Agenda & Presentations

International Forum on : “Technological Convergence & Mobile Applications”
Grand Hyatt, Muscat – Sultanate of Oman
17-18 January 2011

Monday 17January

17:00-19:00

Official Opening Session

- HE/ Dr. Mohammed Ali Al-Wahaibi, Under Secretary for Communications, Ministry of Transport & Communications – OMAN, & President of  “Aicto” Council

- HE/Mrs. Khédija Ghariani, Secretary-General – AICTO

- HE/Dr. Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General – ITU

"Keynote speech"
- Mr. Karim TAGA, Managing Director Arthur D. Little’s German, Austrian & CEE  operations – Austria.

20.00  Dinner

Tuesday 18 January

9:00-11:00

Session 1
“Broadcasting Technologies & the New Standards”

Session Chairman: Mr. Said Aljene, GM National Broadcaster-Tunisia

- Dr. Bilel Jammoussi, Chief Study Groups Dept, TSB – ITU

« ITU Standards with a Focus on IPTV»

- Mr. Bernard Pauchon, Senior Vice President Global Media, in charge of International  Partnerships and TDF Group coordination
«Delivering Rich Multimedia to Nomadic Devices: The need of Broadcast Unicast cooperation»

- Mr. Jerome DAVID, Strategic Marketing Manager Thomson-Broadcast
«Introduction to DVB-T2 and its Practical Implementation»

- Mr. Mohamed El Ebiary, Head of Middle-East Marketing in Services Business Group - Alcatel-Lucent.
«Differentiating by Multi-Screen Video: IPTV and On-Demand extensions on Mobile and Over the Top»

- Mr. Rabindra S Grewal , Chairman& CEO,  S T I N G India.
«National Convergence Networks and Eco Systems Program»

11:00-11:15  Coffee Break

11:15-13:00

Session  2
“Mobile TV , business models, legal & regulatory scope”

Session Chairman: Mr. Naashiah Saud Al- Kharusi, TRA Member

- Mr. Jean-Jacques Guitot, Head of the department of frequency planning studies, French Frequency Management Agency (ANFR) - FRANCE.
«Mobile and broadcasting services; Mobile TV, standards, regulations and frequency bands»

- Mr. Raj Singh, CEO D&L Partners - Geneva
«Why Mobile Applications & Applications Stores are made for the Arab Region»

- Mr. Andy Hicks, Research Manager, Telecommunications, IDC,    
«Enterprise Mobility Demand in the Arab Lands»

- Dr. Slim Saidi, Director Arthur D. Little – Dubai
«The War of Mobile Applications: What role for Telecommunications in Mobile Applications? »

13:00-15:00   Lunch

15:00-16:30

Session 3   Mobile Applications”

Session Chairman: Dr. Amer Awad Al-Rawas, CEO, Omantel

- Dr. Amer Awad Al-Rawas, CEO, omantel
«The Power of Mobility: Exploringthe preference of Mobility over speed and reliability»

- Mr. Nasser Kettani, Regional Director for the Mediterranean Region and Africa - Microsoft 
«The Major Industry Trends  on Major Broadcasting Technology Trends and their Applications»

- Mr. Didier Lelievre, Chief Officer Information Technology and Network  Orange  - Jordan 
«The Launch of 3G+ by Orange Jordan»

- Mr. Hamad M. ALOMAR, MD, MBA, Chairman, MHealth Company – Saudi Arabia
«Health»
 
- Eng. Abdalkalaq Ashour, CEO  Al Madar – Lybia
«Development of USSD-based Mobile Payment System in Libya»

- Mr. Khaled BEN YOUNES, Corporate Director for regulation & International Business - Tunisiana
«Mobile Applications: Orientations and Regulatory Challenges»

16:30-17:00

Closing Session

- Recommendations
- Closing speech