Greetings,

The 2nd Smart Handheld Summit 2012 will be held on November 26 & 27, 2012 in The Address Dubai Marina Hotel - UAE. The summit will incorporate the same approach that guaranteed the success of Arab Advisors first Smart Handheld Summit 2011 and Media and Telecoms Convergence Summit held every year in Amman for the past 8 years. The approach includes:

The 2nd Smart Handheld Summit - November 2012 - Dubai avails a platform for all industry stakeholders to discuss and debate key issues including:

• The state of the smart phone ecosystem in the Arab World.

• Roles of Arab telecom operators in driving the industry forward.

• Roles of international vendors and technology companies in the regional ecosystem.

• Roles of Media companies and content owners.

• Opportunities for application developers for the Arab World and from the Arab World.

• The evolving business models and revenue streams.

• The role of clusters and business hubs in developing the content and models for smart handhelds in the Arab World.

Some of the leading companies that attended Arab Advisors Smart Handheld Summit 2011 - Dubai
Dec 5 & 6:

Saudi Telecom Company. DU. Etisalat. Jawwal. Jordan Telecom Group. MBC Group. CNBC Arabiya. Mobily. Nawras. Omantel. Abu Dhabi Media Co.. Twofour54. Qualcomm. Microsoft. Ericsson. Google. Intigral. Motorola. MTV Networks. N2V. HP. Nokia. Acer. Timar Ventures. GREY. Research in Motion. MenaApps. Savvytek. MenaApps. SaleCo. United Technology Solutions. Yahoo. TRA Lebanon. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Capgemeni Consulting Middle East. The Nielsen Company. Delta Partners. Deloitte & Touche. Ipsos. Coleago Consulting. The Business Council. Innovabia. nPARIO. Alzwad Mobile Services. Mobile Roadie. Ogilvy One. CPI Dubai. d1g. MT2morrow. Ondemand. Mobile Roadie. Basil Holding. easyinfo. IMPACT. Fakker. FANBASE. masmoo3.com. Impact. ITQAN - Al Bawardi Computers. United Business Solutions. BrightPoint. Messenger FX. Emap Middle East. Nibras. Ertiqa. Dot.Jo. Kinz. Souq.com. JWT. ikoo.com. Al Bayan. Al Jazirah Press. DMTV. SocialEyez. Polaris. True Gaming. sukar.com. Tahadi Games.Sajilni. Zaytouneh. Al Rajhi. Spot on PR.Anayou. Lifco Group. Cobone.com. Synovetics. MediaMe. Dow Jones. The Wall Street Journal. Teletimes International. COMM Magazine. Market Buzz. MEED Magazine. MediaStow. Fortune Magazine (Arabia). Arab Advisors Group

CEOs and Top Executives spoke at the 2011 conference include:

• Mr. Osman Sultan, CEO, DU

• Ms. Nayla Khawwam, CEO, Jordan Telecom Group

• Mr. Rashid Al Ballaa, CEO, N2V

• Mr. Paul Doany, CEO, Timar Ventures

• Dr. Abdel malik al - Jaber, Founder and Chairman, MENA Apps

• Mr. Mathew Willsher, CMO, Etisalat

• Mr. Nick Dimarzo, CEO, SaleCo

• Mr. Sebastien Dominique, Vice President, Intigral

• Mr. Hani Yassin, Technology Director, MEA Qualcomm

• Mr. Jay Srage, Senior Vice President and President, Middle East and Africa - Qualcomm

• Mr. Douglas Palau, Senior Vice President, Impact

• Mr. Raed Hafez, Managing Director, Motorola

• Mr. Marwan Jumaa, Founder & Co-Owner, dot.jo & Kinz

• Mr. Basel Tutunji, Chief Operating Officer, nPARIO

• Mr. Ziad Aly, Founder and CEO, Al Zwad Mobile services

• Mr. Roya Zakka, Founder and CEO, Ubanquity Systems Ltd

• Mr. Douglas Palau ,Senior Vice President, Impact

• Mr. Abdullah Al Kanhal, Service Development Director, STC

• Mr. Nick Bryant, Managing Director TXT TV, MBC Group

• Mr. Ziad Matar, Sr. Director - Head of the Middle East & Central Asia, Qualcomm

• Mr. Abdulaziz Al Shamsan, Marketing Communications Director, STC

• Mr. Gilles Fayad, Director Middle East and Africa, Qualcomm

• Dr. Ammar Bakkar, Director of New Media, MBC

• Mr. Hans Christian Iversen, Director, Coleago Consulting

• Mr. Samer Al Dameri, VP Marketing, Mobily

• Mr. Mohammed Al-Mefleh, Director, Product Management Middle East, Research In Motion

• Mr. Tom Erskine, Director of Smart Devices, Nokia

• Mr. Ziad Matar, Sr. Director - Head of the Middle East & Central Asia, Qualcomm

• Mr. Jeremy Foster, Head of marketing, Government & Industry Relations, Ericsson ME

• Mr. Naji Bouhabib, CEO and General Manager, MT Tomorrow

• Ms. Hala Zawati, Managing Partner, easyinfo

• Mr. Gustavo Fuchs, Mobility Director, Microsoft Middle East & Africa

• Mr. Lewa Abu Khait, Senior Alliance Manager - ME, Research in Motion

• Mr. Alexander McNabb, Director, Spot on PR

• Mr. Mohamad Mourad, Regional Manager Gulf, Google

• Mr. Alok Mohan, Managed Enterprise Solutions Manager - Middle East, HP

• Ms. Alexandra Tohme, Head of Digital Strategy, Oglivy One

• Mr. Santino Saguto, Partner | Consulting, Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)

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

We look forward to seeing you on November 26 & 27, 2012. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Jawad Abbassi
Founder & General Manager
Arab Advisors Group