The World's Largest Wi-Fi Business Event
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 Conference: December 2 - 5, 2003 • Exhibits: December 3 - 5, 2003
 San Jose McEnery Convention Center • San Jose, CA

			

Event Hours:
Pre-Conference:
December 2: 10 am - 5:15 pm
Conference Days:
December 3: 9 am - 6 pm
December 4: 9 am - 5 pm
December 5: 9 am - 4 pm
Expo Hall Hours:
December 3: 10 am - 7 pm
December 4: 10 am - 5 pm
December 5: 10 am - 2 pm
Registration Hours:
December 2: 7 am - 5:30 pm
December 3: 7 am - 7 pm
December 4: 7:30 am - 5 pm December 5: 7:30 am - 4 pm


Endorsed By:
WECA


Wi-Fi Network Sponsor:
Proxim PCTEL


Premier Business Sponsor:
IBM


Premier Plus Sponsor:
Computer Associates International Hewlett Packard intel


Premier Sponsor:
AirDefense Firetide Rocksteady Strix Systems T-Mobile WilTel Communications


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Agenda*
Friday, December 5, 2003
Exhibit Hall Hours: 10:00am-2:00pm

Track A: Managing Wireless LANs    Track B: Sibling Technologies   
Track C: Special Interests    Track D: The Investment Scene   

7:30am - 4:00pmRegistration

9:00am - 9:50amMorning Keynote
Speaker:
Roger Dewey, Vice President, The Americas, M2M Com, Sony Ericsson

TRACK A
MANAGING WIRELESS WLANS


10:00am - 11:00amManaging WLANs: The problems and the paybacks
According to a recent JupiterResearch Executive Survey, WLAN deployments are growing, with about one-third of enterprises expecting to have at least 20 percent of their employees on a WLAN by the end of 2003 -- up from one-fifth in 2002. As WLAN's evolve from "nice-to-have," small scale deployments in common areas to an enabler of enterprise-critical applications, the business requirements for WLAN management and security will escalate. This session will explore both the evolving needs and priorities of enterprises for WLAN management, the available solutions, and the benefits.
Moderator:
Julie Ask, Senior Analyst, JupiterResearch
Speakers:
Greg Murphy, COO, Airwave Wireless, Inc.
Brad Noblet, Director of Technical Services, Computing Services, Dartmouth College
Pejman Roshan, Product Line Manager, Wireless Networking Business Unit, Cisco Systems
Bob Whelan, Chairman, CTO, Founder, Wavelink Corp.
11:00am - 11:30amMorning Break
11:30am - 12:30pmRF Spectrum Management for Wireless LANs
While we've been managing many aspects of LANs for years, the physical layer of WLANs has traditionally been viewed as a take-it-or-leave-it proposition. Unlicensed, noisy, and limited, our piece of the air has been written off as difficult and unreliable. That's changing, however, thanks to the very new capabilities of RF spectrum management. This session will explore the issues, tools, and techniques of gaining control over the airwaves, managing them as a resource, and in the bargain eliminating many costly, time-consuming, and labor-intensive activities previously required.
Moderator:
Craig J. Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group
Speakers:
Murat I. Bahadiroglu, CTO and Founder, SmartPackets, Inc.
Naresh Baliga, Vice President, Marketing, Cognio, Inc.
David M. Barach, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Extricom Ltd.
Paul Callahan, Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Propagate Networks

12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch Break

1:30pm - 2:30pmSecurity Monitoring & Maintenance
As access points and security requirements increase in complexity, and as WLANs get bigger, the task of not just making the network bulletproof but of keeping it that way become formidable. One of the things that network management systems can do is keep an automated eye on who's on the network, how things are configured (e.g., the state—and state of readiness—of setting and security protocols running on remote equipment), the presence of rogue (unauthorized) APs, and handle remote 'reboots' for 'downed' APs. Attendees will learn how management systems can help cut the job of maintaining security down to size.
Moderator:
Lisa Phifer, Vice President, Core Competence Inc.
Speakers:
Arvin Babu, CEO, Perfigo Inc.
Sumit Deshpande, Vice President, Computer Associates International
Michael Maggio, President and CEO, Newbury Networks
Dominic Wilde, Director of Product Marketing, Vernier Networks

2:30pm - 3:00pmAfternoon Break

3:00pm - 4:00pmPlenary CEO Roundtable
A select group of CEOs and other C-level executives from the Wi-Fi industry (to be announced closer to the event) answer conferee's questions in an hour-long give-and-take session.
Speakers:
Craig Barratt, President and CEO, Atheros Communications
Chris Gilbert, CEO, IPWireless
Raju Gulabani, CEO & Chairman, TeleSym Inc.
Doug Luce, Founder and President, Telerama Internet
Michael Maggio, President and CEO, Newbury Networks
Greg Raleigh, President and CEO, Airgo Networks, Inc.

TRACK B
SIBLING TECHNOLOGIES


10:00am - 11:00amVoice over WLAN: The Value Proposition
The ability to support voice communications over a wireless LAN can bring significant benefits to the enterprise that go well beyond the substantial cost savings. This session will provide a cost-benefit analysis that factors in the integration of data applications with voice traffic.
Moderator:
Scott Drobner, Program Director, Wireless Research Practice,
InfoTech Research Group
Speakers:
Anthony Bartolo, Director of Product Marketing, Wireless LAN Solutions, Nortel Networks
Ben Guderian, Director of Marketing, SpectraLink Corporation
Jason Johnson, Senior Partner, UnwireNow, and Chairman, Wireless VoIP Consortium
Kam Toor, Senior Product Manager, IP Communications, Cisco Systems
Richard Watson, Director of Telephony Product Marketing, Symbol Technologies
11:00am - 11:30amMorning Break
11:30am - 12:30pmDual Mode Mobile Phones: Mass Market or Enterprise Telephony?
Voice is rapidly gaining ground as an attractive application helping enterprises justify the ROI for wireless LANs. In fact, a number of mobile handset, PBX, Wi-Fi and softswitch manufacturers are exploring ways of mending cellular and Wi-Fi networks, exploring both technical issues with soft handoffs and billing between the two networks and business issues. This is a situation where technological solutions are intertwined with business issues more than usual: both mobile providers and PBX manufacturers are in the running to support mobile dual mode handsets. Speakers will outline different perspectives and challenges in launching dual mode technology in different markets.
Moderator:
Max Smetannikov, Analyst, Networks and Infrastructure, the451 Group
Speakers:
Steve Durney, Solutions Director, Converged Systems Division, Avaya
Raju Gulabani, CEO & Chairman, TeleSym Inc.
Ken Kolderup, Vice President of Marketing, Kineto Wireless

12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch Break

1:30pm - 2:30pmFatter Wireless Pipes: How do they Fit into the Wi-Fi Landscape?
There are more options than ever before for providing last-mile, wireless broadband access—from cellular/PCS mobile broadband technologies, to point-to-point fixed wireless, to satellites. This session will take a look at some of the more promising technologies and explore how they will work in conjunction with 802.11 wireless LANs.
Moderator:
Julie Ask, Senior Analyst, Jupiter Research
Speakers:
Leigh Fatzinger, Director of Product Marketing, Terabeam Corp.
Chris Gilbert, CEO, IPWireless
Tom Huseby, Managing Partner, SeaPoint Ventures
Margaret LaBrecque, President and Chair of the WiMax Forum, and Marketing Manager, Broadband Wireless Access Initiative, Intel Capital

2:30pm - 3:00pmAfternoon Break

3:00pm - 4:00pmPlenary CEO Roundtable
A select group of CEOs and other C-level executives from the Wi-Fi industry (to be announced closer to the event) answer conferee's questions in an hour-long give-and-take session.
Speakers:
Craig Barratt, President and CEO, Atheros Communications
Chris Gilbert, CEO, IPWireless
Raju Gulabani, CEO & Chairman, TeleSym Inc.
Doug Luce, Founder and President, Telerama Internet
Michael Maggio, President and CEO, Newbury Networks
Greg Raleigh, President and CEO, Airgo Networks, Inc.

TRACK C
SPECIAL INTERESTS


10:00am - 11:00amHotspots: Free Exposure to Liability?
The freedom and ability to connect to the Internet via hotspots has surged in this past year. Many companies have introduced 802.11x connectivity for customers, business have installed wireless access points for convenience, and home users have purchased affordable appliances as a part of their home network. This presentation will discuss the potential liability that businesses may be exposed to when their wireless hotspots are used as a conduit for hacking/cracking, the launching of viruses and DoS attacks, identity theft, cyberstalking, spamming, pornography, and cyberterrorism.
Speaker:
Christopher T. Pierson, Ph.D., J.D., Lewis and Roca, LLP
11:00am - 11:30amMorning Break
11:30am - 12:30pmLocation-Aware WLANs
Location-based services, generally thought to be the exclusive province of mobile wireless telephony, offer great application-enrichment possibilities to fixed wireless LANs as well. With appropriate location technology, businesses and institutions can make information available on a where-needed basis. Location awareness can also be a key factor in WLAN security. This session focuses on emerging location-based applications for business, government, and cultural organizations.
Moderator:
Francis Rabuck, President, Rabuck Associates
Speakers:
Matthew Gray, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Newbury Networks
Kip Meacham, Director of Technical Marketing and Communications, Senforce Technologies, Inc.
Dan Park, Director, Wireless, Connectivity and Management Systems Group, Intermec Technologies Corp.

12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch Break

1:30pm - 2:30pmVoWLAN: Its Impact on Telecom Law and Regulation
Speakers:
TBA

2:30pm - 3:00pmAfternoon Break

3:00pm - 4:00pmPlenary CEO Roundtable
A select group of CEOs and other C-level executives from the Wi-Fi industry (to be announced closer to the event) answer conferee's questions in an hour-long give-and-take session.
Speakers:
Craig Barratt, President and CEO, Atheros Communications
Chris Gilbert, CEO, IPWireless
Raju Gulabani, CEO & Chairman, TeleSym Inc.
Doug Luce, Founder and President, Telerama Internet
Michael Maggio, President and CEO, Newbury Networks
Greg Raleigh, President and CEO, Airgo Networks, Inc.

TRACK D
THE INVESTMENT SCENE


10:00am - 11:00amVC Roundtable
To an almost miraculous degree Wi-Fi has been spared the drought of capital under which most high-tech industries suffered for the past three years. It has been the bright star of technology funding—the place where VCs were willing, even eager, to invest. In this session a panel of leading technology venture capitalists discuss today's hot investments in 802.11 and related wireless technologies.
Moderator:
Craig J. Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group
Speakers:
Neeraj Bharadwaj, Partner, Apax Partners
Rajeev Chand, Sr. Research Analyst, Rutberg & Co.
Wes Raffel, General Partner, Advanced Technology Ventures
Janice Roberts, General Partner, Mayfield
Sriram Viswanathan, Managing Director Wireless Networking, Intel Capital
11:00am - 11:30amMorning Break
11:30am - 12:30pmAttracting Venture Funding
Competition for venture money is keener today than ever. What are the ingredients of a successful venture bid? A panel of venture capitalists and executives from successfully funded Wi-Fi companies examine the dos, don'ts, and wherefores of getting the capitalization your need for your venture. Key risks and hurdles in fundraising, valuation, returns expectations, and related topics will be front and center.
Moderator:
Stephen Saltzman, Director, Strategic Investments, Intel Capital
Speakers:
Phil Belanger, Vice President, Marketing, Vivato Networks
Andrew Germano, Vice President, WiDeFi, Inc.
Douglas H. Klein, CTO, Vernier Newtorks
Bruce Sanguinetti, President and CEO, Bermai Inc.

12:30pm - 1:30pmLunch Break

1:30pm - 2:30pmInvestment Opportunities in VoWLAN
While Wi-Fi in general has been one of the few active areas of high-tech venture funding in recent years, today, Voice over Wireless LAN is emerging as the hottest. What will be the benefits to enterprises, consumers, carriers? What key pieces of the infrastructure are in place; which await development? Is this a realm where startups can succeed? Attendees will hear these and other vital questions debated.
Moderator:
Neeraj Bharadwaj, Partner, Apax Partners
Speakers:
Raju Gulabani, CEO & Chairman, TeleSym Inc.
Ujjal Kohli, Chairman and CEO, Meru Networks
Ken Kolderup, Vice President of Marketing, Kineto Wireless
Sarosh Vesuna, Sr. Director, Strategic Alliances & Business Development, Symbol Technologies, Inc.

2:30pm - 3:00pmAfternoon Break

3:00pm - 4:00pmPlenary CEO Roundtable
A select group of CEOs and other C-level executives from the Wi-Fi industry (to be announced closer to the event) answer conferee's questions in an hour-long give-and-take session.
Speakers:
Craig Barratt, President and CEO, Atheros Communications
Chris Gilbert, CEO, IPWireless
Raju Gulabani, CEO & Chairman, TeleSym Inc.
Doug Luce, Founder and President, Telerama Internet
Michael Maggio, President and CEO, Newbury Networks
Greg Raleigh, President and CEO, Airgo Networks, Inc.

* This agenda subject to change
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