Broadband Wireless: Enriching Our Lives [Oct. 16th, 2004] ..

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2004 SVCwireless Annual Conference

[Keynote Speakers]:
Jeff Hawkins -- CTO, PalmOne &
Dr. Minoru Etoh -- President and CEO, DoCoMo USA

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Broadband Wireless: Enriching Our Lives

Broadband wireless is enriching our lives! In the past few years, the
expansion of 2.5G/3G cellular networks and the explosion of Wi-Fi
hotspots worldwide have clearly ushered in a new era of broadband
wireless communications. Never before had people experienced the
convenience of high speed wireless connectivity at so many places. As
more and more people got unwired, picture, music, video, and other
data-intensive applications were delivered to millions of mobile user
wirelessly and profoundly transformed the way of life and business.


The 2004 SVCwireless Annual Conference will take a closer look at this
broadband wireless phenomenon and examine this undergoing
transformation from the distinctive perspectives of a Venture Capital
panel, a Business Executive panel, and a Technology panel

Date & Time: Saturday, October 16th, 2004, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Venue: Hyatt Rickeys Hotel
4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Map & Direction


Agenda: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM: Registration and Networking (register
now)
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM: Opening Remarks
09:15 AM - 09:45 AM: Morning Keynote
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Break
10:00 AM - 11:30 PM: Venture Capital Panel
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM: Lunch Break (Nearby Restaurants)
12:45 PM - 01:15 PM: Afternoon Keynote
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM: Business Executive Panel
02:45 PM - 03:00 PM: Break
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM: Technology Panel
04:30 PM - 04:45 PM: Closing Remarks
04:45 PM - 05:00 PM: Raffle Drawing (2 Tero 600s & 2 Blackberries)


Morning Keynote: The Future of Computing: Two Perspectives
Jeff Hawkins
CTO, PalmOne
Inventor of the PalmPilot
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Venture Capital Panel
Issues to be explored:
* Success and failure examples in Wireless investment in China
* Content as killer application, are we too late to invest?
* Home networking, wired or wireless?
* Is WiMAX truly disruptive & profitable? Or is it another WiFi?
* Eco-systems that enable broadband wireless in China?
* Future outlook, what is hot and what's not

Moderator:

Cadol Cheung
Director, Strategic Investment, Intel Capital Asia Pacific
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Panelists:

Andy Yan
President & Executive Managing Director
Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund (Softbank AIF)
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Gaurav Garg
Partner, Sequoia Capital
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Andreas Stavropoulos
Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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K T Wan
Investment Manager & Director of Business Development, USA
Vertex Management
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Sriram Viswanathan
Managing Director of Strategic Investment, Intel Capital
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Afternoon Keynote:
Carrier View Toward Ubiquitous Networked Society
Dr. Minoru Etoh
President and CEO, DoCoMo Communication Laboratories USA
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Business Executive Panel: Issues to be explored:
* Wireless business opportunities in China vs. the US
* Progressive wireless broadband business models and services
* Global and China strategies of innovative wireless vendors
* Thoughts from top CxOs on leveraging wireless to help their business
* Impact of increasing activities of Chinese vendors and outsourcing
of US vendors

Moderator:

Jason Ma
CEO, Congruent Partners LLC
Advisory Board Member, SVCwireless
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Panelists:

Chris Handley
CIO, Stanford University
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Dr. Robert Yung
General Partner, GSR Partners
Former CTO, Enterprise Processors, Intel Communications, Intel
Executive Committee, New Asian Leader, World Economic Forum
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Ron Sege
President & CEO, Tropos Networks
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Dr. Michael Canning
President & CEO, SiRF Technology
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Dr. Reza Ahy
Chairman & CEO, Aperto Networks
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Brendan Fallis
Director of Business Sales, Verizon Wireless
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Technology Panel: Issues to be explored:
* Most likely technology direction(s) for China: PAS, TD-SCDMA,
802.16, etc.
* Technology requirements in China: cost vs. performance
* Impact of proprietary wireless technology in China
* Technology opportunities for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs

Moderator:

Rajeev Chand
Senior Equity Research Analyst, Wireless, Rutberg & Company
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Panelists:

The Trend Entering 4G
Dr. William C. Y. Lee
Chairman, LinkAir Communications, Inc.
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Robert Sanchez
VP, CTO, InCode Telecom
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Dr. Parviz Yegani
Technical Leader, Mobile Wireless Group, Cisco Systems
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Bill Huang
SVP, CTO, UTStarcom
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Dr. Pravin Bhagwat
CTO, Wibhu Technologies
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Dr. Cormac Conroy
Co-founder & VP Strategic Marketing, Berkana Wireless
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Registration: SVCwireless Regular Members:
$40 Advance online registration
(extra $5 off if register online before 10/1)
$50 On-site registration
SVCwireless Associate Members & Non-Members:
$60 Advance online registration
(extra $5 off if register online before 10/1)
$70 On-site registration


Become a regular member now!


Event Contact: Conference:
Wenpai Lu, wenpai.lu@svcwireless.org
Ming Shao, ming.shao@svcwireless.org

Program:
Albert Wang, albert.wang@svcwireless.org, (408) 421-3766

Sponsorship:
Roland Soohoo, roland.soohoo@svcwireless.org, (408) 401-6698
Robert Fenerty, robert.fenerty@svcwireless.org, (408) 234-0822


Sponsors:
2004 Sponsorship Opportunities Information Package
2004 SVCwireless Annual Conference Sponsorship FAQ