The power is at the edge, So what are the end users going to do? With WiFi already in so many homes, are femtocells going to spur new growth, or is this about swapping out the existing gear? Why do so many believe this is a done deal.

Stan Claes is Product Manager, IP Home Gateways, at Thomson. Stan has more than ten years experience in access and network technologies. He is in charge of the new technologies and partnerships, responsible for product roadmap and strategy. Prior to joining Thomson through the acquisition of the DSL gateway business form Alcatel in 2001, Stan held various positions in Alcatel’s corporate research group and the ADSL Virtual Company. He holds a Masters degree in Engineering (Electro-Mechanics) from the University of Brussels and worked there for two years as a research assistant. Stan also holds a Bachelor degree in Telecommunications Marketing.

Ted Fagenson is responsible for defining 2Wire's corporate marketing strategy, as well as evaluating and managing strategic initiatives, alliances, and joint ventures. Ted previously served as 2Wire’s vice president and general manager of management systems, and vice president of Asia Pacific and Latin American Sales. Prior to joining 2Wire, he held marketing management positions at several start-up companies delivering leading-edge products. While with Polycom, Inc., the world’s leading audio and video conferencing company, he served as the director of product marketing for the SoundStation audioconferencing product line. Ted also spent four years with Lucent Microelectronics in the DSP group working on wireless data networking, videoconferencing, and video telephony products. As a design engineer with Raytheon, he worked on the MILSTAR EHF modem and the PATRIOT missile system. Ted has an electrical engineering degree from Rutgers University and an MBA from the William E. Simon School of Business Administration, University of Rochester.

2Wire

2Wire provides global telecom carriers with broadband services platforms that enable an integrated triple play of networked data, voice, and media services. 2Wire's award-winning products and services include residential gateways, broadband multimedia set top boxes, remote management systems, and call center customer support. 2Wire's customers include global DSL market leaders AT&T, TELMEX, BellSouth, BT, Embarq, SingTel, and others. For more information, visit www.2Wire.com.

Richard Henderson has been a leader in the telecommunications industry for over 23 years, and has spent the past 18 years focused on the wireless arena. An award-winning sales and marketing Director and VP for Kodiak Networks, Metawave Communications and Nortel Networks, Richard is adept at researching, communicating and strategically facilitating innovations in his field. Richard is currently VP Sales, North America for ip.access.

Career Highlights

Led the sales effort responsible for introducing Kodiak Networks Push-to-Talk into North American Wireless Service Providers
Built and managed a team of sales directors, managers, and engineers that established Metawave as the frontrunner in the adoption of smart antennas
Member of the leadership team that spearheaded the strategic plan for wireless networks at Nortel Networks
Led the sales organization responsible for deploying the first Nortel CDMA and CDPD networks in the U.S.
Richard received B.S.I.E from Texas A&M University in 1984 and a Masters degree in Business (MBA) in 1988 from the University of Dallas

Barlow Keener is a telecom attorney with Keener Law Group. He has extensive experience in telecommunications, internet, and entertainment law. He helps clients in the wireless, video on the internet, VoIP, and telecommunications industries. Prior to Keener Law Group, Barlow served as CEO and Legal Counsel for a regional facilities-based CLEC in New England. He was instrumental in implementing strategic partnerships and designing the network. He also served General Attorney at CSA, Inc. an international consumer marketing company using direct-to-the-consumer video advertisements on cable and network television. He also headed up a telecommunications startup in Central Europe, Keener Kereskeldmi, Kft., focused on providing telephone service in rural Hungary and Poland.



Barlow started his career in telecommunications as a General Attorney with BellSouth Telecommunications (now AT&T) where he focused on regulatory, contract, and employment law. He has a JD from Emory University and BA from the University of the South.