Keynote speakers

The Fusion 2010 Conference will feature presentations and keynote addresses from industry leaders, Concur customers, and Concur's own product experts. Check back often for updates, as new speakers and information are being added.

Featured Speakers

Dara Torres
12 time Olympic Medalist

Since her first international race at the age of 14, Dara Torres has proven that she is far from your average athlete. As a student at the University of Florida, she earned the maximum possible number of 28 NCAA All-American swimming awards. As the first US swimmer to compete in four Olympic Games, Dara set three World records and won nine Olympic medals, including four gold. In the Sydney Olympic Games alone, after a seven-year break from competitive swimming, Dara won gold in the 400m freestyle and 400m MR and bronze in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, and the 100m butterfly. After the 2000 Olympics, Dara retired again to start a family, but dove right back into swimming in the 2006 Masters Nationals where she broke a world record, just three weeks after her daughter’s birth. And in August 2007 Dara won another National title and broke her own 7 year old American Record in the 50 Freestyle.

Outside of swimming, Dara has made a name for herself as a TV commentator and a print model and was the first athlete to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1994. She was a feature correspondent for Good Morning America, worked on-air for ESPN, TNT and Fox News Channel including stints on NHL Cool Shots and Fox Sports Sunday.
Six-time Olympic coach Michael Lohberg described Torres's drive as "just amazing", "To make a run at the Olympics for a 40-year-old mother seems totally out of the question .... But Dara is not measured by normal standards. She is truly an exception, defying several laws of life." (Swimnews.com)

Torres has successfully made her comeback to competitive swimming by making her 5th Olympic squad. She won a total of 3 silver medals at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.

Concur Speakers

Steve Singh
Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer
Concur

Steve Singh currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Concur. Mr. Singh has served as Chief Executive Officer since February 1996, and was appointed to Chairman of the Board of Directors in October 1999. Prior to joining Concur, Mr. Singh was General Manager of the Contact Management Division at Symantec Corporation.

Mr. Singh is also Chairman of the NBTA Foundation Board, serves on the board of directors for RighNow Technologies, AdReady, Washington Roundtable and is a member of the Voyager Capital Advisory Board.

Rajeev Singh
President and Chief Operating Officer
Concur

Rajeev Singh is President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Concur and is responsible for ensuring that the operating groups align and execute against the company’s revenue, customer satisfaction, and profitability targets, along with helping to define the corporate strategy. He has been the company’s President since 2005, and COO since 2003. Prior to his executive role, he worked in numerous capacities at Concur, including heading the sales, marketing, development and client services organizations. Singh co-founded Concur with Michael Hilton in 1993. Prior to founding the company, he worked as an engineer at Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Western Michigan University.

Tom DePasquale
Executive Vice President, Technology
Concur

Tom DePasquale guides Concur’s strategy and the development of its next generation of travel and expense management services as Executive Vice President of Technology. Prior to its acquisition by Concur, Mr. DePasquale was the founder of Outtask, Inc. and served as Outtask’s president and CEO. Twice recognized by BTN Magazine as one of the industry’s 25 Most Influential Executives, he has more than 20 years of experience applying technology solutions to address global business and industry challenges.

John Love
Senior Vice President, R & D
Concur

John Love brings over 20 years of software development and management experience to Concur. He is an expert in enterprise travel and expense systems, GDS systems, Internet systems architecture and integration, Internet commerce, and Internet security. His diverse experience includes work on travel booking, expense reporting, ERP systems, decision support and data warehousing systems, scientific software, and human factors engineering. Prior to its acquisition by Concur, Mr. Love was the CTO of Outtask Inc., and founding member of the management team. Mr. Love specializes in managing large, distributed, development organizations working on complex projects, and has spearheaded numerous successful acquisitions and technology integrations. Mr. Love has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science.