The 2007 Agenda

Benefit from our insight-packed panels, dynamic keynotes, and in-depth presentations. You'll walk away from Wireless Voice 2007 with a Clear Vision for Voice Services: understanding the latest technology, identifying opportunities for growth, and ready to make smart, lucrative voice decisions.

Agenda:  Day One, Tuesday, November 13
Agenda:  Day Two, Wednesday, November 14

Agenda:  Day One
Tuesday, November 13

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.
Event Welcome & Introductions
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless, Event Chair

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Opening Keynote Address: Navigating the Mobile Ecosystem
Tony Saigh, Head of Business Development, Mobile Operators, Skype

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Networking Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Panel Session:  FMC Progress Report
Fixed mobile convergence offers the promise of new revenue streams for wireless carriers and wireline operators. But many early FMC offerings in Europe have met with lackluster results. Nevertheless, analysts still say that the U.S. is ripe for fixed mobile convergence.

Confirmed Panelists:
Clint Brown, Board of Directors, Wi-Fi Alliance
Chris Douglass, Global Telecommunications Strategy Executive, IBM
Allan Johnson, Vice President, Business Development, Wireless Business Unit, HelloSoft
Andrew Silver, Co-Founder and CTO, Tango Networks
Stan Schatt, Vice President & Research Director, Networking , ABI Research, MODERATOR

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel Session:  Mobile VOIP—What's the Business Model?
With next-gen networks, mobile VOIP is becoming a reality. Is it a threat or a boon for carrier voice revenues? This panel will provide both viewpoints, from the mobile VOIP upstarts to the wireless carriers. What impact does Skype's net neutrality proposal have on wireless operators? Can both business models co-exist?

Confirmed Panelists:
Kristian Jarnefelt , CEO, Concilio Networks
Cyril Matthews, Vice President, Marketing, IntelePeer
Tony Saigh, Head of Business Development, Mobile Operators, Skype
Michel Veys, COO, JAJAH
Boaz Zilberman, Co-founder and Chief Product Architect, fring
Derek Kerton, Principal, The Kerton Group, MODERATOR

12:00 p.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Presentation Session: How Lessons from Past PTT Deployments will Drive Future Evolution of New Services
Greg Young, Vice President Engineering & Product Management , QUALCOMM QChat

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Panel Session:  New Voice Services that Generate Revenue
Several innovative tech companies have devised new voice services that they say will help operators generate more voice revenue. How do these services work? How easy are they to deploy? And are they applications consumers want? Hear from these tech companies and their operator or MVNO customers.

Confirmed Panelists:
Mike Anderson, Vice President, Business Development & Sales, GotVoice
Jeffrey Black, CEO and Founder, TalkPlus
Josh Fraser, Vice President, Business Development, CallWave
Jim Kirkland, Director, Corporate Development, Mergers and Acquisitions, SpinVox
Francois Mazoudier, CEO, Speakanet
Joe Sipher, Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Pinger
Richard Wong, Partner, Accel Partners, MODERATOR

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Panel Session: PTT—The Next Stage
How are operators fairing with their push to talk offerings? Is PTT a viable and growing service that consumers and enterprises want and demand? How can carriers capitalize on their PTT offerings?

Confirmed Panelists:
Bruce Lawler, Co-Founder and EVP, Business Development and Product Marketing, Kodiak Networks
Bob Plaschke, CEO, Sonim Technologies
Greg Young, Vice President Engineering & Product Management , QUALCOMM QChat
Timothy Chang, Principal, Northwest Venture Partners, MODERATOR

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Networking Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Panel Session:  Generating Revenue through Voice Recognition
Voice recognition technology is being touted for its ability to make consumers use their phones more frequently and more easily.

Confirmed Panelists:
Amit Desai, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Dial Directions
John Lynch, Vice President, Promptu Systems Corporation
Stephane Marceau, CEO, MOBIVOX
Michael Wehrs, Vice President, Evangelism, Nuance Communications, Inc.
Emerick Woods, Chief Executive Officer, V-Enable
Tim Deal, Senior Analyst, Pike & Fischer's Broadband Advisory Services, MODERATOR

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Presentation Session: Enabling Business Seamless Mobile Collaboration—click to download
Renu Upadhyay, Senior Marketing Manager, Mobility Solutions, Cisco Systems

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Chairman's Remarks:  Recap of the Day and Q&A
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless, Event Chair

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Networking Reception

Agenda:  Day Two
Wednesday, November 14

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.
Welcome Back:  Chairman's Remarks
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless, Event Chair

9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Presentation: Wi-Fi and VoIP: Market Myths vs. Reality
Dave Hagan, President and CEO, Boingo

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Networking Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Panel Session: The Future for Voice Services
In the traditional wireless world, voice has always been the primary service—the killer app. But as operators enhance their networks and move to an IP-based platform, the industry is beginning to view voice as an application that, when mixed with other applications, can deliver innovative and lucrative new services. Hear from some innovative new startups offering next-gen voice applications.

Confirmed Panelists:
Tom Carter, President of North & South American Operations, Truphone
Brian McAuley, Chairman, Pacific Datavision
Charles Studt, Vice President, Product Management, IntelePeer
James Wanless, COO and Co-Founder, Talkster
Julie Ask, VP and Research Director, JupiterResearch, MODERATOR

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel Session:  Femtocells, FMC and Mobile VOIP—Complementary or Competitive?
Femtocells or picocells are tiny radio base stations that provide better coverage for mobile users in homes and office buildings. Some believe femtocells will help mobile carriers compete with the rise of VoIP for landline phones as well as the growing trend of fixed-mobile convergence. Are femtocells complementary or competitive?

Confirmed Panelists:
Lynn Lucas, Director of Mobility Solutions, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Jonathan Morgan, VP of Product Management, Tatara Systems
Karthik Muthukrishnan, Senior Consultant, Product and Strategy Planning, Alcatel-Lucent
Steve Shaw, AVP of Marketing, Kineto Wireless
Aaron Sipper, Director, Product Marketing, Reef Point Systems
Tim McElgunn, Chief Analyst, Pike & Fischer's Broadband Advisory Services, MODERATOR

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Presentation Session: Push To Talk, A Pioneer's Perspective—click to download
Brian McAuley, Chairman, Pacific Datavision

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Analyst Round Table Discussion:  The Future of Voice Services
How can operators capitalize on existing voice services and stop their voice revenues from dropping? What are interesting new applications that carriers should be investigating to build or at least stabilize their voice services? Is FMC viable in the U.S.? Hear from the experts what they think is key to the future of wireless voice.

Confirmed Panelists:
Julie Ask, VP and Research Director, JupiterResearch
Timothy Chang, Principal, Northwest Venture Partners
Tim McElgunn, Chief Analyst, Pike & Fischer's Broadband Advisory Services
Stan Schatt, Vice President & Research Director, Networking , ABI Research
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless, MODERATOR

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Conclusion:  Chairman's Remarks and Show Recap
Sue Marek, Editor-in-Chief, FierceWireless, Event Chair