Intel® Network Builders Summit at The Big 5G Event

Alex Quach

Alexander (Alex) D. Quach is a vice president of the Data Platforms Group and general manager of the Wireline and Core Network Division (WCND) within the Network Platforms Group at Intel Corporation. As part of the Intel Data Platforms Group, he is responsible for driving Intel’s business across service provider wireline access networks (broadband, cable) as well as the wireless core networks. WCND is specifically focused on the industry transition to virtualized and cloud native solutions along with the 5G next generation core to edge network.

Quach was a marketing manager for test and measurement products at Tektronix Inc. before joining Intel® in 1997 as a product marketing engineer for desktop products. He was responsible for promoting the growth of Intel's wireless connectivity business in multiple market segments, including machine-to-machine communication, the automotive sector, low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking and client connectivity. Prior to that, Quach led Intel's wireless connectivity solutions business within the Client Computing Group, where he focused on mobile client platforms based on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wireless gigabit (WiGig) and cellular technologies. Earlier in his Intel career, as director of wireless marketing for the company's mobile wireless business unit, he led marketing for Intel's WiMAX product portfolio. Quach also spent several years as a customer marketing manager in the service provider group.

Quach has dual bachelor’s degrees in physics and psychology and an MBA from the University of Washington

Vice President and General Manager, Wireline and Core, Network Division, Intel

Anders Askerup

Anders Askerup is a Distinguished Technologist in Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's Communication and Media Solution business.

Anders is currently assigned as a principal architect to the HPE 5G Core project, which is responsible for defining and building a service based architecture with AUSF, UDM, UDSF and UDR 5G Network Functions.

Anders is HPE’s delegate to the 3rd Generation Partnership Project and attend core network and system architecture working groups.

Anders is also currently chairing an ad-hoc group of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) responsible for ATSC3.0 and 5G Harmonization.

Anders is an SBI, MAP and DIAMETER protocol expert and has written numerous contributions to the 3GPP stage 2 and stage 3 protocol and interface specifications involving the 5G Core Network Functions, HLR, HSS, AAA and other network elements.

Distinguished Technologist, Communications and Technology Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

John Baker

SVP, Ecosystem Business Development, Mavenir

Mark Burgbacher

Mark Burgbacher is the Vice President and Industry Principal for TMT & RPCG for HCL CloudSMART.

Mark drives industry solutions and consulting services related to continuous cloud modernization in a Cloud 3.0 environment. His primary focus is on the Telco, Media, Technology (TMT) / Retail and CPG (RCPG) customer segments with the HCL CloudSMART program offerings of Adaptive Cloud Consulting, Application Modernization, SAP on Cloud, Data on Cloud, 5G/Edge Cloud and Adaptive Cloud Services.

Mark is strategic thinker with in-depth technology expertise in 5G/Edge, Cloud, and As a Service, technologies. He is passionate about technology and has successfully developed next-generation technology growth programs within systems integrator and service provider environments.

VP - Industry Principal - Telco, Media, Technology (TMT) / Retail and CPG (RCPG), HCL