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Event Schedule
Tuesday, September 17 – Morning General Session, 8:15am – 10:45am PT
Time: 8:15am – 8:30am PT
Title: CCA Annual Convention Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Steven K. Berry, President & CEO, Competitive Carriers Association
Description: Join CCA’s Steve Berry for a look at what lies ahead for competitive carriers. Hear about the most pressing policy issues, the state of play in Washington and what CCA is doing – in the policy and business arenas – to ensure a competitive wireless marketplace.
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Time: 8:35am – 8:55am PT
Title: Keynote Remarks by Acting Chairwoman Clyburn
Speaker: Mignon L. Clyburn, Acting Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission
Description: CCA attendees will hear Acting Chairwoman Clyburn’s unique perspective on the trends and policies before the FCC that may impact competitive carriers and the wireless industry as a whole.
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Time: 9:00am – 9:25am PT
Title: Keynote Address by T-Mobile
Speaker: Neville Ray, CTO, T-Mobile US
Description: Mr. Ray will discuss T-Mobile’s focus on the customer, the company’s “Un-carrier” approach to wireless, and issues of importance to competitive carriers.
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Time: 9:45am – 10:05am
Title: Quenching the Thirst for Mobile Broadband
Speaker: Michael J. Schabel, Ph.D., Vice President, Alcatel-Lucent, Wireless Division
Description: Once mobile subscribers experience the taste of great mobile broadband, they want and expect more of it. The only way to satisfy this demand is through unmatched Quality of Service. For Competitive Carriers, this means maximizing coverage and capacity by scaling their networks to provide the mobile broadband experience customers expect.
During this keynote, Alcatel-Lucent Wireless Vice President Mike Schabel will discuss what it will take to quench the thirst for mobile broadband, become competitive quickly and able to deliver profitable services to wireless broadband customers. Key areas of consideration for Competitive Carriers include preparing high-capacity backhaul capabilities, ensuring adequate core networks for large amounts of data, and Hetnet implementation where it’s needed. Staying competitive also requires these operators to assess their entire wireless broadband network with capacity, coverage and flexibility in mind.
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Time: 10:10am – 10:30am PT
Title: The Future of Mobile: Innovation Critical to Evolve the Customer Experience
Speaker: Jeff Gordon, President & CEO, Syniverse
Description: With the proliferation of smart devices, apps, and services fueling explosive data usage, it’s clear that advancing technologies will continue to stimulate growth in the mobile industry. But what is the real driver that mobile providers should be focused on in order to remain relevant, vibrant, and profitable?
Syniverse CEO Jeff Gordon will discuss how successful mobile service providers will look to the future by gaining a full understanding of their end users, the kind of mobile experience they expect, and what will be required from their networks to meet and exceed those expectations today and well into the future.
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Time: 10:30-10:45 PT
Title: CCA Annual Achievement Awards Presentation
Description: Each year, CCA recognizes members in five categories and presents awards at the Annual Convention. Award recipients are honored for their outstanding contributions to CCA, the wireless industry and their local communities.
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Wednesday, September 18 – Closing General Session, 8:30AM – 10:45AM PT
Time: 8:35am – 8:55am PT
Title: Keynote Remarks by Vish Nandlall of Ericsson
Speaker: Dr. Vish Nandlall, Head of Strategy, Marketing and CTO, Ericsson North America
Description: Competitive carriers face an ever changing market landscape and fierce competition demands that they bring value to current subscribers and grow their business. In order to do this, carriers must find new partners and grow in key areas to be successful – Areas such cloud, M2M, enterprise sales, and harnessing the power of analytics. The driver behind growth in this new market is leveraging the power of partnerships and finding economical solutions to bring new service offerings to customers. Vish Nandlall, CTO and Head of Strategy and Marketing, will dive into each of these areas focusing on how carriers can best grow their business through strategic partnerships and developing best-in-class offerings for their customers.
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Time: 9:00am – 9:45am PT
Title: Competitive Carrier CEO Roundtable
Moderator: Paul Kirby, Senior Editor, TR Daily
Speakers:
Doug Hutcheson, President & CEO, Leap Wireless International, Inc.
James Hyde, CEO & President, nTelos
Jonathan Foxman, President & CEO, MTPCS, LLC
Ron Smith, President & CEO, Bluegrass Cellular
Patrick Riordan, President & CEO, Cellcom
Description: Competitive carrier CEOs will discuss the most significant challenges facing their companies and what they are doing to compete and thrive in the industry. Is 4G an immediate reality? What issues before FCC are most important? What innovative business solutions are they employing to better serve their customers? Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from carriers of various sizes and the challenges that lie ahead.
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Time: 9:50am – 10:40am PT
Title: Mobile Device Landscape
Moderator: Jeff Mucci, CEO and Editorial Director, RCR Wireless
Speakers:
Josh Matthews, CEO, Apkudo
Yasser Nafei, SVP, Sales, Engineering, Quality and Customer Operation, LG Electronics USA
Jeff Pickett, SVP, Channel and MVNO, Huawei Device USA
Description: The world of mobile device is fast-moving: it has been in the past and probably always will be. In this ever-evolving industry with consumer demand for the latest, most advanced devices at all-time high, it is critical for competitive carriers to have access to these iconic devices. In this session, panelists will discuss the current mobile device landscape, how they are working with carriers, and what to expect in the future.
