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Last Updated: September 14, 2006
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
8:30am
9:00am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am
9:15am
Welcome & Introduction
9:15am
10:00am
Keynote: : State of the Collaboration & Conferencing Service Market
 • Marc Beattie, Partner & CSP Practice Manager, Wainhouse Research
10:00am
10:30am
Will Users Buy into Unified Communications and Collaboration?
 • Greg Brophy, Director of Product Management, Conferencing and Collaboration Portfolio, Avaya
10:30am
11:00am
Morning Break
11:00am
12:00
Workshop A1: Migrating your Conferencing Services to IP – Choosing the Best Architecture to Ensure Success
 • John Nye, Managing Director , Conferencing Solutions, Ubiquity
 • Doug Tucker, CTO Americas, Ubiquity
Workshop B1: Beyond Voice: Exploiting the Potential of Collaboration
 • Lou Guercia, President and CEO, WebDialogs, Inc.
 • Aaron Mc Cormack, CEO, BT Conferencing
12:00
1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
2:00pm
Workshop A2: Finding the Right Mix – Developing High Margin CoIP Services for Collaboration Service Providers
 • Marc Beattie, Partner & CSP Practice Manager, Wainhouse Research
 • Robert Haley, Director of Marketing, Compunetix, Inc.
 • Gene Warren, President and CEO, ACT Teleconferencing
Workshop B2: Rapid Deployment of IP Application Servers for IMS/SIP Conferencing
 • Andy Nilssen, Senior Analyst & Partner, Wainhouse Research
 • Kenneth Osowski, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development, Pactolus Communications Software Corp.
2:00pm
2:30pm
Afternoon Break
2:30pm
3:00pm
Service Provider Perspective - What it means to be a CSP
 • Warren Baxley, Director of Conferencing Architecture and Strategy, Intercall Conferencing
3:00pm
3:30pm
What Collaboration Services Mean to End Users
 • James Di Marino, Manager, Teleconferencing Technologies, Genzyme Corporation
3:30pm
4:00pm
WebMetrics 2006 Update – Top Trends from WR’s Survey on Web Conferencing Usage
 • Andy Nilssen, Senior Analyst & Partner, Wainhouse Research
4:00pm
4:30pm
The Relevance Engine- Using Workflow Intelligence to Find & Connect with Others
 • Alec Sanders, CEO, iotum
4:30pm
6:30pm
Networking Cocktail Reception


Thursday, September 14, 2006
8:30am
9:00am
Continental Breakfast
9:00am
9:15am
Welcome & Summary of Day 1
9:15am
9:45am
Where do Free Conferencing Services Fit In?
 • David Erickson, Founder & CEO, Free Conferencing Corporation of America
9:45am
10:15am
Why Skype Matters
 • Lou Guercia, President and CEO, WebDialogs, Inc.
10:15am
11:15am
Workshop A3: IMS – Impact and Opportunities for CSPs
 • Greg Ellison, Sr. Manager, Conference Network Engineering, Global Crossing
 • Grant Henderson, Exec. VP, Marketing & Strategy, Convedia (now RadiSys Canada, Inc.)
Workshop B3: Hosted IPT & Call Centers: Driving Value through New Services
 • Greg Brophy, Director of Product Management, Conferencing and Collaboration Portfolio, Avaya
11:15am
11:45am
Morning Break
11:45am
12:45
Workshop A4: VoIP Audio Conferencing: Benefits & Shortcomings – Real Life Best Practices from the Front Line
 • Ben Lilienthal, Co-founder and CEO, Vapps
 • William Stofega, Research Manager, IDC
Workshop B4: A Pragmatic View of Collaboration Technology Trends
 • James Brennan, Senior Product Manager, Network Systems, Polycom
 • Joe Sigrist, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Network Systems, Polycom, Inc
12:45
1:45pm
Lunch