Derek Kerton, Principal Analyst of The Kerton Group and Chairman of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley, is an internationally recognized wireless industry expert having worked in wireless technology, content, and applications since 1996.
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As a consultant: Mr. Kerton's expertise in relating communications technology to real business strategy is recognized by large and small companies around the world. He has worked with multinational wireless carriers, wireless LAN companies, software companies, startups, media brands, developers, mobile device manufacturers, and some of the top 100 websites. Mr. Kerton is the Chairman of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley, and sits on Advisory Boards for envIO, Aegis Mobility, RCR Wireless, and others. A regular writer for RCR Wireless and Techdirt, Mr. Kerton has been offering industry insights to the public since 2001. Building on his previous employment at Ameritech, Sun Microsystem's Javasoft Division, Disney, and the Infoseek portal, his experience has proven useful to his expansive list of clients including: Sony, SK Telecom, Ebay, IP Wireless, NextG Networks, NTT DoCoMo, British Telecom, Telefonica, and Broadcom, among others. With extensive experience with cellular, WLAN, content, apps, converged devices, LBS, mobile video, and many more current issues, Derek is equipped to interpret any developments within the telecommunications industry.
As a speaker and moderator: Mr. Kerton is and animated as he is informative; engaging audiences and keeping them attentive, involved and inspired. Mr. Kerton's ability to take a topic of interest and turn it into an entertaining discussion, where the audience is involved, and takes away a slew of valuable insight is unparalleled. With an amazing ability to spur participation and integrate questions from industry executives, Mr. Kerton is a highly demanded moderator who raises the level of every event in which he participates. Mr. Kerton works with large and small audiences, private sessions, Wall Streeters and television journalists who like an easy to understand, clear speaking style with no shortage of new and interesting information- and a minimum of wasted words. He has presented at many telecom industry events in Europe, North and South Americas, and Asia including: CTIA in '06, '07, '08, '09, TelExpo Brazil, Navteq Connections, IPTV World Congress, VON, and at the Mobile Internet Latin America Summit.
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