NECINA Conference on Mobile Internet

[Hui Huang]

NECINA Conference on Mobile Internet Jan. 22, 2011 9:00am – 12:00pm Radisson Hotel, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824   (978) 256-0800 Reservation at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=213967     Theme: The proliferation of mobile devices and the deployment of new wireless technologies have made the global Internet truly mobile and ubiquitous.  The explosive growths of iPhone Apps, Android based devices are just examples. The mass adoption of smart mobile devices and the constant connectivity will undoubted change everything from TV, telecommunications, and mass media. NECINA’s Mobile Internet Conference invites distinguished speakers from the Industry, Academia and the VC community to will examine rapidly changing landscape of Mobile infrastructure, mobile application and mobile content consumption. Agenda: 9:00am – 9:45am --- “Anytime, Anywhere, Any Media” Cheng Wu, Founder and Chairman, Azuki Systems.   9:45am – 10:15 am --- 3G/4G Wireless Networks                                         John Tremblay , Verizon Wireless          10:15 – 10:30 --- Break and Networking          10:30 – 11:00 ---  Femtocell Wireless Infrastructure                      Woojune Kim, Vice President of Technology, Airvana Corporation               11:00 – 11:30 --- Location based Mobile Applications and Content                                         Ted Morgan, CEO, Skyhook Wireless          11:30 – 12:00 --- Panel Discussion          12:00pm – 1:00pm: Lunch and Discussion for registered participants.   Speakers:   Cheng Wu, Founder and Chairman, Azuki Systems.   Renowned serial entrepreneur Cheng Wu founded Azuki System, a Mobile Media company in 2008. Previously, he founded Acopia Networks, Arrowpoint Communications, Arris Networks, and lead to their successful multi-billion IPO and acquisitions. He also served in senior management roles in Cisco Systems, Cascade Communications after his companies’ acquisitions. Cheng was named to InteractiveWeek Magazine’s “Top 25 Unsung Heroes of the Internet” list in 2000 and named the Key Industry Player by Massachusetts Telecom Council in 2002. In addition to functioning as Chairman of Azuki, Cheng also serves on the board of eIQNetworks.   John Tremblay, Strategy Consultant, Verizon Wireless   John is a proven entrepreneur and executive with a wealth of mobile, social media and web content delivery experience having worked extensively with service providers and media companies developing new business plans and service offerings.  John currently serves as a strategy consultant for Verizon Wireless. Previously, he co-founded and served as VP of Marketing and Product Management at Azuki Systems,   Woojune Kim, Ph.D.,  Vice President of Technology,  Airvana Corporation   Since joining Airvana in 2001, Kim has held senior engineering roles in Airvana including software development, engineering management, architecture, and vice president of technology.  He has broadly contributed to Airvana leadership in IP RAN and femtocell architecture and solutions. Prior to joining Airvana, Kim held engineering positions at Samsung Electronics and Lucent Technologies.  He is co-author of the book Integrated Broadband Networks: TCP/IP, ATM, SDH/SONET and WDM/Optics.  Kim holds a Ph.D, M.S. and B.S. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Seoul National University   Ted Morgan,  CEO, Skyhook Wireless  Inc.   Ted Morgan founded Skyhook with Michael Shean in 2003 to capitalize on the explosive growth of Wi-Fi usage and the emerging demand for location-based services. Prior to founding Skyhook, Mr. Morgan was the Vice President of Marketing for edocs Inc., a provider of customer self-service solutions that was sold to Siebel Systems in January 2005. At edocs, he ran marketing communications, inside sales, product marketing, and product management. Prior to edocs, Mr. Morgan was Group Product Manager for Open Market, one of the early leaders of the e-commerce revolution. Prior to that, he was a product manager for Harbinger Net Services in Atlanta. Prior to the technology industry, Mr. Morgan spent four years in the financial services industry, as part of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Alliance Capital, and Allen & Company. Mr. Morgan has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.