Telecoms World Asia 2018 (19 – 20 March, Bangkok, Thailand) brings together an agenda that addresses the key issues operators are facing today, classified under three key themes – Wholesale Carriers, Networks and Telco 4.0 – with the focus on Digital Transformation running throughout the sessions.
Day 1 of the conference brings a keynote panel on the topic of "Addressing the challenge of security in a connected world". Moderated by Marin Ivezic, Partner, Risk Assurance and Cyber Security, Pwc, he will be joined by the following panelists:
- Juni Yan, Vice President AMEA, Security, BT
- Alan A. Silor, Assistant Secretary for Operations, Department of Information and Communication Technology, Philippines
- Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, International Telecommunications Union
- Austin Menyasz, Director, Public and Regulatory Affairs, Telenor Group
- Rajesh Sreenivasan, Head, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Rajah & Tann LLP
Day 2's opening keynote address will welcome Gulzar Azad, Country Head – Connectivity, India, Google as he discusses on the following topics:
- Making Internet access available and affordable for the world – how are we getting there?
- Challenges, opportunities, key project milestones
- Creating sustainable business partnerships – where do carriers fit in?
Across 2 days, the conference will bring over 70 speakers discussing issues on 3 themes – Wholesale Carriers, Networks and Telco 4.0. Here's a sample of the confirmed speakers:
- Goncalo Fernandes, Vice President of IoT/M2M, du
- Ariya Banomyong, Managing Director - Thailand, LINE Corp
- Fabrizio Civitarese, President, Asia Pacific, Global Cloud Xchange
- Zaw Min Oo, Chief External Relations Officer, Mytel
- Kat Luna-Abelarde, FVP, International & Carrier Business Group, PLDT and President & CEO, PLDT Global
- Saneh Saiwong, Director of Spectrum Management Bureau, NBTC Thailand
- Arifa Febrianti, Caretaker, Digital Business Innovation, XL Axiata
- Chris Rezentes, Senior Manager for Partner and Product Strategy, Verizon
- Katja Gonzalez, Head of Fraud Prevention, BICS
- Zoran Vasiljev, Chief Strategy Officer, Axiata Digital
The 2-day conference is expected to gather over 600 leading players from the telecoms industry.
About Telecoms World Asia 2018
Date: 19 – 20 March 2018
Conference opening hours: 09:00 am
Venue: Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World, Level 22, Convention Centre A1
Website: http://www.terrapinn.com/conference/telecoms-world-asia/
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