Introduction
Telco 2.0 Best Practice Live! is the first in a series of interactive online video-based events that will build a unique curated showcase of cutting-edge ‘Telco 2.0’ services, business models and solutions from around the world.
Launched with a series of one-day live event broadcasts to the Americas, EMEA and all presentations are now available to view on-demand. Click here to register or log-in and click here to view the full list of presenters. The event will be the first stage in a process of building up and communicating a knowledge bank of global best practice and next practice case studies, use cases and strategies in key ‘Telco 2.0’ areas.
The 2nd Telco 2.0 Best Practice Live! virtual event will launch with live global broadcasts from 7-9 December 2010.
Objective
The Telco 2.0™ Initiative focuses on Business Model Innovation for the Digital Economy. See Manifesto and Blog for more.
Telco 2.0 Best Practice Live! has been designed to bring the very best examples of how telcos are embracing Telco 2.0 and the 2-sided business model concepts to the attention of a global audience in a single place, accessible by all through an online video-based conference. This is complemented by an exhibition to showcase the technologies and solutions that underpin the development of the 2-sided business models that sit at the heart of the Telco 2.0 concept.
Agenda
Plenary Sessions: These concentrate on four areas that are central to the development of Telco 2.0 business models: The ‘Telco 2.0’ Future; Strategies for Growth; Consumer Data; Living with Google: Where To Cooperate? Where To Compete?
Track Sessions: 10 focused best practice tracks: Mobile Broadband 2.0; Mobile Money 2.0; Voice & Messaging 2.0; M2M 2.0; Mobile Advertising 2.0; Digital Entertainment 2.0; Customer Management 2.0; IT & Cloud Computing 2.0; Apps 2.0; Digital Economy 2.0
Presenters Include
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| Hans Vestberg President & CEO Ericsson |
Olivier Baujard Group CTO Deutsche Telekom |
Sally Davis CEO BT Wholesale |
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| Prof. Alex 'Sandy' Pentland Human Dynamics Lab MIT |
Joe Weinman VP Strategy AT&T Business Solutions |
Shaun Gregory Managing Director Media O2 UK |
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| Ibrahim Gedeon CTO Telus |
Richard Kramer Managing Director Arete Research |
Simon Torrance CEO Telco 2.0 Initiative |
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| William Hoffman Associate Director World Economic Forum |
Roberto Saracco Director of the Future Centre, Telecom Italia |
Ken Figueredo Principal Ventura |
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| Anthony Hil Head of Business Solutions WSE Nokia Siemens Networks |
Marc Davis Partner Invention Arts |
David Touve Assistant Professor of Strategy Washington & Lee University |
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| Nick Wiggin Head of Advertising Strategy & Partnerships Ericsson |
Chris Barraclough Manging Director Telco 2.0 Initiative |
Theodore Forbath Vice President Aricent |
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| Magnus Ewerbring Head of Mobile Broadband Ericsson |
Chris Hutchin Vice President Oracle Communications |
Pietro De Nardis Head of B2B & Co-Founder Buongiorno |
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| Armin G. Hessler Head of Enterprise IT, Strategy & Innovation Vodafone |
Keith McMahon Senior Analyst Telco 2.0 Initiative |
Eric McCabe Partner Ideas & Plans |
Plus executives from Telenor, Telecom Italia, O2 Media, Future Platforms, Ifbyphone, AdMob, Amazon and the Telco 2.0 Initiative.
Exhibition
Telco 2.0: Best Practice Live! includes a virtual exhibition allowing you to visit the stands of many of the leading Telco 2.0 enablers. You will be able to view their products and solutions and chat directly with stand staff and other visitors via group or one-to-one chat sessions. You can also download exhibitor materials directly to your Virtual Event Bag. The content is automatically zipped and downloaded directly to your desktop when you exit the event.
Interactivity
In addition to establishing an ongoing knowledge bank of Telco 2.0 case studies and use cases Best Practice Live! will also provide visitors with multiple opportunities for interaction and discussion, enabling the exchange of information in real time Q&A, live group and one-to-one chat sessions. Don’t miss this opportunity to join the Telco 2.0 discussion!