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WiMAX World EMEA Conference and Expo
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Opening Keynote
Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
Caroline Gabriel, Research Director, Rethink Research Associates |
| 9:30 |
WiMAX Network Operations and Deployment in Central Europe
Peter Ziegelwanger, Managing Director and CTO, WiMAX Telecom |
| 10:00 |
The Path from WiMAX Rev-e Deployment to Cash-Flow Positive
Karim El Naggar, Vice President, WiMAX Product Group, Alcatel-Lucent |
| 10:30 |
Networking Break |
| 10:45 |
What do Consumers Really Want from WiMAX Networks?
Scott Wickware, Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, Carrier Networks, Nortel
Free with Expo Pass |
| 11:15 |
Executive Roundtable: Building a 4G and Mobile Internet Ecosystem
Moderator: Philip Marshall, Vice President Enabling, Yankee Group
Participants: Ali Afrashteh, VP of Access Technologies and WiMAX Development, Sprint Nextel
Mr. Markku Hollström, Head of Broadband Wireless Product Management, Radio Access, Nokia Siemens Networks
Andy McKinnon, WiMAX Principal, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility, Motorola; Chairman, GDC Ecosystem Partners Subcommittee
Free with Expo Pass |
| 12:00 |
Expo Floor and WiMAX Solutions Theatre Opens |
| Lunch on Expo Floor |
Track
Name &
Leader |
WiMAX Operator Strategies and Deployments in EMEA
Caroline Gabriel
Rethink Research |
WiMAX Technology Ecosystem
Philip Marshall
Yankee Group |
WiMAX Network Planning and Business Modeling
Berge Ayvazian
Yankee Group |
WiMAX Regulatory and Spectrum Policy
Sponsored by
ConnectWorld |
| 14:00 |
Western Europe: Does Mobile WiMAX Have a Role in the Heartland of LTE?
Moderator: Caroline Gabriel, Research Directory, Rethink Research Associates
Panelists:
Giovanni Gasbarrone, Top Clients-ICT Services, Market Development, Telecom Italia
Karlheinz W. Huber, Managing Director, MGM Productions Group Communications GmbH
Brendan O'Rourke, COO, Freedom4
Faisal Ahmed, VP Strategy & Market Planning, UK Broadband
Gerry Collins, Director of Wireless for the Europe Middle East and Africa Region, Nortel |
Mobile WiMAX Technology Update
Moderator: Philip Marshall, Vice President Enabling Technologies, Yankee Group
Panelists:
Bernard Aboussouan, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, Sequans Communications
Karim El Naggar, Vice President, WiMAX Product Group, Alcatel-Lucent
Milan Zoric, Senior Technical Expert, ETSI |
Mobile WiMAX: Delivering on the Promise for a Successful Deployment
Andy McKinnon, WiMAX Principal, Motorola Home & Networks Mobility, Motorola; Chairman, GDC Ecosystem Partners Subcommittee |
Fixed WiMAX Licensing in Eastern Europe
Moderator: Fredric Morris, Editor-in-Chief of Connect-World
Panelists:
Mihai Comanici, Head of Unit - Fixed Service Spectrum Management Division, National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI)
Feliksas Dobrovolskis, Director of Strategy Department of the Communications Regulatory Authority, Lithuania
Mr. Kemal Huseinovic, Director-General, Communications Regulatory Agency (RAK), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aleksandrs Cernakovs-Neimarks, Deputy Director of Electronic Communications and Post Department, Public Utilities Commission, Latvia
Emil Nikolov, President & CEO, Nexcom Telecommunications |
| 15:00 |
Impact of WiMAX on Wireless Broadband Services in Eastern Europe
Moderator: Adlane Fellah, CEO & Founder, Maravedis
Panelists:
Stanimir Popov, CEO, Trans Telecom
Krassimir Stoitcheff, CEO, Max Telecom
Pawel Olech, VP of Marketing and Sales, Exatel
Emil Nikolov, President & CEO, Nexcom Telecommunications
Dr. Milan Kovacevic, Deputy Executive Manager, SAGA d.o.o Beograd |
Evolution from Fixed/Nomadic to Mobile WiMAX Networks
Moderator: Philip Marshall, Vice President Enabling Technologies, Yankee Group
Panelists:
Claudio Adriani, CTO, WiTech Srl
Burcak Beser, CTO, Telsima
Rino Buccio, CTO, Retelit Group
Mike Stacey, CTO, Irish Broadband |
WiMAX Network Planning and Optimization
Moderator: Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer, Yankee Group
Panelists:
Mark Guinan, Vice President, UK Operations and UK Branch Manager, Arraycomm
Ran Avital, Director of Strategic and Product Marketing, Ceragon Networks
Kevin Suitor, VP of Marketing and Business Development, Redline Communications |
WiMAX Licensing in Western and Central Europe and Scandinavia
Moderator: Fredric Morris, Editor-in-Chief of Connect-World
Panelists:
Pál Belényesi, Member of the President's Cabinet, National Communications Authority, Hungary
John-Eivind Velure, Head of Section Spectrum Planning and Strategy in the Frequency Management Department, Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
Graham Currier, CTO, FREEDOM4; GDC Coordinator-European Operators
Sven-Erik Heun, Partner-Telecommunications Department, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP |
| 16:00 |
Networking Break |
| 16:15 |
The Disruptive Potential of WiMAX in Russia and CIS
Prof. Sergey Portnoy, Alvarion
Michael Cunnyngham, Chief Technical Director, Intellecom
Yuri Ginosyan, CEO, CEDICOM JSC
Ekaterina Murga, M&A Associate, Knightsbridge Associates |
WiMAX, Femtocells and Mobile Broadband
Doug Pulley, CTO, picoChip |
Cost Efficient Solutions for "Broadband in your Pocket"
Udo Duelberg, Head of Sales Broadband Wireless Access, Nokia Siemens Networks |
Licensing Frameworks to Enable WiMAX in Middle East and Africa
Moderator: Bosco Eduard Fernandes, Vice President, Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co KG
Prof. Ibrahim A. KADI, Senior Advisor Communications & IT Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia
Prof. John S. Nkoma, Director General, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) |
| 17:15 |
Networking Break and Best of WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Awards Ceremony on Expo Floor |
| 18:00 |
Expo Hall Closes |
| 18:00-19:00 |
Evening Reception Open to all Attendees
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