This workshop focuses on how networks are transformed and migrated toward Ethernet in detail. For instance:

In the residential broadband area, what used to be the stronghold of ATM-based DSL is now moving toward Ethernet-based GPON — how is this done? In the mobile evolution area, what used to be ATM and TDM-based 2G- and 3G-based networks are now moving toward 3.5G and 4G, fully utilizing Ethernet — how is this done? In the business network area, what used to be ATM- and TDM-based leased lines and connectivity are now moving toward IP-VPN and Ethernet VPN, fully utilizing Ethernet — how is this done? In the raw bandwidth transport area, what used to be SDH, ATM, or TDM-based pipes over DWDM are now moving toward packet over DWDM, fully utilizing Ethernet — how is this done?

Stephen Manasseh Senior Manager, Business Development Tellabs

Mr. Manasseh is responsible for the development of new business in Tellabs' Asia-Pacific region. He has more than 15 years of experience in engineering, solutions, product marketing, and business development. Prior to joining Tellabs, Mr. Manasseh held positions in business development at Cisco and in engineering and marketing at Nortel, supporting the Asia-Pacific region. He has extensive exposure with service providers in the region as well as in-depth understanding of systems and technology that enable customers to succeed in their business environments.

Guy Attar Head of Technology Office, IP Transport Nokia Siemens Networks

In addition to his current role, Mr. Attar is a member of the Carrier Switches Business Line management team. Before joining Nokia Siemens Networks, Mr. Attar served as vice president and chief technology officer for Seabridge Networks. For the last 15 years he has held various management and engineering roles related to the development and marketing of carrier-grade communications systems. Mr. Attar received a Bs.C. in electrical engineering and computers from Technion — Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, in 1992.

Yukio Ito Vice President, Strategic Network Planning NTT Communications

Mr. Ito is responsible for investigating and producing a network ground design and a future vision. He was working for the planning, design, and deployment of IP data infrastructure networks, which were the Layer-2 multiprotocol label switching networks, as well as the planning, design, and deployment of Ethernet networks as the multipoint VLAN.

Tomohiro Otani Senior Manager, Integrated Core Network Control and Management Group KDDI R&D Laboratories

Mr. Otani joined the Submarine Cable Systems department of KDDI Corporation in 1994 and was a manager of optical network department of KDDI Corporation from 2005 to 2006. He held a position as a research fellow in NICT JGN II Tsukuba Research Center from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Otani's research interests have been intelligent optical networks and their control and management technologies. He received the Young Engineering Award from IEICE of Japan in 1999 and he is a member of the IEICE.

Dan Parsons Director of Marketing Broadlight

Mr. Parsons has more than 23 years of experience in telecommunications and was an earlier adopter in the development of C and DWDM transport products in 1992. In 2000 he initiated AFC's (now Tellabs') FTTP efforts and brought to market the industry's first hardened CWDM ROADM. He has held engineering, marketing, and business development roles throughout his career, and for the past four years he has been in the semiconductor industry, where he is the director of Marketing at BroadLight. Mr. Parsons received his P.Eng. in Ottawa, Canada, and has authored numerous industry papers and two patent applications in optical networking.

Yee Soon Principal Architect, Business Solutions Group Tellabs

Mr. Soon is an expert for Tellabs' Asia-Pacific region in the areas of IP/MPLS technologies as well as leading a regional team of technical consultants and systems engineers. He is the principal architect on NGN projects for Tellabs' customers in the region. Some customers that he has gained extensive professional experiences from include, but are not limited to, Telstra in Australia, NTT Communications in Japan, NTT East in Japan, Softbank in Japan, and SingTel in Singapore. Before joining Tellabs, Mr. Soon was a senior network architect at NEC, where he worked on Hong Kong's IPTV network over ADSL in 2001.