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Monday, September 11, 2006
9:00 – 12:00
Workshop 1
| DSL Forum's BroadbandSuite: Unleashing the Power of Broadband
Chair:
Greg Bathrick
, DSL Forum Board of Directors and Strategic Marketing Activities, PMC Sierra
Workshop 2
| IPTV in Metro Ethernet Networks
Chair:
Ofer Nir
, Director, Product Technical Marketing, Siemens
Workshop 3
| The Business Case for Hybrid Wi-Fi/WiMAX Networks
Chair:
Chris Rittler
, Vice President, Business Development and Product Management, Tropos Networks
12:15 – 2:00
Keynote Luncheon
Includes Opening Remarks and Opening Keynote
1:00 – 1:15
Opening Remarks
Speaker:
Ibrahim Gedeon
, Chief Technology Officer, TELUS
1:15 – 1:45
Opening Keynote Address
Speaker:
Eros Spadotto
, Executive Vice President, Technology Strategy, TELUS
2:00 – 3:30
Plenary Panel
| Drivers for Profitable Broadband Services
Chair:
Tony Cassetta
, Vice President, Information and Communication, Siemens Canada Limited
4:00 – 5:30
Plenary Panel
| Network Platforms for Broadband Content Delivery
Chair:
Martin J. Stein
, Senior Director, Marketing, Connected Home Solutions Group, IP Video Solutions, Motorola
5:30 – 7:00
Welcome Reception
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
8:30 – 10:00
A1
| The Case for PON, DSL, and Point-to-Point Technologies in Triple-Play Delivery
Chair:
Steve Kemp
, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Alcatel
A2
| QoS Architectures for Delivering Differentiated Services
Chair:
Larry Dennison
, Senior Vice President, Architecture, Avici
A3
| The WiMAX Map in 2006 and Case Studies for a Tier-One Converged Carrier
Chair:
Greg Daily
, President, Alvarion
A4
| Customer-Centric Assurance: Managing Broadband Services and Networks
Chair:
Alistair Scott
, NGN Business Manager, Assurance Solutions Division, Agilent Technologies
10:00 – 10:15
Break
10:15 – 11:45
Plenary Panel
| Wireline Telcos and the Internet: Friends or Foes?
Chair:
Stephen Vogelsang
, Vice President, Marketing and Product Management, Data Networking Division, ECI Telecom
11:45 – 12:00
Break
12:00 – 12:30
Keynote Address
Speaker:
Mark Wegleitner
, Senior Vice President, Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Verizon
12:30 – 7:00
Technology Exhibition
(Lunch served on exhibit floor from 12:30-2:30)
2:00 – 2:30
Keynote Address
Speaker:
Peter Barrett
, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Engineering, Microsoft TV Group, Microsoft Corporation
2:30 – 4:00
B1
| DOCSIS 3.0 and VDSL2: Can These Technologies Fulfill Their Promise in the Delivery of Triple-Play Services?
Chair:
Ronald G. Westfall
, Principal Analyst, Broadband Infrastructure, Current Analysis
B2
| Next-Generation Service Architectures - Enabling Quality-Assured Application Delivery
Chair:
Jared Rosoff
, Chief Technology Officer, TAZZ Networks
B3
| 4G/Next-Generation Wireless Service Ecosystem Development
Chair:
Ven Chava
, Director, Network Strategy and Analysis, Sprint
B4
| Provisioning in the Multi-X (Service, Media, Operator, Access) World
Chair:
Michael Anderson
, Corporate Vice President, Global Communications Solutions, Telcordia Technologies
Executive Roundtable
| Broadband Evolution in Latin America
Chair:
Ibrahim Gedeon
, Chief Technology Officer, TELUS
2:30 – 5:20
TecPreview Sessions
4:00 – 4:15
Break
4:15 – 5:45
C1
| Enabling Architectures for Quadruple-Play Broadband Services
Chair:
Danny Berko
, Director, Solutions Marketing, Broadband Access, ECI Telecom
C2
| Choosing the Right Optical Foundation for Your IPTV Deployment
Chair:
Ken Davison
, Vice President, Marketing, Meriton Networks
C3
| 3G versus Fixed Broadband versus WiMAX Solutions and Integration
Chair:
Markku Hollström
, General Manager, Broadband Wireless, Nokia
C4
| Managing the Future: Overcoming the Management Challenges of IMS
Chair:
Peter Clarke
, Director, Service Provider Routing Technology Group, Cisco Systems
5:30 – 7:00
Reception on exhibit floor
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
8:30 – 10:00
D1
| Creating Metro Ethernet Services for the Last Mile
Chair:
Kevin Sheehan
, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hatteras Networks
D2
| IP Video versus IPTV
Chair:
Matthew Marnik
, Vice President, Marketing, Broadband Services Forum and Director, Marketing and Business Development, Nortel Networks
D3
| Architectures and Ecosystems for Convergence
Chair:
Jack Barnett
, Chief Architect, Network Business Consulting, Lucent Technologies
D4
| VoIP Service Proactive Quality Management: How to Keep Your Subscribers Happy
Chair:
Debbie Greenstreet
, Director, Service Provider Strategy, Texas Instruments
10:00 – 10:15
Break
10:15 – 11:45
Plenary Panel
| IMS - A Powerful Way to Implement Convergence Today
Chair:
Harald J. Braun
, President, Networks Division, Siemens Communications
11:45 – 12:00
Break
12:00 – 12:30
Keynote Address
Speaker:
Marc Schröder
, Senior Vice President, T-Home, Deutsche Telekom AG/T-Com
12:30 – 7:00
Technology Exhibition
(Lunch served on exhibit floor from 12:30-2:30)
2:30 – 4:00
E1
| Deterministic, Scalable, and Operational Metro Ethernet Networks
Chair:
David Allan
, Senior Advisor, Strategy and Architecture, Chief Technology Office, Nortel
E2
| IPTV Current Reality and Future Directions
Chair:
Jim Slevinsky
, Director, Technology Strategy, TELUS
E3
| Role of IMS in Fixed-Mobile Convergence - Seamless Mobility: The Future of Communications
Chair:
Grant F. Lenahan
, Vice President, IMS Service Delivery Solutions, Telcordia Technologies
E4
| Triple Play: Speeding Customer Satisfaction Through Service Automation
Chair:
James Morehead
, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, SupportSoft
GBCC1
| Global Broadband Content Workshop
Roundtable I: Technology and Platforms
Chair:
Veronica Holmes
, Senior Director, Broadband Events and Innovation, Bell Canada
4:00 – 4:15
Break
4:15 – 5:45
F1
| 3G, 4G, WiMAX, WiBro, MobileFi - Evolving Mobile and Fixed Wireless Broadband Technologies and Services
Chair:
Jorge Delrio
, TELUS Fellow, Technology Strategy, TELUS
F2
| SESSION CANCELED
F3
| The Impact of IPTV on Next-Generation Networks
Chair:
Mark Bieberich
, Director, Communications Infrastructure Group, The Yankee Group
F4
| Next-Generation Access - Fiber, Copper, and Wireless - Complimentary or Competitive?
Chair:
Peter Fetterolf
, Principal, Network Strategy Partners
GBCC2
| Global Broadband Content Workshop
Roundtable II: Content Acquisition and Management
Chair:
Fred Di Blasio
, Vice President, Product Development, Wireline, TELUS
5:30 – 7:00
Reception on Exhibit Floor
Thursday, September 14, 2006
9:00 – 10:30
Plenary Panel
| Delivering the Goods: Content and Applications for Broadband Networks
Chair:
Stephen Ackroyd
, President, Yummy Interactive
10:30 – 10:45
Break
10:45 – 11:15
Hot Seat Session
| The Battle for the Access Network – Copper or Fiber – Which Solution Will Dominate the Next Generation Access Networks?
Moderator:
Peter Fetterolf
, Principal, Network Strategy Partners
11:15 – 11:30
Break
11:30 – 1:00
G1
| All About GPON: Roots, Standards, Technologies, and Applications
Chair:
Jay Shuler
, Director, Marketing, Terawave Communications
G2
| Maximizing Broadband Revenues: The Business Potential of Games-on-Demand Services
Chair:
Yoav Tzruya
, Chief Operating Officer, Exent Technologies
G3
| Hybrid Access Broadband Networks
Chair:
Patrick Pfeffer
, Chief Network Architect, Detecon
G4
| IT, Media, and Telecom Convergence – The New Melting Pot
Chair:
Christopher F. Douglass
, Global Telecommunications Strategy Executive, Communication Sector, IBM
