Parimal Deshpande is a Senior Product Manager on the WinFX Strategy Team at Microsoft. He is responsible for product management of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and its developer tool, Visual Studio "Cider." Parimal has been with Microsoft since 2002. Prior to that, he worked in various product development roles at software companies in Silicon Valley and Texas.

Payam Shodjai is a Product Manager on the WinFX Strategy Team at Microsoft. He is responsible for worldwide awareness and adoption of WinFX. Payam moved to the WinFX Strategy Team from the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) product team, where he was responsible for driving WS-* security interoperability between WCF and a other Web services technologies.

Wayne Smith is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft responsible for analyzing the requirements of the designer developer market within the EMEA region. Wayne is currently focusing on developing and launching a new range of products to the market, including Microsoft Expression. Prior to joining Microsoft, Wayne was MD and Principle Consultant on separate occasions for The Multimedia Mix.

Ami Vora is a Product Manager on the WinFX Strategy Team at Microsoft. As product manager, Ami coordinates technical marketing for the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Microsoft's next-generation Web services technology. Prior to joining the WinFX Strategy Team, Ami was a Program Manager on the Visual C++ team at Microsoft.

Clemens Vasters is a Community Program Manager on the Windows Communication Foundation team at Microsoft, responsible for connecting the developer and architect community with the product group. Before joining Microsoft earlier this year, Clemens, who is a Microsoft Certified Architect, was CTO of newtelligence AG and a frequent speaker at software developer conferences around the world.