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MBX Plenary
 Is Your Next Notebook a Smartphone?Once considered fantasy, there is now serious discussion of replacing of notebook computers with handheld devices, at least for some users. Considering that contemporary smartphones have remarkable processing power, sophisticated operating environments, libraries of applications, advanced wireless communications capabilities and many other features essential to mobile computing, it may very well be that your next notebook is indeed a handheld. But this possibility is by no means certain—and the participants in this session will debate the various alternatives competing for center stage in your mobile computing strategy. Moderator - Craig Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group
Craig J. Mathias is a Principal with Farpoint Group, a wireless and mobile advisory firm based in Ashland, MA. The company works with manufacturers, network operators, enterprises, and the financial community in technology assessment and analysis, strategy development, product specification and design, product marketing, program management, education and training, and the integration of emerging technologies into new and existing business operations, across a broad range of markets and applications. Craig is an internationally-recognized expert on wireless communications and mobile computing technologies, and has published numerous technical and overview articles on a variety of topics. He is a well-known industry analyst and frequent speaker at industry conferences and trade shows, and is currently a member of the Advisory Boards for the Interop (Las Vegas and New York) and Mobile Internet World conferences. He is also the program chair for the Mobile Business Expo (MBX) conferences. He serves as a monthly columnist for SearchMobileComputing.com and Computerworld.com, and ardent blogger ("Nearpoints") for networkworld.com. Craig holds an Sc.B. degree in Applied Mathematics/Computer Science from Brown University. Speaker - Jeff Pierce, Manager, Mobile Computing Research, IBM Research
Jeff Pierce manages the mobile computing research group at IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, CA. Prior to joining IBM Research in 2006, he served time as an Assistant Professor in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. There he led the Personal Information Environments research group and co-directed the Adaptive Personalized Information Environments lab with Charles Isbell. Jeff received his PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 2001. While his initial research explored 3D interaction and virtual environments, his recent research concentrates on understanding and supporting interaction that spans multiple personal computing devices (including smartphones, but also desktops, laptops, and other devices). His research has appear in numerous conference proceedings, journals, and books. He also shared the honor of being Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2006. Speaker - Keith Shaw, Program Director, Network World
The first gadget Keith Shaw ever wanted was the Merlin, a red plastic toy that beeped and played Tic-Tac-Toe and other various games. Since then, his obsession with technology, both small and large, has grown into the multimedia empire that is Cool Tools. A child of the '70s and teen-ager of the '80s, Shaw has been a fan of computers, technology and video games right from the start. He won an award in 8th grade for programming a game on the school's only computer, and saved his allowance to buy an Atari 2600. He took a side trip in the '90s to the world of newspaper journalism, and has worked at a variety of newspapers in New York, Florida and Massachusetts. In 1997, he combined his love of technology with his journalism skills, working at Computerworld for a few years before joining Network World in 1999 as the company's product reviews editor. In 2000, Shaw took over the Cool Tools column, which continues to appear in the print version of Network World weekly. Shaw started the Cool Tools video show in 2005, and in 2006 teamed up with Multimedia Editor Jason Meserve to create the company's weekly Twisted Pair podcast, which occasionally covers gadgets and other technology news. As Network World's Programming Director, he oversees the production and content creation of the site's videos and podcasts, and has created or spearheaded several popular programs, including Network World Panorama, the DEMOcast, and JavaWorld's Technology Insider. Shaw has a bachelor's degree in newspaper journalism from Syracuse University and he's extremely disappointed with the football team as of late. As product reviews editor, Shaw won an award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for a 2003 article on anti-spam testing. Shaw is also the co-creator of http://www.taquitos.net, the crunchiest site on the InterWeb, which has taste tested and reviewed more than 4,100 varieties of snack foods. Speaker - Raj Singh, Vice President of Business Development, Skyfire
Raj Singh is a mobile industry veteran having worked in all aspects of mobile over the past 10 years. Currently, Raj is Vice President of Business Development for Skyfire, a mobile browser that supports the full web including Flash 8,9, Javascript and Quicktime. Most recently, Raj was the consulting Director of Mobile for Dell assisting them with their global SMS and WAP strategy. Prior to Dell, Raj co-founded Veeker, NBC's mobile video citizen journalism service and ToneThis, CNET's top ringtone creation product. Raj has also worked in product management and strategy roles for Kodak Mobile, Cellmania, MobiTV, PlayPhone, Tellme, Hungama Mobile and Antenna Software. Raj's personal projects include Moblexa, a mobile toolbar, PocketTella, a mobile file-sharing service and Pubwalk, an LBS bar-hopping service. Raj is also a mobile advisor to a number of companies including Guba, ChuckD Mobile, Scalado, Movoxx, DeviantArt, Oomble, Klicksports, Muse, BuzzD and several VCs within the valley. Raj is a regular mobile writer and speaker including blogging for GotoMobile and previously blogging for O'reilly Emerging Telephony. Raj has also made contributions to a number of mobile user and expert groups including the JCP, MMA and the Bluetooth SIG. For more information, please see www.rajansingh.com. Speaker - Zeus Kerravala, Senior Vice President, Yankee Group
Zeus Kerravala, senior vice president, leads Yankee Group's Mobilizing and Capitalizing on the Anywhere Network research group. Kerravala's team analyzes the impact of connectivity transformation on the Anywhere Consumer and the Anywhere Enterprise, and probes the changes to behaviors, motivations and technologies that result. Kerravala manages the research and consulting agenda that enables clients to meet the demands of the global connectivity revolution. Kerravala's expertise involves working with customers to solve their business issues through the deployment of infrastructure technology. Before Yankee Group, Kerravala was a senior engineer and technical project manager for Greenwich Technology Partners, a leading infrastructure consulting firm. Earlier, he was the vice president of IT for Ferris, Baker Watts, a mid-Atlantic brokerage firm, deploying corporate-wide technical solutions to support the firm's business units. Kerravala was also an engineer and technical project manager for Alex. Brown & Sons, where he was responsible for the technology related to the equity trading desks. Kerravala holds a B.S. degree in physics and mathematics from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. | |||||
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MBX Conference Sessions
Advanced Wireless and Mobile TechnologiesWireless is a notoriously difficult space for engineers - caught between the unforgiving laws of physics and the economic requirements inherent in designing, building and manufacturing products. And yet, talented researchers and developers continue to push throughput, range and reliability, all the while lowering costs and power requirements. This session will provide an update on the latest development in wireless, including gigabit wireless LANs, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA—the basis of most 4G technologies) and advanced antennas. If you want to know what's next in wireless, and what it will mean to you, this is the place. Moderator - Michael Miller, SVP, Technology Strategy, Ziff Brothers Investments
From 1991 to 2005, Miller was editor-in-chief of PC Magazine, responsible for the editorial direction, quality and presentation of the world's largest computer publication. Until late 2006, Miller was the Chief Content Officer for Ziff Davis Media, responsible for overseeing the editorial positions of Ziff Davis's magazines, websites, and events. As Editorial Director for Ziff Davis Publishing since 1997, Miller took an active role in helping to identify new editorial needs in the marketplace and in shaping the editorial positioning of every Ziff Davis title. Under Miller's supervision, PC Magazine grew to have the largest readership of any technology publication in the world. PC Magazine has grown and evolved its pioneering online work as well, evolving from its successful PC MagNet service on CompuServe to become one of the earliest and most successful Web sites. PC Magazine Online on the Web, at http://www.pcmag.com, provides updated news and analysis, innovative interactive elements, discussions, and archival data to complement the print version. As an accomplished journalist, well versed in product testing and evaluating and writing about software issues, and as an experienced public speaker, Miller has become a leading commentator on the computer industry. He has participated as a speaker and panelist in industry conferences, has appeared on numerous business television and radio programs discussing technology issues, and is frequently quoted in major newspapers. His areas of special expertise include the Internet and its applications, desktop productivity tools, and the use of PCs in business applications. Speaker - Martin Manniche, Chief Technology Officer, Consumer Business Group, Cisco
Martin Manniche is Chief Technology Officer for the Consumer Business Organization of Cisco. He has the responsibility of developing new network entertainment products for the Linksys Consumer Business Organization. He is head networking architect for the Linksys line of connected home products worldwide in terms of innovation, product development, and engineering. Manniche was a cofounder of KiSS Technology A/S in Denmark, where he served as Director of Sales. KiSS Technology shifted from a distributor company to inventing its own products, such as the world's first DivX-capable DVD player and the first Ethernet-connected HDD recorder. Manniche headed this effort as Chief Operations Officer for the company. Prior to KiSS Technology, Manniche was cofounder of ETC Nordic, and Strada A/S. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Zensys, a maker of Z-Wave Technology that enables home automation. In 2005, Manniche was recognized with an "IT-Prisen," the most prestigious IT-award in Denmark given to people that set a landmark in the Danish IT-industry. He was also named as one of the top IT Profiles in Denmark 2005 by the technology magazine ComOn. Manniche has a business school degree from Lyngby Handelskole in Denmark. Speaker - Michael Rayfield, General Manager, Mobile Business Unit, NVIDIA Corporation
Michael Rayfield has a long history in the semiconductor business. He spent 16 years at Texas Instruments (TI) where he eventually became Senior Director of Sales and Marketing, responsible for all the sales, applications and marketing strategies for the communications market. Michael drove this business unit to multi-billion dollar revenues that included all the components of TI?s networking, telecoms and wireless businesses. After leaving TI, Michael joined a start up called Growth Networks as VP of Sales and Business Development, and after a rapid period of growth, negotiated the acquisition of the company by Cisco Systems. After the acquisition, Michael remained on board as Director of Market and Business development for the Multiservice Switching Business Unit (Telecom ATM switches), where his responsibilities included managing the system engineering team that handled all MPLS network installations for wireless infrastructures. From 2001, Michael joined a number of different start ups including Reshape Inc. an EDA company, and then Stretch, an innovator in software configurable processors for compute intensive applications. In 2005, Michael joined NVIDIA as General Manager of the Mobile business unit. In this role, Michael is responsible for the business unit P&L, all product direction, from defining the technology roadmaps to delivering products and technologies that will facilitate the financial growth of the business in what is considered to be NVIDIA?s largest potential growth market. Speaker - Russ Garcia, CEO, WiSpry
Russ Garcia is an industry veteran with over 20 years experience in the semiconductor industry. Before joining WiSpry, he was vice president of Marketing for Silicon Systems/Texas Instruments Storage Products, where he led Silicon Systems' overall market strategy, product planning, business development and partnership strategy, culminating in the acquisition of Silicon Systems by Texas Instruments. He remained as vice president of Marketing and led the growth of Texas Instruments Storage Products Group to over $1B. Most recently he served as president and CEO of u-Nav Microelectronics, a venture-backed fabless GPS semiconductor company leading the development of the first "single-chip" GPS device. Additionally, he has held technical and management positions at Plessey Semiconductors and Hughes Aircraft Company. Speaker - Stephen Palm, Technical Director, Broadcom
Dr. Stephen Palm is currently technical director for Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group (BCG). He is responsible for driving Broadcom's home networking strategy to enable voice, video, data and multimedia services for distribution via residential wired and wireless networks with products that run over coaxial cable, wireless or Ethernet infrastructures. Dr. Palm joined Broadcom in 1999 to evaluate and spearhead the technical development of specific home networking standards for possible development within future Broadcom solutions. In 2005, Dr. Palm was promoted to technical director with a focus on home networking technologies including Wi-Fi and MoCA. He is an active participant in several standards leadership positions, patents, and has published numerous journals, whitepapers, articles and conference presentations. Dr. Palm chairs and participates in committees that include Wi-Fi Alliance, DLNA®, MoCA, IEEE 802.11, UPnP, ITU-T SG9, ITU-T SG15 and CableLabs®, with particular emphasis in home networking applications and quality of service technologies. Previously in his career, Dr. Palm was a senior staff engineer at Panasonic, and held several engineering and technical planning roles at Rockwell International Semiconductor Systems. Dr. Palm earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Irvine, a M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo. His research interests include quality of service and multi-media processing. | |||||
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MBX Conference Sessions
Going Mobile, Going GreenWith both increasing energy costs and greater demand for mobile computing and communications power, it's never been more important to examine the environmental impacts of mobile IT. Fortunately, advances in basic chip technologies, system architecture, engineering design, wireless protocols and power management are helping to limit demand for power (with the added bonus of longer run times between charges), while advances in battery technologies and innovations like supercapacitors and energy harvesting are yielding greater supply. This session will examine these capabilities in detail, and help you create a checklist to make sure your mobile technologies deliver the most performance with the least energy possible. Moderator - Craig Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group
Craig J. Mathias is a Principal with Farpoint Group, a wireless and mobile advisory firm based in Ashland, MA. The company works with manufacturers, network operators, enterprises, and the financial community in technology assessment and analysis, strategy development, product specification and design, product marketing, program management, education and training, and the integration of emerging technologies into new and existing business operations, across a broad range of markets and applications. Craig is an internationally-recognized expert on wireless communications and mobile computing technologies, and has published numerous technical and overview articles on a variety of topics. He is a well-known industry analyst and frequent speaker at industry conferences and trade shows, and is currently a member of the Advisory Boards for the Interop (Las Vegas and New York) and Mobile Internet World conferences. He is also the program chair for the Mobile Business Expo (MBX) conferences. He serves as a monthly columnist for SearchMobileComputing.com and Computerworld.com, and ardent blogger ("Nearpoints") for networkworld.com. Craig holds an Sc.B. degree in Applied Mathematics/Computer Science from Brown University. Speaker - Bill McFarland, CTO, Atheros Communications
Bill.McFarland joined Atheros Communications in 1999. He was promoted to Director of Algorithms and Architecture in 2000. In this role he led a team developing digital signal processing algorithms, defined radio and digital architectures, and represented Atheros in regulatory and standardization efforts. In October 2004, Bill became Chief Technical Officer of Atheros. In this role, he manages a team investigating new technologies and product opportunities. Prior to joining Atheros, Bill spent 14 years at the Hewlett Packard Research Lab designing analog ICs for high speed digital test equipment, fiber optic communications links, and wireless communications. In 1993 Bill became manager of the integrated radio research group, where he led the creation of one of the worlds first integrated CMOS radios. Bill has published over 35 papers, and holds over 40 patents. Bill received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1983, and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1985 Speaker - Dave Kelf, President and CEO, Sigmatix
Kelf possesses 25 years of successful technology business and engineering experience, and has held multiple, senior roles in large and small corporations. Commencing his career in communications and DSP engineering roles at Plessey and Nortel, Kelf moved into business oriented positions at companies including Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys, Novas Software (now Springsoft) and startup Co-Design Automation. He has driven significant product line introductions and major industry initiatives. Kelf holds an MSc in microelectronic engineering, and an MBA. Speaker - Fanny Mlinarsky, President, Octoscope
Fanny Mlinarsky is President of octoScope, a wireless communications consulting firm focusing on WiMAX and LTE technologies. She has 26 years of experience developing data communication and test products. At the start of her career she designed Ethernet and RF modems, technologies that resulted in the Cable modem used today for broadband access. As VP of Engineering at Scope Communications (now Agilent), Fanny and her team developed network test equipment. For the past 8 years Fanny has been focusing on the wireless communications product development and deployments. In 2001 she founded Azimuth Systems, the leading wireless test equipment vendor focusing on Wi-Fi, WiMAX and LTE. Through her work on wireless test equipment Fanny has become an expert at wireless performance requirements for a variety of applications, including data, voice and video. She founded the IEEE802.11 test committee that worked on the standard for performance test. Her expertise spans RF, PHY, MAC, transport and application layers. Fanny frequently publishes articles on wireless communications and participates in industry standards development and conferences. Speaker - J. Pierre Mars, VP of Applications Engineering, CAP-XX Pty Ltd.
Pierre has over 25 years of hardware and embedded software design experience. He is a published authority on power management architectures for mobile, space-constrained electronics devices, and he jointly holds three patents on supercapacitor applications. At CAP-XX, he is responsible for developing supercapacitor applications, circuit designs, and models for circuit designers. Prior to CAP-XX, he held senior technical positions with Racal Defence Electronics, Chubb Electronic Security, CAE Pty Ltd which designs flight simulators, and Honeywell Industrial Control. Mr. Mars has a B.E. Electrical (1st class hons), M. Eng. Sc. from the University of NSW, Australia, and an MBA from INSEAD, France. He is a member of the IEEE. Wednesday, May 20 | | ||||
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MBX Conference Sessions
The Road to 4G WirelessWhile debate over the exact definition of 4G wireless continues to rage, it's safe to say that all-IP, broadband, mobile, wide-area wireless systems with multi-megabit throughput are now on the way. In this session, we'll debate the technologies and capabilities of the two key 4G technologies (Mobile WiMAX and LTE), and also discuss how advanced 3G technologies (EV-DO Rev A and HSPA/HSPA+) will lead the transition to a future where wireless can literally do everything we expect of wire. Moderator - Fanny Mlinarsky, President, Octoscope
Fanny Mlinarsky is President of octoScope, a wireless communications consulting firm focusing on WiMAX and LTE technologies. She has 26 years of experience developing data communication and test products. At the start of her career she designed Ethernet and RF modems, technologies that resulted in the Cable modem used today for broadband access. As VP of Engineering at Scope Communications (now Agilent), Fanny and her team developed network test equipment. For the past 8 years Fanny has been focusing on the wireless communications product development and deployments. In 2001 she founded Azimuth Systems, the leading wireless test equipment vendor focusing on Wi-Fi, WiMAX and LTE. Through her work on wireless test equipment Fanny has become an expert at wireless performance requirements for a variety of applications, including data, voice and video. She founded the IEEE802.11 test committee that worked on the standard for performance test. Her expertise spans RF, PHY, MAC, transport and application layers. Fanny frequently publishes articles on wireless communications and participates in industry standards development and conferences. Speaker - Mike Seymour, VVice President Wireless Competency Center, Alcatel-Lucent - Americas Region
Mike Seymour is responsible for business development and technical consulting for all wireless technologies in the Americas Region. In this role he is responsible for evangelizing Alcatel-Lucent's value proposition across the wireless portfolio to customers in the Region and developing / supporting complex solutions in the segment. He most recently held the position of Vice President of Partnerships for the Mobile Access Division, completing a year-long assignment in Paris. He previously held the position of Vice President of Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX North American Program since 2004. In this capacity, he was responsible for all pre-sales and post-sales activities including business development, technical support and project management for WiMAX across all market segments in North America. Mike joined Alcatel-Lucent as a result of the company's acquisition of PacketVideo Network Solutions in 2003 where he held various positions during his tenure, most recently as the Vice President of Engineering and Program Management. Mike began his career at Motorola as a Systems Engineer supporting the CDMA Radio Access Network products where he was part of the team that deployed the first commercial CDMA systems in the world. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Wireless Communications Association International, where he also serves on its Executive Committee. Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Iowa. Speaker - Prakash Sangam, Sr. Manager Technical Marketing, Qualcomm
Prakash Sangam is a Senior Manager of Technical Marketing at QUALCOMM. He develops messaging to educate operators, market analysts, and media on QUALCOMM's wireless technology. Prakash joined Qualcomm in 1998 and has served in various engineering and technology marketing roles, with a special focus on India, SEA and MEA regions. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Prakash was with Ericsson where he was responsible for Product Marketing, Network Design, Optimization and performance improvement initiatives. Prakash has also worked for AT&T's Indian JV helping them in deploying India's some of the early GSM networks. Prakash holds BE (Bachelor of Engineering), and MBA degrees from Karnatak (India), and San Diego State Universities, respectively. | |||||
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Conference Sessions
How to Integrate Wired and Wireless LANsThe first wireless LANs were deployed as an overlay to the existing wired LAN infrastructure. That approach is fine, as long as the wireless LAN deployment is limited. However, as the use of wireless LANs grows, IT organizations need to move away from an overlay model and toward a model that integrates both wired and wireless LANs from both a physical, as well as from a management perspective. In this session, the approach that leading vendors take to integrating wired and wireless LAN will be identified so that you can choose which approach makes the most sense for you. Moderator - Jim Metzler, Vice President, Ashton, Metzler & Associates
Jim has a wide background in the IT industry. This includes being a software engineer, an engineering manager for high-speed data services for a major telco, a product manager for network hardware, a network manager at two Fortune 500 companies, and the principal of a consulting organization. In addition, Jim has created software tools for designing customer networks for a major IXC, and directed and performed market research at a major industry analyst firm. Speaker - Bob Zemke, Solutions Architect, Managed Services, Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc.
Bob Zemke is a Solutions Architect in the Managed Services organization at Siemens Enterprise Communications, Inc. An IT professional with a broad span of experience, Bob has expertise in next generation wireless solutions as well as unified communications (UC) network design, deployment and management. Experienced in working with healthcare, education and private sector customers, Bob designed the WLAN solution for Siemens' largest HiPath Wireless deployment globally which was featured in Mobile Wireless Magazine and earned the 2008 Mobilizer Award from Mobile Enterprise Magazine. Bob also managed the design and implementation of a HIPAA compliant mobile messaging solutions for Blackberry, Palm and Microsoft mobile devices. He is regarded as a subject matter expert of advanced wireless technologies, solutions and deployments. Bob has been featured in HealthCare Design Magazine, Most Wired Magazine, Mobile Wireless Magazine, and Xchange Magazine. He has also participated in several industry-specific webinars and presentations. Bob received a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Management from Western Michigan University and a Master's degree in telecommunications and network management from Syracuse University. Speaker - Roger Sands, HP ProCurve Worldwide Director of Mobility Solutions, HP ProCurve Networking
Roger Sands is the HP ProCurve Worldwide Director of Mobility Solutions. He is responsible for product requirements, profit and loss, go-to-market roadmap and strategic partnerships for HP ProCurve's mobility business. Sands brings more than 20 years of engineering and executive management experience to HP ProCurve. He was formerly Executive Vice President of Technical Operations for Colubris Networks, responsible for the company's research and development, pre- and post-sales support and technical training. Prior to his time at Colubris, Sands served as General Manager of the enterprise WLAN business unit of Accton Technologies. At Accton, he built and led the unit from formation through product release and high-volume delivery. Previously, Sands spent time as General Manager of 3Com's Business Access Solutions division. He has also held senior engineering positions at US Robotics (acquired by 3Com), Bytex and Digital Equipment Corporation (acquired by Compaq/HP). Sands holds Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering from Northeastern University. Speaker - Scott Lindsay, Senior Director, Mobility Products, 3Com
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MBX Conference Sessions
The Future of the Wireless LANIt's now safe to assume that WLANs and Wi-Fi will be with us for the foreseeable future—and some would contend, well beyond that. This session will explore advances in WLANs standards, enterprise-class system architectures, voice and related services, and where large-scale WLAN products will be going over the next few years. We'll also discuss key operational and management issues, and what new product features we can expect to enhance flexibility and scope of mission. Moderator - Abner Germanow, Director, Enterprise Networking, IDC
Abner Germanow is the Director of IDC's Enterprise Networks services. In this role, he oversees a team of industry experts and their comprehensive research and analysis on evolving enterprise network infrastructure markets, including wireless LAN, IP telephony, LAN switching, and enterprise routing. Mr. Germanow is a well respected industry analyst providing in-depth insight and intelligence on shifting enterprise network market trends and their affect on mobility, servers, and storage. In addition to managing the wide-ranging Enterprise Networks research schedule, Mr. Germanow also spearheads the development and delivery of four quarterly data products covering routers, switches, wireless LAN infrastructure, and IP PBX. Mr. Germanow originally joined IDC in 1997 covering data communications equipment. He pioneered IDC's research in the security products space, before leaving IDC to spend two years developing professional security services at a security consulting firm. Mr. Germanow rejoined IDC in 2002. He is a frequent speaker at industry forums and numerous media outlets regularly seek his expert opinion and analysis. Mr. Germanow has a B.A. in economics and Asian studies from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY and ICU in Tokyo, Japan, respectively. Speaker - Ben Gibson, Senior Director, Enterprise Marketing, Cisco
Ben Gibson brings 15 years of networking industry experience to Cisco Systems, where he leads all outbound marketing initiatives for Cisco's Wireless LAN Business Unit. Prior to Cisco, Gibson served as Vice President of Marketing at both Meru Networks and Proxim Corporation, where he led global marketing, communications, investor relations, and channel marketing programs. During his tenures both at at Meru and Proxim, Gibson successfully positioned the companies in the emerging voice-over-WLAN and WiMAX markets, launched several new broadband wireless solutions targeting outdoor applications, and developed successful global channel and demand generation programs. Prior to Proxim, Gibson served as Director of Marketing at Atrica, Inc., where he helped establish the company as a leader in the Optical Ethernet market. Gibson has also held product marketing positions at Cisco for the Catalyst 2900/3500 Switching families, and at 3Com Corporation. Speaker - Edgar Figueroa, Executive Director, Wi-Fi Alliance
Edgar Figueroa is the Executive Director of the Wi-Fi Alliance. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Edgar managed the Wi-Fi Alliance certification program for four years, where he led the organization in establishing a regimen of program development practices. He is a frequent speaker at member outreach events around the world. Prior to joining the Wi-Fi Alliance Edgar enjoyed technical and product marketing roles for Ridgeway Systems & Software and 3M Company. Edgar served a four year tour with fighter pilot training squadron in the United States Navy. He has taught at the University of Texas at Austin and at Austin Community College. Edgar is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a Masters in Technology Commercialization, and undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics. Speaker - Keerti Melkote, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Aruba Networks
Keerti Melkote is Aruba's chief technology officer and responsible for product management. Mr. Melkote has 15 years of technology and marketing experience in both enterprise and service provider networking. Prior to founding Aruba Networks, Mr. Melkote held senior management positions at Tahoe Networks, a cellular/3G data networking systems company now part of Nokia, and Shasta Networks, a broadband IP subscriber management systems company now part of Nortel. Mr. Melkote was at Cisco Systems during the LAN switching era in the mid-90s, where he was responsible for the definition and launch of Cisco's high-end enterprise LAN switching systems. Before Cisco, Mr. Melkote was responsible for deploying high-performance LAN and ATM backbone infrastructure at Intel. He holds an MSEE from Purdue University with an emphasis on distributed systems and TCP/IP networking. Speaker - Steve Martin, VP, Engineering, Ruckus Wireless
With more than 18 years of engineering experience in the networking industry with Ruckus Wireless, Airespace (acquired by Cisco), 3Com, and US Robotics Corporation, Steve is an expert in networking hardware and software design and development, as well as lifecycle product management. He's a wily veteran at developing state-of-the-art wireless technologies, then successfully bringing them to market. Before joining Ruckus, Steve was an engineering executive with Cisco's wireless networking group, which acquired Airespace where he was VP of Hardware and Engineering. He also held several senior management positions with US Robotics and 3Com's Carrier Networks Division (CommWorks Corp), which was acquired by UTStarcom in 2003. And yes, people always ask him if he's somehow related to THAT Steve Martin. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and received a Master of Science in Telecommunications Systems from DePaul University in Chicago. | |||||
