Building on the success of Arab Advisors Group's Annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference held in Amman over the past five years, Arab Advisors Group is pleased to announce the sixth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel - Amman on June 1 & 2, 2009.

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 sixth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2009 is the ideal forum for networking, discussions and debates on the convergence trends underway in the Arab media and telecom markets.

CEOs and top executives from operators that have confirmed speaking at the conference include:

Dr. Diar Ahmad, CEO, Asiacell

Mr. Ammar Aker, CEO, Jawwal

Dr. Saad Al-Barrak, CEO, Zain Group

Dr. Abdel Malik Al Jaber, Vice Chairman, Paltel Group

Dr. Ahmed Al Shatti, CEO, Zain Jordan

Mr. Osman Sultan, CEO, DU

Mr. Sam Barnett, COO, MBC

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

Mr. Steven Hall, CEO, CNBC Arabiya

Mr. Tamouh Khauli, VP Orange Innovations and Corporate Integrated Solutions/CEO E-DC Ltd, Orange - Jordan Teleocm Group

Mr. Mohammad Omran, Chairman, Etisalat

Mr. Michael Penner, CEO, Kulacom

Mr. Alex Shalaby, Chairman, Mobinil

Mr. Philippe Vogeleer, Chief Strategy Officer / Secretary General, Orange Jordan

Mr. Mohamed Youssif, VP & Chief Commercial Officer, Arabsat

Mr. Guido Baumhauer, Director of Strategy, Marketing and Distribution, Deutsche Welle

Mr. Khaled Hudhud, Director of Governmental & Regulatory Affairs, Umniah

Mr. Mutaz Nabulsi, Director of Customer Advocacy, Umniah

Mr. Mutaz Nabulsi, Director of Customer Advocacy, Umniah

Mr. Ahmed Ossama, Managing Director, TE Data

CEOs and top executives from regulators, vendors and other stakeholders that have confirmed speaking at the conference include:

Ms. Doha Abdelkhaliq, Executive Director and Co-Founder, ESKADENIA Software

Mr. Husam Al-Mabrouk, CEO, Royah Optimiza

Mr. Serif Beykoz, General Manager, Telenity

Mr. Thomas Brill, International Sales Director, Orga Systems

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

Mr. Rodger Desai, CEO, Payfone

Mr. Akram Faraj, Chairman and CEO, Emerging World Entertainment Holding

Dr. Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of commissioners /CEO, TRC

Mr. Alan Horne, General Director, TRA Bahrain

Mr. Hassan Miah, CEO, UrFilez

Mr. Fadi Mujahid, General Manager, Game Power 7

Mr. Frank Oehler, Head of Business Development New Growth Markets, Nokia Siemens Networks

Mr. Jawad Shaikh, Vice President and Region Head Middle East & Africa, Capgemeni

Mr. Janti Abdallah, Manager, BusinessONE Division, STS

Mr. Osama Ghoul, Managing Director, Devoteam

Mr. Jay Srage, VP Business Development, Mena Region and Central Asia, Qualcomm.

Mr. Hans Christian Iversen, Director, FirstPartner

Mr. Zeid Nasser, Founder | mediaME.com, CEO | MediaScope

Mr. Richard Warren, Managing Director, FirstPartner

Mr. Jawad Abbassi, General Manager, Arab Advisors Group

Level of delegates who attended the 5th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2008:


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Conference Networking and Business Development Value of the 5th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2008:
 

We look forward to seeing you on June 1 & 2, 2009. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or comments.

Dana Khatib
Director of Sales & Marketing

Arab Advisors Group