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Conference:
Day 1
18 November 8:20-17:30
Day 2
19 November 8:20-17:30
In-depth briefing days:
WiMAX MENA 2008
17 November 8:30-16:00
Submarine Networks Middle East 2008:
20 November 8:45-16:10
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Meet our speakers
General Manager Wholesale Marketing,
STC
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Chief Executive Officer,
Axiom Telecom
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His Excellency Mr Mohamed Al Ghanim, Board Member & Director General,
TRA UAE
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Vice President Marketing - Consumer and SMB,
Etisalat
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Chief Executive Officer,
Atheeb Telecom
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Mr Abdul Hameed Al Sunaid, Chief Executive Officer,
i2
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Secretary General,
IctQatar
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Chief Executive Officer,
Etisalcom
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General Manager, Middle East & Africa Region, TM Global,
Telekom Malaysia
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Executive Vice President - Carrier and Wholesale,
Etisalat
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Technical Director,
Emirates International Telecommunications
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Chief Corporate Affairs Officer,
Etisalat
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Group Chief Financial Officer,
Batelco
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Chief Executive Officer,
Nawras
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Senior Manager, Telecom Industry,
Neoris
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Executive Director, Technology, Communications and Entertainment,
Ernst & Young
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Vice President Wholesale Business Unit,
STC
ENGR. SA’AD AHMED DEMYATI was appointed to his current role as V. P. Wholesale BU, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) in 2005. He brings to the Wholesale BU a wealth of more than 25 years of professional work experience in the areas of Telecommunications planning, management and development.
Prior to undertaking his current role, he was the Vice President of International Telecom Sector, which he headed from August 2001 to 2005 and whereupon implemented the build-up of a new International Sector Structure. He played an active role in introducing all core and value-added services for International Sector including new International Gateways, IP Nodes, carriers and routes. Under his management, International lines grew to more than 100K circuits.
At the time when STC was incorporated in May 1998, Engr. Sa’ad Ahmed Demyati was appointed as General Manager, International Telecom. In 1992 he was the General Manager, Engineering MoPTT. In 1985 he was the Manager (Satellite Division) MoPTT. In 1983 he was the District Assistant Manager for Customer Services – Taif and in 1979 he worked as a Supervisor (Electrical Engineering) Taif Telecom District.
Engr. Sa’ad Ahmed Demyati earned a Masters Electrical Engineering Degree in 1993 and Bachelor’s Electrical Engineering Degree in 1978. To keep pace with current trends and developments in this fast changing world of technology and advancements he has successfully attended, and continues to attend, specialized training programs which included, Financial Seminars for Senior Managers - London UK and Belgium, Telecommunication Regulatory Masters Class TRMC Bath UK, Telecommunication Strategy & Marketing Programme INSEAD France, Strategic Decision Making & Critical Thinking USA, Leading Programme UK and others.
Engr. Sa’ad Ahmed Demyati is also a Board Member of Arabsat Board, Member of Intelsat Board, Member of Board/Council for Inmarsat and Chairman for one year, Chairman for TGM (Traffic Global Meeting) for Inmarsat, and contribute in many ITU Committees.
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Vice President, International Wholesale and Regulatory Affairs,
Telecom Egypt
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Vice President - Product Marketing,
Belgacom ICS
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Executive Vice President - International and Wholesale,
Du
As Executive Vice President for du International & Wholesale, Andrew Grenville is responsible for developing the international carrier services business including wholesale long distance, international roaming, infrastructure and Internet products.
Andrew began his career at du by successfully setting up the Enterprise Division in his capacity as Executive Vice President, where he managed the overall commercial operations serving business customers.
Andrew has been at the forefront of the telecommunications industry for over 20 years. Prior to joining du, he was Vice President - International & Wholesale for StarHub, Singapore, responsible for managing and developing international voice and data networks, having also lead the Product Management and Marketing teams.
Earlier, Andrew was CEO of a company involved in submarine cable backhaul and facilities, and Alliance Director for StarHub (British Telecom’s Singapore venture). Andrew’s career with BT spanned nearly 10 years holding various senior appointments in Logistics, Procurement, Sales and Marketing. Prior to that he worked for GPT and Racal Datacoms in technical and sales roles. Andrew holds an Honours degree in Electrical Engineering from Sheffield University, UK.
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Director Strategy and Development,
Mobilink
Tahir Hameed, is director of strategry at Mobilink a subsidiary of Orascom Telecom, with a customer base of over 30 million . Mobilink places high importance to its coverage, which coverage in over 8000+ cities and towns in Pakistan as well as over 120 countries on international roaming service.
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General Manager - Enterprise and Government Division,
Batelco
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Managing Partner,
Hardiman Telecommunications Ltd
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Director of Sales,
CM4all - Content Management AG
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General Director,
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Bahrain
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Vice President - Business Development & Marketing and International & Wholesale,
Du
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President,
Convergys International
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Chief Business Development Officer,
Oger Telecom
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Karim Khoja has served in senior management positions in national and multi-national telecommunications companies for over fifteen years. He has extensive experience in nurturing start-up businesses from infancy through development, and has led several GSM start-up companies into becoming major market players as President and CEO, including being the founding CEO of Mobilink (Pakistan), Director of Marketing, Strategy and Sales for ERA GSM, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board for CROATIAN Telecommunication HT, as well as founding CEO of T MOBILE. Croatia.
Mr. Khoja has also been on the Board Directors and in senior positions focusing on sales, marketing and strategy for companies such as, Exi Wireless Inc, Spectonics Microsystems Ltd., and RAM Mobile Data Ltd.
Mr. Khoja’s involvement in the telecommunications sector in Afghanistan began in May 2002 as a volunteer consultant to the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development in an initiative to install the nationwide private communications infrastructure. In January 2003, Mr. Khoja was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd, t/a Roshan. Under his leadership, Roshan has grown to be Afghanistan’s largest mobile provider and today is the largest company in Afghanistan with over 2.3 million subscribers. Mr. Khoja is also Chairman of the Board of the Afghan Investment Climate Facility AICF and an advisor to the GSMA Development Fund.
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Managing Director,
Maktoob Com
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Chief Executive Officer,
Renna
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Carrier Relations and Wholesale Manager,
Borusan Telekom
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EVP International Wholesale Solution,
Orange
Claire Paponneau is Executive Vice-President of International Wholesale Solutions of the France Telecom Group in which the key brand is Orange. The France Telecom Group provides innovative services to more than 1000 mobile operators, international carriers, ISPs and content providers. Before taking up her current position in 2002, Claire was Executive Vice-President of International Networks.
Claire joined the France Telecom Group in 1984 and has been involved in the management of networks, services and video planning as well as finance, planning and information systems. She was also responsible for setting up a unified organization of multicultural teams in 2000 following the France Telecom acquisition of Global One (later to become Orange Business Services, the world leader in the corporate services market).
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ISP Service Manager,
Zain Bahrain
Currently heading the newly launched ISP division of ZAIN Bahrain (formerly MTC-Vodafone) by Bringing over 12 years of international telecom experience Mr. Samir has led ZAIN, Bahrain Fixed Wireless project as a PMO just right after ZAIN was awarded the fixed wireless license back in January, 2007 and were able to launch the world’s first nationwide fixed wireless ISP providing dual play service (voice and data) by September, 2007
Mr. Reyad has built extensive experience in the telecom environment including IP Core networks, ISP infrastructure designs, Backhauling, VoIP infrastructure and security policies,
Earlier he manages several projects for other internationally recognized organizations, like Net2Phone INC, New Jersey, USA. and the United Nations UNICEF house, New York, USA.
Samir has studied computer engineering and data communication with Chubb Institute of Technology in USA. And currently finishing his MBA in E-business and Technology from Columbia Southern University, Alabama, USA.
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Chairman & CEO,
TRA Lebanon
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Chief Strategy Officer,
Wataniya
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Global Head, Business Continuity, Security and Governance ,
BT Global Services
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Chief Executive Officer,
Du
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Vice President, Commercial,
Mobinil
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Director - Partner,
Arthur D. Little
Main focus of consulting work
Extensive consulting and operational/management experience in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and South East Asia in the areas of strategy development and implementation, restructuring, sales effectiveness, business process management and CRM in telecoms sector
Professional Background
Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, his consulting career has focused on helping firms develop and implement profitable growth strategies in the convergence of communications, information, and entertainment services. Worked for 8 years with leading European and Asian Telecom operators
Zoran is the author of numerous articles on the telecom industry, CRM and PMO topics, and a frequent speaker at conferences in the US, Middle East and Asia
Education:
MBA from the Marshall School of Business – Strategy & Operations -University of Southern California
Bachelors degree in Information Systems for Business
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Chief Executive Officer,
FRiENDi Mobile
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Chief Strategy Officer/General Secretary,
Orange Jordan
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