Meet us at these events in 2009
Marcus Evans: Prague/Czech Republic
28-30th January 2009, 3G/HSPA Evolution and Optimisation Forum, Role: Chairman
Understanding the Spectrum Challenge, Building a Business Model for RAN Sharing, Examining Drivers, Strategies and Solutions for 3G Optimisation in the Evolution towards, Next Generation Networks, Mobile Broadband Drivers and Technology Selection Criteria for a Mobile Operator, Mobile Backhaul Strategies for Improved Mobile Broadband Delivery, Evolving to LTE Networks
For more information visit: http://www.marcusevans.com
Jacob Fleming: Vienna/Austria
2nd & 3rd of March 2009, Post Merger Integration Strategies, Role: Chairman
Diagnostic and Planning - Identifying Treats Ahead, Performance Indicators for Integration
Performance Management, Customer Based Retention during the Merger, Communication Excellence in Post Merger Integration, Transition Service Agreement, Choosing the Future Culture for the New Organization
For more information visit: http://www.jacobfleming.com/europe
Informa: Dubai/UAE
10th - 11th March 2009, Broadband Global Summit, Role: Chairman
The Vision Behind Broadband: Reviewing the Latest Global Developments, What Services and Software are going to Drive the Market in the Next 5 years?, WiMAX v’s HSdPA: Which Technology Will Triumph in the Middle East and Africa? Investing in FTTx. What are the Key Drivers for Deployment? Utilising Fibre to Increase your Service Offering, Increase Revenues and Delivering a More Interactive and Personalised Experience
For more information visit: http://www.broadbandglobalsummit.com
Marcus Evans: Amsterdam/The Netherlands
23-25 March 2009 "3 rd Annual Telecoms Brand Building & Re-Branding Forum", Role: Main Speaker
Image Creation and Re-Invention to Increase Customer Loyalty and Attract New Subscribers
For more information visit: http://www.marcusevans.com
Avren International: Bath/UK
April 20th - 22nd, 2009, Next Generation Networks, Role: Key Note Speaker and Chairman
New Spectrum - New Services, New Customers, New Challenges, Stop Gap on the Road to LTE or True 4G Alternative? LTE: Technology Push, Operator Need or Consumer Pull? LTE Metro Solutions - Balancing the Economic and Practical Issues, Invest in LTE or Build Out Existing Infrastructure - Which Makes Best Economic Sense, Operator Considerations for When, Where and How to Deploy LTE, Evolving the Network from the Inside Out - Will Femtocells Replace the Need for a Macro Network in Initial Deployments etc.
For more information visit: http://www.avrenevents.com/programme.asp?Conf=Bath2009
AICTO: Tunis/Tunisia
April 29-30th 2009, Mobile TV in the Arab Region, Role: Chairman, Key Note Speaker
Technology and standards, spectrum planning and requirements, Handheld Terminals and Network coverage, Arab and International operators and Broadcasters Experience, Regulatory and Market Issues, Impact of various business models on Mobile TV success, Introduction of Mobile TV into the Arab Region
For more information visit: http://www.aicto.org/index.php?id=460
Telecom Finance Middle East & Africa 2009 Conference
April 28, 2009 - April 29, 2009, Park Hyatt - Dubai
For more information visit: http://www.telecomfinance2009mea.press.net/index.php
Informa: Berlin/Germany
19th-21st May 2009, LTE World Summit. Role: Speaker, Panalist and Chairman
The World Summit presents a unique opportunity for the whole industry to network to address the evolution beyond 3G and define the roadmap for the long term evolution for the next generation of mobile networks.
For more information visit: http://www.lteconference.com
MECOM 2009 Conference
May 25, 2009 - May 27, 2009, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center
For more information visit: http://www.mecomexpo.com/Index.html
European Central Bank: Frankfurt/Germany
25-26 May 2009, Retail payments: integration and innovation, Role: Key Note Speaker
Recent developments in retail payments and retail payment economics, Payment habits and the use of different payment instruments, The future of retail payments, Payment innovation and dynamics, including e-invoicing and internet/mobile payments, SEPA and eSEPA
For more information visit: http://www.ecb.int/events/conferences/
Arab Advisors 6th Annual Media & Telecoms Convergence Conference 2009
June 1, 2009 - June 2, 2009, Four Seasons Hotel - Amman- Jordan
For more information visit: http://www.arabadvisors.com/Convergence/schedule.htm
Informa: Hong Kong
8-9 September 2009, LTE Asia 2009, Role: Chairman, Workshop leader
Top-Notched High Level Speaker Panel Across The Entire LTE & HSPA Ecosystem from Asia and Internationally Including Regulators, Bankers, Analysts, Content Providers, Handset & Device Manufacturers & Vendors, Comprehensive Market-Driven, Operator-Led Agenda covering issues from: Industry Think Tank: Visualising the Optimum Operator Roadmap for Next Generation Broadband Services, Applications & Services In Perspective Roundtable: How Can the Mobile Industry Better Support the Development of Innovative & Profitable Applications? Regulators Roundtable: Revolutionising Current Regulatory Regime To Stimulate Broadband Access Towards Economic Growth
For more information visit: http://asia.lteconference.com/
Informa: London/UK
15-16 Sept., Service Delivery Platforms Global Summit. Role: Chairman
Creating a Communications Ecosystem, Building the Next Generation Service Delivery Framework: Reviewing Concepts, Definitions and Deployment Strategies So Far, The Role of Service Delivery Platforms in the Battle to Create New Revenues, SDP 2.0: Addressing the Key Challenges for Service Providers in the New Communication Ecosystem and Understanding Why SDP is a Critical Factor, Enabling Development, Deployment and Management of Converged Services on NGN and Legacy Networks
For more information visit: http://europe.sdpsummit.com
Informa: Prague/Czech Republic
15-17 Sept., Service Delivery Platforms Global Summit. Role: Panelist
Creating a Communications Ecosystem, Building the Next Generation Service Delivery Framework: Reviewing Concepts, Definitions and Deployment Strategies So Far, The Role of Service Delivery Platforms in the Battle to Create New Revenues, SDP 2.0: Addressing the Key Challenges for Service Providers in the New Communication Ecosystem and Understanding Why SDP is a Critical Factor, Enabling Development, Deployment and Management of Converged Services on NGN and Legacy Networks
For more information visit: http://www.sdpsummit.com
ADL's Exec Event-Roundtable: Munich/Germany
Oct 1st, TV 3.0. innovative business model, Role: Key Note Speaker - Co-host
Setting the Scene (Klaus von den Hoff/ADL), Competing networks and platforms enabling cost effective multimedia distribution (Karim Taga/ADL), Content and Business Models: Any content, any screen, any time, anywhere (Jürgen Morath/ADL), Broadcaster's approach to TV 3.0- (Andreas Rudas/RTL), 3-screen Strategy (Alan Rosenfeld/Apple)
ITU/NGMN: Geneva/CH
7-9 Oct., ITU Telecom World 09 Forum/Joint ITU/NGMN Session, “Mobile Broadband 2010+". Role: Moderator
As 2010 is the milestone for the launch of the first next generation mobile networks, the NGMN Alliance will present a joint ITU / NGMN session at the ITU Telecom World Forum on 7th October, dedicated to the future of the mobile industry: Open Expert Forum - Infrastructure Innovations, Open Expert Forum - Future Mobile Applications, Deployment Scenarios and Plans, Operational Excellence, Customer Impact
For more information visit: http://www.itu.int/WORLD2009/registration
AICTO: Tunis/Tunisia
28-29 Oct. '09, M-Payment Summit. Role: Key note Speaker and Panalist
Draft agenda: M-Payments in emerging markets – A new business opportunity, Cross industry cooperation – Issues and potentials within the value chain, Challenges & key success factors for a successful uptake of m-payment services, Impact of the regulatory environment on the m-payment development: Different perspectives, Different business models within the m-payment eco-system
For more information visit: http://www.aicto.org
ETSI: Brussels/Belgium
2-3 Nov.2009, ETSI’s Business Innovation Summit. Role: Panelist, Workshop leader
Demonstrating How to Convert Innovative Research into Commercially Successful Products and Services, Achieving Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness through Innovation, Exploring Innovation in Device Capabilities, What will be the Role of Current Technologies in the Wireless Network of the Future? Effectively Managing Innovation and Achieving ROI
For more information visit: http://www.etsi-wirelesssummit.com
WKO: Salzburg/Austria
5-6 Nov. '09, Cabledays - CaTV Conference. Role: Panelist
FTTH, xDSL and HFC competition, access to premium content & content management, bundling and multi-play, digital dividend & spectrum allocation, market consolidation, hybrid models
For more information visit: http://www.cable-days.at
Informa: Dubai/UAE
15-16th Nov. IPTV & Mobile TV Middle East 2009. Role: Chairman, Workshop leader
Global Overview: The Realities of IPTV & Mobile TV – Current Situation, Challenges, Opportunities, and Recent Launches. Regional Perspective: Analysing the Middle Eastern Market and Identifying. Profitable Business Models for the Region. Assessing the Current Ecosystem and Determining How to Encourage Collaboration between the Different Market Players. Utilising Mobile Broadcasting to Manage Network Capacity Constraints. Measuring the User Audience and Leveraging these Valuable Data Metrics for Advertising.
For more information visit: http://www.iptv-mea.com
SatCom2009/MACASA-Terrapinn: Dubai/UAE
7-9 Dec. Satellite - Broadband & TV. Role: Key note, Workshop leader
Satcom as an integral element of the global telecommunication, broadcasting and ISP industries, digital migration - the future of HDTV transmission, HDTV challenges for regional specialised broadcasters, meeting growing regional demand for HDTV, sharing knowledge to develop and implement successful satellite regulation and policy, Hybrid networks - delivering content and information through seamless/tech agnostic platforms
For more information visit: http://www.terrapinn.com/2009/satcomme/programme.stm
Easteurolink: Bucharest/Romania
27th-28th Jan 2010, CEE Telecoms 2010/Strategies for development in CEE, Role: Chairman
Trends in telecommunications like mobile, internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including broadband, triple play, IPTV as well as 3G developments. It will give an informative insight into the Balkan region, covering regulatory developments, major players in the fixed-line, broadband, convergence and mobile markets, the development of new product offerings for the CEE markets
For more information visit: http://www.easteurolink.co.uk/cee-telecoms
Terrapinn: Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
April/May 2010 (postponed from '09), Telecoms World Brasil 2010, Role: Chairman
Changing business models for a converged, all-IP world, Growing your business in a hyper-competitive market, How smaller telcos use new business models to fight and win against larger rivals, Using satellite to achieve national network reach, Expanding network reach and growing your business by putting new capital to work, Increasing ARPU through mobile broadband on 3G and WiMax networks
For more information visit: http://www.terrapinn.com/2009/telewb
Informa: Prague, 16 - 18 September, SDP Global Summit. Role: Chair
The SDP Global Summit is being held for the fourth consecutive year and will be a leading conference and large-scale exhibition for the entire SDP ecosystem. As the flagship event of Informa's SDP Series, the conference and exhibition offers a unique occasion to address the most crucial issues in advanced content and service delivery and learn more about the vast range of SDP opportunities.
An impressive speakers' line up include SDP experts from such companies as SK Telecom, Reliance Communications, BT, Telefonica, Telecom Italia, mobilkom, Ericsson, Oracle, Alcatel Lucent, IBM and HP.
Dr. Karim Taga, Managing Director of Arthur D. Little, Austria, will be acting as chair at this important event.
For more information visit: www.sdpsummit.com/newt/l/sdp/index.html
Informa: Hong Kong, 8 - 10 October, LTE & HSPA Evolution Asia 2008
The 3rd Annual LTE & HSPA Evolution Asia brings together experts and leading Asian operators to discuss the current status of HSPA deployment and plans for the future high speed data services.
Broadband Internet access has become a market reality for the Asian mobile industry and 2008 will bring further innovation in the road to LTE. Building on past successful events, LTE & HSPA Evolution Asia 2008 will provide current updates on the industry progress from standardization, implementation, deployment and commercialization of HSxPA networks and services, as well as evaluate the future evolutions of this technology towards LTE.
Dr. Karim Taga, Managing Director of Arthur D. Little, Austria, will be acting as chair at this event.
For more information visit: www.networkevolutionvision.com/newt/l/networkevolution/hspa