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07:00 PM » SIP Presents: The Power of Technology Transformation by Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi & Dr. Reza Ahy, Friday Nov. 3rd

The Power of Technology Transformation
by:
Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi, Former AT and T’s Chief Technology Officer & the President of AT and T Labs

Dr. Reza Ahy: CEO, Chairman, & Founder of Aperto Networks

Speakers Bio:

Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi: Now an entrepreneur and advisor to high-tech firms in Silicon Valley, Hossein Eslambolchi led the transformation of AT&T’s network, systems and services. After nearly 20 years with AT&T, he left the company soon after its merger with SBC in late 2005. Upon his departure, BusinessWeek called him “a critical player in maintaining AT&T’s status as a technology leader” (Dec. 30, 2005) and noted that he is “a bold, but pragmatic, visionary.”
Light Reading said that “[Eslambolchi’s] evangelizing has underscored the notion of where the entire communications infrastructure is heading” when it named him to the # 1 spot on its list of Top 10 Movers and Shakers in Telecom (Nov. 2003). And The New York Times credited Mr. Eslambolchi as “the technological strategist behind AT&T's ambitious turnaround plan to become a data transmission company selling an array of software products like network security systems” (Jan. 22, 2005).
Mr. Eslambolchi holds over 700 worldwide patents – issued, pending, and in preparation – and was named “Inventor of the Year” by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame in 2001.

Dr. Reza Ahy is a seasoned Chief Executive with over twenty-two years of progressive achievements, seven of which as CEO with profit and loss responsibility. His focus has been growth & results oriented leadership of technology companies from conception, through Beta, early-revenue stage, & profitability-focused phases inclusive of developing & executing on coherent business strategies encompassing team development, core IP & technology creation, products, sales & marketing. He has led major strategic partnerships (inclusive of OEMs) & major carrier customer wins (Telefonica, VSNL, BSNL, TelMex, Sasktel, Centurytel, Etisalat, LRTC, Entel, Sprint-Nextel, Covad, China Netcom….). The technologies inside included systems, networking software, hardware, ASICs, RFIC/MMICs, & optical,
Reza was the CEO, Chairman, & Founder of Aperto Networks, (currently Chairman & Founder Since June 2006), a Networking & Communications Infrastructure company focused on WiMAX, IP-Based MultiService, Broadband Wireless Access for Carrier Global Markets. He has raised $120M from top-tier VCs & strategic investors & scaled it (inclusive of establishing all the growth infrastructure), from inception to where Aperto is a recognized Global WiMAX Leader w 200+ Service Provider customers, Deployments in 65+ countries, $20-$50M Revenue range for 2005 & projected-2006, w focus on IP-based Multiservice (Data, VoIP, & Video-o-IP). Aperto is the First WiMAX-Certified Carrier-Product Company, and Founding Board member of WiMAX, Chair of Service Provider Group, and Chairs of IEEE-802.16 & ETSI-HiperMAN. Aperto owns fundamental Core-IP inclusive of multiple (11) patents (Guaranteed SLA: Carrier-Class Resilience & IP-based Carrier-Class QoS) issued in US, approved in EU & Japan. Aperto has also received numerous industry awards inclusive of Red Herring-100 & Supercomm SuperQuest.
He received his PhD.EE in 1990 from Stanford University focused on 100 GHz mm-Wave Active Probes & Electro-Optic sampling systems (3 Patents), & his MSEE & BSEE from University of California, San Diego. He was a Rockwell & Stanford Center for Integrated Systems Fellow, and a recipient of University of California Scholarship. He has been awarded more than 14 Patents to-date (more in process), has over 45 publications in international technical journals & conference proceedings, & has contributed as a keynote speaker at major industry events. He is on the Board and Advisory Board of few private companies.

Location:
Faz Restaurant
1108 North Mathilda Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Tickets: Members $10.00, None-Members $15
When: Friday Nov 3rd, 2006
Time: Admission: 6:30PM, Main Program at 7:00PM