CONFERENCE AGENDA
(Conference Language is English)
Day 1, Wednesday 13 September 2006

09:00am - 10:00am
Registration & Morning Coffee

10:00 - 10:20 am
Keynote Speaker:
Katia Tayar
President & Founder
Arabcom group

Keynote Speech Arabic
English to be available soon



10:20 - 10:40 am
Rehab Lootah
Senior Business Manager
Dubai eGovernment
Topic: Mobilising the Government
Biography
Presentation


Session 1: Enterprise Mobility

10:40 - 11:00 am
Tahir Khan
Network Consultant, Middle East
3Com
Topic: "Secure Converged Networks"
Biography
Presentation

11:00 - 11:20 am
Gijs Zantvoort
EMEA Marketing, ProCurve Networking by HP
Hewlett-Packard France
Topic: "Mobilizing" your wired Network
Biography
Presentation

11:20 - 11:40 am
Mazen Jabri
Regional Sales Manager
Cisco Systems Middle East
Topic: Integrated Enterprise: Enterprise Mobility Overview
Biography
Presentation



Panel Discussion / Q & A 11:40 - 12:00 am





12:00 - 12:30 am
Networking Coffee Break.





12:30 - 13:00 pm
John Williamson
Director of special projects
Imate

Topic: “Mobile Groupworking: More than e-mail"
Biography
Presentation

13:00 - 13:30 pm
Shady Saeed
Product Development Manager
Etisalat
Topic: Etisalat, the first operator to launch BlackBerry service in the Gulf, a challenge and success
Biography
Presentation

 
Panel Discussion / Q & A 13:30 - 13:50
 

 
Lunch - 13:50 - 15:00
 

15:00 - 15:20 pm
Pat Brans
Manager of Strategic Alliances
Sybase
Topic:
Achieving Competitive Advantage through Wireless Technology
Biography
Presentation



15:20 - 15:40 pm
Wilson Cochrane
Global Marketing Director
BLUBOX Software LLP
Topic:
Unlocking the Power of Communication
Biography
Presentation



 
Q & A - 15:40 - 15:50
 

 
Coffee Break & Networking 15:50 - 16:00
 




END OF DAY 1
 

Day 2, Thursday 14 September 2006


09:00am - 09:30 am
Registration & Morning Coffee

Session 2: Broadband

9:30 - 9:50 am
Keith Doucet
Marketing Director
Wimax Forum
Topic: WiMAX: Ensuring a Positive WiMAX Business Model
Biography
Presentation

9:50 - 10:10 am
Adriaan Hosmann
Chief Commercial Officer
PicoPoint

Topic: Ease of use; Key for Success
Biography
Presentation




10:10 - 10:30 am
Luigi Gasparollo
V.P. Business Development MENA Region
Qualcomm
Topic: Mobile Broadband Wireless Access technologies and their role in the portfolio of operators
Biography
Presentation

10:30 - 10:50 am
Torbjorn Ward
CEO
Aptilo Networks

Topic: MetroWireless and WiMax, More Than Access Alone - Applications and ROI
Biography
Presentation

 
Panel Discussion / Q & A 10:50 - 11:10
 

 
Coffee Break 11:10 - 11:40
 

11:40 - 12:00 pm
Keith Doucet
VP Product Management
Redline Communication
• WiMAX: Moving from fixed to mobile WiMAX
Biography
Presentation



12:00 - 12:20 pm
Ravi Mali
Regional Sales Manager
Juniper Networks
Topic: Services anywhere: broadband goes mobile
Biography

 
Panel Discussion / Q & A 12:20 - 12:50
 

 
Lunch 12:50 - 14:00
 

Session 3: RFID = e Label

14:00 - 14:20 pm
Stephane Pique
President EMEA
International RFID Business Association

Topic: What is driving RFID technology?
Biography
Presentation




14:20 - 14:40 pm
Jay Srage
Director, Marketing
Texas Instruments
Topic: RFID - Uses and Applications
Biography
Presentation

14:40 - 15:00 pm
Graham Twiggs
Supply Chain Solutions Leader (MEEP)
IBM (Global Business Solutions)
Topic: RFID - Business Transformation with a Positive ROI
Biography
Presentation

 
Panel Discussion / Q & A 15:00 - 15:20
 

 
Coffee Break & Networking 15:20 - 15:50
 

 
Closing - Recommendation 15:50 - 16:00
 


END OF DAY 2