4G World

Eliot Weinman is the president of Yankee Group's events and media division. Weinman is charged with producing groundbreaking global industry events and publications that investigate the challenges and opportunities of the global connectivity revolution. He also sits on the Board of Directors for Yankee Group and is the author of the book Harnessing the Mobile Internet, an executive guide to the world of mobile communications.

Weinman has created more than 150 trade shows and dozens of trade publications and has consulted for many of the world's leading technology companies. Before Yankee Group, he founded and sold four successful integrated media companies, the most recent of which is Trendsmedia, the events and publishing division of Yankee Group.

Speaker:
Tuesday, October 19, 9:00am
Welcome

Berge Ayvazian joined Heavy Reading as a Senior Consultant, following more than twenty years as a senior telecom industry analyst and strategy consultant with Yankee Group. Berge served as Yankee Group's Chief Executive Officer from 1999 through 2001, and later served as strategy director for the Reuters Research and Advisory Unit. Berge is now leading a new integrated research and consulting practice on 4G Network and Mobile Internet Evolution.

Presenter:
Monday, October 18, 10:00am
Welcome and Introductions: 4G All-IP Mobile Network Architecture

Moderator:
Monday, October 18, 1:30pm
Executive Roundtable: 4G Network Topology

Moderator:
Monday, October 18, 2:30pm
Mobile Packet Core & Backhaul Convergence

Moderator:
Monday, October 18, 3:30pm
3G/4G Off-Load and Policy Management Strategies for Mobile Carriers

Track Leader & Moderator:
Wednesday, October 20, 2:30pm
4G Regional Operator Deployment Strategies

Moderator:
Tuesday, October 19, 5:00pm
4G Investment in Latin America

Leonid Berakovsky, Wireless/Convergence Segment Marketing, Juniper Networks
At Juniper Networks, Leonid Burakovsky focuses on Wireless/Convergence Segment Marketing. Prior to this role, while with the Corporate Development group, Leonid started and led IMS and FMC awareness and business development. Before joint Juniper Networks in 200, Leonid worked at Alcatel, ECI, Bezeq Intl, Airslide and Center for Communication Research. Leonid has more than 24 years of industry experience and holds a bachelors and masters degree in Information Systems Engineering.

Fred Campbell has been President and CEO of the Wireless Communications Association International since August 2008. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law where he teaches spectrum law and policy.

Mr. Campbell previously served as Wireless Bureau Chief at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2006-2008. Prior to heading the Wireless Bureau, Mr. Campbell spent two years as Wireless Legal Advisor to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin.

Moderator:
Monday, October 18, 1:30pm
Approaches to Operating in the “Unrestricted” Band

J. Andrew (Andy) Capener is director of service provider marketing for mobility at Cisco, joining from the Starent Networks acquisition in December 2009. At Starent, Andy served as a vice president in marketing and was responsible for the go-to-market positioning and communications of Starent Networks and its solutions.

In his past leadership roles, Andy oversaw the solutions marketing team for 3Com Corporation’s Carrier Systems Group. In addition to team management, he drove communications activities surrounding the wireless data solutions. During this time, the 3Com wireless product became the leading data solution in the CDMA wireless market.

Prior to 3Com, Andy was responsible for Asia Pacific marketing at U. S. Robotics and helped to extend its reach into international markets. He also held senior marketing positions with Megahertz Corporation, the market leader in PC Card modem technology.

Andy has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from the University of Utah.

Presenter:
Tuesday, October 19, 5:00pm
Operator Transformation to Profit

Martin Creaner, President, Telemanagement Forum Martin Creaner has been working in the Telecommunications Industry for 25 years and is currently President of the TM Forum. Prior to joining the TM Forum Martin held a number of executive positions with Motorola, and British Telecom. Martin advises the boards of a number of telecoms companies, and is the Chairman of Selatra Ltd. Martin is widely published and is featured and quoted regularly in business and trade journals. Martin is also the author of the leading OSS/BSS book “NGOSS Distilled”.

Chris Ebert, Strategic Market Development for LTE, WiMAX and 4G, Nokia Siemens Networks Chris Ebert currently leads strategic market development for LTE, WiMAX and 4G for Nokia Siemens Networks. Prior to this role, he led the AT&T Mobility team for Nokia Siemens Networks . Before joining Nokia, Ebert was the inaugural Vice President of Worldwide Operations for Tatara Systems. Ebert was also Vice President of North American Carrier and Partner Sales for Tahoe Networks. Additionally, Ebert was an early employee of Unwired Planet/Phone.com, the birthplace of the Mobile Internet.

Mr. Fellah, founder of Maravedis Inc., is a leader in the Broadband Wireless world and authored various landmark reports on LTE, 4G, WiMAX, Broadband Wireless and Voice over IP (VoIP). He is regularly asked to speak at leading wireless events and to contribute to various influential portals and magazines such as Telephony Magazine, 4G & WiMAX Trends, Fierce Wireless, WiMAX.com, to name a few.

Fellah is a member of the Program Advisory Board for the 4G World conference since 2004 and an active member of the World Communications Association International (WCAI) and the European Broadband Wireless Association. Prior to founding Maravedis, Fellah held various positions at Harris Corporation in charge of market intelligence and business development.

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 4:30pm
New Broadband Spectrum

Moderator:
Thursday, October 21, 2:00pm
The State of WiMAX- A Global Update

Moderator:
Thursday, October 21, 2:45pm
WiMAX Operator Deployments

Moderator:
Thursday, October 21, 3:30pm
Roadmap to Long Term WiMAX - 802.16m

Caroline Gabriel co-founded Rethink Research Associates in 2002. Rethink is a London, UK-based market research and consulting company specialized in technologies and business models for service providers and vendors, in the broadband wireless, 3G, fixed/mobile convergence and wireline broadband markets. Gabriel has also been responsible for creating the thought leading Wireless Watch and WiMAX Watch analyst services for Rethink.

Moderator:
Tuesday, October 19, 4:00pm
4G Market Opportunities in Latin America

Chair and Moderator:
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
4G Technology Roadmap

Bob Gessel has 26 years of experience in the Telecom, Communications and Software Development industries. He has been with Ericsson for 15 years and currently leads the company’s Technology and Network Strategy Development team driving vision, strategy, planning and technology evolution for Ericsson in the North American market. His other roles at Ericsson included Senior Director of Business Development in Multimedia and Systems Integration, Principal Solutions Consultant / Architect in Multimedia and IMS systems and 11 years in R&D as Business Innovation Manager, Operations Manager and Principal Engineer.

Panelist:
Thursday, October 21, 2:45pm
Cloud Computing Services: Operator threat or Opportunity

Madan Jagernauth serves currently as Vice President of Wireless Marketing and Product Management at Huawei Technologies USA, with responsibility for the North American market. Madan has seventeen years experience in the wireless industry in various roles of increasing responsibility as a mobile broadband pioneer managing wireless access products from GSM/GPRS to WiMAX and LTE. Madan’s previous experience has also included roles in Technology and Business Development and Operations. Prior to joining Huawei, Madan was with Nortel Networks for 21 years and Honeywell for 9 years. Madan holds a BSc and MSc Engineering degrees from Arizona State University and MBA in Telecommunications Management from University of Dallas. Panelist: Wednesday, October 20, 3:30pm 4G Deployment Strategies in Asia Pacific

Teresa Kellett, Director, 4G, Sprint Nextel
Ms. Teresa Kellett currently serves as Director, 4G for Sprint Nextel where she is responsible for the company’s WiMAX partnerships and business development activities, including managing Sprint’s relationship with Clearwire.  In addition, she handles Sprint’s 4G strategy. Prior to this role, she was Director, Global Development & Technology Advocacy for Sprint’s XOHM business unit, where she oversaw business development and technology advocacy activities for Sprint’s international carrier relationships.

As Senior Director of Technical Marketing at QUALCOMM, Samir Khazaka leads the company’s corporate technology messaging efforts. Khazaka joined QUALCOMM’s engineering team in 1997 and has also held positions in product management and technical marketing. As an inventor, he holds ten patents, and has several patents in pending status covering a range of telecommunications related designs. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, he held various engineering positions at Schlumberger and ABB.

Speaker:
Monday, October 19, 11:15am
LTE and 3G: The Next Leap Forward- Session 1

Mark Lowenstein is a prominent wireless industry executive, consultant, analyst, and commentator. As Managing Director of Mobile Ecosystem, Lowenstein advises C-level executives on corporate, product, market, and industry strategy across the value chain of the wireless, communications, and digital media industries. Clients include wireless operators, equipment suppliers, device manufacturers, application and content developers, marketing and advertising firms, corporate end-users, and key members of the investment and venture capital communities.

Moderator:
Thursday, October 21, 10:30am
Executive Operator Roundtable

Suzanne Martin, Solutions and Account Marketing, North America, Motorola Home and Networks Mobility
Suzanne leads solutions and account marketing for the North America region of Motorola’s Home and Networks Mobility business. Suzanne is responsible for architecting marketing strategy and programs designed to foster strong relationships with our key accounts and drive brand leadership across the market. Prior to this, Suzanne led corporate marketing which encompassed master brand identity, sponsorships, event and innovation center management.

Andrew Mitchell, Content Director, Events & Media Division, Yankee Group Andrew Mitchell is an Engineering Technologist and has been involved in telecommunications and wireless technologies. He is currently responsible for 4G World's program development and for editorial content for 4G Trends. His experiences include quality and systems engineering tenures in defense electronics and telco environments. Andrew has also provided consulting services and the development, design and delivery of VoIP, wireless, mobile computing and RFID-based technology solutions for enterprise.

Christopher Nicoll, distinguished research fellow at Yankee Group, is a member of the company’s Research Council, chartered with the responsibility of providing thought leadership to the research organization. His expertise involves working with customers to establish competitive positioning in their markets and to gain and maintain a leadership position.

Before joining Yankee Group, he was principal analyst at Nicoll Consulting, where he developed marketing strategy and positioning for leading telecom equipment vendors.

Chair:
Event Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
4G Operator Deployment

Speaker:
Wednesday, October 20, 9:00am
Recap

Clay Owen is director of communications for AT&T. He has more than a decade of experience in the wireless industry, handling all aspects of public relations including media relations, product launches, sports marketing, issues management, speech writing, internal communications and social media. Clay is active in wireless industry associations, including serving on the Public Relations Committee of 3G Americas. Clay graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1982 with a BA in Journalism (magna cum laude). He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He also holds an MA in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury, England, where he was a Rotary Scholar. Clay began his career in journalism. He spent eight years as a producer with CNN in both London and Atlanta. His last major assignment was as Bernard Shaw’s producer during CNN’s live coverage of Princess Diana’s funeral. Clay also helped launch CNN’s first London-based program, World Business Today, where he produced both the daily program as well as special coverage from G7 and G8 Economic Summits. Clay is also co-founder of Curing Kids’ Cancer Inc., a 501c3 non-profit group that raises money for cutting edge treatments for pediatric cancer. Panelist: Thursday, October 21, 8:00am Power Breakfast Sponsored by AT&T

Senza Fili Consulting (www.senzafiliconsulting.com) provides advisory support on wireless data technologies and services financial modeling, market research, business plan support, business development, RFPs, due diligence, and white paper preparation. Independent advice, a strong quantitative approach, and an international perspective are the hallmarks of Monica Paolini's work at Senza Fili Consulting.

Moderator:
Monday, October 18, 1:30pm
The 3.65 GHz Band Business Case

Panelist:
Tuesday, October 19, 4:00 pm
Femtocell Deployment Options

Moderator:
Wednesday, October 20, 2:30pm
4G Vertical Industry Apps: State of the Market

Moderator:
Wednesday, October 20, 2:30pm
Smart Power Grid

Moderator:
Wednesday, October 20, 3:30pm
Transportation

Moderator:
Wednesday, October 20, 4:30pm
M2M

Chris Pearson is the President of 3G Americas, LLC.  In his role as the spokesperson and senior operating officer of the corporation, he is responsible for the strategic planning of the organization and providing executive management for the integration of strategy and operations in the areas of technology, marketing, public relations, finance as well as public and regulatory affairs.  As President of 3G Americas, Mr. Pearson represents 3G Americas’ Market Representation interests within the 3GPP organization.

Mr. Pearson came to 3G Americas from the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium (UWCC) where he served as Executive Vice President in charge of the strategic management of the technology consortium.  Prior to joining the UWCC, Mr. Pearson held the position of Strategic Alliance Manager for the Advanced Network Services Provider Program (ANSPP) at AT&T Wireless Services in Kirkland, Washington.

Additionally, prior to AT&T Wireless, Mr. Pearson held several senior account management and technical marketing positions at GTE Telephone Operations. Throughout his 23-year career in telecommunications, Mr. Pearson has provided lectures, technical marketing training and speeches for technology audiences throughout the world.

Presenter:
Wednesday, October 20, 2:30pm
4G Network Evolution: LTE to LTE – Advanced

Ron Resnick is president and chairman of the WiMAX Forum, a position he has held since 2004. He is employed by Intel as an executive member of the Mobile Wireless Group. In June 2002, Resnick launched and became general manager of Intel’s Broadband Wireless Access business startup focused on developing a baseband modem for last mile broadband access based upon WiMAX technology. In April 2000 he joined Intel, where, as director of new business development for Intel’s Corporate Technology Group, he managed technology commercialization efforts within Intel’s labs and concurrently served as an investment director within Intel’s New Business Initiatives, an internal venture fund established to launch and incubate new business efforts internal to Intel.   Before joining Intel, Resnick served in executive marketing and business development roles, most recently as vice president of marketing of a computer peripherals company. He is a member of the Association of Corporate Growth. He also served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. Resnick earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University.

Professor Saunders is one of the world’s leading authorities on femtocells and is Chairman of the Femto Forum.  As chairman Simon works to drive the uptake of femtocell technologies through open standards, market education and ecosystem development. Simon has consulted for companies including O2, Ofcom, NTL, BT, Motorola, BBC and many others. He is the author of books and articles and is a regular speaker at industry conferences. In May 2007 Simon was appointed to Ofcom's Spectrum Advisory Board.

Moderator:
Tuesday, October 19, 3:00pm
The Role of Femtocells in Next Generation Networks

As VP of Marketing for Alvarion Ltd., Mr. Sharma provides leadership for Alvarion’s corporate marketing and public relations efforts worldwide, serving as company spokesperson. Sharma is very active within the WiMAX industry, playing a prominent role within the WiMAX Forum Marketing Working Group. He was instrumental in the development of the WiMAX industry during its infancy, and has continued to contribute to its growth by leading key activities with Alvarion and the WiMAX Forum.

Sharma’s past experience covers a broad spectrum of roles in business development, marketing, strategy and engineering. Prior to joining Alvarion, he served as a director in multiple key roles for Ericsson and helped grow the company’s business in several key regions. Prior to Ericsson, Sharma was with Qualcomm, where he helped to develop some of the early CDMA systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of District of Columbia, a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from George Mason University and a Masters of Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 2:30
Smart Power Grid

Panelist:
Thursday, October 21, 2:00pm
The State of WiMAX- A Global Update

Dr. Song is Vice President of the Global Marketing Group in Telecommunication Systems Division. Dr. Song has over 20 years of international management experience in telecommunications industry at companies including U S WEST, Bellcore and AT&T Bell Laboratories. He is also an internationally renowned speaker in mobile WiMAX, mobile communication services, fixed mobile convergence, enterprise solutions.

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 3:30pm
Innovative Enterprise Applications

Speaker:
Thursday, October 21, 2:00pm
The State of WiMAX- A Global Update