CommNexus Programs
Committee
Andrew Seybold - President & CEO, Andrew Seybold Inc.Committee Chair
Andrew Seybold, President and CEO of Andrew Seybold, Inc., is one of the most respected and influential analysts in the wireless industry today. For more than twenty five years, he has served the industry and shaped initiatives for world leaders of the wireless industry, including Verizon, Nokia, AT&T, Motorola and Qualcomm. His firm has provided wireless consulting and education services for startups to Fortune 1000 companies such as Dow Chemical, Ford Motor Company and Microsoft. Mr. Seybold has consulted to some of the industry's most talented and successful entrepreneurs. He was a key consultant to a number of companies that introduced products and services that have had a significant impact on wireless including Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry, Hewlett-Packard's first handheld device, first two-way pager, Good Technologies' first products and AT&T's push-to-talk offering. He also introduced RadioMail to Dell for the first-ever notebook wireless email offering. He has served on the Motorola Research Visionary Board, IBM's Mobile Computing Advisory Board and a number of other advisory boards. Mr. Seybold is a Fellow in the Radio Club of America in recognition of his contributions to the wireless industry. He also co-founded and served as a board member of the Personal Computing and Communications Association (PCCA). Andrew Seybold's Outlook for Mobile Computing newsletter and his Andrew Seybold/Forbes Wireless Outlook newsletter were must-reads and today his Commentary is arguably the most widely read newsletter among executives of leading wireless network operators. He co-founded Andrew Seybold Wireless University in 1995, which has been attended by thousands of industry professionals and continues to be the only in-depth educational program of its kind in the wireless industry. As a trusted authority on wireless technology and business issues, Mr. Seybold has been featured in The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of Using Wireless Communications in Business and several other books.
Andy Abramson - CEO, Comunicano
Ryan Gorostiza - Director of Strategic Marketing and Industry Relations, Qualcomm, Inc.
Ryan Gorostiza is Director of Strategic Marketing and Industry Relations at Qualcomm. He is an active promoter of the company's technologies and solutions, partnering with various industry organizations to foster key technology trends and innovations. Ryan has been with Qualcomm for 12+ years, serving roles in market development, strategy, industry analyst relations and market intelligence.
Andy Abramson - CEO, Comunicano
Andy Abramson is co-host of KenRadio.com’s World Technology Round Up, Editor of Andy Abramson’s VoIPWatch, one of the blogosphere’s most read new technology blogs (http://andyabramson.blogs.com). Often quoted by reporters and analysts on the subjects of VoIP and Wireless in his real life Andy is CEO of Comunicano, Inc., an asymmetrical marketing communications agency based in Del Mar, CA. His company represents leading established and emerging 2.0 technology and consumer products companies based around the world.
Ryan Gorostiza - Director of Strategic Marketing and Industry Relations, Qualcomm, Inc.
Ryan Gorostiza is Director of Strategic Marketing and Industry Relations at Qualcomm. He is an active promoter of the company's technologies and solutions, partnering with various industry organizations to foster key technology trends and innovations. Ryan has been with Qualcomm for 12+ years, serving roles in market development, strategy, industry analyst relations and market intelligence.
