Håkan Eriksson, CTO, Ericsson, Joins CTO Vendor Roundtable at Today’s Technology Leaders, Tomorrow’s Networks Summit
March 7, 2011, Washington, DC — ATIS is pleased to announce that Håkan Eriksson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Group Function Technology and CTO, Ericsson, has joined the panel of speakers on the CTO Vendor Roundtable taking place at the Today’s Technology Leaders, Tomorrow’s Networks Summit to be held Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The Summit is an official partner event co-located with CTIA WIRELESS® 2011, which takes place March 22 — 24 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
The CTO Vendor Roundtable brings together leading technical executives and visionaries from the foremost global ICT vendors to discuss their industry’s infrastructure challenges — which are evolving at hyper-speed in the new communications ecosystem. Speakers will address next generation network deployment, shifting policy procedures, increasing in-network intelligence and other developments creating a vast array of new vendor opportunities. At the Roundtable, attendees will learn how Vendor CTOs are leveraging change in the ICT landscape to position their companies for success.
Along with Mr. Eriksson, this Roundtable features: Paul Mankiewich, Chief Architect – Mobility, Juniper Networks; Marcus Weldon, Corporate Chief Technology Officer, Alcatel-Lucent; Bob McIntyre, Chief Technology Officer, Service Provider Business, Cisco Systems, and Matt Bross, Chief Technology Officer, Huawei. These speakers — all representing ATIS member companies — have high-level technical and market insight that uniquely positions them to offer their vision for the technology future. The Roundtable will be moderated by Susan Miller, President and CEO, ATIS.
Today’s Technology Leaders, Tomorrow’s Networks is sponsored by: Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, GENBAND, Juniper Networks and Nokia Siemens Networks.
For more information visit www.atispresents.org.
ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry. More than 200 companies actively formulate standards in ATIS’ 17 Committees, covering issues including: IPTV, Cloud Services, Energy Efficiency, IP-Based and Wireless Technologies, Quality of Service, Billing and Operational Support, Emergency Services, Architectural Platforms and Emerging Networks. In addition, numerous Incubators, Focus and Exploratory Groups address evolving industry priorities including Smart Grid, Machine-to-Machine, Networked Car, IP Downloadable Security, Policy Management and Network Optimization.
ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications’ Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, please visit www.atis.org.
