Latif Ladid, President, IPv6 Forum

  He is President, IPv6 Forum and Vice President, Ericsson Telebit A/S, Luxembourg.With support from the IETF NG & Ngtrans Working Groups and the IPv6 Deployment Initiative, Latif initiated the foundation of the IPv6 Forum in May 1999 (www.ipv6forum.com).

Prof. Hiroshi Esaki , WIDE Project, Japan

  He has started the research and development for data communication system, since he has jointed to the R&D Center of Toshiba Corporation in 1987.   For three years, he has researched on the flow control architecture and algorithm for ATM networks, especially on Connection Admission Control.

Mr. Yves Poppe, VSNL International

  Yves Poppe has spent his more than 30 years career in data communications with both manufacturers and telecom carriers.   His   involvement in Next Generation Internet   includes the first transatlantic STM-1 connection between the North-American and European Research and Education networks in 1994

Mr. Takashi Arano, IPv6 Promotion Council, Japan

  He designed an initial network of OCN, which is now one of the biggest Internet providers in Japan. He was also involved in a wide range of strategic planning from peering to M&A.

Mr. Chris Liljenstolpe, CTO, Alcatel Asia Pacific

  Chris Liljenstolpe is a  Distinguished Engineer in the Chief Technology Officer’s office for Alcatel’s IP  Products Division.   In this role, Mr. Liljenstolpe represents Alcatel at various standards and operational bodies (IETF, ITU, NANOG, APRICOT, RIPE

Mr. Robert Healey, Hardware Products Group Manager
Asia Pacific, Juniper Networks

  Robert Healey focuses on the development of new features and functionality for Juniper Networks E-series broadband edge router platform, and he also assists the regional Systems Engineers of Juniper as a consulting engineer on major accounts.

Salman Asadullah, Cisco Systems
 

  Salman Asadullah, CCIE No. 2240 is a Technical Leader at Cisco Systems. As a recognized expert within Cisco, the industry and Cisco's customers has been designing and troubleshooting large scale IP and Multiservice networks for over nine years. Represent Cisco in industry panel discussions and technical platforms such as Networkers, APRICOT, NANOG, SANOG, IETF, IPv6 Forum events and so forth.

Dr. Sinchai Kamolphiwong, PSU

  Sinchai KAMOLPHIWONG received Ph.D. degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand. He is a founder and a director of Centre for Network Research (CNR). He publishes some of 50 technical papers.

Dr. Panita Pongpaibool, NECTEC

  Panita Pongpaibool is a researcher at National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), Thailand. She is currently leading the NECTEC IPv6 Testbed team in the Next Generation Internet Division.

Mr. Takashi Miyake, Kurashiki University of science and the Arts, Japan

  Takashi Miyake is a doctoral student of Kurashiki University of science and Arts. Since 1998 he is the operator of the IPv6 Internet Backbone of WIDE Project. Currently, he is one of the member of NICT Japan Gigabit Network 2, Chugoku research center.

Dr. Noel Crespi, INT-GET, France

  Noel Crespi joined France Telecom Research and Development in 1995 where he worked on intelligent network paradigms for value added services such as CAMEL. He also led the prepaid service project for Orange to build an architecture now hosting more than 10 million mobile subscribers. He took an active role in standardization representing France Telecom in various ETSI and 3GPP technical committees.

Dr. Chai-Hien Gan, NICI IPv6 Promotion Division

  Chai-Hien Gan was born in Malaysia in 1971. He received his BS degree in computer science from Tamkang University in 1994, Taipei County, Taiwan, and both his MS. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and information engineering from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan in 1996 and 2005, respectively.

Prof. Whai-En Chen, National Science and Technology Program for Telecommunications (NTP)

  Whai-En Chen received the B.S.E.E. degree from Tamkang University, Taiwan, Republic of China, in 1997 and the Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, Republic of China, in 2002. He joined the Department of Computer Science at National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, Republic of China, as a research assistant professor in 2003.

Mr. Chia-Yung Su, NICI IPv6 R&D Division

  Chia-Yung Su received the B.S.C.S.I.E. degree from National Chiao-tung University, Taiwan, Republic of China, in 2004. He will be a PhD student in CS in Harvard University in 2006. Mr. Su joined Artdio technology Co. Ltd. in 2006 as a programmer and the ITRI CCL in 2006 as a researcher.

Mr. Ting-Yun Chi, NICI IPv6 R&D Division

  Ting-Yun Chi received the Master EE. degree from National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan, Republic of China, in 2005. He joined the Department of Institute of Communications Engineering from the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, Republic of China, as a PHD student in 2005.

Dr. Riad Hartani, Caspian Networks

  Dr. Riad Hartani is Chief Architect with Caspian, San Jose, California, a developer of next generation networking systems. He leads the company's technology, strategy and business development efforts. Prior to that, he held senior technical and leadership positions with Nortel Networks in Canada, the Canadian Research Council in Canada, Hitachi Labs in Japan and the French National Research Institute in France.

Mr.Sangjin Jeong, IPv6 Forum Korea

  After receiving M.S in Computer Networks, he has been working in the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) as a researcher since 2003. He has joined to IPv6 Forum Korea in 2004. Now, he is the Manager of IPv6 Forum Korea Secretariat. His current research interests include IPv6 mobility and IPv6 over wireless networks especially IEEE 802.16 networks.

Associate Professor Dr. Sureswaran Ramadass, National Advanced IPv6 Center

   Associate Professor Dr. Sureswaran Ramadass, aged 39, a Malaysian, was recently appointed Director, National Advanced IPv6 Centre of Excellence (NAv6). He is also the Chairman/Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of MLABS. He is presently the Head of R&D of the MLABS Group.

Dr. Fred Sabour, Chief Technology Advisor, Huawei Technologies

  Dr. Sabour began working in telecom industry since 1983. He has worked at Motorola, Worldcom, Ericsson, Lucent, Philips, and Hyundai, holding positions of principal engineer, Sr. member of the technical staff, and Executive Director. Prior to his current position, Dr. Sabour has worked as an independent consultant and advisor to more than 12 countries worldwide..

Mr. Kevin Robert Elz, PSU

  Mr.Kevin Robert Elz, often referred to in computing circles as Robert Elz, or simply kre, is a computer programmer and a pioneer in connecting Australia to the Internet,and he is also a pioneer in connecting Thailand to the Internet.