The Connected World Conference features presentations broken into three primary areas: business, technology, and operations.
• Business sessions are designed for executives seeking an overview of the business opportunities associated with M2M.
• Operations sessions are geared for line-of-business managers tasked with hands-on involvement with the technology.
Andy Stanford-Clark
Pervasive Messaging Technologies Manager, IBM
Stanford-Clark is a member of IBM's Senior Technical staff, and is a designated "Master Inventor." For the last six years, he has been working on high-performance publish/subscribe messaging systems, in particular in the area of telemetry integration.
Dean Fledderjohn
General Manager of M2M Business Segment, Kyocera Wireless
Fledderjohn works with emerging technologies, wireless operators, hardware and software developers, systems integrators, and end user organizations to help shape the emerging M2M landscape.
Customer Keynote
Leading adopters explain how they succeeded with M2M
Track A
1. The Business of M2M
Dan Miklovic
Research Vice President, Gartner
Dan Miklovic is vice president and research director for Gartner, leading global manufacturing industry research and also real business models and supplier-relationship management strategies within the e-business area.
2. Testing and Deployment
Steve Pazol
President and CEO, nPhase
Pazol has spent the last four years working to develop the M2M market, and has authored more than 50 articles on a variety of topics in various technology journals and speaks frequently at conferences.
Brian Anderson
VP, Marketing, Axeda
Anderson is responsible for the marketing function at Axeda including product marketing and management, marketing communications and programs, and all opportunity creation initiatives.
Shawn Sanderson
Business Development, Siemens Wireless Modules USA
Sanderson is the Americas Director of Business Development for Siemens Wireless Modules.
3. M2M and Telematics
Roger Dewey
VP, Business & Product Strategy, Sony Ericsson
Dewey heads up business strategy for Sony Ericsson’s M2M com unit, which is responsible for selling mobile communications products and solutions for vertical applications such as vending, fleet tracking, and mobile security.
Peter Fowler
Vice President Wireless Modules USA, Siemens Communications
Fowler launched Siemens Wireless Modules expansion to North America, and currently runs the Siemens Wireless Modules business in the U.S.
Olivier Beaujard
Vice President, Marketing, Wavecom
Beaujard acts as marketing director for the Vertical Applications Business Units at Wavecom, a position he's had since January 2004. Prior to this position he was Director of Corporate Business Development.
4. Industrial Roots
Jeff Smith
President and CEO, SensorLogic
Considered a pioneer in the emerging M2M communications market, in 2002, Smith founded SensorLogic, now one of the industry's first telemetry service providers.
Benson Hougland
Vice President, Marketing, Opto 22
As vice president of marketing, Hougland is a leading market educator and proponent of Opto 22 M2M solutions such as Nvio and its SNAP I/O family of products.
Arlen Nipper
President, Arcom
Nipper has been with Arcom Inc. since its inception in 1991, starting as vice president of engineering and promoted to president in 1997.
Track B
1. Research Findings
Mark Vigoroso
Vice President, Aberdeen
As vice president, post-sales service research and research operations, Vigoroso spearheads research of technology-driven business value in the service chain.
2. Preventive Maintenance
Ralph Genesi
President and CEO, Swantech
Genesi brings more than 28 years of experience and is a known leader in the field of industrial process systems and enterprise information management software.
Spencer Cramer
President, ei3
Cramer specializes in the design and development of industrial controls, network communications, and software technologies.
John Canosa
CTO, Questra
Canosa's primary focus is on device communications and how companies can take advantage of pervasive device networking.
Ian Wray
VP of Product Management, Indus
Wray has spent the majority of his career researching how aggressive companies can most efficiently manage their assets, as well as determining the software solutions that facilitate best business practices.
Moshe BenBassat
Chairman and CEO, ClickSoftware
BenBassat established himself as one of the world’s leaders in the area of optimization and decision support software for a wide variety of applications.
3. Service Revolution
Craig Hartman
Global Industrial Systems, Cisco Systems
Hartman is responsible for the global industrial systems industry, advising senior business and technology executives on new growth and productivity strategies enabled by technology.
William Clark
VP, Business Development, Syclo LLC
Clark helps Syclo drive growth through partnerships with system integrators, independent software vendors, OEMs, and value-added resellers.
Marc Nussbaum
CEO, Lantronix
Nussbaum is responsible for managing Lantronix's operations and executing its business strategy, and has more than 22 years of experience as a technology leader.
John Petze
President and CEO, Tridium
Along with his role as president of Tridium, Petze has served in a variety of senior technical and management positions with manufacturers of automation hardware and software in his 20-plus year career.
4. Vertical Service Plan
Martyn Leman
Business Development Manager, Comtech
In addition to his role as business development manager, Leman also manages the relationships between Comtech, its key M2M partners and major customers.
Dean Fledderjohn,
General Manager of M2M Business Segment, Kyocera Wireless
Fledderjohn works with emerging technologies, wireless operators, hardware and software developers, systems integrators, and end user organizations to help shape the emerging M2M landscape.
Olivier Beaujard
Vice President, Marketing, Wavecom
Beaujard acts as marketing director for the Vertical Applications Business Units at Wavecom, a position he's had since January 2004. Prior to this position he was Director of Corporate Business Development.
Track C
1. RFID Deployment
Ian McPherson
President, WDR
Wireless Data Research is a pioneer in market research for M2M, RFID, and other wireless technologies.
2. Costs of Deployment
Andrew Berman
CEO, AirLink
Berman joined AirLink in 2004 and is working on certification for remaining national public networks, expanding internationally, and integrating more deeply with solutions providers.
Alex Brisbourne
Chief Operating Officer, Kore Wireless
3. Hardware Components
Larry Zibrik
Director, Embedded Modules, Sierra Wireless
An industry veteran, Zibrik works with many of the industry's leading carriers, resellers, and OEMs to deliver wireless products that deliver the highest value to enterprises.
Karl Hantho
Chief Operating Officer, BlueTree Wireless
Mark Weinzierl
President and CEO, Enfora
Under Weinzierl's leadership, Enfora has become a global provider of leading edge wireless solutions for both the enterprise and consumer markets.
Dan Nelson
Director of Sales, Multi-Tech Systems
Nelson joined Multi-Tech in 1996 and manages the North American reseller, distribution, e-commerce, and OEM sales channels.
Robert Dranter
Connor-Winfield
The Connor-Winfield Corp.s has manufactured electronic frequency timing devices for nearly 40 years since its incorporation in May 1963.
4. Network Connectivity
Dick Gossen
President and CEO, Aeris.net
Gossen has more than thirty five years experience in technology industries including semiconductors, computers and telecommunications.