A technology entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in next-generation search, Suranga Chandratillake founded blinkx in 2004 and launched the company in 2005. After early success, Suranga took blinkx public on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007. Prior to founding blinkx, Suranga was U.S. CTO of Autonomy Corporation, responsible for growing Autonomy’s research and development division in the United States. Before joining Autonomy, Suranga held a variety of roles in technology, sales and marketing at Morgan Stanley, netdecisions and anondesign. Suranga received his MA in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. A highly regarded expert on the convergence of the Web and TV, including the future of television, interactive TV and online advertising, Suranga is often invited to speak at leading industry events including MIT’s Emerging Technologies Conference, DLD Conference and Monaco Media Forum. Suranga was recognized as one of the top 10 leaders in Science and Innovation by The Observer’s Future 500 list, and was named the DEMOgod Winner of DEMO Conference 2007. Suranga was also a finalist in the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 London region awards program.