VON Europe 2005 Conference and Expo - produced by pulver.com

VON Europe 2005 Expo Hours:
Tuesday May 24th: 6:30pm-8:30pm (with Welcome Reception)
Wednesday May 25th: 10am-4pm
Thursday May 26th: 10am-4pm
One Phone for All
Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 3:05pm - 4:20pm
Consumers today are facing device overload - from fixed phones, mobiles, PDAs, PCs, personal music devices and Web TV. Managing multi-phone numbers, multiple e-mail and IM addresses or aliases and synchronising all of our contacts is a nightmare. In theory, one intelligent phone can eliminate much of this overload. Our panel addresses:
· Handset convergence: What's here today, and what's coming tomorrow?
· SIP: The enabler
· Network convergence and co-operation
· Will this market be driven by enterprise or consumer demand?

Zoltan Herzegh, Senior VoIP Specialist, TeliaSonera
Zoltan 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.

Olivier Hersent, Chairman and CTO, NetCentrex
Olivier 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.

Bill Leslie, CTO, LongBoard
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.

Alan Nunn, Chief Voice Architect, BT
Alan 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.

Gerry White, Sr. Director, Advanced Technology, Motorola
Gerry White is chief technologist for Motorola Broadband IP Solutions Group. In this role, he is responsible for technology strategy and planning for the group. Mr. White joined Motorola through their acquisition of RiverDelta Networks, where he served as vice president and chief technical officer. Prior to this, he was vice president and CTO of Arris Interactive, a provider of voice and data equipment within the CATV market. While at Arris, and its predecessor LanCity, Mr. White assumed a leading role in the industry's efforts to define, develop and deploy standards-based voice and data technology. He is the co-author of several patents and articles on data communications technology. He holds a bachelor’s degree in science and graduated with honors from University College in London.