----------------------------------------------- Oct. 16th, 2004 2004 SVCwireless Annual Conference- Co-host by IEEE Communication Society http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/
Broadband Wireless: Enriching Our Lives
Broadband wireless is enriching our lives! In the past few years, the expansion of 2.5G/3G cellular networks and the explosion of Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide have clearly ushered in a new era of broadband wireless communications. Never before had people experienced the convenience of high speed wireless connectivity at so many places. As more and more people got unwired, picture, music, video, and other data-intensive applications were delivered to millions of mobile user wirelessly and profoundly transformed the way of life and business.
The 2004 Silicon Valley-China Wireless Technology Association
(SVCwireless) Annual Conference will take a closer look at this broadband wireless phenomenon and examine this undergoing transformation from the distinctive perspectives of a Venture Capital panel, a Business Executive panel, and a Technology panel. Come and join the Raffle to win a TREO 600, or a Blackberry or more prizes!
Date & Time: Saturday, October 16th, 2004, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Venue: Hyatt Rickeys Hotel 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306 http://rickeys.hyatt.com/property/index.jhtml
Agenda: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM: Registration and Networking
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM: Opening Remarks
09:15 AM - 09:45 AM: Morning Keynote
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Break
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM: Venture Capital Panel
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM: Lunch Break (Nearby Restaurants)
12:45 PM - 01:15 PM: Afternoon Keynote
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM: Business Executive Panel
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM: Break
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM: Technology Panel
04:30 PM - 04:45 PM: Closing Remarks
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM: Raffle Drawing (Tero 600, Blackberry 7280, Sony PlayStation2 & More!)
Morning Keynote: The Future of Computing: Two Perspectives Jeff Hawkins CTO, PalmOne Inventor of the PalmPilot http://www.palmone.com/us/company/corporate/executive.html#jeff
Venture Capital Panel: Issues to be explored: * Success and failure examples in Wireless investment in China * Content as killer application, are we too late to invest? * Home networking, wired or wireless? * Is WiMAX truly disruptive & profitable? Or is it another WiFi? * Eco-systems that enable broadband wireless in China? * Future outlook, what is hot and what's not
Moderator:
Cadol Cheung Director, Strategic Investment, Intel Capital Asia Pacific http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/bios.html#CadolCheung
Panelists:
Andy Yan President & Executive Managing Director Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund (Softbank AIF) http://www.sbaif.com/asia-team.asp
Gaurav Garg Partner, Sequoia Capital http://www.sequoiacap.com/scpartner.asp?pid=39
Andreas Stavropoulos Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson http://www.dfj.com/about/a_biographies_frset.html
K T Wan Investment Manager & Director of Business Development, USA Vertex Management http://www.vertex.co.il/team_kt.html
Sriram Viswanathan Managing Director of Strategic Investment, Intel Capital http://www.w2i.org/pages/wificonf0603/steeringcombios/sviswanathan.html
Afternoon Keynote: Carrier View Toward Ubiquitous Networked Society Dr. Minoru Etoh President and CEO, DoCoMo Communication Laboratories USA http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/bios.html#MinoruEtoh
Business Executive Panel: Issues to be explored: * Wireless business opportunities in China vs. the US * Progressive wireless broadband business models and services * Global and China strategies of innovative wireless vendors * Thoughts from top CxOs on leveraging wireless to help their business * Impact of increasing activities of Chinese vendors and outsourcing of US vendors
Moderator:
Jason Ma CEO, Congruent Partners LLC Advisory Board Member, SVCwireless http://www.congruentpartners.com/bio_ma.htm
Panelists:
Chris Handley CIO, Stanford University
Ron Sege President & CEO, Tropos Networks http://www.tropos.com/company/managementteam.shtml
Dr. Michael Canning President & CEO, SiRF Technology http://www.sirf.com/management.html
Dr. Reza Ahy Chairman & CEO, Aperto Networks http://www.apertonetworks.com/en/about/execteam.shtml
Brendan Fallis Director of Business Sales, Verizon Wireless http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/bios.html#BrendanFallis
Mark Bowles Founder, VP of Business Development & Marketing, Staccato Communications http://www.staccatocommunications.com/aboutus/management_team.html
Technology Panel: Issues to be explored: * Most likely technology direction(s) for China: PAS, TD-SCDMA, 802.16, etc. * Technology requirements in China: cost vs. performance * Impact of proprietary wireless technology in China * Technology opportunities for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs
Moderator:
Rajeev Chand Senior Equity Research Analyst, Wireless, Rutberg & Company http://www.rutbergco.com/analyst_team.html
Panelists:
The Trend Entering 4G Dr. William C. Y. Lee Chairman, LinkAir Communications, Inc. http://www.linkair.com/corporate/executives_DrLee.asp
Robert Sanchez VP, CTO, InCode Telecom http://www.incodewireless.com/about_incode/leadership/robert_sanchez.asp
Bill Huang SVP, CTO, UTStarcom http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/bios.html#BillHuang
Dr. Pravin Bhagwat CTO, Wibhu Technologies http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/bios.html#PravinBhagwat
Dr. Cormac Conroy Co-founder & VP Strategic Marketing, Berkana Wireless http://www.berkanawireless.com/company/management.htm
For more information: http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/
Registration: (Online Registration ends 10/14) All sign up online will receive a FREE CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2004 Platinum Pass (valued at $75)
Students: $10 with valid ID on site
SVCwireless Regular Members:
$40 Advance online registration
https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr
(extended $5 off if register online before 10/14)
$50 On-site registration
SVCwireless Associate Members & Non-Members:
$60 Advance online registration
https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr
(extended $5 off if register online before 10/14)
$70 On-site registration
To be come a Regular Member: http://www.svcwireless.org/joinus.htmEvent Contact: Conference: Wenpai Lu, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ming Shao, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Program: Albert Wang, [EMAIL PROTECTED], (408) 421-3766
Current Sponsors include PalmOne, RIM, Tomlinson Zisko LLP, Verizon Wireless, Gabriel Venture Partners, Cingular Wireless, and eSmart Source.
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