Kris Alexander has an accomplished record as a marketing and business professional in the high technology and media & entertainment industries. Kris is presently the Sr. Media and Entertainment Services Manager for Akamai Technologies, providing services to digitally deliver music, movies & video, games, sports and news for businesses such as Apple iTunes, MTV, Major League Baseball, XM Satellite, CNET, and Turbine. Prior to Akamai, Kris founded and operated an independent record label; was a senior service line manager at Internet pioneer, BBN/ Genuity; and provided consulting services to a number of high tech and media & entertainment businesses. He also serves on the advisory boards of the Themis Group, which provides marketing and community management of online games and entertainment, and the WarCry Network. Kris has spoken on the subjects of Digital Media & Entertainment, Next Generation Game Platforms, Digital Content Delivery, VoIP (Voice Over IP), and IP Security at a number of industry conferences including Digital Hollywood, Streaming Media, iHollywood, NextGen Games, CeBit, and Internet World. He has contributed to multiple industry white papers regarding digital entertainment and online gaming.