Meet The Arab World’s Media and Telecoms Industry Leaders

Greetings,

Building on the success of Arab Advisors Group's Annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference held in Amman over the past five years, Arab Advisors Group is pleased to announce the sixth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel - Amman on June 1 & 2, 2009.

The convergence of media, telecom and information technology pushes the hitherto disconnected players in the three sectors towards operating in an increasingly merged segment. This convergence carries threats to existing revenue and business models, but also bears new opportunities for new models.

Arab Advisors Group’s sixth Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2009 is the ideal forum for networking, discussions and debates on the convergence trends underway in the Arab media and telecom markets.

CEOs and top executives from operators that have confirmed speaking at the conference include:

Dr. Diar Ahmad, CEO, Asiacell

Mr. Ammar Aker, CEO, Jawwal

Dr. Saad Al-Barrak, CEO, Zain Group

Dr. Abdel Malik Al Jaber, Vice Chairman and CEO, Paltel Group

Dr. Ahmed Al Shatti, CEO, Zain Jordan

Mr. Imad Ayoub, CEO, Cyberia

Mr. Sam Barnett, COO, MBC

Mr. Mickael Ghossein, CEO, Jordan Telecom Group - Orange Jordan

Mr. Steven Hall, CEO, CNBC Arabiya

Mr. Joseph Hanania, CEO, Umniah

Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos, CEO, Batelco

Dr. Raed Khusheim, CEO and President, Selevision

Mr. Mohammad Omran, Chairman, Etisalat

Mr. Philippe Vogeleer, Chief Strategy Officer / Secretary General, Orange Jordan

Mr. Mohamed Youssif, VP & Chief Commercial Officer, Arabsat

Mr. Guido Baumhauer, Director of Strategy, Marketing and Distribution, Deutsche Welle

Mr. Ahmed Osama, Managing Director, TE Data

CEOs and top executives from regulators, vendors and other stakeholders that have confirmed speaking at the conference include:

Ms. Doha Abdelkhaliq, Executive Director and Co-Founder, ESKADENIA Software

Dr. Hessa Al Jaber, Secretary General, ictQATAR

Mr. Serif Beykoz, General Manager, Telenity

Mr. Bo-Erik Dahlstrom, President and CEO, Ericsson Market Unit Middle East

Mr. Akram Farraj, Chairman and CEO, Emerging World Entertainment Holding

Dr. Ahmad Hiasat, Chairman of the Board of commissioners /CEO, TRC

Mr. Alan Horn, General Director, TRA Bahrain

Dr. Wassef Masri, CEO, Optimiza Jordan

Mr. Fadi Mujahid, General Manager, Game Power 7

Mr. Janti Abdallah, Manager, BusinessONE Division, STS

Mr. Osama Ghoul, Managing Director, Devoteam

Mr. Jihad Srage, VP Business Development, Mena Region and Central Asia, Qualcomm.

Mr. Yadullah Ijtehadi, Managing Editor, Zawya

Mr. Jawad Abbassi, General Manager, Arab Advisors Group
Highlights from the 5th Annual Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2008

Level of delegates who attended the 5th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2008:


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Conference Networking and Business Development Value of the 5th Annual Media and Telecommunications Convergence Conference 2008:
 

5th Conference Feedback

Feedback from delegates to the 2008 event shows that 92% of conference delegates rated the conference content as good, very good or excellent. 89.7% of the delegates said that the business development and networking value of the event was good, very good or excellent. 96% of delegates commended the organization of the conference as good, very good and excellent. 74.2% of delegates will attend the fourth conference in 2009.


We look forward to seeing you on June 1 & 2, 2009. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Dana Khatib
Director of Sales & Marketing

Arab Advisors Group
Email: dana@arabadvisors.com
Tel: +962 6 582 8849
Fax: +962 6 582 8809
Web: www.arabadvisors.com

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