Building on the success of Arab Advisors Group's Annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference held in Amman over the past seven years, Arab Advisors Group is pleased to announce the eighth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel - Amman on June 6 & 7, 2011.

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 eighth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2011 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 had confirmed speaking at the 2010 conference include:

HE Minister of ICT Mr. Marwan Juma

Mr. Mohammad Omran, Chairman, Etisalat

Dr. Saad Al-Barrak, (Former) Managing Director of Zain Group ,Current Managing Director and CEO of Zain Saudi Arabia

Mr. Osman Sultan, CEO, DU

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

Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos, CEO, Batelco

Mr. Alex Shalaby, Chairman, Mobinil

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

Mrs. Khédija Hamouda Ghariani, Secretary-General, Arab Information and Communication Technologies Organization

Dr. Mash’hour Abu Dakka, Minister of Telecommunications & IT in Palestine

Mr. Ghassan Hasbani, CEO International, Saudi Telecom

Dr. Diar Ahmed, CEO, Asiacell

Mrs. Nayla Khawam, CEO Jordan Telecom Group – Orange Jordan

Dr. Abdel Malik Al Jaber, CEO of Zain Jordan

Mr. Ihab Hinnawi, Chief Executive Officer, Umniah

Mr. Steven Hall, CEO, CNBC Arabiya

Mr. Imad Ayoub, CEO, Cyberia Group

Mr. Yousef H Mugharbil, President of Rotana Digital Entertainment, ROTANA Media Group

Mr. Hosam Sokkari, Head of Audience, Yahoo! Middle East

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

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

Mr. Sami Smeirat, VP Orange Jordan, CEO Jordan Data Communication Company Ltd

Mrs. Wassila Zitoune, VP Orange Jordan, Fixed and internet Business Unit

Mr. Emad Elmasry Director, Corporate Strategy, Arabsat

Mr. Hesham K. Khalipha, Director of Marketing, Arabsat

Mr. Yousef Hamidaddin, CEO, Acxiom MENA

Mr. Khaled Hudhud, Director of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Umniah

Mr. Hans Ovesen, Vice President, Industry Relations and Marketing, Ericsson AB, Sweden

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

Mr. STEVE McCAFFERY, Vice President and General Manager, EMEA Home Business Motorola Inc

Mr. Alper Turken, Director of Sales, Middle East & Turkey Motorola Home

Mr. Mathias Liebe, Director Marketing EMEA, Orga Systems

Mr. Jeremy Foster, Marketing Director, Marketing and Strategy, Ericsson Middle East

Mr. Qusai Qaryouti, Business Development Director, ESKADENIA Software

Mr. Yousef Hamidaddin, CEO Acxiom MENA

Mr. Serge Van Herck, CEO, Newtec Cy

Mr. Tony Huang, Director, CTO Office, MENA Region Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Mr. Ahmed Ossama, Managing Director, TE Data

Mr. Louay Abou Chanab, Senior Associate, Booz & Company

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

Dr. Ahmad Hiasat, Telecom Expert / Consultant

Mr. Alan Horne, mortal Independent Regulatory Expert

Mr. Laszlo Horvath, President and Founder, Active Media

Mr. Santino Saguto, Partner, Value Partners

Mr. Faris Awartani, Chair of the FTTH Council Europe Middle East Group

Mr. Jawad Shaikh, Vice President & Head of Middle East Region, Capgemini Consulting

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

Dr. Nasser Jabari, Director of Research and Consulting, Arab Advisors Group

Level of delegates who attended the 7th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2010:

* 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 2010:
 

Conference Networking and Business Development Value of the 7th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2010:
 

We look forward to seeing you on June 6 & 7, 2011. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or comments.

Dana Khatib
Director of Sales & Marketing

Arab Advisors Group