Speakers
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Atul Chitnis is Chief Products Officer at Geodesic Limited.
Arguably one of India's best known technologists, Atul has been at the forefront of India's technology evolution since the 1980s, predicting and driving new technology waves such as datacommunication, networking, the Internet, wireless and mobile computing, and Open Source, among others.
His focus areas include mobile and hand-held computing, wireless data networks, Linux and Open Source Software, virtual communities, technology convergence (including Voice over IP and entertainment oriented technologies such as Internet Radio), and the identification and understanding of future technologies.
Arguably one of India's best known technologists, Atul has been at the forefront of India's technology evolution since the 1980s, predicting and driving new technology waves such as datacommunication, networking, the Internet, wireless and mobile computing, and Open Source, among others.
His focus areas include mobile and hand-held computing, wireless data networks, Linux and Open Source Software, virtual communities, technology convergence (including Voice over IP and entertainment oriented technologies such as Internet Radio), and the identification and understanding of future technologies.
Edwin Moses joined Teleca from Sasken Communication Technologies where he held several positions, most recently Senior Vice President, working as Head of Handset Solutions Division. Edwin holds a Bachelor of Engineering and is an alumni of Indian Institute of Management -Ahmedabad.
At Sasken prior to heading the Handset Solutions Division, he was Vice President Head of Products Division, and Vice President Head of Global Sales. He brings a wealth of experience to Teleca, including a deep knowledge of growing a global business and more than doubling sales and profitability
At Sasken prior to heading the Handset Solutions Division, he was Vice President Head of Products Division, and Vice President Head of Global Sales. He brings a wealth of experience to Teleca, including a deep knowledge of growing a global business and more than doubling sales and profitability
Gurpreet has around 9 years of experience in mobile applications and platforms, right from design and development of Applications to QA activities. Prior to joining mPortal as product manager, Gurpreet has worked with Mobisy as CoFounder, and also worked with companies like Sony- Ericsson, Panasonic, Infineon and Wipro. He holds a BE in Electronics Engineering from Panjab Engineering college
Lalit is a dynamic international executive with a decade of experience in Mobile Handsets business in various roles. His keen technical knowledge combined with savvy business mind helps drive Mobisy further. Earlier he has worked in Infineon Technologies, Sendo Mobiles, Siemens and Wipro Technologies. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Walchand College of Engineering, Maharashtra, India.
Mohit is the Technology Founder and has been serving as the Head of Technology at InMobi since the beginning. He is responsible for InMobis technology development, including infrastructure, application
management and IT.
Prior to joining InMobi, Mohit was based out of San Francisco and managed the technology operations at Virgin Mobile, worlds largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). At Virgin Mobile, he was instrumental in designing and deploying post-paid billing system and revenue recognition system on a pre-paid platform. This helped significantly to make Virgin Mobile the largest and the most successful MVNO in the US. Mohit has also worked at AT&T and is a part of several patents filed in the telecommunication area.
Mohit completed his undergraduate studies from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT). He has an eye towards innovation and simplicity and is passionate about technology and its possibilities. Mohit was always fascinated by tales of people with small ideas turning them into global powerhouses and always dreamed of being the part of such an endeavor himself. So when opportunity knocked at his door to be the Technology Founder of InMobi, he jumped at it. It is Mohits belief that strong discipline and desire to be at the top of the world will one day make InMobi one of the biggest and the smartest companies.
Prior to joining InMobi, Mohit was based out of San Francisco and managed the technology operations at Virgin Mobile, worlds largest mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). At Virgin Mobile, he was instrumental in designing and deploying post-paid billing system and revenue recognition system on a pre-paid platform. This helped significantly to make Virgin Mobile the largest and the most successful MVNO in the US. Mohit has also worked at AT&T and is a part of several patents filed in the telecommunication area.
Mohit completed his undergraduate studies from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT). He has an eye towards innovation and simplicity and is passionate about technology and its possibilities. Mohit was always fascinated by tales of people with small ideas turning them into global powerhouses and always dreamed of being the part of such an endeavor himself. So when opportunity knocked at his door to be the Technology Founder of InMobi, he jumped at it. It is Mohits belief that strong discipline and desire to be at the top of the world will one day make InMobi one of the biggest and the smartest companies.
Mukul Joshi is a Director & CEO of SpotOn Software Pvt. Ltd. Pune. He co-founded the company in January 2008 with the vision to build innovative products & services business for the global markets to capitalize on his product design & engineering experience. While focusing on SpotOn’s mobile gaming products & strategy, he actively leads mobile technology services group. Under his capabilities & leadership SpotOn has delivered robust product lines for Indian as well as US based product companies.
Before starting SpotOn, Mukul worked with a startup called GS Lab in Pune & was a key member in making it grow from 2 to 120 people company. Within GS Lab he started his own group in search technologies that contributed to build company’s IP. In past he has worked with IBM Research India & Persistent Systems.
Mukul holds M.Tech. in Computer Science & engineering from IIT Powai.
Before starting SpotOn, Mukul worked with a startup called GS Lab in Pune & was a key member in making it grow from 2 to 120 people company. Within GS Lab he started his own group in search technologies that contributed to build company’s IP. In past he has worked with IBM Research India & Persistent Systems.
Mukul holds M.Tech. in Computer Science & engineering from IIT Powai.
Nilesh Maheshwari is the Business Head, Mobile and Wireless at Impetus. He is responsible for offshore, end-to-end project execution and delivery for multiple accounts, new business development in the US and Europe, and new product development for the Indian market.
A hardcore techie, Nilesh has expertise in distributed application architectures, object-oriented design, service-oriented architectures, multi-tenant design, and Web-based applications.
Nilesh began his career in R&D, designing microprocessor-based products for Nivo Controls, a pioneer in the field of industrial process instrumentation. Products developed by him are being used by the Indian Navy and exported to European countries.
Nilesh is a graduate in Electronics and Telecommunications and an MBA in Operations Management from the Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya. He also earned his Extended Program in General Management (ePGM), from IIM, Indore.
He currently leads a team of mobile architects and developers and has been instrumental in setting up the Impetus mobile centre of excellence-mLabs-which is undertaking path-breaking work in the domain of mobile and wireless technologies.
A hardcore techie, Nilesh has expertise in distributed application architectures, object-oriented design, service-oriented architectures, multi-tenant design, and Web-based applications.
Nilesh began his career in R&D, designing microprocessor-based products for Nivo Controls, a pioneer in the field of industrial process instrumentation. Products developed by him are being used by the Indian Navy and exported to European countries.
Nilesh is a graduate in Electronics and Telecommunications and an MBA in Operations Management from the Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya. He also earned his Extended Program in General Management (ePGM), from IIM, Indore.
He currently leads a team of mobile architects and developers and has been instrumental in setting up the Impetus mobile centre of excellence-mLabs-which is undertaking path-breaking work in the domain of mobile and wireless technologies.
Prashant is a professional with good experience in building consumer electronic products. As a team player of multinational company, he has got exposure to multiple functions ranging from software development, solutions architecture, engineering project management to product management, pre-sales and business development, and vendor negotiations. He has taken part in road shows in East Asian countries. Since last year, he has been working on implementing Android HAL and drivers for custom hardware.
Earlier, he was a co-founder of Rocker technologies, where he designed software framework and developed firmware application for consumer electronic product
Earlier, he was a co-founder of Rocker technologies, where he designed software framework and developed firmware application for consumer electronic product
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R.N.Prabhakar
Designation : Retired as Member
Company : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Designation : Retired as Member
Company : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Shri R.N. Prabhakar is graduate in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and post graduate in Business Administration from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi. He is Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers (India).
He has completed his tenure of three years on 26th February, 2010 as a Whole Time Member, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a statutory body constituted under an Act of Parliament. TRAI regulates the telecom, broadcasting and cable TV sectors.
In addition, Shri Prabhakar has 36 years of technical, administrative and financial experience in telecom sector and has held various senior level posts in Department of Telecommunications. Before retirement in January 2006, he was Advisor (Production), in the Department of Telecom, which has given him sufficient experience in the licensing and regulatory aspects. He also looked after the charge of Member (Production) in Telecom Commission.
He has participated in various international seminars and workshops and has presented technical papers related to Network Security, Regulation and Public Policy etc. He was also deputed for a period of about three years to Nigeria for imparting training to their telecom officers.
He has completed his tenure of three years on 26th February, 2010 as a Whole Time Member, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a statutory body constituted under an Act of Parliament. TRAI regulates the telecom, broadcasting and cable TV sectors.
In addition, Shri Prabhakar has 36 years of technical, administrative and financial experience in telecom sector and has held various senior level posts in Department of Telecommunications. Before retirement in January 2006, he was Advisor (Production), in the Department of Telecom, which has given him sufficient experience in the licensing and regulatory aspects. He also looked after the charge of Member (Production) in Telecom Commission.
He has participated in various international seminars and workshops and has presented technical papers related to Network Security, Regulation and Public Policy etc. He was also deputed for a period of about three years to Nigeria for imparting training to their telecom officers.
Raghu has been with Motorola, India for the past 7 years and has extensive experience with Hardware interfaces and DSP/L1 software. He has previously worked on DSP algorithms and their optimizations. In his current projects, he is closely involved with the Android Linux kernel and HAL implementations for various sensors and the impact they have on end user applications.
Raghu has a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Digital Communications from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
Raghu has a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Digital Communications from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
4+ years of experience, in R&D mobile products covers most of all the mobile platforms (Android, iPhone OS, Windows Mobile/Win CE, Symbian S40/J2ME, Blackberry, Palm Pre, OVI SDK etc).
He currently leads developing solutions in mobile advertising space for InMobi. Earlier he has worked in Asklaila (Four Interactive) and Xora Software Systems. He holds a MCA degree form Bangalore University & B.Sc degree in Computer Science from Rajasthan University, India.
He currently leads developing solutions in mobile advertising space for InMobi. Earlier he has worked in Asklaila (Four Interactive) and Xora Software Systems. He holds a MCA degree form Bangalore University & B.Sc degree in Computer Science from Rajasthan University, India.
Varun Krishnan is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of FoneArena.com. Coming from an Electronics and Communication background he saw a necessity for a platform for users to discover the latest mobile devices and buzz around them and thus FoneArena.com was born.
Today, FoneArena.com is one of the leading websites in India for mobile consumers and tech enthusiasts delivering information about the latest mobile phones and services. Founded in March 2005, it now serves an audience of over 2.5 million users in one of the largest mobile markets in the world.
FoneArena is one of the most influential gadget blogs in the world according to an independent market research firm. The site bagged the award for the Most Popular Telecom website in India for 2009.
The blog is featured as a Top 100 Technology Blog by Technorati and has over 125K Subscribers.
Today, FoneArena.com is one of the leading websites in India for mobile consumers and tech enthusiasts delivering information about the latest mobile phones and services. Founded in March 2005, it now serves an audience of over 2.5 million users in one of the largest mobile markets in the world.
FoneArena is one of the most influential gadget blogs in the world according to an independent market research firm. The site bagged the award for the Most Popular Telecom website in India for 2009.
The blog is featured as a Top 100 Technology Blog by Technorati and has over 125K Subscribers.
Vadiraj is the Global Head of the Mobile Applications practice at MindTree Ltd, which caters to the growing mobile application needs of the ISVs and the Enterprises worldwide.
In his current role, he is responsible for generating business and leading technology initiatives in the Mobile Applications ecosystem. Prior to MindTree, he started the Mobile Applications initiative at Aztecsoft ( acquired by MindTree ) to grow the business unit in different geographies and different customer segments. He was also the Co-founder and COO of Telibrahma, a mobile solutions company prior to this.
Vadi has been associated with IT/Telecom/Mobile Industry for more than 13 years in different responsibilities and has widespread experience working with Fortune 100 companies as well as the Silicon Valley startups in the Telecom and Mobile space. He brings together the experience in the software services business as well as product business apart from being an entrepreneur earlier.
He has a bachelor degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Karnataka University, India and a post graduate Management degree from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines.
In his current role, he is responsible for generating business and leading technology initiatives in the Mobile Applications ecosystem. Prior to MindTree, he started the Mobile Applications initiative at Aztecsoft ( acquired by MindTree ) to grow the business unit in different geographies and different customer segments. He was also the Co-founder and COO of Telibrahma, a mobile solutions company prior to this.
Vadi has been associated with IT/Telecom/Mobile Industry for more than 13 years in different responsibilities and has widespread experience working with Fortune 100 companies as well as the Silicon Valley startups in the Telecom and Mobile space. He brings together the experience in the software services business as well as product business apart from being an entrepreneur earlier.
He has a bachelor degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Karnataka University, India and a post graduate Management degree from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines.
Vaidee is the CEO and Founder of Divum Corporate Services Pvt Ltd, a mobile application development start up based in Bangalore. He is a MS graduate from BITS and comes from a strong technical background with a vast experience of 14 years in the VLSI field.
His startup Divum is into Mobile application development specializing in iPhone, Blackberry and Android platforms.
Vaidee heading and guiding divum with all his heart and soul has made Divum :-rated 4th " Top 25 most promising app developers in India" by Silicon Inida -created IPL season app "Cricket Calling" which is 4th under Sports app -developed many apps for thier clients that were awarded "New and Noteworthy" ,apps that were under "top free and top paid" and under "top 10" in the appstore. As a budding entrepreneur and a seasoned techie Vaidee aspires huge dreams with the journey towards them having just begun!
His startup Divum is into Mobile application development specializing in iPhone, Blackberry and Android platforms.
Vaidee heading and guiding divum with all his heart and soul has made Divum :-rated 4th " Top 25 most promising app developers in India" by Silicon Inida -created IPL season app "Cricket Calling" which is 4th under Sports app -developed many apps for thier clients that were awarded "New and Noteworthy" ,apps that were under "top free and top paid" and under "top 10" in the appstore. As a budding entrepreneur and a seasoned techie Vaidee aspires huge dreams with the journey towards them having just begun!

A wonderful explosion of energy, passion and vision, Vijay is the founder and Managing director of One 97. He is an Electronic and Communications Graduate from Delhi College of Engineering <
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A quintessential entrepreneur, he set up his first sucessfull internet venture while persuing his degree and sold it having experienced key technology in the internet and media world Vijay dived into telecoms founded One97 in 2000
He has led ONE97 to be one of the most promising and recognized telecoms products and services companies with over 500 motivated employees enabling transaction for the 97 % of country 's subscriber base. Vijay has led the industry with many first including path breaking business models and customer communication products which have helped the industry drive down costs and increase revenues
A quintessential entrepreneur, he set up his first sucessfull internet venture while persuing his degree and sold it having experienced key technology in the internet and media world Vijay dived into telecoms founded One97 in 2000
He has led ONE97 to be one of the most promising and recognized telecoms products and services companies with over 500 motivated employees enabling transaction for the 97 % of country 's subscriber base. Vijay has led the industry with many first including path breaking business models and customer communication products which have helped the industry drive down costs and increase revenues
Vishy leads the development, testing and deployment of SMS GupShup's software products and services. Prior to SMS GupShup, he worked in various engineering and management roles at AOL, Netscape, Siebel, Friendster, Digeo and NextLabs. His work has spanned fields such as web and application servers, application programming frameworks, compiler optimization, instant messaging, social networking, CRM and web browser technology. Vishy has a Masters and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Brown University and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science & Engineering from IIT, Bombay. His research has been published in international journals and conferences and his prior work in the industry has been granted patents.
6 years of experience, in sales, business development, product development in fields such as retail, advertising and mobile Value Added Services (VAS) products.
Relevant industry and technical knowledge of Media platforms, Online Platforms, Social networks, IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS), Push to Talk over Cellular(PoC), Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), Wireless Access Protocol (WAP), Short Messaging Service (SMS) and Mobile Instant Messaging (Both Wireless Village and SIMPLE), Data Synchronisation and Device Management (SyncML), and On Device Portals (ODP).
Was engaged in the development of the jB5 mobile HTML Browser, jIMPS Instant Messaging architecture, the Virgin Mobile website and is currently involved in various mobile advertising initiatives.
Relevant industry and technical knowledge of Media platforms, Online Platforms, Social networks, IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS), Push to Talk over Cellular(PoC), Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), Wireless Access Protocol (WAP), Short Messaging Service (SMS) and Mobile Instant Messaging (Both Wireless Village and SIMPLE), Data Synchronisation and Device Management (SyncML), and On Device Portals (ODP).
Was engaged in the development of the jB5 mobile HTML Browser, jIMPS Instant Messaging architecture, the Virgin Mobile website and is currently involved in various mobile advertising initiatives.










