It’s hard to single out one speaker above all the rest because there were many that were top notch. Plus, I obviously didn’t see everyone speak. That being said here’s my award.

If you have a world of respect for Ted Patrick then you don’t have enough. The man knows his stuff and he presents himself professionally at all times. His presentations are well thought out and polished. My guess is that he’s probably done more presenting than all the other speakers at 360Flex combined, or close to it. Plus, he got grilled during the AS3 Performance Tuning session and never missed a beat. He answered nearly every question put to him but when he didn’t know the answer he didn’t beat around the bush. He just said, “I’m not sure” and offered a suggestion on how to find the answer. You have to respect that.

Then there’s Ely Greenfield. Apart from landing the better than a Lego Vagina award he was a superb speaker. His presentation on Making Components was full of very technical information but he distilled it down into an understandable form. He knew his material and how long it would take to get through his presentation. I’m sure everyone left with a much deeper understanding for making their own components.

So, I’m going to have to give them co-awards for their excellent work. Next conference the first round is on me guys.

Honorable mention goes to Deepa Subramaniam for her Flex Framework session. Very nice work. She’s young and I think in the next few years she’ll really be challenging Ted and Ely for best speaker status. So keep your eyes on this up-and-comer. :-)