Mr Frank Dorrian | President (Asia Pac)
RFID International Business Association

	Frank Dorrian is the President, Asia Pacific, of the RFID International Business Association, a not for profit, vendor neutral, end user education organization. He speaks regularly at major conferences on the different aspects of RFID and teaches RFID masterclasses. Prior to joining the association, Frank who has approximately thirty years experience in the IT and Telecoms industries, held a series of senior executive positions with US multinational organisations such as Unisys, Tandem Computers and Avid Technology. Positions held include VP & Managing Director Asia Pacific; Executive Vice Chairman of Twinsoft Asia, a JV between Tandem and SCS; and VP & GM Tata Unisys JV in India. He has worked internationaly in Europe, USA, and Asia Pacific but extensively in Asia, where he spent twenty years working out of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mumbai. Frank is now based out of Australia where he was part of team taking IBAHealth through an IPO, and worked on one of the largest outsourcing contracts in Australia at Optus ($250million) Frank now consults; working on RFID e learning programs, helping start up companies, and working for local government in developing “smart city” programs.	Share this

Appearances at this years' conference:

Post-Conference Masterclass

@ 09.00

Unleashing your Business Potential with RFID, NFC and other Emerging Technologies

OVERVIEW
RFID is no longer an emerging technology: it has passed the tipping point and is here to stay. From proof-of-concept to pilot programs to full scale enterprise deployment, the world’s leading companies are now depending on RFID solutions. Although over 100 different applications areas have been identified, five key growth areas for RFID use have emerged.
• Asset Management;
• Inventory Management;
• Authenticity Management;
• Identity Management; and
• Process Management.

For each of these, measurement for Return-on- Investment (ROI) will be demonstrated in an interactive hands-on session incorporating technical usage and how your organisation can capitalise on RFID and other technologies. Bring home with you actionable insights to power the growth of your business.

THE BIG IDEA
RFID is not a one-size-fits-all solution: companies need to develop a business case and a strategy which assesses the impact of tagging requirements; the operational benefits, opportunities, and a sustainable ROI.

Key Learning Points
• How the convergence of various communication technologies: NFC, Sensors, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and 2G (cost effectiveness vs. 3G/4G) Wimax impact businesses
• Leveraging on the shift towards NFC & RFID enabled Smart phones and tablets and how it will impact credit card, loyalty cards, parking pass, ID cards, etc
• Using technology for sustainability and a greener environment. The two greatest carbon polluters are cities and transportation. Learn how RFID is playing a critical role in minimising the carbon footprint.

The course takes the attendee through a series of modules designed to build technical competency and business awareness in preparation for starting or advancing their RFID initiative.

AM SESSION
We will begin with a brief look at the business needs, challenges and solutions that are driving the rapid adoption of RFID technology and the emerging business models. The class then immerses attendees in the scientific principles, latest RFID concepts, and system components for an end-to-end view of an RFID enabled system.
This complete perspective is further refined through class topics focused on the next wave of auto identification design concepts and solution components including near field communications (NFC), active tagging, sensors, wireless networks, real time location systems and the emerging technologies.

Topics:
• RFID technology overview & update
• RFID/communication convergence & unified communications with RFID
• Wireless convergence between GSM, RFID, GPS
• Mobile commerce and Cloud services
• Business update: Business justification for RFID requires creative and expanded approaches to traditional ROI analysis. Getting the RFID business case approved means delivering a very structured RFID business case analysis
• Best Practices: Strong lessons have been learned in RFID implementations. How do we achieve 100% read rate, how do we ensure RFID projects are delivered within budget and on time.
• Case Studies /ROI & business case analysis/implementing RFID/ demonstrations

PM SESSION
Building on the attendees updated technical and business know how, we will now focus on a variety of new capabilities and good practices that are valuable for planning and deploying the next generation of RFID enabled applications.

Topics:
• Challenges and benefits of the five key application areas: asset management; inventory management; authenticity management; identity management, process management.
• update on the three paradigm shifts
o converging communication technologies, M2M, and the internet of things
o new wave of RFID and NFC enabled smart phone and tablet applications
o RFID for a greener environment

› Mr Frank Dorrian, President (Asia Pac), RFID International Business Association

Conference Day Two (Thursday 26 April 2012)

@ 11.50

Key global and regional RFID trens and their implications for Asia Pacific

Why Asia will be world’s leader in RFID technology and solutions
Did the National RFID initiatives pay off: Bridging R&D into developments and applications
The convergence: Internet of Things, NFC, M2M, and social media

› Mr Frank Dorrian, President (Asia Pac), RFID International Business Association

@ 15.40

Panel: Has RFID truly arrived? Capitalising on opportunities of emerging technologies with RFID to Power the growth of businesses

How the RFID technology has evolved over the years
Is RFID the key in driving operational efficiency? Can this be enhanced by all the other emerging technologies?
Leveraging on the next wave of new RFID innovations