4G World

As President of Netfinanzas, responsible of various operations among them, acquisition and divestment of Chevere.com and Omnivision, a company pioneer in Venezuela of subscription TV with nationwide coverage, implementing  its 2.5 GHz Mobile Wimax system with Samsung, as part a of a turnaround business model. Also President & CEO of Omnivision and Winet Telecomunicaciones.

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

Dr. Sadayuki Abeta received the B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical communication engineering from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, in 1993, 1995, and 1997 respectively. He has been with NTT DOCOMO, INC from 1997, where he is currently a Director of the radio system group in the radio access network development department. He has been working for research, standardization and development of the UMTS/W-CDMA and LTE. From June 2000 to May 2001, he was a visiting researcher in Princeton University. From 2005 to 2009, he was a vice chairman of 3GPP TSG-RAN WG1 and rapporteur of LTE and LTE-Advanced in 3GPP TSG RAN WG1. Panelist: Wednesday, October 20, 3:30pm 4G Deployment Strategies in Asia Pacific Panelist: Thursday, October 21, 10:30am Executive Operator Roundtable Panelist: Thursday, October 21, 2:00pm Overview of the First LTE Deployment in Japan

Bob Azzi is Senior Vice President of Sprint’s Network.  Bob leads a team of nineteen hundred employees composed of executives, managers, and engineers nationwide and internationally who provide network development and deployment, access management and service assurance for Sprint consumer and business customers. He directs the ownership and operations of the CDMA, iDEN and global IP networks operated by Sprint.  Azzi is the Sprint executive officer in charge of the organization that ensures the success of the partnership between the Ericsson Corporation and Sprint Nextel Corporation.

During Mr. Azzi’s 20 plus years of tenure at Sprint, he has held senior leadership positions in network engineering, software development, network planning, network operations and customer service in Minneapolis, Virginia and   Kansas City.  His industry expertise was honed from work in local, long-distance, international and wireless telecommunications networks.  Prior to joining Sprint he held various management positions in operations, engineering, and access verification with AT&T Long Lines in Chicago and New Jersey during an eight-year career with AT&T.

Azzi holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and an MBA from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri.   He and his family reside in Olathe Kansas.

Keynote:
Wednesday, October 20, 10:30 am
The Exciting Future of Mobile Broadband

Ed Chao joined MetroPCS in 2008 as senior vice president, engineering and network operations. Prior to joining MetroPCS, Chao served in a variety of roles at Alcatel-Lucent, including vice president of product management in the CDMA networks business division and held roles within business development and strategic planning. Prior to that, Chao worked with Nortel/BNR where he was primarily involved in defining front-end requirements in support of the company’s entry into CDMA. Chao graduated with a master's degree in business administration from Columbia University, a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Georgia Tech and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Rutgers University.

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 4:30pm
4G Deployment Strategies in the Americas

Cameron Coursey, AVP Product Realization, AT&T Emerging Devices Organization Cameron Coursey is AVP Product Realization within AT&T’s Emerging Devices Organization, charged with leading AT&T’s advancements in “Network Ready” device certification and network capabilities that position AT&T as the leader in the emerging device space. Previously, Cameron was Executive Director of Subscriber Product Engineering within the Chief Technology Officer’s organization of AT&T and Cingular Wireless. In that capacity, Cameron oversaw the technical requirements development, certification, and post-launch technical support for wireless devices and smart cards used on AT&T’s domestic wireless network. Panelist: Thursday, October 21, 8:00am Power Breakfast Sponsored by AT&T

Prior to his role as vice president of marketing, Draer served as vice president and product line manager for MRV International Carrier Ethernet Division. In this position, he was responsible for leading and promoting MRV’s flagship Carrier Ethernet product lines in the Metro Ethernet access market. Draer is a member of the Metro Ethernet Forum and is active in making technology outlook presentations at industry seminars, conferences and tradeshows. Draer has more than 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to MRV, he worked for a subsidiary of Elbit, a leading military telecommunications systems integrator and cellular application startup company. Panelist: Monday, October 18, 2:30pm Packet Backhaul Technology

Dow Draper recently joined Clearwire as Vice President of Product Development and Innovation where he is responsible for strategy and development of WiMAX-based devices and services, and for product marketing of new customer solutions.  Dow spent the past four years at Alltel Corporation where he held both marketing and finance roles:  Most recently as Senior Vice President of Voice and Data Solutions and prior to that as Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis where he played a key role in several acquisitions and in Alltel’s sale to Goldman Sachs and TPG.  Prior to joining Alltel, Dow spent several years in the Seattle area, first as a consultant with McKinsey and Company working in the aerospace, automotive and wireless telecommunications industries, and second working for Western Wireless (prior to its acquisition by Alltel)  as Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.  Dow has an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Panelist: Wednesday, October 20, 4:30pm Mobile OS & Platforms

Kelley Dunne was previously Executive Vice President of Operations for Verizon Avenue, the Verizon subsidiary focused on providing bundled communications services to concentrated communities nationwide.  Mr. Dunne’s responsibilities included leadership of Network Operations, Program Management, Customer Care, and Field Operations for Verizon’s MDU and concentrated community markets. He led Verizon into four new markets during his time there: Native American reservations, military housing, affordable housing, and rural broadband, for which he was also responsible for designing and leading Verizon’s nationwide trials. Panelist: Wednesday, October 20, 2:30pm Smart Power Grid Speaker: Wednesday, October 20, 4:30pm 4G Deployment Strategies in the Americas

Thomas Enraght-Moony joins Clearwire as senior vice president of marketing and general manager of CLEAR online, where he serves as head of marketing overseeing the company’s advertising and marketing activities, as well as its online sales and customer service. Enraght-Moony comes to Clearwire from Match.com, where served as senior vice president, COO, and most recently CEO. His tenure at Match.com delivered profitability and numerous innovations, helping to reinvigorate the North American business. Prior to Match.com, Enraght-Moony held leadership positions at numerous companies, including director then vice president of eCommerce at AT&T Wireless. Earlier work includes product, marketing and development positions at E*TRADE, and software development at Accenture. Enraght-Moony holds a M.A. (Hons) in Economics and History from Glasgow University and an M.B.A. from INSEAD. He reports to chief commercial officer Mike Sievert.

Panelist:
Thursday, October 21, 3:30pm
Winning Consumer Loyalty in Mobile

Evan R. Grayer is the Senior Vice President of Broadband at DIRECTV.  He recently managed the launch of DIRECTV’s WiMax-based service in Argentina and DIRECTV’s wireless broadband activities throughout Latin America.  Previously, he managed DIRECTV’s broadband initiatives in the United States, which included bundling relationships with DSL, wireless, satellite, and broadband-over-powerline operators.  Prior to DIRECTV, Evan held positions at Time Warner Cable and America Online, where he was responsible for launching various voice and data services.  He was also a communications attorney in Washington, D.C.  He is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago Law School. Panelist: Monday, October 18, 3:45pm International Harmonization and Roaming

David leads the Emerging Devices Business Development team focused on proactively targeting, identifying and managing strategic partners in industries including personal computers, consumer electronic internet devices, in-car entertainment and navigation systems, cameras, healthcare monitoring, personal tracking, and machine-to-machine communications solutions.

Previously, Haight was responsible for national distribution business development within AT&T Mobility and wired products. David’s business development team led the negotiations of AT&T’s biggest distribution agreements including the Apple iPhone. He also led negotiations for distribution deals with RadioShack, Costco Wholesale, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, Office Depot, Safeway and Brightpoint.

Panelist:
Thursday, October 21, 8:00am
Power Breakfast Sponsored by AT&T

Hank joined AT&T (then SBC) in 2004.  He represents AT&T at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on a number of issues including broadband and Internet policy, video and media policy, intercarrier compensation, and universal service. He is a member of the Board of Directors and the of the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) and serves on the North American Numbering Council (NANC). Prior to joining AT&T, he was with MCI for eight years. Hank is a graduate of the George Mason University School of Law and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He resides in Arlington, Virginia with his wife and two children.

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 3:30pm
Impact of Network Neutrality on Wireless Business Models

Richard Kolsby is the founder and Managing Director of Rocky Mountain Broadband, LLC and Auburn Broadband, LLC, operating wireless broadband companies currently constructing WiMax networks in Aspen, Colorado and Auburn, Alabama. Kolsby is a successful serial entrepreneur who has previously founded four successful fiber optic network and CLEC wireline companies. These companies include Intermedia Communications of Florida, the Atlanta network of MFS Communications, the Texas networks of Brooks Fiber Properties and the Florida properties of Windstream. Kolsby has always been at the leading edge of technology deployments and believes that 4G wireless is a disruptive technology.

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

Mike Lanman is president – Enterprise and Government Markets for Verizon Wireless, the premier wireless provider with the largest, most reliable wireless voice and 3G broadband data network. In this role, he is responsible for all sales and service to multi-national corporations and federal government accounts.

Prior to assuming his current position in October 2009, he was vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless, responsible for the company's market strategy and segmentation, pricing, product management, wireless device procurement, brand management and marketing communications.

Lanman joined PrimeCo Personal Communications, a predecessor company of Verizon Wireless, in July 1995 as the director of sales and marketing for the Richmond market. He moved to PrimeCo's corporate office in July 1997 and served as director of sales operations until January 1999 when he was promoted to vice president of sales operations. Later that year he was named vice president and general manager for the South Florida region.

In 2000, with the creation of Verizon Wireless, Lanman was appointed region president for the state of Florida.

Lanman was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's degree in Marketing.

Keynote:
Thursday, October 21, 9:10am
Mobile Enterprise – Transforming Business with 4G LTE

As a co-founder of the Company, Jason has served first as Director of Corporate Development and then Vice President of Corporate Development and General Counsel.  Mr. Lazar has been responsible for the identification, structuring and negotiation for each of KeyOn’s acquisitions as well as its business strategy.  In addition, he is responsible for the Company’s initiatives under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), spectrum acquisition efforts and strategic partnerships.  As general counsel, he is responsible for all KeyOn’s SEC filings and the coordination of its annual and quarterly reports.

Jason is from the venture capital and legal arenas, where he helped build ITU Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm with more than $75 million under management from limited partners such as Advanced Micro Devices, SoftBank, and First Data Corporation. Jason sourced and performed due diligence for investments in the communications and semiconductor industries.

Panelist:
Monday, October 18, 1:30pm
The 3.65 GHz Band Business Case
Panelist:
Tuesday, October 19, 5:00pm
4G Networks for Rural/Underserved Broadband in US

Roger D. Linquist co-founded MetroPCS Communications and has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its inception, and its President from inception through June 2007, and Secretary from inception through October 2004. In 1989, Mr. Linquist founded PageMart Wireless (now USA Mobility), a U.S. paging company. He served as PageMart's Chief Executive Officer from 1989 to 1993, and as Chairman from 1989 through March 1994, when he resigned to form MetroPCS Communications. Mr. Linquist served as a director of PageMart Wireless from June 1989 to September 1997, and was a founding director of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association.

Keynote:
Wednesday, October 20, 11:45am
Going 4G Our Own Way: MetroPCS’ Unique Path to Deliver No Contract Mobile Broadband

Glenn Lurie is President of Emerging Devices, National Resale and Partnerships for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. Lurie leads AT&T’s strategic initiative to drive innovation in bringing wireless connectivity to a host of new devices and applications — including personal computers, eBooks/eReaders, in-car entertainment and portable navigation devices, digital cameras, and machine-to-machine communications solutions.

Lurie also has responsibilities for AT&T’s ongoing operations and relationship with Apple Inc., having led negotiations to bring the iPhone to AT&T. In addition, Lurie has responsibility for AT&T’s National Resale business and operations.

Glenn’s previous role was President of National Distribution for AT&T’s wireless operations, where he was responsible for business operations for the National Retail Channel, National Dealer Channel, Direct Mail/Direct Response team, National Resale Operations, att.com - AT&T’s web business – as well as AT&T’s Prepaid business and sales through all distribution channels.

Glenn joined the former AT&T Wireless in 1990, and held several sales, marketing and operation positions throughout his tenure. As Senior Vice President of AT&T’s West Region, he was responsible for the market operations in 10 western states, representing more than 40 percent of the company's overall business.

Prior to leading the company’s West Region operations, Lurie held senior executive positions including Regional Vice President for the California/Hawaii region and Vice President and General Manager for the Los Angeles/Southern California market after advancing from a similar position for Arizona.

Prior to entering the wireless industry, Lurie was a professional soccer player for teams representing Cleveland, Atlanta, Milwaukee and Portland.

Lurie was awarded the Atlanta Telecom Professional of the Year Award in 2009 from the Atlanta Telecoms Professionals Association. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Marketing from Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, WA.

Keynote:
Tuesday, October 19, 9:10am
New Generation Devices for New Generation Networks

Tajit Mehta has worked for several International Telecommunications Carriers during the last 17 years, in areas such as International Cable functionality, Value Added Enhanced dialing products, Automated Multilingual services, and Spectrum Acquisition for Wireless mobility.  Mr. Mehta also Co-chairs the Global Development Committee (GDC) of the Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI) and negotiates Spectrum rights for Clearwire. Moderator: Tuesday, October 19, 3:00pm Developing Strategies for Harmonized Regulations in Latin America

Bill Morrow is a seasoned telecom industry executive with a diversified background leading wireline and wireless communications companies in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

Prior to joining Clearwire on March 9, 2009, he served as President and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E, where he oversaw a business with over $13 billion in annual revenue and more than 20,000 employees. During his tenure, he oversaw operations and successfully directed an overhaul aimed at improving the company’s efficiency, supply chain and customer focus, generating operational efficiencies and improved customer satisfaction.

Before joining PG&E, Morrow held several leadership positions at Vodafone, the number two wireless provider in the world with more than 133 million subscribers. At Vodafone, he served as CEO for Europe overseeing global marketing, global technology and the largest operating businesses in the company portfolio. Before being named CEO, he held market level responsibility as president of Vodafone K.K. in Tokyo, CEO of Vodafone Ltd in the UK, and was President of Japan Telecom, the third largest telecom company in Japan. Earlier in his career, he held several strategy and operations positions with Vodafone in the U.S. and Europe, and several international leadership positions with AirTouch.

He began his career at Pacific Bell, where he held several technology and engineering positions, including responsibility for company-wide operations of packet data products.

Keynote:
Wednesday, October 20, 9:10 am
Keynote: The Mobile Data Tidal Wave: How Clearwire’s 4G Network is Meeting Today’s Pent Up Demand for Mobile Broadband

Dr. Hideo Okinaka is Vice President and General Manager of Emerging Technologies and Spectrum Division at KDDI Corporation and responsible for industry and government relations on technology matters including investigation into emerging technologies, standards strategy, bridging the valley between standardisation and implementation, and spectrum affairs.  Prior to assuming the current role in April 2006, he was responsible for the corporate level technology strategy as Vice President and General Manager of Strategic Technology Management Division.  Until March 2004, he had been working on the cellular telephone business since 1991, including business development strategy for the KDDI’s “au” business unit as Vice President, the Japanese TDMA and IMT-2000 system development, and licence bidding in offshore markets.  Prior to this, he spent 14 years for R&D primarily on the satellite communication system engineering with particular emphasis on mobile satellite systems at KDD and Inmarsat.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of WiMAX Forum.  He was the Chair of 3GPP2 Steering Committee in 2003-2004 term and also served as the Chair of 3GPP2 TSG-S, Services and Systems Aspects working group, from its foundation in 1999 till January 2001.  He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Mobile Wireless Internet Forum (MWIF) during the entire period of its life.

Dr. Okinaka received Morita Prize and Achievement Award from the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers of Japan for his contribution to the development of digital mobile satellite communication systems.  He was also praised by Recognition Award from the ITU Association of Japan for his contribution to the 3G mobile system standardisation.  He earned a B.S. degree in applied physics, a M.S. degree in physics and a Dr. Engineering degree in communication science from Waseda University.

Keynote:
Tuesday, October 19, 11:00 am
Accomodating the Growing Demand for Mobile Broadband: Opportunities and Challenges

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

Keynote: Monday, October 18, 10:00am Optimize & Monetize the All-IP 4G Mobile Network Panelist: Monday, October 18, 1:30pm Executive Roundtable: 4G Network Topology

As AT&T’s Senior Vice President-Federal Regulatory, Robert W. Quinn, Jr. is responsible for regulatory matters affecting AT&T and its affiliates pending before the Federal Communications Commission as well as the coordination and support of regulatory and external affairs activities throughout AT&T’s regional operations.

Prior to being appointed to his current position, Mr. Quinn served as Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs for AT&T Corp. in Washington, DC where he represented AT&T before the FCC and the United States Department of Justice.  From 1993–1997, Mr. Quinn served as senior regional attorney for AT&T in Chicago, Illinois representing AT&T before various state public utilities commissions in the Midwest.  Prior to joining AT&T, Mr. Quinn spent five years as a trial attorney with the Chicago firm Mayer, Brown & Platt (now Mayer Brown LLP).

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 2:30 pm
WCAI Broadband and Wireless Policy Summit: Implementing the National Broadband Plan

Neville Ray has worked in the telecommunications industry for over 20 years with specific experience in the design, deployment and operational management of GSM and WCDMA wireless networks in the USA and worldwide. His experience includes all aspects of wireless network design and deployment.

Mr. Ray is the Chief Network Officer with national responsibility for the management and development of the T-Mobile USA wireless network. This network supports both GSM & HSDPA services (2G/3G), encompasses more than 43,000 cell sites, and serves more than 33 million customers.

Mr. Ray currently serves as the Chairperson of 3G Americas - an organization with a mission to promote and facilitate the seamless deployment throughout the Americas of the GSM family of technologies, including HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE.

Mr. Ray is also a member of the NTIA’s Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC) and a former member of the FCC’s Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC).

Prior to assuming the national role at T-Mobile, he held the position of Vice President Network Engineering & Operations for the Northeast region. Mr. Ray led the company through the 9/11 terrorist attacks, receiving significant recognition from the New York Police Department, NY state agencies and the FCC.

Mr. Ray came to the US in 1995 when he held the position of Vice President of Network Operations at Pacific Bell Mobile Services. His prior experience included the design and deployment of cellular, microwave and broadcast telecommunications systems in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Far East.

Mr. Ray is an honors graduate of City University, London, UK and a member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (MIEEE) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE).

Presenter:
Tuesday, October 19, 4:00pm
4G Network Evolution: HSPA+

Kris Rinne is responsible for wireless industry standards development, long range technology planning, and the network and device planning for new products and services for wireless at AT&T. She also has broader network architecture responsibility for the corporation as a whole. Prior to this position, Rinne served as Cingular’s chief technology officer with similar responsibilities. She earlier served as vice president—Technology and Product Realization, responsible for new product development from a technology standpoint, handset certification, and infrastructure vendor coordination. Prior to joining Cingular, she was vice president—Technology Strategy for SBC Wireless, responsible for new product development and network operations support. She has worked for Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems as managing director—Operations. Presenter: Wednesday, October 20, 2:30pm 4G Network Evolution: LTE to LTE – Advanced

Todd Rowley, vice president of 4G, has responsibilities for leading Sprint’s strategic relationships and partnering efforts with 4G.  He has helped lead the 4G business unit - developing, implementing and driving execution of Sprint’s go-to-market plans with 4G, in conjunction with the Sprint/Clearwire venture. 

Todd has over 20 years in the wireless and cable industries and has been with Sprint for the past ten years.  Prior to his current position, he was vice president of corporate development and has held various other positions at Sprint, including responsibility for Corporate Development, Strategy, Roaming, Spectrum Management and Fixed Wireless Broadband operations. Todd played an instrumental role in developing Sprint's 4G business plan and in the formation of Clearwire.  Prior to Sprint, Todd worked in various positions for wireless start-ups and cable companies, including senior vice president of development for People’s Choice TV (prior to Sprint’s acquisition of the company in 1999). 

In addition, he has served on several industry boards, including the Wireless Communications Association and the National ITFS Association, the WCA's executive committee and chairman of the WCA's government relations committee.  Rowley received his Bachelor's in Business Administration in finance and marketing from the University of Iowa.

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 4:30pm
4G Deployments Strategies in Americas

As chief commercial officer, Mike Sievert directs the company’s customer-facing organizations, managing both the Clear-branded “retail” and wholesale businesses. Sievert’s functional responsibilities include product development, marketing, sales, distribution, customer care, and technical support, including the Wholesale and strategic partnerships groups. He most recently served as CEO and co-founder of Switchbox Labs, Inc., a development company sold to Lenovo Group in 2009. Previously, Mr. Sievert was corporate vice president of the worldwide Windows business group, at Microsoft Corporation. Prior to Microsoft, he served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer at AT&T Wireless, and chief sales and marketing officer at E*TRADE Financial. He began his career with management positions at Procter & Gamble and IBM. Sievert joined Clearwire in May, 2009 and reports to CEO Bill Morrow.

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

Iyad Tarazi, Vice President of Network Development & Engineering, is responsible for the development and integration of new products and technologies within Sprint’s wireless and wire line networks and for the engineering of the RF and core networks.  He is also responsible for managing Sprint Nextel’s technology Integration labs. Iyad oversees an operating budget of $500M and a capital budget of approximately $1.5B.  Iyad has been with Sprint Nextel since 1998.

Prior to the Sprint Nextel merger, Iyad provided leadership to Nextel’s Network Engineering department.  His responsibilities included network planning, integration, performance engineering, testing and deployment for Nextel’s core network consisting of forty-seven Metropolitan Switch Offices. Iyad was also responsible for Nextel’s inter-MSO transport network, the data network and service layer network applications. Network Engineering activities include design, planning, engineering, integration and vendor management.

Prior to Nextel, Iyad held progressive management and senior management positions with MCI where he was responsible for planning and implementing MCI’s switching, signaling and optical network architecture for both local and long distance networks.

Since assuming, from its inception, the role of Nextel’s Vice President of Network Engineering in 1999, he has been the chief engineer of building and evolving the organization, the core Nextel network, and its support infrastructure.  Iyad has a broad background in financial and capital management and all aspects of engineering, planning, and design for both wire line and wireless networks.

Iyad received his BSEE from the University of Maryland and holds a Master’s of Science in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University.

Iyad has become an avid runner and in 2007 and 2008 he ran and finished the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC in addition to many other races.  While he appreciates golf and strives to get better, his golf game is best described as a work in progress.

Keynote:
Monday, October 18, 11:15am
Mobile Operator Keynote: Monetizing the First All-IP 4G Mobile Broadband Network in the U.S.

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

Jeff Thompson co-founded Towerstream in December 1999 and serves as President and CEO. Thompson has overseen Towerstream's growth, establishing robust wireless networks in 11 U.S. cities, including Boston, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, among others. With expertise in wireless networks, Thompson has evolved as a thought leader in wireless solutions and mobile backhaul. Thompson holds a B.S. from the University of Massachusetts.

Speaker:
Thursday, October 21, 2010, 2:45pm
WiMAX Operator Deployments

Rafael del Villar Hold a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania (1988) and he hold different academic positions. As Minister for Economic Affairs in Paris he participated in the works of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) where he collaborated in the design of the Competition and Consumer protection laws of Mexico. Back in Mexico he became Director General for Economic Studies of the newly formed Competition Commission and two years later Director General for Telecommunications Policy and International Negotiations at the Ministry of Communications and Transport from where he promoted the Federal Telecommunications Law that came into effect in June of 1995. From the middle of 1996 to 2006 Rafael del Villar was part of the Economics Research team at the Central Bank. Since December of 2006 to September of 2008, was Under Secretary of Communications of the Secretariat of Communications and Transports. Currently, Rafael del Villar is Commissioner of Federal Telecommunications Commission. Panelist: Tuesday, October 19, 3:00pm Developing Strategies for Harmonized Regulations in Latin America

Wayne Ward is Vice President of Emerging Solutions for Sprint Nextel. Ward was named to lead the company’s newly formed Emerging Solutions unit in October 2009, with responsibility for developing M2M (machine-to-machine) and mobile computing solutions. The Emerging Solutions unit combines the network, systems and open-device expertise of Sprint Nextel and its strategic partners to deliver innovative integrated product applications to the business and consumer markets. As part of Sprint’s Integrated Solutions Group, Ward’s organization plays a lead role in the creation of a broad range of solutions for B2B and B2C customers and partners, including “infotainment “ (such as e-readers and netbooks), asset tracking, fleet management, telematics, smart grid and telemedicine initiatives, to name a few.

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

Mike’s charter is to lead the design, development and operations of Telstra’s wireless networks. Drawing on over 29 years telecommunications experience including AMPS, GSM and CDMA deployments, Mike has lead Telstra’s wireless capabilities through world leading achievements including the launch of the world-class nationwide Next G™ network.

Under Mike’s leadership Telstra has delivered a range of world first achievements in the past few years including 200km extended cell range, 3G Direct Tunnel, Blade Server, HSPA+(21Mbps peak network downlink), HSUPA (5.8Mbps peak network uplink), Dual Carrier HSPA+ (42Mbps peak network downlink) network capability and, most recently, the longest LTE data call at over 75km.

Panelist:
Monday, October 18, 10:00am
Executive Roundtable: 4G Network Topology

Moderator:
Wednesday, October 18, 4:30pm
Business Case for 4G Packet Backhaul & Core Convergence Mobile Operator

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 3:30pm
4G 4G Deployment Strategies in Asia Pacific

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

Dr. Dawei Zhang is the Director of Wireless, China Mobile USA Research Center, where he is responsible for China Mobile’s next generation wireless technologies and TD LTE product strategies and requirements. On behalf of China Mobile, he is the Chairman of the NGMN Trial Workgroup, where he is responsible for global operators’ LTE trial requirements and evaluations.

Dr. Zhang received his Ph.D. in Physics from UCLA. He was a Post-doctoral fellow with MIT, and spent over 15 years in Silicon Valley working on various wireless technologies and systems. Prior to joining China Mobile, Dr. Zhang was the General Manager of Wireless Broadband Group R&D, and Director of Base Stations at UTStarcom Inc., where he was responsible for wireless base station R&D on mobile WiMAX, TD CDMA, WCDMA RRU, and advanced PHS base stations.

Dr. Zhang holds 7 US and international patents, and over 60 refereed journal and conference publications on wireless and related technology areas.

Panelist:
Wednesday, October 20, 3:30pm
4G Deployment Strategies in Asia Pacific