May 22, 2008

PROGRAM
(As at May 20, 2008)

8:00 AM	Registration and Continental Breakfast Sponsored by:
8:45 AM	Opening Remarks Speaker: Peter Barnes, President and CEO, CWTA
9:00 AM	WiMAX Forum – The Future of WiMAX in Canada Speaker: Dawood Khan, VP, Professional Services, KAZAM Technologies
9:15 AM	Service Provider Perspectives Moderator: Dawood Khan, VP, Professional Services, KAZAM Technologies Speakers: Alex Dolgonos, Chief Technology Consultant, UBS Ltd. and Look Communications Inc. John Maduri, CEO, Barrett Xplore Inc. David A. Robinson, VP, New Business Planning, Rogers Wireless Ali Tabassi, VP of Technology Development and Acting CTO, Sprint Nextel
10:15 AM	Refreshment Break
10:30 AM	Industry Canada – Regulatory Issues Affecting the Deployment of WiMAX in Canada and Abroad Speaker: Marc Dupuis, A/Director General, Spectrum Engineering Branch, Industry Canada
11:00 AM	Panel Discussion: WiMAX and Competing Technologies: Where will service providers place their investment? Moderator: Vino Vinodrai, Telecommunication Consultant, Vinodrai & Associates Inc. Speakers: Dr. Ravi Kalavakunta, Director, Technical Marketing, QUALCOMM Alan Pritchard, Vice President, North America Carrier Solutions, Nortel
11:45 AM	Luncheon Keynote Speaker: Dr. Veena Rawat, President, Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) Sponsored by:
1:15 PM	Making Money: Business Models for WiMAX Speakers: Erik Boch, CTO & VP Engineering, DragonWave Inc. Kevin Suitor, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Redline Communications Inc.
1:45 PM	The Hardware, The Services: What consumer electronic devices will support WiMAX? What innovative solutions will they permit? Moderator: Dr. David H. Jacobson, Director - Emerging Technologies, Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Speakers: Wayne Purboo, President, CEO and Co-founder, QuickPlay Media Inc. Ashish Sharma, Corporate VP, Market Development, Alvarion Ltd.
2:30 PM	Refreshment Break Sponsored by:
2:45 PM	Service Providers, Hardware Vendors and Network Infrastructure Developers: Who and what does the WiMAX ecosystem consist of? Speaker: Christopher Emery, Director, Service Provider Marketing, Cisco Systems Canada Thomas M. Snyder, Product Planner - E6474A/W1314A, Wireless Network Optimization Platform, Agilent Technologies Inc. Damian Wallace, VP - Product Development, Tranzeo Wireless Technologies
3:30 PM	Launch of WiMAX in International Markets Moderator: Stephen B. Acker, Partner and Trade-mark Agent, Fasken Martineau Speakers: J. Drew Craig, Executive Chairman, Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. Michael Dixon, VP Wireless Networks, Motorola Canada Mohammed A. El-Neel, Technical Manager, WiConnect
4:40 PM	Closing Remarks Speaker: Mark H. Goldberg, Principal, Mark H. Goldberg & Associates, Inc.
4:50 PM	Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by:

Please note that speaking and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

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