Agenda

Registration and networking breakfast

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Chairs' welcome and introduction
Andrew Parker, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times
Richard Waters, West Coast Managing Editor, Financial Times

Regulatory outlook: Global opportunities and challenges for ICT
This opening session will discuss key regulatory developments that will shape the future of the telecoms marketplace.
Ed Richards, CEO, Ofcom
Leong Keng Thai, Deputy Chief Executive and Director-General (Telecoms and Post), Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Reflections on the role of regulation for a global communications business
The business response: Will new approaches in regulating ICT stimulate investment, competition and innovation? How should you prepare for emerging political and regulatory hurdles and what questions remain unanswered?
Matthew Key, Chairman and CEO, Telefónica Europe
David McCourt, CEO, Skyware Global

Refreshments and networking

REINVENTING BUSINESS MODELS TO ACHIEVE REAL ROI 

Creating the conditions for win-win business models
Our industry economics behave as a pendulum. From too expensive to the users before deregulation to too cheap for the end-users to be sustainable today. Which win-win business models are the answer to the current economic dilemma?
Adolfo Hernandez, EVP and President EMEA, Alcatel-Lucent

Changing the DNA of rural telecom
What are the challenges for operators deploying in remote rural areas in emerging markets? What options - including the use of alternative energies - can overcome these challenges?
Rajiv Mehrotra, Founder, CEO and Chairman, VNL

Networking Lunch

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Capitalising on the growth story in emerging markets
Nick Read, CEO, Africa, Asia Pacific and Middle East Region, Vodafone

Monetising the cloud: Gold rush or gold mine?
Bhaskar Gorti, SVP and General Manager, Communications Global Business Unit, Oracle

Q&A session

Refreshments and networking

Spotlight on Japan: Lessons from the Japanese broadband market
Naohide Nagatsu, General Manager, R&D European Representative Office, NTT Corporation

Navigating the complexities of network and service delivery transformation
Rick Halton, VP of Worldwide Marketing for Communications and Media Solutions, HP

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Reinventing next generation networks
Today's fixed and mobile networks require more capacity and flexibility than ever before. How can the industry ensure they offer optimum speed, performance and accessibility via the various available devices? What's the return on capital outlook for next generation fibre access network upgrades? As the proliferation of smartphones and devices like the iPhone, iPad and Android handsets leads to an inevitable capacity crunch, will operators need to contemplate setting capex budgets for 2011?
Laurie Bowen, President - Sales and Strategy, Global Data and Mobility Solutions, Tata Communications
Stephen Bates, Managing Director, UK, RIM
Malin Frenning, Deputy Head of Business Area Broadband Services, TeliaSonera
Stephen Howard, Head of Global Telecoms, Media and Technology Research, HSBC
Rick Halton, VP of Worldwide Marketing for Communications and Media Solutions, HP

Networking drinks reception

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Refreshments and networking

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Delivering the digital economy
The Hon Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, UK Government

Building a connected Britain
Erik Huggers, Director, Future Media and Technology, BBC

CREATING VALUE IN THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS ECO-SYSTEM

PANEL
Achieving differentiation in a shifting competitive landscape
What role should operators take in today's new open mobile economy? What new products and services will set operators apart from their competitors? How, for example, can differentiation be achieved through customer loyalty and retention programmes? Or have operators completely missed the boat as Apple and Google out-innovate them? Can an "open" approach really work and can "old world" companies really compete in this "economy"?
Michael Antieri, President, Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions, AT&T
Shaun Collins, Managing Director, CCS Insight
Olaf Swantee, EVP, Europe and Sourcing, Orange France Telecom

PANEL
Revenue growth through mobile innovation
As the traditional value chain is turned on its head, which service innovations will encourage consumers to pay more, while also generating revenues through advertising? Will cloud computing revolutionise the way services are consumed? How can the sector contribute to the emerging growth areas within digital entertainment? And is mobile's future growth and development dependent on engagement with other industries?
Russell Buckley, AdMob Evangelist, Google
Roberto di Pietro, VP Product Marketing and Business Development, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies
Jon French, Executive Director UK, Ireland and South Africa, HTC
Faisal Galaria, Global Head of Business Development, Spotify
Emma Lloyd, Director of Mobile, BSkyB

Refreshments and networking

GROWING VALUE THROUGH COST OPTIMISATION

CONNECTING WITH THE CONSUMER

Global Leaders' Session: Advancing the digital lifestyle
Control has shifted from the providers to the users. This keynote session will discuss how today's media consumer is directing the future and how telecom players should adapt to stay in the game. How is consumer behaviour changing as new platforms and digital channels open up, and what does this mean for building relationships? Who's achieving real customer intimacy? How will cross-sector competition heat up over the coming twelve months?
Andrew Barron, COO, Virgin Media
Stewart Easterbrook, CEO, Starcom MediaVest Group UK
Mike Fairman, CEO, giffgaff
Gerd Leonhard, Media Futurist, Author and CEO, The Futures Agency

Chair's closing comments
Richard Waters, West Coast Managing Editor, Financial Times