Vision for Middle East KeynotesTransforming Business Model for Success in the New Era of CommunicationThe OTT Debate - How are OTT Providers Disrupting the Operator Business Model?

09:00
Chairman's Introduction and Overview
- Mark Newman
  
  Chief Research Officer
  
  Informa Telecoms & Media, UK
09:10
Etisalat Keynote Address
- A Representative
  
  Etisalat
09:30
How are OTT Providers Disrupting the Operator Business Model?
- OTT players - threat or opportunity for Network Operators?
- Focus on the requirement for business transformation
- Looking at new partnership models and revenue share options
- Avoiding loss of revenues by transforming the business model
- Incentivising OTT players to invest
- Mohammad Gawdat
  
  Managing Director Emerging Markets EMEA
  
  Google
- Jigar Budhdev
  
  General Manager
  
  Nimbuzz
- Ahmed Nassef
  
  VP and Managing Director, Middle East
  
  Yahoo!
- Ayman Irshaid
  
  CEO
  
  Areeba Areeba
- Osman Sultan
  
  CEO
  
  du
- Ross Cormack
  
  CEO
  
  Nawras!
- Andrew Hanna
  
  CCO
  
  VIVA Bahrain
- Medhat Amer
  
  CIO
  
  Mobility
10:00
Building on the Potential for Regional and International Expandion in the Middle East Telecoms Market
- The impact of acquisitions, and new market entries by regional recos
- How far will consolidation go?
- Will single market operators disappear?
- Analysing the increase in percentage of overseas revenues
- Opportunities for inorganic growth
- Effect of political unrest/uncertainty
- Ahmed bin Ali
  
  Group Senior Vice President Corporate Communications
  
  Etisalat
- Khalid Al-Omar
  
  CEO and CTO
  
  Zain
- Joakim Klingefjord
  
  CEO
  
  Renna Mobile
- Mikkel Vinter
  
  CEO
  
  FRiENDi GROUP

Assessing the Positive Impact of ICT on the Enterprise

11:45
How Are Investments in ICT Impacting on Businesses?
- Investing in operations and technology as the backbone of an efficient organisation
- Improving the process line
- Ensuring stability across all processes
- Enhancing productivity and increasing profitability
- Detailing developments in ICT in the Middle East
12:05
CIO Roundtable: Creating Value Through IT
- What can CIO's contribute to the business by introducing innovative IT services?
- Improving the process line
- Ensuring stability across all processes
- Enhancing productivity and increasing profitability
- Innovating with technology to encourage revenue growth
- Investigating new business models for delivering IT
12:40
Does Outsoucing IT Lead to a More Cost-Effective and Efficient Services?
- Detailing the benefits of outsourcing IT
- Partnering with an expert for high quality, innovative IT services
- Reducing cost with an outsourced/managed services option
- Is outsourcing preferable to keeping IT in-house?

Mobility - the Future of Business

14:00
Leveraging Mobility as a Market Accelerator
- Increasing profitiability with an agile, mobile workforce
- Accepting that remote and mobile workforces are now commonplace in a high percentage of businesses
- Providing a sustainable advantage over competition
- Understanding the business advantages of remote working
- Making remote working simple and efficient with innovative ICT
- Enhancing the relationship with your employees
- The role of the CIO in keeping the business agile and increasing productivity.

Data Centres

14:20
Intensifying the Focus on Information Security in an Increasingly Mobile and Connected Workplace
- Detailing new security challenges for the enterprise
- Preparing for increased mobility
- Security risks associated with connectivity via social networks
14:40
How is the Tablet Market Shaking up the Enterprise Space?
- Maximising the capabilities of smart devices for your business
- Increasing productivity with tablets and smart devices
- Selecting the optimum devices for your remote employees

Maximising Opportunities for Cloud Computing in the Middle East

15:00
Why Cloud Computing Makes Sense
- What are the key benefits to the entreprise of migrating to cloud computing?
- Streamlining high cost IT functions
- Moving capacity into the cloud
- Investing in cloud for a strong ROI
- Minimising CAPEX
16:00
Monetising the Cloud - Maximising Potential
- What are the most cost-effective routes to maximise the potential of cloud computing?
- Private or Public?
- Developing a tailored cloud strategy to complement the specific requirements of your business
16:20
Panel Discussion: Identifying and Overcoming Challenges to Transitioning to a Cloud Computing Platform
- Is local connectivity strong enough to support cloud services?
- Is security tight enough in cloud platforms?
- Is a sound data governance strategy in place?
- Is there effective regulation of cloud service?
16:50
Where do the Opportunities Lie for Telcos in the Cloud Computing Space?
- How can operators compete with ITV vendors and cloud service providers?
- What can they do to avoid losing market share?
- Leveraging existing networks and skills to manage large scale computing infrastructure
- Opportunities for providing managed cloud services to SMEs
- Focus on quality and security
17:10
Cloud Migration Strategies
- Panning the migration strategy
- Harnessing legacy equipment and applications
- Taking full advantage of business in the cloud with a comprehensive migration strategy
17:30
Securing the Cloud - Can A CIO Afford the Risk of Putting its Business in the Cloud?
- Identifying cloud security issues
- Implementing security as a key component of the migration strategy, not an afterthought
- Understanding the models and architectures available to secure cloud computing
- Who is responsible for security in the cloud?

Vision for Middle East KeynotesTransforming Business Model for Success in the New Era of CommunicationThe OTT Debate - How are OTT Providers Disrupting the Operator Business Model?

Chairman's Introduction and Overview

Etisalat Keynote Address

How are OTT Providers Disrupting the Operator Business Model?

Building on the Potential for Regional and International Expandion in the Middle East Telecoms Market

Assessing the Positive Impact of ICT on the Enterprise

How Are Investments in ICT Impacting on Businesses?

CIO Roundtable: Creating Value Through IT

Does Outsoucing IT Lead to a More Cost-Effective and Efficient Services?

Mobility - the Future of Business

Leveraging Mobility as a Market Accelerator

Data Centres

Intensifying the Focus on Information Security in an Increasingly Mobile and Connected Workplace

How is the Tablet Market Shaking up the Enterprise Space?

Maximising Opportunities for Cloud Computing in the Middle East

Why Cloud Computing Makes Sense

Monetising the Cloud - Maximising Potential

Panel Discussion: Identifying and Overcoming Challenges to Transitioning to a Cloud Computing Platform

Where do the Opportunities Lie for Telcos in the Cloud Computing Space?

Cloud Migration Strategies

Securing the Cloud - Can A CIO Afford the Risk of Putting its Business in the Cloud?