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Conference Agenda

DAY ONE:Tuesday 16th September 2008

KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION

Registration and Coffee

08:15

Conference Welcome and Speed Networking

09:00
  • Daniele Tricarico, Conference Researcher, Informa Telecoms & Media, UK

Chair Welcome and Introduction

09.10
  • Chair: Jonas Wilhelmsson, Strategic Portfolio Manager SDP, Ericsson, Sweden

BT’s Approach to Creating a Communications Ecosystem

09:20
  • Dave Elmendorf, Director 21CN, Voice and Multimedia, BT, UK

Building the Next Generation Service Delivery Framework: Reviewing Concepts, Definitions and Deployment Strategies So Far

09.50
  • Annikki Schaeferdiek, Vice President Marketing & Strategy, Ericsson, Sweden

The Role of Service Delivery Platforms in the Battle to Create New Revenues

10.20
  • David Sharpley, VP Product Marketing and Channels, Oracle Communications, USA

Networking and Refreshments Break

10.50

SDP 2.0: Addressing the Key Challenges for Service Providers in the New Communication Ecosystem and Understanding Why SDP is a Critical Factor

11.35
  • Sune Jakobsson, Research Manager, Telenor R&I, Norway

IT SDP and Telco SDP: Analysing the Dynamics of the Telco Ecosystem and Driving the Transition to the Next Generation of Service Delivery Platforms

12.05
  • Moderator: Monika Gadhammar, Portfolio Marketing, Ericsson, Sweden
  • Patricia Lopes, Vice President, Service Transformation, Alcatel-Lucent, USA
  • Mario Domingo, Head - Service Creation Division, Globe Telecom, Philippines
  • Ty Wang, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Oracle Communications, USA
  • Nitin Patel, VP Strategic Marketing, Telenity, USA
  • Dave Elmendorf, Director 21CN, BT, UK
  • Shane Logan, Director, Services Architecture, TELUS, Canada

Networking Lunch

12.50

Day One Stream A

SDP MARKET AND STRATEGY OVERVIEW

  • Chair: Jessica Figueras, Practice Leader, Service Infrastructure, Ovum, UK

Service Delivery Beyond the SDP

14.00
  • Ranjith Mukundan, Head – Service Provider Service Layer Practice, Wipro Technologies

The Role and Importance of an Enhanced Service Delivery Framework in a Highly Competitive Market

14.30
  • Ralph Niesen, Specialist sales SDP, Ericsson, Sweden
  • Senior Representative, Service Provider

SDP/SDF 2.0 STANDARDIZATION ROADMAP

SDP Standards and Legacy Integration: Ensuring Support for Traditional Legacy Networks

15.00
  • Zygmunt Lozinski, President, The Parlay Group, USA

Networking and Refreshment Break

15.30

Enabling Development, Deployment and Management of Converged Services on NGN and Legacy Networks

16.00
  • Gabriel Enache, General Manager, Service Capability Delivery Division, Romtelecom, Romania

Service Delivery Frameworks and their Role in the Rapid Assembly and Commercialization of New Services

16.30
  • Lucia Gradinariu, Senior Advisor, Industry Programs, TeleManagement Forum, USA

SOLUTION PROVIDER Q&A

What are the Challenges in Integrating Platforms with Heterogeneous and Multiple Networks?

17.00
  • Moderator: Jessica Figueras, Practice Leader, Service Infrastructure, Ovum, UK
  • Guy Redmill, Managing Director, Redmill Communications and Cantata, UK
  • Lucia Gradinariu, Senior Advisor, Industry Programs, TeleManagement Forum, USA
  • David Mangini, Global SDP Solution Executive, IBM Telecommunications Industry, USA

End of Day One and Drinks Reception

17.45

Gala Dinner

19.30

Day OneStream B

Service Oriented Architectures: Establishing a SOA Roadmap

  • Chair: Karim Taga, Managing Director & Global TIME (Telecoms, IT, Media & Electronics) Practice, Athur D Little, Austria

Accelerating the Adoption of SOA into the Telecoms Domain and Deploying Services Quickly and Efficiently

14.00
  • Craig Wilson, Director, Global Communications Industry Solutions, IBM Software Group, USA

Utilising Enterprise Architecture to Build on the Opportunity to Rationalize the Service Provider Infrastructure Architecture

14.30
  • Mario Domingo, Head - Service Creation Division, Globe Telecom, Philippines

IMS and the Service Layer: Adopting SDP/SOA and IMS for the Operators’ Roadmap to Service Convergence and Exploiting the Opportunity of the SDP Enabling IMS

15.00
  • Ken Lee, Director of Product Marketing, Oracle Communications, USA

Networking and Refreshment Break

15.30

The Role of Service Governance in a SDP and Web 2.0 Environment

16.00
  • Gerry Winsor, Senior Telecom Solution Architect, Hewlett-Packard, USA

A SOA approach to IMS: Telecom Italia’s Experience

16.30
  • Mario Bonnet, Innovation Project Manager, Telecom Italia, Italy

INDUSTRY ANALYST ROUNDTABLE

Exploring the Dynamics and the Tensions Between Web 2.0 and SOA: Alternative or Complimentary?

17.00
  • Karim Taga, Managing Director & Global TIME (Telecoms, IT, Media & Electronics) Practice, Athur D Little, Austria
  • Jeff Heynen, Directing Analyst, IPTV and Next Gen OSS/BSS, Infonetics Research, USA
  • Thomas Magedanz, Director NGNI, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany
  • Peter Mottishaw, Senior Analyst, OSS Observer, UK
  • Kristofer Kimbler, Senior Analyst, The Moriana Group, UK

End of Day One and Drinks Reception

17.45

Gala Dinner

19.30

DAY TWO:Wednesday, 17th September 2008

KEYNOTE PLENARY SESSION

  • Chair: Jessica Figueras, Practice Leader, Service Infrastructure, Ovum, UK

SDP/SDF: Service Innovation

Registration and Coffee

08:15

Speed Networking

08:50

Chair Welcome and Introduction

09.00

SOA and the Customer Experience: Ensuring an End-to-End Seamless Experience

09.10
  • Arvind Dwivedi, Head Service Delivery, Reliance Communications, India

Strategies for Effective Transformation of the Service Delivery Environment

09.40
  • Jean-Pierre Gaillat, Professional Services Managing Vice President, System & Application Integration, Alcatel-Lucent, France

Are Web 2.0 Innovations a Threat to Telecom and which Web 2.0 Applications will have Most Impact on the Future of SDP? What the Industry Thinks and Believes

10.10
  • Mac Taylor, CEO, The Moriana Group, UK

Networking and Refreshments Break

10.40

Service Delivery in a Mobile Browsing Environment: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic Experience and Approach

11.25
  • Martin Prošek, Video & Content Applications Technology Development, Telefónica O2, Czech Republic

KEYNOTE WEB 2.0 Q&A

Making the SDP an Innovation Platform to Develop Services Using the Web 2.0 Approach: Is There a Killer Application and How Can the Industry Maximise New Service Concepts?

11.55
  • Moderator: Patricia Lopes, Director of Services Transformation, CMO, Alcatel-Lucent, USA
  • Arvind Dwivedi, Head Service Delivery, Reliance Communications, India
  • Jonas Wilhelmsson, Strategic Portfolio Manager SDP, Ericsson, Sweden
  • Victor Donselaar, Managing Director, Movial Communications, Finland
  • Gurol Akman, CTO, Telenity, USA
  • Chris King, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Oracle Communications, USA

Networking Lunch

12.40

Day TwoStream A

Opening Up to External Development

  • Chair: Monika Gadhammar, Strategic Portfolio Manager SDP, Ericsson, Sweden

IMS and the Converging Media: Mashing Up SOA, Web2.0 and IMS Technologies

13.40
  • Nuno Silva, Senior Engineer, PT Inovação, Portugal

Introducing the Open Movil Forum Initiative: The Role of Open Source in the Operator Service Delivery Framework

14.10
  • Luis Fernando Almansa Delgado, Senior Project Manager, Telefonica, Spain

Presenting SK Telecom Common Delivery Platform: Horizontal Layer to Empower Convergent Applications

14.40
  • Jon Sung, Principal Architect, SK Telecom Americas, USA

Networking and Refreshment Break

15.10

The Role of Service Brokers for Delivering combined Telco/Web 2.0 Services over Open Network APIs

15.40
  • Thomas Magedanz, Director NGNI, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany
  • Niklas Blum, Deputy Director NGNI, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany

THIRD PARTY INNOVATION FOCUS / 1

Discussing Ways to Expose the Operator Capabilities to 3rd Parties

16.10
  • Moderator: Kristofer Kimbler, Senior Analyst, The Moriana Group, UK
  • Niklas Blum, Deputy Director NGNI, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany
  • Jon Sung, Principal Architect, SK Telecom Americas, USA
  • Anders Lundell, Director of Product Marketing, Oracle, Sweden

THIRD PARTY INNOVATION FOCUS / 2

What are the Successful Models for the Cooperation between Telco Operators and the Developers’ Communities?

16.55
  • Moderator: Mac Taylor, The Moriana Group, UK
  • Victor Donselaar, Managing Director, Movial Communications, Finland
  • Luis Fernando Almansa Delgado, Senior Project Manager, Telefonica, Spain
  • Jeff Heynen, Directing Analyst, IPTV and Next Gen OSS/BSS, Infonetics Research, USA
  • Matthieu Loreille, VP Marketing, jNetX, France

End of Day Two

17.30

Day Two Stream B

SDP for Next Generation Services

  • Chair: Karim Taga, Managing Director & Global TIME (Telecoms, IT, Media & Electronics) Practice, Athur D Little, Austria

Understanding the Customer Experience and Demand of New Services to Maximise Revenues

13.30
  • Erik Kruse, Strategic Marketing, Ericsson, Sweden

Making Convergence Worthwhile

14.00
  • Christopher Dulya, International Business Manager Atos Origin NGIN, Spain
  • Pedro Benito, Business Manager, Atos Origin NGIN, Spain

Optimising the Performance And Scalability Of The SDP: Reducing Risk And Safeguarding Profitability Through Proactive Performance Management

14.30
  • Cagri Sevinc, Service Manager, Turkcell, Turkey
  • Carl Piva, Director of Telecommunications Business Development World Wide, CA Wily Technology, Sweden

Networking and Refreshment Break

15.00

The Challenge of the Challenger Operator: Examining How Differentiation is the Key to Success for a New Entrant

15.30
  • Guy Redmill, Marketing Director, Gintel, UK
  • Stig Roberg, Project Manager, Network Norway, Norway

TDC Vision for a Next Generation Product and Service Delivery Approach: Understanding the Role of SDP for an Innovative Service/Concept Strategy

16.00
  • Bernd Reul, Strategy & Business Development Manager, TDC Mobile Nordic, Denmark

Success Story: NGIN Deployments in mobilkom austria group

16.30
  • Walter Maurer, Head of Network Service Platforms, mobilkom, Austria

INDUSTRY SHOWDOWN ON CONTENT SERVICES AND PARTERNSHIPS

Managing Content Partnerships in the Delivery of Multimedia Services

17.00
  • The industry showdown will be joined by key speakers of the event

End of Day Two

17.45

DAY THREE Thursday 18th September 2008

  • Chair: Mac Taylor, CEO, The Moriana Group, UK

Building a 2.0 Service Delivery Environment

Registration and Coffee

08:15

Chairman Welcome and Introduction

09.00

Building a Dynamic Ecosystem with IMS and SDP to Drive VAS Uptake

09.10
  • Shane Logan, Director, Services Architecture, TELUS, Canada

PANEL DISCUSSION

Examining the Changing Business Drivers for SDP Implementation: What are the Main CAPEX and OPEX Considerations Associated with SDP Deployment?

09.40
  • Moderator: Ralph Niesen, Specialist Sales SDP, Ericsson, Sweden
  • Mac Taylor, CEO, The Moriana Group, UK
  • Ty Wang, Senior Director of Product Marketing, Oracle Communications
  • Shane Logan, Director, Services Architecture, TELUS, Canada

Service Creation Focus

Taking a Phased (Staged) Approach to End-to-End SDP Deployment

10.25
  • Gurol Akman, CTO, Telenity, USA

Networking and Refreshments Break

10.55

Bringing External Innovation to Telecom Service Delivery to Drive Innovation and Generate Revenue

11.10
  • Dennis Magaya, Executive Head of Services and Applications , Cell C, South Africa

Personalizing and Simplifying the Users Experience

11.40
  • Mehdi Khorasani, Solution Director, Systems & Applications Integration, Alcatel-Lucent, France

Modelling the Impact of the SDP on OSS/BSS: Establishing a Framework for Successful Charging Models

12.10
  • Gordon Rawling, EMEA Marketing Director, Oracle Communications, UK

Networking Lunch

12.40

Introducing SDP on IMS VS Introducing SDP on non-IMS: Perspectives and Challenges

14.00
  • Rebecca Copeland, Senior IMS Consultant, Huawei, Europe

Revenue Management in a Service Delivery Environment

14.30
  • Yugan Sikri, Solution Architect, Hewlett-Packard, USA

Networking and Refreshment Break

15.00

Positioning SDP to the IPTV and Triple Play/Quadruple Play Service Delivery Framework

15.30

How Can an xVNE Platform Be Integrated With SDP to Maximise Operators Service Offering flexibility and Profitability?

16.00
  • Leo Chan, Chief Solutions Architect, PNG Telecoms USA

OPEN DISCUSSION

Considerations in Planning for Next Generation Service Delivery Environment

16.30
  • Moderator: Mac Taylor, CEO, The Moriana Group, UK

End of Conference

17.15

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