James Balsillie Chairman & Co-CEO, Research In Motion

	Mike Lazaridis Company Founder, President & Co-CEO, Research In Motion

Research in Motion (RIM), the company that gave the word BlackBerry new meaning beyond just a summer fruit, emerged from the vision and diligence of a young, Turkish-born electrical engineer named Mike Lazaridis.

Mike founded RIM while still a student at the University of Waterloo. At RIM, he is responsible for product strategy, research and development, product development, and manufacturing.

Mike is known in the global wireless community as a visionary, innovator, and engineer of extraordinary talent. Since founding RIM he has earned more than 30 patents and dozens of industry and community awards for his innovations in wireless radio technology and software.

Mike supports his community and country through generous philanthropic gifts made possible by his success in business. His most noted commitment established Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in 2000. In its short history, Perimeter has established itself as a leading centre for fundamental research and has attracted the attention of the world's scientific community.

In recognition of his leadership and innovation Mike was named Canada's Nation Builder of the Year for 2002 by readers of The Globe and Mail. He holds an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and in June 2003 was named the University's 8th Chancellor.

Jim Balsillie is Chairman and Co-CEO at RIM, with responsibility for directing RIM's strategy, business development and finance.

In 2002, Jim founded The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), a world-class global research institute focused on the restructuring of international governance, with particular emphasis on financial and economic institutions.

Jim is a Graduate of the University of Toronto and the Harvard School of Business. He is a Chartered Accountant and elected as a Fellow of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants. Jim also holds a Doctorate Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.