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Tentative Programme |
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DAY I : THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 |
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| 9.00 am |
Registration |
| 10.00 am |
INAUGURAL SESSION
Lighting of the Lamp
Welcome Address
Mr. Niraj Bajaj
President, IMC
Why this Conference?
Mr. Nanik Rupani
Chairman, Electronics & Telecommunications Committee, IMC
Theme Presentation
Mr. Vijay Mukhi
Chairman, IT Cell, IMC
Guests of Honour
Mr. Jignesh Shah
Founder CEO, Financial Technologies Group
Mr. Venugopal N Dhoot
Chairman & Mg. Director, Videocon Industries Ltd.
Mr. Gopal Das
Director (HRD) in BSNL
Chief Guest
Mr. Jayantrao Patil
Hon’ble Minister for Finance & Planning, Government of Maharashtra
Vote of Thanks
Mr. M N Chaini
Vice-President, IMC
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| 11.30 am |
Tea/coffee |
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| 12 Noon |
Plenary Session : Past, Present & Future of Mobile Phones & Broadband |
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Chairman |
Mr. Atul Nishar
Chairman, Hexaware Technologies Ltd. |
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Speakers |
Past, Present & Future of Broadband application
Dr. Vijay P Bhatkar
Chairman, ETH Research Lab
Running India’s largest network – A view from the trenches
Mr. Sumit Chowdhury
CIO, Reliance Communications Ltd.
Video Conferencing leading to Video Telephony – Applications in Fixed and Mobile Telephony
Mr. Hansjoerg Wagner
Vice President & Managing Director-Asia Pacific
Polycom Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
Role of new technologies in shaping Stock Markets
Mr. Anjan Choudhury
CTO, Bombay Stock Exchange
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| 1.15 pm |
Lunch |
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| 2.15 pm |
Business Session I: WiFi Vs WiMAX Vs Wire |
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Chairman |
Mr. Vijay Mukhi
Managing Director, Vijay Mukhi's Computer Institute |
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Speakers |
Fixed-Mobile Convergence
Mr. N. K. Goyal
President, Communications & Manufacturing Assn of India
Why Wireless is a better option over other forms in Telecommunications
Mr. Peeyush Agrawal
CGM (Wireless Services), MTNL
Mobile Videoconferencing : Myth or Realty?
Mr. V Rangan
Vice-President, Neutron Electronic Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Changing Landscape for Infrastructure Providers
Mr. Sharat Chandra
President & COO, GTL International Ltd.
Floor Participation |
| 3.30 pm |
Tea/Coffee |
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| 4.00 pm |
Business Session II: New Applications of WiFi & WiMax/Broadband |
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Chairman |
Dr. E. Sankara Rao
Director - Business Development IDFC Ltd. |
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Mobility Trends in Enterprise
Mr. Shashank S More
Head Solutions Group, Multimedia Enterprise, Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd.
Funding business models in Telecommunications
Dr. E. Sankara Rao
Director - Business Development IDFC Ltd.
Use of Wireless in Disaster Recovery
Mr. Atul Hemani
Managing Director, Omnitech Info Solutions Ltd.
Wireless in Afghanistan
Mr. Shafi Ghafoor
Vice President-Operations and Engineering, Rana Technologies, Afghanistan
Floor Participation |
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DAY II : FRIDAY, MARCH 7 , 2008 |
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Business Session III
India Session : How India is poised to take on Wireless Technology |
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Chairman |
Mr. Piyush Goyal
Chairman & Mg. Director, Flashnet Info Solutions India Ltd. |
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Key-note speaker
Speakers |
How effective Government. has been in regulations for the Telecom Industry
Mr. Suresh Prabhu
MP & Former Union Minister of Power
Newer application of Wireless Technology
Mr. Ramesh Grover
Chairman & Managing Director, CMS Computers Ltd.
How Wireless Technology made India the outsourcing capital of the World
Mr. Harish Mehta
Chairman & Mg. Director, Onward Technologies Ltd.
Current state of Wireless Technology in India
Mr. Ajay Madan
CEO, Essar Telecom Infrastructure Ltd.
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| 11.00 am |
Tea/Coffee |
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| 11.30 am |
Special Session: Telecom Revolution: Powering of the Indian Economy |
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Chairman |
Mr. Nanik Rupani
Chairman, Neutron Electronic Systems Pvt. Ltd. |
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Speakers
Chief Guest & Key Note Speaker |
India’s role in Shaping 4G
Mr. F C Kohli
Former Deputy Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services
Future of Cabling Technology
Mr. Deepak Chhabria
Managing Director, Finolex Cables Ltd.
Role of Telecommunication in the IT/BPO world
Mr. Ashank Desai
Chairman, Mastek Ltd.
How Government positively enabled this Telecom Revolution
Dr. Ashwani Kumar
Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Industry
Floor Participation |
| 1.00 pm |
Lunch |
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| 2.00 pm |
Business Session IV : Digital Entertainment |
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Chairman |
Mr. Vijay Mukhi
Managing Director, Vijay Mukhi's Computer Institute |
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Panelists |
Mr. Ashok Mansukhani
President- Corporate Affairs, Hinduja Ventures Ltd.
Mr. Anil Wanvari
CEO, Indian Television Dot Com Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Ravi Mansukhani
Managing Director, IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd.
Mr. Anil Pandya
Sr. Vice-President (Projects), IOL Netcom Ltd.
Floor Participation |
| 3.30 pm |
Tea/Coffee |
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| 4.00 pm |
Business Session V: Mobile Phones : New Generation of Phones & New Applications of Mobile Phones |
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Chairman |
Mr. Subir Raha
Executive Vice-Chairman, Hinduja Group India |
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Newer payment technologies for the mobile phone
Mr. Dewang Neralla
Director-Technology, Financial Technologies (India) Ltd.
Mobile Television
Mr. Chirag Unadkat
Chairperson, DAML, NMIMS University
Floor Participation |
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