Forum Keynote sessions kick-off top notch agenda with C-level service provider line-up including Reliance Communications, Telstra, and Verizon
MORRISTOWN, NJ—February 23, 2011—Adding to the already impressive line-up of heavy-hitting speakers for the esteemed Keynote Perspectives program, TM Forum today unveiled even more industry leaders to headline its flagship conference, Management World 2011 (May 23-26, 2011; Convention Center Dublin, Ireland). The brand-new Forum Keynotes sessions kick-off a service provider-driven agenda and feature some of communication’s most well-known leaders including senior executives from Reliance Communications, Telstra, and Verizon.
TM Forum’s Management World 2011 unwraps the innovation revolution facing the communications industry with six conference Summits across three focused Forums. The new Forum Keynotes sessions connect the themes covered in the Keynote Perspectives program with the topics that are covered in the main conference agenda, which is now available online. With service provider representation on 97 percent of all sessions and more than 165 total speakers representing 145+ companies, the combination of Keynote Perspectives, Forum Keynotes, and six parallel Summits delivers the most comprehensive view of the communications revolution and how it will impact business in the future.
The Delivering Agile IT and Operations Forum is comprised of the Strategies for IT and Operational Excellence Summit and Implementing IT and Operational Excellence Summit. Forum Keynote speakers include:
Alpna Doshi, CIO, Reliance Communications Group and CEO, Reliance Technical Services
Fari Ebrahimi, SVP & Chief Information Officer, Verizon Services Operations
Michael Lawrey, Executive Director Architecture, Online and Media, Telstra Operations
The Driving Business Innovation Forum is comprised of the Next Steps in Cloud Service Summit and the Enabling Service Innovation Summit. Forum Keynote speakers include:
Michael O'Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA
Panel discussion “Broadband Business Models – Who Pays for the Infrastructure?” featuring speakers from Cisco Systems, Ciptex, and Accenture
Panel discussion “How Communications Providers Will Win in the Cloud” with speakers from Outsourcery, Portugal Telecom, Parallels, and the CEO of FonYou Telecom.
The Managing Revenues and Customer Experience Forum is comprised of the Optimizing Customer Experience Summit and the End-to-End Revenue Management Summit. Forum Keynote speakers include:
“Billing Transformation Delivered – Cultural Engagement at Virgin Media” featuring speakers from Virgin Media
Panel discussion “The Killing of Billing” featuring speakers from Volubill, Cerillion Technologies, and Redknee.
To register for Management World, or for more information about expo and sponsorship opportunities, logon to
www.tmforum.org/mw2011.
Key Facts
Now in its 12th year, TM Forum’s Management World offers a unique blend of thought-leadership, real-world case studies and interactive debate to help companies unwrap the communications revolutions, as service providers transform into innovative service enablers.
Management World is widely respected as the annual meeting place of the industry and provides a unique mix of networking, business and exclusive content to more than 3,500 delegates, representing over 600 companies worldwide.
Management World 2011 has moved from Nice, France to Dublin, Ireland. It takes place at the brand new, state-of-the-art Convention Center Dublin.
Registration is now open. Early registration ends March 8th.
The conference agenda for Management World boasts 97 percent of all sessions with service provider representation, including speakers from the world’s leading service providers such as AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, O2, Sprint, Vodafone Group, Verizon Communications, and more.
Complementing the Keynote Perspectives and main conference agenda, Management World offers a bustling Expo floor where delegates can browse the latest solutions for the industry, as well as new TM Forum Catalyst demonstrations, where service provider challenges are solved through solution provider collaboration.
Management World also serves up more than 10 TM Forum Training and Certification courses to help companies adopt TM Forum’s highly successful Frameworx standard.
Management World is renowned for networking opportunities, including the esteemed Executive Program, making it a must-attend event for anyone in the communications value-chain.
Management World 2011 has already garnered an impressive lineup of support from sponsors including: NetCracker (Platinum Sponsor), Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia Siemens Networks (Gold Sponsors) and Amdocs, Clarity International Ltd and ConceptWave (Silver Sponsors).
