EDM06 Speakers Profiles

The AGCOM Techonology Service is charged with conducting studies and providing technical support and advice to AGCOM in the areas of (inter alia) Broadband Networks, Radio Access Networks, Digital Broadcasting (DTT, DAB), Frequency Planning and Management, Conditional Access Systems.

From February 2000 to September 2004, Mr. Lobianco worked as manager, within the Regulatory Department, of the Telecom Network, Infrastructure and Services Unit, where was charged with the preparation of regulatory decisions for interconnection and access (technical and economic conditions), numbering, directory assistance, regulatory accounting and Universal Services.

Vincenzo Lobianco is the AGCOM representative in the EC Communication Committee (COCOM).

Before joining AGCOM, in February 2000, Mr. Lobianco worked for the Italian Ministry of Communication and the European Commission (as detached expert in DGIII-Industry). He also served as national coordinator of ETSI activities and member of ETSI Board (from 1999 to 2002).  He holds a Master Degree in Electronic Engineering from the Rome University and a Post-Lauream Certificate in Informatic Science from the Istituto Superiore P.T., Rome.
 

Masoud Loghmani is the CTO of BTSLogic Corp. and its parent company LogicTree, Corp. He sets the technical vision for BTS-DA, BTSLogic's Multi-Modal Information Search and Delivery System. He also is working on the next generation of integrated Natural Interaction solutions for DA, Enhanced DA, and other contact center applications with massive vocabulary or complex content for BTSLogic and LogicTree.

Prior to BTSLogic/LogicTree, Masoud was the Chief Software Architect at Digital Technics Inc. where he designed the software for an Open Switching platform used in Wire-line and Wireless communication. Masoud holds multiple patents in telecommunications and ASR related technologies, and holds a B.S. degree in Physics from UMCP.
 

J.A. (Jack) McMaster assumed the role of President and CEO of LSSi in August of 2004. Mr. McMaster has extensive experience in the telecom industry. From 1999 to 2002 Mr. McMaster was CEO of KPN Qwest, a Netherlands based joint venture formed by KPN and Qwest to build a pan European fiber optic based network. KPN and Qwest dissolved their joint venture in 2002.

Mr. McMaster also had a twenty year career at AT&T, holding several significant positions. During his career at AT&T, he led several important initiatives including the introduction of the AT&T World Connect Service in the United Kingdom, the introduction of 1-800-Call-AT&T automated calling platform for calling card and operator based services, and the AT&T One Rate Calling Plan, the largest and most successful calling plan ever launched in the U.S.

Mr. McMaster currently serves on LSSi’s Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors at the Manhattan College School of Business.

Mr. McMaster holds a BS from Manhattan College, a MA from New York University in International Politics, a MBA from the Stern School at New York University, and a PMD from the Harvard Business School. He shares four U.S. patents for telephony automation and speech recognition innovations achieved in the Calling Card and Operator Services platforms at AT&T.