Exclusive Diamond Sponsor | CEO and Founder - Phoenix Innovations
Research Director - Counterpoint Research
Global Sales Officer - Likewize
An individual with vast experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial environments with well-rounded knowledge, applicable from start-up to blue-chip level. Proudly fitting the profile of a 'crazy one,' I believe you can always find a better way of getting things done.
Co-founder, Mobile Disrupt and President, Capital Growth Partners
Bob is a wireless industry veteran of more than 35 years. His experience includes management roles with regional, national, and international wireless carriers. In addition, he’s held senior executive roles with an award-winning regional wireless retailer, an accessory manufacturer, and provided consulting services to numerous companies in a variety of wireless industry segments.
Director of Mobile Sales North America - Blancco
George Abdelmalak is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of proven success in the field of consumer electronics and telecommunications industries. Diversity of his experience makes him unique, holding senior level positions at Helio, Hyla Mobile, Blackbelt Defence Software, and P4C Global.
George currently leads the North America mobile team for Blancco technology and continues to be innovate in the product offering and partnerships that will change mobile processing.
VP / GM - Global Trade-In - SquareTrade
As an intrapreneur, I create capabilities, build teams and scale programs...
At Samsung, my teams & I built Trade-In programs + scaled to hundreds of millions of dollars of incremental annual revenue. Now at SquareTrade, my job is to do that but on (legal) steroids and on a global scale
Specialties:
- Thought leadership
- Trade-In & used Consumer Electronics
- Asset Monetization, 2nd life of the device
- Reverse Logistics
- Business Strategy & Development
- Product Sales & Marketing (Omni-channel, B2B, B2C)
- Contract & Account Management
Other:
- P&L management
- Pricing/Ops, FP&A
- Campaign Management
- Customer Experience & Retention
- Process Improvement & Lean Services / Lean Six Sigma
Director – Logistics (Mobility & Auction Enablement) - AT&T
Kim Allison is the Director – Logistics (Mobility & Auction Enablement) with AT&&T. She will be delivering the Women in Wireless keynote address, “Bring Your Whole Self to the Table.”
CEO - HOBI International, Inc.
Craig Boswell is co-founder and President of HOBI International, Inc. In this capacity, Craig has been extensively involved in the design, development, and deployment of electronics demanufacturing and recycling techniques. Craig’s background includes nine years experience as an electrical engineer for Texas Instruments, Inc. As a member of Texas Instrument’s engineering staff, Craig managed electronics design projects and was extensively involved in development and deployment of electronics manufacturing techniques. Craig holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. In addition to his managerial duties, Craig is HOBI’s chief industry consultant on demanufacturing, design for disassembly, and reverse logistics programs. Craig has published and presented numerous papers on the recycling of electronic products and the keys to designing more recyclable products.
Managing Partner, Three Horizon Advisors
Chief Revenue Officer, Walker Technical Solutions
Sr. Director Supply Chain Strategy & Change Management - Asurion
Director – Logistics (Mobility & Auction Enablement) - AT&T
Kim Allison is the Director – Logistics (Mobility & Auction Enablement) with AT&&T. She will be delivering the Women in Wireless keynote address, “Bring Your Whole Self to the Table.”
Global Sales Officer - Likewize
An individual with vast experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial environments with well-rounded knowledge, applicable from start-up to blue-chip level. Proudly fitting the profile of a 'crazy one,' I believe you can always find a better way of getting things done.
VP of Advanced Solutions - IoT and Wireless -Telarus
Channel executive that has been on the front edge of launching three Telecom channel teams. Now working at an international technology solution brokerage, Telarus. Years of experience hiring and training channel managers and support team members. I love encouraging others to achieve their goals and grow into their top potential. Helping others understand how we can leverage technology to increase efficiencies and effectiveness is my passion. Enabling team members and partners to grow our mutual business and having fun doing it is my reason for going to work each day. I have found we all have similar goals. Success, safety and being respected. There is immense satisfaction in helping others achieve their goals.
I also host my podcast, The Wireless Way, learn more at www.thewirelessway.net.
Co-founder, Mobile Disrupt and President, Capital Growth Partners
Bob is a wireless industry veteran of more than 35 years. His experience includes management roles with regional, national, and international wireless carriers. In addition, he’s held senior executive roles with an award-winning regional wireless retailer, an accessory manufacturer, and provided consulting services to numerous companies in a variety of wireless industry segments.
CEO -OnPoint
Known as the “Service Avenger”, Chris has 32 years’ experience in the consumer electronics and technology industry, he is a seasoned InsureTech creator, service and CX veteran with experience honed at Samsung, AIG, ServicePower (Founder of ServiceOps), GE and Montgomery Ward. Chris serves as a board member of Encompass Supply Chain Solutions and was awarded by NESDA as Person of the Year 2019, National Friend of Service in 2017, the Richard Mildenberger Outstanding National Officer in 2017, the National Electronics Servicing Dealers Association, the NESDA Person of the Year 2015 and the General Electric President’s Award for Service in 1999. He also serves on the board of Prodigal Ministries in Louisville.
CRO at COS Phones Inc.
Sandra is a veteran of the wireless industry with over 10 years of valuable experience. In that time, I have worked with a range of clients and customers from carrier level to the individual retail operations. In my tenure I have done carrier level refurbishing, supply channels, reverse logistics, company purchasing, e-commerce, and re-commerce.
Senior Vice President - Strategy Analytics
Mr. Kerr has 30 years of experience in the mobility space and has worked with leading operators, device vendors, and solutions providers to translate technology capabilities into effective customer value propositions.
He is responsible for the Global Wireless, Intelligent Home and Teligen Tariff practices at Strategy Analytics. Mr. Kerr is responsible for setting the research agenda across networks, applications and devices in the wireless space and for developing new syndicated research programs which extend our leadership in the connected consumer and connected business segments.
Mr. Kerr has spoken at dozens of industry conferences and has completed numerous custom consulting projects centering on opportunity assessment, market segmentation, portfolio analysis, and competitive assessment.
David holds an Executive MBA degree from Suffolk University, Boston, and a BA Marketing from Thames University London.
Vice President, Sales and Partnerships - Service Central Technologies
Prior to joining ServiceCentral Technologies, Chris has spent over 20 years in the wireless and telecommunications industry with Samsung, BlackBerry, iQor, Teleplan, BroadTech and Celestica. Positions include roles and responsibilities for running repair operations, Account and Supplier Management and sales, driving sell in and sell through supporting such wireless carriers as AT&T, Sprint, T Mobile and insurance providers as Assurant and Asurion.
Specialties: Contract Compliance, Account Management, Vendor/Customer relationships, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Program Management, P&L Management, Operations, New Product Introduction, Strategic and Capacity Planning, Cost Control.
Founder/CEO - Mobile reCell
Ben Jones is the Founder and CEO of Mobile reCell, a software-driven solution for corporate-owned IT asset recovery, designed to help organizations ensure data security, recover maximum value, automate manual processes, and deliver a sustainable solution.
Through more than a decade of industry experience, Ben has seen first-hand the need for added trust and transparency in IT asset recovery, which is why Mobile reCell is on a mission to reshape how companies manage corporate-owned IT asset recovery by providing a transparent, secure, and sustainable software-driven solution.
COO - Mobile reCell
Mobile reCell enables enterprises to recover their corporate-liable devices from the field, capturing maximum value and driving down the total cost of ownership for their devices. With industry-leading software, Mobile reCell enables automated recovery options through robust API connectivity and strategic partnerships with leading mobile management services and logistics providers.
Director Of Business Development - Nocell Technologies
Over the course of my career, I have always been a top sales producer, but for problems that were not life changing. I have waited and worked my whole life to finally be in a spot to provide a solution to a real life problem. I am energized every day by the possibility of saving people's lives with the solution I am providing. Distracted Driving is an epidemic and it affects everyone in some way, shape, or form. Everyday I read new articles or hear horrific stories about someone that has lost a loved one to a Distracted Driver. My team and I are putting an end to that, one install at a time! This is the right solution, at the right time, created and engineered by the right company. Thank you God for putting me in the right spot to make a huge difference! Contact me for an online demo.
CEO - Securaze US
Andrew brings an entrepreneurial and strategic perspective to his role as a trusted advisor to his customers, partners and teammates. He is well-versed in market trends and their application to contemporary business, sharing the latest insights, providing thought leadership and facilitating key connections across the industry. As Chief Executive Officer of Securaze US, he leads North America operations and is a Board Member collaborating on global strategy for the business. Andrew is an accomplished golfer, a polished communicator and a senior leader with over 20 years’ experience translating business strategies into top-line results.
Director of Mobile Sales North America - Blancco
George Abdelmalak is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of proven success in the field of consumer electronics and telecommunications industries. Diversity of his experience makes him unique, holding senior level positions at Helio, Hyla Mobile, Blackbelt Defence Software, and P4C Global.
George currently leads the North America mobile team for Blancco technology and continues to be innovate in the product offering and partnerships that will change mobile processing.
Founder & CEO - Recommerce Expo
Senior sales leader with a trusted reputation for delivering results. Specialized in selling & managing innovative IT products and services for the technology, wireless, warranty and repair industry. A skilled executive leader, relationship builder and management professional with entrepreneurial spark.
Career success includes extensive sales and management with Wireless Carriers, Global and National Warranty Providers, Technology Startups, Affinity Partnerships, Enterprise, Retail, and Public Sector entities including Federal, State/Local and Education.
Specialties: Individual Contributor to Sales, Account Management, Business Development, Client & Contract Negotiations, Project Management, Consulting, Strategic Planning, Crafted Implementation Plans and Team Management & Leadership
Vice President of Sales & Marketing - RELECTRO
Senior sales leader with a trusted reputation for delivering results. Specialized in selling & managing innovative IT products and services for the technology, wireless, warranty and repair industry. A skilled executive leader, relationship builder and management professional with entrepreneurial spark.
Career success includes extensive sales and management with Wireless Carriers, Global and National Warranty Providers, Technology Startups, Affinity Partnerships, Enterprise, Retail, and Public Sector entities including Federal, State/Local and Education.
Specialties: Individual Contributor to Sales, Account Management, Business Development, Client & Contract Negotiations, Project Management, Consulting, Strategic Planning, Crafted Implementation Plans and Team Management & Leadership
VP / GM - Global Trade-In - SquareTrade
As an intrapreneur, I create capabilities, build teams and scale programs...
At Samsung, my teams & I built Trade-In programs + scaled to hundreds of millions of dollars of incremental annual revenue. Now at SquareTrade, my job is to do that but on (legal) steroids and on a global scale
Specialties:
- Thought leadership
- Trade-In & used Consumer Electronics
- Asset Monetization, 2nd life of the device
- Reverse Logistics
- Business Strategy & Development
- Product Sales & Marketing (Omni-channel, B2B, B2C)
- Contract & Account Management
Other:
- P&L management
- Pricing/Ops, FP&A
- Campaign Management
- Customer Experience & Retention
- Process Improvement & Lean Services / Lean Six Sigma
Director of Marketing & Strategic DevelopmentDirector of Marketing & Strategic Development - Vertex Wireless
A highly accomplished, innovative MARKETING, SALES, AND OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE with broadly diverse expertise, encompassing business development, brand management, key accounts, category management, product launch/management, profit and loss, operations analysis, as well as strategic planning. Able to craft marketing and sales strategy as well as deploy resources to achieve company revenues. Leads strong teams to secure the alignment and achievement of long-term corporate goals. An integral leader who lays the foundation for the long-term success and profitability of a company.
VP of Sales, Channels & Business Development - Efani
- High level of achievements and expertise in the Service Provider Alliance/Partner space
- Positioned at senior levels with SPs/Resellers such as AT&T, Verizon, Cisco Systems and many others
- Deep experience in SaaS, cybersecurity, telecom, mobile & blockchain
- Major contributor to acquisition in the security space by Microsoft & Cisco Systems
- Excelled in executing go-to-market plans in the early adoption stage
- Member of Silicon Valley Telecom Council
CEO & Co-Founder Prolog Mobile
Seth has been in the device recycling and reuse industry since it began in the late nineteen-nineties. He has built several successful companies in this space, including CollectiveGood, Mobile Capital Management, ecoATM, and now PrologMobile. Seth helped write early versions of the R2 Standard, which is now the global standard for environmental practices for the mobile device recycling industry.
COO - Ncentiva
As Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Ncentiva, Todd is building a world-class platform enabling consumers to trade-in unneeded electronics devices in exchange for alternative payouts that are meaningful to their everyday lives. Consumers are rewarded through bonus value received from gift card brands or the intrinsic reward of donating to meaningful charity causes.
Vice President of Sales - Fortegra
I am a sales and account management professional, dedicated to initiating and developing relationships with my clients and partners to bring best-in-class warranty programs to market by ensuring they have the training, support and strategic recommendations to maximize customer experience/retention and revenue through excellence in people, product, and process.
Director of Strategic Partnerships - Scalefusion
I'm passionate about helping leaders develop themselves and their businesses. I've done it for myself, in partnerships, for Fortune 500 companies and everywhere in between.
Experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of success in the telecommunications industry.
Skilled in Strategic Partnerships, Business Development, Program Management, Organizational Development, and Social Media. Collaborative team player with a Master's degree in Organizational Management.
My mission is to know what matters, share it effectively, and live free.
CEO, Chairman - ERI
John Shegerian creates profitable impact companies that make the world a better place.
Founder/CEO - Phobio
Stephen Wakeling is an entrepreneur with a track record of developing disruptive, experience oriented technology-powered services.
Phobio (founded 2010) builds and markets premier software powered services for electronics retailers. Phobio’s software and services power trade-in programs for Apple and Costco.
Stephen is a journalist by education and a technologist at heart. He thrives on start-up culture and enjoys working as a mentor with early stage entrepreneurs through his work with Central MIchigan University and various boards. Stephen is an avid pilot and lives with his wife and sons in Atlanta.
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) - Synchronoss Technologies
I bring more than 25 years of experience in the technology and mobility services, virtual and augmented reality, Internet of Things, and Cloud solutions markets. I have served in progressive sales, marketing, operations and executive roles. Deep experience and proven success in building and growing sales and business development teams. I hold a Bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and completed the Harvard Business School's General Management Program.
Director Enterprise Mobility Services - TRG, LTD.
I have worked in and around all aspects of the mobile managed mobility industry for over 20 years including multiple operators and independent professional services providers. If mobility has been a second global renaissance then I'm your archetypal mobile renaissance man, adept in mobile solution design, coalition building, partner recruitment, and global sales and operations.
Vice President Wireless Markets - OnProcess
Leading the wireless vertical at OnProcess Technology and focused on reducing time and cost from Post-Sale supply chain activities, revenue enablement, returns avoidance/triage, churn reduction exchanges/upgrades and data analytics to drive supply chain enhancements.
CEO at Rivervista Partners
Rike Sandlin advises organizations across the IT Asset Disposition and Electronics Recycling industry on Operational Excellence – the business strategies, go-to-market plans, processing best practices, sustainability initiatives, and continuous improvement – to enable scale and empower growth.
Before founding his consulting business, Rike was Chief Operating Officer of HiTech Assets, a leading IT asset recovery company. He has also supported several M/A transactions, including evaluation, due diligence, and post-transaction integration. As an advocate for best practices and high standards, Rike has been recognized throughout the industry by his appointments as Co-Chair of the R2 Technical Advisory Committee, Chairman of the RIOS Board of Directors, and Chair of ISRI’s Certification & Standards Committee. Rike frequently speaks on best practices and standards for the IT, ITAD, and recycling industries.
CEO - HOBI International, Inc.
Craig Boswell is co-founder and President of HOBI International, Inc. In this capacity, Craig has been extensively involved in the design, development, and deployment of electronics demanufacturing and recycling techniques. Craig’s background includes nine years experience as an electrical engineer for Texas Instruments, Inc. As a member of Texas Instrument’s engineering staff, Craig managed electronics design projects and was extensively involved in development and deployment of electronics manufacturing techniques. Craig holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. In addition to his managerial duties, Craig is HOBI’s chief industry consultant on demanufacturing, design for disassembly, and reverse logistics programs. Craig has published and presented numerous papers on the recycling of electronic products and the keys to designing more recyclable products.
R2 Guru - SERI
As resident R2 Guru and subject matter expert, Roger’s focus is on awareness, education and implementation of practical aspects of the R2 Certification program.
He had 10 years of practical experience with the R2 Standard as a Compliance Manager for two electronics recyclers in the U.S. Midwest.
Roger holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati and Bowling Green State University. He was also a six-year member of the R2 Technical Advisory Committee and Co-Chair of that committee’s Consensus Body, where he worked with the other members of the TAC to develop, refine and eventually release R2v3, the latest version of the R2 Standard.
President - mce Systems
Executive Director, ITAD & Reverse Logistics - Ingram Micro
Asurion
Scott is the only 3-time winner of ISM's prestigious R. Gene Richter Award for Supply Chain Innovation. He holds several patents and was the creator of the supplier management approach that allowed Lucent Technologies to win Purchasing Magazines Award for Excellence. An accomplished international Alpinist, BASE jumper and competitive skier Scott lives a quiet life in rural Washington with wife Cristi.
President of Connected Living - Assurant
Scott Wagner is the President of the Connected Living Products team at Assurant. In partnership with the Regional Business Leaders, Scott is responsible for leading the growth and profitability of the division’s core products which today produce >$4 billion in revenue annually and one third of the company’s EBITDA. In this recently created role, Scott is building dedicated product teams focused on Product Strategy, Innovation, and Management for core solutions such as Mobile Device Protection, Extended Service Contracts, and Trade-in and Upgrade.
He is an accomplished and versatile Wireless Industry executive with a strong track record of creating value for shareholders and customers. Over the last two decades Scott’s experiences have touched nearly every operating function within the wireless ecosystem and its key players… having forged successful commercial relationships with the 5 largest US wireless carriers, 3 largest device OEMs, and the largest wireless retailers.
Scott’s roots are in finance, and he was one of the first members of the finance team at Sprint PCS when it began as a JV between Sprint, TCI, Cox and Comcast. He began in Corporate Finance but quickly transitioned to Finance Operations roles… and as a Divisional CFO built and led finance teams that supported most operating groups within the company. As the Divisional CFO for Sprint’s $20B Consumer Division, he led an amazing team of >400 finance professionals who worked tirelessly to help grow and optimize the operations.
Scott co-founded HYLA Mobile in 2009 with a small group of fellow wireless industry veterans. At the time, U.S. consumers were upgrading their mobile devices every 18 months and casting aside their displaced devices into desk drawers and closets with many of them ending up in landfills. HYLA’s pioneering trade-in solution addressed this problem and has reclaimed >55 million cell phones and prevented over 6,500 tons of e-waste from being added to our landfills!
Scott joined Assurant through its acquisition of HYLA Mobile in late 2020 and he has been with the company for just over one year.
He holds a B.S. in business finance from the University of Colorado and an M.B.A. from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. He has also completed executive programs at the Harvard Business School and the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
Scott and his wife Susan reside in Overland Park, Kansas and are the proud parents of two adult daughters.
Executive Director - Reverse Logistics Association
In 2016, Tony took over the Reverse Logistics Association and became the Executive Director and Publisher after 12 years of active involvement on the Advisory Board and on Committees. Tony has held various industry positions including 15 years in returns management at Philips. During his Philips years, Tony developed new reverse logistics strategies and implemented many new returns initiatives. He worked with retail partners and industry groups on best practices still being used. Tony then became an evangelist for improving the customer experience to reduce returns and their associated costs. Today, Tony is considered a subject matter expert in reverse logistics and speaks for the industry at conferences all over the world.
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