Dates: 24 - 26 May 2010 Location: Washington DC Venue: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
  • Monday 24 May 2010

    • 07:00 - 18:00
      BADGE PICK-UP AND ONSITE REGISTRATION
      Hotel Lobby - Marriott Wardman Park
    • 08:00 - 17:00
      EXHIBITION AND BILATERAL TABLES
      Halls A, B and C, Exhibit Level
    • All Day
      MEETINGS IN MEETING ROOMS
    • 07:10 - 08:20
      Sponsored by
      Rostelcom
      ITW 2010 WELCOME BREAKFAST AND COFFEE
      Marriott Ballroom Salon 1, Lobby Level
      All ITW delegates are invited
      The ITW 2010 Opening Plenary Session will follow in the Marriott Ballroom Salons 2 & 3.
      08:20 - 09:40
      OPENING ITW 2010 PLENARY SESSION
      Marriott Ballroom Salons 2 & 3, Lobby Level
    • 08:20
      Opening Welcome
      Ros Irving, Managing Director, CAPACITY MEDIA 
    • 08:25
      Welcome Address on Behalf of the Founders
      Helmut Angst, Senior Vice President, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM ICSS
    • 08:35
      OPENING PLENARY SESSION
      MODERATOR: Emily Green, President & CEO, YANKEE GROUP

      GLOBALISATION OF THE INTERNET: OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY THE EMERGING MARKETS
      PANELLISTS:

      Daniel Kurgan, CEO, BELGACOM ICS
      Alexandre Pebereau, Executive Vice President, International Carriers, ORANGE
      Chris Wilson, Senior Vice President Business Development, PACNET
      Owen Best, President, Asia-Pacific,  RELIANCE GLOBALCOM
      Rafael Arranz, EVP Marketing Capacity & IP Sales America & Pacific, TELEFONICA INTERNATIONAL WHOLESALE SERVICES

      DELIVERING NEXT GENERATION SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS
      PANELLISTS:
      Adrienne Scott,
      Vice President, Global Service Provider Management, AT&T WHOLESALE
      Diarmid Massey, Vice President, Carrier Services, Global Markets, CABLE&WIRELESS WORLDWIDE
      Helmut Angst, Senior Vice President, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM ICSS
      Marc Halbfinger, CEO, PCCW GLOBAL
      Mike Millegan, President, VERIZON GLOBAL WHOLESALE
    • 09:30 - 11:00
      Sponsored by
      allstream
      MORNING COFFEE BREAK
      Atrium, Exhibit Level
      All ITW delegates are invited
    • 09:00 - 17:00
      Sponsored by
      EXHIBIT HALL COFFEE BREAK
      Hall C, Exhibit Level
      All ITW delegates are invited
    • 10:15 - 10:30
      i3FORUM
      TAKING OUR FUTURE IN OUR OWN HANDS: TRANSITIONING THE INDUSTRY TO AN ALL-IP WORLD
      How the i3forum and its 37 members are working to help the carrier industry transfrom itself to face the challenges and leverage the new opportunities of an all-IP world
      Philippe Millet, Chairman, I3FORUM
      Marriott Ballroom 3, Lobby Level

      REGIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
      - Meet the who's who in wholesale from a specific region through a dedicated networking environment
      - Benefit from the latest research and market data from a leading analyst
      - Gain valuable insight from the leading players in the market through an informative panel debate on the key issues of the day in the region
      All registered ITW delegates can attend any of the sessions
    • 10:45 - 12:15
      AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL, CROSS-BORDER AND INTRA-AFRICAN CONNECTIVITY
      Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level
    • 10:45 - 11:00
      Analyst presentation market demand, drivers and market data
      Southern Africa – Central Africa – West Africa – East Africa
      John Krzywicki, Partner, ANALYSYS MASON
    • 11:00 - 12:15
      Executive question time with key market players
      Sub-sea cable investment and impact on international connectivity for opening up the market; pricing
      Intra-Africa connectivity and cross-border connectivity; challenges and opportunities; satellite and terrestrial connectivity; convergence of fixed and mobile
      How can African operators monetise demand for services and applications
      Key challenges to overcome in the region
      MODERATOR: Matthew Whalley, Editor, CAPACITY MAGAZINE
      PANELLISTS
      Frederic Salmon
      , Regional Vice President, Africa, BELGACOM ICS
      Mike van den Bergh, Chief Executive Officer, GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS
      David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF
      Aidan Baigrie, Head of Buisness Development, SEACOM
      Nicolas Baravalle, Vice President Sales Africa, SES WORLD SKIES
      Alphonzo Samuels, Managing Executive: Wholesale Services, TELKOM SA
      James Wekesa, Chief Commercial Officer, WIOCC
      Coffee and networking
    • 14:00 - 15:30
      THE MIDDLE EAST: GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY
      Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level
    • 14:00 - 14:15
      Analyst presentation on market drivers, demand and market data
      Tim Stronge, Vice President, Research, TELEGEOGRAPHY
    • 14:15 - 15:00
      Executive question time with key market players
      Liberalisation and emergence of new competition in the Middle East; MVNOs and their role; role of pan-regional operators; issuing of new licenses
      Impact of the global economic crisis on the development and investment in the region
      Impact of new subsea cable systems on pricing and potential price erosion; is there the demand?
      Growth expectations for content and media services; platforms needed to deliver content
      MODERATOR: Tim Stronge, Vice President, Research, TELEGEOGRAPHY
      PANELLISTS
      Ali Amiri, Executive Vice President, Carrier & Wholesale  Services, ETISALAT
      Ahmed Mekky, Board Member and CEO, GULF BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL (GBI)
      Joel Bonneau, VP Carrier Sales Africa & Middle East, International Carriers, ORANGE
      Taher Bouzayen, Vice President, Global Wholesale & International, QTEL INTERNATIONAL
      Chris Bayly, Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, RELIANCE GLOBALCOM
      Carl Roberts, Group Vice President - International, VERIZON GLOBAL WHOLESALE
      Coffee and networking
    • 14:00 - 16:00
      Hosted by
      allstream
      CARRIER ETHERNET INTERCONNECT: REALISING THE REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES
      Virginia A, Lobby Level
      Global Carrier Ethernet Report
      - HIghlighting gkobal Carrier Ethernet trends, milestones
      - MEF key program initiatives for 2010
      - The emergence of MEF Certification Programs as an enabler of global standardisation and interconnect
      - Importance of MEF Global Interconnect Program for wholesale and retail services strategies - revenue impact of Global Interconnect
      Nan Chen, President & CEO, CENX and MEF, President and Board Director

      Global Interconnect Tutorial
      - Interconnect drivers and business challenges
      - Interconnect defined: Technical, operational and business elements
      - Preparing your wholesale business to leverage interconnect
      - OAM implementation/standards overview and impact
      - MEF 26: External Network to Network Interface (ENNI) overview
      - Multi-provider Class of Service Implementation Agreement (MEF 23)
      - Carrier Ethernet Exchanges - the new interconnect option
      Mark Fishburn, VP Marketing, CENX and Co-Chair, MEF GLOBAL INTERCONNECT WORKING GROUP
      Somnath Ojha, Group Director, TEJAS NETWORKS
      Zeev Draer, VP Marketing, MRV COMMUNICATIONS

      Global Interconnect Service Provider Roundtable
      - Reviewing the state of Ethernet existing interconnect implementations
      - Assessing the impact of MEF 26 (ENNI) and Carrier Ethernet Exchanges on global Ethernet services coverage
      - Global SLAs - are they meeting customer needs?
      - Reducing provisioning times - industry actions to speed time to turn on new services across multiple operators
      MODERATOR: Rafael Francis, AVP of Product Management, ECI TELECOM
      PANELLISTS:
      Fred Owen, VP of Product and Technology, BCE NEXXIA
      Peter Hutchings, Director, Wholesale Voice, COLT TELECOM
      Felipe Alvarez, President, RCN METRO
      John Hoffman, Head of Ethernet Product Management, TATA COMMUNICATIONS
      Jim Poole, General Manager, Global Networks & Content, EQUINIX
      Michael Boehlert, Director Technology & Consulting, ANCOTEL
      Eric Gillenwater, VP Worldwide Development, CENX
      All ITW delegates are invited
    • 14:30 - 16:00
      Sponsored by
      allstream
      AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
      Atrium, Exhibit Level
      All ITW delegates are invited
    • 10:00 - 17:00
      Sponsored by
      CENX
      Complimentary Shoe Shine
      Bag Pick Up, Lobby Level

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