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Conference:
Day One
7 July 2010, 8.30am - 5:30pm
Day Two
8 July 2010, 8.30am - 5:30pm
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DAY ONE - Wednesday 07 July 2010 DAY ONE - Wednesday 07 July 2010
9am Chairman’s opening remarks
Mr Adrian Finighan, Anchor/Reporter, CNN
IDENTIFYING NEW REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEXT DECADE
9.10am Keynote address: Investment? Looking at partnerships versus independence
- Building the client base and optimising costs through partnerships/network sharing
- Selecting the right partner and asset consolidation
- Regional investment trends
- Recent M&A activities in the telecoms market and their impact on the local economies
Member of Advisory Board, Altimo
9.40am Keynote address: Achieving revenue growth and protecting against adverse economic conditions through diversification
- The extent of opportunity for European businesses in emerging markets
- Why European businesses are reluctant to operate within emerging markets. What perceived barriers to investment remain
- How these barriers can be overcome
- Further analysis from the Vanson Bourne research project
Head of Carrier Services Europe, Middle East and Africa, Cable&Wireless Worldwide
COST SAVING THROUGH NETWORK OUTSOURCING AND NETWORK SHARING11am Keynote address: Yesterday, NGN, Tomorrow: Telecommunications Service Providers
- Where we were before NGN?
- Where we are now with NGN?
- Where we are (probably) going with NGN
Managing Partner, Detecon
EXPLOITING IPTV TO DEVELOP NEW REVENUE STREAMS11.30am Panel Discussion: Ensuring rapid and significant subscriber uptake of your IPTV offering
- How can you optimise network topologies and bandwidth resources to deliver on quality
- Going back to the drawing board when it comes to scalability
- Implication of data security when you get it right and when you get it wrong
- How can you formulate a sound strategy based on the global competitive landscape?
Colin Pons, Strategy & Business Developer, KPN
Mr. Alfreds Asars, Director of ICT Strategic Development, Latvenergo Director of Networks, Tele2 Netherlands Executive Vice President, Elisa Group
2pm Keynote address: IPTV Ten Years On – What Have We Learned?
- IPTV – Global or local?
- What do users want?
- FTTX – A help or hindrance?
- The way Forward – Telco or Mediaco?
Market Solutions Director, Huawei Technologies
2.30pm Keynote address: The challenges and opportunities presented by handsets and devices
- Assessing the impact of the latest handsets on the global mobile telephony industry
- Understanding the impact of smartphones and applications on mobile networks
- Towards the next growth engine of the industry
Head of Technology Roadmapping, Nokia Siemens Networ
3pm Speed networking and afternoon coffee
PROFITING FROM CONVERGENCE4pm Keynote Address: The global telecoms industry in the next decade
- An overview of the current telecoms landscape
- Key lessons learnt during and after the global economic downturn
- The importance of putting together a flexible strategy to adapt to changes in consumer demand
- A vision for the future of the telecoms industry – what are the real challenges and opportunities?
Head of Economic and Statistical Analysis DG INFOSO, European Commission
4.30pm Panel session: Effectively adapting your business to make the most from convergence
- What’s on the agenda for media companies, carriers and end users?
- Looking beyond triple and quadruple play
- Interoperability challenges – taking a close look at your legacy systems and how it could slow you down
- Key developments to look out for in the new decade
Enrique Garcia-Ayesta, VP EMEA, XConnect
President Global Telecoms Market, BT Global Services Managing Partner, Detecon Group Director of Products, Digicel
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Conference:
Day One
7 July 2010, 8.30am - 5:30pm
Day Two
8 July 2010, 8.30am - 5:30pm
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