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Main Conference Day 1

Thursday, May 22, 2008
8:30 Main Conference Registration
9:00 Chairman’s Opening Address
Rodger Howell, Director, PRTM MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, Principal Member, The In-Building Wireless Alliance
Global Trends and Emerging Opportunities in In-Building Wireless
9:10 Industry Overview and Trend Forecast: Delivering solutions for tomorrow’s in-building market
Rodger Howell, Director, PRTM MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, Principal Member, The In-Building Wireless Alliance
9:50 Growing Opportunities in the Global Market: Exclusive Insight Into In-Building’s Role in the Future of Wireless Networks
Dan Shey, Principal Analyst-Business Mobility, ABI RESEARCH
10:30 Networking Break

 Connecting The In-Building Value Chain

10:50 Calling on the carrier’s point of view: Identifying additional motivations for deploying in-building wireless systems
Yvonne Manns, RF Engineering Manager, TMOBILE
Eric Ellis, Director, SPRINT NEXTEL
Jim Erickson, Director, In-building Solutions, AT&T
Denis Stelatos, Senior Real Estate Manager, TELUS
11:40 Building Value for Building Owners: Achieving buy-in by identifying value-add opportunities and understanding demands
John Krush, Executive Vice President, TISHMAN TECHNOLOGY AND TISHMAN CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
Tommy Russo, Chief Technology Officer, AKRIDGE
Paul Quinn, SVP and CIO, DUKE REALTY
Moderated by: Darlene Pope, Managing Director, REALCOMM
12:30 Networking Lunch
1:30 Comparing and Converging Technical Alternatives, Disruptive Forces and Complimentary Solutions to Deliver Optimal In-Building Coverage
Moderator:
Bob McDonald, Vice President of Business Development, RF COMSITES
Jon Adams, Director of Radio Technology, FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, and Vice-Chairman of the ZIGBEE ALLIANCE
Kelly Carr, Vice President, CELLULAR SPECIALTIES
John Rice, Chief Engineer, Hutton Communications
2:10 Insider’s Report on The Role of the 700 MHz Allocation: Evaluating the new competitive landscape
Greg Su, Principal Consultant, Services Electronics and Software, PRTM, Principal Member, The In-Building Wireless Alliance
2:40

Networking Break

The Next Horizon for In-Building Wireless

3:00 Femto Cells: The Gateway to the Home: Achieving cost effective coverage and capacity in multi-tenant office buildings
Chand Gundecha, Director, MOTOROLA
4:00 Maximizing End-User Value Through Strategic Partnerships, Fixed-Mobile Convergence and the Extension of Critical Applications
Neil Manning, Director of Converged Network Solutions (CNS), SPRINT NEXTEL
4:40 Capturing Heightened Returns through Wireless Building Automation and Intelligent Applications
Mark Petersen, SVP Global Marketing, COMMSCOPE SOLUTIONS
5:15 Vegas Cocktail Reception