| Opening Keynote: Internet Service and Disaster Response in Rural America | |
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Bill Poellmitz
ClearSky Technologies
Chief Executive Officer
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| Segment Chair – Technology For Tomorrow | |
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Bob Lesnewich
Perspecta Labs
Director – Emerging Technologies
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| Session 1 – 5G-Capabilities to Meet User Needs | |
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Jose de Francisco Lopez (Chair)
Nokia Software Group
Senior Design Director
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Sue Monahan
Small Cell Forum
CEO
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Jonathan Brady
Cambridge Communication Systems, Ltd.
Director of Sales – North America
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Andy Purdy
Huawei Technologies USA
Chief Security Officer
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| Technical Papers Session #1 – 5G Mobile | |
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Chikara Ohta (Technical Program Co-Chair)
Kobe University
Professor
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Kai Zeng (Technical Program Co-Chair)
George Mason University
Professor
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Norihoro Fukumoto
KDDI Research, Inc.
Research Engineer
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Carolyn Johnson
AT&T Labs
Director
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| Session 2 – The Emergence of Edge Computing | |
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Ian Hood (Chair)
RedHat
Chief Technologist – Global Service Provider
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Rob Wilmoth
RedHat
Chief Architect – North America Telco & MSO
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Peter Fetterolf
ACG Analytics
Chief Technology Officer
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Volker Tegtmeyer
Akamai Technologies
Sr. Manager – Product Marketing
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| Technical Papers Session #2 – Network Service | |
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Hidenori Nakazato
Waseda University
Professor
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Gandhimathi Velusamy
University of Houston
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Executive Panel – 5G; Separating Hype from Reality
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Kelly Krick
Ericsson
Solution Manager III – MANA Packet Core and Communication Services
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Abby Knowles
Verizon Wireless
Vice President
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Geoff Hollingworth
Mobile EdgeX
Chief Marketing Officer
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| Session 3 – Emergency Response Capabilities | |
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Carol Davids (Chair)
Illinois Institute of Technology
Professor and RTC Lab Director
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Paul Brillaud
Oracle
Sales Director
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Harry Smeenk
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Sr. Vice President – Technology Programs
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Jeff Carl
AT&T FirstNet
Director of Product Management, Public Safety Solutions
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