• 09.20

    • Chair's Introduction

  • Steve Britton, Director, Mi-Pay
  • Topic

    • BUILDING THE CUSTOMER BASE AND CREATING VALUE

  • 09.30

    • KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Attaining the core of your business through Multi MVNO Total Solution

  • Hasan Iftikhar, Senior Manager Solutions, Huawei, Middle East Region
  • 10.00

    • Enterprise Focused MVNOs - Discussing the Potential for an Integrated Telecom and IT Service Provider

  • Akshay Lamba, Head – Strategic Business & New Initiatives, Al-Futtaim Technologies
  • 10.30

    • Segmented Mobile Market: The Advantage of the MVNA Business Model

  • Jacques Bonifay, CEO, Transatel, France
  • 11.00

    • Networking Break & Exhibition Visit

  • 11.30

    • Integrating Value Add Services over the MNO Next Generation Network and Uncovering the Killer Application

  • Debo Abodunrin, Country Director, The Club International, Nigeria
  • 12.00

    • PANEL DISCUSSION: Creating Compelling Content and Consumer Friendly Services for the Virtual Network Operator - How is this Achieved?

  • Cristobal Alonso, CCO, mmCHANNEL, Spain
  • Suresh Kumar, Head - Global Business Development, NETXCELL
  • Michael Tomlins, MD,InfoMedia
  • Tunc Berkman, Corporate Customer and MNVO Segment Director, AVEA

    • + expand

    • What is content? Developing content-focussed services for the consumer to drive subscriber acquisition and retention
    • Understanding the publisher/carrier relationship
      - on-portal or off portal?
    • Enhancing the user experience and utilising short codes
    • Overcoming the language barrier - how to tackle multiple dialects across one region
    • Using a combination of text and voice SMS to reach all aspects of the market
  • 12.45

    • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

  • Topic

    • TACKLING THE CHANGING MARKET ENVIRONMENT & BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

  • 14.00

    • Understanding the Benefits of the MVNO Proposition to the MNO

  • Deniz Tunçalp,, Manager - MVNO Business Marketing, Turkcell, Turkey
  • 14.30

    • Tackling the technical and logistical challenges of launching the MVNO

  • Jurgen Wittkopp, Managing Consultant, PA Consulting UK
  • 15.00

    • Analyst Update: Analysing the World Wide MVNO Market and Understanding the Developments within Growth Markets

  • Dario Talmesio, Senior Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media UK
  • 15.30

    • Networking Lunch & Exhibition Visit

  • 16.00

    • Building the MVNO and MNO Relationship to Develop Effective Partnerships

  • Dr Mohamed Jamoussi, Technical Advisor, Aljawal, Saudi Telecom, Saudi Arabia
  • 16.30

    • Discussing the MVNO Roadmap for 2009 and Beyond: Highlighting the Business Opportunities

  • Jawad Abbassi, Founder and General Manager, Arab Advisors Group, Jordan
  • 17.00

    • End of Day Two