Quotes from the Forum
Gary Kim
Editor-in-Chief
IP Business
Editor-in-Chief
IP Business
"As an attendee and participant of the Voice Peering Forum for several years, I have been impressed with the clear effort over time to create a broader forum for discussion of leading industry issues that touch on global networks, interconnection and bandwidth, but from a broad business perspective. You might not expect that from a meeting with the words "Voice" and "Peering" in its title. Sure, this is an audience of service providers and others in the ecosystem who deal every day with communications at a very practical level.
But it also is a community of executives that really want to know what is coming next, and where the dangers and opportunities may lie for providers of applications that depend on network resources. I can assure you I wouldn't have attended all the prior meetings if it was "just" a group of talented network professionals narrowly focused on network performance, capabilities and interconnection. It's that, yes. But it also is a place where the bigger perspectives on where networks are going, why they are going there, and what people can do about all that, are discussed. There's lots of time for interaction and a great way to get to know people."
But it also is a community of executives that really want to know what is coming next, and where the dangers and opportunities may lie for providers of applications that depend on network resources. I can assure you I wouldn't have attended all the prior meetings if it was "just" a group of talented network professionals narrowly focused on network performance, capabilities and interconnection. It's that, yes. But it also is a place where the bigger perspectives on where networks are going, why they are going there, and what people can do about all that, are discussed. There's lots of time for interaction and a great way to get to know people."
Carlos Da Silva
Director of Marketing Americas
Orange international wholesale solutions
Director of Marketing Americas
Orange international wholesale solutions
"The voice over IP market is booming, the Voice Peering Forums provide us with a great opportunity to discuss the different topics with a right set of players in a good size and focused environment."
Marc Weiss
CIO
Open Field Capital
CIO
Open Field Capital
"There is only one 'must attend' conference if you really want to learn about the future of voice communications: the voice peering forum"
Rich Tehrani
President and Group Editor-in-Chief
TMCNet
President and Group Editor-in-Chief
TMCNet
"The Voice Peering Forum is one of the best places you can go for in-depth education on the world of voice peering. At this event you not only get to learn about the industry, you get a taste of what is coming down the pike. Moreover you are able to network with the industry's true thought leaders. Having attended a number of these conferences myself I am always thrilled to see how you can use the information gleaned from this event to make informed predictions about where the market is headed."
Terri Dory
Product Marketing
VeriSign
Product Marketing
VeriSign
"The VPF Conference provided a venue that not only presented informative and interactive sessions, but a targeted and focused audience excellent for networking."
Dr. Judy Reed Smith
CEO
ATLANTIC-ACM
CEO
ATLANTIC-ACM
"The Voice Peering Forum gathers an interesting group of people who can turn the fuzzy information published on Peering into a sharp understanding of companies' current standings and future plans on this topic. (Also, by the way, the best conference food I've seen outside of equity conferences.)"
Stephan Beckert
Director of Research
TeleGeography Research Group
Director of Research
TeleGeography Research Group
"Stealth's Voice Peering Forum is a great opportunity to meet operational staff from incumbent and start-up carriers, telecom users, and application service providers without the marketing hype and aggressive sales pitches you find at larger trade shows."
Patrick Murphy
COO
The Thomas Howe Company
COO
The Thomas Howe Company
"From a bottom line business perspective, Voice Peering Forum Winter 2007 was hands down the most productive conference I attended last year."
James Rafferty
Director, Gateway Product Management
Dialogic
Director, Gateway Product Management
Dialogic
"Focused, well-targeted, leading-edge: I find the event to be excellent for networking with carriers and other vendors, and the session topics of very current with strong speakers."
Don MacNeil
VP, Carrier Services Operations
XO Communications
VP, Carrier Services Operations
XO Communications
"With the accelerating evolution of Voice over IP and Web 2.0 technology, regulation and business models; the Voice Peering Forum continues to offer a comprehensive agenda, informed speakers, and relevant networking opportunities for business leaders within the communications industry."
Rodrique Ullens
CEO
Voxbone
CEO
Voxbone
"I have been several times to the Voice Peering Forum and every event has been a great networking opportunity. The event has a unique focus, with many interesting talks, and a a great audience."
John R. Savageau
SVP Operations
CRG West
SVP Operations
CRG West
"The focused nature of the conference and participants allowed tremendous interaction and far greater value than any other industry event we've attended in the past few years."
Jim Castagna
Engineering & Technology
Verizon Corporation
Engineering & Technology
Verizon Corporation
"Outstanding content, venue and calibre of participants and speakers assembled. Diverse yet succinct and important details in and around the critical elements of peering. Professionally organized, managed and executed NG information sharing event, each time!"
Bob Bradley
Product Line Manager
Sonus Networks
Product Line Manager
Sonus Networks
"As a leader in IP communications, Sonus has actively participated the Voice Peering Forum since 2005. It's a valuable opportunity to share latest thinking and ideas on IP peering with a wide range of global carriers, application providers and potential partners to drive both your business and the industry forward."
Laurie Coppola
Director of Partner Programs
Acme Packet
Director of Partner Programs
Acme Packet
"Focused, intimate, organized. The event is a great intimate setting for networking with colleagues that are all focused on a similar goal - which is to learn about VoIP peering issues, and network with others to establish peering relationships. The meeting organizer was great - and sharing contact info ahead made it easy for me to reach out to my targeted attendees."
Jean Gottschalk
President
3U Telecom
President
3U Telecom
"Every single Voice Peering Forum that I have attended has directly resulted in new customer or vendor relationships, [which greatly outweigh my travelling time and expenses]. The qualification of the attendees make deals happen in a fraction of the time that I am used to."
Georges Smine
Senior Director, Product Marketing
Nominum
Senior Director, Product Marketing
Nominum
"The event is very well set-up, and it fosters interactions with colleagues and associates across the industry. The content in the sessions is diverse yet relevant, giving every attendee exposure to something new. For anyone interested in VoIP and the ensuing benefits to modern telephony and the converged web, this event is a must!"
Ken Zita
President
Network Dynamics Associates & PTC
President
Network Dynamics Associates & PTC
"Where telecom technology gearheads meet business visionaries."