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Conference: Wireless Technology Track
The Wireless Technology Track will explore the key technological developments defining the near-term future of wireless. As wireless technologies are being developed and appearing at a rapid rate, it is important to have these advances in review and planning as soon as possible.
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MBX Plenary
Wireless: So Much Left to Do Ever think that wireless and mobile are so big, complex, and evolving so quickly that figuring it all out is a full-time job? In this session, you'll have the opportunity to meet the top analysts who do just that - predict the future of everything related to mobility. And, of course, whenever you get two or more analysts together, it's a sure bet that there will be heated debate driven by a detailed knowledge of the industry, technology, and markets. We'll allow plenty of time for questions from the audience, so join us as we kick off MBX 2008 with a lively discussion of the issues, and what's next for wireless. 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), Mobile Business Expo (MBX), and WiMAX World conferences. He also serves as a semi-monthly columnist for SearchMobileComputing.com, ardent blogger for Unstrung.com, and weekly columnist for Computerworld.com. He holds an Sc.B. degree in Applied Mathematics/Computer Science from Brown University.Speaker - Andreas Antonopoulos, SVP and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a Senior Vice President and Founding Partner with Nemertes Research, where he develops and manages research projects, conducts strategic seminars and advises key clients. Andreas is a computer scientist, a master of data communications and distributed systems, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a self-professed geek, with an engineering, programming and consulting background. Mr. Antonopoulos honed his speaking skills in front of audiences ranging in size from five executives in a boardroom to hundreds of people in large conferences. With more than three hundred speaking engagements under his belt he is considered a world-class and charismatic public speaker and teacher. Before joining Nemertes, Mr. Antonopoulos was the Security Practice Director at ThruPoint Inc, where he was responsible for a global team of security consultants who deliver solutions to multinational clients. Prior to ThruPoint he was a Security Practice Lead at Greenwich Technology Partners, where he designed the security architecture of a global wire-transfer network interconnecting the world's banks. Speaker - Fanny Mlinarsky, President, OctoScope
Fanny is a Boston area entrepreneur helping companies create successful technology products and nurture them through their launch and growth phase. Her consulting company, octoScope, Inc., provides services focusing on product design and advocacy. In her last two companies Fanny has built significant value through creating and promoting winning products. In 2001 Fanny founded Azimuth Systems, the leading provider of Wi-Fi / WiMAX / LTE test equipment, and served as the company's Chief Technology Officer for five years. As a result of her design and advocacy work, the original wireless test platform that Fanny pioneered at Azimuth has become the industry standard for physical and protocol layer testing. Before founding Azimuth, she managed the Agilent Handheld Cable Testers and Network Troubleshooting Tools business unit formed through the acquisition of Scope Communications. Prior to that, she was VP of Engineering at Scope where she led the development of the technology that was acquired by Hewlett Packard/Agilent. Fanny spent over 23 years in engineering and management positions developing data communications and network test products. She is actively involved with the industry standards work and is the founder of IEEE 802.11T, the committee defining test metrics and methods. She has been publishing articles and presenting on data communications technologies and test. Fanny has been awarded 4 patents. In 2004, she received a Woman to Watch award from Mass High Tech.Speaker - Keith Shaw, Program Director, Network World
Keith Shaw is Programming Director at Network World, responsible for multimedia strategy (videos, podcasts, chat events). In addition, he writes the Cool Tools column, which looks at personal technology, gizmos, gadgets and other fun stuff. You can reach Keith at kshaw@nww.com. Shaw also assists Network World in a variety of print and Web site projects. He has moderated several events for the Network World Events group, including Technology Tours on wireless LANs and Messaging/Spam. In 2004 he won an award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for the Sept. 15, 2003 article, Spam in the Wild. Shaw has been at Network World since December 1999. Before joining Network World, he worked at Computerworld for three years in several editing and production positions. He has been a journalist for more than 20 years, with experience at many daily newspapers. He has vast experience in writing, editing and design. He holds a bachelor's degree in newspaper journalism from Syracuse University.Speaker - Paul DeBeasi, Senior Analyst, Burton Group
Paul DeBeasi is a Senior Analyst at the Burton Group and has over 25 years experience in the networking industry. Before joining the Burton Group, Paul founded ClearChoice Advisors, a wireless consulting firm, and was the VP Product Marketing at Legra Systems, a wireless-switch innovator. Prior to Legra, Paul was the VP Product Marketing at startups IPHighway and ONEX Communications and was also the Frame Relay product line manager for Cascade Communications. Paul began his career developing networking systems as a senior engineer at Bell Laboratories, Prime Computer, and Chipcom Corporation. Paul holds a BS degree in Systems Engineering from Boston University and a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.Speaker - Philippe Winthrop, Research Director, Strategy Analytics
Philippe Winthrop is a Director in the Global Wireless Practice at Strategy Analytics with a focus on Enterprise Mobility spanning all aspects of the enterprise mobility ecosystem, from mobile strategy adoption to mobile application integration, as well as managed services for mobility. Philippe has spent his entire career researching emerging technologies and their impact on the corporate value chain. Philippe started his career at GeoPartners research, a boutique strategy consultancy, where he worked on projects including AT&T Wireless' adoption and migration path to GSM from TDMA. After GeoPartners, Philippe joined IDC's European IT Services Research group where he spearheaded a wide variety of research and consulting projects for the Top 50 IT Services companies in Western Europe. Philippe most recently was the Research Director for Wireless and Mobility at Aberdeen Group, a Boston based research firm. Not only did Philippe launch the Wireless and Mobility practice at Aberdeen, he also conducted ground-breaking research to quantify the tangible value of key mobile and wireless technologies, including enterprise mobility strategy adoption, Fixed Mobile Convergence, enterprise WiFi adoption, application deployment on WLANs and more. Philippe is a frequent speaker and presenter and currently sits on the advisory board of Mobile Enterprise Magazine. | |||||
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MBX Conference Sessions
Future Directions: Advanced Wireless TechnologiesDespite its 100-plus year history, wireless today is benefiting from a level of innovation unmatched in any other area of high technology. New developments appear at a remarkable rate, with the accompanying marketing hype. However not all new developments are ultimately successful or even meaningful. This session will explore a number of key technology directions in basic wireless technologies and provide an analysis of which wireless technologies are going to matter in the long run. Moderator - Fanny Mlinarsky, President, OctoScope
Fanny is a Boston area entrepreneur helping companies create successful technology products and nurture them through their launch and growth phase. Her consulting company, octoScope, Inc., provides services focusing on product design and advocacy. In her last two companies Fanny has built significant value through creating and promoting winning products. In 2001 Fanny founded Azimuth Systems, the leading provider of Wi-Fi / WiMAX / LTE test equipment, and served as the company's Chief Technology Officer for five years. As a result of her design and advocacy work, the original wireless test platform that Fanny pioneered at Azimuth has become the industry standard for physical and protocol layer testing. Before founding Azimuth, she managed the Agilent Handheld Cable Testers and Network Troubleshooting Tools business unit formed through the acquisition of Scope Communications. Prior to that, she was VP of Engineering at Scope where she led the development of the technology that was acquired by Hewlett Packard/Agilent. Fanny spent over 23 years in engineering and management positions developing data communications and network test products. She is actively involved with the industry standards work and is the founder of IEEE 802.11T, the committee defining test metrics and methods. She has been publishing articles and presenting on data communications technologies and test. Fanny has been awarded 4 patents. In 2004, she received a Woman to Watch award from Mass High Tech.Speaker - David Britz, Principal Technical Staff Member , AT&T Labs
David M. Britz is AT&T's subject matter expert for Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) and the Terahertz initiative. He is a Principal Technical Staff Member with AT&T Labs Research - Shannon Labs and has worked at AT&T contiguously for 24 years. Over the years his principal activities have included forward looking technologies and advanced product design and development including public communications products, ISDN telephones, advanced speakerphones, in-building and terrestrial optical wireless. From 1994 he became the project leader for AT&T's internal development and applications of commercial FSOC technologies, and later, after the break up of AT&T and Lucent and the change in AT&T's research direction, he initiated and continued investigations and industry collaborations on the utilization of FSOC for broadband local access networks, and later meshed based FSOC backbone applications for broadband Wireless Local Area Networks. Since mid 2007 he has been focused on the technologies and network applications utilizing extreme millimeter and terahertz frequencies for multi-gigabit wireless links for next generation terahertz based Personal Area Networks. He is a founding board member and has served as the Chairman of the FSO Alliance, a USA delegate to the IEC on laser safety and founding member of IEC-TC76 Working Group 5 part 12 (FSOC operation standards). He is an active member of 802.11 standards organization and in late 2007, successfully lobbied and initiated the Terahertz Interest Group in 802.15, accepting the Vice Chair position of that group. The THz IG was formed to investigate applications and prepare standards for this next generation multi-Gigabit wireless PAN's utilizing THz spectrum, and to engage with the ITU on impending THz spectrum allocations. Speaker - Roel Peeters, VP Marketing and Co-Founder, Ozmo Devices
Mr. Peeters co-founded Ozmo Devices in 2004 and currently heads up its marketing and business development activities. Ozmo Devices is trailblazing the innovative area of Wi-Fi Personal Area Networking for peripherals. Ozmo's solution extends the functionality of Wi-Fi-enabled platforms to seamlessly communicate with low-power wireless peripherals such as mice and headsets. Mr. Peeters has over 10 years of high-technology marketing, product management and sales experience. Earlier in his career, Mr. Peeters held various applications engineering, sales, and sales management positions in Europe, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. with ICOS Vision Systems (acquired by KLA-Tencor), a semiconductor equipment manufacturer. He received his MBA from The Wharton School and an MSEE from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Speaker - Russell Cyr, CMO & Co-Founder, Bitwave Semiconductor
Russell Cyr is a 20-year veteran of the wireless communications evolution. Russ is currently the CMO and Co-founder of BitWave Semiconductor, a start-up working on a single chip software defined radio transceiver. Russ has worked for public and start-up companies in the areas of RFICs, WLAN, fixed broadband wireless access, cellular infrastructure, microcells, wireless local loop, CDPD, broadband microwave radio and high performance digital tuners. Prior to BitWave, Russ held VP and senior level positions at Global Communication Devices, Engim, Adaptive Broadband, California Microwave and Tellabs Wireless, Steinbrecher and Lockheed/Sanders. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in microwave engineering from the University of Massachusetts and he holds an MBA from Rivier college. Speaker - Sheung Li, Director of Product Development and Marketing, SiBEAM
Sheung Li is the Director of Product Development and Marketing for SiBEAM, Inc. He is working to introduce a new generation of 60 GHz semiconductors to the consumer electronics and personal computing markets. Mr. Li's responsibilities at SiBEAM include product management, government affairs, and industry standardization. In his prior roles as Product Line Manager and later as Director at Atheros Communications, he launched every product from the company's initial 5 GHz chipsets through to the introduction of 802.11n. Mr. Li has also been responsible for customer premises equipment at Geocast Network Systems and home networking at 3Com Corporation. He is the Vice Chair of the IEEE 802.11n standards committee, and holds patents in low power and adaptive radio technologies. Mr. Li received a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and both a M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering and a MBA from Stanford University. Speaker - Steve Muir, CTO, Vanu, Inc.
Steve Muir is currently CTO at Vanu, Inc., where he has held a number of different roles since joining the company in 2001 as a member of the engineering staff. He has been involved in numerous research projects in the areas of software defined radio, computer networking and operating systems. From 2003 to 2006 he was a member of the research staff at Princeton University, working on the PlanetLab project. Steve possesses a Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and B.A. and M.Eng. degrees from the University of Cambridge. Thursday, September 18 | | ||||
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MBX Conference Sessions
Convergence - or Not?Some analysts believe that the convergence of wireline and wireless - and more importantly, the convergence of multiple mobile wireless technologies into a single handset with the real-time handoff of a connection - defines the ultimate wireless solution. But others believe that the deployment of a single technology using both traditional cells and indoor femtocells is a much simpler - and much more effective - approach. This session will examine fixed/mobile convergence, mobile/mobile convergence, device and software trends, and femtocells and related approaches in a debate designed to answer this fundamental question for enterprise IT managers and users. Moderator - Michael Finneran, Principal, dBrn Associates
Michael is an independent consultant, industry analyst, and writer who focuses on wireless technologies, mobile UC, and fixed-mobile convergence. He wrote the book "Voice Over Wireless LANs- The Complete Guide" (Elsevier, 2008), though his expertise spans the full range of wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, Cellular, WiMAX, and RFID. A lively and informative speaker, Michael has made frequent appearances at trade shows and conferences including VoiceCon and InterOp, and he now serves as the program chair for Wireless and Mobility at VoiceCon. In the consulting area, Mr. Finneran has provided assistance to a carriers, equipment vendors, end users, and investment firms. A prolific writer, for twenty-three years he wrote the Networking Intelligence column for "Business Communications Review". He now contributes on wireless and mobility to NoJitter as well as UC Strategies. He has published numerous white papers and has contributed to Computerworld, Data Communications, The Ticker, and The ACUTA Journal. A long-time member of the IEEE and the Society for Telecommunications consultants, Mr. Finneran holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Manhattan College and a Masters Degree from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Speaker - Brian Tamminen, Vice President of Strategic Marketing, ADC/LGC Wireless
Brian Tamminen is Vice President of Strategic Marketing in ADC's Network Solutions Business Unit. He has served in a variety of technical and business roles during his career and is currently leading ADC's marketing efforts for InterReach Office, an innovative solution designed to deliver economical, cellular-based fixed mobile convergence. Tamminen has over 20 years of experience in the telecom industry, serving for the past 12 years at ADC. Before joining ADC, he held project management and strategic planning positions at AT&T and Bell Labs. ADC Network Solutions offers products that deliver high-performance wireless coverage and capacity to business and consumer subscribers in any indoor or outdoor location. ADC is the global leader in advanced in-building wireless solutions and compact network systems, and is a leader in solutions that enhance coverage in macro networks. Speaker - Luc Roy, Vice President of Mobile Enterprise, Siemens Enterprise Communications
Luc Roy is the Vice President of Enterprise Mobility at Siemens Enterprise Communications, Chantry Networks Inc. Business Unit. Luc has more than 20 years of data networking and wireless experience in product planning, product management, product marketing, network design and go to market strategies. Past working experiences include Extreme Networks, Greenfield Networks, Alidian Networks, Nortel Networks, Bay Networks and Wellfleet Communications. Roy earned a degree in Computer Science from the Department of Science at Ottawa University. He has served on the ITU's SC-6 (sub-committee for OSI's CLNP routing protocol) and currently participates in the IETF, IEEE 802.11 and WiFi Alliance. Speaker - Pejman Roshan, Vice President of Marketing/Founder, Agito Networks
Pejman Roshan is the Vice President of Marketing and a founder of Agito Networks, where he is responsible for outbound marketing and product management. He brings more than 16 years of wireless expertise and an extensive track record to the company. Prior to founding Agito, Mr. Roshan was Product Line Manager in the Cisco Systems Wireless Networking Business Unit, responsible for software, security, voice and WLAN management products. Prior to that, Mr. Roshan spent eight years as a network engineer and architect deploying large-scale networks for companies such as Cisco Systems and Automatic Data Processing (ADP). Mr. Roshan's accomplishments include participation in the IEEE 802.11 task groups responsible for security (802.11i) and QoS (802.11e); co-authoring the Cisco Press book 802.11 Wireless LAN Fundamentals, published by Cisco Systems in 2004; as well as publishing numerous white papers on wireless security and wireless voice. Mr. Roshan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) University. Speaker - Richard Watson, Director of Product Marketing, DiVitas Networks
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MBX Conference Sessions
4G and the Future of Mobile Broadband: LTE and WiMAXIt seems as though 3G just arrived, but, in reality, 3G is over 10 years old. Meanwhile, 4G is now on the way in the form of both Mobile WiMAX and Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems and technologies. This session will review the key 3G technologies now available, and frame the advances embodied in 4G. We'll also discuss the definition of 4G - which is still the subject of some debate - and rollout plans. Lastly, we will explore what may be a key battle shaping up between Mobile WiMAX and LTE. Moderator - Scott Siegler, Analyst, Mobility Infrastructure, Dell'Oro Group
Scott Siegler joined Dell'Oro Group in 2007 and covers the Mobility Infrastructure market research program. He produces vendor market share reports for technologies: GSM, WCDMA and CDMA. In addition he produces 5-Year forecast reports for these technologies in addition to WiMAX, LTE and Femto Cells. Prior to joining Dell'Oro Group, Mr. Siegler was a Senior Associate with Trident Consulting Group, where he consulted on various financial and economic matters, including business valuations, transfer pricing, and corporate restructurings. Prior to Trident, Mr. Siegler spent over six years with Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC), as a Program Manager and as a Software Engineer, where he was responsible for writing software to simulate AMCC's network processor and switching ASICs. Mr. Siegler began his career with Tandem Computers as a Software Engineer responsible for developing diagnostic and verification software for Tandem's fault tolerant systems. Mr. Siegler received a B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a minor in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Santa Clara University. Speaker - Ashish Sharma, VP, Corporate Market Development , Alvarion
As VP of Corporate Market Development for Alvarion Ltd., Mr. Sharma is responsible for many aspects of worldwide corporate marketing activities where he manages analyst and press relations and serves as the company spokesperson. In addition, he leads corporate market development efforts for several key regional markets for Alvarion. Mr. Sharma is quite active within the WiMAX industry and plays a prominent role within the WiMAX Forum Marketing Working Group. Mr. Sharma has been instrumental in developing the WiMAX industry early on and has contributed to the growth of the industry leading key activities both with Alvarion and the WiMAX Forum. Mr. Sharma's past experience covers a broad spectrum of roles in business development, marketing, strategy and engineering. Prior to Alvarion, he served as a Director of Business Development for Ericsson for several years and helped grow Ericsson's business in several key regions. Before Ericsson, he was with Qualcomm where he helped to develop some of the early CDMA systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of District of Columbia, a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from George Mason University and a Masters of Business Administration from UCLA Anderson School of Management. Speaker - Craig Miller, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing Semiconductor Business Unit, NextWave
Craig Miller is the Vice President of Product Management and Marketing for the Semiconductor business unit, a part of NextWave Wireless Inc.'s Mobile Products division. In this capacity, Mr. Miller manages all aspects of the Company's silicon-focused product strategy, planning, management and marketing communications. Critical to his role is driving 4G chipsets and technology to accelerate the migration of next-generation wireless broadband technologies on a global scale. A seasoned industry veteran, Mr. Miller offers nearly two-decades of semiconductor/marketing experience; demonstrating diverse expertise across various business-marketing fields, including: product planning, carrier/telco business development, branding, marketing, equity investment, and M&A consultation. Prior to joining NextWave Wireless in 2006, Mr. Miller spent 18 years with Intel® Corporation, holding key positions in the product marketing and product planning disciplines. As Director of Marketing for the Wireless Networking Group at Intel, Mr. Miller was instrumental in leading the marketing responsibilities for the evolution of Intel Centrino's™ wireless LAN module. Throughout his career, Mr. Miller held a number of silicon and systems business management, strategic marketing and business development roles within the telecom, networking, computing, consumer electronics and embedded market segments. Mr. Miller earned a BSEE from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from Arizona State University. Speaker - Ramesh Kumar, Worldwide Marketing Director, Texas Instruments Communications Infrastructure Business Unit, DSP Systems
Ramesh joined Texas Instruments (TI) in February 2002 and is currently the Worldwide Marketing Director for the Communications Infrastructure (CI) business unit in DSP Systems. In his initial role with TI, Ramesh worked in product marketing for the CI group. He became a Business Development Manager in 2005 for the CI team and transitioned to his current role in 2007. Ramesh has extensive experience in the wireless industry, particularly with engineering and product management. Prior to joining TI, Ramesh worked as a Wireless Systems engineer for Motorola and The MathWorks. Throughout his career, Ramesh has published several papers relevant to wireless markets and efficient wireless infrastructure design. Ramesh received a master's of science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and an executive MBA degree from Northeastern University. Speaker - Sandra D. Motley, Vice President, Wireless Regional Support Center for North America, Alcatel-Lucent
Sandy Motley is Vice President for Alcatel-Lucent and currently leads the Wireless Regional Support Center for North America. She is directly responsible for all sales and operational support for CDMA, W-CDMA, WiMAX technologies and ancillary wireless products. The scope of this position includes Customer Solution Definition, Offer & Quote Management, and Network Operation and Deployment Support. Sandy brings over 20 years of experience in the global telecommunications industry to this position. She began her career at AT&T Bell Labs in R&D. Her work resulted in the commercialization of a variety of products ranging from electronic cabinets to optical assemblies for both commercial and government clients. She was promoted to Director of Product Design and Realization for Lucent Technologies, Wireless Division and from there led the Bids and Proposal teams for CDMA, TDMA, GSM and WCDMA technologies. Just prior to the merger with Alcatel, Sandy held the position of Director of Portfolio Planning for Mobility Solutions. Her responsibilities in this role included overseeing product design strategy, Radio Access and Core portfolio planning and budgeting, as well as marketing for CDMA and TDMA standards. Sandy received an MBA in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University and completed an Executive Management Program from Smith College. She received both her MS and BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo, and has completed post-master's coursework in engineering at Columbia University. Speaker - Sten Andersson, VP Wireless Strategy, North America, Ericsson, Inc.
As the Vice President of Wireless Strategy, Sten Andersson is responsible for the access and transport strategy for Ericsson's North America market unit. Specifically, his role involves managing Ericsson's strategic solution direction for mobile broadband networks. Mr. Andersson is responsible for setting Ericsson's direction for expanding mobile networks to address the next billion users. Mr. Andersson has more than 24 years of technical and strategic experience with Ericsson. Prior to his position within the Strategy division, Mr. Andersson lead Ericsson's US based R&D organizations for over five years. During that time he gained unprecedented knowledge of high-bandwidth multimedia applications and the demands they place on an operator's network. His background positions him well to provide strategic direction and an overall technology vision and roadmap for Ericsson to be a valuable partner with operator's as they explore the next generation of mobile broadband. During his Ericsson tenure, Sten has also held various roles within product management, business development and sales. He joined the company in 1982, designing wireline and wireless network solutions. He graduated from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1983. | |||||
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Fanny is a Boston area entrepreneur helping companies create successful technology products and nurture them through their launch and growth phase. Her consulting company, octoScope, Inc., provides services focusing on product design and advocacy. In her last two companies Fanny has built significant value through creating and promoting winning products. In 2001 Fanny founded Azimuth Systems, the leading provider of Wi-Fi / WiMAX / LTE test equipment, and served as the company's Chief Technology Officer for five years. As a result of her design and advocacy work, the original wireless test platform that Fanny pioneered at Azimuth has become the industry standard for physical and protocol layer testing. Before founding Azimuth, she managed the Agilent Handheld Cable Testers and Network Troubleshooting Tools business unit formed through the acquisition of Scope Communications. Prior to that, she was VP of Engineering at Scope where she led the development of the technology that was acquired by Hewlett Packard/Agilent. Fanny spent over 23 years in engineering and management positions developing data communications and network test products. She is actively involved with the industry standards work and is the founder of IEEE 802.11T, the committee defining test metrics and methods. She has been publishing articles and presenting on data communications technologies and test. Fanny has been awarded 4 patents. In 2004, she received a Woman to Watch award from Mass High Tech.
Keith Shaw is Programming Director at Network World, responsible for multimedia strategy (videos, podcasts, chat events). In addition, he writes the Cool Tools column, which looks at personal technology, gizmos, gadgets and other fun stuff. You can reach Keith at kshaw@nww.com. Shaw also assists Network World in a variety of print and Web site projects. He has moderated several events for the Network World Events group, including Technology Tours on wireless LANs and Messaging/Spam. In 2004 he won an award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for the Sept. 15, 2003 article, Spam in the Wild. Shaw has been at Network World since December 1999. Before joining Network World, he worked at Computerworld for three years in several editing and production positions. He has been a journalist for more than 20 years, with experience at many daily newspapers. He has vast experience in writing, editing and design. He holds a bachelor's degree in newspaper journalism from Syracuse University.
Paul DeBeasi is a Senior Analyst at the Burton Group and has over 25 years experience in the networking industry. Before joining the Burton Group, Paul founded ClearChoice Advisors, a wireless consulting firm, and was the VP Product Marketing at Legra Systems, a wireless-switch innovator. Prior to Legra, Paul was the VP Product Marketing at startups IPHighway and ONEX Communications and was also the Frame Relay product line manager for Cascade Communications. Paul began his career developing networking systems as a senior engineer at Bell Laboratories, Prime Computer, and Chipcom Corporation. Paul holds a BS degree in Systems Engineering from Boston University and a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
Philippe Winthrop is a Director in the Global Wireless Practice at Strategy Analytics with a focus on Enterprise Mobility spanning all aspects of the enterprise mobility ecosystem, from mobile strategy adoption to mobile application integration, as well as managed services for mobility. Philippe has spent his entire career researching emerging technologies and their impact on the corporate value chain. Philippe started his career at GeoPartners research, a boutique strategy consultancy, where he worked on projects including AT&T Wireless' adoption and migration path to GSM from TDMA. After GeoPartners, Philippe joined IDC's European IT Services Research group where he spearheaded a wide variety of research and consulting projects for the Top 50 IT Services companies in Western Europe. Philippe most recently was the Research Director for Wireless and Mobility at Aberdeen Group, a Boston based research firm. Not only did Philippe launch the Wireless and Mobility practice at Aberdeen, he also conducted ground-breaking research to quantify the tangible value of key mobile and wireless technologies, including enterprise mobility strategy adoption, Fixed Mobile Convergence, enterprise WiFi adoption, application deployment on WLANs and more. Philippe is a frequent speaker and presenter and currently sits on the advisory board of Mobile Enterprise Magazine.


