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Exhibit Hours:
10:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday, April 4, 2006
10:00am - 2:00pm Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Mobility Disruption: 3G and WiFi
Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 10:45am - 12:00
We are on the verge of dual-mode WiFi 3G handsets. But the technology is only a piece of it; the really interesting part is the service offerings and how hot the spot is for the consumer and enterprise marketplace. Will the future make WISPs part of the cellular service providers? Or will new business models erupt, based on the new technology?
Ronald Gruia, Program Leader, Sr. Strategic Analyst, Emerging Communications Solutions, Frost & Sullivan
Ronald Gruia is the Program Leader, Enterprise Solutions and Senior Telecom Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, where he covers topics such as VoIP, triple play services, IMS, and carrier messaging platforms. He is a frequent speaker at conferences such as VON, IPComm, 3GSM, Supercomm, Intel Communications Summit, and IP World Canada.
Ronald also writes articles for various publications, appears on Report on Business Television (Canada), and is often quoted in publications including Business Week, Forbes, Chicago Tribune, National Post, Globe&Mail and Washington Post. He is an MIT graduate in Electrical Engineering, and has accumulated years of experience in the telecom industry (held several roles at Nortel Networks' Enterprise Division, where he earned a U.S. patent).
Stephan Ouaknine, President & CEO, Blueslice Networks
As President and CEO of Blueslice Networks, Stephan Ouaknine brings extensive International Marketing, Finance and Telecom experience, as well an ability to act as a bridge between Marketing and Development. Prior to founding Blueslice, Stephan was Founder and CEO of Airslide Systems, a world leader in SS7/IP and SMS Offload Smart Signaling Solutions for mobile carriers. Previously, Stephan was a member of the founding team at Emblaze (BLZ: LSE) and held the positions of Executive Manager in charge of Business Development as well as Marketing and Sales Director. Stephan helped take the company public on the London Stock Exchange. Born in Montreal, Canada, Stephan graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor degree in International Relations.
Ray Vilis, VP, Product Management, Versatel Networks
Mr. Vilis brings over 25 years of telecommunications industry experience in Product Management, Product Development, and System Engineering to Versatel. Mr. Vilis developed his expertise at Bell Northern Research and Nortel, where he established a proven track record in the delivery of large, profitable, multi-year product development projects including traditional PSTN voice and turnkey IP solutions (Magellan Passport), Automated Speech Recognition technology and data network solutions. Managing teams from 20 to 250 individuals, spread over three continents provided Mr. Vilis the opportunity to gain a global perspective and to manage complex projects, which included several joint venture activities between Nortel Networks and key technology organizations.
