Fifth Annual Media And Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2008 (Amman June 2 & 3 2008)
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2008 Conference Highlights
Addressed by 40 visionary executives and industry leaders.
Over 450 telecoms and media industry delegates expected.
Arab Advisors' reports of your choice when you register.
Conference Main Sponsor
http://www.zain.com
 
Meet The Arab World’s Media and Telecoms Industry Leaders

Greetings,

Building on the success of Arab Advisors Group's Annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference held in Amman over the past four years, Arab Advisors Group is pleased to announce the fifth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel - Amman on June 2 & 3, 2008.

The convergence of media, telecom and information technology pushes the hitherto disconnected players in the three sectors towards operating in an increasingly merged segment. This convergence carries threats to existing revenue and business models, but also bears new opportunities for new models.

Arab Advisors Group’s Fifth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2008 is the ideal forum for networking, discussions and debates on the convergence trends underway in the Arab media and telecom markets.

Speakers at Arab Advisors Group 5th Annual Media & Telecoms Convergence Conference 2008, include:

Key note Session speakers include:

Dr. Saad Al-Barrak, MD and Deputy Chairman – Zain Group

Mr. Sam Barnet, COO, MBC

Mr. Ross Cormack, CEO, Nawras

Mr. Mickael Ghossein, CEO, Jordan Telecom Group – Orange Jordan

Dr. Abdulmalik Jaber, Vice Chairman & CEO, Paltel Group

Mr. Peter Kaliaropolous, CE, Batelco

Mr. Osman Sultan, Chief Executive Officer, du


Speakers include (in alphabetical order):

Mr. Fayez Abu Awad, Business Development Manager - MEA, Nokia Interactive

Mr. Mohammed Alayyan, Publisher and Chairman, Al Ghad Newspaper

Mr. Ammar Aker, CEO, Jawwal

Ms. Fayza Amin, General Manager Middle East & Africa Region, Malaysia Telecom

Mr. Clement Charron, JTG VP / General Manager
Wholesale Business Unit.


Mr. Bashar Dahabra, CEO, Info2Cell.com

Mr. Bo-Erik Dahlström, President and CEO, Ericsson Market Unit Middle East

Mr. Maarten de Wit, Director, Oliver Wyman

Mr. Chris Forrester, Editorial Director, Rapid TV News

Mr. Luigi Gasparollo, V.P Business Development MENA, Qualcomm Europe


Mr. Krishna Gopal, Vice President – ME, Tech Mahindra

Mr. Nael Halawa, Managing Partner – Marketing and Business Development, Globitel

Mr. Saleh Hamza, CTO, NileSat

Dr. Bassam Hanoun, CEO, wi-tribe limited- Jordan PSC

Mr. Marwan Juma, CEO, XPress

Mr. Hakam Kanafani, Chief Business Development Officer, Oger Telecom

Mr. Tamouh Khauli, JTG VP / CEO Orange Innovations and Corporate Integrated Solutions BU

Mr. Sulieman Maani, CEO, Itisaluna

Dr. Wassef Masri, General Manager, Optimiza Jordan

Mr. Alexander McNabb, Group Account Director,
Spot on PR

Mr. Russell Merryman, Editor-in-Chief, Web & New Media, Al Jazeera English Channel

Mr. Massimo Migliuolo, Vice President Emerging Markets Service Provider, Cisco

Mr. Yousef Mugharbil, President Rotana, Digital Entertainment

Mr. Saad Nasir, CEO, Zain – Jordan

Mr Nael Salah, Managing Director and Founder, ESKADENIA Software

Mr. Yagoub Al Sulais, General Manager, Green packet Networks


Dr. Samer Taha, General Manager, Waseela for Integrated Telecommunications Company

Mr. Mikkel Vinter, CEO FRiENDi mobile

Mr. Jawad Abbassi, General Manager, Arab Advisors Group


Highlights from the 4th Annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2007

Level of delegates who attended the 4th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2007:


Overall Value of attending the Conference 2007:


Conference Networking and Business Development Value of the 4th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2007:

4th Conference Feedback

Feedback from delegates to the 2007 event shows that 94% of conference delegates rated the conference content as good, very good or excellent. 91.5% of the delegates said that the business development and networking value of the event was good, very good or excellent. 92.7% of delegates commended the organization of the conference as good, very good and excellent. Close to 76.8% of delegates will attend the fourth conference in 2007.

Over 447 delegates representing major telecom, IT and media operators, vendors and Regulators attended the fourth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2007.

Download the full evaluation of the forth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference in 2007 based on feedback from delegates and sponsors.

Past Conferences Evaluations

Download the full evaluation of the third Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference in 2006 based feedback from delegates and sponsors.

Download the full evaluation of the first Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference in 2005 based feedback from delegates and sponsors.

Download the full evaluation of the first Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference in 2004 based feedback from delegates and sponsors.

We look forward to seeing you on June 2 and 3, 2008. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Dana Khatib
Sales & Marketing Manager
Arab Advisors Group

Email: dana@arabadvisors.com
Tel: +962 6 582 8849
Fax: +962 6 582 8809
Web: www.arabadvisors.com

  
Main Conference Sponsor
2008
www.zain.com
Conference Sponsored By
www.jawwal.ps
www.eskadenia.com
ww1.globitel.com
www.qualcomm.com
www.ericsson.com
www.jordantelecomgroup.jo