
In response to popular demand, PTC 2009 will again have a strong focus on submarine cables rippling through the conference. The boom in this market coupled with the intense interest in developments will see several sessions devoted to this topic. It will be a great opportunity to get an update on many facets of this industry segment. | |
| 09.00 - 09.10 | Introduction |
| Chair: | |
John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia | |
| 09.10 - 09.25 | Demand Environment Snapshot |
| Speaker: | |
Alan Mauldin, Director, Research, TeleGeography Research, USA | |
| 09.25 - 09.35 | Regulatory Environment |
| Speaker: | |
Kent Bressie, Partner, Harris Wiltshire and Grannis, USA | |
| 09.35 - 09.45 | Industry Initiatives |
| Speaker: | |
Keith Schofield, Director, Submarine Networks, Pioneer Consulting LLC, UK | |
| 09.45 - 10.00 | Q&A Session |
| 10.00 - 10.20 | Interview |
| Interviewer: | |
John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia | |
| Interviewee: | |
Sunil (Neil) Tagare, Chairman & CEO, BuySellBandwidth.com, USA | |
| 10.20 - 10.45 | Networking Break |
| 10.45 - 11.00 | OADM Branching Unit Application |
| Speaker: | |
Brett Worrall, Chief Operating Officer, Pipe International (Australia) Pty Ltd, USA | |
Peter Loko, Chief Executive Officer, Telikom PNG Limited, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11.00 - 11.10 | The Migration to Resilient, OTN-Based Submarine Networks |
| Speaker: | |
John Marson, VP, Industry and Strategic Marketing, Ciena Corporation, USA | |
| 11.10 - 11.20 | Condominium Cable Station |
| Speaker: | |
Robert Maloney, Chairman & CEO, Interchange Network Holdings, LLC, USA | |
| 11.20 - 11.30 | Interconnecting Pacific Islands - the Hawaiian example |
| Speaker: | |
Patrick Bustamante, President, Pacific LightNet Communications, USA | |
| 11.30 - 11.40 | Cabling the South Pacific - the SPIN Project |
| Speaker: | |
Virginie Frouin, CTO, SPIN SA, New Caledonia | |
| 11.40 - 12.00 | Q&A Session plus Wrap-Up |