And the SolidWorks World Mystery Guest is...

Sir Richard Branson.

 

Congratulations to Ricky Jordan, who was the first person to guess Sir Richard correctly. I'm personally a big fan of Mr. Branson, and I tell anyone who will listen about how I think Virgin Atlantic is the best airline in the world.

He'll be speaking in the general session on Feb. 9, 2009, which begins at 8:30 a.m. EST.

Here's a bit more info from his official bio:

Richard Branson is founder of the Virgin Group, consisting of more than 200 companies employing over 50,000 people in 30 countries and recording more than $20 billion in 2006 revenues. An entrepreneur since the age of 17, Branson has built a variety of brands into global successes. From record stores to airlines and mobile phone service providers, the Virgin brand epitomizes market leadership, elite customer service, and widespread customer loyalty.

And a few more links you might be interested in:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Group 

http://www.solidworks.com/world09