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We have many individual who are dedicated to the growth and success of the Telecom ecosys-tem in the Silicon Valley and are involved in the leadership of the Telecom Council. We thank everyone listed below for their time and effort, and encourage more people to join us in our various boards and committees.
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[+] Telecom Council Board
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Tim Chang |
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Tim is a founding member of the Telecom Council because the need for a more connected and collaborative industry was evident in his daily work. For years, Tim was a Principal at Norwest Venture Partners, and today is Managing Director at Mayfield Fund where he focuses his investment activity on wireless and digital media.
Company: Mayfield Fund
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Derek Kerton |
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Derek Kerton is the head of the Kerton Group's Strategy Consulting Practice and an internationally recognized telecom industry expert who consults for companies throughout the telecom value chain (NTT DoCoMo, SKTelecom, Disney, Sony, Broadcom...); sits on the boards of Aegis Mobility, KeyZap, and The Telecom Council; publishes research and analysis across the industry; advises the financial community on telecom issues (Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley); is frequently interviewed on CNN, CNBC, and Wall Street Journal among others.
Company: The Kerton Group
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Nayeem Islam |
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Nayeem has 15 years of experience managing R/D groups to create innovation and advanced products in: mobile phone software, mobile phone applications, enterprise applications, security, and partnership management. His executive management skills have been proven useful to Qualcomm, NTT DOCOMO, Amazon.com, and IBM.
Company: Qualcomm
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Sumit Mittal |
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Sumit is an experienced business development and sales executive with 12 years in the wireless and telecom industry. He brings his experience building and selling telecom businesses and products and his large industry network to the Telecom Council in his role as a Board Member.
Company: Acision
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Jean-Marc Frangos |
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Jean-Marc Frangos is the Senior Vice-President of Technology and Innovation for the BT Group. He is responsible for providing service innovation input into BT Lines of Business. Jean-Marc also manages the BT venture funds and works with U.S. West Coast VC partners to ensure that technology investments are strategically relevant to BT. He is an active Innovation Evangelist within BT, and is responsible for identifying disruptive technologies and influencing portfolio and supplier relationship plans.
Company: BT
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Daniel Kellmereit |
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Daniel Kellmereit has experience in a variety of functional areas including strategy, technology, innovation, marketing and corporate development. In his current position as CEO of Detecon Inc. he is responsible for the North and South America region.
Company: Detecon
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Ursula Oesterle |
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Since 2003, Ursula has been managing Swisscom???s open innovation and scouting activities out of Silicon Valley. She was based in Singapore from 2007- 2009 to build up the Asia Pacific network. Prior to Swisscom she worked in a start-up in semiconductor lasers in Switzerland and was Program Manager of a Swiss National Science Program spinning technology out from academia. She holds a PhD in physics from EPFL and has a business degree from IMD in Lausanne.
Company: Swisscom
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Vivek Chhabra |
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Head of the Mobile Cellular Business Unit at Marvell, Vivek brings ample experience to the table including IBM Research, Center for Development of telematics, Mitel Networks, Atsana, Texas Instruments.
Company: Marvell
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Dean Sirovica |
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Dean Sirovica is VP of Business Development for Huawei Technologies USA.
Dean was founding President and Chairman of the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum. MWIF had 100 member companies working to converge mobile, fixed and internet networks. MWIF merged with OMA. Prior to Vodafone, Dean was one of four cofounders of Malibu Networks responsible for product strategy and business development. Prior to Malibu Dean was Director with Sprint PCS where he deployed Sprint???s CDMA network in Southern California & Nevada. Prior to Sprint Dean was a Director at USWEST Technologies where he was responsible for wireless strategy and its integration with fixed access.
Company: Huawei
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[+] Executive Forum
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Liz Kerton |
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Liz has been involved with the Service Provider Forum in the area for 6 years before venturing into building an association to support the larger telecom community. Her day job is Managing Director of the Kerton Group, which does marketing and business consulting in the telecom industry.
Position: Chair
Company: The Telecom Council
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[+] Mobile Forum
[-] Mobile Forum
Avikk Ghose |
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Avikk leads strategic mobile initiatives at Intuit, where his team is responsible for defining long-term strategy and growth opportunities in the mobile sector. Specific areas of focus include M&A, strategic partnerships and best-practice innovations in the wireless ecosystem.
Position: Steering Committee
Company: Intuit
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Ryan Gorostiza |
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Ryan Gorostiza is Director of Strategic Marketing and Industry Relations at Qualcomm. He is an active promoter of the company's technologies and solutions, partnering with various industry organizations to foster key technology trends and innovations. Ryan has been with Qualcomm for 12+ years, serving roles in market development, strategy, industry analyst relations and market intelligence.
Position: Steering Committee
Company: Qualcomm
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[+] Service Provider Forum
[-] Service Provider Forum
Derek Kerton |
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Derek Kerton is the head of the Kerton Group's Strategy Consulting Practice and an internationally recognized telecom industry expert who consults for companies throughout the telecom value chain (NTT DoCoMo, SKTelecom, Disney, Sony, Broadcom...); sits on the boards of Aegis Mobility, KeyZap, and The Telecom Council; publishes research and analysis across the industry; advises the financial community on telecom issues (Credit Suisse, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley); is frequently interviewed on CNN, CNBC, and Wall Street Journal among others.
Position: Chair
Company: The Kerton Group
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Rob Hull |
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Rob heads up the Innovation Scouting function to introduce innovative technologies and business models into the BT Lines of Business. He is also the author of BT's external venturing strategy and the evaluation of innovative technologies to their strategic fit within BT.
Position: Steering Committee
Company: British Telecom
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Rob Trice |
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Rob is a long time supporter and sponsor of the Service Provider Forum and gets kudos for bringing together so many members of the ecosystem. His day job is as a Sr. Managing Director at SK Telecom Ventures.
Position: Steering Committee
Company: SK Telecom Ventures
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[+] Entrepreneur Forum
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Randall Fahey |
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Randall is a co-founder and managing partner of Global Affinity Partners, an international business advisory firm focused on global expansion opportunities for early stage technology start-ups. He is an industry expert in DSP and wireless communications, an entrepreneur, and a seasoned technology executive.
Position: Chair
Company: Global Affinity Partners
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[+] Investor Forum
[-] Investor Forum
Liz Kerton |
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Liz has been involved with the Service Provider Forum in the area for 6 years before venturing into building an association to support the larger telecom community. Her day job is Managing Director of the Kerton Group, which does marketing and business consulting in the telecom industry.
Position: Chair
Company: The Telecom Council
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Sanjiv Parikh |
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Sanjiv Parikh is Corporate VP of Investments & Corporate Development for HTC where he is responsible for all equity investments, corporate development and select business development globally. Responsible for driving new growth opportunities, accelerating innovation, fostering entrepreneurship and assessing early trends.
Position: Steering Committee
Company: HTC
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