Positioning for the Future: 4 Hot Topics
Moderator
Stephen Hardy, Editorial Director/Associate Publisher, LIGHTWAVE Magazine
The first panel sets the stage for the day with a look at four topics that could shape future market and technology directions. See if your company has a role to play in any of these emerging areas: high-speed transmission technology, silicon photonics and wafer-level integration, parallel optics, and the consumer electronics market.
Speakers
Shri Dodani, President and CEO, StrataLight Communications
Shri Dodani is the President and Chief Executive Officer at StrataLight Communications, Inc., the leading supplier of 40G DWDM systems. He is a veteran executive of computer and communications industry with engineering, sales and marketing experience at major silicon, systems and software companies. Prior to joining StrataLight, Mr. Dodani held several executive positions at Intel (INTC) including business development in the Consumer Electronics Group and general management in the Communications Group. He was the President and CEO at VxTel, a Silicon Valley Voice-over-IP silicon and software start-up that was acquired by Intel. Before VxTel, Mr. Dodani was Vice President, Engineering and Operations, at Carrier Access Corp. (Nasdaq: CACS), with responsibility for engineering, product development, manufacturing and market introduction activities. He joined the company at an early stage, and managed its triple digit growth which led to a successful IPO. Prior to Carrier Access, he served as an executive with major computer and communications companies such as Nortel, Alcatel, ADC Telecommunications and Computer Automation.
Karen Liu, Vice President, Components, Ovum RHK
Karen Liu has been a contributor to the optical components field since 1981. Her industry experience encompasses both the technical and marketing aspects of the DWDM transition in optical networks. Having been on both the supplier and customer side of cutting edge optical components, she has hands-on appreciation for networks, systems architecture and the interaction with the component technology. Dr. Liu is currently an industry analyst with Ovum RHK, where she has worked on a number of market advisory projects on disruptive technology introduction. She was also the author of the first detailed forecast for ATCA platforms. Prior to joining Ovum RHK, Dr. Liu worked at Tellabs as a Senior Product Planner, with responsibility for optical architecture and product definition of a metropolitan DWDM product. Before Tellabs, she was a Research Staff Member at the IBM Research Division, responsible for the optical design of one of the earliest commercial DWDM system products. Dr. Liu received a Ph.D. in applied physics from Stanford University with a thesis on Neodymium doped fiber devices for fiber gyroscopes and a B.S.E. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University with a thesis on tunable lasers for spectroscopy.
Bardia Pezeshki, CTO and Founder, Santur Corporation
Prior to founding Santur, Bardia Pezeshki managed the Technology Development group at SDL INC. (now part of JDS Uniphase). From 1996 to 2000, the group developed numerous diode-based technologies for high power and telecom applications. Before SDL, he managed an optoelectronics group at IBM T.J.Watson Research Center, where his own work centered on novel devices for WDM telecommunications. Dr. Pezeshki has numerous publications and patents in the field, including the first patent on micromechanically tunable VCSELs, currently being commercialized by a number of companies. He obtained his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1991, with a graduate thesis on vertical cavity modulators.
David Welch, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, Infinera
David F. Welch, Ph.D. co-founded our company and has served as our Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer since January 2007. From May 2004 to January 2007, Dr. Welch served as our Chief Strategy Officer. From May 2001 to May 2004, he served as our Chief Development Officer/Chief Technology Officer. From May 2001 to November 2006, Dr. Welch also served as a member of our board of directors. From February 2001 to April 2001, Dr. Welch served as Chief Technology Officer of the Transmission Division of JDS Uniphase Corporation, an optical component company. From January 1985 to February 2001, Dr. Welch served in various executive roles, including Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Corporate Development of SDL, an optical component company. Dr. Welch holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.
Greg Young, President and CEO, Luxtera
Greg Young joins Luxtera with over 15 years experience in the semiconductor industry. Most recently he was Vice President and General Manager of the High Speed Ethernet Controller and High Definition Media PC Video business units at Broadcom. In this position, Mr. Young led the growth of the Ethernet Controller business unit from concept to hundreds of millions in revenue and the number 1 market share position. Prior to joining Broadcom, he was with Intel where he held several engineering marketing and leadership positions.
Moderators
Gurinder Parhar, Vice President Business Development, Santur Corporation
Michael Lebby, Executive Director, OIDA
Executives from major systems houses will describe how their customers’ requirements are changing—and how they plan to change themselves. The discussion will include a look at what new technologies and capabilities they plan to incorporate into their products.
Speakers
Michael Adams, Vice President, Strategy & Architecture for Metro Ethernet Networks, Nortel
Michael H. Adams is Nortel's Metro Ethernet Networks Strategy and Architecture Vice President. The Metro Ethernet business includes the Optical Networks and Carrier Ethernet businesses. In this role, Mr. Adams is responsible for leading the Metro Ethernet strategic vision and long term architecture planning. He works closely with the CSO and CTO offices on emerging technologies, market opportunities and strategic partnerships. In his 15 years at Nortel, Mr. Adams has held a number of leadership roles globally across new technology introduction, packet optical innovation, OEM and acquisition identification and selection, and product management including running the highly successful Optical Metro 3000 portfolio. Mr. Adams holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He is based at Nortel's R&D headquarters in Ottawa, Canada.
Joseph Berthold, Vice President Network Architecture, Ciena Corporation
Joseph Berthold is currently Vice President, Network Architecture at CIENA Corporation, where he has worked since early 1997. He contributes to the understanding of future network architecture directions, network service concepts, the definition of CIENA's networking products, and is responsible for the coordination of CIENA's work in industry standards. Mr. Berthold served as the Technical Committee Chair of the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) from its formation in 1998 until 2001, and as a member of its Board of Directors and President from 2002 to 2007. He also serves on the Board of Directors of ATIS, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions. He has been a long-term contributor to the Optical Fiber Communications Conference, OFC, was the Technical Program Co-chair for OFC 2001 and the General Co-Chair for OFC 2003. From 1984 until 1997, Mr. Berthold worked in the Applied Research Area of Bellcore, where he was responsible for the management of research programs related to broadband network systems, and was the program manager and chairman of the Technical Management Committee for the Multiwavelength Optical Networking Consortium (MONET). He managed previous Bellcore research programs in high-capacity protocol processing, high-speed electronic switching and high-speed multiplexing. Before his tenure at Bellcore, Mr. Berthold spent six years with Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ, where he was responsible for a semiconductor device technology development group.
Adam Carter, Marketing Manager, Transceiver Module Group, Cisco
Adam Carter is the Marketing and Operations Manger for the Transceiver Module Group (TMG), Cisco. In his role, he is responsible for the marketing of all pluggable transceiver modules used across Cisco as well as working closely with the switching and routing business units in defining and planning their future transceiver solution needs. Prior to joining Cisco, Dr. Carter was Director of Marketing for the Fiber Optic Product Division at Avago Technologies, and before that held positions in strategic marketing, product management, operations and product development for Agilent Technologies, Hewlett Packard and British Telecom & Dupont (BT&D). Prior to this he held product development positions at STC UK (now Nortel Networks) and ITT. Dr. Carter holds a BSc (Hons.) in Applied Physics from Portsmouth University and received a PhD from the University of Wales, Cardiff for his research on dry etching of III-V semiconductor materials.
Tom McDermott, Distinguished Strategic Planner, Fujitsu Network Communications
Tom McDermott is distinguished strategic planner at Fujitsu Network Communications. In this role, he is responsible for developing product plans, network vision, corporate business plans, and coordination of key technologies for optical and data networks. Mr. McDermott’s career in telecommunications began in 1975 at Rockwell International (now Alcatel) in product development. His responsibilities at Alcatel were in lightwave and digital crossconnect systems, and later corporate optical research. As vice chair of the non-profit Alliance for Higher Education (AHE), he assembled the North Texas gigaPop--consortium of five universities and the AHE, and implemented an Internet2 connection to the universities. In 1999, Mr. McDermott joined IP/MPLS optical router startup Chiaro Networks where he was CTO, responsible for optical switching and product technology. Since joining Fujitsu in 2006, he has been involved in Metro Optical Network definition, product planning, and corporate strategic business planning. Mr. McDermott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a member of the IEEE Communications Society.
Hans-Juergen Schmidtke, Head of IP Transport, North America, Nokia Siemens Networks
Hans-Juergen Schmidtke is Head of the IP Transport Group in North America for Nokia Siemens Networks. In that role he is responsible for Nokia Siemens Networks' DWDM, Carrier Ethernet, Microwave, IP connectivity and mobile backhauling business lines. His team is responsible for product management, solution sales management, marketing, engineering, and product development to define and build leading technologies and products. Over the past years at Nokia Siemens Networks and before Siemens Communications, Inc., he has held positions in product management and general management in both Germany and the US. Dr. Schmidtke has more than 15 years experience in the optical research and industry. He worked on various aspects of optical physics from advanced research, to product development, to real-world large-scale deployments. He studied physics at the University of Dusseldorf and at the Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Wurzburg. He is member of the German Physical Society, IEEE and OSA.
Raj Shanmugaraj, Vice President, Optical Networks Division, Alcatel-Lucent
Raj Shanmugaraj is Vice President of Business Development in the Optical Networks Division at Alcatel. He is responsible for Optical products business development, pre-sales support and deployment support activities for all Mobile Service Providers in North America. Prior to Alcatel-Lucent, Mr. Shanmugaraj was President and CEO of Astral Point Communications and one of the company’s Founders. At Astral Point, he was responsible for setting the strategy and direction of the company and working closely with the Engineering and Sales functions ran the day to day operations of the company up until it was acquired by Alcatel. Before Astral Point Mr. Shanmugaraj was Vice President of Systems Products at PictureTel in Andover, MA. He holds a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Iowa and a B.S. (HONS) in Electronics and Communications from the National Institute of Technology in India.
View from the Top: Telecom Component/Subsystem Trends
Moderator
William Diamond, President, COMET North America, Inc.
The first of the two panels of component/subsystem senior company executives will focus on the telecom technologies, business trends, and market factors that will shape the space this year. In particular, the panelists will discuss the challenges of developing and selling products that meet carrier demands for high-speeds, reconfigurability, and opex reduction while aiding the transition toward packet-based networks. They will also discuss the challenges—and solutions—for funding technology innovation in today’s economic environment as well as prospects for consolidation and growth.
Speakers
Alain Couder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bookham, Inc.
Alain Couder brings more than 30 years of international management experience to Bookham. Prior to joining the Company in August 2007, Mr. Couder served as President and CEO of Solid Information Technology Inc., a supplier of database solutions. Previously, he served as an advisor for Sofinnova Ventures, a venture capital firm. Mr. Couder has also held the positions of President and CEO of Confluent Software, Inc., a provider of web services management, and President and CEO of IP Dynamics, Inc., a security software provider. Mr. Couder previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Agilent Technologies, Chairman and CEO of Packard Bell NEC, Inc., and Chief Operating Officer of Groupe Bull, a computer company. He also held a series of general and technology management positions at Hewlett Packard and IBM.
Joseph Liu, President and CEO, Oplink Communications, Inc.
Joseph Liu is one of the founders of Oplink Communications, Inc. and has served as Chief Executive Officer and President since October 2002 and a member of our Board of Directors since Company's inception in 1995. Previously, Mr. Liu served as Oplink's Chief Executive Officer from September 1999 to November 2001, and served as its Chairman of the Board of Directors from inception in 1995 through May 2000 and again from November 2001 to August 2002. From 1994 to 1994, he was the General Partner of Techlink Technology Ventures. Prior to 1994, Mr. Liu spent ten years as chairman and chief executive officer of Techlink Semiconductor and Equipment Corp., a semiconductor equipment and technology company. He also serves as a director of several privately held companies involved in semiconductor integrated circuit design and manufacturing. Mr. Liu received his B. S. from Chinese Cultural University, Taiwan and his M. S. from California State University, Chico.
Jo Major, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO, Avanex
Dr. Jo Major joined Avanex in 2004 and is Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer. He is a veteran of the optical industry with over 16 years of experience and record of accomplishment as a senior executive. His experience includes internal restructuring, acquisitions and product development. Prior to joining Avanex, Dr. Major served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Components Business Group with JDS Uniphase Corporation. Prior to that Dr. Major served as Research Scientist, Director of the Communications Business Unit and Vice President of the Optical Pump Business Unit with SDL, Inc. before its merger with JDS in 2001. Dr. Major earned his Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. He was an Intel Fellow from 1988-1990, and also has studied finance, marketing and business management at Stanford University.
Ikuo Mito, General Manager, Fiber Optic Devices Division, NEC Corporation
Ikuo Mito is the General Manager of Fiber Optic Device Division (FODD), NEC Corporation. He is concurrently the President of NEC Yamanashi Ltd., which manufactures optical components, transceivers and optical submarine repeaters. Mr. Mito has had a long career, from 1977 to 2002, on semiconductor laser research and development of InGaAsP LDs, DFB LDs, MQW-DFB LDs, wavelength tunable DBR LDs, and selective area MO-VPE growth in NEC. From 2002 to 2003, he was the General Manager of Environment Research Labs. Since 2004, as the General Manager of FODD, he drives the strategic product direction to integrate optical semiconductors and PLCs (Planar Lightwave Circuits). Full-band tunable laser, consisted of PLC ring resonator and SOA, is a typical product. As taking the charge of NEC Yamanashi Ltd., since 2004, he is totally responsible for the fiber optic devices business in NEC. Mr. Mito holds B.S. and M.S. in Applied Physics from Tohoku University in the city of Sendai, Japan. He has served as a committee member of OAA, Int. Semiconductor Laser Conference, ECOC, etc.
Anthony (Tony) Musto, President of Sales and Marketing, Optium Corporation
Tony Musto has over 25 years of high-speed electronics and fiber optics experience. Currently Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Optium Corporation, Mr. Musto joined Optium in April 2001 as one of the company’s original employees. Prior to joining Optium, he was the Director of Marketing for JDS Uniphase's TSD division that included CATV and OC-192 datacom products. Prior to that, Mr. Musto worked both as a development engineer and in a variety of sales and marketing roles with Sarnoff Corporation, Microwave Semiconductor Corp, Optimax, and AEL Defense Corporation. He received a BSEE from Penn State.
Mike Nishiguchi, President and CEO, ExceLight Communications, Inc.
Masanori “Mike” Nishiguchi is the President and CEO of ExceLight Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) headquartered in Durham, NC. Dr. Nishiguchi holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in Applied Physics from Osaka University, where he specialized in optical image processing and gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuit reliability. He joined SEI as a researcher in medical sensors in 1982 and later helped SEI establish its GaAs fabrication plant. Dr. Nishiguchi has held various management positions with SEI in both Japan and the United States, dealing with technical marketing and strategic business development for optical communication components. He has been awarded more than thirty patents and has written over twenty technical papers, principally dealing with GaAs technology.
View from the Top: Datacom Component/Subsystem Market Insights
Moderator
Daniel Docter, Director, Intel Capital Optical Investments
Many see datacom as the hot market in optical communications. The second panel of senior component/subsystem company executives will highlight whether this assessment is accurate – and, if so, how they plan to take advantage. You will hear about business strategies for revenue growth, market share expansion, and the prospects (and criteria) for mergers and acquisitions.
Speakers:
Harry L. Bosco, President and CEO, Opnext
Harry Bosco brings Opnext (OPXT) a background rich in fiber optic technology and corporate leadership. As President and CEO, he drives the strategic direction of one of the global leaders in high-performance optical components. Prior to joining Opnext, Mr. Bosco spent more than thirty years at AT&T, Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies. During his tenure at Lucent, he led the optical networking group, serving as group president and COO. Leveraging a solid business and technology background with expertise across all business functions, Mr. Bosco also served as CTO for Lucent consumer products, vice president of the wired technology and initial production center, president of the network systems broadband networking unit, and CTO for the service provider networks. Highlights during his time at Lucent include leading the development of Lucent's core data networking architecture, helping mastermind the company's broadband networking strategy and deploying Lucent's optical networking product portfolio.
Fariba Danesh, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Avago Technologies
Fariba Danesh is senior vice president and general manager of the Fiber Optic Products Division (FOPD) for Avago Technologies. FOPD is a leading manufacturer of Ethernet, Fibre Channel and SONET fiber optic transceivers and components. Ms. Danesh most recently served as executive vice president, operations at Maxtor Corporation. Preceding Maxtor, she was chief operating officer and senior vice president operations at Finisar Corporation, a technology leader in fiber optic subsystems and network performance test systems. She was also president and CEO of Genoa Corporation and has held senior operations and engineering executive roles at Sanmina-SCI, Seagate Technology and Conner Peripherals. Ms. Danesh holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemical engineering from Santa Clara University.
Jerry S. Rawls, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Finisar Corporation
Since 1989, Jerry Rawls has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors for Finisar Corporation. In 2006, Mr. Rawls was elected Chairman of the Board. From 1968 to 1989, he was employed by Raychem Corporation, a materials science and engineering company. At Raychem he held various management positions including Manager of Product Marketing, National Sales Manager, General Manager of the Aerospace Products Division, and General Manager of the Interconnection Systems Division. Mr. Rawls holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas Tech University and an M.S. in Industrial Administration from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma engineering honorary societies.
Reuben F. Richards, President and CEO, EMCORE Corporation
Mr. Richards joined EMCORE Corporation in October 1995 as its President and Chief Operating Officer and became Chief Executive Officer in December 1996. Mr. Richards has been a director of the Company since May 1995. From December 1993 to December 1995 he has been a member and President of Jesup & Lamont Merchant Partners. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Richards was a principal with Hauser, Richards & Co., a firm engaged in corporate restructuring and management turnarounds. From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Richards was a Director at Prudential-Bache Capital Funding in its Investment Banking Division. Mr. Richards serves on the Boards of the University of New Mexico School of Engineering, Sandia National Laboratories External Review Panel and Board of GELcore, EMCORE’s joint venture with General Electric.
Dhrupad Trivedi, Vice President and General Manager, Transmission Business Unit, JDSU
Dhrupad Trivedi is currently responsible for the transmission business in JDSU which includes datacom and telecom products. Prior to this, he held other roles at JDSU including corporate development, product line management and general management. Dr. Trivedi holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Duke University.
*Speakers subject to change.
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