Agenda

Conference Agenda:

8:30am – 9:00am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am – 9:15am	Welcome – Dennis Roberson, IIT Vice Provost New Initiatives
9:15am – 9:45am	Keynote Speech – Opportunities and Challenges of WiMAX – Don Stroberg, Sprint Vice President of Sales, Xohm Business Unit
9:45am – 10:15am	WiMAX and its Application – Suresh Borkar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, IIT
10:15am – 10:30am	Break
10:30am – 12:00 noon	Panel Discussion – WiMAX Success Criteria Don Stroberg, Sprint Floyd Alcorn, Cognizant Technologies Hardik Bhatt, City of Chicago Param Ramanathan, University of Wisconsin
12:00 noon – 1:15pm	Invited Luncheon Speaker – Frank Ohrtman, President, WMX Systems, WiMAX in Education
1:15pm – 2:00pm	WiMAX Educational Opportunities at IIT and Demonstrations – Louise Hewitt, Director, IIT Online Technical Services and Joseph LoCicero, Motorola Professor, IIT Electrical and Computer Engineering

Featured Speakers

Frank Ohrtman
President of WMX Systems, LLC
Frank Ohrtman has almost 20 years of experience in telecommunications and wireless applications. He is a former Navy Intelligence Officer (1981-1991) who is the President of WMX Systems, LLC, a Denver, Colorado-based consulting and systems integration firm. more

Don Stroberg
Vice President of Sales for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s Xohm Business Unit
Don Stroberg leads wireless broadband strategic planning for Sprint Nextel. His responsibilities include identifying new product and services opportunities, partnerships and innovation efforts for Sprint Nextel's 4G business unit. more

Dennis Roberson
Vice Provost for New
Initiatives at IIT
Dennis Roberson is an accomplished executive, educator and engineer with a strong semiconductor background and a proven track record in technology leadership and business management. Currently active in academia, government and the private sector, Roberson joined Zarlink's Board in November 2004. more