Keynote Speakers

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.