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ATUG/EVUA 2008 Enterprise Conference: Unified Communications and Asia-Pacific Developments - Program

ATUG/EVUA 2008 Enterprise Conference: Unified Communications and Asia-Pacific Network Developments

Tuesday 16 September 2008 - Day 1
Time Keynote Address Session Speaker  
8:00-9:00am Registration    
9:00-9:15am
Welcome and Opening Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director - ATUG  
9:15-9:45am
Keynote Address Claudio Castelli, Senior Analyst - Ovum
Unified Communication: a complete ecosystem
- UC: an architecture of models
- Technology models: from the stove pipes to integrated applications
- Enterprise models: increased communication driving more interaction
- Content models: from voice to business application
- Business models and players

 
9:45-10:15am
Keynote Address Harold Melnick, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft
Unified Communications - Future Directions
 
10:15-10:45am
Morning Tea
10:45-11:15am
Address Telstra (invited)
 
11:15-11:45am
Address Ben Creevey, Corporate Telecommunications Manager - Thiess
Related UC subject e.g. IP Telephony, Telepresence, Social Networking, Presence
 
11:45-12:30pm
Panel Discussion Panel Discussion
Moderator John Sale - Director, EVUA Services. Presenters from Microsoft and Thiess
 
12:30-2:00pm
Lunch and Showcase
2:00 - 2:30pm Address John Sale - Director, EVUA Services
Discussions on Outcomes of Surveys
 
2:30-3:30pm
Panel Session Workshop - Unified Communications Issues  
3:30-4:00pm
Afternoon Tea
4:00-4:30pm
Address IBM (invited)  
4:30-5:00pm Address GQAAS (invited)  
5:00-5:15pm
Closing Remarks Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director - ATUG  
5:15-6:15pm Showcase    
6:15-7:30pm
Cocktail Party
7:30-Late Dinner
Wednesday 17 September 2008 - Day 2
Time
Keynote Address Session Speaker  
8:00-9:00am Registration    
9:00-9:15am
Welcome and Opening ATUG and EVUA Representatives  
9:15-9:45am
Keynote Address Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director - ATUG
 
9:45-10:15am
Keynote Address Kursten Leins, Strategic Marketing Manager Multimedia, Ericsson
Update on New Mobile Technologies
 
10:15-10:45am
Morning Tea
10:45-11:15am
Address Optus (invited)  
11:15-11:45am
Address Anil Prakash, President, Telecom Users Group of India
ASIA PAC Telecom Growth; India - China Hungry for Telecom Pie
- Two Largest Populist Nations in the World
- Diversified but converging at Telecom Growth
- Unprecedented Mobile Growth, bridging Digital Divide
- Empowerment to bottom of the Pyramid
- Growing the economy and GDP of a country
 
11:45-12:30pm
Address Allens Arthur Robinson (invited)
 
12:00-1:30pm
Lunch and Showcase
1:30-3:00pm
Panel Session Workshop on mobile issues
Moderator - Maurie Dobbin
 
3:00-3:30pm
Afternoon Tea
3:30-4:00pm
Address Telecommunications Expense Management  
4:00-4:30pm Address Software as a Service (SaaS)  
4:30-5:00pm Address OpenGear
Security as a Service (SaaS)
 
5:00-5:15pm
Closing Remarks Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director - ATUG  

Last updated 28-Aug-2008

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