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Regis (Bud) Bates is a
wireless systems expert who specializes in network
operations and planning for telecommunications and
management information systems. As president of TC
International Consulting, he performs Strategic
Planning, Business Continuity Planning and Technology
Innovation for his client companies. Mr. Bates has
helped fortune 100-500 companies design, setup, and
manage LANs and WANs using SONET, ATM, MPLS, and VPN
architectures. He specializes in the setup of mobile
communication systems and developing the processes
necessary to ensure the reliable restoration of networks
when failures occur. Bud is a sought after professional
instructor and he teaches using both Instructor-led (ILT)
and Virtual classroom learning (VCL) formats. Bud Bates
authored over fifteen technology-oriented books, many of
which were best sellers for McGraw-Hill. Bud received
his degree in Business Management from Stonehill College
(BS) in Easton, MA and completed an MBA in Finance at
St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia (except the
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Elaine joined the
telecommunications industry in 1979 as owner/director of
marketing for a test equipment company private labeling
product for Motorola and GE with sales to major
government agencies worldwide. In 1983, she joined
Cardiff Publishing, with responsibility as Vice
President/Group Publisher for advertising sales and
editorial content for five technical content magazines
in wireless with a total circulation of 120,000 readers.
In 1995, Elaine founded E Comm International, Inc., a
company that provides marketing consulting and sales
training services primarily to companies in the wireless
communications industry. She was named an Outstanding
Woman in Wireless by Wireless Week magazine. E Comm
International was named one of the Top Ten Advertising
Agencies in S. Arizona in 2006 by Inside Tucson Business
newspaper. She is a Radio Club of America Fellow, Chair
of the Finance Committee and Board Member of RCA and the
Communications Marketing Association (CMA). She is a
member of the Business Marketing Association and Society
for Competitive Intelligence Professionals. |
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Elaine Baugh
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Mr. Eric Stasik is the director of
Patent08, an expert consulting firm located in
Stockholm, Sweden providing patent engineering, business
development, and licensing services to small and
medium-sized enterprises. He is an expert in helping
firms develop patent and licensing strategies that
support their business objectives. He is the author of
several books on patent strategy and maintains a
well-respected blog (www.patent08.com) on the business
aspects of developments on patent law and practice. Mr.
Stasik is an engineer; he is not an attorney at law and
does not provide legal advice. |
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Roman Kikta
is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Genesis
Campus, an early stage Venture Capital firm based in
Dallas Texas. A pioneer of the wireless industry since
1983, Roman has held senior management positions with
Nokia, Panasonic/ Matsushita, GoldStar and OKI. Roman
has co-authored four books on technology published by
McGraw-Hill. Throughout his career Roman has played the
role of "cultural anthropologist" for industry traveling
the world to study market trends from psychological,
cultural and sociological perspectives to gain an
understanding of how people will have to interact with
products and technology for those products to be
successful. Roman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
History and Economics from Rutgers University, and has
completed the Private Equity & Venture Capital program
at the Harvard Business School; the Management Program
at New York University; the Compass Leadership and
Managerial Program at Nokia and the Dimensional
Management Training Program at Matsushita Electric
Corporation. |
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Michael H.
Sommer - The "Gadget Guy" Technology Commentator is a
consumer electronics industry expert. Mr. Sommer
regularly appears on several television stations as the
Gadget Guy and is a sought after technology evaluation
and marketing expert. His words and industry findings
are referenced in many leading industry publications
including USA Today, N.Y. Times and Telecom Business
magazine. Mr. Sommer has been on the communication staff
of the Winter Olympics and he is a staff expert writer
for IP Television Magazine. He has been a consultant for
hundreds of consumer electronics product developers
ranging from high-tech start-ups to fortune 100
multinational companies. His clients include Motorola,
Cendant Corporation, Sony, and other leading edge
companies. Mr. Sommer attended the University of
Hartford majoring in communications and he specializes
in working with executives from fortune 1000 companies
providing them with an understanding of consumer
electronics device requirements and marketing programs. |
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Avi Ofrane is the president
and CEO, and a master instructor of The Billing College.
Mr. Ofrane founded The Billing College in 1996 to
address the converging market trends associated with
telecommunications Billing and Customer Care. Mr. Ofrane
began his career in 1977 as an analyst with the IBM
Corporation, designing and implementing manufacturing
systems. Throughout his extensive career, Mr. Ofrane has
been involved in all aspects of the industry, including
strategic planning, RFP processing, vendor evaluation
and selection, business process engineering,
business/systems analyses, project management,
implementation, operations, quality assurance, and
executive management. Since 1982, Mr. Ofrane has
concentrated exclusively on the telecommunications
industry, in which he is now a recognized expert and
master instructor in Billing and Customer Care. Mr.
Ofrane lectures extensively in the US and in Europe on
Billing and Customer Care issues, strategies,
methodologies, and practices and he is a frequent
speaker at major industry conferences. He has authored
several leading books on billing systems. Mr. Ofrane
holds a BS, Computer Science, from Pennsylvania State
University. |
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Ms.
Chandler is a media communication and industry research
expert. Michele specializes in finding and qualifying
companies, interviewing industry executives and industry
professionals, gathering, qualifying and analyzing
market related information. Michele has reviewed over
800 companies in the Mobile video and IPTV industries
and she produces and updates mobile video and IPTV
industry directories. |
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Michele Chandler
Market Research |
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