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

Registration: (Online Registration ends 10/9)
SVCwireless Regular Members:
$40 Advance online registration https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr
(extra $5 off if register online before 10/1)
$50 On-site registration
IEEE Members: (use discount code svc1288)
$40 Advance online registration https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr
(extra $5 off if register online before 10/1)
$50 On-site registration
SVCwireless Associate Members & Non-Members:
$60 Advance online registration https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr
(extra $5 off if register online before 10/1)
$70 On-site registration
To be come a Regular Member: http://www.svcwireless.org/joinus.htm


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 & 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: 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

Dr. Robert Yung
General Partner, GSR Partners
Former CTO, Enterprise Processors, Intel Communications, Intel
Executive Committee, New Asian Leader, World Economic Forum
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/events/mpf_2002/ryung.htm

Ron Sege
President & CEO, Tropos Networks
http://www.tropos.com/company/managementteam.shtml

Dr. Michael Canning (New)
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



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

Dr. Parviz Yegani (New)
Technical Leader, Mobile Wireless Group, Cisco Systems
http://www.interop.com/lasvegas2004/conferences/?s=speaker_detail_fm&speakerid=18587&eventid=17

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

http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/

Registration: (Online Registration ends 10/9)
SVCwireless Regular Members:
$40 Advance online registration https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr
(extra $5 off if register online before 10/1)
$50 On-site registration
IEEE Members: (use discount code svc1288)
$40 Advance online registration https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr
(extra $5 off if register online before 10/1)
$50 On-site registration
SVCwireless Associate Members & Non-Members:
$60 Advance online registration https://www.123signup.com/register?id=fgvkr
(extra $5 off if register online before 10/1)
$70 On-site registration
To be come a Regular Member: http://www.svcwireless.org/joinus.htm


Event Contact:
Conference:
Wenpai Lu, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ming Shao, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Program:
Albert Wang, [EMAIL PROTECTED], (408) 421-3766

Sponsorship:
Roland Soohoo, [EMAIL PROTECTED], (408) 401-6698
Robert Fenerty, [EMAIL PROTECTED], (408) 234-0822
http://www.svcwireless.org/programs/conference2004/SVCwirelessConference2004_Sponsorship_Info.doc
Conference Sponsors: PalmOne, RIM, Verizon Wireless, Gabriel Venture Partner and eSmart


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