Super Wi-Fi Conference Program


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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
8:00am
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
Continental Breakfast
X-01
8:30-9:15am
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
The Innovator's Spectrum
SWIFI-01
Marketing Director
Mediatak
Co-Founder, Director and Chief Development Officer
JAB Wireless
Managing Partner
WISPer Ventures, LLC
Spectrum Access Technology
Google Access
President and Founder
Goldin Associates
We can claim that the dilemma in the past was that spectrum was not available, but that is not the case anymore. Now the questions that must be asked are associated more with when it makes sense to build versus buy and what strategies are available. The PCAST report addresses these opportunities. This session focuses on the report and the venture opportunities it represents.
9:30-10:15am
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
Applying the Lessons of the 3.5 Ghz Band
SWIFI-02
Sr. VP, Government Affairs
Qualcomm
Of Counsel
Lerman Senter Law
Technology Policy Strategist
Microsoft
Chief Architect Interconnection Solutions
iconectiv
The FCC has proposed a novel regulatory approach to the 3550-3700 MHz band that will rely on a Spectrum Access System to protect incumbents, establish a use hierarchy and enable flexible use. This proposal gives us a glimpse of what the future can hold for spectrum management.
10:30-11:15am
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
And a Database to Manage It All
SWIFI-03
Director, Technology Policy
Microsoft
Principal
Keener Law Group
Chief Architect Interconnection Solutions
iconectiv
Anyone who has been at a public event knows the issue of contention. Cars on the way to the stadium, ticket lines, and then there is the access to wireless. Innovative spectrum solutions and the use of databases make the contention issues moot. This session focuses on the database solutions, how they are being used today and how they can be used in the future.
11:30am-12:15am
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
Case Studies Making Do with the Here and Now
SWIFI-04
President
Spectrum Evolution
CEO & Co-founder
All Traffic Solutions
Chairman
Wimax Forum
As the experience of Wi-Fi has shown to prove, the early pioneers that delivered solutions using available spectrum have done amazingly well with the few choices they have had in front of them. We look at present day innovators that are using available spectrum and how their investments are paving the way for future opportunities.
12:15pm
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
Conference Luncheon - Featuring Keynote by Schmooze: Open Source Telephony Revolution, the Billion Dollar Game Changer
X-02
Vice President
Schmooze Com Inc.
CEO/ Telephone Voice Talent
The IVR Voice.com
Founder & CTO
Digium
1:15-2:00pm
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
Futures Studies: What Dreams May Come.
SWIFI-05
Partner
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Principal
Keener Law Group
Chairman
Wimax Forum
Director for Strategic Initiatives
Google
With new spectrum access model technology emerging, there will be opportunities created for innovative spectrum use. This session focuses on the opportunities, who should be taking advantage of them and the value propositions for both licensed and unlicensed users?
2:15-3:00pm
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
Cases Studies beyond the Borders
SWIFI-06
Of Counsel
Lerman Senter Law
Director, Technology Policy
Microsoft
CEO & Founder
FairSpectrum
Chairman, WhiteSpace Alliance Chair, IEEE 802.22 Standard Working Group
White Space Alliance
The innovators around the world share their experiences with shared spectrum strategies.
3:15-4:00pm
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
Looking Towards the Stars to Get our Feet Firmly Planted on the Ground
SWIFI-07
Partner
Pillsbury Law
Director and Senior Counsel of Regulatory Affairs
DISH
President and Founder
Goldin Associates
This panel focuses on terrestrial use of satellite spectrum and will address some of the recent proposals to share satellite spectrum terrestrially, including the challenges and opportunities. Given the increasing demand for mobile spectrum, the FCC is looking for innovative ways to expand into spectrum that was formerly exclusively used for satellite services. Multiple opportunities and challenges are arising including commitment to large capital expenditure by new mobile ventures, servicing areas previously not served by the mobile industry, and interference with satellite up and down links.
4:00pm
Tuesday - 08/12/14
  
CIO Roundtable
K-01
CIO
State of Nevada
OCIO
State of Washington
Vice Provost for IT
UNLV
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
8:00am
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  
Continental Breakfast
X-04
8:30-9:15am
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  
The Air Ahead
SWIFI-08
CEO, Fog Computing Conference Chairman
Crossfire Media
Carl Ford leads a discussion about what can be done to support the open competitive marketplace.
9:30-10:15am
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  
In The Chips: The Status of Silicon
SWIFI-09
Sr. VP, Government Affairs
Qualcomm
CEO & President
Carlson Wireless
Product Marketing Manager
Broadcom
Director, System Architectures
Texas Instruments
Principal
Keener Law Group
It takes a little over a year for the semiconductor industry to deliver on the latest specifications. What that means is we are about to see chips hit the right economics for shared spectrum opportunities. This session will focus on what's coming and how they expect the market to adapt and adopt.
10:30-11:15am
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
WhiteSpace Enabled Rural Broadband to Cognitive M2M
SWIFIK-01
Chairman, WhiteSpace Alliance Chair, IEEE 802.22 Standard Working Group
White Space Alliance
Regulators all over the world have realized the importance of WhiteSpaces. WhiteSpaces are the un-used or under-utilized portions of the spectrum. Currently 73% of the people in the world do not have internet access. Nearly 3.5 Billion people live in rural areas with hardly any internet availability. License-exempt use of WhiteSpaces enabled through Spectrum Sharing technology has the potential to change all that and benefit many emerging economies. Other Machine to Machine (M2M) applications will drive up the volumes. WhiteSpace spectrum can support a wide variety of applications including regional and rural area broadband access, backhaul and middle mile, local area networks, hot-spots, health-care applications, cellular off-load, smart utility networks, remote control and monitoring applications, home-land security, disaster-recovery, IPTV, Internet of Things etc. Skeptics exist but recently, spectrum sharing has seen an explosive growth all over the world, and software radio defined test-beds and prototypes are being tested and deployed in many parts of the world already. This talk will feature discussion of all these applications and how various on-going standardization activities including the Wi-FAR™, Wi-Fi™, WSA Connect™ Standards will help drive it. The speaker will also talk about the WhiteSpace Alliance activities to promote the eco-system by conducting pilot programs, deployments and other regulatory outreach activities.
11:15am-12:00pm
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  
The Un-Wireless Unlicensed LTE
SWIFI-10
Director, Wireless Future Project
New America Foundation
Product & Program Manager
Texas Instruments
Spectrum Access Technology
Google Access
Partner
K&L Gates LLP
CTO
Truphone
The carrier migration to LTE has utilized all sorts of spectrum solutions. Now comes the opportunity to make it part of the unlicensed spectrum. Does this mean that even unlicensed becomes a carrier play, or is the deployment less capital intensive for would be entrepreneurs looking to take advantage of this architecture?
12:00pm
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  
Conference Luncheon - Featuring Keynote by Yealink: Technological Innovation - Who is Leading the VoIP Industry towards Continuous Development?
X-05
VP Business Development North America
Yealink
One of the basic laws of the market economy is that the fittest survive. VoIP (voice over IP) technology is a rapidly expanding field with plenty of healthy competition. Staying ahead and winning depends upon having a strong technical innovation team. One of the key priorities in today’s VoIP market is the role that technical knowledge and creativity can play in making real advances in continuous development. Our aim is not only to make a major contribution in this critical area but also to show genuine market leadership. One of the beauties of truly continuous development is that it can also reduce costs and increase revenues. Join this session to understand how the unique high-quality appearance and interactive user-friendly experience provided by Yealink’s SIP T4 series has been achieved by many developments in innovative technology. Similarly, we will show you how constant advances in technology mean that auto version updating and auto configuration management and upgrading can now take place over-the-air with Dect SIP Cordless Phones.
1:00pm
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  
Keynote Presentation by AARP
K-02
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
AARP
1:30pm
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  
Keynote Presentation by American Cancer Society
K-03
CIO
American Cancer Society
2:00-8:00pm
Wednesday - 08/13/14
  
Exhibit Hall Open
X-06
Thursday, August 14, 2014
8:00am
Thursday - 08/14/14
  
Continental Breakfast
X-07
9:00am
Thursday - 08/14/14
  
Keynote Presentation by AT&T
K-04
Vice President of Industrial IoT Solutions
AT&T Business Solutions
9:30am
Thursday - 08/14/14
  
Keynote Presentation by iRobot
K-05
VP Business Development
iRobot
10:00am-1:00pm
Thursday - 08/14/14
  
Exhibit Hall Open
X-08
10:15-11:00am
Thursday - 08/14/14
  
Battle of the Devices
SWIFI-11
CEO & President
Carlson Wireless
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc
Principal
Keener Law Group
Business Operations
Adaptrum
White Spaces devices are now rolling off the production line. After 3 years, radios are now ready for real time. This session will focus on the technical specifications that are being delivered, channel bonding, How many channels can be bonded, the available performance and throughput available and where the radios being used. We also look at what enhancements and improvements we can expect from future radio designs. Equipment makers on the panel will be showing and speaking about the latest and greatest radios.
11:15am-12:00pm
Thursday - 08/14/14
  
The TV Incentive Auction Status and Update
SWIFI-12
Partner
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Director, Wireless Future Project
New America Foundation
President
Spectrum Evolution
President
Broad Comm Inc.
Partner
K&L Gates LLP
Has the Reverse TV incentive auction made headway into changing the business models for both broadcasters and mobile service providers? This session focuses on the opportunities that exist for broadcasters and wireless stakeholders, to sell, partner and change their business as a result of the incentive auction. We will look at the timeline for build out of this newly licensed spectrum and if it will be available for white spaces device usage.