Kevin Burden, ABI Research
The Exponential Growth of Smartphones:
Opportunities and Challenges for the Enterprise
Session WB02: Tuesday: 4:30pm - Grand 7B
As head of ABI Research's Mobile Devices group, Kevin Burden oversees the firm's
strategic and quantitative assessment of global mobile device markets. In addition
to handling overall research strategy in this key area, Kevin coordinates the efforts
of multiple worldwide analysts, as well as personally covering key research topics
including handset vendor strategies, device functionality, form factors, and user
interfaces, mobile operating systems and vertical applications.
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Stuart Carlaw, ABI Research
What's Hot in Enterprise Voice Mobility
Session WV09: Tuesday: 2:00pm - Grand 7B
Building a Business Case for Fixed Mobile Convergence
Session WV12: Thursday: 11:30am - Grand 7B
As Chief Research Officer, Stuart Carlaw leads ABI Research's analyst teams covering
global connectivity markets. Stuart's primary responsibility is the management of
industry research content, and he also regularly interfaces with clients and the
media.
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Andy Castonguay, Yankee Group
Industry Analyst Panel: The Year Ahead for Mobility
Session WBO1: Tuesday: 3:15pm - Grand 7A
Andy Castonguay is a director for Yankee Group's Anywhere Network research group
with expertise in mobility and digital services. Castonguay currently focuses on
access devices, researching the devices and trends that are transforming how people
access and interact with the Anywhere Network. He is also well versed in mobile
transactions, marketing strategy, end-user research, market dynamics analysis, quantitative
modeling, business plan development/evaluation and market forecasting.
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Pete Cunningham, Canalys
Hot Topic: Assessing Individual vs. Corporate Owned Smartphones
Session WB03: Tuesday: 11:00am - Grand 7A
Hot Topics: Roundtables
Session WB26: Wednesday: 5:45pm - Grand 7A
Pete Cunningham joined Canalys in May 2006. His responsibilities include leading
the research and analysis for the company's EMEA portfolio of mobility-focused advisory
services, as well as providing clients with confidential advice on bringing new
mobile devices and services to market, and how hardware and software vendors and
operators should engage with each other.
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Stephen Drake, IDC
Industry Analyst Panel: The Year Ahead for Mobility
Session WBO1: Tuesday: 3:15pm - Grand 7A
Stephen Drake is the Program Vice President for Mobility & Telecom research at IDC.
In this position, he has responsibility for the Mobile Enterprise, Mobile SMB, Mobile
Device coverage, IP Communication Services and also contributes to IDC's Unified
Communication research. As part of the Mobile Enterprise coverage, Mr. Drake heads
up market intelligence on mobile software technologies for the enterprise and mobile
operators including mobile middleware, mobile enterprise applications, mobile device
management, mobile security, mobile operating environments, mobile application development
markets and mobile user trends. As part of the mobile enterprise coverage, Mr. Drake
is responsible for mobile device and mobile operators delivery of solutions into
the enterprise and looks at key mobile software, device and mobile operator trends
and strategies for the small and medium business markets. He also leads IDC's mobile
device research that tracks key mobile device technology and trends, heads up key
IP Communication Services offerings, and contributes critical mobile research as
part of a cross-group Unified Communication program at IDC.
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John Jackson, CCS Insight
Industry Analyst Panel: The Year Ahead for Mobility
Session WBO1: Tuesday: 3:15pm - Grand 7A
John Jackson is a veteran analyst specializing in mobile and wireless technologies.
Additional areas of focus include mobile semiconductor and infrastructure suppliers,
device manufacturing and distribution strategies, and device management. Before
joining CCS Insight, John was vice president of Yankee Group's Wireless/Mobile Technologies
Decision Service, where he led research on a range of topics, including devices,
infrastructure, regulations and standards. In 2003, John conceived and launched
a service that tracks the performance and market share of the top handset manufacturers.
Prior to Yankee Group, John spent two years at Chase Manhattan, and five years at
a small research firm focusing on competitive market analysis.
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Maribel Lopez, Lopez Research
Wading through Mobile Unified Communications - What to consider when extending UC to smartphones
Session WV05: Tuesday: 4:30pm - Grand 8B
What's Hot in Enterprise Voice Mobility
Session WV09: Tuesday: 2:00pm - Grand 7B
Maribel Lopez has provided research, analysis and strategic insight to the telecommunications
and networking industry for nearly 20 years. She analyzes and addresses disruptive
forces such as mobility, pervasive communications and social computing, considering
the impact, players, paths to market, and shifts in habits and processes on consumers,
small businesses and enterprises.
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Carrie MacGillivray, IDC
Hot Topics: Roundtables
Session WB26: Wednesday: 5:45pm - Grand 7A
What's Hot in Enterprise Voice Mobility
Session WV09: Tuesday: 2:00pm - Grand 7B
Carrie MacGillivray is a senior research analyst in IDC's mobile enterprise and
telecom group. She is responsible for two programs within the group including Mobility
and IP Communications Services program. Carrie's in-depth analysis addresses the
challenges facing enterprises implementing hosted IP services and mobile wireless
solutions. She examines the strategies developed by mobile operators to encourage
wireless voice and data use by businesses. The growing area of enterprise mobility
is a cornerstone of Carrie's research including a focus on enterprise data usage,
mobile broadband, and managed mobilitylocation based services. She also examines
the growing market for unified communications, fixed mobile convergence, mobile
VoIP and where LTE will take the market.
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Michele Pelino, Forrester Research Inc
Doing the Math: The ROI of Smartphone Deployments
Session WB04: Tuesday: 2:00pm - Grand 8A
Michele advises tech industry Vendor Strategy professionals, predicting and quantifying
growth and disruption in the technology industry. Her expertise and research focus
is on new opportunities in enterprise mobility for the telecom and networking industries.
Michele identifies overall enterprise mobility trends, adoption factors, and the
evolution of mobile application usage among SMB and enterprise users. In addition,
Michele helps vendors and service providers in the enterprise mobility ecosystem
position their products and services to address the needs of companies that are
adopting and deploying mobility solutions.
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