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Hilton Universal, Los Angeles, July 21-22, 2004


4th Annual iWireless World 2004

July 21-22 , 2004

Hilton Universal City / Los Angeles

Gary Adrig            National Semiconductor, Director, Audio Division Product Line

Gary Adrig is Director of the Audio Division Product Line for National Semiconductor. He is responsible for worldwide marketing of audio solutions for applications ranging from cellphones to home entertainment. Adrig joined National in 2001, bringing more than 23 years of experience in engineering, marketing and management. He joined National from Tripath Technology, where he served as director of marketing. Prior to that he held a variety of engineering, marketing and management positions at Analog Devices, GE Intersil and AMD.Adrig received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and an MBA from Santa Clara University .

Chirag Bakshi         VeriSign, Inc. Vice President, Wireless Data Transport

Chirag Bakshi manages the Wireless Data Transport Business unit at VeriSign. This unit is responsible for the Global Intercarrier SMS business, Enterprise Messaging & Wireless Applications business, J2ME client solutions for wireless PDAs and handsets.

Gadi BenMark,       LocatioNet Inc., Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

Gadi BenMark leads LocatioNet in the Americas. LocatioNet is an Israel based technology provider of mobile location-based service solutions. He joined LocatioNet after a number of years with McKinsey & Co. Mr. BenMark, a Canadian Israeli worked with the McKinsey telecom practice both in North and South America and in Europe where he was responsible for developing global mobile strategies for clients.

William Benner     Pangolin, President and Chief Technology Officer

William Benner is President and Chief Technology Officer of Pangolin. Over the past 15 years he has lead the development of industry-leading products that have collectively won 11 first-place industry awards. He has been an invited speaker to international conferences and meetings of fortune 500 companies and has articles published in numerous trade journals.

Aaron Bernstein     QUALCOMM Internet Services, Product Manager, BREW Developer Relations
 

Aaron Bernstein is a Product Manager for the BREW Developer Relations team at QUALCOMM Internet Services. Working closely with third-party publishers and developers to assist in their development on the BREW solution, he manages the gaming application segment, along with the 3D and video technology segments. Prior to joining QUALCOMM in 2003, Mr. Bernstein worked at PacketVideo, RealNetworks and PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting.

Joseph Berry         TeleAtlas, Vice President, Sales, Geographic Information Systems and    

                              Location Based Services

 

Joe Berry is responsible for building partnerships with customers by assuring their success in the areas of GIS and LBS. He brings more than 20 years of telecommunications, enhanced information and mobile information industry experience to Tele Atlas. Mr. Berry began his career at Michigan Bell in systems development working on safety and security systems such as Enhanced 911 and Security Link.

Neeraj Bharadwal   Apax Partners, Partner
 

Neeraj Bharadwaj joined Apax Partners in 1999 and focuses on wireless and mobile data, security and infrastructure software investments. He is involved with the boards of Preventsys, Confluent Software and Jamdat. Mr. Bharadwaj is a Board Member of the Wireless Communications Alliance and holds a BS in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Bryan Biniak         American Greetings Mobile, Senior Vice President and General Manager
  Bryan Biniak most recently served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Vivendi Universal's Moviso. He previously served as Chief Operations Officer of Premium Wireless Services/YourMobile, and oversaw its sale to Vivendi in January 2002.
Brian Bogosian      Visto, Chairman, President and CEO
 

Brian Bogosian joined Visto as President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2000. An industry veteran, he brings 18 years of high tech and communications experience from leading global communications companies. In previous roles, Mr. Bogosian established a reputation for driving growth, profitability and market leadership.

 

 

 

Jill Braff                Sorrent, Vice President, Marketing
 

Jill Braff is a game industry veteran, and joined Sorrent to lead its corporate and consumer marketing initiatives, including co-marketing programs with licensors and carriers. She most recently consulted with Sega of America as Interim Vice President of Marketing and as Creative Director at Konami of America. Ms. Braff also worked with Sprint on its entry into 3G wireless gaming.

Andrew Bud           mBlox Inc., Executive Chairman
  Andrew Bud is Executive Chairman, and responsible for day-to-day operations. He has a wealth of experience in the mobile industry, demonstrated most recently as the Chief Executive Officer of London-based mBlox Ltd, which Mr. Bud co-founded in 1999 and led to profitability.
John Burris           Sprint PCS, Director, Wireless Data Services

John Burris is Director, Data Product Marketing for Sprint PCS. In this role, he runs Sprint's wireless data service (PCS Vision) and manages Sprint's premium service businesses. Mr. Burris has been with Sprint for two years, previously working in Sprint PCS Business Development where he was responsible for closing large 2G/3G deals with content and service partners. Before joining Sprint, Mr. Burris was a Co-Founder of Orbit Commerce, an eBusiness platform for the delivery of web-based applications to small and medium-sized businesses.

Rio Caraeff             Sony Pictures Digital Networks, Vice President of Wireless Services

Rio Caraeff is Vice President of Wireless Services for Sony Pictures Digital Networks. He is responsible for developing and distributing mobile specific entertainment applications, games and services featuring Sony Pictures Entertainment properties for current and emerging wireless technologies and platforms. Additionally, Mr. Caraeff works with wireless carriers, device manufacturers and infrastructure providers to manage the Wireless Services Group’s mobile initiatives.

 

Bill Carney             WiFI Alliance, Chairman

Bill Carney is Chairman of the WiFi Allliance and Senior Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Texas Instruments’ Wireless Networking Business Unit. Texas Instruments acquired Alantro in September 2000, where he had served as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. Previously, Mr. Carney was Senior Director of Worldwide Corporate Marketing at Synopsys, Inc., a leader in EDA tools.

Phil Carmack,        Vice President and General Manager of Handheld Products, NVIDIA
Phil Carmack has over 15 years of engineering and management experience in high-end computing graphics systems, as well as silicon and software design. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Mr. Carmack was executive vice president of Research and Design with 3dfx Interactive Inc. Mr. Carmack also held the positions of senior vice president and chief operations officer with Gigapixel, and was CEO and founder of Raydiant, a graphics silicon technology company.
Brian Casazza         9 Squared Inc, Chief Opperations Officer
  Brian Casazza is one of the original key members of the 9 Squared executive team and he heads operations and business development. Mr. Casazza has been an instrumental player in the development of 9 Squared’s core product lines and strategic relationships and has positioned the company as a liaison to the mobile entertainment industry.
Kanwar Chadha     SiRF Technology, Founder
  Kanwar Chadha, Founder and Vice President of Marketing, has led SiRF Technology from start-up phase to a leader in location awareness within six years. During this time, he has become one of the most sought-after experts in location-awareness and GPS-related trends and issues. Mr. Chadha's has 18 years of technology management experience.
Anna Chagnon       Bitstream, President and Chief Executive Officer 
  Anna Chagnon has served as Chief Executive Officer of Bitstream Inc. since October 2003 and as President since August 2000. She has previously served in various positions at the company including Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel.
Rajeev Chand        Rutberg Co., Analyst

Rajeev Chand serves as the Senior Equity Research Analyst for Wireless Technologies at Rutberg & Company. He leads the firm's coverage of the wireless industry, including research on venture capital and merger and acquisition activity. Mr. Chand's roles include developing thought capital on new technologies, providing counsel to potential investors and acquirers and evaluating transaction opportunities. Most recently, he served as Director of Research for iSherpa Capital.

 

Tim Chang             Gabriel Venture Partners, Principal
  Tim Chang is a Principal within the Silicon Valley office of Gabriel Venture Partners and brings a background combining operational, technical and international business experience. Prior to joining Gabriel, he was a Marketing and Business Planning Manager at Gateway, Inc., and also worked as a Development Engineer for General Motors.
Ted Cohen             EMI Recorded Music, Sr. VP Digital Distribution and Development

Ted Cohen is Senior Vice President of Digital Development and Distribution for EMI Music, and oversees worldwide digital business development for this “big five” record company, which includes Capitol, Virgin, Angel/Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis. Under he guidance, EMI has led the industry with its initiatives in new technologies and business models such as digital downloads, online music subscriptions, custom compilations, wireless services, high-definition audio and Internet radio.

Bill Correll,            Sun Microsystems Inc., Corporate Strategy and Development

  Bill Correll is responsible for corporate alliances and strategic investments across a range of substantive areas at Sun, including broadband and wireless entertainment services and telecommunications infrastructure. A fifteen year veteran of the industry, he has spearheaded Sun's market and product efforts in digital television, video over IP, multiplayer online games, digital asset and rights management and content workflow.

Mark Donovan,      RealNetworks

  Mark Donovan is responsible for Real’s mobile strategy, including the development of premium mobile subscription services. In his four years at Real, Mark has worked with many of the world’s largest Internet broadcasters, handset manufacturers, mobile operators, and content providers to define new business opportunities, raise industry and consumer awareness of mobile media, and bring services to market. Mark holds degrees in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy and earned a PhD from the University of Washington.

James Eberhard,   9 Squared, President and CEO

  James Eberhard is the founder of 9 Squared. He conceptualized and launched on of the first multi-platform, mobile entertainment delivery systems in the United States. Concurrently, Mr. Eberhard developed an e-commerce ringtone portal, RingToneJukeBox.com, which realized explosive growth within its first year. As the mobile market and technology evolved, his expertise enabled him to develop relationships with entertainment and wireless companies.
Matt Edelman         MFORMA Group Inc., Senior Vice President Head of Licensing
  Matt Edelman manages MFORMA's product line. Prior to joining MFORMA, he was President of Cusp, LLC, a wireless and entertainment consulting company, which was founded to develop wireless business opportunities for media companies, including Marvel Enterprises Primedia, Inc. and Reveille, LLC. Mr. Edelman has worked with international wireless operators, handset manufacturers, content publishers and developers to bring their brands to mobile audiences.

Richard Eittreim     Vice President of Business Development and Content Acquisition, Versaly Entertainment

  Richard Eittreim is Vice President of Business Development and Content Acquisition. He was Vice President of Business Development for Global Software Solutions, Inc., specializing in globalization architectures for B2B marketplaces and exchanges. As Director of International Business for Mindscape, a leading game publisher, from 1991 to 1997, Mr. Eittreim developed multi-platform distribution lines and licensed over 50 software products into Asia-Pacific markets.
Gerhard Fasol       Eurotechnology Japan, President
  Gerhard Fasol is the President of Eurotechnology Japan K. K. Eurotechnology plans, supports and implements international high-tech business projects bridging the U.S.-Japan and Europe-Japan interfaces in the areas of electronics, opto-electronics, telecommunications and internet and intellectual property rights (IPR) management.
James Finn            Zingy, Vice President, Business Development
  James Finn is Vice President of Business Development at Zingy, prior to joining Zingy, he pioneered the mobile Java multimedia space creating new markets and technologies while working with the leading players in the industry, including Real Networks, Sprint, AT&T Wireless, Motorola, Nokia and Emblaze. Mr. Finn also served as a consultant in the mobile segment for Boston-based technology consulting firm, Braingem, where he built and deployed applications. He has a B.S. in Marketing and Information Systems from Babson College.
Fabrice Florin        Go Comics, Managing Director
Fabrice Florin is Managing Director and has developed a wide range of consumer software and entertainment products over the past 25 years. He now heads Handtap Communications, a creative management team focused on world-class user experiences for mobile phones. Prior to that, as Macromedia’s Vice President of Online Entertainment, Mr. Florin launched shockwave.com, a popular website featuring games, cartoons, music and greetings.
Dean Fresonke      ClearSky Mobile Media, Inc., Chief Executive Officer

Dean Fresonke is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ClearSky Mobile Media Inc., a pioneer in the rapidly growing market for multimedia content for mobile phones. Prior to ClearSky, he founded Data on Air, Inc. and built it into one of the leading consulting and managed services companies in the wireless data industry. Prior to Data on Air, Mr. Fresonke was a 10 year research and development veteran of Bell Laboratories.

Alesia Gainer         PacketVideo Network Solutions, Vice President of Business Development
 

Alesia Gainer is Vice President of Business Development of PacketVideo Network Solutions where she leads partnership and sales initiatives towards wireless network operators and content service providers in North America. Prior to this position, Ms. Gainer was Director of Japan Applications and Services, where she established and managed the division responsible for promoting content application and service solutions to the Japanese wireless carrier, content provider, service operator and developer communities.

Danni Gladden-Green,          

Danni Gladden-Green is an 11 year Texas Instruments veteran and spent six years of her career as a microelectronics technologist. Before assuming her current role in TI’s wireless division, Dr. Gladden-Green was responsible for ASIC customer relationship management for the division’s top tier customer. In her current capacity, she is accountable for wireless strategic marketing and intelligence.

Mark Grindeland    m-Qube, Executive Vice President, Marketing

Mark Mark Grindeland co-founded m-Qube in January 2001 and now oversees the company's marketing operations and strategic direction. As Executive Vice President of Marketing, he has become an influential leader in the mobile industry and has spoken at numerous industry events. Mr. Mark Grindeland has over 20 years of experience working with some of the world's leading brands.

 

 

Lucy Hood              News Corp., Senior Vice President, Content
 

Lucy Hood oversees strategy and development of multi-platform, global alliances with a variety of technology and content companies. Based at the Fox studio lot in Los Angeles, she works closely with all Fox and News Corp divisions to ensure that they are positioned as leaders in the creation of content and brands for digital media, including broadband, wireless and interactive television. Ms. Hood is a key player in content and transactional alliances with eBay, Nokia and other technology leaders.

Warren Hart           IBM, Vice President, Digital Media Solutions
 

Warren Hart leads IBM's global team focused on business applications using digital media. Previously, he was involved in e-business services within IBM Global Services and managed its strategic outsourcing relationship with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, as well as sales and support of Web hosting and network services for banking, financial services, and insurance industries.

Kim Johnson          Clear Channel Radio, Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Kim Johnson is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Clear Channel Radio Interactive (CCRi). CCRi is the on-line and mobile business unit of Clear Channel Radio, with marketing that reaches over 100 million listeners every week. Clear Channel brings this unique community of radio listeners, web site visitors and mobile device users by combining two key elements: lifestyle and location.

Wataru Kageyama   President and Chief Executive Officer, Buddiez Inc.
 

Wataru Kageyama is the shareholder and President and Chief Executive Officer of Buddiez Inc. He established the company with two major shareholders Imagica Corp. and Robot Communications in March, 2003. Prior to found Buddiez, Mr. Kageyama was President and Chief Executive Officer of Shockwave.com K.K., a subsidiary of Macromedia which he established the Japanese operation in 2000. He started his carrier at a major advertising agency in Japan mainly working on entertainment clients such as 20th Century Fox and Time Warner.

Prashant Kantak    QUALCOMM Venture Partners, Senior Director Business Development
  Prashant Kantak serves as Senior Director of Business Development for QUALCOMM Incorporated and founded QUALCOMM Ventures in 2000. As Senior Director, he oversees QUALCOMM’s strategic venture capital fund, with operations in North America and Asia including South Korea and China. Mr. Kantak has over 15 years of business and technical experience in the field of telecommunications.
Mike Koenig          Motorola Inc., Vice President, Converged Communications Operations
Mike Koenig is Vice President, Converged Communications Operations for Motorola's Global Telecom Solution Sector (GTSS) in the Wireless Systems Group. Mike is responsible for Product Management, New Product Introduction, Product Support and Partner Programs for Motorola's GTSS Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) initiatives and emerging instant messaging server (IMS) core business. From May 2000 to May 2003, Mike held the position of Vice President Sales and Service for Winphoria Networks, Inc., which Motorola acquired in May 2003. Prior to Winphoria, Mike held various Sales and Marketing positions over an additional 13 year career, in the Data and Telecom Industry for companies that included Jato Communications, Lucent Technologies and AT&T.
Ken Kolderup       Kineto Wirless, Vice President, Marketing
  Ken Kolderup is Vice President of Marketing at Kineto Wireless and responsible for product marketing, branding and corporate communications. He brings more than 16 years of experience in the telecommunications industry to Kineto Wireless. Prior to joining Kineto, Mr. Kolderup led marketing for Jetstream Communications.
Michael Kurtzman  InphoMatch, Managing Director of Media and Entertainment
Michael Kurtzman has vast experience in the telecommunications and wireless industries. As Managing Director of Media and Entertainment for InphoMatch he establishes and manages relationships with global media and entertainment companies from Hollywood, the music industry, and brands, delivering content to the global mobile community.

Len Landi              U.S. Cellular, Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning, Wireless

                              Data Group

Len Landi brings 15 years of experience in business development, product management, strategy, corporate finance, as well as extensive overseas work experience in Asia and Europe. At U.S. Cellular, his team leads business development and product strategy activities for its mobile data business, including developer relations, contract negotiations, application evaluation and testing, and assessment and roadmaps for next generation services. Prior to joining U.S. Cellular, Mr. Landi worked in various roles at 3Com, U.S. Robotics, Cambia Networks and BP Amoco.
Brian Levin             Mobliss, President
  Brian Levin is Chief Executive Officer of Mobliss, a wireless media and marketing company in Seattle. He is a pioneer of wireless media in the USA, providing text-messaging technology for American Idol, which is widely credited with sparking mass adoption. Mr. Levin serves on the Board of Directors of the MMA and the CTIA.
Mark Levy               Infospace Mobile, VP Content
Mark Levy is a 17 year veteran of the entertainment industry and oversees the global content licensing and publishing strategy for InfoSpace Mobile. He is responsible for the global content acquisition and international publishing strategies for the leading wireless content and services company in North America and maintaining direct relationships with content and data services departments of wireless carriers, handset manufacturers and portals. 
Caroline Lewko      Wireless Innovation Network of British Columbia, President
 

Caroline Lewko is the President and Founder of WINBC, a 100 member wireless industry association and President of Revere Communications, a wireless data applications aggregator. She is a connector noted for working with well over 200 companies identifying business models, strategic alliances, funding opportunities and competitive intelligence to seize commercialization opportunities in North America and Asia.

Cindy Lundin        Faith West, Vice President, Marketing                                                         

Mesaros

Cindy Lundin Mesaros is responsible for Faith West’s marketing strategy, planning and activities, including branding, product management, content licensing and creation and promotions. She created the identity for Faith West’s Modtones polyphonic ringtone products, launched in the summer of 2002. Ms. Mesaros previously directed branding, advertising, promotions and public relations for online music provider Listen.com.

Peter Lurie             Virgin Mobile USA, General Council

Peter Lurie brings extensive knowledge of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and business law to his role of General Counsel at Virgin Mobile USA. He is responsible for negotiating strategic relationships with key business partners such as media companies, retail partners, hardware manufacturers, software developers, handset suppliers, game publishers and music companies. Mr. Lurie also handles Virgin Mobile’s regulatory obligations and governance matters.

Sue Marek,            Senior Editor, Wireless Week
  Sue Marek has been Senior Editor since January 2001. She reports on a variety of wireless voice and data topics. A seasoned journalist, Ms. Marek previously was Managing Editor of Wireless Week in the publication's early years.
John Maschenic     Verizon Wireless, Associate Director, Vertical Data Sales
  John Maschenic is the Associate Director of Vertical Data Sales for Verizon Wireless from their headquarters marketing department. He is responsible for managing a national team of vertical data solutions managers in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and distribution verticals. Prior to joining Verizon Wireless, Mr. Maschenic was a Regional Director at Vitts Networks, a broadband service provider.
Adi McAbian         Waat Media, Managing Director
 

Adi McAbian is Managing Director of Waat Media, a Vivid Video partner and wireless content aggregator focusing on adult products and services. He is a 14 year veteran of the entertainment industry and has spent the last four years working closely with mobile operators on key issues ranging from minor protection, content standards and customer proposition in establishing the rollout of their erotic strategy.

Patrice McAree      InphoMatch, Strategic Advisor

Patrice McAree has broad experience in mobile marketing and entertainment. As the Strategic Advisor to InphoMatch, he establishes and manages relationships with broadcast, entertainment, and media companies around the globe. Previously Mr. McAree was a senior vice president at News Corporation.

Seamus McAteer    Zelos Group, Managing Partner and Senior Analyst
 

Seamus McAteer has been assisting clients in the wireless and portable computing sectors since the early 1990s. He founded Zelos Group in 2001 and continues to set the company’s overall strategic direction as it has expanded to comprise seven analysts serving over 50 major clients.

Philip McKinney    Hewlett Packard, VP and CTO, Networks and Service Provider Solutions

Philip McKinney is Vice President and CTO for Hewlett Packard’s Network and Service Provider Business Unit. He is recognized, through his numerous worldwide speaking engagements, seminars and workshops, as a leading authority on innovation in the communication industry and its impact on business, industries, economies and society. Mr. McKinney has delivered keynote addresses, workshops and advisory engagements for leading companies and governments worldwide.

Eileen Mercilliott   Nextel, Director, Digital Media
  Eileen Mercilliott manages Nextel's Digital Media product line, including gaming, information services, music and imaging. She is responsible for content acquisition, programming and sales distribution. In addition, Ms. Mercilliott manages Nextel's industry leading enterprise content management solutions.
Arthur Musgrove,    Cymbal Corporation, Vice President Telecom Services

Arthur Musgrove is Vice President Telecom Services at Cymbal Corporation where he leads implementation of new technologies for telecom clients, including VoIP. Previously, Mr. Musgrove was Telecommunications Programs Director at IONA Technologies, and prior to that, CTO of Teledigm, a telecommunications software provider. Previous positions include management and senior engineering responsibilities in the Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, AT&T, MCI-WorldCom and MFS Communications.

Bill Nguyen            SEVEN, Chief Executive Officer

Bill Nguyen drives product vision and strategic business direction at SEVEN. He works with SEVEN's mobile operator customers and technology partners to define best-in-class solutions for delivering wireless data strategies. In less than four years under Mr. Nguyen's leadership, SEVEN has achieved successful commercial deployments with the world's largest mobile operators, and received multiple market awards of distinction.

David Neale           Rogers Wireless Inc., Vice President, New Product Development

David Neale was appointed Vice President, New Product Development for Rogers Wireless in 1999. He is responsible for long-term network and technology strategy and architecture, overseeing the development and implementation of all new wireless network voice and data products. Mr. Neale has held a number of senior commercial and technical management positions within the paging, data and technology departments of Rogers Wireless.

 

Carlton O'Neal     Alvarion, Inc., Vice President, Marketing
 

Carlton O’Neal, a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) pioneer and leading spokesman for broadband wireless issues worldwide, currently holds the position of Vice President of Marketing for Alvarion, Inc. Prior to joining Alvarion, he was Vice President of Marketing for Ensemble Communications, where Mr. O'Neal helped build the company to the international debut of its Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS) products.

Steve Owen           Logica CMG, Vice President
 

Steve Owen is a Solutions Architect for LogicaCMG Global Telecoms Business Unit in North America and CALA. Working across the Global Telecoms, Finance, Industry, Distribution and Transportation plus the Energy and Utilities division, he is involved in performing technical and business consultancy in all areas relating to the development of projects involving Wireless Internet and Messaging technologies.

Jerry Panagrossi    Symbian, Vice President, U.S. Operations

Jerry Panagrossi is Vice President of U.S. Operations at Symbian, where he is responsible for strategic partnerships and alliances in North America, which includes oversight of the Symbian Venture Capital Group, and is an active participant on the Board of the Open Mobile Alliance. Mr. Panagrossi joined Symbian in 1999 from Motorola, where he was Senior Engineering Project Manager responsible for the development of input technologies and user interfaces for advanced concept mobile phones and pagers.

Nick Pandher          NVIDIA, Developer Relations Manager
 

Nick Pandher is Developer Relations Manager for NVIDIA where he is responsible for working with content providers and middleware partners.
He has over 10 years of expertise in the graphics community and previously worked at 3dfx and NEC.

Chris Pizey             Go Comics, Managing Director
 

Chris Pizey has over 20 years experience in publishing technology, infrastructure and business development. He has led the expansion of uclick's content syndication business through strategic deals with the Web's premier publishers, while expanding uclick's online publishing business from its infancy to current levels in excess of 75-million pages delivered each month.

Mann Ramahi        AOL, Executive Director, Mobile Products and Digital Media Services
 

Maan Ramahi is the Executive Director of AOL's Mobile Products and Digital Media Services, and responsible for the development and launch of AOL's next generation mobile multimedia and advanced messaging applications and services, including music-on-demand, mobile radio, mobile video, video and music downloading, video messaging and push-to-talk. With over 12 years' experience in the wireless and telecommunications industry, he works on forging strategic partnerships with mobile operators, device manufacturers, content providers, and application developers.

John Ray                Blue Lava Wireless, Vice President, Business Development
 

John Ray joined the Hawaii-based mobile gaming and entertainment company Blue Lava Wireless LLC in 2002. As Vice President of Business Development, he is responsible for building the sales, marketing and public relations functions for the company, selling gaming products to end users through wireless carriers. Mr. Ray also oversees the evaluation and acquisition of third party developed games.

Adam Ritter           CBS MarketWatch Information Services, Vice President Wireless
 

Adam Ritter has been active in the wireless technology industry for the past four years. As Vice President, Wireless at CBS MarketWatch, he is responsible for identifying wireless content licensing opportunities for CBS MarketWatch and CBS News. Previously, Mr. Ritter held the role of Vice President of Access Solutions at Pinnacor Inc. where he played an instrumental role in forming critical partnerships in the mobile communications space.

John Robb             Openwave Systems, Director of Messaging Product Management
 

John Robb oversees the business and product strategy for the messaging infrastructure and applications group at Openwave. He helps operators deliver the best end user experience possible with MMS. Mr. Robb's work has incorporated the service into the widest array of handsets and facilitated the use of MMS for event-driven push campaigns.

Thomas Rosch       InterWest Partners, General Partner
Thomas Rosch is a General Partner at InterWest Partners and focuses on Information Technology. Prior to InterWest he was a Partner for AT&T Ventures and a Senior Manager at The Boston Consulting Group.
Jamie Rosenberg   Danger, Senior Director of Program Management
   
Nigel Rundstrom    Nokia North America, Vice President, Multimedia

Nigel Rundstrom is a veteran in the mobile communications industry with more than 20 years experience. He moved to the United States in January 2004 and is responsible for overseeing the business activities for Nokia’s Multimedia Business Group in North America.

 

 

 

Iliya Rybchinsky     Orange, Director, Strategy and Planning
 

Iliya Rybchinsky is Director of Strategy and Planning at Orange SA. Responsible for Orange's strategy for alliances, partnerships and venture development; He leads a global team accountable for delivering a strategy to drive commercial advantage by making Orange the wireless partner of choice.

Danny Shader     Good Technology, Chief Executive Officer
 

Danny Shader is Chief Executive Officer at Good Technology. Prior to Good, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Accept.com and Vice President and General Manager at Amazon.com.

Larry Shapiro        Executive Vice President, Business Development and Operations, Walt   

                              Disney Internet Group

 

Larry Shapiro is Executive Vice President of Business Development and Operations for the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG). He leads all distribution and technology partnership activities for the company, and manages its U.S.-based wireless businesses, CRM business services and customer support services. Mr. Shapiro also serves as the WDIG General Counsel and is responsible for its human resources and public affairs functions.

Nimish Shrivastava eMbience Inc., President
 

Dr. Nimish Shrivastava is the Founder, President and Chief Technology Officer of eMbience Inc. He has spent a decade developing compelling applications in the mobile and wireless sector. Dr. Shrivastava connects eMbience with leading content providers and business partners, while also spearheading the development and publishing of proprietary applications. Prior to forming eMbience, he founded Calyx, a software firm in India that developed solutions for mobile computing markets, focusing on health care and biotechnology.

John Smelzer,      Fox Sports, Vice President, Business Development
 

John Smelzer oversees all aspects of business development for FOX Sports Interactive Media, a unit of FOX Sports Networks. He manages strategic relationships with content providers, distribution partners, ecommerce vendors, professional sports leagues, players associations, collegiate conferences and other rights holders. Mr. Smelzer is currently spear-heading new partnerships with wireless developers and carriers, as well as broadband ISPs and iTV platforms to develop new revenue-generating products and services. He joined FOXSports.com as Director of Business Development in August 2001.

Daniel Taylor        Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc., Managing Director
Daniel Taylor is the Managing Director for the Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. (MEA), and responsible for global alliance development, programs, marketing and member relations. He brings over 12 years of high tech experience and is known as an expert on many of the aspects of mobility, including wireless data networking, security, enterprise applications and communications services. Prior to the MEA, Mr. Taylor was Practice Director for Telecommunications at Giotto Perspectives.
Tom Trinneer         QPass, Vice President, Products

Tom Trinneer brings to Qpass 15 years of experience in the data networking industry and more than eight years in the wireless industry. Tom was most recently the vice president of business development at Wildseed. He was responsible for licensing the company's technology and obtaining licensed content for distribution of Wildseed's revolutionary SmartSkin technology.

Charlie Tritschler,  PalmSource, Vice President, Product Marketing
  Charlie Tritschler is Vice President of Product Marketing for PalmSource responsible for worldwide product marketing, including driving the product roadmap and overall product vision. Prior to PalmSource, he was Vice President of Marketing for Liberate Technologies where Mr. Tritschler was instrumental in driving the product and marketing strategy for the company’s focus on the interactive television market.
Eric Ver Ploeg       VantagePoint Venture Partners, Managing Director
  Eric Ver Ploeg joined VantagePoint Venture Partners in January 2001 with broad experience as an entrepreneur, senior executive and research engineer. As a Co-founder of two venture-backed companies, he successfully raised five rounds of financing and subsequently sold them for a total of nearly $200 million.
Nick Walker           Xpherix, President and Chief Executive Officer

Nick Walker brings over 20 years of management experience in global technology companies. Prior to joining Xpherix, he was Vice President and General Manager of a global business unit serving the communications industry for Celestica, Inc., a leader in the electronic manufacturing services sector. In this position, Mr. Walker established relationships with leading European companies such as Siemens, Ericsson and Nokia.

Mike Wehrs            Microsoft, Director of Standards and Technologies
 

Michael Wehrs is Director, Technology and Standards for Microsoft’s Mobile Device Division where his responsibilities focus on emerging technologies and industry standards for Microsoft’s end-to-end solution strategy and planning, both within the Mobile Device Division and across Microsoft. Prior to his current roll, Mr. Wehrs worked in Microsoft's Mobile Devices Division where his responsibilities included managing product planning and market research across the full range of mobile products and driving several of Microsoft's wireless efforts company-wide.

Jeremy Welt          Warner Bros. Records, Vice President, New Media
   
Mark Willingham   Vice President, Marketing, HeyAnita
  Mark Willingham is Vice President of Marketing at HeyAnita, and is responsible for developing and implementing worldwide marketing strategies. Before joining HeyAnita, he was a co-Founder and President of BlueLava.com, a business-to-business, marketing based e-commerce company. Mr. Willingham conceptualized a way for clients to develop promotional marketing campaigns over the Internet and enable them to initiate the actual production of marketing materials while online.
Konny Zsigo           WirelessDeveloper Agency, President
  Konny Zsigo is well-known in the industry as a wireless data pioneer. He founded a training company 13 years ago and has personally trained 32,000 wireless professionals. Mr. Zsigo is now the President of WirelessDeveloper.com, a company he founded to help drive wireless innovations into the marketplace. 

 
 
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