenges as they come and build back better every time. You want to build an organization that lasts. Identify Your Gatekeepers: Although these aren't the people who are actually purchasing your service, gatekeepers have a huge influence on whether or not your deal goes through. Find a way to show value to them and how you can make them look good in the sales process! Navigating Procurement: When selling to an enterprise, you're not just selling to the user-group of the product, you have to convince the whole company to get on board. In many cases, this means you will need to go through a procurement process. Be patient, focus on the overall value of your product, and trust in what you've created. ResourcesKiran's LinkedInTydy Company WebsiteAbout Kiran Menon is the CEO & Co-Founder at Tydy - the People Ops Automation platform. Prior to starting Tydy, Kiran worked 17 years in Sales & Consulting with companies like Opera Software, Case Consulting Group and more.If you love what you are getting out of our show please SUBSCRIBE.For more information on how we dig into the dirt check out our other episodes here: https://www.orchid.black/podcastAll contents of this show are rights of Orchid Black©️ and are not to be used unless authorized by written consent.

This week on Privacy Please, we are honored to speak with Jon von Tetzchner, previously the co-founder and CEO at Opera Software, and now the CEO at Vivaldi Technologies.Please join us as we learn about his story and why Privacy matters so much to him!  Dev InterruptedBehind every successful tech company is an engineering org. We tell their story.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Join host Todd and guest Sameer Merchant as they discuss the recent developments and “skyrocketing” tech adoption within Autodesk, how the industry has been reinventing itself over the years, the advent of Autodesk Bridge and how it relates to current workflows and software, and what sustainability will look like in the future of construction. Sameer Merchant is the Head of Product Development for Autodesk Construction Solutions. He leads product development and delivery efforts for Autodesk's site construction and preconstruction product portfolio, which includes BIM 360 and PlanGrid. Sameer joined Autodesk with the acquisition of PlanGrid, where he was vice president of engineering. Prior to joining PlanGrid, Sameer co-founded and was CTO at AdMarvel, a mobile advertising platform acquired by Opera Software in 2010. While at Opera, Merchant was Vice President of Mobile Commerce, where he started and grew the company's mobile and data services businesses, managing a global team of more than 400 employees. Merchant began his career at VeriSign, setting up and leading engineering teams across three countries for several business units, including Public Key Infrastructure, Payment Services and Telecommunication Services. He and his team built massively scaled products that were used by Fortune 500 customers and partners including Adobe, Netscape and Microsoft.   TODD-TAKES One of my mantra's this year is down with silos. I was excited when I heard about Autodesk's Bridge announcement because it plays right into my mantra. Making sure our technology and data points are connected and flowing seamlessly is mission critical into for us to create growth at scale. The illustration of the wave building momentum Sameer used when describing the tipping point when innovation becomes practical is a great one. Don't be one of those people that realizes the wave has broken and passed them by without taking any action to ride the wave. There is a lot of innovative workflows and technologies in construction today. Be intentional to look at them and assess what makes the most sense for you. I agree with Sameer that “we owe it to each other” to streamline processes, reduce waste and drive to a more lean and sustainable construction industry. It will take all of us coming together to make strides. Connected data is one of the major lynchpins in this endeavor.

Jascha Samadi is Co-Founder and Partner at Greenfield One, a Berlin-based early-stage venture fund dedicated to blockchain and crypto. Greenfield One makes long-term bets on early developer teams building towards an open, decentralized and more robust architecture of tomorrow's web. Prior to Greenfield One, Jascha was Co-Founder and CEO of apprupt, which was acquired by browser maker Opera Software in 2014. He is also Co-Founder of Flux, a scalable open market protocol. Jascha holds a Bachelor and Master of Law from Hamburg University.   This episodes combines two topics we have talked about in the past, Venture Capital and Crypto and how the two can go together. We talk about how crypto VCs invest into new technology, teams, and tokens. We learn how the decision criteria for a crypto VC, the differences, and the similarities between crypto VC and traditional VC. And we learn how the blockchain helps the transparancy on which VCs are all in on the project. Enjoy this deep dive into Web3 Investing. 

(21.01.2021)NwK+ #220 W tym odcinku:– Redakcyjne polecanki: Netflix i amazon, warto wykupić? warto– Rozczarowani / Archer– Opera Software kupuje Game Makera– Unia kara za blokady regionalne 5 powodów by wyjść z piwnicy Oprócz tego standardowo Newsy ze świata branży gier i 5 powodów żeby wyjść z piwnicy. Zapraszamy do Słuchania! Podcast powstał przy współudziale naszych patronów: Michał Klimek […]

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Anuj Khanna is the founder and CEO of Kashkind, a business loans marketplace. Anuj is focussed on solving the problem of making business finance easily available to SME's by automating the entire banking ecosystem and having one universal loan application process for all lenders.Anuj Khanna Interview Focus1. An introduction from you - background, overview, education... 2. Career highlights3. About kashkind.com organisation and focus?4. How do you see Society 5.0 - 4IR and all areas of digital transformation?5. What are your views on our society, technology and digital transformations?6. What are your goals and how do you see the future of work and the main trends in tech and society?7. With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?8. What are your visions for the present and future?Anuj Khanna is a highly experienced business development, corporate expansion, finance, marketing and product development expert with over 20 years international experience working for fast growing technology brands including: Admarvel, ArqBravo Motors, Badoo, Bango, Boku, Buongiorno, Dialogue Communications, EVShare, FundLion, Further Networks, Globcoin, Isobar, InMobi, Infobip, Mobill, Monitor Clipper Private Equity, Mindmatics, Nokia, Neo Mobile, Netsize, Orange, Opera Software, Opera Mediaworks, etc.Links / Sourceshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anujkhanna/https://kashkind.com/About citiesabc.comhttps://www.citiesabc.com/https://twitter.com/citiesabc__Dinis Guarda's 4IR: AI, Blockchain, Fintech, IoT - Reinventing a Nation https://www.4irbook.com/Intelligenthq Academy for blockchain, AI courses on https://academy.intelligenthq.com/

Join host Todd for an exclusive episode featuring guest Sameer Merchant, Head of Product Development for Autodesk Construction Solutions, as they unpack the new product announcements from Autodesk University – Autodesk Build, Autodesk Quantify, Autodesk BIM Collaborate and Autodesk Tandem. They also address how to bring technology to the forefront by fully leveraging data and breaking down silos, the importance of a single source of truth for construction management and how to use all the data and new product offerings to make better, smarter decisions moving forward.Sameer Merchant is the Head of Product Development for Autodesk Construction Solutions. He leads product development and delivery efforts for Autodesk’s site construction and preconstruction product portfolio, which includes BIM 360 and PlanGrid. Sameer joined Autodesk with the acquisition of PlanGrid, where he was vice president of engineering. Prior to joining PlanGrid, Sameer co-founded and was CTO at AdMarvel, a mobile advertising platform acquired by Opera Software in 2010. While at Opera, Merchant was Vice President of Mobile Commerce, where he started and grew the company's mobile and data services businesses, managing a global team of more than 400 employees. Merchant began his career at VeriSign, setting up and leading engineering teams across three countries for several business units, including Public Key Infrastructure, Payment Services and Telecommunication Services. He and his team built massively scaled products that were used by Fortune 500 customers and partners including Adobe, Netscape and Microsoft.

W #12 odcinku rozmawiam z Barbarą Rogoś-Turek, Desktop Design Leadem w Opera Software m.in. o tym: - jak dobierać współpracowników do zespołu i prowadzić procesy rekrutacyjne - jakie są różnice w projektowaniu aplikacji desktopowych (takich jak przeglądarka Opera) a aplikacji webowych - jak wygląda proces projektowy w Operze i czy jest miejsce w nim na eksperymenty - jak prowadzić research konkurencji i testy A/B - jak zaprojektować produkt do którego będą wracać użytkownicy Opera https://www.opera.com/pl Badania Jako podstawa User Experience https://helion.pl/ksiazki/badania-jako-podstawa-projektowania-user-experience-moscichowska-iga-rogos-turek-barbara,a_03eg.htm#format/e SWPS UX Design https://www.swps.pl/oferta/wroclaw/podyplomowe/informatyka-nowe-technologie/user-experience-design 37 Signals https://basecamp.com/about

Meet Octavio Herrera: He is the co-founder and Executive VP of Lucid Sight. A frontier gaming company exploring the latest in game technologies. Octavio has been a serial entrepreneur for almost two decades. He started his first company, MediaDefender, in 2000, which became the largest anti-piracy company in the world. A company that defended artists and musicians against the likes of Napster… that company sold for $42.5 million just 5 years later. After that Octavio co-founded Jirbo, a mobile game company, a pioneer of games on the iPhone. They created 15 of the first 100 free games available on the iPhone. Jirbo pivoted their focus, changed their named to AdColony, and soon became leading mobile video advertising platform trusted by top grossing mobile app developers and Fortune 500 brands. AdColony was purchased by Opera Software for $350MM in 2014.  He’s also an active angel investor, a husband and father of 2, Obama scholar. The list goes on. And today we are going to hear a little bit of his story of entrepreneurial success but also how he has continued to follow his heart, his passion and stayed true to who his is. We are also going to look at how he views leadership, building teams, and bringing out the best in the people around him.  ... Want more wisdom and happiness in your life?  > Join us at InJoyDaily.com for free daily inspiration and a home for positivity.

Meet Octavio Herrera: He is the co-founder and Executive VP of Lucid Sight. A frontier gaming company exploring the latest in game technologies. Octavio has been a serial entrepreneur for almost two decades. He started his first company, MediaDefender, in 2000, which became the largest anti-piracy company in the world. A company that defended artists and musicians against the likes of Napster… that company sold for $42.5 million just 5 years later. After that Octavio co-founded Jirbo, a mobile game company, a pioneer of games on the iPhone. They created 15 of the first 100 free games available on the iPhone. Jirbo pivoted their focus, changed their named to AdColony, and soon became leading mobile video advertising platform trusted by top grossing mobile app developers and Fortune 500 brands. AdColony was purchased by Opera Software for $350MM in 2014.  He’s also an active angel investor, a husband and father of 2, Obama scholar. The list goes on. And today we are going to hear a little bit of his story of entrepreneurial success but also how he has continued to follow his heart, his passion and stayed true to who his is. We are also going to look at how he views leadership, building teams, and bringing out the best in the people around him.  ... Want more wisdom and happiness in your life?  > Join us at InJoyDaily.com for free daily inspiration and a home for positivity.

Weekly industry news podcasts produced and hosted by Rutendo Nyamuda, featuring must-know highlights from Bizcommunity's indispensable B2B industry news, designed for business audiences. BizTakeouts: Take it when you like it, where you like it, how you like it! BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

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TechCentral — In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi Technologies, the company behind the Vivaldi Web browser. Von Tetzchner, who co-founded Opera Software and was CEO of the Norwegian company until 2010, talks about why he quit Opera, why he founded Vivaldi and where the project is going. In the podcast, he talks about browser development over the past 25 years, including the rise of Netscape, Internet Explorer and Chrome, the role Opera played in the industry, and why he’s excited about Vivaldi and the user base the company is attracting – over a million active users and growing. Von Tetzchner elaborates on his recent criticism of Microsoft’s decisions to promote its Edge Web browser over rivals in Windows 10 and cautions that Google has started behaving in a similar way to Microsoft. He talks about Vivaldi’s plan to integrate an e-mail client into Vivaldi – and why they’re doing it – and reveals more about the plan to develop a mobile version of the application. He also expands on the recent release of version 2.0 of Vivaldi and user reaction to it so far. It’s a fascinating discussion. Don’t miss it!

Patricia Aas is a C++ programmer working on the Vivaldi Browser where she has currently taken on platform integration of media. She has previously worked at Opera Software on their Desktop Browser and at Cisco on their Telepresence Hardware Endpoints, primarily on Linux. In this episode she and Scott tackle the hard questions around C++ - Is it getting a bad wrap? Patricia always waxes philosophic on the browser wars! https://twitter.com/pati_gallardo http://patricia.no http://patricia.no/2017/06/15/linux_browser_sandboxes.html http://patricia.no/2017/11/16/linux_browser_sandboxes.html http://patricia.no/2018/04/23/isolating_gpu_access.html http://patricia.no/2017/09/13/cpp_for_java_devs.html http://patricia.no/2017/11/16/cpp_for_java_devs.html

Jon von Tetzchner opens up in CoFounder Podcast No 1 about founding the first Nordic unicorn, Opera Software. We talked on sidelines of Latitude59 conference about how he reached the ultimate startup dream, an IPO, on how he was forced out of the company he built, why he is so keen on the web that... Read more »

Jon von Tetzchner opens up in CoFounder Podcast No 1 about founding the first Nordic unicorn, Opera Software. We talked on sidelines of Latitude59 conference about how he reached the ultimate startup dream, an IPO, on how he was forced out of the company he built, why he is so keen on the web that... Read more » The post CoFounder Podcast No 1: Jon von Tetzchner on Building the Web appeared first on CoFounder.

Erik Harrell is the Chief Executive Officer of Kahoot!, the global game-based learning platform with more than 50 million users. Prior to that, Erik held several C level roles for more than 10 years at Opera Software (COO, CFO, CSO) and VP roles at J.P. Morgan & Co. in New York. Erik is also an angel investor and has extensive experience as a board member of organizations such as the board of the Alliance Venture Spring Fund, a leading V.C. fund in Norway, with $100 million under management. He was also on the board of Opera Software’s joint venture in China. Erik has an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School and an MA and BA (Phi Beta Kappa) from The Johns Hopkins University. Originally from the U.S., Erik lives in Oslo, Norway, is a passionate tennis player, and is a father of three children.

Opera Software-grunder Jon von Tetzchner om da han var med på å skape nettleseren som brukes av hundrevis av millioner mennesker, om grådighet og idealisme, om kunstig intelligens og roboter, om tapet av opera og starten på noe nytt; Vivaldi - og om hva han lærte av faren sin, barnepsykologen, da han utviklet nettlesere. Med VGs politiske redaktør Hanne Skartveit. Research av Grete Ruud. Produsert av Magne Antonsen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rolf Assev har erfaringer fra 3 år i StartupLab og 12 år i Opera Software med Jon von Tetzchner. I denne utgaven av TU Talk deler han sine 10 beste gründertips: 1. Ha en mening med det du gjør 2. Finn en med-grunder 3. Det viktigste du gjør er å ansette de riktige menneskene 4. Fokuser på kunder 5. Ta en klar posisjon 6. Finn riktig investor 7. Finn riktige rådgivere 8. Ikke kast bort tiden på grunderarrangement og pitchekonkurranser 9. Suksess krever stor arbeidsinnsats 10. Tør å være fattig i begynnelsen

After co-founding Opera Software and working on the company's web browsers for 15 years, Jon von Tetzchner left Opera in 2011. Now he's back with a new company and a new web browser... and it's aimed squarely at power users looking for features that aren't built into any other web browser. Vivaldi 1.0 is available for download for Windows, Mac, and Linux.  You can find the LPX Show in iTunes, on Stitcher, and just about anywhere else you get your podcasts. You can also get the latest updates by following LPX on Facebook, Google+ or Twitter or by visiting our website, LPXShow.com

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - A group of Chinese internet firms to acquire Opera Software for $1.2 billion - A new $40 million fund called Karma Ventures is born and Roxanne catch's up with one of the Karma Ventures founding members - An under-the-radar accommodation marketplace Student.com announced $60 million in funding - How can Europe's new funds differentiate themselves? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Interview with Arjan van Leeuwen from Opera Software.File info: 8MB, 17 min.

Браузеры прошлого, настоящие и их развитие в ближайшем будущем, стандарты и технологии веб-индустрии, а так же многие другие насущные вопросы современного веба в новом выпуске SDCast’а. У меня в гостях Вадим Макеев, веб-евангелист в компании Opera Software, основатель сообщества @webstandards_ru, автор движка для презентаций @shower_me. В этом выпуске мы обсуждаем веб-стандарты и спецификации, их поддержку браузерами, говорим о экосистеме веба в целом и отдельных технологиях в частности, обсуждаем все большее влияние веба на нашу повседневную жизнь и смещение акцента с нативных приложений, будь то десктоп или мобильные устройства, в сторону веб-приложений.

We talk with Opera Software and Sergey Lossev, head of products for Opera Max as he discusses the launch of Opera Max at Mobile World Congress 2014, a free app which promises data savings by compressing data across applications on your mobile device - including video, text, and images - so you can get the most out of your data plan and more control over your data usage. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.

Huib Kleinhout from Opera Software talks to us about the release of Coast for iPad, the electronic device that keeps eggs fresh.

¿Recuerdan ese navegador que en su momento se quizo poner con Sansón a las patadas que se llamaba Opera? ¿Sabían que todavía existe? y está más activo que nunca. Repaso algunas cosas desconocidas para muchos de nosotros sobre esta empresa que, lentamente y sin que nos demos cuenta, puede darnos muy gratas sorpresas. Espero comentarios a technovertpodcast@icloud.com

I also thought of calling this episode of our Four Freedoms podcast series "The interesting journey of a company producing proprietary software being involved in an open source project," ... not so catchy. Or maybe "Why business and openness do not have to be enemies." The point is that on February 12, 2013, Opera Software announced that it was dropping its own, proprietary rendering engine in favour of the open source WebKit engine. I wanted to know more about that decision and the consequences going forward. What I discovered is a company with a commitment to open standards, knowledge sharing, liberal licensing, and a long-term history of actions to back those claims up. Read the full post at the Acquia Developer Center: https://dev.acquia.com/podcast/73-opera-proprietary-software-company-doing-open-source-right

No primeiro episódio oficial do Zone Of Front-Enders contamos com um convidado quase brasileiro: Mike Taylor. Ele morou no Brasil por alguns anos, hoje trabalha como “Web Opener” na Opera Software e fala português melhor que a gente. Acho que corremos risco, Zeno! :D

Remember how fun it was to do hands-on classroom projects together in kindergarten? Well, this interactive session is going to be like that, but just with bigger people. In the first part of the session, I'll hand out blank report cards, and each of us will -- individually and based on whatever criteria we personally want to use -- use those report cards to assign A, B, C, D, and E letter grades to particular new features that are part of HTML5 and related specifications that are supported to some degree in browsers. Then I'll collect those, and use the info to judge which HTML5 features to focus the discussion on during the second part of the session. During the second part of the session, we'll make a handful of poster-side HTML5 Report Cards together, by taking a look at the HTML5 features we identified during the first part of the session, and then assigning A, B, C, D, and E letter grades to those together -- based on the current quality of the features/implementations, and on criteria such as if/how well the features actually work as expected, as well as on some criteria such as "plays well with others", "areas where improvement is needed", etc. Michael(tm) Smith joined the W3C in 2007. He help with work on W3C core standards related to browsing technologies; in particular, the phenomenon known as HTML5, as well as other standards related to Web application APIs. Michael has been based in Tokyo since 2001. Prior to joining the W3C, he worked for Opera Software, and prior to that, for Openwave Systems - most of that time involved with design, development, testing, and deployment of software for mobile operators. Follow Michael(tm) on Twitter: @sideshowbarker Licensed as Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

You’re invited to join a narrated exploration into the exotic regions of HTML5 and surrounding territories. Your journey will begin with a preparatory briefing about what to expect from HTML5 - what’s different, what’s new, what to look forward to, what to watch out for. During the cruise, we’ll make some short excursions into surrounding territories adjoining HTML5, and you’ll learn a bit about their history and relationship to HTML5. Michael (tm) Smith is co-chair of the W3C HTML Working Group (helping develop the next version of the Web’s core language, HTML5) as well as one-half of a tag team of W3C rowdies who do the grunt work for the Web Applications Working Group. Mike’s been involved in design, development, testing, and deployment of Internet applications for more than 10 years - from carrier-grade e-mail delivery systems and server-side content-transformation technologies to Web browsers deployed across a range of devices. Before joining the W3C, he worked on systems for mobile operators in Japan - at Openwave Systems (whose mobile browser has shipped on more than one billion handsets) and at Opera Software (whose mobile browser was the first "full" browser to ship preinstalled on handsets in Japan). At the W3C, he started as the Asia lead for the Mobile Web Initiative before shifting to his current focus on work related to core browser technologies. Licensed as Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).