2010 Chairperson
 Colin Orviss
Founder
Parhelion Global Communications Advisors | Founder of Parhelion Global Communications Advisors & Deputy Chairman TM Forum, former co-founder of Logan-Orviss International.
Colin launched Parhelion Global Communications Advisors in March 2010 to provide strategic advisory services on business model transformation and information systems optimization to Communications Service Providers (CSP) globally. He has >35 years’ experience in the Communications arena, having worked in senior engineering positions for two European CSPs and in senior international roles in major US and Indian corporations. He has been an independent international telecommunications consultant since 1992 working for CSPs in over 50 countries in all continents. In this role, he has defined the transformational business model for >5 CSPs, enterprise information systems architectures for >15 CSPs and programme managed the implementation of solutions as business change catalyst for the CSPs. He regularly speaks at industry events on transformation and business optimisation as well as new business models.
For more information, please visit www.parhelion-gca.com |
Service Provider Panel
Jonathan Anderson
VP, Advanced Technology Group
Time Warner Cable | Jon’s team provides OSS architecture, development and operations support for the Time Warner Cable video, voice and data products sold to commercial and residential customers.
His group also manages all Server Operations at seven Regional Data Centers, and operates the company’s two National Data Centers as well.
Jon has over 20 years in operations and engineering management at Time Warner Cable and Comcast Cable, with other roles including IP Services Business Development, Cable General Management, and TV production. | 
Michael Lawrey
Executive Director for Network and Technology
Telstra | Michael is the Executive Director for Network and Technology at Telstra, a role he commenced in May 2008. Network and Technology provide the planning, architecture, design and engineering capability for Telstra. Michael has been actively involved in Telstra’s transformation activities and is now looking at how Telstra can maximise the benefits from the transformation program. Prior to this Michael was the Executive Director Network Services a role he undertook for five years. His responsibilities covered the operations and maintenance of Telstra’s networks for mobiles, fixed networks, broadband, satellite, transmission network infrastructure and managed services. In November 2007 he won the CEO award for Executive of the year. | 
Phil Dance
CIO
BT | Phil Dance is BT’s MD, Technology Exploitation, covering all aspects of BT’s Network IT Services infrastructure.
Phil played a leading role in the establishment of BTs systems architecture and development approaches and has overseen the transition from monolithic applications infrastructures largely built in house, to standards based globally sourced components developed to a common data model and set of APIs developed within an SDK framework.
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Albert Hitchcock
Group CIO
Vodafone
| Albert was appointed into the role of Vodafone Group Chief Information Officer in August 2007.
In this role Albert is responsible for the Vodafone Technology Information Services Organisation within Vodafone and its Operating Companies. Albert is accountable for the IT Strategy and the Operations of all IT functions across the group.
Prior to joining Vodafone, Albert was Global CIO with Nortel a Canadian multinational Telecommunications Solutions Provider and lived in the US and Canada. Albert was with Nortel for 14 years and worked in a variety of roles. He was Global CIO for 4 years.
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Alpna Doshi
CIO
Reliance Communications
| Alpna has a rich global experience of over 20 years by leading major initiatives in Telecom, Media and Entertainment industry with Telcos ( Verizon and Reliance Communications ), Systems Integrators and Suppliers ( Telcordia Technologies and Mahindra Satyam ) and polished fineness through Management and Strategy Consulting ( Deloitte and Touche’ ). She had been an honorary Officer and Board Member of the TM Forum - a global industry association focused on enabling best-in-class IT for Service Providers in the Communications, Media and Cloud Service markets.
Alpna has been a thought leader and strategist in her career and has been an invited Speaker at International Forums. Has also been a member of various other Standards bodies like IEEE< ATM Forum, DAVIC.
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Independent Panel
Nick Heller
Head of New Business Development, EMEA
Google | Nick Heller is responsible for New Business Development across EMEA at Google. He is based in Zurich, Switzerland and is focused on new product incubation and exploratory efforts in technology, meta-data licensing, strategic partnerships, special projects, and alternative distribution for existing and new business initiatives. He was formally leading the Media & Publishing team at Google in the European Strategic Partnerships group.
Nick has a rich history of working within the media industry, primarily across mobile, television and online. Prior to joining Google, he worked for MTV Networks UK & Ireland, where he created the digital strategy and led new cross platform social networking initiatives. In 2006, he published a paper on the growth of mobile advertising, and continues to be a passionate advocate of the mobile medium. In 2002, he founded Degrees Of Separation, a tech consultancy and eBusiness network, linking blue chip organizations throughout North America with specialized software development firms. Prior to 2002, he worked in fixed income trading for RBC Capital Markets, located in Toronto, Canada. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from the University of Cambridge. | 
Larry Goldman
Practice Leader for Global Telecoms Software
Analysys Mason | Larry Goldman is head of Analysys Mason's Global Telecom Software practice. He co-founded OSS Observer, now part of Analysys Mason. His research focus is on service fulfilment, billing and customer care. Larry has over 25 years’ experience in telecom software and network management. Before founding OSS Observer in 2003, he was OSS Program Director at RHK. Prior to joining RHK, he was Director of the Network Solutions Group at Tellabs, managed OSS development at GTE (now Verizon) and spent 12 years at Hewlett-Packard, where he was a manager responsible for HP OpenView development. Larry is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. | 
Juhani Hintikka
Head of Operations and Business Software Business Unit
Nokia Siemens Networks
| Juhani Hintikka heads the Operations and Business Software Business Unit at Nokia Siemens Networks. Prior to his current role, Juhani was Head of Network Solutions, with responsibility for common sales functions, system sales support, and indirect and non-carrier sales.
Juhani joined Nokia’s Networks business in 1999 and held positions there that gave him a wide range of experience in sales, services, R&D, and new growth markets. He started his Nokia career as General Manager for the Broadband Wireless Access Business in the IP Mobility Networks. In 2003, he became the Director of Mobile Entry Solutions for New Growth Markets. Juhani’s final role before Nokia Siemens Networks was as the Head of Care Business Line in the Services Business Unit, which he was appointed to in 2004. | 
Zenas Hutchenson
Senior Managing Director
Vesbridge Partners, LLC | Zenas has been involved with high-tech venture companies since 1981. Before forming Vesbridge, Zenas was St. Paul Venture Capital’s Co-Managing General Partner and the Managing General Partner of the N+ITI group within SPVC. Zenas joined SPVC in 1997 and during his tenure at SPVC, was responsible for investments including Vivo Software (acquired by RealNetworks, 42x return), Granite Systems, Acopia Networks and GeoTrust.
Prior to joining SPVC, Zenas was an independent consultant and turnaround specialist in the high-tech arena for nearly twenty years, serving as a senior advisor or board member to over 35 companies and taking the role of CEO at CAECO, Vivo Software and Control Automation and board member at PictureTel, Natural Microsystems and Concord Data Systems all of which had very successful exits. He started his career at Bain & Co. (1979-81) and BoNY (1975-78.)
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