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| 9.00
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REGISTRATION |
| 10.00
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INAUGURAL SESSION
Lighting of the Lamp
Welcome Address
Mr.
Rajesh Kapadia
President, IMC
Theme presentation
Mr. Piyush Goyal
Chairman, Electronics & Telecommunications
Committee, IMC
Why this Conference?
Mr. K V Seshasayee
Co-Chairman, Electronics & Telecommunications
Committee, IMC
Special Address
Mr. Nanik Rupani
Chairman, Enkay Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.
GUESTS OF HONOUR
Dr. Vijay P Bhatkar
Chairman, Dishnet Wireless Ltd
Mr. Jayantrao Patil
Hon’ble Minister for Finance & Planning,
Government of Maharashtra
Vote of Thanks
Mr. Nayan Patel
Vice-President, IMC |
11.00
a.m.
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Tea/Coffee |
| 11.30
a.m. |
PLENARY SESSION : India Empowered
| Chairman |
Mr. F C
Kohli
Former Deputy Chairman, Tata Consultancy
Services |
| Speakers |
Connect
Me: Developing Rural Perspectives
Ms. Lara Srivastava
Telecom Policy Analyst, Strategy and Policy
Unit, ITU, Geneva
Connectivity:
Benefits to the Common man
Mr. Bo Ribbing
General Manager - Technical, Ericsson India
Pvt. Ltd
Integrated
Development through Telecom
Mr. Andreas Kiefer
Regional Sales Director, Asia Pacific, SR
Telecom Inc., Bangkok
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| 1.00
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Lunch |
| 2.00 p.m. |
BUSINESS SESSION I
Connectivity – The Asian Scene
| Chairman |
Mr. Amarendra
Narayan
Executive Director, Asia Pacific Telecommunity,
Bangkok
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| Speakers |
Wireless
rural connectivity for developing Nations
Mr. Avinash Bector
Regional Manager, Motorola India Pvt. Ltd.
Convergence,
from Dreams to Reality: Experiences of Australia
& other Asian Countries
Mr. Arun Dagar
Country Director, SingTel India
Chinese
Experience in Broadband
Mr. Jiang Xue Feng
Director-Technical Marketing, ZTE Corporation,
China |
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4.00
p.m.
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Tea/Coffee |
| 4.30 p.m. |
BUSINESS SESSION II
Connectivity – The Challenges & Opportunities
| Chairman |
Mr. Shantanu
Consul
USF Administrator, Government of India
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| Speakers |
Networking
Andhra Pradesh
Ms. K. Ratnaprabha
Principal Secretary, IT, Andhra Pradesh
Making
it happen
Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala
Professor, IIT, Chennai
Moving
towards Infrastructureless Networks
Dr. Uday Desai
Professor, IIT, Mumbai |
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7.00
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Cultural Programme & Cocktails
& Dinner
Music performance by Mr. Suresh Wadkar
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| 9.30
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BUSINESS SESSION III
Reaching the Unreached - Options & Strategies
| Chairman |
Mr. C S
Rao
Chairman & CEO, Lucent Technologies |
| Speakers |
Technology
Options
Mr. Arvind
Mahajan
Partner, IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd.
Financing
of Infocom Services
Mr.
E. Sankara Rao
Director-Business Development, IDFC Ltd.
Wireless
Internet Access for Community Development
Mr. V. Srinivasan
CEO, Dishnet Wireless Ltd.
Shared
Infrastructure for Connectivity
Mr. Manoj Tirodkar
Chairman & CEO, GTL Ltd. |
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| 11.30
p.m. |
Tea/Coffee |
| 12:30
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PANEL DISCUSSION : Connectivity –
Consumer Concerns
| Chairman
& Moderator |
Mr. Rajendra
Singh
Secretary, TRAI |
| Panelists |
Mr. S.
Ramani Iyer
Telecom Consultant
Mr. Yugal Sharma
Regional Director-India & South Asia, Polycom (UK) India
Dr. Mahesh Uppal
Director, Telecommunications & Computer
Information Systems
Mr. Pavan Duggal
Advocate, Supreme courtMr. Achintya MukherjeeHon.
Jt. Secretary, BTUA
Mr. Achintya Mukherjee
Hon. Jt. Secretary, BTUA |
Conclusion
Mr. K V Seshasayee
Co-Chairman, Electronics & Telecommunications
Committee, IMC & Director, India-Israel
Ventures |
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Lunch |
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