WTS 2007 - Wireless Telecommunications Symposium

Confirmed speakers for WTS 2007 include the following:

Dr. Vinton G. Cerf
Internet Pioneer
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google

Michael Gallagher
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communication and Information and Director of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration

John Muleta
Co-Founder, M2Z Networks
Former Chief of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Dick Lynch
Executive Vice President & CTO
Verizon Wireless

Kristin Rinne
Senior Vice President – Architecture & Planning
AT&T

Dr. Young-Kil Suh
CEO, TU Media Corp

Ali Tabassi
Vice President, Technology Development
Sprint Nextel Corp.

Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion: Future Directions in Wireless Communications Research

Dr. George Rittenhouse
Vice President – Technology Integration, Bell Laboratories
CTO - Lucent Corporate Strategy

Dr. Avneesh Agrawal
Senior Vice President, Office of the CTO
QUALCOMM Inc.

Dr. Jason Redi
Division Scientist
BBN Technologies

Devabhaktuni (“Sri”) Srikrishna
Founder & CTO
Tropos Networks

Panel Discussion: Advances in Satellite Communications

David Cavossa
Executive Director
Satellite Industry Association

Peter Hadinger
Vice Chair, FCC WRC Advisory Committee
Director, East Coast Engineering and Initiatives
Northrop Grumman Space Technology

Tom D. Soumas, Jr.
President and CEO
AGIOSAT Global Communications

Panel Discussion: Wireless Communications Investments

Jonathan Atkin
Managing Director, Equity Research Division
RBC Capital Markets

Tom Roderick
Principal
Thomas Weisel Partners

Panel Discussion: New Wireless Communications Ventures

Dr. Daniel Docter
Senior Investment Manager
Intel Capital

Panel Discussion: Mobile Wireless Services and Business

Dr. J. P. Shim
Professor of MIS and Director of the International Business Strategy Program
Mississippi State University

Peter Neill
Senior Vice President, Wireless Markets
Level 3 Communications

Rodger Desai
President, CEO and Co-Founder
Rave Wireless, Inc.

Edward Valdez
Chief Operating Officer
Parrot Inc.

John M. Baker
Leader, Wireless Applications Practice
IBM Global Services

Panel Discussion: Wireless Communications Business Strategy

Rory Altman
Director and Co-Founder
Altman Vilandre & Company

Jay Highley
CEO
Integrated Mobile Inc.

Panel Discussion: The Future of Deep Space Communications

Jack Wallick
Deputy Director ITT Operations
NASA Deep Space Network, Monrovia, CA

Joe Statman
Program Manager
NASA Deep Space Network Large Array

Adrian Hooke
Chairman International Engineering Steering Group
Consultative Committee on Space Data System Standards (CCSDS)

Tutorials & Workshops

Dr. Thierry Klein
Member of the Technical Staff
End to End Wireless Networking Research Department
Networking and Network Management Center
Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent

Dr. Vinton G. Cerf is vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. He is responsible for identifying new enabling technologies and applications on the Internet and other platforms for the company.

Widely known as a "Father of the Internet," Vint is the co-designer with Robert Kahn of TCP/IP protocols and basic architecture of the Internet. In 1997, President Clinton recognized their work with the U.S. National Medal of Technology. In 2005, Vint and Bob received the highest civilian honor bestowed in the U.S., the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It recognizes the fact that their work on the software code used to transmit data across the Internet has put them "at the forefront of a digital revolution that has transformed global commerce, communication, and entertainment."

From 1994-2005, Vint served as Senior Vice President at MCI. Prior to that, he was Vice President of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), and from 1982-86 he served as Vice President of MCI. During his tenure with the U.S. Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from 1976-1982, Vint played a key role leading the development of Internet and Internet-related data packet and security technologies.

Since 2000, Vint has served as chairman of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and he has been a Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1998. He served as founding president of the Internet Society (ISOC) from 1992-1995 and was on the ISOC board until 2000. Vint is a Fellow of the IEEE, ACM, AAAS, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the International Engineering Consortium, the Computer History Museum and the National Academy of Engineering.

Vint has received numerous awards and commendations in connection with his work on the Internet, including the Marconi Fellowship, Charles Stark Draper award of the National Academy of Engineering, the Prince of Asturias award for science and technology, the Alexander Graham Bell Award presented by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, the A.M. Turing Award from the Association for Computer Machinery, the Silver Medal of the International Telecommunications Union, and the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, among many others.

He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA and more than a dozen honorary degrees.

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Michael D. Gallagher is a Partner at Perkins Coie LLP where his areas of emphasis are government relations, telecommunications, technology, spectrum policy, and Internet policy. From 2003 to 2006 Mr. Gallagher served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communication and Information for the U.S. Department of Commerce and Director of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, in 2003 as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy & Counselor to Secretary Donald L. Evans, and from 2001 to 2003 as Deputy Assistant Secretary.

Among his duties and accomplishments at the Department of Commerce were the following: serving as the Bush Administration's lead on telecommunications policy; co-managing the radio-frequency spectrum with the FCC; leading an inter-agency effort to host the first China-America Telecom Summit (CATS) on U.S. soil; managing the administration of the Institute for Telecommunications Science; leading the Administration drive to pass the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act of 2004; leading a coordinated effort with the telecommunications industry, the Department of Commerce and the FCC to authorize broadband data services over power lines; producing President Bush's Spectrum Policy for the 21st Century, which involved working with all 56 federal agencies, the FCC and the private sector to develop 24 recommendations for institutionalizing pro-innovation spectrum policies while protecting critical government systems; overseeing ICANN's relationship with Department of Commerce; developing and delivering the Bush Administration principles for international Internet governance which frame the U.S. government's international positions on management of the domain name system, spam, spyware, and cyber-security; leading NTIA's opening of 70-90 GHz frequency bands for gigabit-per-second fix data links in cooperation with the Department of Defense and the FCC - the first-ever availability of federally coordinated spectrum assignments to the public over the Internet; leading the Administration's authorization of Ultrawideband (UWB) devices; leading the Administration's successful effort to allocate 90 MHz of spectrum for third-generation mobile spectrum; and leading the Administration's efforts to open up 255 MHz of spectrum in the GHz band for WiFi applications.

Prior to serving at the Department of Commerce, Mr. Gallagher was affiliated with Verizon Wireless, where he served as Staff Vice President for State Public Policy from 2000 to 2001, and with AirTouch Communications as Managing Director, Government Relations from 1998 to 2000. He was an Administrative Assistant/Chief of Staff for Congressman Rick White from 1995 to 1997.

Mr. Gallagher is a recipient of the Department of Commerce's Redfield Award, the Wireless Communications Association's Leadership in Government Award, and the inaugural recipient of the Telecommunications Industry Association's Spirit of Innovation Award. He holds a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles (1989) and a B.A. (Economics and Political Science) from the University of California, Berkeley, B.A. with high honors, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (1986).

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John B. Muleta , is co-founder of M2Z Networks Inc. - an organization that is proposing free wireless broadband to consumers across the U.S. Previously, Mr. Muleta was a Partner in the law firm Venable LLP, and from 2003 to 2005 he served as Chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), which handles all FCC domestic wireless telecommunications programs and policies-- except those involving satellite communications or broadcasting-- including licensing, enforcement, and regulatory functions.

Prior to becoming WTB Chief Mr. Muleta was founder and Executive Vice President of OI Systems, Inc. - a firm providing outsourced business, IT, and network planning services. From 1998 to 2000 he held positions at PSI Net as Senior Vice President and President, Global Facilities Development and IMEA (India, Middle East, Africa), Vice President of Capacity Planning and Service Delivery, and Vice President, Office of the General Counsel.

From 1994 to 1998 Mr. Muleta served at the FCC as Deputy Bureau Chief of the Common Carrier Bureau, Chief of the Enforcement Division, and Attorney-Advisor of the Office of Plans and Policy. Previously, he was with Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, LLC and GTE Corporation.

Mr. Muleta holds a BSc. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and a JD/MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Management at the University of Virginia.

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Dick Lynch, is executive vice president and chief technical officer for Verizon Wireless, the premier wireless provider with the nation's most reliable wireless network. Lynch is responsible for the technology, architecture, planning, design and operation of the company's coast-to-coast wireless voice and data network covering more than two million square-miles. Under his leadership, Verizon Wireless launched the nation's first wireless broadband wide-area network.

In his prior assignment, he was executive vice president and chief technical officer for Bell Atlantic Mobile. Lynch has been at the forefront of wireless data solutions, starting with Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) in 1995 when he led Bell Atlantic Mobile’s build of one of the largest CDPD networks in the country--delivering the first application for mobile data for public safety and ultimately paving the way for mass market wireless data services. He led the industry to advance Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) into a commercial wireless offering, launching the nation's first commercial CDMA service. In 2004, Lynch again drove technology direction with the decision to deploy EVDO service broadly throughout Verizon Wireless’ national footprint. Building on these core technology decisions, he has led the implementation and widespread adoption of key innovative services including wireless broadband access via laptop and PDAs, V CAST Music (a rich-featured, over-the-air music download service), IP-based Push-to-Talk, and turn-by-turn navigation on cell phones.

Lynch is a Fellow of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). He has served as a charter member of the executive board of the CDMA Development Group, an organization responsible for promotion, advancement, deployment and future developments of CDMA. Lynch is a member of the Federal Communications Commission's Technical Advisory Council. He has also been awarded patents for advances in the area of wireless technology.

In the early years of wireless data development, Lynch served as chairman of the Wireless Data Forum, an organization dedicated to promoting the benefits of wireless data to end-user communities, the telecommunications industry, the media, and the information technology industry. Under his guidance, the forum was restructured and affiliated with the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association to insure focus on its efforts within the larger wireless industry. For this accomplishment, Lynch was honored with the CTIA President's Award.

Recognized as a leader in advancing wireless technology and in building and operating vast wireless networks, Lynch frequently provides expert commentary for a variety of leading business and trade publications. He is a frequent guest lecturer in academia and industry on wireless technology and trends.

Throughout his career, Lynch has held a variety of positions in all aspects of planning, operations and engineering, beginning with New England Telephone in 1972. Prior to joining Bell Atlantic Mobile, he was general manager of operations for Bell of Pennsylvania's Central Area, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Lynch is a 1970 graduate of Lowell Technological Institute (now UMass) where he received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering. He has also completed postgraduate work at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University.

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Kristin S. Rinne, is responsible for the IT and Network architecture and planning for AT&T. She is also responsible for Product Development for AT&T products and services. Additional duties include the wireless network infrastructure and device technology for new wireless products and services.

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.

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Ali Tabassi is vice president of technology development for Sprint Nextel, responsible for leading the development of technology, network, systems architecture and evolution strategies. He also oversees evaluation of emerging technologies that enable delivery of differentiated products and services in pursuit of new business opportunities. Mr. Tabassi ensures that Sprint Nextel is at the forefront of technology innovation, in particular contributing to the development and implementation of Sprint Nextel’s next generation wireless broadband network.

Mr. Tabassi has more than 20 years of experience in the development, integration, and operation of wireless solutions in the communications, networking, and IP industries. Prior to joining Sprint Nextel in 2002, Mr. Tabassi was the chief technology and development officer for MobileStar, a provider of wireless broadband access. Prior to MobileStar, Mr. Tabassi was vice president of engineering and operations for SkyTel, a leader in wireless messaging, managing network planning, system design, project management, implementation, maintenance, and operations of SkyTel’s Nationwide Traditional and Advanced Messaging Networks. Mr. Tabassi also served as director of engineering services for both Alltel Mobile, the cellular division of ALLTEL Corporation, and for LCC International, one of the world's leading telecommunication consulting firms.

Mr. Tabassi holds two Bachelor of Science degrees, in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics and a Master of Business Administration.

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Dr. Young-Kil Suh, is the President and CEO of TU Media Corp., the only provider of satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (S-DMB) service in Korea. With a full-blown commercial launch of 14 video and 24 audio channels this May, TU Media is the world's pioneer of S-DMB service.

Prior to his current position, Dr. Suh served as Executive Vice President of SK Telecom from January 2003 to March 2004. He also held several leadership positions in other SK group companies such as SK Capital and SK C&C.

Before joining the SK Group in 2000, Dr. Suh had enjoyed a long career in the Korean government as an IT policy maker, including positions in the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC, 77~89) and Office of the President (89~93). He ended his government officer career as Director General of MIC in 1998. Suh holds a master's degree in pubic administration (M.P.A) from Rutgers University (New Jersey) and a Ph.D in public policy from Korea University (Seoul).

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Dr. George Rittenhouse is Vice President of Bell Labs Technology Integration Group. This group has a primary mission of maximizing the impact of Bell Labs research across all of Lucent’s products and services. This is accomplished by creating broad research programs and focusing their execution into both current and next-generation products and services. In this role Gee is closely connected with all of Lucent's business units, interlocking their needs and strategies with Bell Labs' research activities, priorities, and innovations areas.

He has the additional role of Chief Technology Officer for Corporate Strategy and Intellectual Property within Lucent's Strategy group. In this position Gee acts as technology advisor to the CSO as they build Lucent's convergence strategy across a broader market view, which includes government and enterprise opportunities in addition to addressing the service provider markets on a global level.

Prior to heading up the newly formed Technology Integration group, Gee was Vice President, Bell Labs Wireless Research. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1986. Then in 1993 received his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined Bell Laboratories as a member of technical staff in 1993 where he worked on high-speed circuits using X-ray lithography for optical networking applications. He later joined the Wireless Research Laboratory at Bell Laboratories where his research focused on RF frontend radio architectures and cellular system engineering. In 2003 he was promoted to Vice President Wireless Research and led several projects including MIMO system development, cellular network optimization, wireless IP networks, and fourth generation wireless systems. In 2002 he received the Bell Labs Fellow award. He has numerous publications and patents in the areas of wireless systems and circuits.

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Dr. Avneesh Agrawal is senior vice president of the Office of the CTO for QUALCOMM Incorporated. In this capacity, he executes on QUALCOMM’s technical strategy with respect to next-generation wireless technologies, focusing primarily on EV-DO Rev. C and OFDMA. Prior to his current position, Dr. Agrawal co-led QUALCOMM’s Corporate R&D efforts where he researched new technologies in the field of wireless communications. He also led the QUALCOMM Technology and Ventures (QTV) group where he researched outside innovations and endeavors that coincided with QUALCOMM’s philosophy.

Dr. Agrawal began his career at QUALCOMM in 1994 as a computer systems engineer for Globalstar within the QUALCOMM Wireless Systems division. In 1996, he became the modem systems lead for Globalstar. In 1998, he joined the QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) division, where he later became the WCDMA project lead for the first MSM5200 chipset solution. Following an academic leave of absence from 2001-2002, Dr. Agrawal rejoined the company in the QTV group.

Dr. Agrawal holds a bachelor of science degree in computer systems engineering and master of science and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering, all from Stanford University.

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Dr. Jason Redi, received a BS from Lehigh University, and an MS and PhD from Boston University in 1998. He is currently a Division Scientist at BBN Technologies. He has been the principal investigator on a large number of programs focused on the research, design, and field testing of ad hoc and sensor networks. Recent projects include the first demonstration of ad hoc networks fully utilizing directional antennas, and the first demonstration of an ad hoc network using MIMO technology. Most recently he has been focused on the DARPA Connectionless Networks program which is designing sensor network technology that uses orders of magnitude less energy than current sensor networks.

Dr. Redi is author of over 30 papers and patents in the area of mobile communications. He is the Vice-Chair of ACM SIGMOBILE, General Chair of ACM SenSys, and has been on a wide number of technical program committees including those for MobiCom, MobiHoc, and SECON. He was previously the Editor-in-Chief of ACM Mobile Computing and Communications Review (MC2R), and is on the editorial board of Ad Hoc Networks Journal, Wireless Communications and Networking Journal, and the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks. Dr. Redi is a senior member of the IEEE, member of ACM, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Order of the Engineer.

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Devabhaktuni (“Sri”) Srikrishna, is founder and Chief Technology Officer of Tropos Networks. Mr. Devabhaktuni designed and developed Tropos Networks’ core intellectual property to build the industry’s first wireless mesh architecture for metro-scale networks. Prior to founding Tropos, he led the development of the common network management interface for optical transport and switching products at Sycamore Networks. Areas of expertise include wireless communications, routing in large-scale networks, and parallel computer architecture. Mr. Devabhaktuni holds a BS in Mathematics from the California Institute of Technology and an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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David Cavossa is the executive director of the Satellite Industry Association has been with the organization since 2001, originally as the Director of External Relations. In his current role, he helps coordinate the education, outreach, regulatory and legislative strategies for the commercial satellite industry on a broad range of issues ranging from regulatory, trade, export controls, space transportation, broadband, and the protection, planning, and acquisition of commercial SATCOM by the U.S. Government. As one of the chief advocates for the commercial satellite industry he deals with a wide range of commercial, civil and military space issues on a daily basis.

During his tenure at SIA Mr. Cavossa has re-focused the efforts of the association on educating the public, press, policy-makers, and the government users of commercial satellite services of the critical role satellites play in our national, economic, and homeland security.

Before joining the SIA Mr. Cavossa worked at NASA Headquarters, first in the Office of External Relations and then in the Office of Legislative Affairs where he was exposed to a variety of NASA programs and their impact and perception on the American public. While at NASA he participated in NASA's education and outreach campaign for Congressional Staff as well as staffing the NASA "War Room" during the 2001 NASA Appropriations floor votes in Congress.

David obtained a Masters Degree in Science, Technology and Public Policy from the George Washington University (GWU) Space Policy Institute as a Space Policy Fellow. David also holds a Bachelors Degree in Physics/Astronomy and Political Science from Wheaton College, in Norton MA.

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Peter Hadinger is Director, East Coast Engineering and Initiatives at Northrop Grumman Space Technology. He leads the company’s East Coast Engineering organization as well as the Communications Initiatives team in Satcom business development. East Coast Engineering provides critical mission engineering, simulation and program skills in Virginia and Maryland to Northrop Grumman Space Technology while Communications Initiatives develops new lines of civil, commercial and military satcom business including strategic development, regulatory activities, advanced architecture R&D and management of small programs, including classified and cross-sector activities. Mr. Hadinger is also Vice-Chair of the FCC’s WRC-07 Advisory Committee.

Recently, Mr. Hadinger has served as Vice-Chair of the Satellite Task Force for the President’s National Security Telecom Advisory Commission, as corporate lead during early government development studies leading to Transformational Communications and as Director of Telecom Services in TRW Ventures. He is past chairman of the Satellite Industry Association and worked in the staff of the U.S. Senate as a Congressional Fellow with the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC.

Joining the company as TRW in 1981, Mr. Hadinger has led engineering teams in developing high technology restricted space programs for the US Government, managed the company’s Signal Processing and Synthesis Department and developed the signal processing core of the first Milstar satellites. His technical background is in adaptive signal processing. He has a BSEE from California State Polytechnic University and MBA with emphasis in finance and strategic planning from George Mason University.

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Jonathan Atkin , a Managing Director in the Equity Research Division, has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2000. Previously, he held equity research positions with Alex Brown, Toronto Dominion, and Ferris Baker Watts, covering wireless, wireline, and Internet service providers. Previously, Jonathan was a senior consultant at BIA Companies, worked in corporate strategy at Daimler-Benz AG, and was a policy analyst with the United States Congress. Jonathan has BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Columbia University.

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Tom Roderick , is a Principal at Thomas Weisel Partners, where he covers Communications & Applications Software. Mr. Roderick has been with Thomas Weisel Partners since 2002, previously covering the industry as an Associate. Prior to joining TWP, Mr. Roderick was a Director of Business Development with Critical Path, a publicly held messaging software company. Mr. Roderick graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a major in finance.

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Dr. Daniel Docter, is a Senior Investment Manager with Intel Capital where he has worked for nearly six years. Daniel covers the southern California region for Intel Capital (San Diego to Santa Barbara), and also supports the worldwide investment activities of the Intel Communications Infrastructure Group, which includes broadband access, enterprise and telecomm network, and semiconductor investments. Daniel received his PhD. from the University of Bradford, England in 1993 in solid-state physics, and spent more than 11 years working on components and systems for optical and RF communications applications at AT&T Bell Labs (6 yrs) and Hughes Research Labs (5 ½ yrs). He has more than 50 journal publications and more than 10 patents to his credit in areas of material science, semiconductor fabrication, optoelectronic integration, and microwave device and circuit applications. Prior to joining Intel Capital, Daniel worked for Merrill Lynch in the Private Wealth Management Group where he advised clients involved in initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions. Daniel lives in Los Angeles and is active in supporting the southern California entrepreneurial and venture capital communities.

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Dr. J. P. Shim, John Grisham Faculty Excellence recipient, is Professor of MIS and Director of the International Business Strategy Program at Mississippi State University. He received his Ph.D. from University of Nebraska, MBA from Seoul National University, and completed the Harvard Business School Executive Education Program. Professor Shim won MSU’s prestigious 2006 Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award and received numerous grants and awards, including NSF, DOE, Microsoft, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, U.S. EPA, Mississippi Institution of Higher Learning, Korea Sanhak (school-industry) Foundation, and is a eight-time recipient of outstanding faculty awards. Professor Shim has authored and co-authored over 150 research articles, including Communications of the ACM, IEEE, Journal of AIS, Decision Support Systems, Interfaces, CAIS, Computers & Operations Research, Journal of the Operational Research, and other leading journals. He consulted with Booz-Allen & Hamilton, EPA, and several other ICT companies. He was a keynote speaker at International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, a frequent speaker at companies and universities in 15 different countries. He currently serves as Senior Editor and Editorial Board Member for numerous journals. His current research interests are DMB, wireless telecommunications, DSS, podcasting, and blog.

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Peter Neill, is Senior Vice President of Wireless Markets for Level 3 Communications. a role giving him overall responsibility for Level 3’s wireless customer and technology strategies and aligning Level 3’s core competencies with the unique needs of the wireless industry. Peter has held a variety of executive positions in the wireless industry and has extraordinary expertise in wireless business operations and finances. Prior to joining Level 3, he was the founder of PT Wireless (a Distributed Antenna System Business), and more recently TowerCloud, providing site infrastructure solutions with Odyssey Telecorp. Before joining Odyssey, he was Vice President, Central Region Operations, for AT&T Wireless/Cingular. He joined McCaw Cellular in 1994 (the predecessor to AT&T Wireless) and became one of its fastest-rising executives. While there, he helped the company grow from under $1 billion to over $30 billion in annual revenue, building networks that supported over 300 billion minutes of use annually, in addition to wireless data services. Before joining McCaw, Peter spent five years with Sprint in sales support and back-office systems production. Mr. Neill holds a BBA from the University of San Diego, with an emphasis in finance and communications.

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Jay Highley, is Chief Executive Officer of Integrated Mobile, Inc. He has over 25 years of executive experience in the telecommunications industry.

Highley was formerly affiliated with Sprint where he held numerous executive positions, including President of Business Sales for the wireless division. In this role Highley led Sprint’s direct and indirect business sales organization of over 1200 employees nationwide. He also served as Corporate Vice President of Marketing, where he reshaped the Sprint PCS division’s business marketing and sales strategy. His efforts resulted in explosive triple digit customer growth from 1999 through 2002 while at the same time significantly improving the profitability of the business unit. Highley’s marketing team was a leader in the development and launch of Sprint PCS’s third generation wireless product portfolio. Highley also served on the Sprint Executive Steering Committee and played a lead role in the recent transformation and reorganization of Sprint’s business sales and marketing organizations. Before joining Sprint Corporation, Highley was with ComDev, Inc. and 3M Company.

Highley’s role as a change agent and visionary in the wireless enterprise marketplace are acknowledged by leading industry analysts and technology forums. He is frequently asked to speak at the largest industry conferences throughout the U.S to share his views and visions of the future. Highley has been quoted in technology and vertical industry publications and has written and contributed to several articles on the subject of wireless technologies and the role it will play in re-shaping how the world does business. He has also been quoted in leading business publications including Business Week, Fortune, Forbes, Wireless Week and the Wall Street Journal.

Highley has served on Advisory Boards at Hewlett Packard and EDF Ventures and is currently a Board Member for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. Highley has completed graduate studies at Avila University and received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University.

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Rodger Desai is president, chief executive officer and co-founder of Rave Wireless, Inc. Since co-founding the company in November 2004, Desai has helped build Rave Wireless into the leading provider of mobile phone applications for college students, offering technologies that strengthen campus communities, enhance learning and increase safety at universities.

Prior to starting Rave Wireless, Desai served as co-founder and chief executive officer of Vettro Corporation, a leading enterprise mobile application company. He also served in the United States Agency for International Development where he leveraged his industry expertise to manage mobile technology initiatives for the Department of Defense in Iraq. In addition, while working as an executive at Accenture, he oversaw more than $240 million in projects. Desai began his career at Digital Donations, leading entrepreneurial non-profit ventures for well-known clients, including Grameen Bank.

A graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., Desai holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. He is on-leave from the Master of Business Administration program at Harvard Business School.

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Edward Valdez, Chief Operating Officer of Parrot Inc., leads Parrot’s North American subsidiary. He has 25 years of broad industry experience that spans marketing, sales, product management and executive positions in the telecommunications and IT industries. He is recognized for the key role he played in the development of Motorola’s RAZR™ platform and the launch of this highly acclaimed line of mobile phones which now includes PEBL™ and SLVR™ platforms. Most recently, Edward served as Vice President of Integrated Solutions Marketing at Sun Microsystems. In this role, he was responsible for new enterprise customers and customer-driven solutions for several global vertical markets. He also led Sun’s telecommunications customer engagements for top-tier wireless equipment manufacturers, service operators and content providers for the Asia Pacific market. Edward graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a Bachelors degree in electrical engineering, and earned an MBA at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

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John M. Baker, is the leader of the Wireless Applications Services Practice at IBM Global Services. He is responsible for the successful operations management of the organization. This team develops solutions for businesses across North America using various wireless and mobile technologies. Mr. Baker was one of the founders of an Emerging Business Opportunity (EBO) organization in IBM for wireless in 1999. As part of that organization he helped set the direction that IBM would take in this hyper-growth area. The team that Mr. Baker leads focuses on a number of solutions that include Secure Identity using Smart Cards, Food Safety using RFID and Hand Held devices, Remote Diagnostics using Telematics, and many others. These solutions are created for a customer by extending assets to meet the customer's specific requirements.

Mr. Baker's experience includes a deep technical background in general software engineering, methodology, and object technology. He has acted as engagement manager, architect, and domain modeler on a number of projects that have ranged from real time process control to enterprise level business transformation modeling. Mr. Baker has helped clients in transition management from traditional systems based on centralized platforms running software developed using procedural languages to more advanced distributed systems using object technology. Many of the issues facing the client are not with the new technology but in organizational and process changes.

Mr. Baker has published papers and delivered talks on a number of topics. He received a B.S. in Engineering degree from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1973 and an M.S. in Computer Science degree from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1975.

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Rory Altman is a Director at AV&Co. a company that he founded with Ed Vilandrie in 2002, after serving as Principal and management team member at CSMG, a telecom strategy firm. Rory and Ed founded AV&Co. to focus exclusively on the communications, media and related technology and investor sectors. Rory’s key areas of expertise include competitive dynamics, marketing strategy, converged communications products, mergers and acquisitions, wireless entry, and channel strategy.

At AV&Co., Rory works with clients on a range of issues such as balancing new product development with short-term retention and acquisition investments; selecting the most impactful converged services for investment; perfecting the channel mix amid changing customer needs and increasing product complexity; maintaining value in wireline voice; defending against video bypass; and efficiently managing a diverse competitive landscape by segment, geography and product availability.

Rory holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a B. Eng. in Civil Engineering from McGill University.

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Francois Cosquer is Chief Security Architect for Alcatel North America where he currently coordinates the security effort for Alcatel Strategic Solutions. Francois is acting chair of the ATIS TOPS Council Focus Group on Network Security. He has been speaker and chair for security sessions at USTA Telecom, Supercomm, VON, CTIA Tower Summit, Global Mobile Enterprise, Wireless Industry Congress, Globecom and Broadband Services Forum. Francois came to Ottawa in 2001 to lead Alcatel's Corporate Security Research Center.

Prior to joining Alcatel, he worked in Europe for a number of Research Institutions, Equipment Vendors and Telecom Operators. Francois' 15 years experience covers networking, operating systems, middleware and multimedia applications. He is author of several international publications and co-author of LNCS book on Advances in Distributed Systems. He is Advisory Board Member at the Concordia Institute of Information Systems Engineering and for the European Security & Dependability Task Force. Francois graduated in Electronics and Computing and holds an MSc in Computer Science and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering.

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Kevin W. Moncrief is an Ernst and Young Principal leading the West Coast Security and Technology Solutions (STS) Practice. His areas of expertise include Information technology consulting and services. Mr. Moncrief has consulted with major corporate clients in the use of advanced technologies for business applications. He has over 25 years of experience assisting clients with the selection of information systems technology and application solutions in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and chemical industries. He is also a former Information Security Officer for the United States Air Force and Military Policeman for the U.S. Army National Guard. He has spoken at major conferences such as the 2005 Computer Associates CIO Compliance Conference and 2005 Microsoft Computer Security Summit on computer security issues and concerns. He is currently pursuing his PhD on ERP II.

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Brandon Brown is currently the Managing Consultant of Orange County, CA and Nevada for Nexus Integration Systems. In this role, he is ultimately responsible for the design check and implementation of large scale deployments to include traditional TDM, IP Telephony, Network Infrastructure, Network Solution Security and Wireless Communications Architectures. He manages a team of highly skilled engineers, technicians, and project managers and consultants. Mr. Brown was previously engaged as Manager of Network Engineering for eTelecare Global Services where he was responsible for the design and deployment of data and VoIP networks in their Asian Call Center Practice. Mr. Brown is a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he graduated from that institutions Computer Science School's Networking Systems Program and participated in many deployments around the world in which he was responsible for the design, deployment and support of both non-secure and secure networks no matter what the environmental conditions. Mr. Brown's industry credentials include the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Cisco Systems Network Professional (CCNP) and Cisco Systems Design Professional (CCDP). Mr. Brown is a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona's MSBA IT-Audit program class of 2003 with accreditation thru the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) and holds his Bachelors in CIS from Campbell University in North Carolina.

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Robert J. Brown is the Director of Enterprise Security for WesCorp, the nation's largest Corporate Credit Union with $25B in assets and more than 1,000 member/owner credit unions located throughout the United States and Guam. Mr. Brown has overall responsibility for identifying, assessing, and managing risks to WesCorp information and systems. This includes strategic and tactical security planning, policy development, IT risk assessment, and implementation and administration of security technology. He joined WesCorp in 2005 from the Security and Privacy practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was responsible for managing key client projects in the areas of compliance, governance, and risk. He was also a founding Partner of an INC 500 security services firm and was a Senior Consultant for one of the first commercial firewall vendors.

Mr. Brown has more than 10 years' experience in the information security field and is a regular speaker at conferences and events for organizations such as SANS and ISSA as well as industry-specific groups including the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals, and others. He holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certifications as well as numerous technology-specific credentials.

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Joe Statman joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California in 1980 and has worked primarily in the Deep Space Network (DSN) in the areas of communications and navigation. He received B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics from the Hebrew University, Israel in 1972, B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israel, in 1977 and the M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA in 1978. He is currently the project manager for the Microwave Array Project (aka DSN Array).

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Adrian Hooke serves dual roles within the CCSDS, both as Chairman of the CCSDS Engineering Steering Group (CESG) and as Manager of the NASA Data Standards Program. Currently, he is on the staff of the Interplanetary Network Directorate at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

From 1966-1969 Adrian worked in US industry as a member of the Kennedy Space Center launch team for the Apollo 9, 10, 11 and 12 Lunar Modules. Joining JPL in 1969, he was a member of the flight control teams for the Mariner 9 and 10 missions to Mars, Venus and Mercury. After working on the Voyager onboard data system and leading the design of the SEASAT end-to-end data system, he became a staff member of the European Space Agency in 1976 to work on the flight operations architecture for the Shuttle-SpaceLab program. Rejoining JPL in 1977, he focused on the development of new technology in the area of standardized space data communications protocols. He is one of the founders of the CCSDS and has led the development of international standards for Packet Telemetry, Packet Telecommand, Advanced Orbiting Systems and the “SCPS” extension of the terrestrial Internet protocol suite into space. He also chairs the US Technical Advisory Group to ISO TC20/SC13, “Space Data and Information Transfer Systems”.

Adrian holds a B.Sc. (Honours) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, England. He is registered as a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.) with the IEE in London and as a European Engineer (Eur. Ing.) with FEANI in Paris. He has been awarded two NASA Exceptional Service Medals.

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Thierry E. Klein is a Member of Technical Staff in the End to End Wireless Networking Research Department in the Networking and Network Management Center at Bell Laboratories – Alcatel-Lucent in Murray Hill, New Jersey.

From 1990 to 1992, he attended the "Classes Préparatoires" at Lycée Louis-Le-Grand in Paris, France, in preparation for the National Admission Contest for Ecole Centrale. He received both B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Université de Nantes in 1993 and 1994, respectively and the Electrical Engineer’s Degree in Automatics (ranked first in class) from Ecole Centrale de Nantes in Nantes, France in 1995. From 1995 to 2000, he was a Research Assistant in the Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA working on his doctoral dissertation under the supervision of Prof. R. Gallager. He received the Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000.

Since then Dr. Klein has been with Bell Laboratories, where his research interests include information and communication theory, mobility management and resource allocation in wireless networks and end-to-end data performance analysis and cross-layer optimizations. More recently he has worked on distributed network architectures and self-configuring networks. He has initiated and is leading a Bell Labs project on portable wireless networks for public safety and emergency response operations.

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