Alicia Dixon is a Product Manager with a specialization in mobile software. Her expertise includes product development, product strategy, and market research. Throughout Miss Dixon’s career she has successfully produced enterprise and consumers products through positions held at leading companies including UPS, Dell, Blackboard, Fruit of the Loom, Nike & Toys R Us. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Howard University along with an MBA from Baruch College, CUNY and an MS from the University of Alabama. She is an active member of DC technology community and sits on the planning committee for ProductCamp DC. Miss Dixon currently resides in Maryland.

Paul Young has more than a decade of experience in hardware, software, and services product management and marketing. During his career, Paul has launched and managed dozens of products, started his own business, and successfully implemented the Pragmatic Marketing Framework at several companies.

His experiences range from large companies to startups, and across a wide range of technologies and business models. His focus on building market-driven teams gives him a unique ability to relate to product management teams and executives that are transforming their business. As one attendee put it, "Paul Young is the essence of pragmatic! Great depth, conversation, and practical reinforcement - excellent!"

Prior to Pragmatic Marketing, Paul served in senior product management and marketing positions at a number of companies, most recently leading product management and business development for SaaS products at Dell. Paul is the founder of ProductCamp Austin.