Founder and president of Design2Market, Steve Yamaguma brings over 25 years of marketing communications experience to the team. A veteran of Silicon Valley, Steve has extensive experience in promoting semiconductor and IT companies in the global market. As a part of the original Intel Inside team, Steve has gained experience in brand development for hi-tech companies and has helped launch branding campaigns for 50/50 Microelectronics, OKI-on-Board, ASAT and IDEC. Steve has been active in the Silicon Valley community having served on various boards including the Japanese American Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley, Arts Council Silicon Valley and the Silicon Valley Charity Ball Foundation.

President and CEO of The Bridge Group, Reiko Emmi-Sota is an international business development professional experienced in high technology and other industries. She has special expertise in inter-corporate and inter-cultural negotiation, strategic partnerships and new venture issues, with additional experience in research, marketing, public relations, and customer service. A veteran of US and Japanese commerce, she has improved business practices, expanded markets, and facilitated groundbreaking summits between major corporations like Apple Computer and Symantec.
(Ms. Emmi-Sota is profiled in Innovation in a Reinvented World)

Melba-Linda Schertler is a native Australian who settled in Bavaria, Germany after working in the US, Austria and England. In Germany, Melba has been working for multi-national companies in the field of communication, since 1971. Today Melba is a business coach and director of International Communication Coaching (www.icc-training.com) which includes effective communication through a unique and powerful program where horses are the co-coaches for learning and honing key leadership skills. Melba and her company Horse-Alliance (www.horse-alliance.com) also work together with Gerhard and Karin Krebs, owners of G & K HorseDream GmbH (www.horsedream.com) the pioneers of horse-assisted management training in Europe, and the co-founders of the European Association for Horse Assisted Education (EAHAE).