| DATE: July 24, 2014 | TIME: 2pm ET / 11am PT | DURATION: 1 hour | | In Part 2 of our series, hear from industry experts on their concern for disruption to the US telecom network due to the potential change of the Local Number Portability Administrator (LNPA). This change, which systems experts have given a 4% chance of success, could cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars and disrupt customer acquisitions and network routing.
Jim Johnson, CEO of the Standish Group, will lead a discussion with Dick LeFave, former CIO of Sprint, and Jerry James, former CEO of COMPTEL. The panel will discuss the technical, operational and cost impact to thousands of service providers, law enforcement and other public utilities who depend on this service. If you missed Part 1, be sure to
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SPEAKERS: | | James H. Johnson–CEO and Chairman, The Standish Group |  | Jim Johnson is the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of The Standish Group, and author of the annual "Chaos Report". He has been professionally involved in the computer industry for over 40 years and has a long list of published books, papers, articles and speeches. Jim has a combination of technical, marketing, and research achievements focused on mission-critical applications and technology. He is best known for his research on project performance and early recognition of technology trends. | | Dick LeFave–Independent IT Consultant and former CIO, Sprint |  | Dick founded a technology consulting company in Connecticut focused on information strategy and execution based on over 35 years of IT experience with over 20 years as a CIO. LeFave works on IT delivery strategies and has hands-on experience that provides insight into large scale IT merger strategies, global outsourcing, CIO advisement, synergy attainment and IT organizational effectiveness/business alignment. Dick was previously the CIO at Sprint and Nextel. LeFave is a member the Amdocs Board of Directors, a published author and does volunteer work building houses in the villages of Cambodia with his wife. | | Jerry James–Founder Jerry James & Associates LLC and
former CEO of COMPTEL |  | Jerry James, Founder, Jerry James & Associates, a management consulting firm established in 2005 has provided professional services to investors, senior management teams and emerging businesses in the communication, oil and gas, medical and other industries. Mr. James has provided strategic advice on operational, product development, corporate culture, retail marketing, network deployment, business practices, funding options and regulatory/legislative policies based on his over 45 years of experience in business.
Mr. James served as CEO of COMPTEL, the largest trade association representing the competitive communications companies from June, 2007 until December, 2013. During his tenure, COMPTEL succeeded in expanding its membership, increased the financial reserves of the organization while increasing the organization's presence as the "voice" of the competitive communications industry before policymakers in Congress, FCC and the Administration. | P.S. Schedule conflict? Sign-up anyways and receive a copy of the slides and access to the on-demand presentation. |
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