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Beyond Connectivity 2010 - Speakers

Panel 1:
Setting the scene: Growth Prospects and Future Bets

	Mr. Bahjat Al Darwiche Vice President Booz & Co.
	Mr. Osama Ghoul Managing Partner Devoteam Middle East
	Mr. Marc Veelenturf Head of Business Solution Organization NSN
	Mr. Patrick Farajian Chairman & CEO Sodetel
	Mr. Khaled Abed Al-Twergi Director Technical Regulatory Studies Saudi Telecom Company

Panel 2:
Demand Shifting and resulting opportunities and challenges

	Mr. Jawad Abassi Founder & General Manager Arab Advisor
	Mr. Stefan McKenzie Director UK Telecoms & MENA Cordys
	Mr. Mujdat Ayoguz Director Peppers and Rogers
	Mr. Gurkan Ozturk Executive Vice President Verscom
	Mr. Abir Hnidi General Manager MEA Region Sonus
	Mr. Houssam Halabi Director British Telecom

Panel 3:
Innovation: the new name of the market facing game

	Mr. Santino Saguto Managing Director Value Partners
	Mr. Graham Turner Vice President Strategic Marketing NAGRA Vision
	Mr. Mikkel Vinter CEO Friendi
	Mr. Abdullah Al Kanhal Service Development Director Saudi Telecom Company
	Mr. Samer Halawi Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer GADM

Panel 4:
Broadband Technology Models

	Mr. Carl Lewin Business Developer Manager Intel Capital
	Mr. Philippe Berard Group Business Development Director Wi-Tribe
	Mr. Yusuf Kirac Group Manager Next Generation System Turk Telekom
	Mr. Noel Kirkaldy Director of Solutions Marketing Motorola
	Dr. Khalid Kalil Vice President Strategy & Business Development Telcordia

Panel 5: Regulatory Panel
Next generation networks regulatory and policy drivers

	Dr. Imad Hoballah Commissioner TRA Lebanon
	Mr. Matt Glynn Partner DLA Piper
	Mr. Munif Al Mutairi Director of Roaming and Interconnection Personal Service Unit Saudi Telecom Company
	Mr. Imad Tarabay Chairman & CEO Cedarcom
	Mr. Wassim Chourbaji Director Gov't Affairs Europe & MENA Qualcomm
	Mr. Mohammed El-Nawawy Vice President for Corporate Strategy Telecom Egypt
	Ms. Hande Bayrak International & NGO Relations Supervisor AVEA

Panel 6:
Infrastructure business Strategies

	Mr. Imad Tarabay Chairman & CEO Cedarcom
	Dr. Ejder Varol CEO & Partner Gantek
	Mr. Tony Huang Director, CTO, MENA Region Huawei
	Ms. Samia M. Bahsoun Vice President David Ross Group
	Mr. Waleed Khalid Al-Fudhail General Manager Network Planning Saudi Telecom Company

Panel 7:
Mobile Application Strategies

	Mr. Jay Srage Vice President, Business Development Qualcomm
	Mr. Karim Taga Managing Director Arthur D. Little
	Mr. Wilson Varghese CEO Kalimat
	Dr. Imad Hoballah Commissioner TRA Lebanon
	Mr. Bogdan Pintea Project Management IPTEGO

Panel 8:
Content

	Mr. Ghazi Atallah Managing Director Nexgen
	Mr. Khalifa Al Shamsi Senior Vice President Marketing Etisalat
	Mr. Hatem Bamatraf Senior Vice President Network Development Du
	Mr. Clifford John Nelson Senior Vice President OSN
	Mr. Tony Kelly CEO On-Demand Group

CEO Live Session

Moderator	Mr. Karim Sabbagh Vice President Global Practice Leader, Communication, Media & Technology Boozz & Co.
	Eng. Saud Al Daweesh Group CEO Saudi Telecom Company - KSA
	Mr. Imad Tarabay Chairman & CEO Cedarcom
	Mr. Nasser Bin Obood Acting CEO Etisalat - UAE
	Mr. Osman Sultan CEO Du - UAE
	Mr. Amer Rawas CEO Omantel - Oman
	Mrs. Nayla Khawam CEO Orange - Jordan
	Mr. Mikkel Vinter CEO Friendi - UAE
	Mr. Patrick Farajian Chairman & CEO Sodetel
	Mr. Wilson Varghese CEO Kalimat - Kuwait
	Dr. Nizar Dalloul Chairman & CEO Comium - Lebanon