Date: 21 March 2007
Venue: Hall # 8, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Track V: 1000-1800 hrs

Keynote Address

1000-1015 hrs         Shri Syamal Ghosh, IAS (Retd.)

Special Address

1015-1030 hrs         Mr. Sham Banerji, Director - Corporate Business, Texas Instruments (India) Limited
                                “Enabling the Mobile Internet Society”

1030 -1155 hrs        Session: “Improving Coverage & Services for Rural”

Chairperson

1030-1040 hrs         Mr. Shantanu Consul, Administrator - USO, DoT

Speakers

1040-1055 hrs         Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director, LIRNEasia
1055-1110 hrs         Mr. N.N.Gupta, Senior DDG (LTP), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd *
1110-1125 hrs         Mr. Tarvinder Singh, Head – Marketing & Product Management, Networks & Enterprise, Motorola Inc.
1125-1140 hrs         Mr. Chinmay Mitra, Group CTO, Aircel Communication

1140-1155 hrs         Panel Discussion: “Role of Various Stakeholders in propagating the growth of Cellular Mobile Communications in Rural Area”

Moderator             

Mr. Shantanu Consul, Administrator - USO, DoT

Panelists

Mr. N.N. Gupta, Senior DDG (LTP), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd *
Mr. Chinmay Mitra, Group CTO, Aircel Communication
Mr. Tarvinder Singh, Head - Marketing & Product Management Networks & Enterprise, Motorola Inc.
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Executive Director, LIRNEasia

1155-1210 hrs Tea / coffee break

1210-1330 hrs         Session: “Beyond 2G”

Chairperson

1210-1220 hrs         Mr. K. Sridhara, Member Technology, DoT *

Speakers

1220-1235 hrs         Mr. R.N. Padukone, Senior DDG - TEC *
1235-1250 hrs         Mr. Kuldeep Singh, Director Technical, MTNL *
1250-1305 hrs         Mr. Shankar Halder, Chief of Strategic Planning & Governance, Bharti Airtel Ltd.
1305-1320 hrs         Mr. Bo Ribbing, Head - 3G Programme, Ericsson

1320-1330 hrs         Panel Discussion

Moderator
                                Mr. K.Sridhara, Member Technology, DoT*
Panelists
Mr. RN Padukone, Senior DDG -TEC*
Mr. Kuldeep Singh, Director Technical, MTNL*
Mr. Shankar Halder, Chief of Strategic Planning & Governance, Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Mr. Bo Ribbing, Head - 3G Programme, Ericsson

1330-1430 hrs         Lunch

1430-1540 hrs         Session: “VAS & Mobile Entertainment”

Chairperson

1430-1440 hrs         Mr. Rajesh Sawhney, President, Reliance Entertainment

Speakers

1440-1455 hrs         Mr. Rajat Mukarji, Vice President-Corporate Affairs, Idea Cellular
1455-1510 hrs         Mr. Taron Mohan, CEO, Phoneytunes.com
510-1525 hrs           Mr. Manoj Pant, Vice President - Support, Roamware India

1525-1540 hrs         Q & A

1540-1600 hrs Tea / coffee Break

1600-1730 hrs         Session: “Handset & New Innovations”

Chairperson

1600-1610 hrs         Mr. Pankaj Mohindroo, President, ICA

Speakers

1610-1625 hrs         Mr. Akshay Agarwal, Ecosystem Partner Manager, Texas Instruments
1625-1640 hrs         Mr. Kunal Ahooja, CEO & Director – Handsets, Spice Group *
1640-1655 hrs         Mr. Sunil Dutt, Director Sales & Marketing Asia, Nokia *
1655-1710 hrs         Mr. Sudhin Mathur, General Manger – India, Sony Ericsson *

1710-1730 hrs Q & A

*Suggested speakers