GSMA World Asia Pacific Summit addresses mobile innovation


Posted on February 21, 2013  /  0 Comments

On 27th of February, I will be moderating a panel discussion following key notes by Chairman BTRC Sunil Kanti Bose and Minister of ICT Indonesia Titaful Sembiring. Should prove intersting.

Asia Pacific Regional Summit 2013
Leveraging the New Mobile Horizon – Connecting Asia through Mobile
09:00 – 12:30, Wednesday 27 February 2013, Auditorium 1, Hall 8.0, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona 09:00 – 09:05 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Irene Ng, Head of Asia, GSMA SESSION 1: DEVELOPING ASIA PACIFIC
09:05 – 09:45 KEYNOTES
Preparing for a new age of connectivity in Bangladesh
Sunil Kanti Bose, Chairman, BTRC
Driving innovation in ICT throughout Indonesia to support the country’s economic growth
H.E. Mr Tifatul Sembiring, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Indonesia
09:45 – 10:45 PANEL DISCUSSION LEVERAGING MOBILE GROWTH TO SUPPORT THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ASIA PACIFIC’S DEVELOPING MARKETS
The mobile sector is having a transformational impact on the societies of emerging markets in the Asia Pacific region. It is creating efficiencies in everyday communication, productivity and knowledge. Communication is more prolific than ever before, with mobile platforms providing a basis for instant social and professional connections.
To facilitate further economic and societal change across the region, in both urban and rural areas, the industry must continue to grow. Effective regulatory-policy making is potentially the most important influencer of growth. Panellists will address some of the services impacting regional development and the actions needed by governments and operators to ensure sustained growth.
 What services are driving the socio-economic development of the region?
 What can governments do to help support these new business models?
 What measures can policy makers from across government departments implement?
Moderator
Dr Rohan Samarajiva, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, LIRNEasia
Panellists
 H.E. Mr Tifatul Sembiring, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Indonesia
 Supun Weerasinghe, Chief Strategy, Regulatory and Business Transformation Officer, Axiata Group
 John Stefanac, President South East Asia and Pacific, Qualcomm

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