Pacific Telecommunications Council


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.

2012 Board of Governors Committees


Membership Committee

Paul McCann – Chair, Group Manager, Verizon, Australia

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

Hiroshi Asemi, Director, Marketing & Promotion for Global Carriers, Fujitsu Limited Japan

Stephan Beckert, VP, Strategy, TeleGeography, USA

Isabelle Lorin de Reure, SVP, France Telecom Orange, France

AC Representatives: Tom Cooper, Mohamed Elagazy, Toshio “Todd” Suzaki

Finance & Audit Committee

William Barney – Chair, CEO, Pacnet, Hong Kong SAR, China

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

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

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

AC Representative: Brian Tellam

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:Tim Logue, Heather Hudson

Academy Committee

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

John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting, Australia

AC Representative: Brian Tellam

Member Representatives: Minoru Sugaya, Chris Vonwiller

Projects Committee

Susan Irwin – Chair, President, Euroconsult-USA

Stephan Beckert, VP, Strategy, Telegeography, USA

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

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

John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting, Australia

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

 

2012 Advisory Council Committees


Succession Planning Committee

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

Nir Kshetri, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, USA

Toshio “Todd” Suzaki, Secretariat Representative, PTC Japan Committee, Japan

Appeals Committee

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

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

 

2012 Member Committees


PTC’13 Program Committee

Gary Kim – Co-Chair, Editor-in-Chief, Carrier Evolution

Masaaki Sakamaki – Co-Chair, President, MCS Advisory LLC , Japan

Joe Weinman – Co-Chair, Communications, Media and Entertainment, Worldwide Industry Solutions, Hewlett-Packard (HP), USA

Tim Logue – Vice Chair, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, Thales Alenia Space N. A., USA

Stephan Beckert, VP, Strategy, TeleGeography, USA

John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia

Mark Hukill, Senior Advisor, Pacific Telecommunications Council

Susan Irwin, President, Euroconsult US, Inc., USA

Sharon Nakama, CEO, Pacific Telecommunications Council

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

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

Membership


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