2012 Speakers

Abhi Ingle
Vice President, Ecosystem and Innovation
AT&T Services, Inc.

Abhi is Vice President of the Ecosystem and Innovation organization at AT&T. In this role, Mr. Ingle is responsible for driving innovation at AT&T incorporating employee ideas from one of the world’s largest crowd-sourced employee innovation programs; The Innovation Pipeline (TIP).  His organization is also responsible for operating the global network of AT&T Foundries where a combination of design thinking, open collaboration and agile development can bring ideas to life rapidly. He has an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and earned his BA with high honors in Computer Science and Mathematics from Oberlin College.

Amir Mashkoori
CEO

Kovio

Amir Mashkoori, CEO, applies nearly 30 years of semiconductor industry experiences to his leadership role at Kovio, Inc. Mr. Mashkoori came to Kovio from Spansion, where he was EVP. Mr. Mashkoori began his professional career at AMD in 1978, serving in various senior level operational roles for a period of 17 years. Mr. Mashkoori was also VP of operations and later SVP of operations and business development at Trident Microsystems between 1996 and 1998, before rejoining AMD in 1999.

Anjul Bhambhri
VP – Big Data

IBM

Anjul Bhambhri is the Vice President of Big Data.  She was previously the Director of IBM Optim application and data life cycle management tools.  She is a seasoned professional with over twenty-three years in the database industry.  Over this time, Anjul has held various engineering and management positions at IBM, Informix and Sybase.  Prior to her assignment in tools, Anjul spearheaded the development of XML capabilities in IBM's DB2 database server.  She is a recipient of the YWCA of Silicon Valley's “Tribute to Women in Technology” award for 2009.  Anjul holds a degree in Electrical Engineering.  

Biju Nair
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Synchronoss Technologies Inc.

Biju Nair is Chief Strategy Officer at Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. In this role, Mr. Nair is responsible for leading the strategic vision of the connected devices business unit for the company. Prior to joining Synchronoss, Mr. Nair was the Chairman & CEO of Sapience Knowledge Systems, Inc., a venture backed wireless software company (acquired by Synchronoss Technologies in 2011). Previously, Mr. Nair held the position of Senior Vice President & GM of the Connectivity and Security Group at Smith Micro Software and Corporate Vice President & GM and founder of Mobility Solutions Group at PCTEL, Inc. Mr. Nair holds a Master of Science degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from Politechnika Warszawska and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Bobby Morrison

President – Pacific Northwest Region

Verizon Wireless      

Bobby Morrison is responsible for directing the company’s sales, marketing, operations, customer service and financial performance in Washington, Oregon, North Idaho and soon, Alaska. In this role, Morrison oversees expansion of the nation’s fastest and most advanced 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network along with a full range of mobile voice and data products. Morrison joined the company’s West Area team following 13 years in the Midwest, where he served as executive director of sales & marketing. Prior to that, Morrison was director of business & enterprise sales in Illinois/Wisconsin, leading a team of 200 employees responsible for business sales, including Fortune 500 and Global 350 customers.

Brad Duea
Senior Vice President, Product Management
T-Mobile

Brad currently serves T-Mobile USA in Bellevue, Washington as Senior Vice President of Product Management and is responsible for all products and services, including handsets, tablets, hotspots and all value added services.  Prior to joining T-Mobile in April 2010, Brad served as president of Napster LLC, the pioneer in digital music.  Prior to Napster, Brad served as Vice President of Worldwide Business Development and Worldwide OEM Sales for Roxio, Inc., the digital media software company.  Brad holds a B.A. from University of California at Santa Barbara, a M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, and a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.

Chetan Sharma
President
Chetan Sharma Consulting

Chetan Sharma is President of Chetan Sharma Consulting and is one of the leading strategists in the mobile industry. Executives from wireless companies around the world seek his accurate predictions, independent insights, and actionable recommendations. He has served as an advisor to senior executive management of several Fortune 100 companies in the wireless space and is probably the only industry strategist who has advised each of the top 6 global mobile data operators. Chetan is the author or co-author or editor of eight best-selling books on mobile and over 100 articles related to mobile.

Dan Deeney
Partner
New Venture Partners

Daniel J. Deeney, Partner, was a founder of New Venture Partners and has been a member of the core team since 2000. Dan evaluates new investment opportunities with corporate research labs and business units of technology companies, primarily in the telecommunications and enterprise sectors. He works closely with entrepreneurs through the technology commercialization process in the formation and funding of new ventures. He holds a MS in Management of Technology from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from Pepperdine University and a BS in Finance from San Diego State University, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.

Dave Whalen

Vice President/GM – Software and Services Group

Intel

Dave Whalen is vice president and general manager of Intel Services Division for Intel Corporation. He is responsible for the strategy and delivery of a portfolio of unified software services across the device and operating system continuum. Prior to joining Intel in November 2010, Whalen was part of the executive management team at Palm, Inc. from 2009-2010. He served as senior vice president of Global Sales, responsible for revenue, margin and geographical growth of the company. Prior to Palm, Whalen had twenty years of experience in an executive management capacity at various wireless technology and product companies like Carrier Access, Openwave Systems, Kyocera Wireless, Sony/Qualcomm and Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Company. Whalen earned his bachelor's degree in Sociology from Ithaca College. He also completed graduate studies in Business from Boston University.

Erik Moreno

Senior Vice President

Fox Networks Group

Erik I. Moreno is Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, for Fox Networks Group (a division of News Corporation), In this role, Mr. Moreno is responsible for identifying new business and strategic opportunities, as well as work on acquisitions and joint ventures. He is also Co-General Manager of the Mobile Content Venture (MCV), a joint venture of 12 broadcasters that are working to deliver live digital television to mobile devices in the United States. Mr. Moreno has previously served as Director of Corporate Development for eBay Inc. and as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy for Level 3 Communications, a global wholesale telecommunications company.  Mr. Moreno began his career at Gleacher & Co., a boutique investment bank specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Moreno graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 

Erik Ekudden
Senior Vice President, Head of Technology Strategy
Ericsson

Erik Ekudden is Senior Vice President, and Head of Technology Strategy, for the Ericsson group. Since 2005, he has been responsible for Ericsson’s technology strategies and industry activities. He is based in San Jose, USA. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Ekudden held various positions within research and development in Ericsson, including research area director and vice president of standardization. He joined Ericsson in 1993, working on GSM and 3G. Erik Ekudden was born in 1968. He holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.

Frank Meehan
EIR
Horizons Ventures

Frank Meehan is part of Li Ka-shing's Horizons VC team. Previously on the boards of Spotify and Siri, he is currently on the boards of Summly, Affectiva, Bitcasa, Fixmo, DoubleTwist, Magisto, Ginger Software, TOM.com and Desti. Frank was also the Founder and CEO of INQ Mobile which developed much of the early integration with internet and mobile communications, winning the MWC Barcelona award for best handset in 2009 for the INQ1 , and also created the 3 Skypephone with Skype and Qualcomm in 2008. Frank is also the Founder and CEO of Kuato Studios, which is building a series of innovative products around the latest AI/NLP engine from SRI to inspire kids to learn the skills of the future – such as coding, design, animation, science.

Glenn Lurie
President, Emerging Enterprises and Partnerships
AT&T Mobility

Glenn Lurie is President of Emerging Enterprises and Partnerships for AT&T Mobility. In this role, Mr. Lurie is responsible for AT&T’s Emerging Devices Organization with the strategic initiative to drive innovation in bringing wireless connectivity to a host of new devices and applications — including personal computing, eReaders, telematics and portable navigation devices, eHealth devices, and machine-to-machine communications solutions. Mr. Lurie also has responsibilities for AT&T’s ongoing operations and relationship with Apple Inc., having led negotiations to bring the iPhone and iPad to AT&T. Prior to entering the wireless industry, Mr. Lurie was a professional soccer player for teams representing Cleveland, Atlanta, Milwaukee and Portland. Mr. Lurie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Marketing from Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, WA.

Gus Hunt

CTO for the Chief Information Officer

Central Intelligence Agency

Gus Hunt currently serves as the chief technology officer for the chief information officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In this capacity, Gus is responsible for setting the strategic technology direction to enable CIA's missions, for driving the rapid insertion and adoption of new capabilities to keep pace with technology change in the commercial sector, and for engaging actively across the IC to share and communicate IT solutions. Previously, Gus served as the director of Applications Services for the CIA. In this role, he was charged with building IT systems to support and enable effective execution of the CIA's missions and business. Before joining the Agency, Gus spent seven years in the private sector as an aerospace engineer designing advanced manned space flight systems and satellite orbital transfer vehicles. He holds an ME in Civil/Structural Engineering from Vanderbilt University.

Hank Skorny
Vice President/GM, Software and Services Group
Intel

Hank Skorny is vice president and general manager of Intel Services Division. Skorny is responsible for the Intel strategy and delivery of a portfolio of unified software services across the device and operating system continuum. He has extensive experience in the mobile software and services industry as well as in PC software going back 25 years. Prior to joining Intel, he was senior vice president and Chief Strategy Officer of Realnetworks. Previously Skorny served as CEO of Thumbspeed, Inc., where he led Thumbspeed through its acquisition by OZ Communications subsequently acquired by Nokia. Prior to Thumbspeed, Skorny held senior executive positions at Infospace Mobile and AOL Mobile, as well as senior positions at Adobe Systems, Microsoft and Apple Computer across his career. Hank studied Chemistry at Drexel University and received much recognition for his research in computer modeling of complex 3-D chemical reactions.

Houck Reed

Vice President, BNS Product Management and Operations

Tekelec

Houck Reed is Vice President, BNS Product Management and Operations joining Tekelec in 2007. Houck leads a team focused on delivering broadband data solutions including session management, policy, and subscriber data management. Primary responsibilities include portfolio strategy and marketing, business analytics, and commercial offer management. Prior to Tekelec, Houck was Director of the Product Management team at Symantec. His past experience includes UTStarcom, Alcatel-Lucent, and Hyperion Software. Houck holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago and a Masters of Business Administration in Marketing from the Yale School of Management.

Ian Bloomfield
Vice President
Ericsson

Ian Bloomfield, Vice President of Strategic Business Development, has more than 25 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry. He has a broad telecommunications background and has worked with Ericsson in management roles in several global markets, including USA, UK, Sweden, Mexico and other Latin American countries. Ian joined Ericsson North America in 2006 and has led several teams to define winning business propositions for Ericsson and their customers. Ian holds Bachelors in Physics and Electronics and a MBA.

Dr. J. Sairamesh (Ramesh)
CEO and Founder
360Fresh

Ramesh drives the company strategy on analytics and clinical decision-making tools for Healthcare quality and safety. He is currently the principal investigator of a NIH/NCI Grant on Cancer Care improvement and risk assessments. Previously he was a Manager and World-Wide Program Leader for Enterprise Quality Solutions at IBM Research, New York. Over a 14 year period, at IBM, he helped drive the vision and strategy for new business solutions on early warning systems, warranty, reliability analytics and value chain management. For his contributions he won three "outstanding innovation" awards and a research division award. He has over 20 US patents, several pending patents, and over 50 research publications. He also recently led international groups on Business Process Management and Service Systems. He collaborates with faculty from Carnegie Mellon University, UC Berkeley, Columbia Medical Center and Stanford University. He received his M.S., M. Phil.(1992), and Ph.D (1996) from Columbia University, New York.

Jana Messerschmidt
Vice President
Twitter

Jana Messerschmidt is responsible for the Mobile/Device Business Development Team at Twitter. Her focus is to increase the penetration of Twitter in mobile handsets, tablets, and other connected devices. Prior to Twitter, she was in a similar role at Netflix. She received a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jason Hoffman
Founder and CEO
Joyent

Jason is the founder and head coach at Joyent, where he is responsible for company vision and execution. He is also responsible for research and advanced development, technical outreach, evangelism, consultative efforts for partners and business units. His specialties include bioinformatics, grid computing, cloud computing, distributed systems, collaborative applications and deploying and scaling web applications. Jason earned a BS and MS in Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA and a PhD in Molecular Pathology at The Burnham Institute and UCSD School of Medicine. Jason taught at the university level for more than a decade, is a prolific speaker and author and a highly-regarded expert on scalable systems. He serves as the Outside Director of the WordPress Foundation.

Jeff Bradley

Senior Vice President – Devices and Developer Services
AT&T

As Senior Vice President, Devices and Developer Services Jeff Bradley has responsibility to deliver the industry’s leading portfolio of mobile devices and accessories and to provide developers with the tools, platforms and best practices to deliver great mobile apps. He joined AT&T Wireless from Lante Corporation, a leading information technology consulting firm, where he was Managing Director and a member of the senior leadership team, with responsibility for western U.S. operations.  Mr. Bradley began his career at IBM as an advisory client representative.  Mr. Bradley has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University where he was also a two-time Pac 10 champion wrestler.

Dr. Jeff Smith
Chief Technology Officer
Numerex

Dr. Smith has been an Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company since October 2008. Prior to joining the Company, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ublip, Inc., a provider of M2M and location based services that he co-founded in 2007. From January 2002 until June 2007, Dr. Smith served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SensorLogic, Inc., an M2M application service provider that he also founded. From June 1996 until January 2000, Dr. Smith served as regional President and director of NTT/Verio, an internet service provider and web hosting company. From October 1993 until January 1997, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of OnRamp Technologies, an internet service provider that he co-founded.

Jeff Warren

Vice President - Mobile

Expedia

Jeff Warren is the Vice President, Mobile and Online Partner Marketing at Expedia.com, after joining the company in March 2011as the head of their mobile product organization.  Prior to Expedia, Jeff was the Senior Director of Business Development at Motorola, where he was responsible for creating and developing Motorola's relationships with Internet companies such as Google, Yahoo and others.  Prior to joining Motorola in 2005, Jeff held a variety of product management and business development roles with startups based in Boston such as Brandwise and SQA (now part of IBM), and three years at the early-stage private equity firm Atlas Venture.

John Malloy

General Partner and Co-founder

BlueRun Ventures

John Malloy, General Partner and co-founder of BlueRun Ventures, brings over 25 years of experience in early stage venture and technology.  John enjoys working with early stage companies and entrepreneurs as they chart their strategy and launch their products.  John has successfully invested in a broad spectrum of technologies and services including companies such as Paypal (eBay), Slide (GOOG), and Bitfone (HP).  John focuses on early stage mobile opportunities particularly in software and services.   Some of John’s current investments include Waze, Topsy, Banjo and 140Proof. Prior to starting the firm, John spent more than 15 years in management and executive roles at Nokia, MCI and a communications services start-up. He holds a J.D. from George Mason School of Law and a B.A. from Boston College.

Jorge Espinel
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Corp Dev, Digital Media Group
News Corp

Jorge Espinel is EVP, Strategy & Corporate Development of News Corp.'s Digital Media Group. Prior to News Corp., Jorge was a partner at Velocity Interactive Group (recently renamed Fuse Capital), a leading digital media investment firm in New York City. Prior to Velocity, Jorge was head of AOL's Corporate Strategy and M&A. He joined AOL LLC in 2002. During his tenure, Jorge's responsibilities included driving corporate development activities, crafting business strategies, managing AOL's key strategic relationships, and leading the M&A team. His team executed the recent acquisitions of Third Screen Media, Tacoda, Adtech, Yeda and Quigo. He also played a key role in developing the overall turnaround plan for AOL between 2002 and 2007. Jorge earned a BS in Economics from the Wharton School, and a BA in International Relations from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan
Founder and CEO
Drawbridge

Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan is the Founder and CEO of Drawbridge, a cross-device targeting and data management platform. Before Drawbridge, she was a Member of Technical Staff at Google as a part of the acquisition team from Admob. Kamakshi received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2007. She then was affiliated with the information Theory Research Group at HP Research Labs as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. Subsequently, she led the optimization team at Admob, developing cutting edge algorithmic and machine learning techniques for ad optimization. Her broader research interests include convex optimization, statistical inference and distributed machine learning algorithms.

Kevin Howard
Founder and CEO
Internet Connectivity Group, Inc

Founder and CEO of ICG (Internet Connectivity Group, Inc.), Howard acts as the primary responsible for the strategic direction of the company. This includes the overall market route, revenue generation strategy, and growth path for ICG.  As well as the aforementioned, the Creative (Design and Development) Departments follow the direct lead of Mr. Howard. Prior to founding ICG, Howard worked in finance and technology related fields for nearly 15 years. He specialized in asset management, venture capital and corporate guidance and has worked at Wells Fargo’s Private Client Group, UBS Financial and Smith Barney. Beyond his extensive Finance background, Howard has owned and operated businesses in a wide spectrum of sectors.These include, but are not limited to, a professional motocross team and a bio fuel firm. Howard has also held board positions with numerous privately held corporations.

Kevin Fitchard
Senior Writer
GigaOM

Kevin covers mobile broadband, carriers and wireless infrastructure for GigaOM. He has been writing about wireless networks and technology for 11 years, working first at Telephony Magazine and its online successor Connected Planet. Kevin spent his early career at several small Texas newspapers. He made the shift to tech writing upon moving to Chicago, where he now lives.

Kevin Packingham
Chief Product Officer
Samsung Telecommunications America

Kevin Packingham is Senior Vice President of Product Innovation where he is responsible for overseeing Samsung’s carrier product management, product planning and concept creation departments. Prior to joining Samsung, Mr. Packingham held the role of Chief Executive Officer at Amerilink Telecom Corporation. Prior to this role, he worked for more than 11 years at Sprint Nextel. During his tenure at Sprint, he focused on project management, culminating with the position of senior vice president of product and technology. Mr. Packingham holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Business Management from Evangel University and a Master’s degree in Human Factors with an emphasis in software design, development, and testing.

Loretta Soffe
former EVP – Women’s Apparel
Nordstrom

Fashion industry expert Loretta So!e is one of the foremost authorities on

retail, merchandising and consumer- based strategy. Loretta is recognized throughout the industry as a strategic, creative, and energetic professional.

She recently founded Loretta Soffe Consulting, a retail & brand communication agency focusing on E-commerce, digital, and multi-brand wholesale development. Loretta spent 24 years at Nordstrom where she held different positions in buying, merchandising and product development. For the last ten years, she was Executive Vice President / General Merchandise Manager of Women's, the largest division in the company with annual sales of $2 billion. As a member of the Nordstrom Executive team, Loretta played a key role in the development of the company's management agenda and communication with Wall Street.

Marianne Marck
Vice President - Engineering
Starbucks

Marianne Marck is currently the VP of software engineering at Starbucks. She has a passion for technology and building great tech teams. In this role, Marianne leads the technology teams for web and mobile, CRM technology, and solutions architecture. Marianne also leads the development, QA and release teams for global ERP (finance, SCO, channel) and for retail back-end systems. Previously Marianne served as SVP of technology for Blue Nile. In this role she served as a company officer and oversaw the website and all aspects of technology for the company. Marianne also served as VP of software engineering at the Walt Disney Company. Marianne served in various technology leadership positions at CNET Networks, focusing on software development, online advertising, BI, database engineering, and site operations. Marianne started out her career as a developer and development manager at Sybase and has also worked as a developer at IBM.

Mark Anderson
Chief Executive Officer
Strategic News Service

Mark Anderson is CEO of the Strategic News Service, publisher of the SNS Weekly Report on Technology and the Global Economy. Mark is the founding chair of the Future in Review (FiRe) Conference, which The Economist calls “the best technology conference in the world”; SNS Project Inkwell, the first vendor-based consortium focused on K12 technology; and INVNT/IP, “Inventing Nations Vs. Nation-Sponsored Theft of IP,” a consortium of leading global technology companies working with governments to reduce nation-sponsored IP theft. Perhaps best-known for his accurate predictions, Anderson “called” the Global Financial Collapse in London in March 2007, on the TV program CNBC Europe Powerlunch. Mark is the author of Resonance Theory in physics and the Equilibrium Evolutionary Theory, and holds several patents. He was selected by Fortune as one of the “100 Smartest People We Know.”

Mark Hillman
Senior Vice President – Strategy and Business Development
Compuware

Mark Hillman is Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Compuware. In this role, Mr. Hillman is responsible for insuring that the company’s product strategy and direction are aligned with emerging market trends and customer needs. Prior to joining Compuware, Mr. Hillman was Director, Global Datacenter Operations at General Motors, with responsibility for managing the company’s extensive in-house and outsourced IT infrastructure. He has spent the majority of his IT career in senior management positions responsible for a variety of application areas within General Motors, and prior to that, at Texas Instruments. Mr. Hillman has in-depth experience in planning, implementing and delivering business-critical enterprise applications to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, along with detailed knowledge of the business and technology issues that face enterprise IT departments on a daily basis.

Mark Young
VP – Mobile and Connected Devices
NBC Universal

Mark Young leads mobile and emerging platforms (e.g. Smart TV’s, Game Consoles, In-Car) strategy and business development on behalf of NBCUniversal Entertainment and Digital Networks brands – Fandango, Movies.com, DailyCandy, and DailyCandy Deals. Mark joined NBCUnivesal from Comcast Interactive Media (CIM) where he helped lead the strategy and go-to-market launch of Xfinity’s video service on iOS (iPad & iPhone) and Android devices. Prior to Comcast, Young was at The Walt Disney Company for 7 years, of which the last 3 years he served as the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for the Walt Disney Internet and Mobile Group. He is a member of CTIA’s leadership Council and the Center of Technology Management at USC. Young holds an Undergraduate degree in Business Administration from USC and a Masters in Business Administration from USC’s Marshall School of Business.

Martin Fichter

Vice President - Products and Operations
HTC America

Martin Fichter joined HTC America in December 2009 as Vice President, Product Management and Planning. In this position, Martin executes HTC America’s full product portfolio strategy from concept to end-of-life. Along with making decisions regarding roadmaps and feature sets, Martin works closely with operator partners to ensure technical product acceptance, develop product pricing and drive all aspects of lifecycle management including software updates and product refreshes. In July, Martin was named Acting President, HTC America, managing products, operations, marketing, sales organization, and relationships with the top mobile operators in North and Latin America. Martin holds an engineering degree from Fachhochschule der Deutschen Bundespost in Berlin, Germany.

Michael Bayle

Senior Vice President and GM – Mobile
ESPN

Michael Bayle is Senior Vice President and General Manager of ESPN Mobile. A former Yahoo! and Microsoft executive, Bayle develops and manages all aspects of ESPN’s mobile strategy and execution, including content production, programming and publishing on every ESPN Mobile platform.  Most recently, Bayle was Vice President of Monetization and Marketing at Amobee, a leading mobile marketing developer, where he led global ad operations, North American business and market development and strategic partnerships. Prior to Amobee, Bayle was Senior Director of Global Mobile Monetization at Yahoo!, where he launched Yahoo’s mobile advertising business, while building a global team that created mobile campaigns for Fortune 500 partners in 29 markets. Bayle also held business development positions at Yahoo!, Microsoft and International Data Group (IDG). Bayle is a graduate of Stanford University, with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science, as well as a bachelor of arts in Japanese.

Neville Ray
CTO
T-Mobile

Appointed Chief Technology Officer in 2010, Neville Ray is responsible for the management and development of T-Mobile USA’s network, as well as the company’s IT services and operations.  Under Ray, T-Mobile USA expanded to become America’s Largest 4G Network^®, reaching well over 220 million Americans in 229 markets. Ray is also Chairperson of 4G Americas, which promotes and facilitates the seamless deployment throughout the Americas of the 3GPP family of technologies (HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE). Ray joined T-Mobile in 2000 as VP Network Engineering & Operations for the Northeast region.  He led T-Mobile through the 9/11 terrorist attacks, receiving significant recognition from city, state and federal agencies. His US career began in 1995 as VP of Network Operations at Pacific Bell Mobile Services. Ray is an honors graduate of City University of London and a member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Nick Wingfield
Technology Correspondent
New York Times

Nick Wingfield is a Seattle-based technology correspondent for the New York Times. He joined the New York Times, after a 14-year career at the Wall Street Journal covering technology from San Francisco, New York and Seattle. 

Oke Okaro
Global Head & GM – Mobile and Connected Devices

Bloomberg

Oke Okaro joined Bloomberg L.P in March 2010 as Global Head and General Manager of Mobile and Connected Devices. Okaro reports directly to Andy Lack, CEO Bloomberg Media Group. In this role, Okaro is responsible for the vision, strategy, P&L, product, technology, business development, marketing and operations of the business. In May 2012, Okaro was named a Top Innovator in the media business by BtoB magazine. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Okaro was Vice President of ESPN Mobile, the division he started in early 2004. Okaro received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he was awarded the Shils-Zeidman award for Entrepreneurship and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Hertfordshire, England. Okaro holds six U.S patents for innovations on mobile user interaction and interface design.

Philippe Browning
Vice President – Advertising and Operations

CBS Interactive

Philippe Browning is Vice President, Advertising and Operations, CBS Interactive. His purview includes mobile advertising infrastructure and innovation, distribution partner management and user-acquisition strategy.  Previous to CBS, Philippe was the Director of Marketing at GOGII, an iFund company focused on text messaging via its TextPlus apps.  Philippe began his mobile career as a marketing and strategy consultant at JAMDAT, and subsequently Electronic Arts Mobile, where he developed some of the first mobile advertising initiatives, and partnered with carriers and networks to deliver best-in-breed mobile marketing of a massive games library.  Philippe and his team are responsible for distributing, marketing and monetizing a broad portfolio of CBS Interactive mobile sites and applications. Previously, Philippe worked as a writer and director in one-hour dramatic programming, giving him a unique view and familiarity with network and cable TV content.

Renée J. James
Senior Vice President, Software and Services Group

Intel

Renée J. James is senior vice president and general manager of the Software and Services Group for Intel Corporation. She is responsible for worldwide software and services R&D and product delivery for all segments of Intel's product portfolio. In addition, she is responsible for the Intel worldwide developer programs. She is the P&L owner for Intel's software & services businesses as well as the Intel software subsidiaries. James is chairman of: McAfee, Wind River Systems and Havok. Previously, James was vice president of Developer Programs for Intel. James also serves as a non-executive director on the Vodafone Group Plc Board of Directors. James is an independent director on the VMware Inc. Board of Directors and is a member of the Audit Committee at VMware Inc. She is also a member of the C200. She received her bachelor's degree in 1986 and master's degree in 1992, both from the University of Oregon.

Sebastian Taveau
Chief Technology Officer
Validity

Mr. Taveau has more than 20 years of experience in embedded solutions, mobile, software, and security. Most recently, at PayPal, he led the Mobile Ecosystem and Technology Integration group and has led the Mobile Disruptive Innovation team. He is a member of the eBay Inventors Club for his multiple patent contributions, and is a two-time recipient of the PayPalian Award. Additionally, Taveau, founded and led Fluctuat LLC and has held senior positions at Cardsoft, Renesas, Ridgerun (TI), and Motorola SPS (now Freescale). Mr. Taveau acquired a postgraduate degree in International Business Administration (DESS GEI eq. IBA/EBS) from the University of Paris 1 – Pantheon Sorbonne and an MS in Business Management from the University of Tours in France.

Stefan Happ
Senior Vice President and GM, Online and Mobile
American Express

Stefan Happ is General Manager of Online and Mobile North America at American Express. In this role, Stefan has responsibility for partner and client management, marketing and acquisition for new online and mobile payment capabilities and services, including Serve, the company’s next generation payments platform. Previously, Stefan served as SVP and GM of the Americas in the company’s prepaid business. Prior to American Express, Mr. Happ spent a number of years in various marketing and operational roles at British Airways across the globe. He holds a BA from University College London and an MBA from Lancaster University Management School.

Stephen Bye
CTO and Vice President, Technology Development and Strategy
Sprint

Stephen Bye serves as Vice President of Technology Development & Strategy. In this role, Mr. Bye is responsible for driving Sprint’s technology strategy, architecture and global standards; innovation center and labs; emerging business and service model development. Prior to joining Sprint in the spring of 2011, Mr. Bye was Vice President of Wireless Services at Cox Communications.  He has also held executive positions with AT&T, inCode Wireless, BellSouth International, Optus Communications and Telstra. Mr. Bye is a Chartered Engineer, a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Stephen David
former CIO
Procter & Gamble

Mr. David’s career at P&G has spanned many diverse assignments and country postings. His experience in line management and Customer Business Development, combined with his personal passion for IT and involvement in the current business-to business work, contributed to his being named, effective July 1, 2000, as Chief Information Officer and Business-To-Business Officer with overall responsibility for P&G's Internet strategy. This appointment reflected the increasing importance of information technology in accelerating sales growth and managing costs. It also positioned P&G to capitalize on tremendous opportunities in the business-to-business arena where a faster, more efficient, and seamless supply chain can be created. Mr. David has served on a number of Boards and Advisory Committees, including Ahold USA, Global Commerce Initiative, Uniform Code Council (UCC), Hewlett Packard and others.

Steve Elfman
President, Network Operations and Wholesale
Sprint Nextel

Steve Elfman is president of Network Operations and Wholesale at Sprint, with responsibility for Product, Technology Development, Network, Wholesale Operations and Sprint.com. Under his leadership, his organization is responsible for the award-winning devices and innovative approach to service and network operations that place Sprint at the forefront of wireless industry innovation. Elfman joined the Sprint senior leadership team in May 2008 from mobile data technology services company Motricity (formerly Infospace Mobile), where he was executive vice president of Infospace Mobile, then president and chief operating officer of Motricity. He also has held leadership positions at Terabeam, as executive vice president of operations, and AT&T Wireless, where he was chief information officer. Elfman graduated from the University of Western Ontario in Canada with a degree in Computer Science and Business.

Todd Simpson
Chief Innovation Officer
Mozilla

Todd Simpson is the Chief of Innovation at Mozilla, the developers of the Firefox Web browser, where he is working with the Mozilla community to keep the Web open and accessible. Todd loves building products and businesses around leading edge technologies. He has founded, built, and run numerous companies. Call Genie went public in Canada, Worldplay Networks continues to push the boundaries of video, EZone Networks was sold to Clubcom, and Jasomi was sold to Ditech Networks, a Nasdaq company that Todd ended up running. Todd also led research and development efforts at QSound Labs and Zi Corporation. Todd lives hockey, loves the outdoors, and is enjoying life in Silicon Valley. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and has authored numerous patents and papers.

Tyler Davidson
Vice President
Amdocs

Tyler Davidson is the West Regional Vice President for Amdocs in North America, where he oversees all aspects of Amdocs business with T-Mobile, Telus, Cricket, and Clearwire.  Prior to Amdocs, Mr. Davidson held a number of management positions with Clearwire, IceBreaker Software, AT&T Wireless, XO Communications, Ernst & Young LLP, and Monument Partners.  He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington School of Business.

Vince Spinelli
Managing Director, Mobility Solutions
Juniper Networks

Vince Spinelli is Managing Director for Mobility Solutions Group at Juniper Networks in the Service Provider Sector.  In this role, Mr. Spinelli is responsible for the formation and execution of Juniper’s mobile strategy and business plan. He leads a global, cross-functional team, responsible for mobile solution development overseeing execution of cross-BU product development, go-to-market, services and mobile alliances. Prior to joining Juniper Networks, Mr. Spinelli was Vice President of World Wide Network Consulting & Technology Development at Starent Networks.  In this capacity, he led a worldwide team of Network Consultants focusing on IP network and service evolution for the wireless SP market segment.  Prior to this, Mr. Spinelli was Chief Architect for Mobile solutions at Cisco Systems. While at Cisco he led a seasoned team of engineering and business development managers focused on solutions for mobile client, RAN, IP transport (backhaul and backbone), and multimedia core (Service Exchange Framework) technologies. Mr. Spinelli holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from California State University at Long Beach.

Wilson Rothman
Technology & Science Editor

NBC News Digital

Wilson Rothman, Technology & Science Editor, NBC News Digital Equal parts traditional journalist and forward-looking blogger, Wilson has spent the last two years at NBC News Digital (formerly msnbc.com), helping to merge the best of old-school media with the newest techniques of Web and mobile journalism. As a reporter — a role he relishes but has less time to spend on these days — he has focused on the wireless industry, with a particular fascination for carriers and the intersection where hardware and services meet. Prior to NBC, Wilson was features editor at Gizmodo, and before that, he had stints writing about technology for Time and the New York Times, as well as other top-tier publications. He holds a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Wim Sweldens
President – Wireless Division
Alcatel-Lucent

Wim Sweldens is President, Alcatel-Lucent Wireless Division. In this role, Mr. Sweldens  is responsible for the product management and development of Alcatel-Lucent’s wireless products portfolio. Technologies included in the portfolio are; LTE, W-CDMA, CDMA, GSM/EDGE, WiMAX as well as next generation network mobile core products. Wim is also responsible for wireless portfolio new product introduction. Prior to this position, Mr. Sweldens was Vice President Alcatel-Lucent Ventures and Network Technology, Bell Labs. Before that, he served as Vice President of Computing Sciences Research at Bell Labs as well as led Bell Labs China. Mr. Sweldens was included in Global Telecoms Business "Power 100 of 2009" list. MIT's Technology Review selected him as one of 100 most promising young innovators of 1999. He is the inventor of the lifting scheme, a wavelet construction and transformation method which was included in the JPEG2000 standard. In 2003, he was elected to fellow of the IEEE. He currently serves on the board of Kindsight. Mr. Sweldens received his PhD in Computer Science in 1994 from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.