Key industry speakers will talk about the practical aspects of providing global and regional services and address the challenges and opportunities for future growth. In a late addition to the program, Leo Mondale from Inmarsat Global Express will be making a presentation about their recently announced plans for a hybrid L-band / Ka-band satellite system to serve the maritime mobile market. Speakers include:
- Abel Avellan, President, EMC, Germany
- Dave Bettinger, CTO, iDirect, USA
- Mike Bristol, Senior VP & General Manager, TeleCommunication Systems, USA
- Simon Bull, Senior Consultant, COMSYS, UK
- Mark Dankberg, CEO and Chairman, ViaSat, USA
- Nikita Demidenko, Commercial Director, Dozor Telecom, Russia
- David Drucker, Chairman, atContact Communications, USA
- Daniel Enns, Senior VP, Strategic Marketing & Business Development, Comtech, USA
- Yvon Ferrette, CEO, TesaCom, Argentina
- Eugenio Gamboa, Director of Technology, Pegaso Banda Ancha, Mexico
- Paul Gaske, EVP and General Manager, North America Division, Hughes, USA
- Iñigo García del Cerro Prieto, CEO, Ufinet, Spain
- Simon Gatty Saunt, SES WORLD SKIES, Netherlands
- Bertrand Hartman, CEO, OmniAccess, Spain
- David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF, UK
- Serge van Herck, CEO, Newtec, Belgium
- Brian Holz, EVP and CTO, O3b Networks, Jersey
- Shamanga Ilunga, Senior Manager, Africa Comms NI, Standard Bank, South Africa
- Leslie Klein, President & CEO, C-COM Satellite Systems, Canada
- Amiram Levinberg, Chairman and CEO, Gilat, Israel
- Leo Mondale, Managing Director, Inmarsat Global Express, USA
- Gabriella Navarro Lopez, Business Operations Manager, Ufinet, Spain
- Peter Shaper, CEO, CapRock Communications, USA
- Sean Victor, Principal Specialist, Vodacom Business, South Africa
- Andrew Wallace, Chief Commercial Officer, Eutelsat, France
- Ka-band Satellite Services and Next Generation Spacecraft for the VSAT Business
- Adding Value Beyond Fixed Networking
- Maritime VSAT
- Global Oil & Gas Networking
- Logistics and Network Optimization
- Mesh and Multi-Star Networking
- Cellular Extension
- Extending Telco Infrastructure
- Enabling Mobility
- Military Technology and Service Specialization
- SCADA and Alternative Energy Markets
Additionally, the new GVF Maritime Satcom Forum will be holding their first meeting at the Waldorf Hilton on Friday. September 17th, from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. This will immediately follow the final session of the COMSYS VSAT2010 Conference. The Maritime Satcom Forum is an initiative that will address the growing need for satellite programs in this increasingly important area of operations.