9:00am - 9:15am

Opening Remarks from Forum Co-Chairs

• Tara Giunta
  Partner
  Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
  
  
• Dr. Hui Pan
  Chief Economist
  Information Gatekeepers

• Macro-economic Trends of BRIC Markets
• Telecom Growth and Challenges
• Key Market Sector Statistics

• Dr. Hui Pan
  Chief Economist
  Information Gatekeepers

Speakers

• Dr. Hui Pan
  Chief Economist
  Information Gatekeepers

• Dr. Andrey Gidaspov
  President, Gidabyte
  Program Director, The Washington Center
  
  
• Paulette Hernandez
  Sr. Analyst, International Trade Administration
  US Dept. of Commerce
  
  
• Michael D. Taylor
  Director of Government Affairs
  US India Business Alliance

11:00am - 12:30pm

A View from the Carriers

• Development Plans of Carriers
• Views from Telecom Operators
• Telecom Investment and Marketing Priorities
• The Next Market and Technology Focuses

Moderator

• Tara Giunta
  Partner
  Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP

Speakers

• Luis Fiallo
  Managing Director
  China Telecom Americas

• Bill Hunt
  Vice President and General Counsel Regulatory
  Level 3
  

• Jacquelynn Ruff
  Vice President, International Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs
  Verizon
  
  
• Wendell Kadunce
  Vice President
  Reliance Globalcom
  
  
• Kamran Akhtar
  Director
  Reliance Globalcom
  
  
• Milton Schikmann
  International Business Director
  Brasil Telecom
  
  
• Marc Halbfinger
  CEO
  PCCW Global

Interviewer

• Daniel Bergstein
  Paul Hastings

Guests

• Palladin Capital [invited]

• UBS [invited]

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Broadband and Optical Networks

• National Fiber-optic Backbone Networks
• Broadband Access Networks
• DSL, Cable, and Fiber-to-the-Home
• Success Stories of Key Vendors

Moderator

• James Heath
  Research Director
  Dittberner Associates

Speakers

• James Heath
  Research Director
  Dittberner Associates
  
  
• Peter Ballhaussen
  Program Manager of Corning's International FTTH Program
  Corning Incorporated
  
  
• Laura Howard
  Chief Marketing Officer
  ECI Telecom
  
  
• Loukas Paraschis
  Business Development Manager
  Emerging Markets, Service Providers
  Cisco Systems, Inc.

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Mobile Networks: 2G-4G

• GSM and CDMA Developments
• Leading Mobile Phone and Equipment Vendors
• Mobile Value-Added Services
• Market Forecasts and the Future of 3G/4G
• The TD-SCDMA Standard

Moderator

• Tajit Mehta
  Spectrum Negotiator
  Sprint/Nextel

Speakers

• Ted Dean
  Managing Director
  BDA China
  
  
• Gennady Sirota
  Vice President, Product Management
  Starent Networks
  
  
• Cliff Beek
  TerreStar Asia
  
  
• Dr. Ravi Kalavakunta
  Director
  Corporate Technical Marketing
  Qualcomm
  
  
• Philip Takken
  Senior Manager
  Deloitte & Touche
  
  

• Telecom Regulatory and Policy Developments
• Market Access Issues in the BRIC Countries
• Implementations of WTO Rules and Progress on Trade Policy Initiatives
• What are the Trade Barriers to Foreign Investment in the US

Moderator

• Tara Giunta
  Partner
  Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP

Speakers

• Paul Kouroupas
  Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
  Global Crossing
  
  
• Kenneth A. Schagrin
  Director, Telecommunications Trade Policy
  United States Trade Representative

• Scott Flicker
  Partner
  Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP
  
  
• Dan Edwards
  Associate Director for Telecommunications, Office of Technology & Commerce
  U.S. Department of Commerce
  

11:00am - 12:30pm

• WiMAX Technologies and Market Specifics
• Leading WiMAX Vendors
• The Market Potential
• Leading Cities Adopting WiMAX

Moderator

• Andrew Kreig
  President
  Wireless Communications Association International

Speakers

• Dr. Rob Kubik
  Director of Telecommunications Relations Global, Motorola
  Vice-Chairman of the WiMAX Forum Regulatory Group
  

• Lars Johnsson
  Vice President of Business Development
  Beceem Communications
  
  
• Alan Solheim
  Vice President, Product Management and Business Development
  Dragon Wave Inc.
  
  
• Kevin Suitor
  VP Marketing and Business Development
  Redline Communications

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Networking Luncheon & Fireside Chat:
"TMT - A World of Possibilities"

Speaker

• Philip L. Asmundson
  Vice Chairman and National Managing Partner
  Technology, Media & Telecommunications
  Deloitte & Touche
  

• International Satcom Trends
• VSAT Market Opportunities
• Demand for Connectivity
• Regulatory Issues

Moderator

• Tara Giunta
  Partner
  Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP

Speakers

• Dr. Arunas Slekys
  Vice President, Corporate Marketing and General Manager Russia & CIS Business
  Hughes Network Systems, LLC
  
  
• Gonzalo de Dios
  Director, Regulatory Affairs & Assistant General Counsel
  Intelsat
  
  
• David Myers
  SVP of Marketing and Corp. Development
  Spacenet
  
  
• Johanne LeComte
  Vice President, Marketing, EADS North America
  
  
• Tedros Lemma
  Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
  WorldSpace Inc.