Detailed Agenda
Monday, June 28th |
| 11 AM- 6 PM |
Welcome and Registration |
| 3 PM- 6PM |
Go Car Tour Bus Shuttle from Doral Lobby at 15:00 |
| 7:30 PM- 10 PM |
Network Cocktail & Welcome Dinner at the Mesazul Restaurant, Doral Resort Moonlight Golf |
Tuesday, June 29th |
| 9 AM- 9:30 AM |
Opening and Welcome Introduction Mr. Andre Dahan, CEO, Comverse |
| 9:30 AM-10:45 AM | TeleMedia Futures: Megatrends, Scenarios, Challenges and Opportunities In the Next 3 Years Mr. Gerd Leonhard, Media Futurist The Wall Street Journal calls Gerd ‘one of the leading Media Futurists in the World’. Gerd Leonhard is considered a leading expert on topics such as social media, mobile content and m- commerce, innovation and entrepreneurship, UGC and peer production, copyright, licensing and IPR issues, next-generation advertising, marketing and branding, digital content strategies and the development of next-generation business models in the content, communications & technology industries. |
| 10:45 AM-11:15 AM | Coffee Break and Networking Solution Showcase |
| 11:15 AM-11:55 AM | Rocks and Hard Places. Swords and Walls. Navigating the next half decade in Mobile Services Mr. Wally Swain, Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets, Yankee Group Mobile operators face two significant challenges in the coming five years. Firstly, basic line growth is slowing disrupting their long-time strategies.Secondly, there is tremendous growth in mobile broadband which compensates for lower basic growth but which comes at great cost, perhaps too great. These challenges affect both developed markets like North America and emerging markets like Latin America. Fundamental changes to long-established business models will determine who the winners are and who are the losers in this new world order. |
| 11:55 AM-12:35 PM | Billing as a Catalyst for New Business in the Communication Industry Dr. Eckart Pech, Vice President of Technology Development, Telefonica O2, Germany For communication providers revenues from traditional streams such as voice traffic are decreasing. Meanwhile trends like mobile payment or SDP offer new business opportunities. But without a strong billing enabler these “fruits” hang out of reach. O2 addresses these needs by global and local initiatives pushing disruptive products into the market. |
| 12:35 PM-1:20 PM | Panel Discussion “Changing Telco’s Business Models” Moderation: Mr. Wally Swain |
| 1:20 PM- 2:20 PM | Lunch sponsored by IBM Solution Showcase: Comverse and Partners |
| 2:20 PM- 3 PM |
Valuable Truths about VAS from Worldwide Case Studies Mr. Guy Yaniv, VP and General Manager, Value Added Service, Comverse A privileged view of some of the most intriguing and instructive VAS case studies from around the world. Gain insight on how to make your VAS services as rewarding as possible from fascinating facts, examples and figures spotlighting what went right and what to steer clear of. |
| 3 PM- 3:45 PM |
Next-Generation User-Experience and Monetization Mr. Dror Bin, President Global Sales Group, Comverse Operators are set to take advantage of the opportunities abounding from the emerging trends in telecom such as the major growth in mobile broadband, new telecom players, smarter devices, and alternative business models. There is a need for Transformation – Telecom Service Providers must defend their core services by enhancing the customer experience & monetization capabilities. |
| 3:45 PM- 5 PM |
Coffee Break & Networking Solution Showcase: Comverse and Partners |
| 6:30 PM- 10 PM |
Yacht Cruise & Gala Dinner Bus Shuttle from Doral Lobby at 18:30 |
Wednesday, June 30th |
| 9 AM- 9:40 AM |
The Future of Telecom: Webocalypse Now? Ms. Daphna Steinmetz, VP & Chief Innovation Officer, Comverse The Web has growingly become infused into people’s daily lives in aspects of recreation, work, commerce, education, and one’s daily livelihood. In sharp contrast, telecom has become the target of attacks from various directions competing for users’ ability and choice to stay in touch with people.How will future experiences look like? What will be the future role of telecom operators? How can they keep up with the pace, yet avoid investing in false dreams? How can they be bold yet cautious, smart yet prudent, groove yet effective, flashy yet sane. This is not the last word about telecom, but a great place to start. |
| 9:40 AM-10:20 AM | Real-time Marketing helps to find Time for Lime Emerson Hewitt, Vice President Customer Solutions, LIME Cable & Wireless is working hard to make the lives of their customers better by offering the best technologies, product and services. They are delivering on that promise with targeted, real-time promotions matching customer usage patterns and areas of interest. Learn how Cable & Wireless is using real-time marketing to offer subscribers promotions such as ‘Talk 4 Free’, ‘TopUp & Win’, and ‘Free Up after 3’ along with the success they are seeing from these and other promotions. Not only are these promotions making the lives of their customer better, but Cable & Wireless is also benefiting with customer loyalty, increased usage and higher revenues. |
| 10:20 AM-10:50 AM | Coffee Break and Networking Solution Showcase: Comverse and Partners |
| 10:50 AM-11:30 AM | Global Telecommunications, How IBM and Comverse have Partnered for Success Mr. Rick Qualman, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, IBM The importance of Analytics- distinguishing the customer experience, how IBM and Comverse have partnered to offer clients solutions to solve their business problems. |
| 11:30 AM-12:10 PM | Comverse Portfolio – Positioning you for Profits: Today and Tomorrow Dr. Gabriel Matsliach, President Global Products and Operations, Comverse Success depends on an operator’s agility to the changes in telecommunications. This presentation will discuss operators’ key challenges and how the Comverse portfolio addresses them, both as individual product families and when linked together.The trend of mobile broadband and the need for a multi-dimensional approach to policy management; the necessities of considering Value-Added-Services as a portfolio, as opposed to individual silos, and the benefits of the synergies resulting from deploying VAS and BSS together will be reviewed. |
| 12:10 PM-12:30 PM | Closing Remarks Mr. Franck Darmon, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Comverse Latin America |
| 12:30 PM-2:30 PM | Farewell Lunch Solution Showcase: Comverse and Partners |