Program

Dr. Leonard Klienrock Founder & Chairman, Nomadix Inc. Dr. Kleinrock is considered a father of the Internet, having laid down the basic principles of packet switching a decade before his Host computer at UCLA became the first node ever to connect to the Internet in September 1969. He also serves as a Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).  Sam Arditi VP, Wireless Communications, Intel Corp. Mr. Arditi is responsible for all Intel Capital investments & portfolio and M&A in the wireless communications area. Arditi joined Intel in November 1999 as part of the DSPC acquisition negotiated by Intel. Prior to joining Intel, Arditi was the CEO and co-founder for CTP Systems, a company specializing in satellite and low-mobility wireless systems  Lee Kedrie Convergence Architect & Corporate Evangelist, HP Mr. Kedrie has been in the telecommunications industry since 1979 and a business owner for 17 years in the Interconnect and consulting industry. Lee joined Hewlett Packard's Network and Service Provider consulting practice in 2001 as a Senior Solution Architect and Corporate Evangelist. He is specialized in the convergence of voice data and multi-media technologies and unified communications to support advanced business processes in a virtual global society. His experience includes networking architecture, infrastructure design, call center design, computer telephone, Internet telephony, unified messaging and wireless communications. His designs incorporate a virtual unified "work anywhere, work anytime, use the "right device" model that changes how a company conducts business, improves their bottom line and improves their employees lifestyles. Lee is an energetic, requested speaker who will entertain you by blending technical field experience and first hand know-how with many years of practical business ownership. His design trademarks are "user of the madness" and "practice what you preach". Lee has served as a director on the board of the Society of Telecommunications Consultants speaking in the US and Internationally.  Kent Stevens Chief Architect, Nortel Networks  James Balsillie CEO, Research in Motion [RIM] Mr. Balsillie joined RIM in 1992 and is primarily responsible for directing strategy, business development and finance at the company. During his tenure at RIM Mr. Balsillie has successfully managed to profitably grow sales by 10,000% in the past six years, with over 95% of sales to export markets.  Guy Kawasaki CEO, Garage Technology Ventures Mr. Kawasaki has been a firm digital believer and a capitalist gambler par excellence. He has had a hand in 74 transactions raising more than $260 million in equity financing. Mr. Kawasaki was one of the individuals responsible for the success of the Macintosh computer. He is also the author of seven books including Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way.  Cameron Schmidt Exe. Director & Chief Marketing Officer, eGM, GM Mr. Schmidt is responsible for forming strategic alliances and deploying new business-to- consumer e-commerce models for GM. The focus is on generating awareness for, purchase of, and loyalty to GM products and services, as well as entering untapped sectors representing new sources of profitable revenue. Cameron and Team have developed several partnerships including with AOL, eBay, Univision, and Black Voices.  John Stautner VP, Technology & New Markets, Consumer Products, Compaq Mr. Stautner as Vice President of Technology and New Markets in Compaq's Office of Strategy and Technology, John Stautner seeds new technology and market strategies. His role includes serving as Chief Technology Officer for Compaq's Access Business Group. His current initiatives include broadband and wireless strategies, advanced technology migration from Compaq's Labs, and developing collaborative technology and business partnerships. Since joining Compaq in 1995, he has served in leadership capacities for the Consumer Products Group and for the Office of the Chief Technology Officer. He was responsible for the development and growth of Compaq's Consumer Internet Services business. Prior to that he developed new entertainment technologies in Compaq's Emerging Markets unit. John Stautner has developed innovative digital media and computer technologies throughout his career. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Steve Krom VP-Marketing, Data and Internet Services, Cingular Mr. Krom has national responsibility for data services marketing, data services development and internet services management, including cingular.com. He previously served as VP of Marketing for SBC Wireless, Inc. with national responsibility for product development, product management, wireless data strategy, merchandising and customer communications, and as VP of Marketing for SBC's Pacific Bell Wireless operations in Los Angeles, California, the largest wireless market in the country.  Ashwin Rangan Sr. VP & CIO, Conexant, Inc. Mr. Rangan is responsible for coordinating Conexant's Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) and Information Technology (IT) activities for all Conexant locations worldwide. Ashwin joined the Conexant team when it was Rockwell Semiconductor Systems (RSS), in February 1995, as the Director of BPR and was responsible for successfully launching SAP R-3 in an industry-leading effort in October 1995. Prior to joining Conexant, Ashwin was a senior manager for Worldwide Demand Management Systems at AST Computer/Samsung Electronics.  Bill Day Chief Wireless Technology Evangelist, SUN Microsystems Mr. Day is a Technology Evangelist at Sun Microsystems. He created the J2ME Archive to help developers build applications and services using Java technology. He manages jGuru's J2ME and Java Media FAQs. Bill writes frequently about software development and has contributed feature articles to many sites and publications including CNN.com, ServerWorld, JavaWorld, Dr. Dobb's Journal Software Careers, Gamasutra, and Sun's site. Bill speaks frequently on multimedia and consumer device programming. He has presented technical sessions, seminars, and courses at major industry conferences including SIGGRAPH and JavaOne and teaches Java and Wireless development as an extension instructor for the University of California Berkeley. Bill is also a Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform. Prior to joining Sun, Bill was a software engineer at Silicon Graphics. Bill held fellowships with the Honeywell Technology Center, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Bill has a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and completed one year of graduate studies in Scientific Computation at the University of Minnesota.