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Detailed Schedule
Under the
Royal Patronage of
HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan
Arab Advisors Group 7th Annual Media and
Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2010
Enabling and accelerating the Arab World's
technological and business innovation
Monday and Tuesday June 7th and 8th 2010
Four Seasons Hotel
Amman – Jordan
Day I – Monday June 7, 2010
Morning sessions Chairman: Mr. Jawad
Abbassi, Founder & General Manager,
Arab Advisors Group |
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(Schedule as of June 6th at 9 PM) |
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7:00 – 8:15 AM
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Registration |
| 8:20 AM |
Welcome speech – Arab Advisors Group |
| 8:25 AM |
Address by Jordan's Minister of
ICT, H.E. Mr. Marwan Juma |
| 8:35 AM |
Official opening and address by
HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan |
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9:00 AM |
Exhibition
Tour, networking and coffee break |
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9:30 AM |
Main sponsor address:
Next generation revenue – real time
is the key
Mr. Mathias Liebe, Director
Marketing EMEA, Orga Systems |
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10:00 AM |
The telecom and media operators
panel
- Perspectives on 2009 and
mid 2010: Operating in the midst
of a global credit crunch and
economic slowdown.
- The road ahead: A focus
on organic growth or more
mergers and acquisitions?
- Strategies for
convergence
- Possible consolidation
with adjacent segments: Media
into broadband, telcos into
media
- Innovative business and
revenue models
Moderator: Mr. Hakam
Kanafani, Chief Business Development
and Synergy Officer, Oger Telecom,
Panelists:
- Mr. Samir M. Abdulhadi,
President & CEO, Orbit Group
- Dr. Saad Al-Barrak, Managing
Director and CEO, Zain Saudi
Arabia
- Mr. Sam Barnett, Chief
Operating Officer and General
Manager, MBC Group.
- Mr. Ghassan Hasbani, CEO -
International, Saudi Telecom
- Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos,
CEO, Batelco Group
- Mr. Mohammad Omran,
Chairman, Etisalat
- Mr. Alex Shalaby, Chairman,
Mobinil
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| 11:30 PM |
Coffee Break and networking |
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11:45 AM
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Next Steps for Mobile
Broadband Access: The Embedded
Era
Mr. Jihad Srage, Vice
President, Business Development
– Middle East, North Africa and
Central Asia, Qualcomm |
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12:15 PM |
The Convergence
strategies panel
- Planning the right infrastructure for
convergence-based models.
- Dynamics of cooperation / competition amongst
industry players (Telcos, media companies, vendors, online
platforms)
Moderator: Mr. Jeremy Foster, Marketing Director,
Ericsson
Speakers:
- Dr. Diar Ahmed, CEO, Asiacell
- Mr. Emad Elmasry Director, Corporate Strategy, ArabSat
- Mr. Hosam El Sokkari, Head of Audience, Yahoo! Middle
East
- Mr. Steven Hall, CEO, CNBC Arabiya
- Mr. Ihab Hinnawi, CEO, Umniah
- Mrs. Nayla Khawam, CEO, Jordan Telecom Group – Orange
Jordan
- Mr. Alper Turken, Director of Sales, Middle East &
Turkey, Motorola Home
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| 1:30 PM |
Convergence in the world of
VAS
Mr. Qusai Qaryouti, Business
Development Director, Eskadenia
Software
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2:00 PM |
New Trends in Mobile
Applications and Content
Importance (M-Commerce, Gaming
and Entertainment)
Dr. Abdulmalik Al – Jaber,
CEO, Zain Jordan
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| 2:30 PM |
Lunch Break |
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Afternoon sessions Chairman: Dr.
Nasser Jabari, Assistant Professor,
NYIT |
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3:30 PM |
The Road to Convergence in Iraq
Dr. Diar Ahmed, CEO, Asiacell
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4:00 PM |
Itisaluna-Iraq |
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4:30 PM |
Media Companies in the Era of
the Digital Revolution
Mr. Yousef H Mugharbil,
President of Rotana Digital
Entertainment |
| 5:00 PM |
Coffee Break and networking |
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5:15 PM |
Generating value through
convergence
Mr. Jawad Shaikh, Managing
Director, Capgemini Consulting
Middle East |
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5:45 PM |
How new satellite
technologies are transforming
the consumer broadband and
mobile market
Mr. Serge Van Herck, CEO,
Newtec |
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6:15 PM |
End of Day One |
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Day II Tuesday June 8, 2010 |
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Morning sessions Chairman: Mr. Imad
Ayoub, CEO, Cyberia Group |
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8:45 AM |
The Optimal Number of Mobile
Operators in Any Country
Mr. Khaled Hudhud, Director
of Government Relations and
Regulatory Affairs, Umniah |
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9:15 AM |
Leveraging 3G services in
Jordan and the region
Mrs. Wassila Zitoune, VP
Orange Jordan, Fixed and
internet Business Unit |
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10:00 AM |
Spectrum Development and
Spectrum Harmonization an
Economical Growth Driver
Mr. Hans Ovesen, Vice
President, Industry Relations
and Marketing, Ericsson AB,
Sweden |
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10:30 AM |
Coffee Break and networking
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10:45 AM |
Presentation - Mr. Osman Sultan,
CEO, DU
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11:15 AM |
The Regulatory Panel:
Regulation in an era of
convergence
- Regulation in a post
monopoly era
- Current challenges
for regulators
- Future roadmap for
Arab telecom and media
markets
- Laissez-faire or more
regulation? What is the best
approach
Moderator: Mr. Jeremy
Foster, Marketing Director,
Ericsson
- Dr. Mash’hour Abu Dakka,
Minister of
Telecommunications & IT in
Palestine
- Mr. Louay Abou Chanab,
Senior Associate, Booz &
Company
- Mrs. Khédija Hamouda
Ghariani, Secretary-General,
Arab Information and
Communication Technologies
Organization
- Dr. Ahmad Hiasat,
telecom expert / consultant
- Mr. Alan Horne, mortal
Independent Regulatory
Expert
- Dr. Ibrahim Kadi, Senior
Advisor, Communications & IT
Commission (CITC) – Saudi
Arabia
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12:30 PM |
Presentation by Mr. Steve
McCaffery, Vice President
and General Manager - EMEA
Home Business, Motorola
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1:00 PM |
Evolution of a Pay TV
Platform in the Middle East
Presentation by Mr. Samir M.
Abdulhadi, President & CEO,
Orbit Group |
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1:30 PM |
Building the Next Generation
Broadband
Mr. Tony Huang, Director,
CTO Office, MENA Region, Huawei
Technologies |
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2:00 PM |
Lunch Break |
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Afternoon sessions Chairman: Mr.
Jawad Abbassi, Founder & General
Manager, Arab Advisors Group |
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3:00 PM |
TE Global Reach and Route
Diversity
Mr. Ahmed Ossama, Managing
Director, TE Data |
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3:30 PM |
Mr. Yousef Hamidaddin, CEO,
Acxiom MENA |
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4:00 PM |
Coffee Break and networking |
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4:10 PM |
Ar@b surf
Mr. Hesham K. Khalipha, Director of Marketing, Arabsat |
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4:40 PM |
An overview of the Arab Telecom and Media markets
Mr. Jawad Abbassi, Founder & General Manager, Arab Advisors Group |
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5:10 PM |
The broadband & online media panel.
- The state of the broadband markets in the Arab World
- What technologies will prevail in the medium to long term?
- FTTH vs wireless vs copper!
- Regional online markets
- Where will future revenues growth come from?
- Social media networking
- Online news agency
- The state of online advertising
- Do local players have a chance in a market dominated by global
profitable players
Moderator: Mr. Laszlo Horvath, President and Founder, Active Media
- Mr. Faris Awartani, Chair of the FTTH Council Europe Middle East Group
- Mr. Krishna Gopal, VP- MEA SAARC Sales and Global Alliances, Tech
Mahindra
- Mr. Hesham K. Khalipha, Director of Marketing, Arabsat
- Mr. Sami Smirat, VP Orange Jordan, CEO Jordan Data Communication Company
Ltd
- Mr. Santino Saguto, Partner, Value Partners
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6:15 PM |
End
of Day Two and conference |
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Main Conference Sponsor
2010 |
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