Next Generation Multimedia Convergence Summit

June 10th – 12th 2008

A huge thank you to all of you that attended the Multimedia Convergence Summit and for making it such a great success. Pictures and videos from the event will be uploaded shortly.

Your feedback on the benefits you gained from meeting your peers and other industry thought leaders is highly appreciated and will help us shape the next event in 2009.

I am very proud of what NGMC has achieved so far but we recognise that there are always improvements that can be made and your feedback is key to that. Remember you have real influence over the content and programme. Please contact me if you wish to make any suggestions.

Have a profitable year and we look forward to working with you again in the future.

Best Wishes

Fraser Jamieson
NGT Summit Director
fraserj@gdsinternational.com

“I found that 85% of my meetings were successful.”
Geert Blondeel – Director of Business Development, Corinex (Second time as Diamond Sponsor at NGT)

“I found the venue and event very good and rewarding. I had the chance to meet with people I would not have met normally.”
Ian Masson – Chief Network and Product Architect, Huawei (Second time as Platinum Sponsor at NGT)

“Good initiative with excellent networking opportunity”
Josep Pocalle – CEO, EKO Plc

“This was an extremely worthwhile event for us in that it provided us with the direct access to mobile carriers from across Europe in one location. 95% of my meetings were a success.”
Jacqueline Totten – EVP, Revalent Media

“A great forum in which to network with industry peers and also conduct a high number of senior level meetings”
Simon Glassman – Segment Marketing Director (wireless), Teleatlas

“Excellent contacts to decision makers who you normally do not meet at classic exhibitions or workshops – this helps to communicate our brand and supports “long term” mind setting.”
Andreas Beierer – Sales Director, Eleven

“Well organised and helpful staff”
Pat Dolan – VP Sales, Tellabs

“I fly 250,000 miles a year to meet prospects and clients in this industry. My meetings here in two days would have taken me two weeks to complete normally. That’s real value for me.”
Scott Radcliffe – Director of Global Sales Development, SAS Institute

“The meetings were the most useful part of the event.”
Hossein Moiin – Group VP Technical Strategy, T-Mobile

“I rate 80% of my meetings as a success and contrary to most conferences, this event gave plenty of time for meetings – That greatly improved the value for me.”
Ulrich Hammerscmidt – VP Innovation, Deutsche Telekom

“A globally, well-organised and very friendly event in a nice setting allowing valuable networking”
Denis Guibard – VP Innovation, France Telecom

“I rate the quality of the event as excellent.”
Fotis Karonis – CIO, Romtelecom

“I thought it was a unique format for the Telecoms Industry with an opportunity to discuss the latest trends. 80% of my meetings were successful.”
Valdis Vancouvis – Network Director, Lattelecom

“Attending the NGT Summit allowed me to understand the future trends of the market evolution and evaluate business models that could be built.”
Mark Toledo – CEO, Toledo Telecom

“An excellent venue and pleasant company, providing an excellent opportunity to explore issues affecting the industry”
James Blessing – COO, Entanet International

“The summit provides an excellent format in which service providers, operators and vendors can exchange insight, experience and also initiate key partnerships.”
Simon Hania – CTO, XS4ALL

The Next Generation Multimedia Convergence Summit will enable “C” level executives from the equipment manufacturer, service provider, content owner and Regulator community – all stakeholders in this developing new world of multimedia convergence – to come together and debate the challenges they face

Introduction

The converged services landscape is changing as never before. Fuelled by innovative technologies and new business applications, today’s multiple delivery channels and cross border services reach ever wider audiences.

Telecom, cable, content, media, entertainment and Internet companies are all trying to gain the upper hand in terms of market share and profitability but the challenges are huge. Competition is intense as traditional market boundaries are crumbling while customers are demanding more innovative services at lower cost.

Challenges

What are the critical challenges and opportunities facing suppliers and distributors of visual content in an ever-shrinking world?

Social networking presents new challenges to broadcasters and advertisers with traditional business models. The interplay of the four screens of film, television, computer and mobile will require more than ever cross platform media solutions.

What is best practice for Managing operations for converging services? What’s the next phase in mergers and acquisitions going to look like? How does technology convergence influence change? How do customers benefit?

How will broadband affect the broadcast landscape? How will FTTx, WiFi, WiMax, Powerline, Ultra Wideband, digital terrestrial, digital satellite and mobile TV all play a key role in the delivery of content across these various broadband-enabled platforms?

With content being accessed worldwide via various channels, what is the ideal strategy for managing the rights to that content? Should rights be abolished or should/can rights be enforced by technology?

This is your opportunity as industry leaders to debate these issues. 

Aims of Summit

Meeting these challenges needs a 360-degree view – ranging from getting the longer term strategy right to developing operational excellence to deliver a sustained advantage in a changing market.

The Summit will  enable the senior executive delegation to fully understand the technologies, their capabilities and their places in the business plans of Telecom, cable, content, media, entertainment and Internet companies. 

120 of the most senior decision makers from the EMEA media convergence market will  engage in a series of business meetings, one to one solution briefings, round table discussions, workshops, keynote speeches, fine dining and unlimited networking over the three day event.
 
Ultimately, who looks to gain most from the new world of convergence and what partnerships can be built to deliver the ultimate customer service?