7th Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2010 Amman on June 7&8, 2010 Conference delegates’ evaluation results Table of Contents Conference Background…...................................................... slide 4 Sponsors, Exhibitors, Speakers & Delegates’ Comments…………………………………………………………………….. slide 5 Media Coverage……………………………………………………………… slide 15 Delegates’ Demographics….................................................... slide 33 Results from the Conference Evaluation……………………………. slide 40 Photos from the Conference................................................... slide 59 2 Arab Advisors 7th Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2010 Main Sponsor Sponsored by 3 Arab Advisors 7th Media and Telecoms Convergence Conference 2010 • 544 registered delegates of whom 502 attended the conference. A total of 140 journalists and support staff covered the event, raising the total number of attendees to 642. • Delegates represented 180 major companies and organizations. • Addressed by 48 visionary executives and industry leaders. • 10 regional and international companies sponsored the conference. • 23 companies at the exhibition area, alongside the conference. • A total of 123 delegates (19.2% of total delegates) filled out the conference evaluation form. 4 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments • “[Mr. Kaliaropoulos, CEO of Batelco Group] expressed his pleasure in attending on behalf of the Batelco Group. This event touched on key global and regional issues and opportunities relating to the telecom sector. He went on to express his optimism that, despite challenges such as high levels of penetration, price erosion, high capex and talent retention, the future for the telecom sector remains bright and the industry will continue to enable significant economic growth regionally and globally.” Batelco • “[Mr. Ihab Hinnawi, CEO of Umniah] Highlighted the impact of this conference in unifying the directions of the telecom sector's decision makers, and the benefits derived from the exchange of expertise and opinions that will ultimately promote the development of this competitive and rapidly growing sector, particularly now that the services and solutions offered by the telecom sector have become a basic need for every individual and company.” Umniah 5 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “I would like to take this opportunity to personally and sincerely thank you and your team for all the hard work and effort that you put into the preparation and execution of the Arab Advisors 7th Annual Media & Telecoms Convergence Conference 2010 in Amman over the last few weeks. Though I describe the event as important, please also extend my personal thanks and appreciation to your team members who contributed to this success. We are proud that we were able to manage our participation and sponsorship of the conference and would like to confirm the fact that without your resilience and high spirit, tabling, identifying and retrieving the current challenges and prospective progress in the telecom sector in this part of the world would have never been possible. Thank you gain and I hope we could meet in future events.” Dr. Diar Ahmed, CEO, Asiacell • “[Mr. Nael Salah, Managing Director at ESKADENIA Software] We have maintained a consistent strong presence at this leading regional telecom forum; we’re applying a focused marketing strategy in the telecom and multimedia area, and the Media & Telecommunications Convergence Conference rhymes effortlessly with our telecom marketing objectives and attracts interest in the ICT sector and telecom software providers in Jordan.” ESKADENIA Software 6 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “This conference proved this year that it remains the number one attraction for this industry. I was also very impressed by the high level of speakers and visitors to Jordan.” Ms. Doha Abdelkhaleq, Executive Director, ESKADENIA Software • “ Due to other commitments I could only arrive in time for the second day so my point of view is slightly limited. I found the setup to be well organized and the topics well chosen. I was impressed by the time keeping and well organized presentations. The size of the audience indicates a strong interest in the region and as far as I understand its content is well received.” Mr. Hans Ovesen, Vice President, Industry Relations and Marketing Ericsson AB, Sweden • “Thank you very much for the excellent event. It has been very useful and enjoyable. I commend your hospitality and organization and looking forward to seeing you next year.” Mr. Abdul Jalil Shreim, Regional Business Development Manager, Motorola networks 7 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “Thank you very much for organizing such a great and professional event. The conference was well organized and properly visited - esp. with high level managers and C-level. Orga Systems sponsoring activities (lenyards , logos etc) were carried out professionally and gave us good /high visibility.” Mr. Mathias Liebe, Head of Product Marketing, Orga Systems • “In general, I think the event is well organized and have many of the VIPs to show up and expressed their opinions about the industry.” Mr. Tony Huang, Director, CTO Office, MENA Region, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD. • “Thanks for the great organization.” Mr. Ayman Nowair, Genral Manager, TE Data 8 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “Its our pleasure to always be part of Jordan's foremost annual industry gathering.” Mr. Ahmed Ossama, Managing Director, TE Data • “Excellent conference. Lot’s of hard work put in and I gained much from it and am pleased that I was able to contribute to the interchange of ideas as well.” Mr. Steven F. Hall, CEO, CNBC Arabiya • “Great organization from you all well done.” Mr. Alan Horne, Ex DG TRA Bahrain and 2007/8 President of AREGNET • “A belated thank you for all the effort you and your team have put in turning this conference over the years into what it is today. I was not the only guest who commented on the remarkable achievement and the excellent and meticulous organization. A credit to you and your highly esteemed team. Well done and from success to success.” Mr. Hosam El Sokkari, Head of Audience, Yahoo! Middle East 9 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “I really enjoyed the quality discussion at the conference.” Mr. Laszlo Horvath, President, Active Media • “My attendance/participation was enough to confirm that the organization, and mix of attendees and speakers were indeed of the highest standards. Another great achievement for your team and you; Congratulations!” Mr. Louay Abou Chanab, Senior Associate, Booz & Company • “Congratulations to you and your colleagues at the AAG on the successful Conference. Well organized and useful/enjoyable event. I have very much enjoyed my participation in the Conference, met so many friends and associates and benefited professional as well. Thank you for inviting me and giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Conference.” Mr. Ibrahim A Kadi, Senior Advisor, Communications & IT Commission (CITC) 10 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “Great conference. Very rich information and quality of speakers. One of the best in the region.” Mr. Badr Ward, CEO, Ertiqa • “Thank you.” Ms. Amal Hisham N Sadi, Wireless Dept Manager, ESKADENIA Software • “Would like to thank Arab advisors board for their efforts especially Mr. Jawad Abbassi who has developed this area of business impressively.” Ms. Ghadeer Anabtani, Business Analysis Manager, Zain Jordan • “I consider this conference as a focal point for leaders in the telecom and media field to gather and exchange experiences related to this booming sector, and find new innovative solutions that enhances the customers’ experience.” Ms. Nicole Shahin, Corporate Communications Supervisor, Umniah 11 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “The event was very good, everything in it was so perfect and arranged properly.” Mr. Fawzi Kaoukji, PR Senior Officer, Umniah • “Very organized conference thank you for everything, all moderators are very very excellent.” Mr. Wael Abassi, Corporate Department Manager, Paltel group • “Million thanks for your tremendous efforts.” Mr. Osama Zahdeh, Quality of Service Team Leader, Jawwal • “The convergence media and telecom conference is an excellent opportunity to hear interesting debates and to meet qualitative people.“ Mr. Antoine Salamé, Sales & Marketing Director, Agence France Press (A.F.P.) Middle-East 12 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “Very well organized conference, great venue to network. Thanks very much Jawad.” Mr. Roger Tarazi, Consultant Cellular Technologies, EDP Telecom Consultants • “The conference was a great success.” Ms. Rula Al Salah, Managing Editor, MediaME.com 13 Sponsors, Speakers and Delegates Comments (cont.) • “The 7Th Convergence conference held in Amman, in my view as an ex regulator and, currently, a consultant on regulatory issues in telecom, was a brilliant success in all respects. The issue of convergence is of immediate significance to the region in its march toward enhanced overall competitiveness and leadership in the telecom sector; the speakers, who represented the main players in the telecom sector in MENA, provided in depth analysis and presentations in their fields of expertise and operation--the distillation was astounding; the mix of sessions and speakers were carefully balanced to combine both best practice and local expertise; and the networking was amazing. I thank the