2009 Chairperson
 Colin Orviss
Senior Vice President
Patni Telecoms Consulting | Co-founder of Logan-Orviss International acquired by Patni Computer Systems Ltd in July 2007. Now Snr VP Patni Telecoms Consulting & Deputy Chairman, TMForum
Colin Orviss has >35 years’ experience in the Communications arena, working for two European Operators and a major US telecoms corporation. Since 1992, he has been providing independent consulting services to Operators globally. Operators in over 30 countries have used his services on such matters as strategic business transformation and IS re-systemisation. Colin runs the Strategic Consulting practice of Patni Computer Systems. Read more |
Judging Panel
Jonathan Anderson
VP, Advanced Technology Group
Time Warner Cable | Jon’s team provides OSS architecture, development and operations support for the Time Warner Cable video, voice and data products sold to commercial and residential customers.
His group also manages all Server Operations at seven Regional Data Centers, and operates the company’s two National Data Centers as well.
Jon has over 20 years in operations and engineering management at Time Warner Cable and Comcast Cable, with other roles including IP Services Business Development, Cable General Management, and TV production. Read more | 
Michael Lawrey
Executive Director for Network and Technology
Telstra | Michael is the Executive Director for Network and Technology at Telstra, a role he commenced in May 2008. Network and Technology provide the planning, architecture, design and engineering capability for Telstra. Michael has been actively involved in Telstra’s transformation activities and is now looking at how Telstra can maximise the benefits from the transformation program. Prior to this Michael was the Executive Director Network Services a role he undertook for five years. His responsibilities covered the operations and maintenance of Telstra’s networks for mobiles, fixed networks, broadband, satellite, transmission network infrastructure and managed services. In November 2007 he won the CEO award for Executive of the year. Read more | 
Phil Dance
CIO
BT | Phil Dance is BT’s MD, Technology Exploitation, covering all aspects of BT’s Network IT Services infrastructure.
Phil played a leading role in the establishment of BTs systems architecture and development approaches and has overseen the transition from monolithic applications infrastructures largely built in house, to standards based globally sourced components developed to a common data model and set of APIs developed within an SDK framework. Read more
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Larry Goldman
Practice Leader for Global Telecoms Software
Analysys Mason | Larry Goldman is head of Analysys Mason's Global Telecom Software practice. He co-founded OSS Observer, now part of Analysys Mason. His research focus is on service fulfilment, billing and customer care. Larry has over 25 years’ experience in telecom software and network management. Before founding OSS Observer in 2003, he was OSS Program Director at RHK. Prior to joining RHK, he was Director of the Network Solutions Group at Tellabs, managed OSS development at GTE (now Verizon) and spent 12 years at Hewlett-Packard, where he was a manager responsible for HP OpenView development. Larry is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. | 
Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi
Chairman and CEO
2020 Venture Partners | Dr. Hossein Eslambolchi is Chairman and CEO of 2020 Venture Partners, which provides technology and operations consulting to private equity firms and venture capitalists in the area of telecommunications infrastructure.
For nearly two decades, Dr. Eslambolchi led the transformation of AT&T’s network, systems and services. He left AT&T 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." Read more | 
Zenas Hutchenson
Senior Managing Director
Vesbridge Partners, LLC | Zenas has been involved with high-tech venture companies since 1981. Before forming Vesbridge, Zenas was St. Paul Venture Capital’s Co-Managing General Partner and the Managing General Partner of the N+ITI group within SPVC. Zenas joined SPVC in 1997 and during his tenure at SPVC, was responsible for investments including Vivo Software (acquired by RealNetworks, 42x return), Granite Systems, Acopia Networks and GeoTrust. Read more | 
Juhani Hintikka
Head of Operations and Business Software Business Unit
Nokia Siemens Networks
| Juhani Hintikka heads the Operations and Business Software Business Unit at Nokia Siemens Networks. Prior to his current role, Juhani was Head of Network Solutions, with responsibility for common sales functions, system sales support, and indirect and non-carrier sales.
Juhani joined Nokia’s Networks business in 1999 and held positions there that gave him a wide range of experience in sales, services, R&D, and new growth markets. He started his Nokia career as General Manager for the Broadband Wireless Access Business in the IP Mobility Networks. In 2003, he became the Director of Mobile Entry Solutions for New Growth Markets. Juhani’s final role before Nokia Siemens Networks was as the Head of Care Business Line in the Services Business Unit, which he was appointed to in 2004. Read more | 
Alan Burkitt-Gray
Editor
Global Telecoms Business | Alan Burkitt-Gray has been Editor of Euromoney Institutional Investor’s magazine, Global Telecoms Business, www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com, since December 2000. Global Telecoms Business specializes in reporting and analysing the management strategy of telecommunications operators worldwide, by interviewing the CEOs and other leading executives and in providing news and analysis for senior management in the industry and for the financial community. Read more | 
Jerry Brace
Senior Vice President, Information Technology,
Rogers Communications Inc. | Mr. Brace joined Rogers in February 2008 as Senior Vice President, Information Technology (IT), responsible for IT application development, infrastructure and operations for Rogers wireless, cable, internet and home phone services.
Prior to his role at Rogers, Mr. Brace was the Vice President of Customer Billing Services at Sprint Nextel in Overland Park, Kansas where he managed all customer billing operations and applications servicing Sprint’s 54 million customers throughout the United States. Mr. Brace held a similar position with Nextel Communications prior to its acquisition by Sprint in 2004. Read more | | | |