| Featured Speakers
Over 150 speakers from Service Providers, Analysts, Vendors and Experts in their fields have already been confirmed for the Conference. These include:  Angelo Morelli, Executive Partner – Network Service Line, Accenture |  Sanjay Mewada,
VP Strategy, NetCracker Technology |  Douglas Tait,
Director, BEA Systems, Inc. |  Ralf Guckert.
VP Product Strategy, LHS Telekommunikation GmbH & Co.KG |  Mark Hatam,
Vice President, iXLink Product Development |  Kevin Scaggs,
Principal Technical Architect, AT&T |  Margaret Morosi,
Head of Global Services, Deutsche Telekom AG |  Jonathan Anderson,
VP Operations,
Time Warner Cable | |  Philipp Rettenbacher, Head of I.T. Architecture, Mobilkom Austria Group Services GmbH
|  Rajan Kumar,
Executive Director, Verizon Communications |  Grant Lenahan,
Vice President & Strategist, Service Delivery Solutions, Telcordia Technologies
|  Larry Goldman,
Co-Founder and Senior Analyst, OSS Observer
|  Sagrario Alemán, Technological Expert, Telefonica I+D |  Pradeep Khowash,
Director, New Technology/Product Development Eng, AT&T Inc. |  Nino Sipina,
Director of Quality Assurance & Support Department,Croatian Telecom- HT |  Karsten Kühn,
Managing Consultant NGOSS & NGN, Deutsche Telekom AG
|  Peter Bittner,
Client IT Architect, IBM Corporation |  Simon Osborne,
VP, Strategy & Architecture, Axiom Systems Ltd. |  Joerg Frankenberger,
Head of OSS Engineering, Vodafone D2 |  Gadi Solotorevsky,
Chief Scientist, Cvidya Networks, Inc. |  Andreas Gabriel,
Manager, BearingPoint Infonova GmbH |  Gerd Höckelmann,
Head of Research and Development, Ascom Deutschland GmbH, Systems & Solutions |  Eckhard Freund,
Head of Network Engineering in Technology Operations, Telefonica |  Denia Katsuda Morris,
Project Director, BT Group Plc | |  Vincenzo Asaro, Manager, Technical Information Services, Telecom Italia Group
|  Thomas Norberg,
CIO, Nordisk Mobiltelefon Sverige AB
|  Andreas Buschmann,
Architect Network & Service Management, Vodafone D2
|  Eckhard Freund,
Head of Network Engineering in Technology Operations , TELEFONICA
| |  Frank Gollnick,
Head of CoE Retail Billing, T-Mobile (UK)
|  Steffen Moeller,
Senior Consultant, Sapient GmbH
|  Mike Alexander,
Service Providers Strategic Transformations Architect Strategy & Growth Initiatives, IBM Corporation
|  Michael Aubin,
Vice President, Progress Software
| |  Alex Zhankin,
Co-Chair of the DMTF Telco Workgroup; Chief Architect, Network Operations, Harris Stratex Networks Corporation
|  Andreas Binder,
Director, Sapient GmbH
|  Plamen Nedeltchev,
Senior Member of Technical Staff, Cisco Systems
|  Craig Farrell,
CTO, Global Telecom Industry, IBM Corporation
| |  Michel Burger,
CTO, Microsoft Corporation
|  Yves Tjoens,
VP Home & Access Support Systems, Alcatel-Lucent
|  Olivier Poulain,
Worldwide Mobile Solutions Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard
|  Jo Upward,
Director 21C Customer Experience, BT Wholesale, BT Group plc
| |  Enrico Ronco,
Project Manager, Telecom Italia Group
|  Michele Barone,
SOA Chief Architect, Telecom Italia Group
|  Heinz Sandermann, Head of Product Data Management, T-Mobile Germany
|  Volker Dietzel,
CTO Residential Services, Swisscom AG
| |  Vinay Devadatta,
Technical Manager, Wipro Technologies
|  Steve Hateley,
Senior Product Marketing Manager, InfoVista
|  Anders Lundquist, Technical Director, BEA Systems
|  Brian Cappellani,
CTO, Sigma Systems
| |  Carina Reyes,
IT Remote Access Manager, Cisco Systems
|  Richard (Dick)
Mueller,
VP, Network Operations, Cox Communications
|  Matt Bross,
CTO, BT Group Plc
|  Jatin Chauhan,
Senior Consultant, Tech Mahindra
| |  Gary Bruce,
Principal Researcher, BT Group Plc
|  Guiseppe Covino,
Senior Project Manager, Telecom Italia Group
|  Milan Hain,
CIO, Deutsche Telekom AG
| | | | Speaker List
| First name | Surname | Job title | Company name | | Mikael | Ahman | Section Manager | TeliaSonera | | Carlos | Alcantara | Operational Risk Director | TELEFONICA | | Sagrario | Aleman | Technological Expert | Telefonica I + D | | Mike | Alexander | Service Providers Strategic Transformations Architect Strategy & Growth Initiatives | IBM Corporation | | Francis | Anderson | BSS/OSS Architect | IBM Corporation | | Jonathan | Anderson | VP Operations. | Time Warner | | Kelly | Anderson | Sector Head for Cable Markets | TM Forum | | Vincenzo | Asaro | Manager, Technical Information Services, | Telecom Italia Group | | Michael | Aubin | Vice President | Progress Software | | Nico | Baken | Senior Strategist | Royal KPN N. V. | | Massimo | Banzi | Project Manager | Telecom Italia Group | | Alan | Bell | EVP, CTO | Paramount Pictures | | Jos | Berière | Architect Consultant | Royal KPN N.V. | | Abhilekh | Bhardwaj | Head, Multimedia Service Layer | Ericsson India & Sri Lanka | | Andreas | Binder | Director | Sapient GmbH | | Peter | Bittner | Client IT Architect | IBM Corporation | | Matt | Bross | CTO | BT Group plc | | Yishai | Brown | Director | Amdocs Systems Europe Limited | | Gary | Bruce | Principal Researcher | BT Group plc | | Michel | Burger | Service Architect for the Server & Tools Division | Microsoft Corporation | | Andreas | Buschmann | Architect Network & Service Management | Vodafone D2 | | Giovanni | Caire | Project Manager | Telecom Italia Group | | Brian | Cappellani | CTO | Sigma Systems | | Tony | Centi | Senior Director, Comcast Enterprise Technology | Comcast | | Andrew | Chalmers | Director, Catalyst Projects | TM Forum | | Wang | Chao | Senior Assistant Manager of Network and Maintenance Department | China Telecommunications Corporation | | Jatin | Chauhan | Senior Consultant | Tech Mahindra | | Byung-Deok | Chung | Solution Research Department | Korea Telecom | | Marc | Cimiotti | Sr. Consultant | T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH | | Tony | Cooper | Partner | Deloitte | | Gil | Cordova | Director Product Marketing Revenue Management, PBU | Amdocs | | Giuseppe | Covino | Senior Project Manager | Telecom Italia Group | | Nigel | Davis | Architect | Nortel | | Guy | De Trazenies | Director of OSS | Orange PCS | | Ives | Dekoninck | Team leader of OSS | Dimension Data | | Vinay | Devadatta | Technical Manager | Wipro Technologies | | Volker | Dietzel | CTO, Residential Services | Swisscom AG | | Pete | Distler | General Manager | Sprint | | Ray | Dogra | Partner | Accenture | | Guy | Dubois | Executive Vice President | Amdocs Management Limited | | Michel | Dudet | Innovation Director | Orange Business Services | | John | Dye | Director of IT, OSS | Sprint | | Melahat | Elis | Director, Product Management | LHS | | Craig | Farrell | CTO, Global Telecom Industry | IBM Corporation | | Jaco | Fourie | Business Development and Strategies for Revenue Management, Ericsson | Ericsson | | Daniele | Fracasso | Common Language Lead | Telecom Italia Group | | Joerg | Frankenberger | Head of OSS Engineering | Vodafone D2 | | Eckhard | Freund | head of Network Engineering in Technology Operations | Telefonica | | Andreas | Gabriel | Manager | BearingPoint | | Jean-Pierre | Gaillat | Professional Services Managing Vice President, OSS/BSS & Software integration, Alcatel-Lucent | Alcatel-Lucent | | Gary | Galinsky | Director, Product Innovation | Call Genie Inc. | | Nektarios | Georgalas | Principal Researcher, ICT Futures | BT Group plc | | Tal | Givoly | Chief Scientist | Amdocs Systems Europe Limited | | Julius | Golovatchev | Managing Consultant | Deutsche Telekom AG | | Larry | Goldman | Co-Founder and Senior Analyst | OSS Observer | | Frank | Gollnick | Head of CoE Retail Billing | T-Mobile UK | | Michael | Götzelmann | Head of Service Provisioning Team | Arcor | | Lucia | Gradinariu | Senior Solution Strategist | CA | | Wedge | Greene | Strategic Analyst & Columnist | LTC International Inc | | Gabriela | Groschopp | Specialist BPM Office | Telecom Argentina SA | | Hal | Gurley | Managing Director, Internet Business Solutions Group | Cisco Systems | | Dirk | Haegebarth | Senior Engineer OSS | Kabel Deutschland | | Elaine | Haher | Product Manager, Global Solutions | Telcordia Technologies | | Milan | Hain | CIO | T-Mobile Slovakia | | Pierre | Hanoune | Strategy Director | Orange Business Services | | Mark | Hatam | Vice President | iXLink Product Development | | Steve | Hateley | Senior Product Marketing Manager | InfoVista | | Carsten | Hess | Program Manager OSS Middleware, Vodafone Group Service | Vodafone Group | | Gerd | Höckelmann | Head of Research and Development, Ascom Systems & Solutions | Ascom Deutschland GmbH | | Michael | Höfstatter | Project Manager | Telekom Austria | | Jenny | Huang | OSS Strategic Standards Manager | AT&T Inc. | | George | Huitema | Senior Strategist | TNO Information & Communication Technology | | Mario | Huterer | Director, Marketing Wholesale and Platform Management | Telekom Austria | | Geoff | Ibbett | Director of Product Management | Subex | | Maro | Intermite | Telecommunications Consultant | Accenture | | Michael | Jaschke | CEO | Elanti Systems, Inc | | Richard | Jeffery | Head of Business Support Systems | Easynet | | Jonathan | Jensen | Billing Convergence Lead | BT Group plc | | Yin | Jie | Senior Network Engineer of Network Operation & Maintenance Department | Shanghai Telecom | | Benoit | Joly | Business Development Director | Thomson | | Abraham | Joseph | CEO and Founder | Device Management Forum | | Anthony | Kalcina | Executive Director | Clarity International Ltd | | Rick | Kapani | VP, Americas | ConceptWave Software | | Denia | Katsuda Morris | Project Director | BT Group plc | | Mike | Kelly | Senior Technical Manager | TM Forum | | Pradeep | Khowash | Director, New Technology/Product Development Eng | AT&T Inc. | | Ken | King | Director, Telco and Media Convergence | SAS | | Amit | Kleinmann | Director of Advanced Technologies | Amdocs Management Limitedfont> | | Martin | Knestrick | CEO | io global ltd | | Arun | Kohli | VP OSS/BSS & SI Business Development APAC | Alcatel-Lucent | | Frank | Korinek | Director of Technology Portfolio & Fellow of Technical Staff | Motorola | | Marian | Kuffner | Senior Software Architect | Sun Microsystems | | Karsten | Kühn | Managing Consultant NGOSS & NGN | Deutsche Telekom AG | | Marian | Kuffner | Senior Software Architect | Sun Microsystems | | Rakesh | Kumar | Principal, Technology, Media & Telecommunications | Deloitte Consulting LLP | | Roxana | Lafrocce | Manager, BPM Office | Telecom Argentina SA | | Andreas | Lampen | Director Design & Partner Mgmt. OSS/BSS | Alcatel-Lucent | | Barbara | Lancaster | CEO | LTC International Inc | | Michael | Lawrey | Executive | Telstra Corporation | | Paul | Lee | Director - TMT Knowledge and Research | Deloitte | | Grant | Lenahan | Vice President of Strategy | Telcordia Technologies | | Chao | Liang | Deputy General Manger of Network Dept, HQ | China Mobile Communications Corporation | | Leon | Liang | Vice President | SI-TECH Information Technology Ltd. | | Wei | Lihong | Deputy General Manager of Network Dept, China Mobile Communications | China Telecommunications Corporation | | Reinhard | Lohe | Senior Project Manager | T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH | | James | Madar | Architecture and Strategy Manager | Sky Network Services | | Zsolt | Marosvari | Head of Product Management, Device Management | Nokia Siemens Networks BV | | Mike | Marshall | Senior Product Manager, Network & Service Management | Juniper Networks, Inc | | Peter | Maxwell | Head of Network Strategy & Architecture, Office of the CTO | Eircom | | Johanne | Mayer | Director Communication OSS/BSS | Alcatel-Lucent | | Adelio | Mazzucco | Project Manager | Telecom Italia Group | | Pat | McCarthy | Vice President Global Marketing | Telcordia Technologies | | Mounir | Merhi | Director, Networks OSS Development | VSNL International | | Thomas | Metzter | Alliance Manager | BEA Systems, Inc. | | Sanjay | Mewada | Vice President | NetCracker Technology | | Catherine | Michel | Chief Technical Officer | Tribold | | Matt | Milford | Fellow | Motorola | | Masanori | Miyazawa | Research Engineer | KDDI R&D Laboratories, Inc. | | Said | Mobkel | Director | TELUS | | Steffen | Moeller | Senior Consultant | Sapient GmbH | | Mike | Morash | Product Line Manager | Bridgewater Systems | | Angelo | Morelli | Executive Partner - Network Service Line | Accenture | | Margaret | Morosi | Head of Global Services | Deutsche Telekom AG | | Peter | Mottishaw | Senior Analyst | OSS Observer | | Richard | Mueller | VP, Network Operations | Cox Communications | | Manfred | Mueller | Solution Manager | Dimension Data | | Manfred | Mueller | Head of Business Development,NGOSS Portfolio and Strategy | Siemens AG | | Marie | Murphy | Product Manager Interface Program | TM Forum | | AJ | Musgrove | Director | TELUS | | Plamen | Nedeltschev | Sr. Member of Technical Staff | Cisco Systems | | Mark | Nicholson | CTO | Subex | | Thomas | Norberg | CIO | Nordisk Mobiltelefon Sverige AB | | Simon | Osborne | VP, Strategy & Architecture | Axiom Systems Ltd | | Tomohiro | Otani | Senior Manager | KDDI R&D Laboratories, Inc. | | Daniel | Parcheta | Senior Manager | Accenture | | Yogen | Patel | VP Product Marketing | Ceon Corporation | | Sergio | Pellizzari | Chief Solutions Architect | Nakina Systems | | Chaobao | Peng | Manager, Strategy Development Department | Guoxin Lucent Technologies Network Technologies Co. Ltd. | | Jens-Ole | Petersen | Head of IT Strategy & Architecture | Swisscom AG | | John | Petrie | VP, Business Development | Progress Software | | Laurent | Philippart | Product Line Manager, Service Quality Management & Business Intelligence | Alcatel-Lucent | | Andrea | Pinnola | Senior Project Manager | Telecom Italia Group | | Olivier | Poulain | Worldwide Mobile Solutions Program Manager | Hewlett-Packard | | Tony | Poulos | TM Forum Representative AsiaPac | TM Forum | | Roger | Pitton | Program Director, TV Business | Microsoft Corporation | | Sandeep | Raina | Product Marketing Director- Network Management | Tektronix Communications | | Kumar | Rajan | Executive Director | Verizon Communications | | Guan | Rengin | Vice Director, Product Support & Promotion Department in China Telecom Product R&D Center | China Telecommunications Corporation | | Philipp | Rettenbacher | Head of IT Architecture | Mobilkom Austria Group Services GmbH | | Carina | Reyes | IT Remote Access Manager | Cisco Systems | | Norman | Rice | Vice President and General manager of CA's CME Business Unit | CA | | Rob | Rich | Managing Director | Rich Media & Communications Research | | Tony | Richardson | Senior Program Manager | TM Forum | | Enrico | Ronco | Project Manager | Telecom Italia Group | | Heinz | Sandermann | Head of Product Data Management | T-Mobile Germany | | TS | Sarangarajan | Chief Architect | Tata Consultancy Services | | Piyush | Sarwal | OSS Lead | IBM Corporation | | Kevin | Scaggs | Principal Technical Architect | AT&T Inc. | | Martin | Schmid | Director of Business Development | SAP AG | | Dr. Michael | Schmidt | IT Expert | T-Mobile (UK) | | Joachim | Schonowski | Senior Consultant | T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH | | Allen | Seidman | Vice President of Marketing and Business Development | Telcordia Technologies | | Cheol | Seong Kim | Senior Researcher | Korea Telecom | | Balasubramanian | Shanmugakumar | Program Lead - Customer World (Innova Lab) | Tata Consultancy Services | | Neil | Sholay | Director Telecom Markets, EMEA | BEA Systems | | Peter | Siggins | Member of PA's Management Group | PA Consulting | | Nino | Sipina | Director of Quality Assurance & Support Department | Croatian Telecom- HT | | Dean | Smith | President Asia Pacific | Subex | | Scott | Sobers | Global Program Director, Service Provider Solutions | IBM Corporation | | Gadi | Solotorevsky | Chief Scientist | CVidya Networks, Inc. | | Ralf | Steinbach | Senior Consultant | Detecon International | | Doug | Strombom | Program Manager | Cisco Systems | | Zhi | Sun | Manager, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Telecom | China Telecommunications Corporation | | Peter | Sutherland | Director | Optus Australia | | Douglas | Tait | Director | BEA Systems, Inc | | Yves | Tjoens | VP Home & Access Support Systems | Alcatel-Lucent | | Ilkka | Toivola | Head of Business Support System, Global Sales | Nokia Siemens Networks BV | | Eric | Troup | Platform Strategy Advisor | Microsoft Corporation | | Kevin | Twardus | Manager, Industry Architecture and Standards | IBM Corporation | | Jo | Upward | Director 21C Customer Experience, BT Wholesale | BT Group plc | | Artur | Uzieblo | Principal Architect | Amdocs Systems Europe Limited | | Carlos | Valero | Director RA CALA | Telefonica | | Clay | Van Doren | Managing Director, Business Operations | BT Group plc | | Johan | Vandenberghe | OSS Solution Architect | Alcatel-Lucent | | Thomas | Vari | CIO | Rogers Communications Inc. | | Rafael | Vida | OSS Project Manager | Telefonica | | James | Warner | Vice Chair & Head of Content/Media Sector | TM Forum | | Mark | Weiss | Solutions Executive IPTV/Triple Play | IBM Corporation | | Philip | Williams | BT Standards | BT Group plc | | John | Wilmes | Chief Technical Architect | Progress Software | | Feizhou | Wu | CEO | SI-TECH Information Technology Ltd. | | Ouyang | Xiaofeng | Architect Designer | Guoxin Lucent Technologies Network Technologies Co. Ltd. | | Yang | Xiaolin | GM | Guoxin Lucent Technologies Network Technologies Co. Ltd. | | Zhiming | Yang | Vice Director of IT System Division in Research Institute | China Telecommunications Corporation | | Martti | Yikoski | Product Manager | Nokia Siemens Networks BV | | Martin | Zach | Senior Solution Architect | Siemens AG | | Marina | Zhang | Senior Parner | CRC-Pinnacle Consulting Co.,Ltd. | | Alex | Zhdankin | Co-Chair of the DMTF Telco Workgroup; Chief Architect, Network Operations, Harris Stratex Networks Corporation | Harris Stratex Networks | | Douglass | Zone | Chief Technology Officer | MetraTech Corp. | | |