Middle East’s Top Telecom Operators Gather in Dubai for the Launch of Region’s Premier Telecoms Conference
14th Annual GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit kicks off today with major turnout of 2,500 pre-registered delegates
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Informa Telecoms & Media is proud to announce the launch of its 14th Annual GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit, being held from 7-8 December 2009, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The two day strategic conference and exhibition, supported by strategic operator partner Etisalat, includes 85 leading telecommunications and mobile operators from the region and beyond along with over 100 international ICT vendors. The event is being attended by over 2,500 decision makers from 80 plus countries to learn about the strategies that are shaping the future of telecommunications in the Arab world.
“The top level speakers presenting at this year’s event have attracted top level delegates, and we are delighted with the industry response both in terms of numbers and seniority of attendance. The next two days guarantee unique networking opportunities and an unparalleled level of information-packed conference sessions,” says Caroline Broderick, Middle East Conference Programme Director, Informa Telecoms & Media.
The two day strategic conference features 75+ telecoms industry visionaries including 45 operators (27 CxOs) who are sharing their insights and strategies with keynotes from leading minds such as Jamal Jarwan, Group Chief International Investments Officer, Etisalat, Dr Saad Al Barrack, Deputy Chairman, Group Managing Director and CEO, ZAIN Group, Dr Nasser Marafih, CEO, Qtel, Marwan Zawaydeh, CEO, Vtel Holdings, Andrew Hanna, Group General Manager, Consulting and Strategy, Batelco, Samer Salameh, Chairman and CEO Alfa Telecom Lebanon, Osman Sultan, CEO, du, Ross Cormack, CEO, Nawras Oman, Raed Ahmad, CEO MTN Yemen, Abdul Aziz Al-Tamami, COO, Mobily, Saudi Arabia, Najeeb Al-Awadi, CEO, Viva Kuwait and many more.
Strong interest for the event is in line with the region’s continued subscription growth which is forecast to increase by 34%, or 193 million subscribers from the current 144 million over the period 2008 to 2012. Mobile data revenue is expected to rise by 118% over the period 2007 to 2012, with revenue climbing from US$ 3.1 Billion to US$ 6.7 Billion, accounting for 16% of total revenue forecast by operators.
Due to popular demand, the programme also incorporates two brand new elements this year: The Saudi Arabia Focus Day dedicated to the Middle East’s fastest growing market and the two day Telecoms HR Summit set to analyse the changing role of HR managers during the current economic downturn.
This event is free to all Middle Eastern operators, thus allowing a great representation from the whole region. Participants will get the chance to network and do business with all the movers & shakers of the region and also to try the industry’s newest technical innovations by visiting the 120+ international vendors in the exhibition coinciding with the conference, with key telecoms powerhouses sponsoring the event such as Etisalat, ITS, Comviva, Nokia Siemens Networks, Gemalto, Actix, Convergys, eServ Global, SmartTrust, Obethur Technologies, Belgacom IBM, Orga Systems, Detecon, Qualcomm, I-New, Huawei, Acision and Oracle.
About GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit:
GSM>3G Middle East is the premier event for the region’s telecommunications professionals to meet, network, share best practice and learn about technology and service developments. It is a flagship event in Informa Telecoms & Media’s Com World Series, a series of congresses addressing high growth market around the world. www.comworldseries.com
Last year’s event attracted 2,000 participants from across the Middle East and internationally, with 80 countries represented from 70 operator companies. Feedback on the event’s programme and organisation was excellent, and we are striving to deliver an even better experience to meet your needs for 2009.
The event is supported by Samena, CDMA forum, UMTS, GSA, Wifi Alliance and over 50 media partners from local industry publications and international business magazines.
About Informa Telecoms & Media
Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of business intelligence and strategic marketing solutions to global telecoms and media markets. Driven by constant first-hand contact with the industry, our 90 analysts and researchers produce a range of intelligence services including news and analytical products, in-depth market reports and Datasets focused on technology, strategy and content. Informa Telecoms & Media also organises more than 125 annual events, attended by more than 70,000 executives. In addition to the Com World Series, our events cover subjects as diverse as fixed and mobile operator strategy, technology, TV, mobile music and games. Informa Telecoms & Media is always willing to work with journalists to provide stats, data or comment for articles. For further information on the GSM>3G Middle East, you may visit: http://me.comworldseries.com/
For more information regarding the programme, contact Caroline Broderick on caroline.broderick@informa.com +44 (0) 20 7017 5439. For more information regarding marketing, press and registration, contact Veronika Pete veronika.pete@informa.com or call +44 (0) 20 7017 5818.