Executive Forum 2008

Speaker Presentations

Speaker presentations, when available, have been posted below as PDFs with permission by the speakers. Click on the speakers name for the presentation, which is available in a PDF file. Check back for additional presentations.

Keynote Presentations

Nonlinear Optics: The Roller Coaster Nature of Investor Sentiment on Optical Networking
Robert Flanagan, Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking, Oppenheimer and Company

Exaflood Optics
George Gilder, Moderator, Gilder Telecosm Forum; Chairman, Gilder Cremers Fund LP

Panel Discussions

Positioning for the Future: 4 Hot Topics
Moderator: Stephen Hardy, Editorial Director/Associate Publisher, LIGHTWAVE

Speakers

• Shri Dodani, President and CEO, StrataLight Communications
• Karen Liu, Vice President, Components, Ovum RHK
• Bardia Pezeshki, CTO and Founder, Santur Corporation
• David Welch, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer and Founder, Infinera
• Greg Young, President and CEO, Luxtera

Positioning for the Future: Systems Companies Perspective
Moderators: Gurinder Parhar, Vice President Business Development, Santur Corporation
Michael Lebby, Executive Director, OIDA

Speakers

• Michael Adams, Vice President, Strategy & Architecture for Metro Ethernet Networks, Nortel
• Joseph Berthold, Vice President Network Architecture, Ciena Corporation
• Adam Carter, Marketing Manager, Transceiver Module Group, Cisco
• Tom McDermott, Distinguished Strategic Planner, Fujitsu Network Communications
• Hans-Juergen Schmidtke, Head of IP Transport, North America, Nokia Siemens Networks
• Raj Shanmugaraj, Vice President, Optical Networks Division, Alcatel-Lucent
  

View from the Top: Telecom Component/Subsystem Trends
Moderator: William Diamond, President, COMET North America, Inc.

Speakers

• Alain Couder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bookham, Inc.
• Joseph Liu, President and CEO, Oplink Communications, Inc.
• Jo Major, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO, Avanex
• Ikuo Mito, General Manager, Fiber Optic Devices Division, NEC Corporation
• Anthony (Tony) Musto, President of Sales and Marketing, Optium Corporation
• Mike Nishiguchi, President and CEO, ExceLight Communications, Inc.

View from the Top: Datacom Component/Subsystem Market Insights
Moderator: Daniel Docter, Director, Intel Capital Optical Investments

Speakers

• Harry L. Bosco, President and CEO, Opnext
• Fariba Danesh, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Avago Technologies
• Jerry S. Rawls, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Finisar Corporation
• Reuben F. Richards, President and CEO, EMCORE Corporation
• Dhrupad Trivedi, Vice President and General Manager, Transmission Business Unit, JDSU