Exactly what is cloud communications? This session is an introduction to cloud communications and covers basic terminology, architectures and business case drivers. This session is appropriate for both business and technologists.
Presented by:
 | Thomas McCarthy-Howe
CEO
Light and Electric |  | Brad Herrington
Senior Manager, Solutions Marketing
Interactive Intelligence |
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SMB Cloud Communications : What's Hot and What's Not?(CL-02)
02/03/11, 1:00-1:45pmSmall and medium businesses have the most to gain from cloud communications service offerings. This session reviews this fast growing market and identifies which segments will enjoy outsized success, and which segments are living up to early expectations. This session is appropriate for analysts, business leaders and product managers.
Presented by:
 | Jeff Uphues
VP Sales & Marketing
Cbeyond Cloud Cloud Services | | Sal Iuliano
Sales Engineer
TELoIP | | John Lieberman
CEO
IPfone | | Larry Lisser (Moderator)
Principal
Embrase | | Trent Johnsen
Co-founder & CEO
Hookflash |  | Adam Conway
Vice President of Product Management
Aerohive |
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Increasing Profits with Cloud Communications(CL-03)
02/03/11, 2:00-2:45pmThe excitement around cloud communications comes straight from the bottom line. This session is an overview of the best and most effective ways that cloud communications increases profits for both providers and customers. This session is appropriate for service providers, end customers and analysts.
Presented by:
 | Darren Schreiber
CEO
2600hz | | Pat Murphy
Voice Sage | | Thomas McCarthy-Howe (Moderator)
CEO
Light and Electric | | Moshe Yudkowsky
President
Disaggregate |  | Wes Durow
Vice President of Global Marketing
Sonus Networks |
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Mobile Clouds - Where Cloud Communications and Mobile Intersect(CL-04)
02/03/11, 3:00-3:45pmIn a sense, trusting the network to deliver communications services is as old as the PSTN. In today’s market, mobile applications and mobile workforces have additional cloud communications requirements. This session identifies which mobile feature sets are important for cloud communications offerings, and will address topics such as mobile extensions for PBXs, location based cloud flavors and mobile client development. This session is appropriate for service providers and analysts.
Presented by:
 | Andy Abramson (Judge)
CEO, Founder
Comunicano, Inc. |  | Micaela Giuhat
VP Product Marketing
GENBAND | | Bill Wright
Vmware |  | Dave Michels (Moderator)
Lead Analyst
TalkingPointz.com |  | Wendy Moore-Bayley
Solutions Marketing, UCaaS
Mitel |  | Brooks Robinson
President
Cbeyond Cloud Services | | Wes Durow
Vice President of Global Marketing
Sonus Networks |
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The Business of Cloud Communications: A Cloud Comm Business Leader Roundtable(CL-05)
02/04/11, 9:00-9:45amIn this new market, challenges to success are not well understood, never mind the solutions. This session is an open conversation with leading businessmen about how cloud communications looks from the trenches. This session is appropriate for analysts, business leaders and product managers.
Presented by:
 | Trent Johnsen
Chief Executive Officer
HookFlash | | Wesley Chan
Google | | Thomas McCarthy-Howe (Moderator)
CEO
Light and Electric |  | Alec Saunders
Vice President, Cloud Business
QnX Software | | Jamie Siminoff
CEO
Unsubscribe.com |  | Alan Pound
Managing Director
Aculab |
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Dark Clouds : Can you trust the cloud? Latency, Security and Availability(CL-06)
02/04/11, 10:00-10:45amThere’s a general consensus that Cloud Communications improves the bottom line while reducing both financial and technology risks. What about from a security perspective? This session identifies the differences between premise based and cloud based offerings from a security perspective, and provides the audience with a checklist of what to worry about as they move into the cloud. This session is appropriate for both business and technologists.
Presented by:
| Tim Titus
CTO
PathSolutions |  | Kelly Sparks
VP, Telastic Solutions Architect
Pac-West | | Dave Michels (Moderator)
Lead Analyst
TalkingPointz.com | | Dan York
Director of Conversations
Voxeo Corporation | | Robert Collazo
Cloud Evangelist
Rackspace |
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Will the cloud kill the PBX? Or will it kill the channel?(CL-07)
02/04/11, 11:00-11:45amThe integration between traditional VARs and PBX sales is under attack by online cloud communications offerings. This session talks about the evolving business models for VARs and service providers, provides a glimpse into updated business models and identifies the changes that the channel needs to make now to maximize future business opportunities. This session is targeted towards solution providers, VARs and service providers.
Presented by:
 | Steve Sokol
Marketing Director
Digium | | Matt Jordan
Business Development Manager, Skype for Business
Skype | | Larry Lisser
Principal
Embrase | | Dave Michels (Moderator)
Lead Analyst
TalkingPointz.com | | Brooks Robinson
President
Cbeyond Cloud Services |
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Cloud Communications, State of the Art(CL-08)
02/04/11, 12:00-12:45pmWhat’s next in cloud communications? Friday - 02/04/11 • 12:00-12:45pm This session invites a panel of thought leaders to look into their crystal balls and make predictions about what our near term future looks like. This session is appropriate for investors, analysts and business leaders.
Presented by:
 | Ian Small
Chief Executive Officer
TokBox | | Thomas McCarthy-Howe (Moderator)
CEO
Light and Electric | | Dan York
Director of Conversations
Voxeo Corporation |
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