Keynotes and General Sessions
8:00 - Wednesday, September 26 Conference Power Breakfast: WiMAX in Action
Fred Wright, Senior Vice President, Wireless Broadband Networks and Product Management, Motorola


8:50 - Wednesday, September 26 Conference Introduction
Eliot Weinman, Conference Co-Chair and President, Trendsmedia a Division of Yankee Group Research Inc


9:00 - Wednesday, September 26 WiMAX and Wireless Broadband: State of the Industry
Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
Phil Marshall, Vice President, Enabling Technologies, Yankee Group

Yankee Group's opening presentation will provide an update on WiMAX technology trends, network deployments and differing business cases in the Americas and worldwide based, focusing on:

  • Fixed and Portable Wireless Broadband for Emerging Markets
  • Personal and Mobile Broadband in Developed Markets

Yankee Group analysts will present their assessment of the State of the WiMAX Industry in light of leading vendor and service provider initiatives, as well as new mobile broadband spectrum and licensing opportunities.




9:30 - Wednesday, September 26 Preparing for the High Volume Era
Sean Maloney, Executive Vice President, Gen Manager Sales and Marketing Group, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Intel

Intel’s Sean Maloney, Intel Executive VP, Sales and Marketing will speak about the current state of Wimax and how the future of Wimax is shaping. He will address the industry challenges, key opportunities, trends and how the ever evolving PC ecosystem is responding.


10:30 - Wednesday, September 26 Entering the WiMAX Xohm
Barry West, Chief Technology Officer, Sprint, and President, Xohm, A Sprint Nextel Business Unit

An update on Sprint’s WiMAX network and Xohm brand activities, including ecosystem progress, device developments and global momentum.


11:15 - Wednesday, September 26 The Experience of Wireless Broadband
Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology Officer, Motorola

In the keynote presentation, Motorola will discuss how WiMAX is uniquely positioned to deliver the market demand for broadband connectivity as either a complementary solution or primary access platform while accelerating the technology roadmap for 4G.

Motorola will discuss the global impact of WiMAX installations as operators of varying profiles and representing markets with diverse requirements benefit from the versatility of the WiMAX technology platform. We will understand how WiMAX delivers favorable economics to address the various markets - whether for delivering new connections to voice and date or to enhance advanced networks with mobile broadband - and how an entirely new pool of players are entering the field to challenge incumbents with greenfield WiMAX networks.




2:00 - Wednesday, September 26 Samsung, a Partner for Mobile Broadband
Won-Pyo Hong, Executive Vice President and Advisor of Telecommunication Systems Division, Samsung Electronics

The demand for mobility and broadband will be satisfied only with true mobile broadband services and the technology that can support them. At the forefront of the evolution to mobile broadband, mobile WiMAX will serve as the basis for extending broadband to underserved areas and driving the Mobile Internet. The success of mobile WiMAX depends on significant support from key vendors, including Samsung, which are well positioned to deliver an entire end-to-end ecosystem to allow WiMAX to mobilize the Internet. In this session, Dr. Hong will discuss Samsung's vision for mobile WiMAX as a turning point stepping forward to 4G mobile broadband.


2:45 - Wednesday, September 26 Special Executive Roundtable: The Sprint Nextel 4G Ecosystem
Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
Barry West, Chief Technology Officer, Sprint, and President, Xohm, A Sprint Nextel Business Unit
Fred Wright, Senior Vice President, Wireless Broadband, Motorola
Sean Maloney, Executive Vice President, General Manager Sales and Marketing Group, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Intel
Won-Pyo Hong, Executive Vice President and Advisor of Telecommunication Systems Division, Samsung Electronics
Sue Spradley, Customer and Market Operations Region Head, North America, Nokia Siemens Networks




8:00 - Thursday, September 27 Conference Power Breakfast: Getting Your WiMAX ROI Today: With SR Telecom’s WiMAX SymmetryMX Suite
Serge Legris, VP Marketing, SR Telecom


8:50 - Thursday, September 27 Introduction to Day 2
Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group


9:00 - Thursday, September 27 Clearwire's Vision for WiMAX Mobile Broadband
Scott Richardson, Chief Strategy Officer, Clearwire

This keynote presentation will provide a progress report on current Clearwire operations, services and customer market, and the company's vision for personal broadband and the mobile Internet as it evolves from fixed to mobile WiMAX 802.16e. With an emphasis on personal broadband usage models, the Clearwire CSO will preview the mobile Internet connectivity, communications and content services being developed and demonstrate some of the unique devices and applications that will be enabled by the mobile WiMAX network. These live demonstrations will reinforce the power of WiMAX to mobilize the Internet and to drive a new mobile broadband business case.


9:45 - Thursday, September 27 Building the Mobile WiMAX Ecosystem for Today's Operators
Peter MacKinnon, General Manager of WiMAX and Chairman, LG-Nortel Joint Venture

In today's telecommunications landscape, WiMAX is increasingly becoming a premier choice for wireless broadband. And in telecommunications, customer satisfaction requires more than just solid infrastructure; it requires a great ecosystem. Join Peter to learn more about the most common pain points experienced by operators, and discuss solutions in the form of real world deployments. We'll take a closer look at what comprises this dynamic end-to-end ecosystem, and highlight some crucial differentiators proven through experience. Whether you're interested in devices, services, partnerships, applications, or all of the above, there's something for everyone in this presentation.


10:45 - Thursday, September 27 Innovation and Broadband in the Public Sector
Todd Ramsey, GM, Global Government and Education, IBM

Innovative information and communications technologies are being used by governments around the world to deliver results, enhance delivery of services, reduce operating costs, improve employee productivity and strengthen relationships with constituents.

For governments the opportunity to continue to gain value from innovative technologies has never been greater but so as the risk of falling behind. New innovations and technologies and technology-savvy citizens and customers will challenge all institutions including government to continually change and adapt.

The impact of innovative technologies like broadband can already be seen in the area of economic development. As Governments around the world address the challenge of competing in the global marketplace there has been a shift from Traditional Economic Development which focused on growing the industrial base to Collaborative Economic Development which focuses on intellectual capital, research, technology and services. Many governments around the world have looked towards developing broadband strategies and deploying broadband technologies making sure the services they provide are readily available and their constituents have access to the tools they need to compete in the global market place.

These new challenges and changes brought about by innovation and technology will force governments to move beyond traditional Government operations to a more Collaborative Government by innovating their business processes, organizational culture and information infrastructure.




11:30 - Thursday, September 27 Mobile WiMAX for the Diverse Needs of the Global Market
Mo Shakouri, VP Corp Strategy Alvarion, WiMAX Forum Board Member/VP Marketing, WiMAX Forum

This keynote presentation will describe how Mobile WiMAX can be optimized to address the diverse needs of service providers in a wide range of global markets. Dr. Shakouri will explain how the mobile WiMAX standard, best-of-breed technology from leading vendors and the extensive ecosystem being developed by the WiMAX Forum can achieve the network scalability and rapid integration of third-party applications needed to support consumer mobile content for US and Korea, wireless broadband for small towns in Eastern Europe, business broadband across Russia/CIS and personal broadband for wireless ISPs in the Middle East and North Africa.


1:30 - Thursday, September 27 WiMAX World Service Provider Executive Roundtable
Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
Kelley Dunne, Chief Executive Officer, DigitalBridge Communications
Bruce Rodin, Director, Wireless Technology Strategy, Bell Canada
Francisco Madrazo, CTO, MVS
Adolfo Masini, Vice President, Product Management and Business Development Wireless Broadband Group, Networks, Motorola
Scott Richardson, Chief Strategy Officer, Clearwire

This Executive Roundtable will focus on the market and business strategies of the leading WiMAX service providers in the Americas. Clearwire will discuss the transition from fixed/nomadic to mobile WiMAX in the US and its international operations, while DigitalBridge Communications will describe its strategy for wireless and mobile broadband in small towns and rural areas of the US. Bell Canada will discuss its WiMAX joint venture to serve rural Canadian communities and its broader plans for mobile broadband, while MVS will provide an update on its WiMAX network deployment and services in Mexico. The roundtable format will also allow participants to discuss some of the more pressing issues common to these service providers and leading vendors such as Motorola.