Alec Helmy is the founder and publisher of XBIZ, the adult industry's leading source for business news and information. XBIZ provides coverage of the industry at XBIZ.com and in three trade publications. In addition, XBIZ hosts a series of trade conferences which culminate with the annual XBIZ Awards show in Los Angeles, a red carpet gala event honoring industry success. XBIZ is frequently cited in mainstream media for coverage of the industry and has been published in CNN, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, CNET, Fox News, Newsweek and MSNBC among others. One of the early pioneers of the industry's internet era, Helmy is also the founder of the non-profit organization Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) and a board member of adult industry trade association Free Speech Coalition (FSC).