GVF Satellite MENA Summit
29 February 2012
11am - 5.40pm
Location: Al Ain Meeting Room B (opposite Sheikh Saeed Halls above entrance to Hall 3)
GVF MENASAT Satellite Interference Mitigation Forum - FREE TO ATTEND
Organised by GVF in association with sIRG in coordination with the Radio Frequency Interference - End Users Initiative & the World Broadcasting Unions - International Satellite Operations Group.
For several years now, broadcasters and satellite industry leaders have been collaborating to combat satellite interference throughout the world. What results have been achieved? What challenges remain to be addressed? And what is required to address those outstanding challenges? This Forum will provide answers.
This one-day event will include leading users, satellite operators, manufacturers, and other subject experts in interactive discussions and debate. Participants will have an opportunity to learn the latest developments relating to each facet of this issue, evaluate their relative merits, and build upon the progress already made towards necessary solutions.
The Programme (timings to be confirmed):
Registration & Refreshments will commence at 11:00, and the Forum programme will begin at 12:00. The Forum will conclude at 17:40. A refreshment break will be included in the programme.
12:00-12:15pm
Introduction from the Chairman
Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF
12:15-12:35
The View from the ITU
Yvon Henri, Chief, Space Services Department, Radiocommunication Bureau, ITU
12:35-12:45
Q&A
12:45-13:20
The Broadcasters’ Perspective: Progress, Plans and Requirements
Dick Tauber, Vice President of Transmission Systems & New Technology, CNN News Group
(Other speakers to be confirmed)
13:20-13:30
Q&A
13:30-14:10
Addressing Satellite Interference Challenges & Understanding the Solutions
Martin Coleman, Executive Director, sIRG (satellite Inteference Reduction Group)
Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF
14:10-14:20
Q&A
14:20-15:00
Refreshment Break
15:00-15.30
The Satellite Operators’ Game Plan
Pasquale Falconio, Operational Care & Customer Support Manager, Eutelsat
Mohaned Juwad, Satellite Regulation & Market Access, Avanti Communications
Stewart Sanders, Senior Vice President, Customer Service Delivery, SES Engineering; Chairman & Director, Space Data Association
(Other speakers to be confirmed)
15:30-16:15
Roundtable/Q&A
16:15-16.55
Stopping Interference Now: Pro-Active & Re-active Solutions
- Training & Certification
- Product Quality Assurance
- Carrier ID
- Spectrum Initiatives
- Space Data Association
- Network Validation Initiatives/Sub-Optimal & Dysfunctional Networks
- Auto-Deploy Antenna Systems
Martin Coleman, Executive Director, sIRG (satellite Inteference Reduction Group)
Riaz Lamak, President & Director, Mahdi Bagh Computers Pvt Ltd
Mazen Nassar, CEO, MenaNets & GVF Master Trainer for MENA Region
Pete Zilliox, Co-Owner, SatProf Inc
(Other speakers to be confirmed)
16.55-17:30
Roundtable/Q&A
17:30-17:40
Final Remarks from the Chairman
17:40
End of Programme
1 March 2012
11am - 5.45pm
Location: Al Ain Meeting Room B (opposite Sheikh Saeed Halls above entrance to Hall 3)
GVF MENASAT Satellite Markets & Services Summit - FREE TO ATTEND
The Programme: (timings to be confirmed)
Registration & Refreshments will commence at 11:00, and the Summit programme will begin at 12:00. The Summit will conclude at 17:45. A refreshment break will be included in the programme.
12:00-12:10
Introduction from the Chairman
Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF
12:10-12.50
Understanding Today’s & Forecasting Tomorrow’s MENA Growth Drivers in Communications
Jawad Abbassi, Founder & General Manager, Arab Advisors Group
Chris Baugh, President, NSR
Ghassan Murat, Head of Strategic Marketing, Eutelsat
Hussein Oteifa, Senior Regional Director, Middle East, SES
12:50-13:25
Roundtable/Q&A
13:25-13:35
The Energy & Maritime Key Regional Verticals – The Mission Criticality of the Satellite Communications Space
Kyle Hurst, Senior Manager Market Development, Maritime, Thuraya
(Other speakers to be confirmed)
13:35-13:45
Q&A
13:45-14:35
Satellite Transponder Supply & Demand, and the Dynamics of Ka-band in the MENA Region: Global & Regional Satellite Operators - Local Knowledge & Universal Markets
David Ball, CTO, NewSat
Tony Colucci, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, SS/L
Mike Fiddes, Sales Director, Middle East & Africa, Avanti Communications
Jean-François Fremaux, Business Development Director, Eutelsat
Rash Jhanjee, Director of Enterprise, Inmarsat Global Xpress
14:35-15:15
Roundtable/Q&A
15:15-15:55
Refreshment Break
15:55-16:05
Mitigating Disaster, Promoting Development, Driving Sustainability
Zahid Zaheer, Director, GMPCS Affairs, Thuraya
(Other speakers to be confirmed)
16:05-16:15
Q&A
16:15-16:45
New Regulatory Dynamics: MENA Administrations in a Global Context
Ahmed Alomary, Commissioner, Communications & Media Commission, Iraq
Zeina Mokaddem, Director, Abu Dhabi office, Access Partnership
Kumar Singarajah, Chair, SAP-REG (Satellite Action Plan-Regulatory Working Group)
(Other speakers to be confirmed)
16:45-17:15
Roundtable/Q&A
17:15-17:25
Satellite-Wireless Access to Multimedia Solutions on the Move
Benoit Denis, Manager, Consulting & Advisory, Space & Media Industries, Deloitte
(Other speakers to be confirmed)
17:25-17:35
Q&A
17:35-17:45
Final Remarks from the Chairman
17:45
End of Programme
