Agenda
| Wednesday, January 7 |
| 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Registration |
| 12:00 - 5:00 p.m |
Pre-Conference Workshop – Sponsored by Cisco |
| 5:00 - 7:00 p.m |
Welcome Reception
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| Thursday, January 8 |
| 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. |
Opening Comments |
| 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. |
Keynote -Dr. Sridar Raghaven, Senior Technical Fellow, Motorola |
| 8:45 – 10:15 a.m. |
Got Spectrum?
Warren Vande Stadt, Senior Technology Leader - Wireless, Vantage Point Solutions
Steve Merriam, CEO/General Manager, Arctic Slope Telephone Association
David Fritz, Senior Sales Engineer, Alcatel-Lucent
Ted Myers, Vice President - Systems Design, ISCO International Inc. |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:30 a.m. – Noon |
Competitive Strategies in a Wireless World
Mick Grosz, CEO/General Manager, West River Telecommunications
Karl Blake, COO, Polar Communications Mutual Aid Corp.
Michael Childs, Managing Member, Head Spring Solutions
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| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. |
Luncheon/Showcase |
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| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
Securing the Business Customer
David Eason, CEO, Pario Solutions, Inc.
Jerry Wilke, Executive Director, Rural Telecom Group
Warren Lee, CEO, NeoNova |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m |
Break |
| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m |
Retail Store Strategies
Margaret McKoin, President and Chief Marketing Officer, Time Ad Agency
Barrett Preloger, President and CEO, Winntech
Ed Legum, President, Hownet |
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| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. |
The Future of Wireless Backhaul
Bruce Miller, CTO/VP of Engineering, Turin Networks, Inc.
Dr. Ioannis Kanellakopoulos, Chief Technology Officer, Actelis Networks
Stephen Yablonski, Senior Vice President, Globecomm Systems, Inc. |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. |
LTE vs. Wi-MAX: What Technology Will Win and Wi?
Dr. Lov Kher, Solutions Partner - Broadband Wireless and Converged Services, EMC Consulting
Richard McFarlane - CEO - Alliance Telecom Solutions
Ed Jungerman, Jr. - Vice President of WiMAX Strategic Services - CHR Solutions
Bruno Pariseau - Senior Network Architech - Nortel Network Solutions |
| 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
Networking Reception (in Exhibit Hall)
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| Friday, January 9 |
| 8:00 – 8:15 a.m. |
Day Two: Opening Comments |
| 8:15 – 9:00 a.m. |
Regulatory Update: What We Might Expect from the New Administration
Caressa D. Bennet, Managing Principal, Bennet & Bennet, PLLC
Jill Canfield, Senior Regulatory Council, NTCA
John Prendergast, Principal, Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy and Prendergast |
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
Femtocells and WiFi Phones: Threat or Opportunity?
Tim Lorrello, Senior Product Manager and Chief Marketing Officer, TeleCommunications Systems
Albert Lew, Senior Product Manager, Acme Packet
Curtis Knoblock, CEO, Telespire |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. |
Mobile Internet Devices and Emerging Wireless Technologies
Dr. Sridhar Raghvan, Senior Technical Fellow, Motorola
Daniel Shaw, Carrier Sales and Relationship Manager, Research in Motion (RIM) |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Closing Comments and Adjourn | |
