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Agenda: Day One
Wednesday, June 7

Agenda: Day Two
Thursday, June 8

1:30 p.m.
Welcome: Chairman's Opening Remarks
Dr. Mo Shakouri, WiMAX Forum

1:30 p.m.- 2:15 p.m.
*Opening Keynote Address: The Future of WiMAX
The pursuit of new wireless technologies is resulting in a greater demand for advanced broadband solutions at both the consumer and enterprise level. This keynote will look at the value proposition of WiMAX as the potential fixed wireless technology of choice for access applications supporting enterprise and consumer services.  AT&T’s VP Access and Bandwith, Sanford (Sandy) Brown will discuss the WiMAX opportunity and provide a detailed look at recent WiMAX trials that are establishing market momentum today and defining the possibilities of tomorrow.

Sanford (Sandy) Brown, Product Management Vice President, AT&T Business (*Due to AT&T confidentiality policies, we are not able to post this presentation.)

2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Panel Session: WiMAX in action: Service provider experience and perspective on WiMAX and wireless broadband.
What are some of the early successes and failures of pre-WiMAX and certified WiMAX systems? How is WiMAX fairing so far against competitors in metro, urban and rural areas? What have been the main applications and services to date? Which service providers, if any, have achieved return on investment, and how? Will many or most plan to upgrade to WiMAX mobility or is there a real business case for a fixed WiMAX service? Which regions are most promising for WiMAX in the first stage? What's the future of VoIP?

Panelists:
Rich Kingston
President, BOB Broadband (View Presentation)
Jeff Thompson
President, CEO and Founder, Towerstream (View Presentation)
Charles Wu
Operating Manager, CWLab (View Presentation)
Eliot Weinman
President, Trendsmedia (MODERATOR)


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

3:30 p.m.- 4:15 p.m.
Presentation: WiMAX for Municipalities
Muni-WiFi networks are currently the rage. What is the true potential for muni-WiMAX? When should municipalities consider WiMAX over Wi-Fi? How is the WiMAX economic proposition different from that of WiFi? Will WiMAX displace WiFi?

Speakers:
Josh Garrett
President and CEO, Futura Technologies, LLC (View Presentation)
John Overley
Executive Vice President, Camvera Networks (View Presentation)

4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Presentation: The state of the wireless broadband market: Where does WiMAX fit?
The recent launching of the interoperability certification of commercial WiMAX gear represents a major milestone for the 802.16 industry, but competition looms from existing and evolving IP-based wireless technologies. What is the opportunity for WiMAX in this more crowded world? What are the global and regional forecasts for fixed and mobile 802.16? How does WiMAX fit in the 3G-saturated world--as a competitive or complementary technology?

Speakers:
Donna Carlson, Principal Analyst and GM Broadband Wireless Research, Sky Light Research
Philip Solis
Senior Analyst, ABI Research (View Presentation)

4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Chairman's Remarks: Recap of the Day and Q&A
Dr. Mo Shakouri, WiMAX Forum

5:00 p.m.
Networking Reception & Fierce 15 Sneak Preview

Agenda: Day Two
Thursday, June 8

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

9:00 a.m.
Welcome Back: Chairman's Remarks
Dr. Mo Shakouri, WiMAX Forum

9:00 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
Keynote Address: Creating an End-to-End Ecosystem for WiMAX Networks
How will end-to-end broadband wireless ecosystems evolve, and what role will WiMAX play in the seamless delivery of mobile services? The speaker will address the impact on applications, IP core, network access, and back office processes when rolling out WiMAX networks. Also, a look at industry partnerships that will fuel seamless mobility, and explain how carriers can develop a complete suite of mobile applications and services for successful WiMAX deployment

Daniel Coombes, Senior Vice President Wireless Broadband & CTO, Networks, Motorola (View Presentation)

9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Beyond Fixed WiMAX: Delivering Mobile WiMAX
The challenge that faces the transition from fixed WiMAX to mobile WiMAX is much more then higher data rates and bandwidth efficiency. Mobile WiMAX accelerates the pace of mobility and convergence, which in turn opens a plethora of issues such as handoffs, roaming, and authentication. How are these being addressed? What are the timeframes for a completed standard and commercial introduction?

Panelists:
Steve Hratko, Manager of New Product Development, Cisco Systems
Jim Hueser, Business Unit Executive, IBM Global Goverment
Chris Knudsen, CTO of WiMAX Solutions Division, Intel
Carlton O'Neal , VP of Marketing, Alvarion
Peter Macaulay, CTO, ZDSL.COM (MODERATOR)

10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Networking Break

11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Presentation: Spectrum and regulatory position for WiMAX in the U.S. and around the world
What are the prospects for WiMAX in licensed spectrum in the U.S.? What is the progress of WiMAX licensing in other countries? How do governments view WiMAX? What impact will spectrum policies have on WiMAX economics?

Speakers:
Jonathan Lai
Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (View Presentation)


11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Presentation: Fixed WiMAX for Backhaul
With backhaul and last-mile costs representing a significant cost of mobile operators, fixed WiMAX is looking to be an attractive lower-cost solution. How can WiMAX serve as a superior backhaul solution? What are the key challenges?

Speakers:
Chari Amalavoyal
Chief Architect, Tropos Networks (View Presentation)
Stephen Rayment
CTO, BelAir Networks (View Presentation)

12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: WiMAX infrastructure: What can service providers expect from their vendors?
It is early days for mobile WiMAX equipment, which is expected to become commercial later this year or early 2007. Will the early days see a high degree of variance with respect to performance of different vendor solutions? How “mobile” will these products be? How can operators know they have picked the vendor with the most mature solution that has a smooth upgrade as more advanced WiMAX features are introduced? When will vendors introduce more advanced features such as MIMO.

Panelists:
Carolyn Anderson, Redline Communications
Ashish Dayama, Chief WiMAX Solution Architect, Lucent Technologies
Mike Seymour, VP of Broadband Wireless, North America, Alcatel
Sai Subramanian, VP of Product Management and Strategic Marketing, Navini Networks
J. R. Frans Versluis, Sr. Manager, Corporate Marketing, ADC Telecommunications
Tara Howard, Analyst, Yankee Group (MODERATOR)

2:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Driving down the cost of WiMAX
To really become attractive to carriers, WiMAX needs to have customer-premise equipment in the sub-$100 range. What factors need to come to play to drive the costs down of WiMAX equipment? What are chipset vendors doing to ease the cost?

Panelists:
Michel Guay, CEO, Wavesat
Lars Johnsson, VP of Business Development, Beceem Communications
Elvis Tucker, Director of Solutions and Alliances, Aperto Networks
Clint Wheelock, VP of Research, ABI Research (MODERATOR)

3:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Closing Keynote Address

3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m
Conclusion: Chairman's Remarks, and Show Recap
Dr. Mo Shakouri, WiMAX Forum