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Fawzi Behmann
Arun Ghosh Amber Gunst Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez Downtown Austin 5:45pm Doors Open 6:15pm Presentation, Q&A 7:30pm Reception 
Thanks to Austin Public Library for their partnership.
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5G is the imminent, transformative wireless communications system that will revolutionize connectivity by enabling many more devices to communicate far faster and more reliably. Unlike 3G and 4G, 5G is more than just a speed upgrade (though it provides massive improvements in latency and bandwidth!). It will enable a massive number of devices—a million devices per square kilometer, including rapidly moving devices—to communicate with each other nearly instantaneously. 5G will enable new classes of increasingly powerful devices, applications and uses—including making connected cars feasible, smart cities more integrated, and ultimately produce the fabric for achieving the vision of a comprehensive Internet of Things (IoT). The levels of integration and performance enabled by 5G will enable a seamless human-machine-things integration, and that will enable revolutionary improvements in healthcare, security, entertainment, and more.
Join us to learn how 5G will be deployed, how it will enable innovation, what challenges remain and how they will be overcome, and what we must do to realize the potential of this transformative technology. Check out this related Austin Forum article. We welcome your participation! Please email us with your questions, answers and prognostications in advance.
Admission to the Austin Forum is always free. The Austin Forum accepts donations of used smart phones and tablets at all our events. All devices will have a factory reset and be set up as new by the team at Austin Pathways’ nationally-recognized “Unlocking the Connection” initiative, which will connect every public housing resident with a digital device, digital literacy, and a free or very low-cost internet connection. Your donated phone can change lives and help close Austin’s digital divide, thanks to Austin Pathways. |
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Fawzi Behmann
TelNet Management Consulting, Inc. |
Fawzi Behmann is a visionary, thought leader, author that has been blessed with great academic and career opportunities. He holds a Bachelor of Science with honors and distinction from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Masters in Computer Science from University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, and Executive MBA from Queens University, ON, Canada. All this has contributed to a solid base in science, math, logic, technology and business. This academic foundation empowered Fawzi in his career path in the areas of communications and networking spanning supply-chain from service provider with Teleglobe Canada, to equipment vendor with Nortel Networks, to semiconductor with Motorola/Freescale in Canada and USA.
In 2009, Fawzi started TelNet Management Consulting, Inc. in Texas, offering consulting services in the areas of IoT/GIS/mobile/wearables technology positioning, smart networking solutions for key markets such as fitness & healthcare, smart homes/building, smart energy, smart infrastructure and smart cities. |
Dr. Arun Ghosh
AT&T Labs |
Dr. Arun Ghosh is the Director of Advanced Wireless Technology Group with AT&T Labs where he leads the development and implementation of advanced wireless technology for 5G and beyond 5G Radio Access Network. Currently he is involved in the development and standardization of new technology for 5G mobile networks where his main area of focus are mmWave communication systems, massive MIMO systems and network architecture for 5G network, spectrum sharing, software defined radio access networks etc. He is also responsible for various 5G trial and testbed activities carried out in the 5G technology lab in Austin. His main area of research relates signal processing and communication theory but he has also worked extensively and other topics such as cloud RAN, advanced system architecture, etc. He has published extensively in these area and is a key contributor to AT&T patent portfolio on this subject. Dr. Ghosh has also authored several bestselling books on LTE and WiMAX. He received his PhD from University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his masters and bachelors from Indian Institute of Technology
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Amber Gunst
Austin Technology Council |
Amber Gunst became ATC’s Interim CEO after a 20-year career in sales and business development. A Michigan native, Amber was Allied Waste’s national commercial sales/retention leader before moving to Austin in 2009. Amber is an expert in member association sales and services and spent 4 years at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, where she was the top sales and retention leader in the State of Texas and ranked in the Top 7 nationally in sales of chambers with revenue over $1.5. Prior to her ATC role, she worked for a global staffing firm where she was responsible for client development and management as well as consulting staff management, which gives her a strong understanding of the talent and staffing needs of our region’s tech companies. Amber joined ATC in the role of Head of Sales and Membership Services and during her time at the company worked as a member of the leadership team to craft a new vision for member engagement and growth which has resulted in the doubling of membership in less than a year and increasing by 18%. In addition to her role at ATC, she serves as a mentor for the Founder Institute’s global accelerator program, and has served on the board of C2 Change. Amber studied English and Creative Writing at Grand Valley State University.
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