Moderator: Anjay Bajaj, CEO, Straitegy
About
the Speakers
Anu
Murty, Product Manager, BREW™ Developer Relations, QUALCOMM
Internet Services of QUALCOMM Incorporated
Anu Murty is a product manager in BREW™ Developer Relations
for QUALCOMM Internet Services (QIS). QIS is the QUALCOMM
division chartered with driving development of next-generation
wireless data applications and services, and is responsible
for QUALCOMM's BREW solution, a complete technical and business
system for wireless devices; QChat™, a push-to-talk VoIP
technology for 3G CDMA networks; and Eudora® email software.
Murty
is responsible for various wireless market segments, specializing
in m-commerce application development. Before joining QUALCOMM
in 2001, Murty spent six years at Intel Corporation in Santa
Clara, Calif., Munich, Germany, and Hong Kong. She began her
career in microprocessor and chipset design engineering and
transitioned into product marketing and management, responsible
for desktop platforms as well as third-party software development
in the U.S., Asia and Europe.
Murty
holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer
science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Mitch
Beaumont, Principal of PRTM
Mitch
Beaumont is a Principal with PRTM, a global management consulting
firm to technology industry, and is based in the firm's Costa
Mesa office. Mitch has worked with high technology companies
in wireless communications, consumer electronics, automotive,
and aerospace industries. His expertise includes go-to-market
strategy formulation, technology strategy development, product
management, product development, program management, and economic
modeling. Prior to joining PRTM, Mitch held product management
and engineering management positions at a wireless consumer
electronics start-up where he led the development of several
wireless data products and core technologies. Mitch is a graduate
of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BS
Degree in Electrical Engineering and the University of Southern
California with an MS Degree in Electrical Engineering. He
received an MBA Degree with a concentration in entrepreneurial
operations and finance from The Anderson School at UCLA.
Hans
Wichary, Sr. Manager, Kyocera Wireless Corp of Kyocera
Hans Wichary (pronounced Vee-shah-ree) has been a part of
Kyocera Wireless since Kyocera purchased Qualcomm’s CDMA
handset division in 2000. He currently leads Business Development
for the Converged Devices Business Segment, which is responsible
for the development and commercial deployment of the award-winning
QCP 6035 and the soon-to-be released CDMA 1x compatible 7135
smartphone. Mr. Wichary has been closely involved with CDMA
voice and data products since joining Qualcomm in 1998. He
is a vocal advocate of combining wireless voice, data, and
computing technologies for business uses and has worked closely
with carriers, application developers, and Fortune 500 businesses
to deliver business-relevant devices to market. Mr. Wichary
holds a degree in Economics from Stanford University. The
answers to the three most frequently asked questions he is
asked are: Yes, 6’9” and Stanford University. He
resides in his hometown of San Diego with his wife
and two children.
