Tore Aarønæs, Managing Director, Norsk TelecomTore Aarønæs is the Managing Director of Norsk Telecom AS - an independent market analyst company specialising on the Norwegian Telecom sector. The company publishes a comprehensive market study (TeleInfo) twice a year, covering development and outlook in terms of market values, traffic and volumes, subscribers, technology and regulation. Norsk Telecom has also produced a comprehensive Broadband report for the Nordic Council. The company recently launched a Copper report – presenting critical issues on the regulation of the copper access market in Norway. Aarønæs holds an MBA degree from Arizona State University in the USA, and has worked for a number of Norwegian telcos during the last 13 years.
Torben Andersen, General Manager, RTC, MicrosoftTorben Andersen has been the Director for Real Time Collaboration in Microsoft EMEA since September 2004. In this role his oversees Microsoft’s RTC business throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. Previously he has been General Manager of Microsoft in the Baltic region and held different positions in Microsoft Denmark. Mr. Andersen has also been CEO of the Danish E-learning software vendor Danish Probe, and worked for IBM in Denmark. His academic qualifications are from Copenhagen Business School where he has earned a Master degree in Business Administration and Computer Science.
Jon Arnold, Principal, J Arnold & AssociatesJon Arnold is Principal of J Arnold & Associates, an independent telecom consultancy with a focus on IP communications. Previously, he was the VoIP Program Leader at Frost & Sullivan, where he was responsible for managing their subscription service for Global VoIP Equipment Markets. Jon is a frequent speaker at VoIP and telecom conferences, and has been a regular at VON since 2001. He leads the IPCC's Working Group on industry research, and is a contributing editor to the IP Telephony Dictionary. Jon is frequently quoted in the business and trade press, and television, including BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune, NYT, WSJ, Financial Times, and CNET News.
Jonathan Askin, General Counsel, pulver.comJonathan Askin is General Counsel/Wartime Consiglieri to pulver.com, which controls approximately 20 operating companies touching various aspects of IP-based communications. Before joining pulver.com, Jonathan was President and General Counsel to ALTS, the leading national trade association representing facilities-based CLECs. Jonathan was a senior attorney in the FCC’s Common Carrier Bureau before joining ALTS. Prior to the FCC, he was a New Jersey Deputy Public Advocate, where he represented the public on telecommunications and cable issues. Jonathan also practiced law with the New York offices of Davis, Polk. Jonathan is an honors graduate of both Harvard College and Rutgers Law School, and clerked for the late Chief Justice Robert Wilentz of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Gunnar Asp is CEO of Sweden’s largest cable operator, Com Hem. The company offers Triple Play services – TV, broadband and Telephony, to one third of all Swedish households (1.4 million). Mr Asp has extensive experience from the cable industry having spent 14 years at UPC (previously Stjärn TV), where he also held the position of CEO.
Val Babajov, CEO, WebmessengerAs a founder of Webmessenger, Inc., Val Babajov brings to the company 24 years of extensive experience in software development. Webmessenger Mobile Platform (WMP)is one of the most advanced mobile messaging solution for J2ME Blackberries running on GPRS, CDMA or iDEN networks: T-Mobile, Cingular, AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Nextel. WMP includes also a Palm OS clients for i705, Treo and Tungsten and Pocket PC. WMP server, J2ME and BREW phone clients are compliant with OMA/Wireless Village protocol. WMP is interoperable with Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft LCS, SIP/SIMPLE, Jabber. Webmessenger's business model is based on ASP/Hosting for the consumer market and licensing/OEM of its WMP server and gateways to enterprise customers.
Yochai Barak, Director Solution Marketing, ECI TelecomYochai Barak, Head of Voice Solutions in the Marketing Department at the Broadband Access Division of ECI Telecom, is responsible for the division VoIP overall strategic direction and solutions. In the past years Yochai has successfully led the launch of the Voice, TDM and VoIP products. Yochai has established successful partnerships to create complete voice offerings. He brings with him more than 15 years of extensive work and varied experience in the telecommunication industry. In prior positions, he has served as Project Manager, Product Marketing Manager, and Program Manager.
Donna Bastien, Director of OSS, Communications Solutions Group, Agilent TechnologiesDonna Bastien is a marketing director for Agilent Technologies' communications solutions for service providers. She is responsible for worldwide outbound marketing efforts across Agilent's instrument and operations support system (OSS) assurance solution portfolios, for wireless, wireline and IP networks. Prior to this assignment, Ms. Bastien was worldwide outbound marketing manager for Agilent’s OSS business and Strategic Marketing Manager for Agilent's Communications Solutions Group. Her responsibilities included worldwide business strategy and marketing for products and solutions used by manufacturers and service providers to design, build, operate, maintain and manage next generation networks and services. Ms. Bastien holds a Ph.D. in experimental physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Jay Batson, Chairman & Managing Director, SIP ForumJay was previously co-founder of Pingtel, the first commercial product vendor to support the SIP protocol in 1997. Pingtel became the industry standard as a vendor of intelligent, Java-enabled SIP phones for enterprise installations, and later led the company in building SIP-based enterprise IP PBXs. Jay's background includes engineering on large-scale computing and IP networking at BBN, one of the key firms behind building the Internet. Jay was also a well-known networking industry analyst at Forrester Research. Jay has also held executive, business development and product management roles at Cayman Systems and ON Technology. He has a J.D. from the University of Denver.
Steve Blumenthal, SVP of Engineering, BridgePort NetworksSteve Blumenthal, SVP of Engineering, is responsible for BridgePort Networks’ technology roadmap. Mr. Blumenthal’s background includes stints at Genuity where his group designed and built one of the first voice over IP networks; and BBN, where his group built and ran many government global networks such as the DARPA Wideband Network, the nationwide IP backbone for BBN's commercial Internet services, and a large part of AOL's dialup network. Mr. Blumenthal was formerly chairman of one of the White House Office of Cyberspace Security's Internet Working Groups and represented Genuity to the FCC's NRIC. He holds BS and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.
Richard Brennan, Vice Chairman, ETSI TISPANRichard Brennan has over 30 years of telecommunications industry experience, and has spent the last decade promoting interoperability and global VoIP standards. Mr. Brennan is actively involved in international standards organizations, including ETSI, where he is Vice Chair of TISPAN, the group responsible for convergence towards NGNs. He serves as Chair of the TISPAN Architecture Working Group (WG2) and also acts as a strategic consultant to the ITU Telecommunications Standards Bureau. In 2001, Mr. Brennan founded Telxxis LLC, an international communications consulting organization which draws on resources based in both Europe and the United States to serve the strategic needs of clients.
Juergen Brieskorn, VP, Product Strategy Enterprise Systems, Siemens CommunicationsJuergen Brieskorn is head of the product strategy team with worldwide responsibility for the enterprise portfolio of Siemens Com. He joined Siemens 1986 and has held a number of management positions in the area of development and product management. He has led the product management group responsible for the IP clients and devices in the enterprise product segment. In his current role as a member of the CTO office he is also engaged in analyst and industry events.
Tim is VegaStream CEO and Chairman of the board. Since he joined VegaStream in 2000, Tim successfully led the company’s management buy-out from Pace Micro Technology plc and has focused on delivering robust products and developed solutions to the market. He was made CEO in 2002. Prior to VegaStream Tim built and ran a business unit designing and prototyping infrastructure equipment for the telecom industry for APW Electronics, and retained global responsibility for NPI within the company. Earlier on in his career Tim held various positions in design, manufacturing and general management with world-class electronics and engineering companies. He has an Honours degree in Engineering from Brunel University.
Marilyn Cade, Chief Executive Officer, mCADE LLCMarilyn Cade is an independent consultant in issues related to VoIP, Internet Governance and NGN, following a distinguished career with AT&T. While at AT&T, Marilyn directed policy issues involving the Internet, including Broadband, VoIP, cyber-security; SPAM, security of networks, privacy online, private sector leadership in technical management of Internet (ICANN). Today, she represents industry in domestic industry forums, and in international forums, including the OECD, ITU, CITEL, ICANN, WIPO and most recently, at the WSIS addressing VoIP, NGN, Internet Governance, and private sector leadership of the Internet (ICANN). She speaks frequently in international forums on the importance of private sector leadership.
Chris Celiberti, Director Advanced Services, NeuStarChris Celiberti works in the strategic technologies group at NeuStar, Inc. and is a telecommunications VoIP veteran focused on the OSS\BSS space. Chris has worked in positions including System Engineering, Product and Program Management and Business Development for several fortune 500 companies. Additionally, Chris has been an active participant in several global standards groups as well as an industry speaker.
Sanjeev Chawla, CTO, BayPacketsChawla has more than 15 years of experience in senior management positions within the global IT and telecommunication industries. His extensive experience includes managing the development of software products and executing projects in the area of mobile computing, telecommunications and network management. Chawla participated in the successful launch and growth of start-up River Run Software Group, a company in the wireless communication and mobile computing market. In addition, he was one of the key architects and development managers who developed SWIFT's telecommunication network, the world's largest financial network.
Jonathan Christensen, VP, Products & CTO, FaceTime CommunicationsJonathan Christensen is the Vice President of Products and Chief Technology Officer for FaceTime Communications. He leads the company's next-generation technology efforts. Christensen brings more than a decade of experience shaping the growth of real-time communications and technology solutions for Microsoft and Time Warner. At Microsoft he held management positions related to telecom and Real-Time Communications. At Time Warner Jonathan was an early pioneer of consumer and commercial Internet services. Christensen has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Anthony Christie, EVP, Global CrossingAnthony Christie oversees the marketing organization, joining Global Crossing as senior vice president for business integration and strategic planning in November 2001. Three months later, he moved to lead the offer and product management organization. Prior to joining Global Crossing, Mr. Christie was vice president of business development and strategic planning for Asia Global Crossing (AGC). Prior to joining AGC, Mr. Christie held numerous senior-level positions with AT&T Solutions and AT&T’s international. An AT&T M.I.T. Sloan Fellow (1997-1998), Mr. Christie holds a B.S. in marketing with a concentration in computer science from Drexel University, an M.B.A. from University of New Haven and an M.S. in Management from M.I.T.
Lawrence Conroy, Sr. Systems Architect,, SiemensLawrence has worked in computing and networking for over 25 years. He has been involved on a wide range of projects, starting with system definition of a Battlefield telecommunications, distributed computing systems and the early days of commercial IP networking. Since then he has focused on computer support for communications, with development of CTI systems, Intelligent Network service design, and over 10 years work on Internet based personal communications architecture. He is active in ETSI TIPHON and the IETF, and has authored several RFCs. His current interests lie in ENUM (he has been heavily involved in the UK ENUM Trial) and expanding the use of ENUM deployments beyond pure SIP routing.
Rebecca Copeland, IMS Intelligence Product Manager, MarconiRebecca was born in Israel and settled in the UK since 1973. She holds two degrees, in Architecture as well as in Law, but spent most of her working life in the computing and Telecom industries. She has been involved in developing applications, first for IT manufacturers (Honeywell and DEC), then her own software house, and later for Telecom with Marconi. Joining Marconi in January 1994, Rebecca managed products in Billing and Intelligent Networks. Since 2000 Rebecca has focussed on NGN applications and SIP products. She is now responsible for the Marconi IMS Intelligence evolution, defining the architecture, product migration, new services and integration with 3rd party products.
Antonino D'Angelo, CTO, ItaltelAntonino D’Angelo was born in Milan in 1947 and educated in the USA, having earned both a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering at Brooklyn Polytechnic. He began his career in the USA with Bell Laboratories and AT&T before joining Italtel in 1975, where he has held increasingly senior posts (Head of Product Planning, Head of Sales and Marketing, Head Switching BU, and Chief Operating Officer). Currently, he is Italtel's Chief Technology Officer.
Brian Day, VP, Wireline Solutions, NortelBrian Day has worked in Nortel for 18 years. At present he is the VP responsible for the Carrier Voice portfolio business in Europe, Middle East and Africa, he has held this responsibility for the last 3 years. He was appointed to this role after being responsible for the PLM for the carrier switching portfolio in Europe, Asia and Latin American. Prior to this he worked in a number of roles from product planning through to marketing, working with the mobile division and the enterprise division of Nortel.
Coert De Boer, Director, Maintenance & Deployment Services, EMEA, Lucent TechnologiesCoert de Boer joined Lucent Technologies in 1988 (in those days AT&T and Philips Telecommunications). Over the years he has held multiple positions including Supply Chain responsibility for EMEA, Program Management EMEA, Service Operations Northern Europe, Managed Services Europe and Support Services Europe. In addition he supported Lucent’s Consumer Products and Business Systems divisions working in the US in the mid 1990s. Mr. de Boer’s current responsibility in Lucent is the Support Services business in Europe. This role involves migrating and growing the current organization into a multi-vendor, one-stop-shop support organization delivering end-to-end network support solutions to carriers, enterprise and government customers. In addition he is responsible for Lucent’s VOIP services solution in the European region.
Nicolas Dramais, Enterprise Strategy & Business Development Manager, RADVISIONNicolas is responsible for Enterprise Strategy & Business Development for RADVISION in Europe. He actively contributes in developing and putting to market RADVISION's newer line of solutions for addressing the rapidly emerging desktop multimedia conferencing and collaboration market, integrated into collaborative workspaces. Nicolas joined RADVISION from Indigo Software, a SIP server software company, where he was Director of Product Management, responsible for transforming Indigo’s SIP/SIMPLE server software technology into cutting-edge products tuned to market needs. Prior to joining Indigo, Nicolas held R&D engineering and product development positions at Alcatel, working on the early prototypes of packet-based next generation network products.
Alan Duric is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Telio, the fastest-growing Nordic Broadband Telephony/Multi-Modal service provider. Mr. Duric is an early pioneer of VoIP and brings almost a decade of experience in VoIP and active contribution through his development and standardization work (as a co-author and/or contributor to number of IETF, ETSI, and ITU standards). Beside his standardization work, as a developer and senior systems architect at Ericsson, Mr. Duric was involved in the early deployment and development of some of the world's largest VoIP networks such as deltathree. At Global IP Sound (suppliers of voice components for Skype), Mr. Duric worked as Senior Systems Architect, where he steered standardization efforts and was responsible for iLBC (internet Low Bitrate Codec), an IETF and CableLabs standard codec for VoIP.
Ralf Ebbinghaus, Managing Director, Swyx SolutionsRalf Ebbinghaus is the Managing Director and co-founder of Swyx Solutions, responsible for all Sales & Marketing Activities of Swyx worldwide. Mr. Ebbinghaus studied Business Administration in Dortmund and Dublin and holds a Master of Business Administration and a PhD in Marketing from the University of Dortmund. In 2002, Mr. Ebbinghaus was honored as finalist at "Entrepreneur of the year 2002" in the category "Start Ups" (by "Manager-Magazin," "Schitag, Ernst & Young" and "SAP") and Swyx was nominated as one of the pulver100 companies in the communications sector in 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Steve Edwards, CMO & General Manager, EMEA, Sonus NetworksAs CMO and General Manager EMEA, Steve Edwards is responsible for Sonus Networks’ global marketing, product management and business alliances activities, as well as business strategies within EMEA. Prior to joining Sonus, Edwards was an executive officer at AT&T, responsible for over 1200 channel partners, AT&T’s strategic alliance and partner program and the distribution strategy supporting AT&T Business, a $17 billion operation. Previously, Edwards spent four years at Concert as COO for global services and VP of service delivery. In 1998, as president of BT Visual Images, Edwards led the videoconferencing company through a successful IPO and ultimate acquisition by Tandberg ASA. Edwards has also spent 17 years in various positions at BT.
Bob Emmerson, Freelance Writer, Electric WordsBob Emmerson is an English national living in the Netherlands. He holds a degree in electronic engineering and mathematics from London University and now works as a freelance writer, part-time consultant, and “industry observer.” Bob writes about Information and Communications Technology for various technical and business publications. In addition, he has produced market reports for the Financial Times and Ovum as well as a number of white papers and co-authored a book entitled "21st Century Communications."
James Enck, European Telecom Analyst, Daiwa Securities SMBC EuropeJames Enck is European telecom analyst and global telecom sector strategist for Daiwa Securities SMBC in London. He has been tracking the disruptive potential of IP voice (and other technology developments) for the past three years, most recently and actively through his blog.
Ross Epstein, Partner, Nath & AssociatesRoss Epstein is the Managing Partner of the San Diego office of Nath & Associates LLP. He is a legal advisor and provider of general counsel services to small and medium sized companies as well as to individual entrepreneurs including high tech and life sciences. Mr. Epstein brings an unusual entrepreneurial perspective to the practice of law. He has a unique affinity for the entrepreneurial client due to his hands-on experience in business as a founder, President and CEO of BCH Communications. Mr. Epstein developed BCH Communications into a multi-million dollar telecommunications/internet business and also filled the in-house counsel role. This experience combined with his prior business litigation practice makes him uniquely qualified to advise and counsel growing companies.
Milan Erbes, Chairman, ETSI NGN@Home25 years in Networking, Data & Telecommunications, I am focusing on next generation in-home networking with delivery of voice, data and video into the house and distribute and shared within different home devices. Focus is on technologies involved, but also on copy rights and protection of the content. Today’s communication is going towards mobility and nomadicity, to reach person where he is within the home. As a technology expert in this next generation home networking activities I have been involved in different Standardization Committees as well as different open forums and technology events. I have initiated a creation and now I am the Chairman of ETSI Working Group NGN@Home.
Werner Eriksen, VP, Engineering, TelioWerner is responsible for the development, and network planning activities required for the operations, and service delivery in Telio’s international broadband telephony network (powering Telio’s primary line replacement offering, as well as the hosted broadband telephony platforms). Before joining Telio in 2004, Werner has been working with product development for the VoIP market since 1996. As a senior system architect in Ericsson’s development organization, he has directed development and standardization efforts for three IP multimedia communication product generations, ranging from The Ericsson H.323 Gatekeeper System, to GSM on the NET, to IMS for 3G’s IP infrastructure.
Hans Eriksson is currently CTO at Xtrafone AB, a Swedish consumer VoIP Service Provider. Hans' history with VoIP started at Telia in 1997 and he quickly became their leading innovator and spokesperson regarding VoIP. He left Telia in 2000 for pulver.com and started Digisip, Sweden's first commercial VoIP operator, in 2002. After a short spell in 2004 with the Norwegian operator Telio he is now pushing the limits of VoIP again as the Xtrafone CTO. Hans is also involved in several projects to establish service providers in the developing countries using his open source Billing and Customer Care system.
Ragnar Erkander, Director, IP Softswitch and Networks, EricssonRagnar Erkander is head of the IP Softswitch & Networks unit, within Ericsson’s Wireline business, where he drives the strategy, roadmaps and product profitability for the area. Mr. Erkander has been with Ericsson for over 20 years, and has an extensive, in-depth knowledge of the communications industry. During his career at Ericsson, he has held various senior management positions in development, data networking and broadband areas, including product management and marketing. Mr. Erkander holds a master of electronic engineering degree from KTH, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology.
Matthew Finnie, CTO, InterouteMatthew Finnie joined Interoute in March 2000 and some of his many responsibilities include defining an IP strategy, sourcing and investigating new IP business opportunities for the Interoute Group and assisting the development of local IP initiatives. Matthew has 10 years experience in IP. Previously, he worked at Vocaltec where he was Strategic Marketing Director and head of their enterprise service development group, working with European/US carriers and multi-national corporations to develop converged communication services based on IP. Prior to Vocaltec, Matthew was co-founder of US based Internet start-up Insitu that developed real-time collaboration tools for use over IP. Insitu was acquired by Vocaltec in 1996.
Avi Fisher, CTO, Surf Communication SolutionsAvi Fisher co-founded Surf in 1996. Since then, he has held the roles of VP R&D, VP Marketing, and CTO of Surf, and now serves on the Board of Directors. Before entering the business world, Avi worked for six years in cutting-edge technologies, earning him the Israel Defense Award. Avi’s expertise is in Digital Signal Processing, Embedded Software, and System Architecture. He issued several patent requests, and was the first contributor to the ITU V.150 standard for the relay of modem signals over IP. Avi holds a BSc (with exceptional honors) and an MSc from the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology.
Since 1997, Espen Fjogstad has worked as investor investor/entrepeneur, working with a range of technology companies, some of which he co-founded. In 1999 he co-founded Global IP Sound, a company best known for delivering the voice technology behind Skype. In 2003 he co-founded Telio. Since founding Telio, he has been serving as Telio’s CEO. In less than one year, Telio became Europes largest and fastest growing access independent VoIP provider, moving in periods nearly 1 % of the Norwegian broadband population to its service every month.
Majid Foodeei, System Architect/Technical Marketing, Centillium CommunicationsDr. Majid Foodeei has more than 12 years of experience in speech and video signal processing and telecommunication R&D. He is a system architect with the gateway wireline and wireless VoP Entropia product family. Majid previous work at N.E.T., focused on the architectural design for a new media server card. Prior to N.E.T., Majid was a Member of Scientific Staff at the Wireless R&D group, Nortel Networks, Canada. His work included development of new echo cancellation and compression techniques for wireless networks including AMR. He is an active participant in international standards and has been awarded four patents and has over 12 publications. Majid holds a Ph.D. in EE and Telecommunication from McGill University, Canada.
Carl Ford, VP Community & Content, pulver.comAt pulver.com, Carl Ford is a Community Developer, looking to enable business development and customer contact between companies. He also develops the content for pulver.com conferences and is a highly interactive program moderator. As a pulverite he serves as an advisor to several companies in various degrees. Mr. Ford's professional career includes 20 years at telecommunications companies such as Telcordia Technologies and Verizon. He has worked in positions including Costs, Operations, Marketing, Regulatory, and Product Management. His accomplishments include architecting and product-managing a carrier-grade billing mediation device for softswitches that was compatible for ILEC billing systems; and moderating the development of the pulver.com CDR for Internet Telephony, enabling VOIP gateways to be used with carrier billing systems.
Reinhard Franz, Director, Product Management ,Next Generation Networks, Siemens CommunicationsReinhard Franz, born in 1952 in Kempten (Germany), received his degree in Mathematics 1978 from Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich. He joined the Siemens Communications Division, where he since held various positions in development, systems engineering, marketing and product management, both in Germany and in the United States. His work areas include ISDN, SS7, Access, Broadband/ATM, VoIP. Currently Reinhard Franz is director of product management for Next Generation Networks with a focus on trunking, media gateways and signaling.
Magnus Furustam, VP, IMS Solutions, EricssonMagnus Furustam is head of the Ericsson IMS program. His responsibilities cover both the wireline and the mobile engagement within IMS, as well as the Ericsson mobile platform parts. Within the program Mr. Furustam manages both the R&D parts and the strategic product management aspects. He has more than 15 years of experience in the industry and has been working with IMS for the last five years. Before joining the IMS program, Mr. Furustam was heading the system management unit with the IMS R&D organisation. Previous to that he had held a number of senior management positions within Ericsson.
Martin Gibson, Partner, Atlas VenturesMartin is a Partner in the communications sector and has been with Atlas Venture since 2000. He is an expert in semiconductors, storage, wireless and fixed line communications. Previously, he was a manager and consultant at Scientific Generics, a business & technology consulting firm based in Cambridge, UK. Earlier in his career, he spent six years at startup Madge Networks, responsible for teams developing enterprise datacomms products. He has also worked within the ATM Forum and ANSI standards bodies. He has an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and an MA in Electrical & Information Science from Cambridge University. He works closely with Atlas Venture portfolio companies Azea Networks, Icera Semiconductor, Orthogon Systems, Phyworks, RadioScape, and Xelerated.
James Gilbert, Business Manager, Freescale SemiconductorAs part of the Networking Infrastructure group, James is responsible for Freescale's DSP system solutions based on StarCore technology targeted at VoIP applications within the EMEA market. He has been with Freescale/ Motorola for 13 years, holding various positions across multiple processor core architectures and system market areas before joining the VoIP DSP team 5 years ago to lead European engineering development. He holds an Honours Degree in EEE from the University of Paisley.
Micaela Giuhat, AVP, Global Alliances, NetrakeMicaela Giuhat, Assistant Vice President of Global Alliances, Netrake Corporation, is responsible for developing strategic planning and development and partnerships for Netrake’s nCite Session Controller systems. She brings with her more than 20 years of experience designing and developing technology for voice and data networks in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Netrake, Ms. Giuhat held product management positions at Santera Systems, IEX Corporation and Newbridge Networks where she was responsible for creating and launching ATM, IP, Class 4/5, and frame relay technologies. Other experiences include system-engineering positions at Bell Northern Research (Nortel), TELRAD, BEZEK and Telecommunications Networks Enterprise.
Dmitry Goroshevsky, CEO & Founder, Popular TelephonyDmitry Goroshevsky is an Internet Telephony pioneer with over a decade of expertise in IP telephony, and founder of Popular Telephony. Mr. Goroshevsky was CEO of Internet Telecom, an early IP telephony core technology development company spearheading development of advanced IP telephony systems for broadband cable and PBX markets. He guided Internet Telecom through its sale in 2000 to Terayon Communications Systems. Mr. Goroshevsky was influenced by the expansion of the Internet in the '90s and became one of the first to develop the potential of VoIP. In 1995, he co-founded and managed DeltaThree, the first global VoIP service provider.
Mr. Goroshevsky's vision and business insight have culminated in inventing the serverless telephony concept, Peerio.
Eckhart Gouras, Managing Director, KEGO ConsultingEckhart Gouras has been involved in the IP communications industry since 1996, first as one of the founders of Germany’s first Internet telephony service provider, POPTEL Telecommunications. Following POPTEL’s trade sale in 1999, Eckhart joined OCEN Communications in L.A. as head of business development. In 2001 Eckhart returned to Berlin, Germany, to set up his own consultancy in the field of broadband communications and services. He is currently involved in the launch of a new broadband voice venture in Germany. Prior to his work in the IP communications industry Eckhart worked as a lawyer for the international law firm Coudert Brothers. He is a graduate of NY’s Columbia University and a member of the New York State Bar since 1988.
Andrew Graydon, VP, Technology, BorderWare TechnologiesAndrew is responsible for leading the technology innovations in the messaging security field at BorderWare. Prior, he was the V.P. Customer Engineering at Wysdom, a privately-held company which pioneered the Software Delivery Platform for wireless devices, allowing wireless telcos to the secure delivery of functionality to external developers. In his previous position as Director, Development with Origins Software Company, he architected and led the development team for ActiveBlueprints, a fourth generation development environment for generating N-tiered application code for mobile. Andrew holds a B.Sc. (Hons) from Dublin City University, Ireland, in Applied Physics with specializations in Computational and Mathematical Physics.
Debbie Greenstreet, Director Service Provider Strategy, Texas InstrumentsDebbie Greenstreet is the Director of Service Provider Strategy at Texas Instruments. She is currently responsible for driving voice technology and direction with VoIP service providers and end system operators, and was previous responsible for product direction and management of the TI CPE Voice products, including VoCable, VoDSL and SME solutions. She has been working in the VoIP industry since its infancy, and has authored many articles and presented at numerous conferences on the subject. Ms. Greenstreet has over 20 years experience in the networking and telecommunications field in hardware and software design, as well as product management, at companies such as Hyundai and Raytheon. She holds a BSEE from the University of Virginia and graduate work in Computer Engineering at George Mason University.
Michael Grosman, Director, Product Marketing, AudioCodesAs Director of Product Marketing, Michael Grosman is leading AudioCodes’ strategy for the successful analog media gateways product line. Prior to that, Michael held management positions related to Telecommunication Engineering and Marketing. Michael also serves as a member of R.M.H’s board of directors. He has over 15 years of experience in telecommunication and hardware/software engineering with a broad understanding of market trends and technical implications. Michael holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration (cum laude) and Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (summa cum laude).
Bernard Gutnick, VP, Product Marketing, Sylantro SystemsBernard brings to Sylantro more than 15 years of experience in the communications industry, and is responsible for product management and marketing. Prior to joining Sylantro, he was responsible for product management at GoBeam, a leading VoIP-based hosted service provider in California recently acquired by Covad Communications. He has held senior management positions at Aspect Communications, Nortel and Octel Communications, and account sales positions at the Manitoba Telephone System. Bernard holds an MBA degree from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, and undergraduate degree in business from the University of Manitoba.
Simon Gwatkin, VP, Strategic Marketing, Mitel NetworksWith more than two decades of marketing and strategic experience in technology, Simon Gwatkin is responsible for communicating and evolving Mitel’s corporate positioning and brand equity in the global marketplace. Appointed Vice President of Strategic Marketing in 2003, Simon has raised Mitel’s international presence with key stakeholders and publics through dedicated and ambitious initiatives in marketing and media, analyst, and investor relations. He is a progressive proponent of IP Telephony and actively speaks at a wide variety of industry-related events. His extensive speaking schedule and insight into market dynamics and unfolding trends in user adoption have contributed to the emerging shift towards the mass adoption of IP Telephony.
Michael Haberler, Chairman, Internet Foundation AustriaMichael Haberler is currently chairman of Internet Foundation Austria, the registry for .at domain names. He holds degrees in communications and electronics, and business administration, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University. He established and led the first commercial ISP in Austria in 1991 to a size of 90 people, helped consolidate european ISPs into Eunet International Ltd, and was instrumental in the sale of Eunet to Qwest Communications. He also co-founded the Austrian ISP Association, Internet Foundation Austria, the nic.at registry, the enum.at ENUM registry, and is on the board of several hi-tech companies, and in the investment committee of a venture capital firm.
Stefan Hagbard, Solution Development Manager, TeliaSoneraStefan Hagbard has been working in the Telecom and IT business for more than 30 years, mostly within TeliaSonera. The last 10 years has he worked with mobile and IP integration and VoIP solutions. Stefan has paid special interest in layered architecture and service’s serving many networks. Before that he worked with IT systems, data communication and fixed voice. Stefan has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Uppsala, Sweden.
Mikael Halen, Director of Marketing, Business Unit Systems, EricssonAs Director of Marketing - Ericsson Business Unit Systems, Mikael Halen is responsible for marketing activities of the GSM/WCDMA Mobile Systems and Wireline Networks solutions portfolio. Mikael has previously held key senior positions within Product Development & Marketing for Fibre Optics, Data Communications and for the last 10 years within WCDMA systems. Whilst on international assignment in Japan, Mikael was instrumental in leading the specification work for the first Ericsson WCDMA Experimental System together with NTT DoCoMo and Japan Telecom. Mikael holds a Master of Science degree in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering from Linköping Institute of Technology and a Diploma in Marketing and Economy.
Julie Hedlund, Managing Director, Hedlund Global ConsultingAs Managing Director of Hedlund Global Consulting, Ms. Hedlund obtains government advocacy for trade, regulatory, and market access; advises industry and government officials on regulatory policy; and develops strategies to minimize regulations for existing and emerging technologies. From 2001 to December 2004 Ms. Hedlund was Director of International Policy for Nortel Networks, supporting marketing and financial goals through relationships with key policymakers worldwide. Previously, Ms. Hedlund was the Nortel Director of Telecoms Policy, lobbying Administration and Congressional staff on issues such as broadband legislation. Ms. Hedlund Chairs the Washington Export Council. She has an M.A. Degree in from Georgetown University and has produced curriculum and presentations on international trade and regulatory policy.
Olivier Hersent, Chairman and CTO, NetCentrexOlivier Hersent is responsible for driving the technical innovation and vision of NetCentrex. As one of the original company founders, Mr. Hersent has played a significant role in identifying new market opportunities and building the company through technical leadership, global expansion, and the merger with MG2 Technologies. Previously, Mr. Hersent was the lead VoIP architect for France Telecom R&D laboratories (CNET) where he focused on IP security, multicast, and QoS issues. As an active participant in the early ETSI TIPHON working groups related to defining VoIP standards and protocols, Mr. Hersent is a recognized leader in the VoIP industry. Mr. Hersent graduated from the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique in France. He continued his studies to focus on telecom engineering, earning another degree from Telecom Paris.
Zoltan Herzegh, Senior VoIP Specialist, TeliaSoneraZoltan Herzegh has, since the middle of the nineties, been engaged in the development of VoIP and integrated IP communications services. 1998-2000 he was the CTO of Telia Light, then a subsidiary of Telia in Sweden, focusing on IP communications services. Since 2001 he has been engaged in the broadband services area. Now he works as a senior VoIP specialist at TeliaSonera. Zoltan has an MA from Szeged University, Hungary and a B.Sc. In Mathematics and Computer Science from Uppsala University, Sweden.
Dave Hills, Marketing Director, AlcatelDave Hills is Director, Convergence Market Positioning in Alcatel's CMO’s Office. In this role, Dave is responsible the development of business centric marketing strategies which help raise Alcatel’s visibility as a market leader with customers and market influencers. Working with lead customers to scope new opportunities and Alcatel's business divisions, Dave helps position Alcatel as a market leader in the area of convergence through an outside in customer and user centric approach. Dave is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM), a Chartered Engineer, and member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers (MIEE); he holds an honors degree in electronic engineering.
Scott Hoffpauir, CTO, BroadSoftAs Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of BroadSoft, Scott is responsible for guiding the technical vision and direction for the company and promoting product innovation. Prior to BroadSoft, Scott was Director of GSM Development at Celcore (DSC/Alcatel USA). In this role, Scott was responsible for product development on the GSM switching product, including system architecture, product requirements, and software development. Before Celcore, Scott was senior architect for Nortel's GSM and Inter-Exchange Carrier switching systems. Scott currently serves as co-chair of the Applications Working Group of the International Softswitch Consortium (ISC). He is widely published and holds 13 approved patents in the GSM and switching areas.
Louis Holder, EVP Product Development, VonageLouis Holder manages the development of Vonage’s technology infrastructure and support services, including systems development and web application development. Before joining Vonage, Mr. Holder was a vice president in the program trading technology group at PaineWebber, where he performed business and technical analysis and was responsible for the development of a next-generation program trading system. Prior to PaineWebber, Mr. Holder was a senior software developer at Cantor Fitzgerald. Mr. Holder developed several analytical and trading applications for Cantor Fitzgerald’s FX options, emerging markets, government bond swaps, euro bond swaps and iInterest rate swaps desks. Mr. Holder holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University, New York.
Laurie Hopkins, Operations Director, TeleWare Hosted ServicesLaurie Hopkins was appointed Operations Director in Oct’04 to drive TeleWare’s Hosted Services offering and the Telco class delivery of services for Enterprise telephony applications such as personal numbering, multi-media messaging and Contact Centre. Previously Laurie held a principal consultant role involved in the commercial and technical detail of key projects; prior to that he was Pre-Sales Manager supporting TeleWare’s Solution Sales Teams. Laurie has spent 27 years in the IT/Telecoms industry in a variety of sales support positions within Mitel, Newbridge, Datentechnik Austria, and LanBase, all requiring commercial acumen as well as technical expertise.
Thomas Howe, CTO, Versatel NetworksMr. Howe brings over 15 years of telecommunications engineering experience to Versatel. Prior to joining the company as CTO, he was CEO and Founder of Tangerine Inc., a leading maker of call agents for small IP telephony service providers. Mr. Howe also founded Howe Digital, a VoIP engineering design consulting organization responsible for designing over 50 VoIP products. At PictureTel/Polycom, Mr. Howe designed the audio and video software of the first PC-based video conferencing system, the first H.323 implementation and the program that became Microsoft NetMeeting. He also served as PictureTel's engineering manager responsible for all software development for the next generation H.323/H.320/H.324 SwiftSite product line.
Andy Huckridge, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Spirent CommunicationsAndy Huckridge is Senior Product Marketing Manager for the Abacus Product Line at Spirent Communications, where he leads Spirent's strategy for the VoIP market. His responsibilities include business planning, market development, and product management. Andy has worked in the communications industry for 10 years including roles at Centile, Inc., and 8x8, Inc., where he was Director of Product Marketing, and has a broad background in defining and marketing products in the Semiconductor and IP Telephony space. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Surrey, England. Andy is active in the SIP Forum and Multi-Switching Forum, where he is Vice-Chairman of the Interoperability Working Group.
Marc Jadoul, Portfolio Marketing Manager, AlcatelMarc Jadoul is Portfolio Marketing Manager in Alcatel's Fixed Solutions Division, responsible for building and delivering the BD's global messages. He joined Alcatel in 1992 as a project leader in the Corporate Research Centre. In this position he has been involved in the design of Alcatel's first-generation video-on-demand system, the definition of generic multimedia architectures, services and products, and the modeling of business processes for offering telecom services. Since 1997 he has successively been in charge of product strategy for data & IP services on Alcatel's Open Service Platform, and of strategy, business development and solutions consulting for fixed Service Providers. Marc holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Free University of Brussels.
Jorn Johansen, Technical Adviser, National IT and Telecom Agency35 years in telecom research and education with focus on telephony. Professor for 3 years at the Technical University of Denmark. Participation and project leader in RACE and Eurescom project on ATM and Intelligent Networks. Standardisation of ATM in ETSI NA5. Project evaluator for EU projects. Now for 5 years at the Danish telecommunication regulator mainly responsible for technical aspects concerning fixed network technologies, access technologies, VoIP and other IP related issues.
Alan Johnston, Distinguished Technical Member, MCIDr. Alan Johnston is a Distinguished Technical Member at MCI in the Engineering Department. Alan is a co-author of the SIP specification and editor of a number of other IETF documents relating to SIP. He is the design team lead of the SIPPING conferencing design team. He has co-authored two books on SIP. Alan has a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
Eli Katz, Founder & CEO, XConnectEli obtained a first in Computer Science from Imperial College in 1992 and then established an IT Consultancy for the financial and internet sectors. In 1996 he joined Telco Global (a UK telecoms service provider) at its inception as Board Member. In 1999, as Managing Director, Telco grew to 1 Million Telephony, Mobile & Internet customers and he was a key player in the IPO of the US parent company. He left in 2003 to form T-Strategy, a company focusing on Broadband Telephony solutions, services and strategic alliances. In 2004, he co-founded UK's first IP Telephony industry body, ITSPA, and is also the founder of the Internet Phone Alliance.
Andrew Keevil, Service Provider Solutions Director, SupportSoftAndrew Keevil is currently focusing on improving the user experience in the provision and delivery of digital services (including broadband data, voice and video). This benefits Service Providers through increased operational efficiencies, enhanced customer loyalty and new revenue opportunities. He has been key player in many of the initiatives that have driven growth in the global telecommunications industry over the last 15 years.
Prior to joining SupportSoft, Andrew was Director of Business Development for Launchworks Ltd. His industry experience encompasses engineering, operations and marketing, gained with Ford, Motorola and through consulting engagements with telecommunications operators in over 20 countries.
Andrew received his BSc in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College in London and his MBA from Warwick Business School.
Tom Kershaw, Vice President, VoIP Services, VeriSignTom Kershaw is responsible for a suite of new service offerings for next-generation networks worldwide. He joined VeriSign with 12 years experience in product design for VoIP, Intelligent Network systems and enhanced services. Prior to VeriSign, Tom was CTO at SS8 Networks, where he was responsible for overall engineering design for voice messaging, VoIP, and Lawful Intercept products. Prior to SS8 Networks, Tom was Vice President of Strategic Marketing at Clarent Corporation. Tom holds a B.A. in Economics/Political Science from New York University, an M.A. in Latin American Economics from the University of London, and a DIP in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Hisham Khartabil, Vice President, Solution Development & Research, TelioHisham Khartabil is the Vice President, Solution Development and Research at Telio, and is responsible for enhancing Telio's service and solution offering by researching and introducing new services, products and solutions to Telio customers. Hisham brings to Telio many years of experience in VoIP and SIP related technologies having worked for Ericsson, Hotsip and finally for Nokia Mobile Phones as a SIP Senior Technology Specialist/ Requirements Manager, before joining Telio. He is the co-chair of the SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE) working group at the IETF and has contributed to many IETF standards related to SIP. Hisham is the co-author of the book entitled "The IMS: IP Multimedia Concepts and Services in the Mobile Domain."
Peggy Kilburn, Director of Conference Programs, pulver.comPeggy Kilburn is Director of Conference Programs at pulver.com, producers of the VON (Voice on the Net) Conferences. A veteran speaker recruiter and program developer, Ms. Kilburn had founded her own conference management company in 1982, and directed such major conferences as COMDEX, AppleFest, CeBIT America, Clio Creative Conference, ComNet, Enterprise Networks, Harvard Computer Graphics Week, and Softcon. She was the original creator of the Macworld Expo Conference, which she grew in size and profitability for 14 years. Previously, Ms. Kilburn helped establish a management consulting firm which developed executive education programs. Prior to that, she was Assistant Director of Continuing Education at Boston University; and at Arthur D. Little, Inc., she headed the firm’s conference, seminar, and executive briefing activities.
Neil Kinder, Technical Director, EMEA & Latin America, Sonus NetworksNeil Kinder is Technical Director at Sonus Networks where he is responsible for leading the development of opportunities for Carriers who wish to take advantage of Voice over Packet technologies. Prior to joining Sonus Networks, Neil was the Technical Director at 3Com responsible for developing and implementing the technical strategies for the sales organisation in the UK and the pre-sales technical community in EMEA. Neil also served in a variety of other senior positions within 3Com including Network Consultancy, and managing a pre-sales team. Prior to 1995, Neil was a Network Consultant with Digital for nine years. Neil has a degree in Computer Science from Leeds Metropolitan University.
Kevin Klett, Vice President, Product Management, Acme PacketKevin Klett joined Acme Packet from Lucent Technologies where he served as assistant vice president of Corporate Systems Engineering for the company's OPENet Division. At Lucent, he created and directed a global corporate systems engineering team to support sales of the company's Softswitch Solutions and the former Excel programmable converged service platforms. Mr. Klett joined Excel Switching in 1995 (acquired by Lucent in 1999) and served in systems engineering, engineering project management, protocol development, and support management. His background in engineering management, technical sales support, customer service, and product management – coupled with his understanding of converged network solutions, signaling, and telephony – brings a broad range of experience to Acme Packet. Mr. Klett holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications from the University of Connecticut.
Mahshad Koohgoli, CEO, Nimcat NetworksMahshad Koohgoli has spent most of his career in the telecommunications field. Starting with a lecturing stint in the University Of Exeter, England, Mahshad joined Bell Northern Research in Ottawa in 1982. In what later became Nortel Networks, Mahshad held various technical, marketing and executive posts for 14 years, before moving on to sample the challenges posed by smaller companies. Mahshad is a co-founder of SpaceBridge Networks, a satellite communications company, and the founder of Lantern Communications Canada, an optical networking company. In 2002, Mahshad co-founded Nimcat Networks, an enterprise communications company that develops server-less peer-to-peer communications solutions. Mahshad holds a B.Sc. and a Ph.D. from University of Sussex, England.
Kimmo Korpela, Associate Director, 3i SwedenKimmo joined 3i's Helsinki office as an investment manager in 2000, where he worked for four years before joining the Stockholm office in April 2004. Prior to 3i, Kimmo was a partner at Finnish technology venture capital company SFK Finance, which was acquired by 3i in June 2000. Before moving to the venture capital industry, Kimmo worked as a business analyst focusing mainly on technology start-ups. Kimmo specialises in information technology investments across Europe and he is responsible for 3i’s investments in Fathammer, Sulake Corporation and Wicom Communications.
Over the course of his career, Martin has covered many aspects of broadband access - from university research on fiber optic transmission to business modelling of broadband services. Previous positions include Research Project Manager, Turnkey Access Solutions Manager and Head of Broadband Product Management, all at Ericsson.
Martin also contributed to one of the first commercial broadband deployments in 1999 as CTO of StjarnTV (later UPC Sweden). He was also co-founder and partner of Manage-IT, a consultant company focused on broadband business development projects.
As of 2003 he is CTO och Com Hem, Swedens largest cable operator and first triple play operator, connecting 1,4 million homes.Jiri Kuthan is co-founder and CTO of iptelorg. Jiri has been responsible for defining iptelorg's SIP product architecture and deployment of his company's products with major worldwide service providers. Jiri's focus today is building highly secured SIP-based networks. Prior to founding iptelorg, Jiri was working with Fraunhofer and MCI Worldcom. Jiri has been actively participating in IETF standardization, serves on TPC of several related conferences, and is a frequent industry speaker.
Louise Lancaster, Viatel GroupAfter qualifying as a solicitor in 1994, Louise joined the UK subsidiary of ACC Corp., a provider of long distance telecommunications services, where she became Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs. In 1998 she joined Viatel, where she was Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs. After a spell at Telco Global Communications (a UK service provider), Louise now advises Viatel on regulatory compliance and policy across Europe and in the United States.
Ernst Langmantel, Director, Technical Division, Austrian Reg. Authority for Broadcasting & Telecomm.Ernst Langmantel has over 20 years of experience in electronic communications. Since 1998 he has served as director of the technical division at Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs (RTR), the Austrian Regulator for Broadcasting and Telecommunications . In his study of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Vienna, Mr. Langmantel specialized in Communications Technology. During his 15 years in the development department at Siemens Vienna, he was engaged in various areas in different responsibilities both in the public and private sector, including fixed and mobile communications systems and networks. Under his direction in December 2004, RTR enabled the worldwide first start of commercial ENUM services in Austria, based on an ENUM registry contract of RTR with enum.at, a subsidiary of nic.at, the Austrian registry for .at domains.
Ake Larsson, Solution Design Engineer, AlcatelAke is a Solution Design Engineer at Alcatel’s Enterprise Solution Division, based in Stockholm. He has more than 20 years of experience in the communications industry, and 7 years of experience in packet based telephony (VoIP). He has been at Alcatel since 2002, formerly working for Nokia and Ericsson. Ake has a broad experience in IP-networking, and has - as a consultant - been involved in a large number of voice projects, including broadband, public and enterprise telephony solutions.
In 1998 Michel Laurence co-founded Octasic, a company that began by fulfilling design contracts for major semiconductor houses and has since grown to design its own proprietary silicon for Voice over Packet (VoP) applications. CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2001, Mr. Laurence oversees research and development and determines strategic direction. Prior to Octasic, Mr. Laurence co-founded InnoMediaLogic (IML) in 1996, and within a span of four years, as Chairman and President, he developed the company into a thriving multi-million dollar vendor of VoP solutions. NMS Communications purchased IML in 2000 and Mr. Laurence was appointed VP and General Manager of NMS Communications' Network Access Business Unit.
A 15-year veteran in the fields of network IT systems for IP, wireless and landline, Alon Lelcuk is a renowned expert on OSS and security. He serves as an active consultant to the Israel Defense Forces on issues regarding network and computer security. Before co-founding Personeta, Mr. Lelcuk worked as a senior consultant specializing in OSS system engineering and security infrastructures. He was involved, as a system engineer and architect, in the definition and deployment of some of Israel's major network management infrastructures. Previously he was CTO of Liacom, a leading network engineering company, and prior to that founded and served as VP and CTO of Macom Networking where he pioneered the creation of first generation eCommerce systems.
Bill Leslie is a 22-year veteran of the telecommunications industry and is the chief architect of the LongBoard product line. Prior to joining LongBoard, Mr. Leslie was CTO for Magellan Network Systems, a provider of enhanced service switching solutions. He has also held a variety of technical and management positions with ITT, Motorola, ROLM, NEC, StrataCom and SynOptics. During his tenure at ROLM, Mr. Leslie was the primary architect and led much of the software development for the IBM 8750 PBX. For his efforts there he received IBM's Outstanding Technical Achievement Award. He is a frequent speaker at industry events such as the VON Developers Conference, and holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Hatfield Polytechnic in the UK.
Jeff Liebl, VP of Marketing, Ubiquity SoftwareJeff Liebl brings both enterprise and service provider communications industry experience, as well as voice and data expertise, to his role at Ubiquity. Liebl is responsible for all outbound marketing activities as well as internal product line management. Liebl's communications experience includes management roles in corporate development, business development, product and vertical marketing at Jetstream Communications and 3Com Corporation, along with experience as a strategic marketing consultant to the high performance communications and computing industry at Smaby Group, Inc. Liebl has presented to audiences at numerous industry conferences and seminars. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, at the University of St. Thomas and his Master of Business Administration from The University of Michigan Business School.
Peter Linder, Technical Director Wireline Networks, EricssonPeter Linder is Technical Director for Wireline Networks at Ericsson. In this role he is responsible for the overall startegic technology direction for Ericsson's Wireline portfolio which cover networks for Broadband access networks, Telephony & Multimedia Softswitching and the AXE portfolio. He has worked 13 years with Ericsson and the last 11 years in the Broadband network field. He is a frequent speaker at International conferences and did during 2001-2004 serve as the VP of Marketing for the Ethernet in the First Mile Alliance.
Johan Liseborn, CTO and Co-Founder, HotsipJohan Liseborn, Hotsip CTO and Co-Founder, has a background from Ericsson, working with telephony and support systems, as well as methods for software development and engineering for five years. He then worked at Ellemtel for two years, focusing on Internet-based services, in the area of intelligent agent systems and applications for multimedia communication. Mr. Liseborn has some 10 patents related to Internet/Telecom filed and has studied Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Linköping, Sweden.
Martin Luest, SVP, Solutions Management, SiemensMartin Lüst is currently heading as Senior Vice President the Solution Management for VoIP solutions within the Fixed Network division of Siemens Com.
Martin Lüst is 46 years old and has more tha 12 years experience in the telecommunication industry with focus on NGN technologies working in various countries like US, Australia and Singapore. In Singapore Martin was heading the regional Carrier Solution Center APAC for Siemens from year 2000-2002 before he returned to Siemens Headquarter by 2003 and is working since than on the VoIP solution and products for the carrier segment.
Kalle Luukkainen, Marketing Manager, Nokia NetworksIn his present role, Kalle Luukkainen is responsible for marketing of Nokia IP Multimedia Subsystem. Within Nokia, Kalle has worked in a variety of marketing & sales roles, both in the core and radio access sides of Nokia Networks. Kalle Luukkainen holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Helsinki University of Technology.
Randy May, Sr. Fellow and Dir. of Communications Policy Studies, Progress and Freedom FoundationFrom 1978 to 1981, Mr. May served as Assistant General Counsel and Associate General Counsel at the Federal Communications Commission, and subsequently practiced communications law before joining PFF in 1999. Presently, he is Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. Mr. May writes regularly for Legal Times and the National Law Journal. In addition, he has published more than sixty articles on communications, administrative and constitutional law topics. Mr. May is an adjunct professor of law at George Mason University School of Law. He received his A.B. from Duke University and his J.D. from Duke Law School, where he serves as a member of the Board of Visitors.
Magnus Melander, Co-founder & Partner, BrainHeart CapitalMagnus Melander, Co-founder and partner at BrainHeart Capital, covers primarily the Wireless Broadband segment. Magnus has 22 years of international IT industry experience, including positions with IBM, Apple and most recently 3Com. At 3Com, he held several senior executive positions, including Marketing Director Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Network Service Provider Director EMEA and New Business Development Director EMEA. Magnus is responsible for BrainHeart’s investments in Åkerströms, Possio, Service Factory, Excilan, Radionet and Meru Networks.
Roberto Mestriner, CTO, TelseyRoberto Mestriner, Chief Technology Officer, Telsey Communications, joined Telsey in 1996 as head of the software development division and with his team Mestriner developed a distinct software for Telsey's STBs. In 1998, he was promoted to manage the Communication Systems Business Unit and during this experience he leads the development of a Call Router Device. In 1999, he moved on to head the research and development of the @Link Product family which technology he patents. Mr. Mestriner was nominated Telsey's R&D Manager, a role he maintains until the end of 2002 when he is appointed chief technology officer.
Rik Missault, VP, Marketing & Communications, AlcatelRik Missault joined Alcatel in 1992. He has been involved with the worldwide development of Alcatel's DSL business since 1996. Rik Missault is currently heading the Marketing & Communications teams of Alcatel’s Fixed Solutions Division. Rik Missault graduated in electronics engineering at the University of Leuven (Belgium) and completed an executive Masters in Business Administration at the Vlerick school for management in Gent (Belgium).
Pat Moore, Business Development Manager, Data ConnectionPat Moore is Business Development Manager for Data Connection's Network Protocols Group. He has been with Data Connection for 18 years and has a wealth of experience spanning many protocols and customer situations. Mr. Moore began his career at Data Connection in software development and subsequently worked in a variety of roles. He has a degree from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in Astronomy from the University of Manchester.
Maria Morner-Jonsson, Global Product Manager VoIP Consumer, TeliaSoneraLong experience from a former carrier in the field of Information system and Documentation Management Area. The carrier in the telecom area started off with Business Development with a special interest for the impact of “broken value chains and broadband” for a traditional carrier delivering services on others network. Now responsible for the Product Management for VoIP Consumer in the TeliaSonera group. Education background; originally an academic education in the humanistic and social anthropology field and also in the information system area. Several courses regarding many subjects connected to the professional roles and tasks.
Ranjith Mukundan, Lead Architect, Wipro TechnologiesRanjith Mukundan has over 8 years of experience in core Telecom Switching R&D, spanning across solutions design and architecture, standardization, network architecture, technology consultancy, technology trends and market analysis. He is, currently working as a Lead Architect in Wipro. He is the author of IETF drafts in areas spanning across SIP, SIGTRAN, MEGACO and MIBs. He is also involved in Parlay 6.0 Standardization activities. He is also the author of papers on Packet Network Solutions, NGN Trends, Kerberos etc. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from BIT, India and MS in Telecom and Software Engineering from IIT, Chicago.
Jean-Francois Mule, VP, IP Technologies and Services, CableLabsJean-François Mulé is Vice President, IP Technologies and Services at CableLabs. In this position, he is responsible for steering the directions of IP technologies and protocol developments across the CableLabs research and development projects such as PacketCableTM, DOCSIS®, and CableHome®. Jean-François Mulé is primarily focused on enabling real-time IP communication services over cable broadband networks. He also leads CableLabs’ coordination efforts in standardization with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Jean-François Mulé holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Telecom in Paris, where he specialized in Computer Science, Data Networks and Telecom engineering.
Gani Nayak, EVP, Marketing, IP UnityGani Nayak, IP Unity Senior Vice President of Marketing, has 14+ years in wireless and VoIP, and leads IP Unity’s Marketing and Product Management functions. Gani was previously VP of product management and R&D for LogicaCMG Global Telecoms’ uOne Business Unit, developing IP Voice and Video Communications for Service Providers. He productized uOne 3G wireless Video Mail and introduced uOne for Broadband Cable. He was Director of R&D at NKO Inc, a developer of innovative network systems and services purchased by ECI Telecom in 1998. Gani has a BSEE from Mangalore University, India, an MSEE from University of Maryland, College Park and an MBA from Duke University. He has a patent in VoIP messaging technology.
Lars-Erik Norum, Solution Marketing Manager Large Enterprises, AlcatelLars Erik Norum has a University degree in Economics and Computer Sience, and has been working within Alcatel's Enterprise Solutions Divison for the last six years. Today, he is responsible for solutions targeting large enterprises in the Nordics with a special focus on IP communications applications.
Alan Nunn, Chief Voice Architect, BTAlan Nunn has worked in BT for 17 years and currently works in BT Group CTO as Chief Voice Architect, responsible for setting the future direction of BT's voice networks. He deals primarily with technology and strategic issues around Voice and Broadband. Prior to this he was responsible for end to end design of BT's 0800 platform and migration of service to it. He was previously the designer for Geographic Number Portability in BT. He has a first class honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Ejovi Nuwere, CTO, SecurityLab TechnologiesFor government agencies, corporations and other clients requiring expert assistance with digital threat management Ejovi Nuwere brings a wealth of experience. For more then 9 years, he has earned a reputation for providing skilled and practical guidance as a computer security consultant and authority on the hacker threat. Prior to founding SecurityLab Technologies Nuwere gained media attention and international recognition for his highly publicized security audit of Japan’s National ID system--JukiNet. Nuwere is the Chief Technology Officer of SecurityLab Technologies where he heads the companies VoIP security auditing group. He currently lives in Boston and is working on his second book, Practical Penetration Testing (O’Reilly).
John O'Donnell, CTO, Equator TechnologiesJohn O'Donnell co-founded Equator Technologies, Inc., in 1996 with the intention of applying VLIW and Trace Scheduling technologies to a wide range of products. Clientele included DEC, Intel, Fujitsu, NEC, and Texas Instruments. Prior to Equator, Mr. O'Donnell was a co-founder and Vice President of Engineering at Multiflow Computer, Inc., which pioneered VLIW architecture and Trace Scheduling compiler technologies. He was Chief Architect for Multiflow's VLIW processors and led all engineering including the development and refinement of the company's Trace Scheduling compilers. Mr. O'Donnell holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University.
Ken Osowski, VP, Marketing & Product Mgmt., Pactolus Communication SoftwareKenneth Osowski, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management has been at Pactolus for over 4 years, joining during the company’s early development stage. Osowski started in the enhanced services market in 1993 at Boston Technology (acquired by Comverse), where in a senior product management role introduced the company’s carrier-focused messaging platforms, the CO ACCESS 500/600, Access NP, and AccessMAX Service Creation Environment. In a Director of Sales role, he sold to the ILECs, CLECs, and major independent telcos. Osowski holds a B.S. degree in Physics from Franklin & Marshall College and an M.S. degree in Computer Science from Columbia University.
Jeff Paine, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, UTStarcomJeff Paine is currently vice president of strategic marketing for UTStarcom. Previously, he spent six years as an executive in the VoIP/softswitching market. Most recently he was VP of marketing at Syndeo. He was one of the first 100 employees at Cisco where he was responsible for the creation of many of the company's best-known marketing programs from 1989-1995. He has also held senior positions at Intel and GI. Jeff has a BA in Communications from Brown University and an MA in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dimitri Panasevich, Director, IPCB.netDimitri Panasevich is responsible for Business Development at IPClearingBoard, Inc. Since 2000, the company has routed more than a billion VoIP minutes worldwide; today it offers a variety of VoIP services based on its proprietary technology, including BuySellMinutes.com, HostedSwitch.com and BuyMin.com. Prior to co-founding the company, Mr. Panasevich worked in Investment Banking (Merrill Lynch) and Management Consulting (McKinsey); he has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.
Claudio Pavanelli, VP, Sales Development & Marketing, ItaltelClaudio Pavanelli joined Italtel in 1992; before then he had been in Alcatel and Telettra, the Fiat Group telecommunications manufacturer company, in which he started his career in 1980. Over twenty plus years experience in the telecommunication sector, he has broadened his expertise in voice, data and Next Generation Networks covering responsibilities in the area of R&D, Business & Product Management and Marketing. He is currently responsible of Sales Development and Marketing at Italtel. Born in Milan in 1954, Pavanelli obtained his degree in Electronic Engineering in 1980 at Politecnico University of Milan.
Jonathan Peace, CTO, Mindspeed TechnologiesJonathan Peace has more than 15 years experience as innovator and technologist in Telecommunications Silicon and Systems design. He currently provides technical direction to Mindspeed Technologies' Multi Service Access division, a leading supplier of VoIP and Network Processing System-on-Chip products. Before joining Mindspeed, he held a variety of engineering and technical management positions at companies including Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, where he led the development of some of the world's first VoIP silicon solutions. He has also served as a technical consultant for several BBC television series on emerging computer architectures. Mr. Peace is a holder of multiple telecommunications hardware and software-related patents.
Andy Pearson, Director, Product Strategy, Oz CommunicationsWith over 14 years experience in the IT & Telco industry sector, Andy Pearson has established himself as a key industry spokesperson on messaging. As Director of Product Strategy for OZ, Andy is at the forefront of driving usage and acceptance of new forms of mobile messaging.
Before joining OZ, Andy worked for Magic4 and then Openwave. Prior to this Andy held a number of posts including running the Official Liverpool FC website and at Liverpool John Moores University. His work at multimedia development company “Amaze”, gained him a British Interactive Multimedia Award. Andy holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Philosophy degree from Liverpool University.
Bertrand Pourcelot, Operations Director, CentileBertrand Pourcelot as Operations Director of Centile is in charge of product and roadmap definition, product development management and technology partnerships. Before joining Centile in early 2001, first as head of system qualification then as head of customer service, Bertrand lead various high tech software development projects within mission critical environments at Alcatel, first as technical manager then as project manager. Prior to this, Bertrand was closely involved in system design and software development for over five years with EADS France. Bertrand graduated in Computer Science Engineering from Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris, one of the top five French engineering schools.
Maurizio Prati, Product Marketing Manager, EMEA, NMS CommunicationsAs EMEA Product Marketing Manager for NMS Communications, Mr. Prati is responsible for helping to shape the company's 3G video and VoIP products and OEM product roadmaps for mobile technologies. Previously, Mr. Prati held senior systems engineering positions at NMS with EMEA-wide responsibilities. Prior to joining NMS, for many years, Mr. Prati ran his own company specializing in networking data collection devices. Mr. Prati also held various network engineering positions at Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Prati holds a degree in computer science from the University of Turin in Italy.
Don Price, CTO andTechnical Director, AvayaDon Price is CTO, Service Provider Solutions at Avaya, Inc. A seasoned IT software manager, Don has extensive experience in emerging technologies in the US and international markets within Product Business Development/ Product Management, Applications Development, Technical Sales and Technical Operations. Don has demonstrated senior leadership experience in deploying IT technology solutions, as well as leading the adoption of new wireless and travel products and ASP services by customers. Don has held multiple technical leadership positions at companies such as SourceGate Systems, Lotus Development Corporation, Bankers Trust, Texaco, and American Airlines. He is a recipient of several awards including the Lotus Achievers Award (2000) and The Outstanding Young Men of America Award (1973).
Jeff Pulver, Founder, pulver.comJeff Pulver, Founder of pulver.com, Inc., is a globally respected visionary with more than a decade of experience in Internet and IP communications and is a "parallel entrepreneur." He is the publisher of Internet technology-related research such as The Pulver Report, and the creator of Voice on the Net (VON) and Presence and Instant Messaging (PIM) conferences. Mr. Pulver is the co-founder of the VON Coalition, Vonage, and WHP Wireless and is one of the true pioneers in Internet Telephony. In 2000, Mr. Pulver launched pulverradio.com, the first B2B 24x7, Internet-based rock-oriented radio station with Internet/Telecom content. In 2001 he founded ReUp Records. Mr. Pulver is also the founder of Spreadsheet Solutions Corporation, which publishes financial add-in products for Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel, including FINalc, @EASE, and @Fixed Income.
Viswas Purani, Director, Emerging Technologies & Applications, American Power ConversionViswas Purani is a Director of Emerging Technologies and Applications with APC based in RI, USA. He joined APC in 1997 and has been product and program manager for Symmetra and InfraStruXure product lines, intimately involved with their design, development, launch and support worldwide. He has successfully started a data center support company in the Middle-East as well as Motorola semiconductor distribution in western India. He has a Bachelors degree with a major in power electronics engineering in 1988 and has been involved with technology transfers of UPS Systems and AC/DC drives from leading American and European companies. He has a Masters degree in business administration with a major in international business in 1999.
Kennet Radne, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Products & Services, TeliaSoneraKennet Rådne has 25 years of experience in the IT and Telecom industries, working for companies such as CapGemini and Ericsson in senior management positions in IT services and fixed and mobile communications. Mr. Rådne joined TeliaSonera in 2001 and was responsible for the former Telia Networks, and was also business manager for TeliaSonera Group's fixed voice business. In that position, Mr. Rådne developed TeliaSonera's strategy in fixed voice services.
James Rafferty, Sr. Product Manager for IP, Brooktrout TechnologyJames Rafferty is the Senior Product Manager for IP Telephony at Brooktrout Technology. James is responsible for Brooktrout’s IP and carrier voice product lines. James is also active in the IP Telephony standards process through his work with the MEGACO working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force and related contributions to ITU-T Study Group 16. James holds a B.S. and a Master of Engineering degrees in Management Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Sridhar Ramachandran, Chief Technical Officer, NexTone CommunicationsCo-founded NexTone Communications in February of 1998, bringing to NexTone a wealth of technical and business background in the telecom and datacom industry. Ramachandran earned his Bachelors in Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai (Madras), India. He has a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Gianluca Renoffio, Head of Network Architecture, ItaltelGianluca Renoffio joined Italtel in 1985 with main focus on the specification and implementation of the traditional protocol stacks such as CCSS7, ISDN, V5, DECT. In 1998 he assumed the responsibility of special projects as Project Manager, drawing the evolution of the Italtel product lines towards the innovative IP scenarios (MGCP/H.248, H.323, SIP). In 1999 he became the Product Manager of Italtel Softswitch in the Product Management and Planning Area. Since 2002 he has assumed the responsibility of Network Architecture Department, taking care of the Italtel proposition of complete end-to-end solutions. He obtained his degree in Electronic Engineering in 1984 at the University of Bologna.
Bill Rich, Co-Founder, SIP FoundryAs president & chief executive officer of Pingtel, Bill Rich is responsible for the company’s strategic direction, profitability, and aggressive growth plans. Over the past 20 years, Bill has served provided executive guidance at several innovative companies including serving as CEO of Aravox Technologies, which provided session border controllers for service provider VoIP networks and president and CEO at VocalData, a leading provider of feature servers that enable service providers to deliver next-generation IP telephony services. Bill earned a BA in economics from the College of William and Mary.
Ernie Richardson, CEO, MTI PartnersErnie joined MTI in 1985 and specialises in communications hardware and software; enterprise applications software; and data storage technology. As both a graduate chemical engineer and a Chartered Management Accountant, Ernie has extensive and senior level experience of the chemical and banking industries (British Steel, Laporte Industries and Royal Bank of Canada). He also has entrepreneurial experience as the CFO of a start-up in the oil processing sector.
Jerome Richter, Business Manager, digicastJérôme Richter has worked in media technology sector since the mid 1990’s. After having obtained his degree in computer systems engineering from Renselear Polytechnic Institute (Upstate New York), he was in charge of various notable video streaming projects in the U.S. In 1997, he was responsible for the technical supervision and realization of RPI’s MBA E-Learning Program. In 1998, he was entrusted with various corporate streaming projects by Nortel Networks Boston (MA). From 1999-2000, Richter worked on a satellite-based network-caching system while working for Edgix Corp. (NY city). Between 2002 and 2004, he was engaged as a service manager for streaming-media at T-Systems, a Devision of Deutsche Telekom, in Berlin, Germany. Since 2004 Jérôme Richter is the business manager of digicast.
Johannes Riedl, Project Manager, Siemens CommunicationsJohannes Riedl studied Mathematics and Physics at the LMU in Munich and finished his PhD (Mathematics) in 2001 at the Technical University in Munich. He joined Siemens immediately afterwards in the Systems Engineering department within the former ICN. In the following years he became a leading expert in the area of IP network architecture and network engineering. Today he is working in the Siemens Communications Carrier Development Innovations group, being responsible for a cooperation project between Siemens and Juniper networks, called RESIP (RESilient IP networks).
Kerry Ritz, Managing Director, VonagePrior to joining Vonage UK as Managing Director, Mr. Ritz was Director of Customer Strategy for Hutchison 3G Ltd., executing business and marketing strategy, device development and international development. He helped define the “3G proposition,” instrumental in developing the first 3G business plan that was used to raise over $5 billion in financing. Previously, Mr. Ritz was Head of Practice at InterMatrix, a prominent UK strategy and consulting firm, where he created numerous go-to-market strategies for European, Asian and Latin American telecom operators, and advised leading consumer and retail organizations on marketing, sales and international expansion strategies. Mr. Ritz’s preceding experience included brand marketing, strategy and business development roles with General Foods and Loblaws Supermarkets.
Sandra Rivera, Director, IntelAs director of marketing for the modular communications building block division of Intel, Sandra Rivera is responsible for marketing strategies and programs for ATCA products from Intel®, including leading Product Marketing, Segment Marketing, and the Channel Marketing teams. Ms. Rivera has extensive expertise with the communications marketplace and its customers, as well as a long and proven history of marketing and selling Intel® telecom products. Prior to Intel, Ms. Rivera co-founded the CTI Authority, a computer telephony distributor, served as president of Catalyst Telecom’s CT division and had overall responsibility for the Dialogic eastern US and Canadian sales operation. Ms. Rivera holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University.
Andrew Romans, Managing Partner, Georgetown Venture PartnersAndrew Romans is the founder & Managing Partner of Georgetown Venture Partners, a telecom focused corporate finance boutique in the US and Europe. He has personally raised over $50 million in venture capital and advised on scores of M&A transactions over the past 5 years. Romans co-founded and led The Global TeleExchange (The GTX), a 90-person TDM-VoIP minutes exchange which was the first company to deploy Lucent's softswitch in the US and Europe. Romans also held senior management positions at Motive Communications and Sentito Networks. Romans is a member of the IT Directors Network, holds a BA from the University of Vermont and an MBA from Georgetown University which he completed on scholarship.
Sharon Rozov, Director, Product Marketing, Veraz NetworksSharon Rozov is a director of product marketing for Veraz Networks and currently focuses on IMS. She brings to Veraz over 10 years of experience in design of telephony and VoIP carrier networks and services. Prior to Veraz Networks, Sharon was a senior consultant to Bezeq, the Israeli ILEC and beforehand the head of VoIP engineering for Ofek, a next-generation CLEC. Previously Sharon was a chief system architect in Telrad Networks. She holds a BSEE from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Richard Russell, Director of Sales - EMEA, Continuous ComputingMr. Russell has been with Continuous Computing since June 2004. During the past 10 years, he has held positions as sales director, managing director EMEA, and director of business development in the telecom industry. Mr. Russell has an M.S. degree in international affairs from Florida State University, an MIBS degree in international finance from the University of South Carolina and served as a Carpathian Regional Development Fellow for the East-West Institute.
Chuck Rutledge, VP of Marketing, Quintum TechnologiesChuck joined Quintum five years ago and has led all marketing and business development activities from its first product launch to the present. The company is now one of the leading providers of VoIP equipment worldwide and has become the 3rd fastest growing company on the Deloitte and Touche New Jersey Technology Fast 50. Prior to Quintum, he was Vice President of Wholesale Marketing at Vialog, where he established programs for distributing conferencing and collaboration services through agent channels, and as a wholesale offering. As Director of Marketing at Madge Networks, he established a new business unit to market video networking and ISDN equipment to carriers. While at AT&T Chuck worked on the Time Warner Entertainment Joint Venture team and managed the AT&T/Viacom Interactive Television trial. He holds multiple patents, and currently is a board member for the Technology Management Education Association.
Thilo Salmon, Managing Director, Indigo NetworksThilo Salmon has gained a strong math and computer science background studying at Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf, Germany, and UC Davis, CA. Involved in the telecom industry since 1998, Mr. Salmon has been steering a number of web publications and IP-based telecom services through the difficult times of the new economy hype. Since 2003, he has been a driving force behind "sipgate" a free pan-european VoIP service. As such he is actively involved in various national and EU policy-making processes. Mr. Salmon's latest activity centers around delivering on the cost-saving promise through community-based, settlement-free PSTN-bypass over the public internet for voice service providers (e164.info).
Franz Seiser, Head of CN Evolution, T-Mobile InternationalFranz Seiser's first contact with VoIP was as SW developer for a PBX in 1998. Involved in development of SW for a VoIP-switchboard of a PBX. He moved to US, Silicon Valley, in 1999, and worked at a start-up company (bought by a major telecoms-vendor) on a VoIP based PBX. Mr. Seiser joined mobile communications industry in mid-2000 (max. mobil in Austria, renamed to T-Mobile Austria later). Involved in preparations for 3G (license auction, vendor selection, contract negotiations). Moved to T-Mobile International (Austria) end of 2002. Working on core-network related mid- to long term issues, also involved in standardisation (3GPP). IP and VoIP currently one of the major topics for core network evolution.
Martin Silman, Director, Global Offer Management, AT&TMartin Silman manages the development and deployment of AT&T's products and services outside of the US. His responsibilities range from individual private lines to the application hosting capabilities in the AT&T Internet Data Centres around the world. Prior to joining AT&T Martin managed the European network product team for IBM. He graduated in Computer Science from Portsmouth University, UK and has been active in the industry for 20 years.
Bill Simmelink, GM, VoIP Business, Texas InstrumentsBill Simmelink has been the General Manager of Texas Instruments' VoIP business unit since 1999. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Business Development for Telogy Networks, which was acquired by TI in 1999. He previously served as Vice President, Sales, since joining Telogy in 1993. Mr. Simmelink worked for 12 years at Hughes Network Systems, ultimately serving as Assistant Vice President with responsibility for sales in the Asia-Pacific region, and business management in the International Business Satellite Group. He was also manager of pre-sales technical support at AT&T. Mr. Simmelink received a bachelor’s degree of science in mathematics from Purdue University.
Henry Sinnreich, MCI Fellow, MCIDr. Henry Sinnreich is Distinguished Member of Engineering at MCI. Operating in more than 65 countries, the company is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services. Dr. Sinnreich has been at MCI Communications since 1981 where he has held various engineering and executive positions working on lightwave systems, digital crossconnects, lab testing and vendor product evaluation/integration and in telephony switch systems engineering. Dr. Sinnreich has worked on Internet and web services since 1993 and has initiated multimedia and voice projects based on standards developed in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), where he is an active contributor, having authored several IETF drafts.
Karl Stahl, CEO and President, Intertex DataKarl Erik Ståhl has a M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering. He started his career in the audio business developing loudspeakers and amplifiers for Audio Pro, a company that licensed his patented ACE-bass technology for low frequency loudspeakers. In 1982, Karl Ståhl founded Intertex Data AB, a Swedish company with a 20 year background in the telecommunication and security business. Intertex develops end user equipment with unique functions and features, by combining real-time programming with analogue and digital hardware design skills. Karl Ståhl is also a founder and the Chairman of Ingate Systems Inc. He holds several patents in the audio, electrical, security and communication fields. Intertex and its products have won numerous awards over the years, including Challenger of the year 1995, IT company of the year 1996, Elektronikpriset 1997, Guldmusen 1998, World of ADSL Golden Award 2003, Internet Telephony Product of the Year 2002, 2003, 2004 and the European IST prize.
Richard Stastny, Senior Analyst, OeFEGRichard has over 25 years of experience in computing, switching, signalling, numbering and networking. He was involved in the adaption of digital switching systems (DMS-100 and EWSD) for the Austrian market and also in the introduction of OAM and billing systems within Telekom Austria. He is participating actively in various international standard bodies, e.g. ETSI SMG, TMN, SPAN and TIPHON, VISIONng, ITU-T SG2 and IETF. In the last years he was responsible in OeFEG for the convergence of NGN networks, the migration to IP based networks, VoIP and ENUM. In this role he was involved in the latest developments in ITU-T regarding the 878 country code for UPT and the recent ENUM related recommendations.
Baruch Sterman, CEO, Kayote NetworksDr. Sterman is the CEO and founder of Kayote Networks, providing VoIP interconnectivity services with a focus on interoperability, security, and routing (including ENUM, QLCR, and QoS enhancement). Kayote's expertise is in operating real-world implementations of advanced VoIP technology. Previously, Baruch worked at deltathree as CTO with the responsibility for the design and implementation of their real-time billing system, and SIP network. Earlier, he worked at AT&T's Bell Labs, in the Satellite Communications division. Dr. Sterman holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University and a Doctorate in Physics from Hebrew University.
Tim Stone, Senior Mktg. Manager, IP Communications EMEA, Cisco SystemsTim Stone is head of Cisco’s IP Communications marketing team, for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He joined Cisco in July 1999 and has led the development and execution of go-to-market strategies for converged communications solutions, specifically IP Telephony, IP Contact Centres, Unified Communications and Rich Media Applications. In this role, he is responsible for driving marketing programs, media & industry analyst relations and is a regular speaker at industry events. With 24 years’ experience in the Telecommunications Industry, Tim has held a number of marketing management positions focusing on PBX and Call Centre markets at Lucent Technologies, SDX Business Systems, Nortel and STC.
Alain Sultan, Consultant, ETSI TISPANThe earlier part of Alain Sultan's career was spent in France Telecom R&D Center in Paris, where he worked during four years on the early stage of the definition of third-generation mobile systems (3G) both at ETSI and at ITU. Six years ago, Mr. Sultan joined ETSI, working with the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). He took an active part in the definition of the UMTS network architecture, from the creation of UMTS up to the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). He is now in the process of introducing a similar mechanism for the fixed access to IMS (xDSL access to IMS); he has recently joined the ETSI's TISPAN NGN (Next Generation Network) project on a half-time basis, the other half being still dedicated to UMTS.
Duane Sword, Vice President, Marketing, EmpirixDuane Sword is responsible for the Strategic Marketing, Product Policy and Outbound Marketing for the suite of Hammer test solutions spanning TDM and VoIP for Empirix. Duane has worked extensively in the telecommunications industry, specifically with manufacturers and service providers of broadband switches and routers in Europe, North America and Japan and has a wide background in international product marketing and business development. He started his career with Agilent/HP in January 1996 and his previous positions include roles as Worldwide Business Development Manager, Europe Business Development Manager and Product Marketing Engineer for the Advanced Networks Division, with emphasis on the R&D protocol test industry for IP/Routing, MPLS, ATM and 3G infrastructure.
Ari Takanen, CEO, Codenomicon Ltd.Ari Takanen, founder and CEO of Codenomicon has for years already been studying information security issues in next generation networks and security critical environments. The work of Codenomicon and University of Oulu aims at ensuring that new technologies are accepted by the general public by providing means of measuring and ensuring quality in networked software. Ari Takanen is one of the people behind the PROTOS research that studied information security and reliability errors in e.g. SIP implementations.
Paolo Tavazzani, Head of Voice Services, FastwebAfter getting a BSC in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science from the Polytechnic of Milan and a Master in Information Technology from the CEFRIEL of Milan, Paolo Tavazzani started his activity in 1992 with Italtel. At first as a Software Architect for Data Networks devices, later as System Designer for ATM based Access Network devices and then as Network Architecture and Solutions Designer. Since 2000 he is Head of Voice Services at Fastweb S.p.A (Milan, Italy), where he leads the development of Voice and Value Added Services.
Johan Terve, VP, Marketing & Sales, Ingate SystemsJohan Terve, an IT industry veteran, is Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ingate Systems. He manages all sales activities in Europe, and oversees all marketing and public relations activities for Ingate worldwide. Terve has a strong mix of business leadership and marketing experience and has, before joining Ingate, worked for distributing companies as well as manufacturing companies.
Matthew Townend, Marketing Director, InclarityMatthew Townend joined Inclarity in August 2004 and is responsible for all aspects of Marketing for the business. His knowledge of both the telecoms and ISP & IP arenas is important in helping Inclarity to continue to dominate the Broadband telephony space. Up until August 2004 Matt was MCIs Senior Director for Partnering & Solutions in Europe. In this role Matt was responsible for driving all elements of sales, marketing for these Partnerships for MCI throughout the region.
Matt has had a series of senior product, marketing & sales post during his 9 years with UUNET/MCI and was responsible for launching one of the first VPN portfolios into the European Market.
Mika Uusitalo, Director, Nokia Core NetworksMika Uusitalo is Director of Technology at Nokia Core Networks where he is driving development of Nokia's mobile Internet technology, architecture as well as new products targeted for operators. Mika has 20 years professional experience in mobile and data communication as well as Internet. Previously Mika was VP and GM of Tahoe Networks where he founded Tahoe's European operations, as well as run company's R&D activities in EMEA. Before Tahoe Mika worked at Sonera Corp. in multiple positions as CTO, VP and Head of Mobile & Internet Technologies unit as well as Director of Medialab. In Sonera he was responsible of development of Internet, multimedia, broadband data networks, IP communication and Mobile Internet services, networks and technologies. Earlier he worked as Chief Architect at US West (Qwest) Advanced Technologies.
Alain Van Gaever, Policy Development - DG Information Society & Media, European CommissionAlain Van Gaever works in the Policy Development Unit of DG Information Society and Media where he is responsible for Voic
