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STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW BUSINESS MODELS FOR A MODERN KINGDOM
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Day 1 - 10 FEB 2013
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9.00
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Summit Registration and Exhibition Opening
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10.15
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Chairman’s Welcome to Saudi Telecoms and ICT Summit and TELSA's Day 1
Tony Eid, CEO, Trace Media
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10.30
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How the Telecom Industry in Saudi Arabia Supports National Goals
- Enterprise and individual requirements forecast for next 5 and 10 years
- Ninth Development Plan initiatives facilitated by a strong telecom industry
- Communities that are supported by new telecommunication services
- The business promise of digitizing Saudi Arabia and foreseen challenges that remain
- How emerging data centric services will change how Saudi Arabia does business
His Excellency Eng Abdullah Al Darrab, Governor, Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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10.50
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Communication Security Industry in Saudi Arabia: Need and Reality
Dr. Abdurahman Al-Jabri, Professor of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University
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11.30
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Preserving Bandwidth via Smart Technologies
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Defining solutions that are appropriate for carriers
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Techniques for testing your systems' broadband usage
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Linking broadband usage with optimal web security and WAN optimization
Hussam AbuSamra, Sales Manager Middle East, Blue Coat Systems
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Prayer, refreshment and networking break
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The 2nd Saudi National ICT Strategy (2013-2017): A More Focused Strategy for an Informational Society
- Tahawol: A visionary strategy for societal transformation
- New focus on balance - long- vs. short-term, needs vs. hopes, internalities vs. externalities
- Four themes for the next 5 years and possibly beyond
- Road map for new and existing projects
Abdullah Y. Al Abdulkarim, Project Manager, National CIT Plan, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
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1.45
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Panel: Imagining a Digitized Saudi Arabian Lifestyle in 2025
- Picturing an expanded and further diversified Saudi Arabian economyu, with new telecom and ICT requirements
- How telecom pricing and business models will change to assure a sustainable industry
- How and when to best reach all Saudi communities
- Will emerging technologies make it easier or more difficult for telecoms to profit, and what will be the bandwidth requirements for new applications?
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Hedaithy, Chair of Market Development and Intelligence Committee, FTTH Council, MENA
Mohamed A. Albesheiti, Principal, Industry Solutions Advisory, Smart Connected Communities, Cisco Systems
Fahad Al-Hussain, CEO, Taqnia
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2.45
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Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Tony Eid, CEO, Trace Media
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3.00
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Networking lunch break
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5.00
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Saudi Telecom Awards 2013
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