Conference Program

TIME

SESSION

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Conference Registration

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Welcome Note
Speaker: Matt Theall, President, HomePlug Powerline Alliance

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.

Opening Keynote
Speaker: Julian C. Day, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, RadioShack Corporation
(Introduced by: Pete Griffin, Chairman, HomePlug Powerline Alliance)

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

2008: The Year the Industry's Best Kept Secret Is Revealed
Speaker: Michael Greeson, Founder & CEO, The Diffusion Group

11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.

Market Trends and the Future of the Connected Home
Moderator: 
Joyce Putscher, Principal Analyst, Residential Connectivity, In-Stat
Speakers:
Radomir Jovanovic, President and CEO, SPiDCOM
Andy Melder, Senior VP of Business Development, Intellon
Oleg Logvinov, President and CEO, Arkados
Davin McAndrews, SVP Marketing and Business Development, Gigle

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 – 2:20 p.m.

Keynote: Trends and Innovations in Connected Home Technology
Speaker: Martin Manniche, Senior Director of Engineering, Linksys

2:20 – 3:20 p.m.

Success Stories: Innovative Uses of HomePlug Technology
 Moderator:
Michael Cai, Director of Broadband and Gaming, Parks Associates
Speakers:
Oliver Ding, CEO, 3One Networks Inc.
Michael Himmels, Director of Engineering, devolo
Will Beals, Director of Hardware Systems Architecture, EchoStar Technologies Corp.

3:20 – 3:40 p.m.

Break

3:40 – 4:40 p.m.

Global Perspectives on Smart Grid Technology
Moderator:
Jesse Pichel, VP and Senior Research Analyst, Piper Jaffray
Speakers:
Gary Stuebing, Systems Integration, Duke Energy
Oded Hadass, Director, Product Management, MainNet
Ingo Schönberg, CEO, Power PLUS
Avner Matmor, CEO, Yitran

4:40 – 5:30 p.m.

Sizing up the Competition: HomePlug vs. Competing Standards
Speaker: Barry O'Mahony, Engineer, Intel

5:30 – 6:00 p.m.

P1901 IEEE Update
Speakers: HomePlug Powerline Alliance officers and special guests

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Reception in Product Showcase Area

TIME

SESSION 

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

Conference Registration

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Welcome Note
Speaker: Pete Griffin, Chairman, HomePlug Powerline Alliance

9:15 – 10:00 a.m.

Keynote
Speaker: Stephen Wildstrom, Tech & You Columnist, BusinessWeek

10:00 – 10:10 a.m.

Break (Product Showcase Open)

BUSINESS TRACK

TECHNICAL TRACK

10:10 – 10:50 a.m.

10:50 – 11:00 a.m.

Break (Product Showcase Open)

11:00 – 11:40 p.m.

HomePlug Technology Performance Results: A Field Trial Analysis
Speaker: Werner Fehn, Director of Product Management, devolo AG

Laws and Regulations Affecting Broadband Over Powerline Deployments
Speaker: Brett Kilbourne, Counsel & Director of Regulatory Affairs, United Power Line Council

11:40 – 11:50 p.m.

Break (Product Showcase Open)

11:50 – 12:30 p.m.

To the Living Room:
Nothin' But Net
Speaker: Dave Mathews, Executive Team Member, Idea Works

Broadband Over Powerline: What's next?
Speaker: Paul Dixon, Senior Design Engineer, Hisilicon/Huawei

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch (Product Showcase Open)

1:30 – 2:10 p.m.

A Disruptive Technology: How HomePlug Products are Changing Business Models
Speakers:
Chin-Ru Lin, Assistant VP of Consumer, SOHO product division, ZyXEL Communications;
Spencer Behroozi, Senior Director of Telco Product Management, Actiontec;
Michael Stein, Director of Research, Russound

Quality of Service Requirements for the Connected Home
Speaker: Kwangil Lee, Senior Researcher, Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute

2:10 – 2:20 p.m.

Break

2:20 – 3:00 p.m.

Broadband with and without Traditional Service Providers
Speaker: Andy Melder, Senior VP of Business Development, Intellon

Latest Developments in Command & Control
Speaker: Steve Taylor, President, Corporate Systems Engineering

3:00 – 3:10 p.m.

Break

3:10 – 3:50 p.m.

HomePlug: Service Provider Success Stories and Trends
Moderator:
Jim Daugherty, Business Development Manager, North America, Intellon Corporation
Speakers:
Werner Fehn, Director of Product Management, devolo AG;
Steve Gorretta, Director of Product Marketing, 2Wire

World Wide Regulatory Compliance Requirements for HomePlug Devices
Speaker: Mark Gandler, Senior Compliance Engineer, Netgear

3:50 – 4:00 p.m.

Closing Note
Speaker: Matt Theall, President, HomePlug Powerline Alliance