Whenever I go to a conference, I learn a tremendous amount from the people I meet at the show. I really enjoy the impromptu networking which takes place at events as it allows me to learn so much about what is happening in the market. Ironically, I generally learn things I didn't think I would learn ahead of time. Quite often, I wish I would have known more about peoples' experiences before I met with them as it would allow me to be better prepared to ask pertinent questions.
I further wish I knew who was coming to events and and moreover I wish I could get a "brain dump" from them before the event so I could have a frame of reference before our conversations take place.
Imagine how much better networking at a show would be if I had an idea what people were generally thinking about the market before I even say hello.
In less than two weeks the world with gather at ITEXPO -- The World's Communications Conference to help select products for purchase, learn about the latest events in the telecom market and network with peers.
It is this last area where this blog entry should be of maximal benefit. You see, over the past month or so I have been interviewing the telecom movers and shakers who will be coming to ITEXPO. I certainly didn't interview every mover and shaker (exactly what is a telecom shaker anyway
) but this list should give you a good idea who some of the speakers and exhibitors will be at this year's show.
The questions each person answered below may be slightly varied but what is common is the person's thoughts on their markets and where they think things may be going. I truly hope you find these interviews useful and I hope to see you at the show September 16-18, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
I further wish I knew who was coming to events and and moreover I wish I could get a "brain dump" from them before the event so I could have a frame of reference before our conversations take place.
Imagine how much better networking at a show would be if I had an idea what people were generally thinking about the market before I even say hello.
In less than two weeks the world with gather at ITEXPO -- The World's Communications Conference to help select products for purchase, learn about the latest events in the telecom market and network with peers.
It is this last area where this blog entry should be of maximal benefit. You see, over the past month or so I have been interviewing the telecom movers and shakers who will be coming to ITEXPO. I certainly didn't interview every mover and shaker (exactly what is a telecom shaker anyway
) but this list should give you a good idea who some of the speakers and exhibitors will be at this year's show.The questions each person answered below may be slightly varied but what is common is the person's thoughts on their markets and where they think things may be going. I truly hope you find these interviews useful and I hope to see you at the show September 16-18, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
| NAME | COMPANY |
| Don Palmer | Sip Print |
| Jim Beuoy | OKS |
| Mark Stacy | Touchstone |
| John Nam | Phonevite |
| Jim Beuoy | OKS |
| Barry Sher | IVR Technologies |
| Ari Raban | Phone.com |
| John Doyle | CommuniGate Systems |
| David Mandelstam | Sangoma |
| Sharone Ben Levi | AudioCodes |
| Rupesh Chokshi | AT&T |
| Jeff Gallino | Callminer |
| Dr. David K. Schrader | Teradata |
| Mark Ricca | Intellicom Analytics |
| Xuedong Huang (XD) | Microsoft |
| Rick Dell | Mitel |
| Mark Lepko | Altitude Software North America |
| Liz Amaral | Enkata |
| Francis Carden | OpenSpan |
| Kevin Murphy | NEI |
| Chris Gravett | Aculab |
| Brian Schwarz | RedSky Technologies, Inc. |
| John Konczal | Sterling Commerce |
| Stefan Winkler | Symmetricom |
| Eric Thomas | FreedomVoice |
| Albert Chu | ACCESS Systems |
| Bill Miller | Digium (corrected -- sorry) |
| Randy Busch | Jazinga |
| Jeff Hicks | NetQos |
| Scott Charter | WBS Connect |
| Jim Slaby | Acme Packet |
| Dean Jordan | Telesphere |
| Justin McLain | Endeavor Telecom |
| Asif Rehman | Mitel |
| Steve Safley | VoIPConsultants |
| Frank Paterno | Intelliverse |
| Warren Sonnen | Epygi Technologies |
| Jim Jenkins | IQ Services |
| Jonathan Christensen | Skype |
| Mark De Clerq | Sitel Semiconductor |
| Ken Kuenzel | Covergence |
| Chris Lyman | Fonality |
| Michael Hermann | Cincinnati bell |
| Brough Turner | NMS |
| Shelley Veazie | CTI Group |
| Abdul Kasim | Critical Links |
| Eran Gal | Xorcom |
| Robert Messer | ABP |
| Todd Woodstra | SpinVox |
| Mike Coward | Continuous Computing |
| Laura Serna | Dialexia |
| James Rafferty | Dialogic |
| Ken Lowe | Sigma Designs |
| Rob McDougall | Upstream Works Software |
| Mary Boyd | Intrado |
| Henry Danser | Aspect Software |
| Gregory Giagnocavo | Vitelity |
| Vikram Saksena | Sonus Networks |
| Alastair Westgarth | Tango Networks |
| Greg Rothman | Cbeyond |
| Vivek Khuller | Divitas |
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Digium link i think is wrong...:)
Regards
Alberto
Nice catch -- corrected. Thanks!
I'd like to see AireSpring listed as well. They are a real leader in local and LD SIP Trunking for enterprise customers.
They were leading the way in business SIP/VoIP when other people didn't even know what it meant yet.
In any case, always love your work. Keep it up.
iTodd
Todd,
It isn't kosher to plug your own company "anonymously". (iTodd is SVP of Marketing at AireSpring).
Rich, I'm very sorry I couldn't make it this time. I was among the recipients of your questions but unfortunately they arrived to me in a very busy time... Apologize for that.
Luca