MID-YEAR CONFERENCE 2025 AGENDA

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MONDAY MAY 5TH

MARKETING

12:00 Registration table opens

5:00 – 7:00 Voicecomm Tradeshow and Reception
Voicecomm

HANDSET ENGINEERING

12:00 Registration table opens

5:00 – 7:00 Voicecomm Tradeshow and Reception
Voicecomm

NETWORK ENGINEERING

12:00 Registration table opens

5:00 – 7:00 Voicecomm Tradeshow and Reception
Voicecomm

TUESDAY MAY 6TH

MARKETING

8:00 – 9:00 AI Chatbot for Customer Care
Speaker: Jack Gantt, SoundHound AI

9:00 – 10:00 Branded Caller ID New Revenue Speaker: John Braun & Jim Dalton, Tip Solutions/TransNexus

10:00 – 11:00 Device Roadmap and Marketing Promotions
Speaker: Harsh, Samsung

11:00 – 12:00 SSP
Speaker: Barry Nothstine, SSP

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Apple Trade in Kit
Speaker: Harold Edwards, Cellular Recycler

2:00 – 3:00 Device Roadmap and Marketing Promotions
Speaker: Randy Hanson, TCL

3:00 – 4:00 Device Roadmap and Marketing Promotions
Speaker: Nikko Huertas, Google

4:00 – 5:00 NPD Market Data
Speaker: Hansen Hsing, Circana

5:30 – 7:30 Samsung Networking Gathering
Ole Red Las Vegas

HANDSET ENGINEERING

8:00 – 9:00 Indoor Coverage Via Passpoint and Hotspot 2.0
Speaker: Howard Buzick, American Bandwidth

9:00 – 10:00 SSP
Speaker: Barry Nothstine, SSP

10:00 – 11:00 Device and Technology Roadmap
Speaker: Nikko Huertas, Google

11:00 – 12:00 ACG Spec Update
Speaker: Manoj Sabhani, Apkudo

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Device and Technology Roadmap
Speaker: Samuel Gutierrez, Schok

2:00 – 3:00 Device and Technology Roadmap
Speaker: Harsh, Samsung

3:00 – 4:00 Device and Technology Roadmap
Speaker: Susana Suarez, Start

4:00 – 5:00 TBD
Speaker: Justin Eidson, Qualcomm

5:30 – 7:30 Samsung Networking Gathering
Ole Red Las Vegas

NETWORK ENGINEERING

8:00 – 9:00 Wireless Service Provider Trends
Speaker: David Clough & Yohannes Tafesse, WWT

9:00 – 10:00 Leveraging Software Platforms for Efficiencies
Speaker: Flavio Mansi, EMQU

10:00 – 11:00 Site Evolution
Speaker: Rama Datla, Ericsson

11:15 – 12:00 Network Sharing Technologies
Speaker: Tushar Shah & Bhavesh Shingala, Nokia

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch

1:00 – 2:00 Latest Trends Small Cell CSM and FSM
Speaker: Justin Eidson, Qualcomm

2:00 – 3:00 Wireless + Wireline Bundled Services
Speaker: Tushar Shah, Nokia

3:00 – 4:00 Network API’s + 5G SA Network Environment
Speaker: Ilker Alici, Vishnu Nagaraj & Jad Berberi, Nokia

4:00 – 5:00 Branded Caller ID New Revenue Speaker: John Braun & Jim Dalton, Tip Solutions/TransNexus

5:30 – 7:30 Samsung Networking Gathering
Ole Red Las Vegas

WEDNESDAY MAY 7TH

MARKETING

8:00 – 9:00 Device Roadmap and Marketing Promotions
Speaker: James Daurio, American Network Solutions

9:00 – 10:00 Elderly Devices
Speaker: Robert Felgar, RazMobility

10:00 – 11:00 Device Roadmap and Marketing Promotions
Speaker: Susana Suarez, Start

11:00 – 12:00 Device Roadmap and Marketing Promotions
Speaker: Samuel Gutierrez, Schok

HANDSET ENGINEERING

8:00 – 9:00 Sims in a Flash
Speaker: Troy Blaschka, RIPSIM

9:00 – 10:00 Device and Technology Roadmap
Speaker: Firas Naji, Motorola

10:00 – 11:00 Device and Technology Roadmap
Speaker: Chris Saunders, TCL

NETWORK ENGINEERING

8:00 – 8:30 Network Mapping and Using BDC Data in Your Market
Speaker: Bob Sobieck, RF Analytic

8:30 – 10:00 AI
Speaker: David Clough & Yohannes Tafesse, WWT

10:00 – 11:00 The Journey Beyond 5G
Speaker: Stefan Calmerman, Ericsson

11:15 – 12:00 Private xG
Speaker: Frank Shelton, Nokia/WWT