Kimberly Enders

Host Marriott Corp. is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns 113 full-service hotel properties as of February 15, 2004, which operate primarily in the luxury and upper-upscale hotel sectors. As of December 31, 2003, Host Marriott was the largest hotel REIT in the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust’s composite index. Host Marriott conducts its operations through Host Marriott, L.P., or Host LP, of which Host Marriott is the sole general partner.

Octagon is the world's largest sponsorship consulting practice and a pioneer and leader in athlete & personality representation & management. Octagon manages/influences billions in worldwide sponsorship rights fees and activation. They work with hundreds of blue-chip corporate clients, athletes & personality clients and manage events. Leading stakeholders in the sports and entertainment world continue to look to Octagon to provide leadership in understanding fans' passions and how these insights can build more effective, efficient and measureable marketing programs.

IXI Corp. provides customer segmentation and market targeting solutions. Its solutions and services include customer targeting and scoring, customer segmentation, market tracking–size and share, consultative solutions, custom analytics, data and integration services, online targeting, small business targeting, and client decision platforms; and economic insights, which include economic analysis, forecasting, and predictive analytics. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in McLean, VA.

BCD Travel operates travel agencies. Its services include traditional, online corporate travel services, group travel management, and leisure services. The company was founded on December 23, 1996 and headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Vovici Corp. provides enterprise feedback management solutions. The firm offers survey software, panel management systems, and online community services. The firm enables organizations to centralize feedback data collection, build and manage proprietary panels and utilizes survey analytics and reporting. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.