1430-1550 hrs Session: Challenges & sustenance in a multi-operator environment (Panel Discussion)

Key areas to be covered

• Impact of delay in spectrum allocation
• Will India survive the multi operator model?
• Analyzing declining ARPU in a competitive market
• Combating tariff war

Moderator

• Amit Sachdeva, Partner, Ernst & Young

Panelists

• Rajiv Bawa, Executive Vice President-Corporate Affairs, Uninor
• Sharat Chandra, President and COO – Strategy & New Technologies, GTL Ltd.
• Sunil Kakkad, Chairman and Managing Director, Sai InfoSystem (India) Limited
• Alok Kumar, Head-Operations & Customer Support Enterprise Data Business, Aircel
• Rajat Mukarji, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Idea Cellular Ltd.
• R. N. Padukone, Principal G.M. (Corp Planning & Monitoring), BSNL
  

1550-1605 hrs Tea / coffee break

• T. R. Dua, Officiating Director General, Cellular Operator’s Association of India (COAI)

Speakers

• Vipin Tyagi, Director, C-Dot
  “Networks for Transformation”
• Anuj Kapur, Country Manager, Telcordia Technologies India Pvt Ltd.
  “Applications for 3G with respect to Real Time Charging”
• Shyam Mardikar, Vice President-Mobility, Bharti Airtel Ltd.
  “Addressing customer retention challenge”

1430-1530 hrs Session: The big question: Is it time for a National Media Policy? (Panel Discussion)

Key areas to be covered

• Digitalization: Bridging the urban - rural divide
• Future of HITS after cabinet approval
• Analyzing tax structure in the Broadcast, Cable and Satellite Industry
• Regulation and responsible content delivery

Chairperson

• Zohra Chatterji, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Moderator

• Rajmohan Nair, Vice President-Network Development, TV Today

Panelists

• Tryggve Arveschoug, Head-Product Marketing, Conax
• Sugato Banerji, Chief Marketing Officer, Bharti Telemedia Ltd.
• Ankur Jain, Managing Director, NSTPL
• Rahul Nehra, Regional Director - Asia, Latens
• Roop Sharma, President, COFI
• Sanjeev Srivastava, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Sahara India Media

1550-1605 hrs Tea / coffee break

1605-1730 hrs Session: Digital satellite, terrestrial and cable broadcasting technologies

Chairperson

• John Medeiros, Deputy CEO and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA)

Speakers

• Bengt Hellstrom, Director-Business Development (APAC) Net Insight AB
  “New revenue opportunities for operators as video moves from satellite to terrestrial networks”
• Richard Bullock, Head of C&D Compression for Solution Area TV, Ericsson
  “Making HDTV affordable through compression”
• Alex Borland, Business Development Director, Latens
  “Cost effective cable solutions”
• Veronique Malan, Vice President-Marketing, Advanced Digital Broadcast
  "Leap-frog to advanced Digital TV services"
• Alan Dishington, General Manager, NDS India
  “Digitizing your cable TV network: Myths and Facts”

1000-1330 hrs Session: Redefining broadband

Chairperson

• Anil Jain, General Manaqer -Broadband, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)

Speakers

• Remus Tan, Market Development Manager for Mobile Networks, Tellabs Asia Pacific
  “Staying ahead in 3G and mobile broadband”
• Tarvinder Singh, Director of Marketing & Product Management, Home & Network Mobility, Motorola India
  “The role of wireless technologies in redefining broadband”
• Dr Mohammad Shakouri, Vice President and Board Member, Wimax Forum, USA
  “WiMAX forum industry update”
  
• L. C. Reddeppa Chetty, Dy General Manager (R&D), ITI Ltd
  “Capitalization on the Indian Market Potential - Technology Enablers”
• Erwin Yeswijn, Vice President-Marketing Lantiq
  “How to simplify the home network to maximize resources”

1135-1150 hrs Tea / coffee break

1150-1330 hrs Session continued

• C.S. Rao, Chairman, Wimax Forum India Chapter
  “WiMAX for Broadband India - The right connections for the future”
• Ashish Sharma, Vice President - Marketing, Alvarion Inc.
  “Defining the Need for Wireless Broadband”
• Denis NG, Director Business & Project Development, Comba Telecom Systems (S) Pte Ltd
  "Examining the technical challenges and solutions in providing a ubiquitous 3G wireless coverage."
• Anand Patil, Vice President-Systems Engineering, Cisco Systems (India) Pvt Ltd
  “Next Generation Broadband: More than just Packet Transport”

1000-1330 hrs Session: Security & surveillance: Securing your business

Chairperson

• Rajneesh De, Associate Editor, Data Quest

Speakers

• Prakash Prabhu, Country Manager-India, Axis Communications
  “Moving towards IP Convergence in Surveillance”
• Wing Fei Chia, Security Response Senior Manager, F Secure Corporation (M) Sdn Bhd
  “Countering blended threats”
• Ramsunder Papineni, Director Enterprise Sales- (India), McAfee India Sales Pvt. Ltd.
  “Securing the enterprise”
  
• Col Sandeep Sudan, Regional Head-North India, Mahindra Special Services Group
  “Holistic Approach to Security: Role of Private Sector”

1145-1200 hrs Tea / coffee break

1200-1330 hrs Session continued

• Mukesh Malik, Head-Homeland Security, HCL Security Ltd.
  “Securing our future by ‘Integrated Security Systems ‘ framework”
• Dr. Pravin Bhagwat, Chief Technical Officer and Founder, AirTight Networks
  “Protecting your network from Wi-Fi threats - Top Five Wireless/Wi-Fi Security Threats”
• Rajesh Ganesan, Director of Product Management, ManageEngine - a division of Zoho Corporation
  "Mitigating insider threats - A specific case”
  

1430-1730 hrs Session: Infrastructure development: Facilitating mass connectivity

Chairperson

• Manish Pathak, Director (Accounts), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt of India

Speakers

• Joseph Neil, Chief Technical Advisor & Solutions Architect, Symmetricom, Inc
  “Changes in Base Station Backhaul Drive New Synchronization Solutions”
• S. S. Prasad, Sr Technical Officer, Tongyu
  “Base Station Antenna - A key facilitator for mass wireless”
• Gregory Smiley, Technology Marketing Manager, Series 40 Devices R&D, Nokia Corporation
  “Taking Infrastructure out of the box”
• Kivanic Ilal, Marketing Manager, Canovate A.S
  “FTTx solutions”

1545-1600 hrs Tea / coffee break

1600-1730 hrs Session continued

• Manish Pathak, Director (Accounts), Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt of India
  “Universal Service Obligation (USO) - Examining benefits for rural growth”
• Anuj Jain, Vice President-Network Planning, Bharti Airtel,
  "Infrastructure build-out for mass connectivity”
• Sudhanshu Jain, Project Manager-Rural IVR, Handygo
  “Behtar Zindagi - Empowering Rural Lives”
  
• Raja Natrajan, Chief Technical Officer, Microqual Techno Pvt Ltd
  “Wireless infrastructure & technologies the next phase of infrastructure in India...”

1430-1730 hrs Session: VAS & mobitainment

Chairperson

Manish Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer, UTV New Media

Speakers

• Pawan Gupta, Director, Business Development, Telegent Systems, Asia Liaison Office
  “The opportunity for free-to-air mobile TV in India”
• Milind Pathak, Vice President, Comviva
  “VAS & Mobitainment: A perspective and opportunities for growth”
  
• Chiranjib Paul Choudhury, Business Development, Home & Networks Mobility, Motorola India Pvt Ltd
  "VAS & Mobitainment - Enhancing experience, entertainment and revenue streams"

1545-1600 hrs Tea / coffee break

1600-1730 hrs Session continued

• Vivek Chandok, Vice President-Portfolio & Presales, CanvasM Technologies Ltd.
  “Enhancing personal media experiences to satisfy sports fan Appetite”
• Abraham Punnoose, Vice President Marketing & Business Development, Roamware
  “Leveraging Mobile – Banking the Uubanked”
• T. S. Balaji, Assistant Vice President, Tech Mahindra Ltd
  “Viable VAS for Rural India”

1000-1145 hrs Session: Emerging technologies, markets and business practices

Chairperson

• Shyamal Ghosh, Chairman, Data Security Council of India (DSCI)

Speakers

• Sunil Kumar, Director Asia Pac, Beceem Communications Pvt Ltd
  “4G Technology Roadmap for India”
• Awy Julianto, General Manager (APAC), Truphone
  “Roam free – The future of mobile VoIP”
• Aveek Roy, Director Sales (South Asia), Audiocodes India Pvt Ltd
  “VoIP and the New India”
• Eric Yeh,  Sr Manager-WiMAX Product Div, MediaTek Inc.
  “Cost Effective WiMAX Chipset Solutions for India - The Only Way to Deliver Mass Market Products”

1145-1200 hrs Tea / coffee break

1000-1330 hrs Session: Green ICT: Driving your business

Speakers

• Pranshu Singhal, India Environmental Manager, Nokia India Pvt Ltd
  “Leadership in Environmental Sustainability”
• Sriram K. Moorthy, Head-Telecom and Analytics, Connect M Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd
  “Energy Optimization through Analytics & Smart Systems”
• Prof. K. R. Srivathsan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
  “Architecting the National Education Grid over a network of data centres for educational innovations and services"

1145-1200: Tea / coffee break

1200-1330 hrs Session continued s

• S Sridhar, Director Marketing - India Relationhip, Dell India Pvt Ltd
  "Green IT: Compute more, Consume less"
• Jagdeep S. Kochar, Executive Director, (n)Code Solutions-IT Division of GNFC Ltd.
  “Green IT”
• Shiva K Swamy, Executive Vice President, ZSL Inc (Zylog Systems Ltd)
  "Empowering ICT through Eco-Friendly Computing”