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1 May 2015 Hyatt Regency & Swissôtel Chicago LIMITED SEATING RSVP REQUIRED FREE WITH YOUR ITW PASS RESERVE YOUR PLACE TODAY CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND ROUNDTABLE AGENDA Capitalise on this unique opportunity to learn, debate and discuss challenges directly impacting global wholesale telecoms today This brochure is your guide to the conference sessions, roundtables and exclusive thought-leadership events taking place during ITW

2 HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT FIND OUT WHAT S HAPPENING Use the agenda overview below to select which content you want to explore Click ( ) on the sessions that spark your interest to find out more about them 4. SAVE YOUR SEAT Click the RSVP button ( desired session ) next to your An will be automatically generated to send to the ITW conference team RSVP 3. GETTING ABOUT Scroll through the pages or use the navigation tool at the bottom of each page to move around Press send... and it s done! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Contents CONTENTS Sunday 10 May 5.30pm 8.00pm OPENING RECEPTION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS Monday 11 May 12.30pm 2.00pm CONFIDENCE: INNOVATION: LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Tuesday 12 May 8.45am 10.30am 9.00am 10.30am 11.30am 1.00pm 2.00pm 3.30pm 4.00pm 5.15pm LOCALISING DATA TRAFFIC AND CONTENT IN AFRICA, sponsored by Main One WHERE OPPORTUNITY CONNECTS CLOUDS & NETWORKS, hosted by Equinix AAE-1 PROJECT A NEXT GENERATION CABLE SYSTEM BRIDGING ASIA, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE, hosted by AAE-1 SPOTLIGHT ON BRAZIL: EVALUATING THE COUNTRY S TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN LIGHT OF THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP AND 2016 OLYMPICS THE CLOUD ECOSYSTEM LIVE! hosted by Digital Realty Wednesday 13 May 9.00am 10.30am 9.30am 10.30am 10.30am 12.00pm TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: A STEP IN TO THE FUTURE SMS WORKSHOP: THE INTERNATIONAL SMS LANDSCAPE: DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS, SERVICES AND CHALLENGES, sponsored by RouteSMS Solutions Ltd SMS WORKSHOP: A2P SMS ROUNDTABLE, hosted by Dialogue

3 2015 ITW OFFICIAL OPENING: Sunday 10 May 2015: 5.30pm to 8.00pm The opening reception and keynote address ALL REGISTERED ITW ATTENDEES ARE INVITED. HOWEVER, YOU MUST RSVP AND RECEIVE CONFIRMATION TO SECURE A PLACE Brought to you by: O FFICIAL OPENING BROUGHT TO YOU BY

4 Sunday 10 May KEYNOTE ADDRESS: TELECOMS AND CYBER SECURITY - MEET THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS: Location: West Tower, Gold Level, Regency Ballroom Time: Sunday 10 May 5.30pm 8.00pm Reception: 5.30pm 6.30pm Keynote Panel: 6.30pm 8.00pm RSVP This expert panel will bring together the most recent former leaders of the National Security Agency in the USA and MI6 in the UK for an international strategy insights discussion! They will be joined by a reformed former hacker and debate the threats and strategic imperatives that must be addressed by telecommunications carriers and anyone connected with the telecommunications ecosystem. DON T MISS A LIVE DEMONSTRATION OF SECURITY WEAKNESSES! Among the themes to be addressed are: Global communications demands at odds with the need for privacy and security? Role and responsibility of the regulatory authorities in enhancing security Where do the main threats come from? Geographies, types of enterprises, lone wolf operators? Cyber security and threats in the next 3 years- what s on the horizon? Role and responsibility of carriers in enhancing security OPENING REMARKS: MODERATOR: Alexandre Pébereau EVP International Carriers, ORANGE Adnan Nawaz News Anchor, BBC WORLD PANELLISTS: Sir John Sawers Chairman, Macro Advisory Partners and former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) ( ) Kevin Mitnick CEO, mitnicksecurity.com, World s Most Famous Hacker General Keith B. Alexander USA (Ret.) Commander U.S. Cyber Command ( ) and Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service ( )

5 Monday 11 May CONFIDENCE, INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP CIL Exclusive Panel Location: West Tower, Gold Level, Regency Ballroom BC Time: Monday 11 May 12.30pm 2.00pm The conclusions of Capacity s third Confidence, Innovation and Leadership survey will be revealed and discussed by the industry leaders taking part in this panel discussion. The annual survey is a global research study evaluating the most significant developments affecting senior executives within international wholesale telecommunications. The 2015 results will pinpoint game changing innovations, successful leadership strategies and the differing fortunes of voice and data carriers. RSVP 12.30pm Coffee & Networking 1.00pm Confidence: Innovation: Leadership - Keynote Panel Discussion MODERATOR: Adnan Nawaz News Anchor, BBC WORLD PANELLISTS: Brooks L. McCorcle President, AT&T PARTNER SOLUTIONS Marc Halbfinger CEO, PCCW GLOBAL André Beaulieu President, BCE NEXXIA A BELL CANADA COMPANY Rangu Salgame CEO Growth Ventures & Service Provider Group, TATA COMMUNICATIONS Alexandre Pébereau EVP International Carriers, ORANGE Brendan Ives CEO, TELIASONERA INTERNATIONAL CARRIER

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7 Tuesday 12 May Sponsored by LOCALISING DATA TRAFFIC AND CONTENT IN AFRICA Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Alpine 2 Time: Tuesday 12 May 8.45am 10.30am RSVP Data centre facilities, terrestrial fibre networks and 4G services are growing at a significant rate in Africa. Such developments have direct correlation to the increased generation and consumption of local content across the continent such as Netflix, BBC iplayer, etc. Thus far, the majority of data accessed and exchanged by Africans still remains domiciled off the continent. This panel will review traffic patterns within and from the continent and discuss the role of data centres, and growing submarine and terrestrial fibre networks, in changing those traffic patterns. 8.45am 9.15am 9.30am Networking Breakfast Analyst Insight Panel Discussion followed by Q&A General discussion around Africa and the connectivity story across the region The impacts of submarine cables and access to distribution infrastructure Where is the impact of terrestrial fibre networks? Backhaul and Fibre to the Tower or FTTH? An evaluation of the challenges in the market and how they are being addressed Is the reliance on mobile broadband limiting the content business in Africa? Will Africa lose its reliance on mobile and migrate to fibre for last mile access? Analysis of the data centre ecosystem in Africa, the key players, and how open and well connected are African data centres? Overview of content consumption in Africa and consideration of pricing ANALYST: Bob Fletcher Director Business Development, DYN MODERATOR: Funke Opeke CEO, MAINONE PANELLISTS: Grant RJ Walker CEO, CMC NETWORKS Byron Clatterbuck CEO, SEACOM Chris George, Strategic Negotiator, GOOGLE Sven Blom Vendor Neutral Data Centre Evangelist Nic Rudnick CEO, LIQUID TELECOM GROUP

8 Tuesday 12 May Brought to you by WHERE OPPORTUNITY CONNECTS - CLOUDS & NETWORKS Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Lucerne 3 Time: Tuesday 12 May 9.00am 10.30am RSVP 9.00am Coffee & Networking 9.30am Roundtable Discussion Solving the private cloud access challenge to provide a scalable and effective vehicle to utilise cloud services and implement a hybrid cloud environment: Service providers of every type, including data centre providers, network service providers, cloud service providers and system integrators are working collectively to make it possible to consume cloud resources and applications via securable high bandwidth connectivity. The network and IT consumption model is becoming fungible and the IT and Network service provider industry is building a bridge to help enterprise CIOs implement hybrid cloud architectures. The objective of this panel session is to review and compare what is currently being done to solve the connectivity challenges including elements associated with automating a telco service delivery model to match the on-demand cloud consumption model. This panel will explore what service providers need to do themselves as well as collectively to satisfy enterprise requirements and the aforementioned challenges. Panellists will describe their part of the service chain and experience implementing or partnering to deliver private cloud connectivity as well as their vision of what s to come in the next 5 years. MODERATOR: Karl Strohmeyer President - Americas, EQUINIX PANELLISTS: Philip Olivero CTO, LIGHTOWER FIBER NETWORKS Eduardo Guardincerri EVP Product & Services Development, TELEFÓNICA Jack Beech VP Business Development, SOFTLAYER, IBM COMPANY Grant Kirkwood CTO & Founder, UNITAS GLOBAL Conor Carroll SVP Global Carrier Solutions, TATA COMMUNICATIONS

9 Tuesday 12 May Brought to you by AAE-1 PROJECT A NEXT GENERATION CABLE SYSTEM BRIDGING ASIA, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST & EUROPE Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Lucerne 3 Time: Tuesday 12 May 11.30am 1.00pm RSVP 11.30am Roundtable Discussion Building one of the world s largest submarine cable systems today is quite a big challenge. Asia-Africa-Europe 1 is a unique next generation cable system, the largest newest cable constructed, to bridge Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe via the lowest latency subsea route. By connecting major carrier-neutral PoPs in Hong Kong, Singapore and France, AAE-1 members can choose their preferred backhaul providers available in these PoPs or in AAE-1 Cable Landing Stations in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe. This executive roundtable will discuss the challenges and opportunities and tackle the associated issues in order to turn this ambitious project into a reality. MODERATOR: Ilissa Miller CEO, IMPR PANELLISTS: Omar Alzaabi VP, Product and Capacity Management, Carrier and Wholesale, ETISALAT Giuseppe Sini Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, RETELIT SPA George Nikoloudis COO, OTEGLOBE Mohamed Nasr Director, International Affairs, TELECOM EGYPT Joseph Chan VP, Cable Planning, PCCW GLOBAL

10 Tuesday 12 May SPOTLIGHT ON BRAZIL: EVALUATING THE COUNTRY S TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN LIGHT OF THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP AND 2016 OLYMPICS Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Lucerne 3 Time: Tuesday 12 May 2.00pm 3.30pm The FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games are the most widely viewed sporting events in the world, with a combined RSVP audience of over 5 billion. Brazil has already hosted the first event and is soon to host the next. Our panellists will evaluate the developments in the country s telecommunications sector, and consider what improvements are still required ahead of the Olympic Games, as well as analysing the wider impact of these advancements on the population of Brazil. 2.00pm Coffee & Networking 2.30pm Spotlight on Brazil Panel The panellists will address: Infrastructure roll-out prior to the FIFA World Cup; what is left to be done before the Olympic Games The roles of the various players and stake holders How successfully the networks were able to cater to capacity demands during the FIFA World Cup and forecasts for the Olympic Games The difference in demands on the networks taking into account the FIFA World Cup, played nationwide with only one or two events broadcasted at a time, vs. the Rio-based Olympic Games, with a great many events taking place simultaneously The impacts of increased connectivity in Brazil on the wider population; 4G technology is now available to over 40% of the nation. In % population had access to 4G What are the future projections? The development of new technologies. MODERATOR: Armin Hall Managing Director, BUYCARRIERSERVICES PANELLISTS: Erick Contag COO, GLOBENET Rafael Arranz EVP Sales Americas & Pacific, Marketing Capacity IP/IPX, Wholesale Business Unit, Global Solutions, TELEFÓNICA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Jack Waters CTO, LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS

11 Tuesday 12 May Brought to you by THE CLOUD ECOSYSTEM LIVE! Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Alpine 2 Time: Tuesday 12 May 4.00pm 5.15pm RSVP 4.00pm 4.15pm Welcome & Networking Roundtable Discussion Gartner predicts end-user spending on cloud services to surpass $180 billion this year. As one of the most important technical initiatives in 2015, this disruptive technology will have an immense impact on strategic technical decisions not just in corporate IT departments, but also across every supporting industry player in the world. This exclusive executive roundtable will bring together thought leaders from across the cloud ecosystem - from service providers, to varied enterprises - to provide key insights into the delivery and adoption of cloud computing across various hybrid environments. Participants will also explore how cloud adoption is changing the face of the business cycle, including driving business decisions and new revenue opportunities. MODERATOR: John Sarkis General Manager, Colocation and Connectivity, DIGITAL REALTY PANELLISTS: Clint Heiden CCO, EDGECONNEX Kevin Dean CMO, EUNETWORKS Jim Clarke Director Marketing, Products & Pricing International Division of Global Enterprise & Services, TELSTRA Nick Voth Director of System Integrators, Strategic Outsourcers and Service Providers, VMWARE Chris McReynolds VP Cloud and Data Services LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS

12 Wednesday 13 May TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION: A STEP INTO THE FUTURE Technologies to be covered include: IoT, M2M, WebRTC, BYOD, Mobile Identity, Smart Cities, Big Data, Wearables and SDN Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Lucerne 3 Time: Wednesday 13 May 9.00am 10.30am Year-on-year it becomes ever more essential that the telecommunications sector remains up to speed with wider product, service and technological developments that have the potential to disrupt, compliment and challenge our industry. Join this session to hear key industry leaders discuss and debate technologies and innovations. RSVP 9.00am 9.30am Coffee & Networking How will emerging technologies impact the wholesale telecoms industry over the next 10 years and where should carriers invest next? From IoT, M2M, WebRTC, BYOD, Mobile Identity, Smart Cities, Big Data, Wearables to SDN, the rate of technological development in the modern world is astounding. It is important that our sector remains well-informed about new technologies and trends, so as to ensure we are best positioned to support and benefit from their growing impact. Our panellists will: Consider disruptive technologies in the nearer and longer term Analyse how in different parts of the world, various technologies will impact societies, and the industry, in changing ways Reveal which technology they predict is set to be the biggest game changer MODERATOR: Fedor Smith President, ATLANTIC- ACM PANELLISTS: Daniel Kurgan CEO, BICS David Crowley Director, Strategic Sourcing, MICROSOFT Martin Schlieker SVP Global Network Factory, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM Michael Wheeler EVP, Global IP Network, NTT COMMUNICATIONS Willem Offerhaus President and CEO, IBASIS Dr. Homoud M. Alkussayer Global VP for Wholesale, SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY (STC)

13 Wednesday 13 May Sponsored by SMS WORKSHOP MORNING The International SMS Landscape: Different Business Models, Services and Challenges Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Alpine 2 RSVP Time: Wednesday 13 May 9.30am 10.30am SMS looks set to remain the medium of choice for customer communication for a whole host of businesses. This panel brings together global organisations within the SMS and messaging community to debate key trends, market sectors and the impact of emerging technologies and new players. The debate will be framed in a US compared with the rest of the world format. How can operators successfully deliver SMS solutions to customers at competitive prices. Where and how are wholesalers and aggregators experiencing the most success in boosting revenues through SMS and what lessons can be learned looking across the Atlantic? Mobile messaging compliance, particularly in the US, and its effects on carriers and their business strategies A2P, M2M and P2P are all clearly defined terms; how is OTT best defined in today s market place? The drivers, restraints and opportunities in the P2P and A2P messaging markets what are the new applications for these segments and what is their capacity for growth? The take up of new services across market sectors: what does the evolution of messaging mean for SMS and how will OTT players continue to impact the market across the globe? MODERATOR: Paul Ruppert SVP of Sales, MBLOX PANELLISTS: Ian Waller VP Carrier Relations & Partnerships, BEEPSEND Carl Powell Head of Carrier Relations International, TWILIO Michael Messner VP Business Development, BULLETIN.NET Mark Henstone VP Commercial, VEOO LTD Noreen Ruscinski CIO, BUSINESS TEXTER

14 Wednesday 13 May Brought to you by SMS WORKSHOP MORNING A2P SMS Roundtable Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Alpine 2 RSVP Time: Wednesday 13 May 10.30am 12.00pm 10.30am 11.00am Coffee & Networking A2P SMS monetisation: helping MNOs discover the revenue potential of A2P SMS, how to protect their network from A2P fraud, and enhance customer experience. With global A2P SMS traffic expected to grow to 2.19 trillion messages by 2018 (Source:Ovum), operators can take this opportunity to understand how to secure and grow A2P messaging revenues, while protecting their network from A2P fraud. By sharing experiences, you will enhance your knowledge of the A2P SMS market and gain insights into how to successfully manage your A2P traffic, which in turn will help improve customer experience. MODERATOR: Stephan Beckert VP, Strategy, TELEGEOGRAPHY PANELLISTS: Eric Gillenwater Business Head US and Europe, AIRTEL Brian Fitzpatrick CEO, VODAFONE CARRIER SERVICES Perry Offer CEO, DIALOGUE Vikas Tandon Associate Director for Messaging, TATA COMMUNICATIONS

15 Wednesday 13 May Brought to you by SEA-ME-WE 5 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION A reliable pop-to-pop cable system connecting Southeast Asia & Western Europe Location: Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Lucerne III Time: Wednesday 13 May 11.30am 1.00pm RSVP The new Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5 (SEA-ME-WE 5) submarine cable system is a matchless, multi-regional data superhighway. It is a technological breakthrough which marks a global communications milestone when it enters service by the second half of Devised with the latest 100Gbps technology with a design capacity of 24 Terabytes, it will provide the lowest latency further enhancing the diversity and resilience to the heavily loaded Asia to Europe route. The SEA-ME-WE 5 celebrates the triumph of strong commitment, proven financial stability and acknowledged leading-edge technical know-how of its consortium members. MODERATOR: Julian Rawle Principal, JULIAN RAWLE CONSULTING PANELLISTS: Dr. Homoud M. Alkussayer Global VP for Wholesale, STC Albert Kis CTO, TÜRK TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL Yves Ruggeri Head of Network Strategy & Submarine Systems, ORANGE Steven Tan VP Global Carrier Business, CHINA TELECOM GLOBAL Pasquale Fiorillo Head of Capacity Services, TELECOM ITALIA SPARKLE

16 MEET THE SPEAKERS AT ITW 2015: Brooks L. McCorcle, President, AT&T PARTNER SOLUTIONS Brooks McCorcle is responsible for launching innovative solutions to drive value and growth in AT&T Mobile & Business Solutions. Her organization applies AT&T Foundry principles to everything they do openness, collaboration, innovation and agility play a central role. Brooks responsibilities were expanded in late 2014 to lead AT&T Partner Solutions, which combines the AT&T Partner ExchangeSM reseller program, Wholesale Solutions and ACC Business (an alternate sales agent program). AT&T Partner Solutions merges our established strength and scale with the agility and power of APIs, tools and new business models that AT&T Partner Exchange has built to provide customers and agents more choices in how they do business with AT&T. Fedor Smith, President, ATLANTIC-ACM Fedor Smith is the President and Managing Partner of ATLANTIC-ACM. Mr. Smith specializes in operations analysis, customer feedback research, and market sizing. He manages proprietary projects ranging from competitive benchmarking to customer satisfaction for major telecommunications providers. Mr. Smith has worked extensively in both the wireless and wireline markets, and has been regular panelist and speaker at some of the nation s premier prepaid and mobile conferences. Prior to joining ATLANTIC-ACM, he worked at Alloy Media and Marketing in New York City, Eureka Broadband, and Putnam Investments. Mr. Smith graduated from Hamilton College with a degree in history and economics and has done graduate work in finance, marketing and operations management at Harvard University. Fedor is a triathlete and enjoys squash and surfing. Adnan Nawaz, News Anchor, BBC WORLD Adnan is a truly cosmopolitan personality. After spending the first two years of his life in the foothills of the Himalayas in Pakistan, he moved with his family to Manila, the capital of the Philippines. He has also lived in Italy, France, the USA, Chile and now lives with his wife and two young children family in Hertfordshire, while commuting to London to read the news for BBC World News and the BBC News Channel. Adnan s travels have given him a unique perspective of life abroad and an acute cultural sensitivity. His is the sort of international outlook on business and human interaction that can only be reached by personally living and experiencing daily life in a foreign environment. Being able to speak Spanish, French, Italian and Urdu has given him the chance to interact directly with people he may not otherwise have had the chance to meet and speak to about their experiences. During his travels, work and research projects undertaken abroad he has met and/or worked with an extremely broad range of people, including Presidents, government Ministers, Directors and Managers of international organisations, University Professors, farm workers, seasonal temporary workers and professional political researchers. All of this experience means Adnan has an extremely broad international understanding, of what it means to do business abroad, of how to connect with people who come from different backgrounds, to make them comfortable and be able to relate to them in a way they understand and appreciate. These are all qualities he has brought to his time at the BBC, where he has worked as an award winning radio producer, and for the past fourteen years as a TV presenter for the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. From 1995 to 2009 Adnan worked for BBC Radio Sport, winning a Sony Gold Award in 1997 as the producer of Papertalk, first in the UK s Best Magazine Programme category. For both Radio and TV, for whom he was the main anchor for BBC World News, he reported and presented programmes from a variety of international sporting events, including football and cricket World Cups and the Olympic Games in Beijing and London. André Beaulieu, President, BCE NEXXIA A BELL CANADA COMPANY As President of BCE Nexxia, A Bell Canada Company, based in the U.S, and as Senior Vice President of Wholesale at Bell Canada, André is focused on driving growth and innovation for wholesale telecommunications services in Canada, the U.S. and internationally through new market opportunities and strengthened relationships with clients and partners. As of 2015, as Senior Vice President, Wholesale at Bell Canada, André Beaulieu leads a business unit that generates over $1 billion revenues through a sales force in Canada and abroad that serves more than 700 telecommunication companies in 180 countries. Since joining Bell in 2007, André held a variety of management positions at Bell, including Vice President, Corporate Strategy, SVP Corporate Services, including Security and Realty Services, and Chief Procurement Officer and SVP value creation. RSVP today... Speakers Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Contents

17 Daniel Kurgan, CEO, BICS Daniel Kurgan has been appointed CEO of BICS SA/NV on March 2nd 2007 after being COO from July 1st 2006 onwards. He started his career as Contracts Manager at SABCA (biggest Belgian aerospace company, subsidiary of French Group Dassault), where he negotiated and managed major industrial sales, subcontracting and purchase contracts with customers like Boeing, Airbus, Aerospatiale (EADS), Asian governments, and suppliers like GEC Marconi, Litton... Daniel joined Belgacom s Carrier Division at the start of the carrier s commercial operations in January 1997, where he held several positions including International Account Manager, Head of International Relations & Sales, Sales Director (domestic and international wholesale) and VP International Wholesale, in charge of Sales & Marketing, Buying & LCR, and Customer Service and Network. In 2005 Daniel was VP Commercial of BICS, and contributed to the spin-off of Belgacom s international carrier business. Michael Messner, VP Business Development, BULLETIN.NET Michael leads sales and marketing for Bulletin.net and is the general manager of the Americas. Michael draws from a wealth of experience in both digital marketing and sales for various startups and Fortune 500 software companies - most recently in new product development for Intuit. Michael serves as a customer evangelist, representing the customer needs to the sales, marketing, and product development teams in order to deliver business growth for Bulletin. He has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Noreen Ruscinski, CIO, BUSINESS TEXTER Noreen Rucinski is responsible for the company s strategic professional and business advancement, implementation and an evangelist for the adoption of Business Texter s automated and interactive communications products. Business Texter s advanced patent pending software leverages the highest level of humanlike and artificial intelligence. This android device level D2D, M2M software, unites marketing and interactive answers, providing instant relevant information to consumers using mobile and OTT messaging, defining the future of the collaboration for self-service and marketing options for mobile messaging, carriers and call centers. Business Texter s feature rich software enables a value proposition to the carriers, resellers and enterprise s future of interactive self-answering services and proximity detection messaging. Prior to joining Business Texter, Noreen has had a distinguished career in the telecom industry where she is recognized as an accomplished leader developing and deploying high tech and revenue generating strategies to business and carriers globally. Armin Hall, Managing Director, BUYCARRIERSERVICES Armin Hall is leading BuyCarrierServices. Its mission is to make the global buying and selling of wholesale data services between carriers and solution providers as effective and easy as possible helping everyone Get Better Prices Faster. To achieve this goal Armin calls on his experience of over 20 successful years in consulting, sales and senior management positions focusing on enterprise and wholesale customers with many international carriers including AT&T and KPN International. Armin has a BSBA and MBA from City University of Seattle and is based in Frankfurt, Germany. Find out more at Grant RJ Walker, CEO, CMC NETWORKS Grant Walker, one of the founding Partners at CMC Networks, originally from Zimbabwe, grew up in Botswana, later moving to South Africa to complete his studies, a BSC Genetics (Agric). Taking CMC Networks from a Start-up entity primarily focusing on Services, Grant ensured that CMC remained at the forefront of Technology and deployed the first Pan African and Middle Eastern MPLS Networks in 1999 to This was the new focus of the Company. Grant has continued to drive the innovation within CMC Networks that has now become one of the largest Pan Africa Data Carriers, focusing on a broad range of Data Products, aimed primarily at the Carrier and Wholesale Market. Currently CMC Networks is focusing on improving and extending its Network by Acquisition and a complete Network Rebuild. The newest markets currently being added to the portfolio include Western and Southern Asia. Martin Schlieker, SVP Global Network Factory, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM Martin Schlieker has led Deutsche Telekom s MNC unit since 2009, when the organisation was set up to specifically serve all mobility needs of Deutsche Telekom s largest multinational customers. Together with T-Systems International, Deutsche Telekom s globally operating ICT Provider, the MNC unit, offers the complete range of fixed, mobile and IT-services and solutions. Before setting up the MNC unit, Martin Schlieker was a member of the Management Board of Deutsche Telekom s Wholesale Centre, where he was responsible for managing Deutsche Telekom s domestic fixed line wholesale business. Prior to that he was Senior Executive Vice President of International Carrier Sales & Solutions at T-Systems International, at that time Deutsche Telekom s international wholesale division. Martin joined Deutsche Telekom in 1991, working for several years at various management positions in the group s national and international regulatory department. RSVP today... Speakers Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Contents

18 Perry Offer, CEO, DIALOGUE As CEO, Perry is currently responsible for leading the Dialogue Group. Perry joined the Dialogue Group in 2011 as Global Chief Financial Officer after having worked on a project basis with the company since With over 30 years experience in financial, commercial and operational management at board level across numerous business-toconsumer and business-to-business sectors, Perry spearheaded the global consolidation of Dialogue s financial systems in a matter of days, not weeks. Perry is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CIMA), bringing with him the added financial and strategic expertise needed to support the Group s growth. John Sarkis, General Manager, Colocation and Connectivity, DIGITAL REALTY John Sarkis is General Manager of Colocation and Connectivity at Digital Realty (NYSE:DLR), responsible for overseeing the network and carrier products and services and Colocation solutions the company offers across its global data centre portfolio. He is responsible for delivering vertical and client relevant solutions for both Colocation and connectivity services and setting the strategic direction for Digital Realty s Colocation product offering, including market entry and exit analysis, market pricing and capital investment direction. He joined Digital Realty in Prior to joining Digital Realty, John spent nearly 14 years at Deutsche Telekom North America, Inc., where he worked in a variety of roles developing Deutsche Telekom s global network. In his last position as Head of Global Telehouse Real Estate, he was responsible for 192 locations across 27 countries. Bob Fletcher, Director Business Development, DYN Bob Fletcher, Director Business Development, at Dyn is responsible for business development with the Internet titans. Bob was previously VP of Worldwide Sales for the Internet Intelligence Authority Renesys, which was acquired by Dyn in May Bob has 24 years of data and telecommunications experience in both Europe and North America. Recently, he drove US business development activities for venture-backed Swyx Solutions, a leading German provider of SMB IP-PBXs. Prior to Swyx, he held senior business development, marketing and engineering roles at Nortel Networks, Sonoma Systems and NetPhone. He was pivotal in the acquisition of NetPhone by Sonoma and subsequently by Nortel. Bob read Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nottingham University in the UK. Clint Heiden, CCO, EdgeConnex Mr. Heiden has over 22 years of experience in telecommunications, data centers and Internet technology companies. Prior to EdgeConneX, Clint served as President of Sidera Networks where he led all go-to-market efforts, increased sales by 50 percent in one year and was instrumental in the company s acquisition by Berkshire Partners. Previously, Clint launched the fiber company Intellifiber Networks, leading substantial growth that resulted in its sale to PAETEC for $460 million. Clint was also on the senior executive team that sold PAETEC to Windstream Communications for $2.6 billion. At Cable & Wireless America, Clint reorganized the sales and professional services organizations of CWA, Exodus Communications and Digital Island, leading to the sale of the business to Savvis Inc. Starting sales at UUNET, Clint grew revenue to more than $3.5 billion and managed a staff of 1,000. At UUNET Clint also ran technical support, customer service and the peering committee. As the fifth employee of InterCon Systems, he helped the company to record growth and its acquisition by PSInet. Clint holds a BBA in Computer Information Systems from James Madison University. Karl Strohmeyer, President - Americas, EQUINIX Karl Strohmeyer joined Equinix in 2013 after 12 years at Level 3 Communications, where he was Group Vice President for the North American Enterprise Group. There, he was responsible for building and overseeing a sales force of more than 1,200 people generating approximately $2.5 billion in annual revenue. Prior to this role, Strohmeyer led the Global Carrier Channel for Level 3 holding several executive positions. He was responsible for supervising commercial services and large deal teams, overseeing customer operations and client service, and managing strategic relationships with other companies, including channel partners. Prior to Level 3, Mr. Strohmeyer worked at NetRail, where he was first an EVP for operations during which time he introduced four new products to market and was part of a team that raised $85 million in capital. Later at NetRail, he was an executive VP for corporate development, helping manage the sale of the company. Omar Alzaabi, VP, Product and Capacity Management, Carrier and Wholesale, ETISALAT Engineer Omar Alzaabi is a Vice President of Products and Capacity Management at Carrier and Whole Sale, Etisalat. He received his Telecommunication Engineering education from Etisalat University and EMBA from Zayed University at UAE. Omar has 13 years of experience in Telecommunications with 6 years within Carriers and Wholesale relations. Omar represents Etisalat at the management committee of cable systems, he contributed positively in the launch of different submarine systems including BBG and AAE-1 submarine systems. RSVP today... Speakers Sunday Monday Day 1 Tuesday Day 2 Day Wednesday 3 Contents Contents

19 Kevin Dean, CMO, EUNETWORKS Kevin Dean joined eunetworks Group Limited as Chief Marketing Officer in March He is responsible for products, marketing, sales operations and strategic activities of the Company. Prior to joining eunetworks, Mr. Dean worked for Interxion for 4 years where he held the position of Chief Marketing Officer. He was actively involved in the IPO of the company and also responsible for the marketing strategy, segment marketing and business development activity across Europe. Prior to this he spent 6 years at Colt telecom in senior marketing roles, and was also Vice President, Marketing at Cable & Wireless. Before moving into communications, Mr. Dean spent 10 years in the IT industry, giving him a unique perspective on the emerging cloud computing market. He holds a Master of Business Administration, in addition to his first degree in Applied Physics. Mr. Dean is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Erick Contag, COO, GLOBENET Erick Contag brings over 25 years of sales, marketing, business development, strategy and corporate management expertise to GlobeNet, a fiber optic subsea cable system provider of low latency, international capacity serving the Americas. Mr. Contag has been responsible for managing C-level relationships and telecommunications / high-technology projects for start-up enterprises through large multi-national and Global 100 companies. He has proven success in starting and building high-tech businesses. In 2011, and again in 2013, Mr. Contag was awarded the Global Telecoms Business Power 100 Award, an honor bestowed upon the most powerful 100 executives in the telecom industry. Chris George, Strategic Negotiator, GOOGLE Chris George is the Lead for Google s Network Acquisition Team in Africa. Prior to joining Google Chris held senior positions in medical device and surgical education companies, developed a mobile health SaaS company supporting the WHO and created one of the first mobile shopping malls for feature phones. Earlier in his career he held a range of leadership roles in international telecommunications companies including Cable & Wireless where he led the development and financing of submarine cable and other major telecommunications projects. Willem Offerhaus, President & CEO, IBASIS Willem Offerhaus brings 20+ years of management and international sales experience providing retail communications and information technology services in business-to-business markets. Prior to joining ibasis, he was Vice President of Sales for KPN subsidiary Getronics, a leading provider of ICT solutions, where he was also responsible for KPN s corporate market sales. Before joining KPN in 2008, Willem worked for Orange Business Services/FT as Senior Vice President, Global Sales. Orange Business Services is active in more than 180 countries. Previously, Willem was Managing Director of Equant Netherlands, where he led the merger of Equant and Global One in the Netherlands. Ilissa Miller, CEO, IMPR As founder and CEO of imiller Public Relations (impr), Ilissa Miller brings nearly two decades of experience in sales, marketing and product development to her clients in an effort to help them differentiate their messages and achieve notoriety within an ever expanding and evolving industry. With a wealth of experience and knowledge in the emerging global telecommunications and technology industries, her extensive expertise and practical skill set have allowed her to implement and spearhead and launch many companies as well as global product and marketing campaigns including that of international private line and networks, IP transit, peering, IPVPN, hosted PBX, cloud computing, Ethernet, managed services, colocation and data center products and solutions. She is a recognized leader in the global telecom and technology space where her knowledge and insights provide strategic guidance that enhance performance resulting in a remarkable reputation for effectiveness and client satisfaction. Chris McReynolds, VP Cloud and Data Services LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS Chris McReynolds is the Vice President of Cloud and Data Services for Level 3 Communications. He is responsible for the Ethernet, Cloud, and Transport services globally and has been with Level 3 for eight years in various product management and corporate strategy roles. Chris received his MBA from Leeds School of Business and his BS and MS in Engineering from Stanford University. Jack Waters, CTO, LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS Jack Waters is chief technology officer for Level 3 Communications, focused on global network technology, architecture, engineering, process and security, which are critical for Level 3 to deliver solutions needed by its customers. Mr. Waters joined Level 3 in 1997 and has held numerous roles within the company spanning operations and engineering. Prior to his current role, Mr. Waters led Level 3 s global operations team. Before joining Level 3, he served as an executive staff member for MCI Communications, Inc., with responsibility for network architecture, design and implementation. In that role, he was also an original member of the team responsible for InternetMCI, the company s initial Internet service. Prior to MCI, Mr. Waters worked as director of engineering and operations for SURAnet, the Southeastern University Research and Academic Network. RSVP today... Speakers Sunday Monday Day 1 Tuesday Day 2 Day Wednesday 3 Contents Contents

20 Philip Olivero, CTO, LIGHTOWER FIBER NETWORKS As Chief Technology Officer at Lightower Fiber Networks, Mr. Olivero oversees the company s product and market development. Mr. Olivero came to Lightower with the merger with Sidera Networks where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to this role, he was the Vice President of Engineering at AboveNet, where he was responsible for all aspects of engineering across AboveNet s fiber, optical and IP/Ethernet networks. Mr. Olivero also has served in executive level engineering and operations positions at FiberTower, XO Communications and Fundy Communications (Canada) and held several management positions of increasing responsibility at MCI and Bell Canada. Mr. Olivero holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo (Canada). Nic Rudnick, CEO, LIQUID TELECOM GROUP Nic Rudnick is the CEO of the Liquid Telecom Group, one of the largest and fastest growing Fibre Optic, Satellite and Wireless access providers on the African continent, with operations and infrastructure in 14 countries and a fibre network spanning over 18,000km. He has played a lead role in license acquisitions, privatisations and the creation of new networks in New Zealand, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria and Kenya; and in the internationally recognised landmark constitutional cases resulting in end of the monopoly over fixed and mobile line telecommunication services in Zimbabwe. He has been listed in Global Telecom Business Magazine s 100 most influential people in the telecommunications industry for the last three consecutive years highlighting his dedication to building Africa s digital future. Sir John Sawers, Chairman, Macro Advisory Partners and former Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Sir John Sawers is the former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, also known as MI6). Tall, dashing, an astute judge of character, and an excellent dancer [he] could indeed be a character out of Ian Fleming, according to BBC News. During his tenure, he modernised the Service and led it through major changes in operations, technology, and public accountability. In presentations, Sawers is able to draw from his personal experience in managing the most challenging foreign and security policy issues of the last 20 years, including the rise of China, the evolution of Russia, the threat of terrorism and cyber attack, the changes in the Middle East, and the nuclear negotiations in Iran. The BBC said, In complex negotiations, he mastered the art of delivering sound bites which sum up the issues. His is a powerful look at the unpredictable global landscape, the forces and key players shaping the world, cyber security, and how organizations can make it work for them. He also remains closely involved in current affairs through his advisory work with leaders of corporations, financial institutions, and governments. A Legacy of Transparency. With a total of 36 years working for the British government, Sawers is a diplomat with close ties to Downing Street and the foreign policy establishment. He was the first outsider to be appointed to SIS in decades, and he was the first head to give a public speech, lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding the notorious agency. He will likely be remembered for bringing unprecedented openness to the role as he regularly appeared in media to describe the agency s work. But a Career in the Shadows. Sawers began his career with MI6 in 1977, serving in Yemen and Syria. He then left MI6, joined the Foreign Office, and rose rapidly. He served in South Africa, the EU, and Washington DC until Geopolitically, that period was dominated by war in Bosnia, crises in the Middle East, and the debate in Britain on the European Union. Sawers then served as the foreign affairs adviser to Tony Blair, covering a period that included the Kosovo war. He also contributed to negotiations on Northern Ireland and the implementation of the Good Friday agreement. He served as the ambassador to Cairo from and was a special envoy in Baghdad for three months after the invasion of Iraq. He served as the Foreign Office political director for four years at the height of the Iraq conflict from He then became the UK s permanent representative to the UN in New York in August 2007, where he played a central role in the key resolutions on Iran, North Korea, and the Middle East. He served there until being tapped to become the new chief of MI6 in He was the first MI6 chief appointed from outside the service since Sir John Rennie in Work Post MI6. Sawers was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to national security. After retiring as chief of SIS, he became partner and chairman of Macro Advisory Partners, a geopolitical advisory firm that provides strategic advice and insights to investors and governments. He also became a visiting professor in the department of war studies at King s College London. Funke Opeke, CEO, MAIN ONE Ms. Funke Opeke, is founder and CEO of Main One, formerly Main One Cable Company. Main One is a communications service provider that built West Africa s first privately owned, open access 7,000 kilometre undersea high capacity cable submarine, a $240 million dollar project that was completed in time and on budget in Under her leadership, Main One has become a catalyst for change in West Africa s telecommunications landscape by improving Internet Access and lowering wholesale prices, especially in the coastal cities of Lagos and Accra. Ms. Opeke is an experienced telecommunications executive who returned to Nigeria in 2005 as the Chief Technical Officer of MTN after a twenty-year career in the United States. She was the Executive Director of Verizon Communications Wholesale Division. Subsequent to MTN, Ms. Opeke advised Transcorp on the acquisition of NITEL and briefly served as the interim Chief Operating Officer, postacquisition of NITEL. RSVP today... Speakers Sunday Monday Day 1 Tuesday Day 2 Day Wednesday 3 Contents Contents

21 Paul Ruppert, SVP of Global Sales, MBLOX Paul Ruppert is SVP of Global Sales, Product and Marketing at Mblox, the world s largest enterprise messaging provider. His experience in the mobile services and technology segment spans start ups, rapid growth enterprises and Fortune 50 companies, including running international sales for Mobile365 (today s SAP Mobile), serving as the GM of Syniverse s messaging business unit, and consulting to Facebook, Warburg Pincus, HIG Capital, Norwest Partners, and others. Mr. Ruppert has co-authored two US and EU patents for international SMS cross protocol exchange, enabling the interoperability of mobile messaging around the corner or across the globe. David Crowley, Director, Strategic Sourcing, MICROSOFT Dave has a history of adept contract negotiations that include network infrastructure (Dark Fiber, Lit Services and Subsea Cables), content distribution networks, data center relations and design, internet peering/transit. He has extensive experience as a Director of Strategic Sales with over 26 years experience, embodying a unique industry perspective that can articulate an in-depth knowledge of network design, architecture, capacity management, traffic engineering, deployment, scheduling and support for some of the world s largest network infrastructures. A global strategic planner and business development visionary with the proven ability to aggregate, analyse and implement large scale communication solutions, Dave is highly regarded by partners, customers and executive teams. He has previously held positions as VP of Carrier Relations for Limelight Networks, Inc., VP of Business Development for Accessline, Director of Sales for Global Crossing now Level 3 and Multiple positions with AT&T. Kevin Mitnick, CEO, mitnicksecurity.com, World s Most Famous Hacker There is no one like Kevin. Once one of the FBI s Most Wanted because he hacked into 40 major corporations just for the challenge, Kevin is now a trusted security consultant to the Fortune 500 and governments worldwide. Kevin and The Global Ghost Team now maintain a 100 percent successful track record of being able to penetrate the security of any system they are paid to hack into using a combination of technical exploits and social engineering. As CEO and chief white hat hacker at one of the most advanced boutique security firms in the world, Kevin mentors leaders, executives, and staff on both the theory and practice of social engineering, topics on which he is the leading global authority. Kevin also helps consumers from students to retirees learn how to protect their information and themselves from harm, using understandable terms and a friendly approach. Kevin s insights on current events are highly sought, leading to hundreds of media appearances. He is the world s top cybersecurity speaker, and has been a commentator, security analyst, or interview subject on CNN, CNBC, Al Jazeera, FOX News, CBC, BBC, Radio Moscow, Tech TV, National Public Radio, Playboy, Good Morning America, and 60 Minutes to name just a few. He has been called before Congress (both the House and the Senate) to testify on security matters affecting the United States. Kevin also works in partnership with KnowBe4 to produce critically acclaimed security awareness training programs to counteract social engineering and to improve security effectiveness. Kevin s books include Art of Intrusion: The Real Story Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers and Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security, which are mandatory readings for security professionals. His autobiography, Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World s Most Wanted Hacker, a New York Times best seller, is now available in fifteen languages. Michael Wheeler, EVP Global IP Network, NTT COMMUNICATIONS As the executive vice president of the Global IP Network at NTT Communications, Mr. Wheeler is responsible for all financial, engineering, operational and customer relationship activities for the Global IP Network (GIN) business unit. Prior to his current role, Mr. Wheeler led the GIN sales and business development organization, including direct sales, account management, indirect channel sales, sales engineering, marketing, product management and business development activities. Mr. Wheeler was part of the original start up team with Verio in 1997, where he led several different sales organizations. He transitioned to a leadership role at NTT America following the acquisition of Verio by NTT America s parent company, NTT Communications, in August of Alexandre Pébereau, EVP International Carriers, ORANGE Alexandre Pébereau is Executive Vice President of International Carriers for Orange. His activity covers international wholesale for Voice, Data and internet services, and cable laying naval activities. He is also the Chairman of the ITW Founders Council. Prior to this, Alexandre was Senior Vice President Cash Generation of Orange, and was responsible for securing the Group s financial commitment towards its shareholders. Alexandre Pébereau obtained his M.B.A. from the New York University Stern School of Business in Additionally, he holds a degree from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris and an Economics degree from University of Paris X. RSVP today... Speakers Sunday Monday Day 1 Tuesday Day 2 Day Wednesday 3 Contents Contents