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CONFERENCE AGENDA
 “ Broadband a necessity for Socio Economic development & Growth ”


DAY ONE Thursday 28 May 2009

08:30 – 09:45 am Registration


10:00 – 11:30 am Official Opening Ceremony
   

Katia Tayar
Founder & President
Arabcom group
     

H. E. Eng Jebrane Bassile
Minister of Telecom
Republic of Lebanon


   


H.E. Dr Imad Al Sabouni
Minister of Communications & Technology
Syrian Arab Republic

     


H.E. Eng Bassem Al Rousan
Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Jordan

     


H.E. Farouq Abdel Kader Abdel Rahman
Minister of Telecom
Republic of Iraq

     
 

Additional Arab Ministers of Telecom speeches to be announced soon

 

Keynote Speakers
   

Dr Saad Al Barrak
MD & Deputy Chairman
Zain group


Biography               
     
Naguib Sawiris
Chairman & CEO
Orascom Telecom Holding

Biography               
     

Ali Al Ahmed
Group Chief Strategy Officer
Etisalat

Biography               
   
Osman Sultan
CEO
du


Biography               
   

Samer Salameh
Chairman & CEO
Alfa
   

Biography               

11:30 – 12:00 Tour of Exhibition
Networking Coffee Break
Sponsored by
 
12:00 – 13:30  Plenary Panel 1 
   

Moderator
: Bahjat El-Darwiche
Principal
Booz & Company

Biography                Presentation

“ Broadband a necessity for Socio Economic Development & Growth”

This thought-provoking panel brings together top global experts to discuss how connectivity--or lack of it--is a major determinant of poverty and economic success; provide case histories of successful applications of telecommunication technology that have provided major benefits to emerging populations, and show how companies can profit by addressing the technological challenges and barriers that have held back progress in the past.
Panelists


Samer Salameh
Chairman & CEO
Alfa


Biography

 


Ali Al Ahmed
Group Chief strategy Officer
Etisalat

Biography

 


Osman Sultan
CEO
du


Biography

   
         

Ghazi Atallah
Managing Director
NexGen group



Biography
 


Dino Bakakis
Managing Director Middle East
Redline Communications


Biography

 
Mickael Ghossein
CEO of Orange Jordan
Jordan Telecom Group


Biography

 

 

 

13:30 – 15:00 Networking Lunch & Exhibition Tour Sponserd by ARABCOM group

15:30 – 16:30 Plenary Panel 2
   

Moderator
: Jeremy Foster
Marketing Director
Ericsson

Biography              

Broadband Services Evolution: Opportunities and Challenges for Operators / Services Providers
This panel will discuss the opportunities emerging from the evolution of mass market services ,digital home, Digital office, Digital cities, digital life, managed services and the resulting major challenges for service providers ,convergence, interoperability and internetworking, added value and cost control.

 
Topic: Broadband as a platform for services in the home- Opportunities and
Challenges


The consumer has an increasing choice about which communications services to use. This presentation looks at the broadband as a platform for further services in the home including the competitive landscape and value web targeting the consumer user.
Key issues include:
- What value does the user derive from the digital home and life?
- Who wants a stake of your consumer subscriber
- Whats the experience of converged services to- date
- Internal aspects need addressing - which ones and why?
 

Speaker : Sherif Hamouda
Vice President  Communications, Media and Transportations
Oracle       


Biography                Presentation

Topic: Customer Centricity: How to Increase Customer Satisfaction and Reduce Operating Costs

 
Panelists


Ahmed Ossama
Managing Director
TE Data


Biography


Jihad Srage
Vice President
Business Development
Qualcomm


Biography


Andreas Hessler
Vice President Networks
Ericsson



Biography
Presentation


Sherif Hamouda
Vice President  Communications, Media and Transportations
Oracle


Biography
 

16:30 – 17:00
Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition Tour
Sponsored by

17:00 - 18:30 Session 1
 
Enabling Full Service Broadband Network Transformation
Building effective networks to address developing needs- Mobile & Fixed line Broadband - Wimax - LTE - Fiber Optics.
 
17:00 - 17:20 pm
Speaker
: Narain Doergaram Tewarie
Senior Solutions Consultant for Consulting & Systems Integrations, MEA
Nokia Siemens Networks

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Enriched customer communication - customer excellence a strategic imperative or wishful thinking?
   
17:20 - 17:40 pm
Speaker
: Dr. Marwan Jabri
Co - Founder & CTO
Dilithium Networks

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Video Traffic Optimization
   
17:40 - 18:00 pm
Speaker
: Andreas Hessler
Vice President Networks
Ericsson

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Society is Evolving Broadband
   
18:00 - 18:20 pm
Speaker
: Michael Rodgers
Product Marketing Strategist
Openwave Systems

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Mobile Data 2.0: Next Gen Services for Network Operators in Emerging Markets
   

8:30 pm ARABCOM group Gala Dinner per Invitation




DAY TWO Friday 29 May 2009

10:00 – 11:30 am  Plenary panel 3
 


Moderator
:  Rory Macmillan
Founding Partner
Macmillan Keck

Biography                Presentation


Broadband Investments Strategies

  • Policy Regulations and Legal frameworks to encourage investments in broadband
  • Mergers & Acquisitions opportunities in Broadband    
  • Mobile operators in the broadband space : Build vs acquire 
  • Building broadband networks for new real estate developments
 


Speaker :
Rory Macmillan
Founding Partner
Macmillan Keck

Biography                Presentation


Topic : NGN in the Arab World

The consumer has an increasing choice about which communications services to use. This presentation looks at the broadband as a platform for further services in the home including the competitive landscape and value web targeting the consumer user.
Key issues include:

  • What value does the user derive from the digital home and life?
  •  Who wants a stake of your consumer subscriber
  •  Whats the experience of converged services to- date
  •  Internal aspects need addressing - which ones and why?
 
Panelists

Dr. Kamal S. Shehadi
Chairman
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Lebanon


Biography

Dr. Khaled Ismail
Business Development Officer
Orascom Telecom Holding




Biography

Ahmad Abdallah
General Manager Operations MENA Region
MTN group



Biography
     

Mohsen Malaki
Managing Director
Malaki Consultants


Biography
 


Dr. Ali Amer
Senior Expert
Consultant
Saudi Telecom Company


Biography


 

( Additional Invited panelists to be confirmed STC   - Etisalat – Zain  - Emaar - Nakheel - Dubai world central

11:30 – 12:00
Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition Tour
Sponsored by

12:00 – 13:30 Plenary panel 4
 

Moderator
: Claude Achcar
Managing Director
Actel     

Biography                Presentation

Broadband content and web 2.0

The latest development in technologies and the convergence of broadcasting, telecommunications and informatics offer sizeable opportunities This panel will discuss: Convergence and content strategies of telcos and broadcasters. Will future business models enhance cooperation between Broadcasters and Telecom Operators .The role of Broadband in the development of media content delivery to users - Over the Top Applications : Skype - YouTube - Facebook – Google – myspace – Yahoo – Twitter etc…. Threat or Opportunity for Mobile Operators
 
Speaker : Claude Achcar
Managing Director
Actel

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Arab carriers: Survival through innovation

 
Panelists


Dr. Marwan Jabri
Co - Founder & CTO
Dilithium Networks


Biography
Presentation


Mike Moghaddas
VP Business Development
and Sales
Zangbezang

Biography


Dr. Hubert Weid
CEO
mobivention GmbH


Biography

( Additional Invited panelists to be confirmed ROTANA – SKYPE – YOUTUBE- Yahoo – Facebook)


13:30 – 15:00 Networking Lunch Sponsored by

15:00 – 17:00  Session 2
   

Moderator
: Emanuel Durou
Senior Engagement Manager
Value Partners

Biography                Presentation


Developing New Services & Business Models Session

The Revenue Opportunities Offered by Cutting Edge Technology - Infrastructure sharing - Revenue sharing  - Managed Services - Fixed Line new services -  MVNOs - VAS - VoIP - IPTV- Fix Mobile Convergence - Interconnection Convergence Billing  -Next generation services for network operators in emerging markets Mobile TV - Mobile Content
 
Speakers
15:00 - 15:20 pm
Speaker
: Emanuel Durou
Senior Engagement Manager
Value Partners

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Telecoms and media collaboration opportunities in the Arab world
   
15:20 - 15:40 pm
Speaker
:Juan Sanmartin
Business Development Manager
SIDSA

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Mobile TV business viability: Approach, Partners and Services.
   
15:40 - 16:00 pm
Speaker
: Dr. Ali Al-Assam
CEO
KnowledgeView Ltd

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Rich-media Mobile publishing with TV on mobile
 

16:00 - 16:20 pm
Joint Session (Wadih Cordahi & Roger Khater)

Wadih Cordahi
Business Development Manager
Mobision - E2M
Biography
Presentation

Roger Khater
Technical Director
Mobision - E2M
Biography
Presentation


Topic:
Mobile TV based on DVB-H technology .20 Satellite TV Channels on your mobile or other handhelds
   
16:20 - 16:40 pm
Speaker
: Engr. Fazal Hussain
CEO
Helios Towers


Biography                Presentation

Topic: Building Infrastructure For Convergence
   
16:40 - 17:00 pm
Speaker:
Dino Bakakis
Managing Director Middle East
Redline Communications

Biography                Presentation

Topic: Putting WiMAX in Motion!




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