CEO Conclave 2007

Session Plan

Day 1

WELCOME ADDRESS

By the Chief Editor (Voice&Data) on the spirit behind CEO Conclave for the SAARC operators, updation on the formation of SAARC Telecom Advisory Council (STAC), and its objectives.

THE KICK-OFF QUIZ

A SAARC quiz to get to know our neighbours better.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The Chief Guest (IT/Telecom Minister of Nepal or some senior host country telecom person) will talk about the significance of SAARC cooperation for meeting individual country telecom targets and how that can be done.

CEO ROUND TABLE

Burning Issues & Remedial Strategies to Harmonise SAARC Telecom

What are the challenges/issues that operators in the SAARC region are facing with respect to taking telecom growth to semi-urban and rural markets

What country specific strategies operators have for addressing the challenges

How prepared are the operators - in terms of technologies, regulations, infrastructure and revenue models - to implement those strategies

What support do country specific operators want from each other in the SAARC

WELCOME THEME DINNER & ENTERTAINMENT

Theme - Nepalese Village Market
A typical Nepalese Village Market will be recreated at the Hyatt Regency Kathmandu. The market will have everything from food items to local art and crafts as well as its famous fortune tellers.

Guests will be welcomed with the local alcohol, rakshi, and local music.

Recommended dress code: Smart Casuals

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Day 2

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Global trends on cost-effective solutions by CEO/CXO of telecom service providers.

SESSION 1

Panel Discussion: Technologies Enabling Beyond Urban Expansion

Panelist profile:
CTOs and CIOs of operator companies, network integrators, regulators, consultants.

Topics of discussion:

What technologies are being adopted by the SAARC operators for expansion beyond Urban Areas

What are the experiences and learning from the process

What were the regulatory impediments and how were they overcome

How will emerging technologies like 3G/Wi-max benefit rural areas?

LEARNING FROM THE NEIGHBOUR

Case Studies from the SAARC Region

SESSION 2

Panel Discussion: Developing the Right Business Model

Panelist profile:
CEOs and business heads of operator companies, consultants.

Topics of discussion:

What are the unique semi-urban & rural market characteristics in each of the SAARC countries

What strategies are being implemented for expansion into semi-urban and rural areas

Are operators thinking “Out of the Box”

What should be the desirable support from the Government for taking telecom beyond cities?

LEARNING FROM THE NEIGHBOUR

Case Studies from the SAARC Region

SESSION 3

Point Counter Point: Content & SAARC Synergy (Operators versus Content Providers)

Panelist profile:
Content Heads of Operators, VAS companies, Content Companies, Consultants.

Topics of discussion:

Is there enough content in each country ?
Can there be SAARC synergy, and is their SAARC level opportunity for content players?
Will IPR and revenue models be an impediment for SAARC content cooperation?
Is there scope for new applications such as mobile TV, mobile commerce beyond urban areas?

LEARNING FROM THE NEIGHBOUR

Case Studies from the SAARC Region

SESSION 4

Open Q&A Session: Speeding Broadband Penetration

Panelist profile:
CEOs & Business Heads of operators and pure-play ISPs, VAS companies, Consultants, Content Aggregators.

Topics of discussion:

What is the status of Broadband penetration in SAARC countries?
Which technologies can optimise broadband expansion: DSL, ADSL, Wi-Max, Wi-Fi, 3G, Metro Ethernet, etc in SAARC?
What killer apps (country specific) are needed for enabling Broadband expansion?
What are the regulatory hurdles and how can they be overcome?

LEARNING FROM THE NEIGHBOUR

Case Studies from the SAARC Region

VOICE&DATA SAARC Telecom Innovation Awards

The SAARC V&D Telecom Innovation Awards are given to telecom operators in the South Asian region who excel in their respective countries’ telecom scenario.

The awardees will be chosen by the consumers of the various countries respectively through an online poll. The criteria for selecting the winners will be consumers’ perception of their satisfaction with the various brands. The criteria will be perception because perception of a brand is perhaps the true test of any business innovation. And the consumers ultimately behave according to how they perceive the company’s image.

AWARD Categories

Most Innovative Mobile Operators
These awards are given country wise to the companies that had the most innovative offerings for There is an award each for India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives.

Most Innovative Handset Vendor Of The SAARC Region
This award will be given to the company that had the most innovative offerings for consumers.

Handset Vendor With The Most Consumer Pull In The SAARC Region
This award will be given to the company whose users are least likely to replace their handsets over the next three months.

Mobile Operator With The Most Consumer Pull
These awards are given country wise to the companies whose consumers are least likely to leave it in the next three months. There is an award each for India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives.

ENTERTAINMENT & GALA DINNER

Recommended dress code: Western Formals

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Day 3

LEARNING FROM THE NEIGHBOUR

Case Studies from the SAARC Region

STAC SUMMIT

STAC working committee report

Panel discussion on STAC roadmap for 2008

SIGHTSEEING

Local shopping & sightseeing tours

THEME DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT
Theme – Hippy Evening

In the sixties, hippy culture came to Kathmandu in a place called Freak Street now better known as hamel. Many young people from all over the world gathered here to form a small hippy community which was also joined by the local youths. The hippies of Kathmandu dressed in psychedelic colored clothes with long hair, bandanas, beads and hare rama scarves.

The hippy movement evolved and passed, yet it retains a charisma, a certain flavor for most people across nations.

Recommended dress code: Hippy Style of the 60s & 70s

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