FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WebRTC Conference & Expo IV Fills Agenda with Expert Speakers
June event features impressive speaker lineup from leading WebRTC companies
TMC, Systemwide Media and PKE Consulting announced the list of speakers for the upcoming WebRTC Conference & Expo IV, taking place June 17-19, 2014, at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia. The event’s agenda offers insight on the latest Web-Based Real-Time Communications (WebRTC) platforms, applications, implementation strategies and new technologies.
“This event is an opportunity for the industry to come together to learn more about the business impact of WebRTC and the new standards, products and tools that will help businesses successfully launch their own initiatives,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC CEO and conference chairman. “We have an incredible lineup of speakers ready to share their insight, stories and expertise in this market, and we look forward to meeting them, and our attendees, in June.”
The WebRTC Conference & Expo IV agenda consists of a variety of panels and sessions on deployment scenarios, business applications, mobility, security and more. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear exciting keynotes from the following industry experts:
- Serge Lachapelle, Google – Lachapelle is WebRTC product manager for Google Chrome.
- Gary Barnett, Avaya – Barnett is senior vice president and general manager of collaboration for Avaya, a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions. In his current role, Barnett has responsibility for Avaya's Collaboration Platforms, Contact Center, Unified Communications applications, Video and Cloud portfolios.
- Andrew Goldberg, Dialogic – Goldberg is the senior vice president of marketing and strategy for Dialogic, responsible for global marketing, investor relations, corporate development, M&A and partnerships/alliances.
- Bill Lewis, Temasys – Lewis serves as managing director at Temasys. He is a leader in video conferencing, visual communications and WebRTC.
- Ian Small, Tokbox – Small is chief executive officer at TokBox, a Telefónica digital company and providers of the leading WebRTC video chat platform, OpenTok. He gets front row seats to watch and help partners create immersive and engaging face-to-face experiences with video.
- Brad Bush, GENBAND – Bush is EVP and chief marketing officer of GENBAND. He has held a number of positions within GENBAND, including serving as chief information officer and chief integration officer, SVP of sales operations, and most recently chief-of-staff running the office of the CEO.
- Alex Eleftheriadis, Vidyo – Eleftheriadis is chief scientist and co-founder at Vidyo. He drives the technical vision and direction for company and also represents the company on standardization committees and technical advisory boards. He is an award-winning researcher, bringing over 23 years of research experience in video compression and communications to his role at Vidyo.
- Ben Weekes, Requestec – Weekes is CTO and co-founder of Requestec. He has been responsible for video products at Requestec since 2007 and been instrumental in the development of Requestec’s flagship product, the Saypage Communications and Collaboration Platform.
The full WebRTC Conference & Expo IV agenda also includes the following sessions and speakers:
BUSINESS APPLICATIONS TRACK
- Business Intro to WebRTC - Extended Session: Phil Edholm, President and Principal for PKE Consulting LLC & UC Strategies.com; and Brent Kelly, Vice President and Principal Analyst for, Constellation Research
- WebRTC Eco-System : Tsahi Levent-Levi, Director, Product Management at Amdocs for Amdocs/BlogGeek.me and Badri Rajasekar, TokBox
- WebRTC Economics for an Application: Brent Kelly (Moderator), Vice President and Principal Analyst for Constellation Research; and Val Matula, Senior Director, Multimedia Technologies for Avaya
- WebRTC Standards and Regulatory Update for Business: Martha Buyer, Principal for Law Offices of Martha Buyer; and Tim Panton, Director for Westhawk Ltd
- The Global View: David Alozie, Retail Geek for Etisalat Nigeria; Brent Kelly (Moderator), Vice President and Principal Analyst for Constellation Research; and Bill Lewis, Managing Director for Temasys Pte Ltd
DEVELOPER TRACK WORKSHOP
- Deploying WebRTC Successfully - The Big Issues: Carl Ford (Moderator), Partner and Community Developer for Crossfire Media; Chris Piche, CEO for Eyeball Networks; and John Riordan, CTO for OnSIP
- WebRTC Tutorial and Introductory Training: Dan Burnett, Chief Scientist, Voxeo Labs, Director of Standards, Voxeo for Tropo/Voxeo; and Alan Johnston, Distinguished Engineer and Standards Leader for Avaya
- Delivering Great WebRTC on Mobile Devices: Saraj Mudigonda, Business Development Manager for ‘Imagination Technologies; and Thomas Sheffler, Application Engineer for Weemo
- Managing and Scaling WebRTC Video: Vladimir Beloborodov, UC CTO for MERA NN; Alex Eleftheriadis, Chief Scientist and co-founder for Vidyo Inc.; and Richard Tworek (Moderator), Principal for WebRTC Strategies
- Standards Update & Directions: Cullen Jennings, Cisco Fellow for Cisco; and Adam Roach, Principal Platform Engineer for Mozilla
- The Video Conundrum: Alex Eleftheriadis, Chief Scientist and co-founder for Vidyo Inc.; and Anatoli Levine (Moderator), Director, Product Management, Americas for Avaya
- Native Apps versus WebRTC - Options and Performance: Doug Pelton, CEO for Priologic; and Richard Tworek (Moderator), Principal for WebRTC Strategies
- WebRTC Plug-ins for Other Browsers: Richard Tworek (Moderator), Principal for WebRTC Strategies
- Media Services: Brad Bush, CMO for Genband
PLENARY PANEL
ENTERPRISE TRACK
SERVICE PROVIDER TRACK
GENERAL SESSION
WebRTC Conference & Expo IV is supported by Diamond Sponsors Avaya, Google, Temasys, TokBox and Twilio; Platinum Sponsors Browsetel, Dialogic, GENBAND, Priologic, Requestec, Sansay and Vidyo; Gold Sponsors AudioCodes, Bistri, Content Boost, Daitan Group, Eyeball Networks, Frozen Mountain, Huawei, Imagination, Ingate, OnSIP and Weemo; and Silver Sponsors APEX, Digium, Mera Software Services, Inc., OpenClove, TollFreeClicks and TollFreeRewards.
Registration for WebRTC Conference & Expo IV is now open, contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131 for more information. For media inquiries, contact Ashley Baster. Companies interested in exhibiting, sponsorship or advertising packages for WebRTC should contact TMC's Dave Rodriguez at 203-852-6800 x146.
For the latest WebRTC Conference & Expo IV news, updates and information, follow on Twitter at @webrtcexpo.
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