Speaker List

Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi is Chairman and CEO of 2020 Venture Partners (https://www.2020vp.com), providing technology and operations consulting to private equity firms, service providers, enterprise customers, venture capitalists and start-ups as well as publicly traded companies in the areas of telecommunications technology, operations, business transformation and content distribution including wireless and all IP communications. Dr. Eslambolchi is recognized worldwide in the scientific community as one of the foremost thought leaders and technological scientists of both the high-tech age and 21st century, often compared by industry experts to leaders such as Jack Welch of GE for his leadership in business transformation in global communications and Thomas Edison for his prolific scientific contribution in the field of IP. Dr. Eslambolchi is well-known in the scientific community for his expertise in IP network design and reliability, security, IP technologies, services, IP applications and setting an industry vision for the Concept of One (do it once, do it right, use it everywhere) and the Concept of Zero (zero defects, zero cycle time and automate where possible), which have been used to streamline production, as well as the Concept of None, where networks will be moved to become autonomic and in turn self healing, self-provisioning and self-restorable via fully automated network and operational support systems. Dr. Eslambolchi also developed a very unique model of Complexity for Telecom which states that over time, complexity due to the number of protocols along with interconnection of these protocols, multiplied by the number of services will increase to a point that scale becomes a very difficult factor to manage in terms cost, capability and cycle time. He has been advocating models to lower this complexity to only a Factor of One. This is now known in the industry as the Eslambolchi Law of Complexity.

Paul Trani is an widely recognized speaker and 15-year veteran of the interactive design and development scene. Paul currently works as an Adobe Developer Evangelist, traveling the world, seeking out every opportunity to make life easier for designers and developers, using Adobe tools. Paul focuses on showing designers and developers how to use Flash and HTML5 to be more productive and create internationally award-winning work for Interactive content.

In addition to his work as an evangelist, Paul has been an Adobe Certified Instructor for over a decade and has developed course ware since the “Macromedia” days. A prolific trainer, Paul has earned “top author” status at Lynda.com with seven best-selling titles, and has created a constant stream of content for AdobeTV with 4 titles, including videos for the CS5.5 launch and his own show, “Training with Trani.”

Prior to joining Adobe, Paul led a team of interactive designers and developers at Starz Entertainment producing multimillion dollar web and mobile campaigns.

When he is not working, Paul enjoys traveling the globe in search of the best coffee and pastries.

Joey began his love with computing when he got a Commodore Vic-20 (complete with audio cassette data recorder) as a child. He works as a front-end developer and senior user experience lead delivering interface design and open source software integration to his clients. Over the past 17 years, Joey has worked for startups in Austin, Dallas, Boston, San Antonio and New York City, and excels in bridging the gap between a business stakeholders vision and the development it takes to make that idea real.

As Vice President and General Manager in Cisco’s Small Business Business Unit (SBBU), David Tucker is responsible for addressing the “Connect” elements of Cisco’s small business strategy, which aims to maximize profitable growth in the small business switching, routing, storage and WLAN markets. Tucker’s organization is responsible for delivering a global product portfolio and unique go-to-market strategy that meets the networking needs of the small business customer. As part of this effort, Tucker will manage the innovation and expansion of product solutions, which includes the integration of small business best practices and products with Cisco’s existing products.

In his most recent role, Tucker served as Vice President of the Connected Office Business Organization (COBO) for Linksys. There, he led the teams to develop and market voice and data products targeting the small business marketplace. Previous to COBO, Tucker led product management, marketing and market development efforts for Cisco, spending much of his time focusing on delivering IP Telephony solutions to the worldwide enterprise customer.

Tucker joined Cisco in 1998 as part of the Selsius Systems acquisition. As Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, he helped to pioneer the consolidation of voice and data networks.

Prior to Selsius, Tucker served in a variety of leadership roles at different technology companies where he was responsible for notable innovations like the creation of the voice and video PBX platform.

Tucker holds masters of bachelor administration and a bachelors of business administration degrees in Marketing from Texas A&M; University.

Robert B. (Rob) Carter is executive vice president of FedEx Information Services and chief information officer of FedEx Corporation. He is a member of the five-person Executive Committee, which plans and executes the corporation’s strategic business activities. Carter is responsible for setting technology direction, as well as the corporation’s key applications and technology infrastructure. FedEx applications, advanced networks and data centers provide around-the-clock and around-the-globe support for the product offerings of FedEx.

Carter joined FedEx in 1993 and has over 30 years of systems development and implementation experience.

Carter was born in Taiwan. He earned his bachelor’s degree in computer and information science from the University of Florida and his master’s degree from the University of South Florida.

Recently named as part of Fortune Magazine’s Executive Dream Team, Carter is also ranked 18th on Fast Company Magazine’s 100 Most Creative People in Business 2010 list. He received Information Weeks Chief of the Year Award in 2000, 2001 and 2005 and is a seven-time recipient of CIO Magazine’s 100 Award.

Carter is a member of the Saks Inc. (NYSE: SKS) and First Horizon Corporation (NYSE: FHN) Boards of Directors, and the University of Florida Foundation Board of Trustees.

Alexander Heid is a security researcher, board member of HackMiami, and co-chair of South Florida OWASP. Heid has worked within the defense and financial industries providing information security consultation services.

Hamid has more than 25 years of research, development and management experience in the areas of software and systems, wireless, telecommunication, IP networking and network security in both the enterprise and telecom industries. Has served on the board of directors of Packeteer, Inc. for four years and the advisory board of Airespace, Inc (now part of Cisco). Hamid has also held key executive positions at Motorola, AT&T; and IBM.

Monty Sharma is a director at MassDigi an institute developed to foster a strong bond between academia and the games industry. He leads outreach and the development of innovative programs.

Sharma was formerly a Founder/General Manager of Vivox, a voice chat service provider in the games industry. He oversaw product and marketing for a company that servers over 60 million users around the world. With key relationships with EA, Ubisoft, Sony, Nexon, Big Point and many others, Vivox is the largest games communication provider and the second largest IP voice provider in the world.

Before joining Vivox, Sharma was vice president of business development at Jamcracker, Inc., where he developed partnerships and channel agreements that extended Jamcracker’s market share as a leading provider of IT management platforms. Prior to Jamcracker, Sharma served as vice president Novell Service Provider Network at Novell, Inc. and played a key role in creating an independent business unit and brand that provided software and professional services to carriers, ASPs and Novell’s extensive reseller channel.

Sharma also held management positions at Nova Scotia telecommunications service provider MT&T; where he served as chief technology officer of Mpowered PC deploying leading edge DSL and ASP solutions. He began his career working for consulting organizations including BDI Business Development Information, Inc. and Software Experts.

Sharma earned a BA in History from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has held numerous positions on corporate and public boards and is the author of several trade press articles.

Bill Walker is Engineering Manager at Mozilla Labs. While working at Apples research division, Xerox PARC, Reactivity, and Cisco, he became increasingly passionate about software process, automated testing, and helping prototypes turn into products. At Mozilla he manages teams working on PDF.js and the Mozilla Apps runtime. Bill holds a Ph.D in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Nader Nejat is the CEO & Founder of Omega Mobile, an interactive mobile experience studio. He leads the design and development of strategically integrated mobile experiences; directs product creation, innovation, and ideation; and helps companies maximize mobile opportunities. Omega Mobiles initiatives consist of mobile apps, mobile sites, landing pages, and rich media mobile ads. Additionally, Omega Mobile provides innovative solutions for mobile user interfaces, experience design, prototype design, and mobile systems. Naders passion for driving rich experiences influences the solutions he creates for mobile and other devices – from phones and consumer electronics to toys and in-car entertainment systems.

Nader first delved into interactive rich media experiences when CD-Roms were the de-facto rich experience. He started developing web experiences in 1994 and creating mobile experiences in 1999. His work in the fields of entertainment, advertising, technology, publishing, and marketing includes mobile projects for Adobe, AT&T;, Fox, Nokia, Qualcomm, and Sony. As a renowned pioneer, lecturer, teacher and all-around mobile multimedia expert, he considers communicating through design and technology more than just his job. Naders life experiences – including degrees in psychology, communications and computer graphics – have influenced the pursuit of his passion for creating interactive media through Omega Mobile. Omega Mobiles current areas of focus include deep mobile branding, QR retail & brand strategies, mobile advertising, and integrated mobile marketing experiences.

Terry Ribb led the Research efforts for the Mobile Relevance Project, a research initiative to discover and share design innovations that improve the relevance of mobile brands. The Project’s findings will be unveiled at DevCon5. Terry is also co-founder and CMO of Relevens, a consulting firm that helps internal teams plan mobile 3.0 strategies, design 3.0 apps, and develop 3.0 platforms.

Previously with Deloitte Consulting, Terry led an innovation team to study the impact of the Internet on next generation consumers, and she served as a keynote speaker at universities, conferences, and Fortune 500 companies on the topic of Virtual Life. As a Marketing Leader, Terry has spent 15 years helping companies and ventures leverage the Internet to create new markets, develop online communities, and improve the relevance of brand relationships.

Chris Hummel joined Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN) in April 2010 and currently serves as the President of North America and the global Chief Marketing Officer. He reports directly to Hamid Akhavan, the CEO of SEN.

In his North America role, he is responsible for sales, service and delivery to our extensive customer base in the North American region. He also leads SEN’s global accounts effort across all regions of the globe and drives the successful partnerships of our global alliances and global indirect divisions. As CMO, he oversees all global marketing activities across the company and supports the development of corporate and go-to-market strategies.

Hummel is a recognized thought leader and has extensive experience in global enterprise sales and marketing, having lived and worked in a range of countries, including the US, Germany, Eastern Europe and Asia. Before joining Siemens Enterprise Communications, he served as Executive Vice President of Global Field Marketing for SAP AG, where he managed an organization of more than 600 people that annually generated more than 7 billion US-Dollars in qualified opportunities. Prior to SAP, Hummel spent 13 years at Oracle Corporation in a number of senior sales, services and marketing roles.

Hummel holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Tufts University and a Master’s degree in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, MA. He also studied at Durham University (UK) and the London Business School.

Raymond (Ray) Dolan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sonus Networks. Previously, Ray served as Chief Executive Officer of QUALCOMM/Flarion Technologies, a developer of mobile broadband communications technologies, as well as Senior Vice President of QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM). Prior to its acquisition by QUALCOMM in 2006, Ray served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Flarion. From 1996 to 2000, he was Chief Operating Officer of NextWave Telecom. Prior to that, he spent eight years at BellAtlantic/NYNEX Mobile, serving in numerous roles of increasing responsibility, most recently as Executive Vice President of Marketing. Ray began his career in the telecommunications industry at PacTel Cellular as a Manager of Network Operations. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, where he spent more than seven years as a tactical jet pilot. Ray graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and also holds an M.B.A. from the Columbia University School of Business. Ray currently serves on the Board of Directors of American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) and NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: NIHD).

Chris Martinez is a Web Developer at St. Edwards University with 14 years experience in web development and 6 years experience in higher education. Experience in a variety of languages and platforms, including ASP.NET, Cold Fusion, and PHP. Current interests include HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, mobile development, and video applications. Work includes adjunct instructing in Computer Mediated and Media Communication. Currently serve as the Co-Manager for the Austin Flash Platform Adobe User Group.

Dr. Stuart Elby, Chief Technologist of Verizon Digital Media Services, is responsible for the overall solutions architecture, design and development of VDMS’ platform-as-a-service products and the cloud computing infrastructure upon which they are delivered. As VP within the Technology organization, Stuart is responsible for developing Verizon’s target network architecture and driving the industry to converge towards this target. He also manages the design and specification of Verizon’s core services platforms including VoIP / IMS, video, cloud computing, and Verizon Wireless’ open network service delivery platform. Stuart oversees the Verizon Interoperability Forum.

Previously, Dr. Elby was a Research Associate at the NSF Center for Telecommunications Research at Columbia University performing R&D; in all-optical networks and developing ATM/WDM platforms. In 1985, at a laser surgery start-up, Lasers for Medicine Inc, he was responsible for FDA clinical trials, product development, and brought the first disposal plastic fiber-optic system to the medical market. In 1982, he worked at StorageTek, contributing to the development of the first commercial optical disk storage system.

Stuart received a BS degree in Optical Engineering from the University of Rochester, NY in 1982 and received a MSEE and Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1989 and 1994, respectively. He serves on the advisory boards of several university/government/industry consortia. He lives with his wife and kids just south of the middle of nowhere, NJ.