Detailed Schedule

Arab Advisors Group
5th annual
Media and Telecommunications
Convergence Conference 2008

Monday and Tuesday June 2nd and 3rd 2008

Four Seasons Hotel (Amman – Jordan)

Day I – Monday June 2, 2008
7:30 AM	Registration
8:30 AM	Welcome speech – Arab Advisors Group
8:40 AM	Official opening by HE Jordan’s Minister of ICT Eng. Bassem Al Roussan,
8:55 AM	“Know thy neighbor” networking minute
9:00 AM	Key note speaker. Dr. Saad Al-Barrak, MD and Deputy Chairman - Zain Group
9:30 AM	Managing Technology convergence and social convergence: the case of the Paltel group in Palestine. Dr. Abdulmalik Jaber, Vice Chairman and CEO, Paltel Group
10:00 AM	Key Note Panel Discussion (5 speakers) How telecom operators and media companies envision cooperation / competition in the era of convergence and interactivity. - Are the lines blurring between media broadcasters and telecom operators? - Business models in the era of convergence. - Telecom operators and media companies: Friends or Foes? Moderator: Jawad Abbassi, General Manager, Arab Advisors Group Panelists: - Mr. Ross Cormack, CEO, Nawras - Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos, Chief Executive, Batelco - Mr. Sam Barnet, COO, MBC - Mr. Osman Sultan, CEO, DU - Mr. Mickael Ghossein, CEO of Jordan Telecom Group – Orange Jordan
11:10 AM	Coffee Break and networking
11:30 AM	Regional software suppliers’ capabilities and their importance to the regional landscape Mr. Nael Salah Managing Director and Founder, ESKADENIA Software
12:00 AM	Unveiling Hidden Revenue Potentials Mr. Nael Halawa, Managing Partner – Marketing and Business Development, Globitel
12:30 PM	3G terminal’s evolution and how it enables new market segments. Mr. Luigi Gasparollo V.P. Business Development MENA Region Qualcomm Europe Inc.
1:00 PM	How VoIP will alter the ME telecom landscape in 2008 and Beyond Mr. Mark Guirgis, Vice President, Primus Telecommunications.
1:30 PM	Lunch Break
2:30 PM	The New Economy. Capturing the next growth phase in a convergent future Mr. Bo-Erik Dahlström, President and CEO, Ericsson Market Unit Middle East
3:00 PM	Content, platforms and income: A review of what audiences like to see and do on the various media platforms of MBC, and a review of the business models used to generate a return. Mr. Sam Barnet, COO, MBC
3:30 PM	Transformation of the Teleco Operations World Telecom & Media: - Threat & opportunities Mr. Osman Sultan, CEO, DU
4:00 PM	Mr. Saad Nasir, CEO, Zain - Jordan
4:30 PM	Coffee Break and networking
4:45 PM	Presentation speaker -Tentative
5:15 PM	2nd Panel Discussion (5 speakers) The Broadcast industry’s strategy for new media delivery platforms (IPTV, Mobile TV,) - Strategies for content distributing and broadcasting. - Opportunities and challenges in the development of Mobile TV through various platforms - Platforms for TV: Sat TV, Terrestrial Digital TV, Mobile TV, IPTV - MPEG2 or MPEG4? Broadcasting's Holy Grail? - Free-to-air or pay TV? - Educating the public on new technologies 3D TV, fact or fantasy? - Solid state storage, the next vital step for telcos and TV Moderator: Mr. Chris Forrester, Editorial Director, Rapid TV News Panelists: - Mr. Saleh Hamza, CTO, NileSat - Mr. Yousef Mugharbil, President Rotana Digital Entertainment - Mr. Russell Merryman, Editor-in-Chief, Web & New Media, Al Jazeera English Channel - Mr. Mohammad Alayyan, Publisher and Chairman, Al Ghad Newspaper - Mr. Bashar Dahabra, CEO, Info2Cell.com - Mr. Tamouh Khauli, Jordan Telecom Group VP / CEO Orange Innovations and Corporate Integrated Solutions BU.
6:30 PM	End of Day One