Committees

Making contributions to PTC by serving on committees of the Council is one of the many opportunities of PTC membership. Committee members contribute to the overall success of the organization throughout the year and provide both thought leadership and action. Below is a current list of the Board of Governors, Advisory Council, and Member committees.

2013 Board of Governors Committees

Membership Committee

Paul McCann – Chair, Managing Director, McCann Consulting, Australia

Stephen Ho – Vice Chair, CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC, Hong Kong SAR, China

Yasuo Sato, Senior Manager, External Relations Division, NEC Corporation, Japan

AC Representatives: Eric Bender, Robert Crinks, Thomas Cooper, Greg Spraetz, Nakul Rege, Jim Poole,
Will Hughs

Finance & Audit Committee

Gregg Daffner -Chair, CEO, GAP-SAT, Hong Kong SAR, China

Stephen Ho – Vice Chair, CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC, Hong Kong SAR, China

Bruce Drake, Councillor, Village of Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada

Russell Kaurloto, Deputy CIO, University of Southern California, USA

AC Representative: Brian Tellam

Member Representative: John Spence

Awards Committee

Bruce Drake – Chair, Councillor, Village of Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada

Gregg Daffner – Vice Chair, CEO, GAP-SAT, Hong Kong SAR, China

AC Representatives:Faye Henris, Timothy Logue

Academy Committee

Richard Taylor – Chair, Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting, Australia

Russell Kaurloto, Deputy CIO, University of Southern California, USA

AC Representative: Chris Stott, Nir Kshetri, Francis Pereira

Projects Committee

Susan Irwin – Chair, President, Euroconsult, USA

Stephan Beckert, VP, Strategy, TeleGeography, USA

Bruce Drake, Councillor, Village of Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada

Russell Kaurloto, Deputy CIO, University of Southern California, USA

Isabelle Lorin de Reure, VP, Marketing & Strategy, International Carriers, Orange, France

AC Representative: Will Hughs, Mohamed Elagazy, Scott Bartlett, Brian Tellam

By Law Committee

Tara Giunta – Legal Counsel, Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, USA

Richard Taylor – Chair, Chair, Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Paul McCann, Managing Director, McCann Consulting, Australia

AC Representatives: Faye Henris, Timothy Logue

2013 Advisory Council Committees

Succession Planning Committee

Mohamed Elagazy – Chair, SVP, International Relations, Gulf Bridge International, USA

Masakuni Esaki, Executive Advisor, Fujitsu Television Network, Japan

Jim Poole, GM, Global Networks & Content Service Providers, Equinix, USA

Appeals Committee

Thomas Cooper – Chair, Professor, Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College, USA

Christopher Stott, CEO, ManSat, UK

Timothy Logue, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, Thales Alenia Space N.A., USA

2013 Member Committees

PTC’14 Program Committee

Joe Weinman – Co-Chair, SVP, Cloud Services and Strategy, Telx, USA

Masaaki Sakamaki – Co-Chair, Executive Advisor, NEC Fielding, Japan

Francis Pereira – Co-Chair, Adjunct Professor, Center for Telecom Management, USC, USA

Stephan Beckert, VP, Strategy, TeleGeography, USA

Susan Irwin, President, Euroconsult, USA

Richard Taylor, Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Paul McCann, Managing Director, McCann Consulting, Australia

AC Representatives: Timothy Logue, Robert Crinks, Will Hughs, Jag Rao, Nir Kshetri, Gary Kim

Research & Education Committee

Mark Chun – Co-Chair, Director & Associate Professor, Center for Applied Research, Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University, USA

Elizabeth Fife – Co-Chair, Associate Director, Industry Studies, Institute for Communication Technology Management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA

ICT Development and Special Interest Group

Elizabeth Fife – Chair, Associate Director, Industry Studies, Institute for Communication Technology Management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA

Shishir Belbase – Vice Chair, Head, Communication & Networks, Office of Information Systems & Technology, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines