ITU unveils forward-looking debate agenda for ITU Telecom World 2013
Top-level ICT players harness industry change to drive success, address global challenges
Geneva, 17 June 2013 – In the space of just a few years, major advances in technology have seismically altered the way we communicate and even live our lives. Through a dynamic programme of conversation and debate, ITU Telecom World 2013, taking place in Bangkok from 19 to 22 November, will explore and demystify today’s fast-changing business landscape and examine the global potential of ICTs to transform lives.
Top-level participants from across the industry and globe include Omobola Johnson, Minister for Communications Technology, Nigeria; Madut Biar Yel Minister for Telecommunications & Postal services, South Sudan; Richard Beaird, Wiley Rein; Margit Brandl, Nokia Siemens Networks; Dean Bubley, Disruptive Analysis; Asok Chatterjee, DOSTI; Luis M. Correia, Technical University of Lisbon, INOV-INESC; John Davies, Intel; Jan Ellsberger, Ericsson; Rob Frieden, Pennsylvania State University; Chris Gabriel, Macquarie Capital; Tony Gray, TCCA Critical Communications Broadband Group; Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum; Luis Lucatero, Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones, Mexico; Thomas Magedanz, Fraunhofer FOKUS; Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger, Oxford Internet Institute; Peter Riedel, Rohde & Schwarz; Jaume Salvat, Aggaros; Rohan Samarajiva, LIRNEasia; and Thomas Welter, SFR and Mike Wright, Telstra.
Panel sessions will span key areas including:
- Riding the Data Wave: Techniques for dealing with the global “Data storm”
- Telco and OTT: Implications for telcos, regulators and governments
- Convergence of Regulation: Rethinking regulation in a converged environment
- How can World Citizens Ensure their Privacy in a Digital World?: Roles for government, business and international organizations, rights of global citizens
- From Voice to Data to Cloud: Transitioning the Telco Business Model: New business models for a cloud-centric world
- Telecoms Innovation is Going Over the Edge … is it Time to Pivot?: How the industry can redefine and re-engage to reach broader tele-consumer, tele-enterprise needs
Click here to view the full programme.
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