Mid-Year Seminar 2008 PTC

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The 2008 Mid-Year Seminar will focus on strategic developments in Pacific networks. Topics will include transformation in international wholesale and developments in submarine cable systems.

Headliners: (Confirmed)

Bill Barney, CEO, Pacnet
Claire Paponneau, Executive Vice President, Wholesale Solutions, Orange
Byron Clatterbuck, Vice President, Global Carrier Strategy, Tata Communications

Featured Program Participants: (Confirmed)

Owen Best, President, Asia Pacific, FLAG Telecom Asia
Russ Burd, General Manager, iX Link, Telarix
Gregg Daffner, Member, PTC Board of Governors
John Hibbard, Executive Vice Chair, PTC Board of Governors; CEO, Hibbard Consulting
Amrish Kacker, Partner, Head of Asia, Analysys Mason
Mark Kemp, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Capacity Magazine
David Lassner, Chair, PTC Board of Governors; VP & CIO, University of Hawaii
Grahame Lynch, Publisher/Editor, CommsDay
Agatha Poon, Senior Advisor, Yankee Group
Jim Schweigart, General Manager, Matrix Networks
Brian Tellam, Partner, Gryphon Partners
Morley Winograd, Member, PTC Board of Governors; Executive Director, Center for Telecoms Management, University of Southern California

…More pending confirmation.

PTC is pleased to organize its Mid-Year Seminar in cooperation with CommunicAsia 2008. The Mid-year seminar will highlight senior leaders and experts that showcase PTC and are complementary to CommunicAsia.

Date: 19 June 2008
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm (Reception to follow.)
Venue: Swissotel The Stamford, Collyer Room, Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore

Theme: Pacific Networks: Strategic Development

Topics: International Wholesale Transformation

• Ist Tier Carriers and Global Wholesale Demand
• Broadband and Next Generation Networks
• Interconnect and Applications Driving Industry Change

Developments in Submarines Cables

• Transpacific Capacity
• Interconnect and Services
• Partnerships and Collaboration
  

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Many thanks to the member volunteers of our steering group for the development of the Mid-Year Seminar program:

John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting
Francis Pereira, Director of Industry Research, Center for Telecom Management, USC Agatha Poon, Senior Advisor, Yankee Group
Todd Suzaki, PTC Japan Committee
Lorain Wong, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Pacnet.

Additional program suggestions are welcome. PTC members who will be in Singapore during the week of CommunicAsia are especially encouraged to participate.