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Have first hand information about the industry in the challenging times from the key players. Join your peers in this exciting panel discussion that will help to provide a glimpse into the crystal ball, and identity the best way forward in these challenging times.

• What challenges does the current economic climate pose to regional broadcasters in the coming months???
• How do you spend and what do you spend on to create new revenue generating opportunities???
• What are other broadcasters doing to gain a competitive advantage???

Invited Panel includes:

• Dr Riyadh Najm (President, Arab State Broadcasting Union, ASBU)
• Sharad Sadhu (Technical Director, Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, ABU)
• Mike Whittaker (Vice President, Broadcast Operations & Technology, ShowTime Arabia)
• Hasan R Sayed Hasan (Head of Media Technology, TwoFour54)
• Hassan Chahine (CTO, Dubai Media Incorporated)
• Roger Stanwell (CEO, International Association for Broadcasting Manufacturers, IABM)

	Dr Riyadh Najm President, Arab State Broadcasting Union, ASBU The new President of Arab States Broadcasting Union, Dr Riyadh Najm has published over 40 papers in technical journals and international conferences and wrote a book on the fundamentals of television. He has worked at the Ministry of Culture and Information in Saudi Arabia in several technical and media positions in Radio and Television until he was promoted in 2005 to his present post as the Assistant Deputy Minister for Engineering in the Ministry of Culture & Information, Saudi Arabia. He has PHD degree in telecommunications from Liverpool University
	Sharad Shadu Technical Director, Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, ABU Sharad has been instrumental in developing a strong base for the spectrum management and regulation activities in the ABU, as also in introducing mobile and ICT technologies. He has considerable interest in the new delivery technologies addressing handheld devices and in broadband delivery. He has received extensive exposure to international developments in broadcasting technologies and spectrum regulation. He has represented the Union at many international and regional conferences and has made contributions in frequency planning and standards setting at international forums such as the ITU. He has 40 years' experience covering all areas of TV broadcast engineering. Sharad has previously worked as Director Engineering in Doordarshan, India and as General Manager in Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd
	Mike Whittaker Vice President, Broadcast Operations & Technology, ShowTime Arabia As Vice President, Broadcast Operations & Technology for Showtime Mike has responsibility for all operational and strategic aspects of the platform - from the broadcast and satellite operations, engineering and projects through to conditional access, set-top boxes and middleware as well as the company's technology innovation strategy. Before joining Showtime Mike spent 18 years with the BBC in various technology and business roles, starting as a sound supervisor and then moving on to roles ranging from Head of Operations for BBC World Service, Head of Mobile Solutions and Head of Strategy for BBC Technology to his last role as Head of Technology Support for BBC News.
	Hassan R Syed Hassan Head of Media Technology, TwoFour54 Hasan has been working in the broadcasting industry for 16 years holding senior positions with various Lebanese and regional TV networks. As a key founder of "Al-Rai TV" in Kuwait (2003), he was responsible for building state-of-the-art production and broadcasting facilities. Before joining twofour54 last year, Hasan was CTO of CNBC Arabiya based in Dubai, setting up CNBC Africa broadcasting from Johannesburg and other regional Media projects."
	Hassan Chahine CTO, Dubai Media Incorporated The Chief Technology Officer of Dubai Media Incorporated has worked in the television industry for many years starting with Sony Broadcast, then in Future Television and at MBC where he spearheaded the launch of MBC2 & Al Arabiya. Hassan has a Engineering degree in Telecommunication and Masters degree in Business Administration from Manchester Business School
	Roger Stanwell CEO, International Association for Broadcasting Manufacturers, IABM Roger Stanwell became CEO of the IABM in March 2008 and has worked in the broadcast industry for more than forty years. With wide experience in UK, Europe, Asia and Middle East, Roger has extensive knowledge of customers and technologies. He joined Marconi in 1967 has worked for other famous names including EMI and Link Electronics. In 1986, he co-founded Trilogy Broadcast was Managing Director until 2006. More recently he has worked as an industry consultant prior to joining IABM.