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	Pre-Conference Seminars - Tuesday, October 10
	Conference Program Day 1 - Wednesday, October 11
	Mobilizing the Enterprise Decision Summit - Day 1, Wednesday Oct 11
	Conference Program Day 2 - Thursday, October 12
	WiMAX Technology Solutions Theater Presentations
	List of Exhibitors and Expo Hours
	Intel WiMAX Technical Training Program
	WiMAX University Technical Training Programs
	Download the WiMAX World USA Conference & Expo 2006 Brochure

conference program is in development and is subject to change (updated: 10/09/06 09:36 AM EST)

PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM - Tuesday, October 10, 2006

	WIMAX WORLD PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS & MOBILE BROADBAND EXECUTIVE SUMMIT Tuesday - October 10, 2006
	click on session name for seminar outline
8:00	CONFERENCE POWER BREAKFAST sponsored by ZTE
9:00	WIMAX 101 Frank Ohrtman, WMX Systems	WIMAX VENDOR MAP Charles Wu, CW Labs	MOBILE BROADBAND EXECUTIVE SUMMIT Led by Yankee Group
12:00	Luncheon Keynote: Innovative Wireless Solutions: the Driving Force for Digital Communities Diana Hage, Director, Wireless and RFID Services, IBM Corporation Manuel Bascuas, IBM Corporation
1:30	WIMAX AND THE ROAD TO 4G Craig Mathias, Farpoint Group	Blueprint for success: learning from experiences and challenges OF network operators Monica Paolini, Senza Fili Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Research Ivano Costa, Telecom Italia Rich Kingston, Bob's Broadband	MOBILE BROADBAND EXECUTIVE SUMMIT Led by Yankee Group
5:00	PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS CONCLUDE

Intel WiMAX TECHNICAL Training PROGRAM

8:00- 5:00

Led by Intel
October 10, 2006

Click here for more info

WiMAX University Technical Training programs

8:30- 5:00

WiMAX and 802.16e: Broadband Wireless Standards
3-Day WiMAX Network Designer Certification Boot Camp

Led by WiMAX University
October 10-12, 2006

Click here for more info

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Conference Day 1 - Wednesday, October 11, 2006

		WiMAX World Conference Program Wednesday October 11, 2006
		click on session info for more detail
8:00		CONFERENCE POWER BREAKFAST sponsored by Venturi Wireless
8:50		CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION Eliot Weinman, Conference Co-Chair and President, Trendsmedia, Inc.
9:00		WIMAX AND WIRELESS BROADBAND: STATE OF THE INDUSTRY Berge Ayvazian, Conference Co-Chair, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
9:30		Worldwide WiMax Developments and Intel’s Strategy for Driving WiMax Forward Sean Maloney, Executive Vice President, Gen Mgr Sales and Marketing Grp, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Intel
10:15		Break
10:40		Clearwire Progress Report Benjamin G. Wolff, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Clearwire
11:00		The State of Wireless Broadband and Its Future Gregory Q. Brown, President, Networks & Enterprise Motorola, Inc.
11:50		Special Executive Roundtable: The Clearwire Partnership and the Future of Wireless Broadband Gregory Q. Brown, President, Networks & Enterprise Motorola, Inc. Scott G. Richardson, Vice President, Mobility Group, General Manager, Service Provider Business Group, Intel Benjamin G. Wolff, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Clearwire
12:00	EXPO OPEN 12:00 TO 6:00	LUNCH BREAK - EXPO HALL OPENS click here for WiMAX Technology Solutions Theater schedule
2:30		WIMAX WORLD SERVICE PROVIDER EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Conference Co-Chair, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group Panelists: Lee Gopadze, Vice President, Wireless, Covad Communications Group Tom Tofigh, Principal Member of Technical Staff, Architecture AT&T Labs Research Mel Levine, Director of Product Management, BellSouth Jim Hueser, Business Unit Executive, Wireless Solutions Sales, IBM
		WIMAX BUSINESS TRACK	WIMAX TECHNOLOGY TRACK	WIMAX DEPLOYMENTS	MOBILE BROADBAND APPLICATIONS & SERVICES
		click on track name for track information
3:30		WiMAX Deployment Global Map Caroline Gabriel, Rethink Research Panelists: Jim Baker, Telabria; Neil Parkinson, Irish Broadband; Tzvika Friedman, Alvarion ; Martin Bäckström, Ericsson AB	The Global Influence of WiMAX on Next Generation Wireless Jim Hintze, Fujitsu	Panel: WiMAX in Emerging Countries Moderator: Adlane Fellah, Maravedis Panelists: Kevin Suitor, Redline; Dr. Alok Sharma, Telsima; Mauricio Coutinho, Neovia; Lee Sparkman, Enforta	PANEL: Opportunities and Successful Implementation Strategies for Mobile TV Moderator: Linda Barrabee, Yankee Group Panelists: Gregory Clayman, MTV Networks; Paul Scanlan, MobiTV; Paul Reddick, Sprint Nextel Corporation
4:30		Delivering WiMAX-based Services Using D and E Manish Gupta, Aperto Networks	PANEL: Fixed And Mobile: WiMAX Bridges Two Worlds Moderator: Craig Mathias, Farpoint Group Panelists: Todd Graetz, TransAria; Paul Senior, Airspan; Jeffrey Grava, Odysys; Greg Daily, Alvarion, Inc.	PANEL: WIMAX In India Moderator: Monica Paolini, Senza Fili Consulting Panelists: Alin Jayant, VSNL; Sunil Kumar, Beceem; Sandeep Sidal, Reliance	PANEL: WiMAX and THE Triple/Quad Play Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Yankee Group Panelists: Tom Flak, Soma; Benjamin Finzi, WiNetworks; Wade Alt, MSV Networks; Gennady H. Sirota, Starent Networks
5:20		NETWORK WITH EXHIBITORS ON EXPO FLOOR -EXPO CLOSES 6:00PM
6:00		DAY 1 EVENTS CONCLUDE

	WiMAX University Technical Training
8:30-5:00	Led by WiMAX University October 10-12, 2006 WiMAX and 802.16e: Broadband Wireless Standards 3-Day WiMAX Network Designer Certification Boot Camp Click here for more info

	MOBILIZING THE ENTERPRISE DECISION SUMMIT
9:00-5:00	Led by Yankee Group October 11, 2006 - Seaport Hotel

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Conference Day 2 - Thursday - October 12, 2006

		WiMAX World Conference Program Thursday - October 12, 2006
8:00		CONFERENCE POWER BREAKFAST sponsored by Motorola Daniel J. Coombes, Senior VP, Wireless Broadband Networks, Motorola
8:50		DAY 2 INTRO Berge Ayvazian, Conference Co-Chair, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
9:00		Mobile WiMAX: Mobile Internet Ready for Global Deployment Ron Resnick, President and Chairman, WiMAX Forum
10:00		4G OR "NEXT G"? Peter MacKinnon, General Manager of WiMAX, Chairman, LG-Nortel Joint Venture
11:00	EXPO OPEN 11:00 to 4:00	EXPO HALL OPENS click here for WiMAX Technology Solutions Theater schedule
		WIMAX BUSINESS TRACK	WIMAX TECHNOLOGY TRACK	WIMAX DEPLOYMENTS	DIGITAL CITIES & MUNICIPAL BROADBAND	MOBILE WIMAX
		click on track name for track information
11:00		PANEL: INVESTING IN WIMAX, AN EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Yankee Group Panelists: Sheila Ryan, Intel Capital; Matthew Growney, Motorola Ventures; Jean-Luc Abaziou, Highland Capital; Warren Lee, Canaan Partners; John Kinnaman, GE Commercial Finance	The evolution of WiMAX devices Rupert Baines, picoChip	WIMAX: BECOMING A BROADBAND REALITY Jeff Thompson, Towerstream	PANEL: Private/Public Partnerships as a Viable Business Model Moderator: Tara Howard, Yankee Group Panelists: Cole Reinwand, EarthLink; Ed Taulbee, Tropos ; Chris Thelander, Siemens; Rob Kermode, Embarq	MOBILE WIMAX: CURRENT STATE OF THE MARKET Tom Gruba, Motorola
12:00		LUNCH BREAK IN EXPO HALL click here for WiMAX Technology Solutions Theater schedule
1:30		Fishing for Complements - the role of WiMAX vs. 3G Dr. Klaus-D. Kohrt, Senior Vice President Mobile Government & Industry Relations, Siemens
2:30		PANEL: Comparing Cost/Performance Benefits In WiMAX & 3G Moderator: Philip Solis, ABI Research Panelists: Markku Hollstrom, Nokia Networks; Lars Johnsson, Beceem; Ronny Haraldsvik, Qualcomm; David McGrath, Motorola	PANEL: Technology Alternatives, Smart Antennas and Chipsets Moderator: Donna Carlson, Skylight Research Panelists: Bruce Duysen, ArrayComm LLC; Bernard Aboussan, Sequans; J.P. Raichura, Intel; Frank Draper, Wavesat	PANEL: WiMAX Regulatory & Spectrum Issues: U.S. and Abroad Moderator: Adlane Fellah, Maravedis Panelists: Reynaldo Bustamante, Mexico Federal Telecom Commission; Patrick Carrey, Industry Canada; Stagg Newman, Global Telecom Practices	PANEL: Role of WIMAX in Municipal System Architectures Moderator: Roberta Wiggins, Yankee Group Panelists: Frank Hanzlik, WiFi Alliance; Jim Freeze, BelAir Networks; Brian Jenkins, Skypilot; Tom Hulsebosch, Motorola	Mobile WiMAX System Performance Dr. JeaHyung Kim, POSDATA
3:30		WIMAX and Broadband Wireless Market Trends Adlane Fellah, Maravedis	WiMAX and Other Technologies Compared Martin Backstrom, Ericsson	WiMAX Market Reality After 1 Year Live Dov Bar-Gera, WiMAX Telecom	PANEL: Showcasing Community Broadband in New England Moderator: Tara Howard, Yankee Group Panelists: Bob Panoff, RI-WINs; Kevin Stokes, Town & School, Brookline, MA; Charles Hewitt, Providence; Brian Worobey, The Museum of Science and Wireless Task Force; Matt Hennessy, City of Hartford, CT; Peter Morency, Berlin, NH	PANEL: Mobile WiMAX & Intellectual Property Rights Robert Syputa, Maravedis Panelists: Dr. Robert A. Myers, Fairfield Resources Intl; Kirk A. Gottlieb, Fish and Richardson; Jung Yee, WiLAN; Jason Johnson, Via Licensing
		WIMAX WORLD EXPO CLOSES AT 4:00PM
4:30		WiMAX AND THE MOBILE ENTERPRISE Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Gartner	Mobile WiMAX Certification Update Aditya Agrawal, WiMAX Forum	PANEL: WiMAX in Canada Moderator: Jeff Leiper, Yankee Group Panelists: Terry Duchcherer, Netago Wireless; Andrew Mitchell, Bell Canada; Louis Lambert, Redline Communications	PANEL: Municipal Productivity and Public Safety Applications Moderator: Roberta Wiggins, Yankee Group Panelists: Mike Montanari, Northrop Grumman IT ; Leonard B. Scott, City of Corpus; Michael E. Dillon, IBM Global Services ITS ; Daniel Aghion, Wireless Internet Institute	PANEL: Network Planning: the Key Issues for WiMAX Moderator: Michael Cai, Parks Associates Panelists: John Oliver, Alan Dick & Co Ltd; Peter Ziegelwanger, WiMAX Telecom; John Ogren, SpeedNet; Mark Pagon, Xanadoo
5:30		CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

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