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Conference Day 1: Monday 2 November 2009
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8am | Registration and refreshments
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9am | Chairman’s opening remarks
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| DEFINING THE FUTURE OF THE REGION’S CARRIERS |
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9.10am | Keynote address: what services are driving demand for capacity in the CEE region?
- Assessing the impact of the current economic climate on CEE wholesale carriers
- Balancing a fall in voice revenues with the development of new IP services
- Evaluating the future of the CEE wholesale markets: platforms for success for 2010 and beyond
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9.50am | Keynote address: Transforming our business to seize the opportunities of the new IP-world
- Leaping into the future of interworking across all networks, technologies and services
- Using R&D investments, infrastructure deployment, technologies and services as the foundations for industry-leading wholesale solutions
- Making the retail services of tomorrow come true
- Turning technological developments into new revenue streams
- Reshaping the business beyond the deployment of technology and infrastructure
- Defining the challenges of the IP transition and developing an industry-wide collaboration strategy to meet them
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10.30am | Questions and answers with the speakers
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10.45am | Morning refreshments and networking
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| MOBILE / CARRIER PARTNERSHIPS |
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11.15am | What applications and services are driving increased demand for mobile data?
- Capitalising on increased demand and new business opportunities for mobile services and data
- Examining the importance of co-operations between carriers and mobile operators – how do you maximise the business opportunity?
- Identifying the importance of differing services and applications driving demand in CEE
- Iphone
- Email
- Mobile broadband
- Mobile gaming
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| IDENTIFYING THE OPPORTUNITIES TO MANAGE AND GROW YOUR VOICE BUSINESS |
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12.20pm | NGN/FTTH networks - investing in open access as a means for successful alternative business models
- Understanding the components of a successful open access NGN platform
- Proven cases in various European markets
- Evaluating the pros and cons of alternative/complementing technologies to overcome technical barriers and generate additional barriers
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12.45pm | Networking lunch
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1.45pm | Panel discussion: how can carriers maintain and grow their existing voice business
- Analysing the different strategies for expansion – what has worked?
- Understanding the impact of increased competition in the market place
- Outlining the importance of building attractive voice and data pricing models as a way of growing your existing voice business
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| | Mr Harm Aben, Chief of Carrier Relations and Transformation Officer, Romtelecm
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2.20pm | Connecting via Fiber Eurasia to Europe over Turkey
- Fiber capacity between Turkey and Europe
- Fiber capacity between Europe, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan
- IRUs for the fiber between Europe and Turkey
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3pm | SPEED NETWORKING
 Speed Networking is a formal part of conference proceedings where all conference delegates meet each other for a short space of time and exchange business cards. They then proceed to form meaningful conference and business relationships. Speed Networking is a unique feature of a Terrapinn event and guarantees heightened networking for all participants.
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3.20pm | Afternoon refreshments and networking
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| REGIONAL UPDATE: CAPITALISING ON NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BALKANS AND BALTICS |
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4pm | Panel discussion: challenges and opportunities in a liberalised Balkan marketplace
- An analysis of current market conditions and the future of the key players in the Balkan market
- Identifying the correct business model to maximise your role in the wholesale value chain
- Understanding current capacity demand, pricing strategy and future investment in infrastructure
- Successful strategies to capitalise on new market opportunities
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5pm | Chairman’s closing remarks followed by networking drinks reception
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Conference Day 2: Tuesday 3 November 2009
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9.30am | Chairman’s opening remarks |
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| APPLYING NEW BUSINESS MODELS TO CAPITALISE ON NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CEE WHOLESALE MARKET |
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9.40am | Successfully position your business to generate new revenue streams, to maximise your organisations potential in 2010 and beyond
- Identifying successful wholesale strategies (incl. the Third Party business) to meet the needs of customers
- Mobile Marketing Solutions as traditional and innovative applications
- Case study: Mobile Code driven campaigns
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10.20am | Panel discussion: Uncovering regional and international connectivity – where should future investment be focused to increase capacity
- Evaluating current connectivity and future opportunities; what does the future hold?
- Business models for the next 10 years – understanding the strategic approach for network/capacity planning
- Update on cable networks in the region – how can fibre to the home be delivered effectively?
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| | Mr Mehmet Toros, Senior Vice President, International & Wholesale, Türk Telekomünikasyon
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11am | Morning refreshments and networking
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| INVESTING IN NGN |
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11.45am | Maximising your return on investment in NGN
- Should CEE operators defer their investment plans for NGN - keep investments to a minimum while offering the services customers are asking for?
- Adapting plans to the economic conditions to ensure success
- Choosing suppliers that will be their strategic partners and will assist their growth during the predicted upturn
- How do you measure ROI over time to ensure set targets are met?
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12.20pm | Maintaining efficient quality of service when transferring to NGN
- Migration techniques serving customers more efficiently, cost effectively and faster through effective transition
- How do you successfully manage efficiency on TDM while moving over to all IP
- Cost vs. Benefits: when is the optimal time to switch in light of tighter capital markets
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12.55pm | Examining the challenges and opportunities for telecom operators to enable effective content delivery
- Exploring the solutions to allow successful delivery of “fibre to the home”
- What will be the future demand for media rich content: how can telecom providers meet this demand?
- Assessing the relationship between content owners and carriers; how should the relationship work and what strategies need to be applied to meet increased demand for content?
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1.30pm | Networking lunch
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2.30pm | Overhauling networks and keeping with pace demand: the search for new technologies to meet customer demand
- Evaluating the applications of new technologies to enable end to end service delivery to optimise local and regional connectivity
- Comparing the adoption and growth rates of Ethernet, Wimax and alternative technologies
- Which new technologies can provide the capacity, reach, interoperability and competiveness to enable new wholesale services
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| APPLYING NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO INCREASE CONNECTIVITY, RELIABILITY AND CAPACITY IN THE CEE REGION |
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3.15pm | Case study: Latvenergo challenges and opportunities for a leading regional carrier
- Overview of the Latvia market situation, measuring current capacity demand, pricing strategy and investment in infrastructure
- Understanding where Latvenergo is heading and what challenges need to be overcome
- Examining the investment potential in Latvia and new opportunities for international providers
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4pm | Chairman’s closing remarks end of day two
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