New Roadmap 
Introduction
The 7th Telco 2.0 Executive Brainstorm will be held on 4-5 November 2009 at the Guoman Tower Hotel, London. It is based on the output of our 6th Executive Brainstorm held in Nice in May 2009, and new market research and new analysis from the Telco 2.0™ Initiative.
"93% of strategy execs said that exploring new business models is as important in this current economic climate as cutting costs and retaining customers."
Telco 2.0™ Participant Survey, May 2009
The Telco 2.0™ Initiative focuses on Business Model Innovation for the Digital Economy. See Manifesto and Blog for more.
November Event Focus
- Reducing Friction in the Digital Economy: Exploiting new telecoms capabilities. Industry next steps towards realizing the $350bn 'two-sided' telecoms market opportunity. New Use Cases, New Roadmap, More 'Upstream' Players.
Event Agenda
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Strategy & Finance 2.0 – Business Model Innovation & Shareholder Value; Customer Data 2.0: telco goldmine; Consumer Services 2.0 – Engaging with the ‘digital generation’; Mobile Broadband 2.0 – Addressing Capacity Crunch; Digital Money 2.0 – Strategies for Mature Markets; Digital Marketing & Advertising Wimax 2.0 – Unique business models; 2.0 – Compelling telco channel; Media 2.0 – Digital Distribution in a ‘Pirate World’; Digital Health 2.0 – Home care; Digital Utilities – Beyond Smart Metering; Cloud Computing 2.0 – Consumer and SME Markets; AppStores & APIs 2.0 – Models for monetisation. Details
Unique Interactive Format
Telco 2.0's unique interactive format, called "Mindshare", gathers together representatives from across the telecoms, media, internet and technology sectors to explore opportunities to exploit telecoms assets and capabilities to grow business in the digital economy. It is run as a large scale structured brainstorm comprising roughly: 30% Stimulus presentations; 22% Interactive brainstorming with peers; 13% Panel discussions; 35% Networking.
Participants
Up to 250 invited senior execs from across the telecoms, media, internet and technology sectors.
Stimulus Presenters
The Telco 2.0 series of Brainstorms attracts the leading minds and industry figures in the TMT sector. November stimulus presenters include (watch this space for updates):
 Pieter Knook Director Internet Services, Vodafone Group |
 Thierry Zylberberg EVP, Orange Healthcare |
 Tim Sefton Customer Director, Telefonica O2 UK |
 Richard D Titus CEO, Associated Northcliff Digital |
 Rupert Day COO, Group M |
 Roy Veller Director Group Mobile, Royal Bank of Scotland |
 Cenk Serdar International Payments Director, Vodafone Group |
 Faisal Galaria Global Head of Business Development, Spotify |
 Emma Lloyd Business Development Director, BSkyB |
 Jon James MD Broadband, Virgin Media |
 Francis Keeling Vice President Digital, Universal Music Group International |
 Greg Skibiski CEO, Sense Networks |
 Alain Sanchez Chief Marketing Officer, EMEA, Alcatel-Lucent |
 Andrew Bud Chairman, Mobile Entertainment Forum |
 Richard Kramer Managing Director, Arete Research |
 Martin Hayward Director of Strategy and Futures, dunnhumby |
 Damian Newton Senior Vice President, Digital Initiatives, Sony Pictures |
 Johan Wickman CTO, TeliaSonera |
 Feargal Sharkey CEO, UK Music |
 Cameron Rejali MD Products, BT Wholesale |
 George Nazi Managing Director, BT 21CN Converged Core |
 Stephan Hadinger VP, API/Telco2 Business Unit, Orange Group |
 Simon Torrance CEO & Founder, STL Partners, Telco 2.0 Initiative |
 Chris Barraclough MD & Founder, STL Partners, Telco 2.0 Initiative |
 Dean Bubley CEO, Disruptive Analysis; Associate, Telco 2.0 Initiative |
 Thomas Rambold CEO, DESS, Associate, Telco 2.0 Initiative |
 Dan Klein Media Accounts Director, Detica |
 Ofer Karp President, Wireless Business Division, Alvarion |
 Nathan Richardsson Executive Producer, CCP Games |
 Paul Magelli Head of Subscriber Data Management, Nokia Siemens Networks |
 Gerd Leonhard MediaFuturist |
 Kip Meek Chairman, Broadband Stakeholders Group |
 Andrew Thomson VP, Infonova Solutions |
 Michael Sandoval CEO, Atigeo |
 Laurence Galligo VP Communication Global Business, Oracle |
 Simon Saunders Chairman, Femto Forum |
 Jonathan MacDonald Co-founder, this fluid world |
 Toby Beresford Commercial Director, Nudge |
 Todd Tran Managing Director, Joule (WPP) |
 Gordon Graylish VP Europe, Intel |
 David Touve Professor of Strategy, Williams School of Commerce |
 Bobby Rao Marketing & New Businesses Director Vodafone Internet Services |
Additional Features
- TelecomTV coverage: The event will be recorded, edited and the content available on-demand after the event. Some of it will be broadcast live via a webcast.
- New Research: new Telco 2.0 analysis will be released at the event.
- Pre and Post Event coverage: Previews and reviews via web TV, newsletter and blog sent to 60,000+ execs worldwide.
- Networking:Advanced programme of social and business networking
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"In times of fundamental change, it's important to have a considered and interactive debate about where we're going, with thought leaders and innovators from across different industries globally. The Telco 2.0 Executive Brainstorm series provides this and challenges senior execs to think more creatively about their business models and capabilities." Matt Bross, Group CTO, BT; CEO, BT Innovate |
Lead Partners
TM Forum, Telecom TV, Broadband Stakeholders Group.