Conference Programme
Day1: Monday 23rd June
08.00: Registration, coffee, informal discussion    
08.55: Welcome and Opening Remarks    
Chairman:  Chris Fenton - Telefonica 02    
09:00 KEYNOTE:  Femtocells: the Vision, the Promise, the Future
Emin Gurdenli  - Technical Director, T-Mobile
 
09:30 KEYNOTE:  Femtocells in the US Market - Business Drivers and Consumer Propositions
Gordon Mansfield  - Director Radio Access Network (RAN) Planning, AT&T
 
10:00 Supporting & Building the Femtocell Ecosystem - Femto Forum 1 Year On
Simon Saunders  - Chairman, Femto Forum
 
10:30 -- Coffee/Tea & Exhibition Open --     
11:15 Consumer Attitudes to Femtocell Enabled in-home Services - Insights from a European Survey
Malcolm Latham  - Marketing Manager, Motorola
 
11:45 Femtozone Services - New Things to do With Your Mobile Phone at Home
Andy Tiller  - VP Marketing, ip.access
 
12:15 Impact of Femtocells on Mobile Usage Patterns
Nick Rickards  - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Alcatel-Lucent
 
12:45 -- Networking Lunch & Exhibition Open --     
sponsored by NEC Europe     
Chairman:  Simon Saunders - Femto Forum Chair    
13:45 KEYNOTE:  Femtocell Value for Public and Enterprise Segments
Thierry Berthouloux  - Head of Network Solutions, SFR
 
14:15 Femtocell Growth Curves - Some Pointers and Lessons from the DSL CPE Market
Richard Webb  - Principal Analyst, Infonetics
 
14:45 Re-evaulating the Roles of picoCells, DAS & Femtocells in Residential/Enterprise Coverage
John Cullen  - Business Director EMEA, RadioFrame
 
15:15 -- Coffee/Tea & Exhibition Open --     
15:45 RF Planning and Interference – Problem Solved or Deployment Nightmare?
Rasmus Hellberg  - Director, Technical Marketing, Qualcomm
 
16:15 Deployment and Management of Femtocell Devices
Sid Thiru  - Femto Business Development, NEC
 
16:45 2008 Femtocell Launch Rumoured - Are the Products/Services/Support Ready?
Moderator: Simon Saunders  - Femto Forum Chair
 
 
  • Jean-Paul Rissen - Director of Wireless Technologies, Alcatel-Lucent
  • Rasmus Hellberg - Director Technical Marketing, Qualcomm
  • Dave Williams - SVP Wireless & Technology, Comcast
  • Chris Fenton - Director Convergence Policy, 02
   
18:30 Drinks Reception by the Pool (sponsored by Radioframe Networks)     
19:30  Conference Dinner (sponsored by ip.Access)     
 
Day2: Tuesday 24th June
08.00: Registration, coffee, informal discussion    
Chairman:  Rifat Can - T-Mobile    
08:30 KEYNOTE:  Femtocells – Still in Development or Ready for Market?
Chris Fenton  - Director Convergence Policy, 02
 
09:00 KEYNOTE:  WiMAX Femtocells - A Technology On Demand for Cable MSOs
David Williams  - SVP Wireless and Technology
 
09:30 Femtocells & the Macro Network: Demand Modelling, Customer Funded Backhaul, New Network Strategies
Andrew Parkin-White  - Principal Analyst, Analysys Mason
 
10:00 The Key to a Common Home/Entreprise Femtocell
Jindong Lin  - Senior Product Manager, Femtocells
 
10:30 -- Coffee/Tea & Exhibition Open --     
11:15 The Impact of Femtocells on 3G and 4G Mobile Networks
Vedat Eyuboglu  - CTO & Founder, Airvana
 
11:45 Cognitive Radio - Managing Interference in Real World Deployments
Will Franks  - Founder & CTO, Ubiquisys
 
12:15 Exploring how Intellectual Property Right Claims could Impact the Femtocell Market
Stuart Carlaw  - Vice President, Mobile Wireless, ABI Research
 
12:45 -- Networking Lunch & Exhibition Open --     
Chairman:  Andrew Parkin-White - Analysys Mason    
13:45 KEYNOTE:  The Importance and Status of Standards for Femtocells
Zhongrong Liu  - Head RAN Strategy, T-Mobile
 
14:15 Femtocell - The Key to Mobile Social Networking and Video Sharing
Nagappan Arunachalam  - Chief Marketing Officer, Newbay
 
14:45 Options for Ensuring Security and Authentication in Femtocells
Kalle Jokio  - Chief Architect, Nokia Siemens Networks
 
15:15 -- Coffee/Tea & Exhibition Open --     
15:45 Femtocells: So Much More than Residential 3G Voice
Peter Claydon  - COO, picoChip
 
16:15 Femtocells - the End-User Perspective
Mark Freeta  - Director Business Management, Ericsson
 
16:45 Femtocells for Enterprise Customers - Is this the End for the Wired PBX?
Moderator: Andrew Parkin-White  - Analysys Mason
 
 
  • Chris Cox - Marketing Manager, ip.Access
  • John Cullen - Business Director EMEA, RadioFrame Networks
  • Zhongrong Liu - Head RAN Strategy, T-Mobile
  • Gordon Mansfield - Director RAN Planning, AT&T
  • Sid Thiru - Femto Business Development, NEC
   
17:30 Workshop: Femtocell Business Models - Exploring Effective Go-to-Market Strategies
Stuart Carlaw  - Vice President, Mobile Wireless, ABI Research
 
 
  • How does femtocell ASP affect ROI?
  • How long before a femtocell introduction will POP be met?
  • What revenues can be accrued from value added services and what impact does this have on the business case?
  • What are the key considerations for launching a femtocell solution in terms of pitfalls and opportunities?
  • What is the optimum blend of characteristics to ensure consumer uptake and revenue accrual?
   
18:45 Cocktail Reception by the Pool (sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent)     
19:30  Gala Dinner (sponsored by Airvana)     
 
Day3: Wednesday 25th June
08.00: Registration, coffee, informal discussion    
Chairman:  Mike Short - Telefonica 02    
09:00 KEYNOTE:  Femtocells Beyond the Home - Opportunities for Operators in Enterprise and Public
Kenny Graham  - Head New Technology & Innovation, Vodafone
 
09:30 KEYNOTE:  Femtocells - the Perspective of a Converged Operator
Jorge Delrio  - Member of CTO Team, Telus
 
10:00 -- Coffee/Tea & Exhibition Open --     
Key Enabling Technologies for Femtocells     
10:30 Which are the Critical Components to Deliver the <$99 Femtocell?
Moderator: Mike Short  - Telefonica 02
 
 
  • Sanjeev Verma - VP Business Development, Airvana
  • Jean-Baptiste Vezin - Product Manager Fixed Mobile Convergence, Sagem
  • Peter Claydon - COO, picoChip
  • Keith Day - VP Marketing, Ubiquisys
  • Dean Bubley - Founder, Disruptive Analysys
   
11:10 Femtocells: System Integration Challenges for Large Scale Deployments
Sudhir Tangri  - Marketing Director, Aricent
 
11:30 IP RAN vs SIP/IMS for the Network Interface
Manish Singh  - Vice President, Product Line Management, CCPU
 
11:50 Driving Down the Cost in Femtocells - Price/Volume Sensitivity
Yoav Volloch  - VP Product Management, Percello
 
12:10 Integrating Femtocells with VoIP and Web 2.0 Services
Doug Tucker  - CTO, Tatara Systems
 
12:30 Femtocell/DSL Integration - What Does the Consumer/Operator Want?
Jean-Baptiste Vezin  - Product Manager Fixed Mobile Convergence, Sagem
 
12:50 Femto Enabled Handset Interactive Home Services
Jeff Land  - Business Development Manager, Thomson
 
13:10 Location, Clocking & Synchronization Issues for Femtocells
Rod Bryant  - CTO & Founder, Signav
 
13:30 -- Networking Lunch & Exhibition Open --     
14:30 conference close