Telecoms World Middle East 2008

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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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Eng Mohammed Al Ageel,

General Manager Wholesale Marketing,

STC

Mr Faisal Al Bannai,

Chief Executive Officer,

Axiom Telecom

Mr Khalifa Al Shamsi,

Vice President Marketing - Consumer and SMB,

Etisalat

Dr Ahmed Al Sindi,

Chief Executive Officer,

Atheeb Telecom

Mr Abdul Hameed Al Sunaid,

Chief Executive Officer,

Dr Hessa Al-Jaber,

Secretary General,

ictQatar

Mr Rashid Al-Snan,

Chief Executive Officer,

Etisalcom

HE Sheikh Fahad Bin Jassim Al-Thani,

Chief Operating Officer,

Qtel

Mr Ali Amiri,

Executive Vice President - Carrier and Wholesale,

Etisalat

Dr Joseph Attard,

Technical Director,

Emirates International Telecommunications

Mr Nasser Bin Obood,

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer,

Etisalat

Mr Clement Charron,

Vice President - Wholesale,

Jordan Telecom

Mr David J Clarke,

Group Chief Financial Officer,

Batelco

Mr Ross Cormack,

Chief Executive Officer,

Nawras

Mr Maan El-Amine,

Chief Executive Officer,

M-Link Teleport

Mr Patrick George,

Vice President - Product Marketing,

Belgacom ICS

Mr Richard Green,

Chief Executive Officer,

Kalaam Telecom

Mr Andrew Grenville,

Executive Vice President - International and Wholesale,

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.

Mr Tahir Hameed,

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.

Mr Andrew Hanna,

General Manager - Enterprise and Government Division,

Batelco

Mr Enda Hardiman,

Managing Partner,

Hardiman Telecommunications Ltd

Mr Reinhard Haupt,

Director of Sales,

CM4all - Content Management AG

Mr Alan Horne,

General Director,

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Bahrain

Mr Mahesh Jaishankar,

Vice President - Business Development & Marketing and International & Wholesale,

Mr Hakam Kanafani,

Chief Business Development Officer,

Oger Telecom

Mr Ahmed Nassef,

Managing Director,

Maktoob Com

Mr Mark Nixon,

Chief Executive Officer,

Nuetel

Mr Deepak Padmanabhan,

Chief Executive Officer,

Emirates International Telecommunications

Ms Claire Paponneau,

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).

Mr Samir Mohammed Reyad,

ISP Service Manager,

Zain Bahrain

Mr Mohammed Sheikh,

Head of Strategy,

Zain Africa

Mr Niklas Sonkin,

Chief Strategy Officer,

Wataniya

Mr Osman Sultan,

Chief Executive Officer,

Mr Roy Sutton,

Chief Executive Officer,

Mena Telecom

Mr Mikkel Vinter,

Chief Executive Officer,

FRiENDi Mobile

Mr Philippe Vogeleer,

Chief Strategy Officer,

Jordan Telecom

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