Communications Convergence

Agenda

Thursday, March 16, 2006

INAUGURAL SESSION

PLENARY SESSION: India Empowered

	Connect Me: Developing Rural Perspectives
	Integrated Development through Telecom
	Connectivity: Benefits to the Common man

BUSINESS SESSION I: Connectivity – The Asian Scene

	Wireless rural connectivity for developing Nations
	Convergence, from Dreams to Reality
	Chinese Experience in Broadband

BUSINESS SESSION II: The Challenges & Opportunities Scene

	Networking Andhra Pradesh
	Making it happen
	Moving towards Infrastructureless Networks

Friday, March 17, 2006

BUSINESS SESSION III: Reaching the Unreached - Options & Strategies

	Technology Options
	Financing of Infocom Services
	Wireless Internet Access for Community Development
	Shared Infrastructure for Connectivity

PANEL DISCUSSION : Connectivity – Consumer Concerns

Speakers

GUESTS OF HONOUR

Mr. Jayantrao Patil
Hon’ble Minister for Finance & Planning, Government of Maharashtra

Dr. Vijay P Bhatkar
Chairman, Dishnet Wireless Ltd

EMINENT 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
*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
*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
	*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.

PANELISTS

Mr. S. Ramani Iyer Telecom Consultant
Mr. Yugal Sharma Country Manager Polycom (UK) India
Dr. Mahesh Uppal Director Telecommunications & Computer Information Systems
	Mr. Pavan Duggal Advocate Supreme court
Mr. Achintya Mukherjee Hon. Jt. Secretary BTUA