Building on the success of Arab Advisors Group's Annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference held in Amman over the past six years, Arab Advisors Group is pleased to announce the seventh Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel - Amman on June 7 & 8, 2010.

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 seventh Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2010 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 that have confirmed speaking at the 2010 conference include:

HE Minister of ICT Mr. Marwan Juma

Mr. Mohammad Omran, Chairman, Etisalat

Dr. Diar Ahmed, CEO, Asiacell

Dr. Abdel Malik Al Jaber, CEO of Zain Jordan

Mr. Ross Cormack, CEO, Nawras

Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos, CEO, Batelco

Mr. Samir M. Abdulhadi, President & Chief Executive Officer, Orbit Group

Mr. Steven Hall, CEO, CNBC Arabiya

Mr. Sam Barnett, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, MBC Group

Dr. Kamal S. Shehadi, Chairman, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Republic of Lebanon

Dr. Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the board / CEO, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC)

Dr. Ibrahim A. Kadi, Senior Advisor, Communications & IT Commission (CITC)

Mr. Hakam Kanafani, Chief Business Development and Synergy Office, Oger Telecom

Mr. Mohamed Elnawawy, Vice President for Corporate Strategy, Telecom Egypt

Mr. Jihad (Jay) Srage, Vice President, Business Development – Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Qualcomm

Mr. Thomas Brill, International Sales Director, Orga Systems

Mr. Jeremy Foster, Marketing Director, Ericsson

Mr. Qusai Qaryouti, Business Development Director, ESKADENIA Software

Mr. Krishna Gopal, VP- MEA SAARC Sales and Global Alliances , Tech Mahindra

Mr. Osama Ghoul, Managing Director, devoteam

Mr. Jawad J. Abbassi, Founder and General Manager, Arab Advisors Group

Level of delegates who attended the 6th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2009:

* Top Level Management includes the following titles: “Chairman, CEO, General Manager, Assistant General Manager, CCO, COO, Deputy CEO, CFO, Partner, CIO, President, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Secretary General, CWO, CSO, CHRO, CTO, Founder and Commissioner.”

Overall Value of attending the Conference 2009:
 

Conference Networking and Business Development Value of the 6th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2009:
 

We look forward to seeing you on June 7 & 8, 2010. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or comments.

Dana Khatib
Director of Sales & Marketing

Arab Advisors Group