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Main Conference Day 1 : Tuesday 16 March 2010 |
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| 08.00 |
CxO Breakfast Briefing (By Invitation Only) |
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| 08.30 |
Registration & Early Morning Refreshments |
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| 09.00 |
Chairman’s Welcome And Opening
Alan Horne,
Former President,
ARAB LEAGUE OF REGULATORS (ARGNET) |
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| 09.10 |
INAUGURAL KEYNOTE OPENING ADDRESS:
ICT As An Important Enabler Of Continued Economic Growth, Modernisation And Competitiveness: Outlining The Bona Fide Steps To Achieve The 2030 Vision
Sheikh Mohammed bin Essa Al-Khalifa,
Chief Executive
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (EDB),
Kingdom of Bahrain |
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| 09.30 |
GUEST ADDRESS:
The Business of Technology: Maximising Your Digital Presence To Survive In An Online World
Gerd Leonhard,
World-Renowned Futurologist & Author, Switzerland |
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| 10.00 |
INDUSTRY KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
Etihad Atheeb Telecom Co. "GO"
Dr. Ahmed Abbas Sindi,
Chief Executive Officer,
ETIHAD ATHEEB TELECOM CO. "GO",
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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| 10.30 |
Charting Batelco’s Prudent Growth: Successfully Seeking Adjacent Markets To Adapt To A Dynamically Shifting And Limited Domestic Landscape
Peter Kaliaropoulos
Group Chief Executive,
Batelco,
Kingdom of Bahrain |
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| 11.00 |
Mid-Morning Refreshments & Networking |
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| 11.30 |
The Importance Of Open, Transparent And Fair Regulatory Regime In Supporting Investments, Market Growth And A Win, Win Situation For All: Following The Model Set Forth By Bahrain
Ghassan Hasbani
CEO, International Operations
Saudi Telecom Company
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia |
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| 12.00 |
INDUSTRY GUEST ADDRESS:
Harnessing The Opportunity And Creativity Of The Future Of Interactive Technology While Listening To The Needs Of Generation Y
Fru Hazlitt,
Former Managing Director,
YAHOO UK & IRELAND,
UK |
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| 12.45 |
LEADERS FACE-OFF:
Show Me The Money: Who Owns The Relationship With The End-User – Are Internet Content Service Providers Leapfrogging The Network Providers And How Close Are We To Nurturing Strategic Partnerships Between The Two?
Alan Horne, Former President, ARAB LEAGUE OF REGULATORS (ARGNET)
Fru Hazlitt, Former Managing Director, YAHOO UK & IRELAND, UK
Philippe Vogeleer, Chief Strategy Officer & Secretary General, ORANGE, Jordan
Gerd Leonhard, World-Renowned Futurologist & Author, Switzerland
Tom Wilson, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Managing Director, SAMENA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL, UAE |
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| 13.30 |
Networking Lunch for Speakers and Delegates |
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| 14.30 |
Online innovations driving value creation across the ICT sector
Rouzbeh H. Pasha, Head - Middle East & Africa, SKYPE, UK |
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| 15.00 |
INDUSTRY PRESENTATION:
2Connect Bahrain
Fahad Al Shirawi
Managing Director
2Connect
Kingdom Of Bahrain |
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| 16.30 |
Mid-Afternoon Refreshments & Networking |
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| 16.00 |
Launching New Networks And Services To Stay Ahead Of The Competition: What Is The Next Big Thing?
Philippe Vogeleer
Chief Strategy Officer & Secretary General
Orange
Jordan |
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| 16.30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Putting The Pieces Of The Puzzle Together: Multimedia And Mobile TV – An Integral Part Of The Social Media Evolution
Dr. Amr Badawi, Executive President, NTRA, Egypt
Glyn Baker, Vice President International Partnership Development, Deutsche Telekom, Germany |
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| 17.00 |
Chairman’s Closing Remarks |
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| 19.30 |
Leaders in ICT 2010 Black-Tie Gala Awards & Dinner
KEYNOTE GUEST ADDRESS:
Martin Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer,
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, Kingdom of Bahrain |
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