Track Descriptions

Management Track

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Marketing Your M-Services
Marketing wireless services is a different game from wireline services. Out-of-the-"telco"-box thinking is required to position you as an innovative and cutting edge wireless carrier-the type today's consumers demand. Learn how to deliver effective messaging in print materials, on your website(s), or through social media and events. If your market does not perceive you as the leading wireless provider in your community then you need to attend this session.
Moderator: Rick Vergin, Chief Executive Officer, Mosaic Telecom
Speakers:
Chris Carabello, Director of Market Development, Metaswitch
Dave Nieuwstraten, Co-Founder and Managing Principal, Pivot Group
Vincent Picariello, Business Development Manager, OSG Billing Services


2:45-3:45 p.m.
Advanced Wi-technologies
With Clearwire's announcement to focus on LTE, what is the future of WiMax? Can WiMax thrive as a rural, fixed-wireless service? How should carriers leverage Wi-Fi solutions? From small cells and offloading wireless broadband data connections to revenue-generating Wi-Fi hotspots, this panel will review the state of Wi-technologies.
Speakers:
Carl Akin, Consultant, Monte R. Lee & Co.
Declan Byrne, Director of Marketing, WiMAX Forum
Madan Jagernauth, Vice President, Mobile Broadband Solutions, Huawei Technologies USA
J. J. Stutler, Founder, President, and Chief Systems Engineer, Stutler Technologies, Corp.


4:00-5:00 p.m.
Transforming the Wireless Value Chain: M2M
By 2016 there is expected to be more than 850 million machine-to-machine (M2M) connections with a global market value of over $66 billion. From devices to services and applications, what opportunities should you pursue now to revolutionize your revenue streams and ARPU? Learn how to position your company in an M2M market, which is poised to be one of the highest growth areas in the wireless arena during the next decade.
Speakers:
Mike Carney, National Sales Director, Dascom Systems Group
Andy Silberstein, Senior Vice President/General Manager, Globecomm
Jeff Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Numerex
Craig Steen , President, Clear2there


Technical Track

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Opportunities in Near Field Communications
From mobile commerce to mobile marketing, advertising, identification, security and more, how will near field communications (NFC) solutions provide new revenue opportunities? Learn about open and secure NFC developments and the role of the wireless carrier in this emerging field.
Speakers:
Charles Erke, Information Systems Manager, Green Hills Telephone Co.
Raymond Henagan, Manager and CEO, Rock Port Telephone
Albert Kangas, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, NewCore Wireless


2:45-3:45 p.m.
Developments in Mobile Backhaul
With the promise of ubiquitous 4G/LTE networks looming, where are your revenue opportunities and what network peering requirements will be called for as you reach out to mobile operators who will need more high-speed backhaul capacity? Learn from the experts what you need to know in order to participate in this promising and expanding area for growth.
Speakers:
Jim Chandler, Chief Technology Officer, PC Management Rafael Francis, AVP of Technology & Marketing, Americas, ECI Telecom Ltd.
Sally Song, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, ZTE USA
Brian Young, Chief Technology Officer, Convergence Technologies


4:00-5:00 p.m.
Mining Your Company's Data for Gold: Best Practices for Managing Your Wireless Business:
Roaming, billing and back-office data provide enormous opportunities to analyze your operations, drive marketing plans and direct future capital expenditures. Panelists will tell you how to take advantage of data sets that you may be overlooking today.
Speakers:
Brody Bryant, Managing Partner, Nextgen Clearing
Todd Domres, Telecom Sales and Business Development Manager, NISC
Lou Grilli, Director of Product Management, ClearSky