CommsDay Summit 2009
WHERE AUSTRALIA’S TELECOM LEADERS MEET
Platinum sponsor
Sydney Swissotel, Tuesday March 31, Wednesday April 1 FEATURING 6 FOCUS STREAMS
Featuring top industry speakers KEYNOTE: Telstra Corporation chairman Donald McGauchie AO Telstra Wholesale GMD Kate McKenzie
Gold Sponsors
KEYNOTE: Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy Minister Senator Stephen Conroy KEYNOTE: Aust. Comms. & Media Authority chairman Chris Chapman
KEYNOTE: Hutchison CEO Nigel Dews
OTHER TOP SPEAKERS: Shadow Communications Minister Senator Nick Minchin, Telstra GMD public policy & comms David Quilty, Communications Alliance CEO Anne Hurley, Ofcom telecom technology head Chinyelu Onwurah, Telstra CTO Hugh Bradlow, Telstra CIO John McInerney, Optus dir. Gov’t & Corp. Affairs Maha Krishnapillai, Internode CEO Simon Hackett, Australia Japan Cable CEO Robin Russell, Unwired CEO David Spence, BigAir CEO Jason Ashton, Telarus CEO Jules Rumsey, Vocus CEO James Spenceley, F-Secure’s Jari Heinonen and many more top speakers SPECIALIST STREAMS covering Wireless Broadband, Backhaul, International & Wholesale Services, NBN Transformation, NBN policy and the future of the Internet. Hear from international and local technology, industry and legal experts. Silver sponsors
CommsDay annual dinner & Industry Pulse Our first annual dinner, open to all RSVPing delegates, featuring the release of the CommsDay Industry Pulse—your views on the major issues of 2009. The best Australian telecom industry networking event of the year!
The great NBN regulatory debate The Federal Government will embark on an once-in-a-decade overhaul of telecommunications regulation early in 2009. This dedicated Wednesday afternoon panel session will thrash out the issues.
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CommsDay Summit 2009
WHERE AUSTRALIA’S TELECOM LEADERS MEET
Platinum sponsor
DAY 1 TUESDAY 31 MARCH 2009
DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL 2009
PLENARY sponsored by Telstra Wholesale
PLENARY SESSION sponsored by Telstra
9am
Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy 9.30am Comms Alliance CEO Anne Hurley 9.50am Telstra group managing director wholesale Kate McKenzie 10.15am Shadow Communications Minister Senator Nick Minchin
9am
10.40am
REFRESHMENTS by Hatteras Networks
10.40am
11.00am
Ofcom director of telecom technology Chinyelu Onwurah Internode CEO Simon Hackett Ericsson Australia MD Jacqueline Hey Kordia director technology solutions Mark McShane Huawei chief technology officer Aust, Peter Rossi
REFRESHMENTS by Hatteras Networks
11.00am Australian Communications & Media Authority chairman Chris Chapman 11.30am 11.55am 12.20pm 12.40pm
International Alcatel-Lucent speaker TBC Qualcomm Australia/NZ manager Rob Hart Nokia Siemens Networks APAC’s Paul Cook F-Secure APAC vice president Jari Heinonen
1pm
LUNCH sponsored by F-Secure
AFTERNOON STREAMS 2pm
STREAM A: Wireless Broadband Sponsored by Nokia Siemens Networks Nokia Siemens Networks’ Mike Smathers, Optus’s Gavin Williams, Market Clarity’s Shara Evans, F-Secure’s Indi Siriniwasa & Tellabs’s Michael O’Malley
2pm
STREAM B: International Capacity Sponsored by Australia Japan Cable AJC CEO Robin Russell, Verizon Business’ Paul McCann, AARNET’s Steve Maddocks
3.20pm
REFRESHMENTS by Hatteras Networks
3.40pm
STREAM A: NBN Transformation Sponsored by Ericsson Telstra CIO John McInerney, Ericsson’s Colin Goodwin, C-COR’s Dermot Cox, NEC’s Ashley Halford and Ceragon’s Peter Cheong STREAM B: The cloud & future of the Internet Sponsored by Juniper Networks Telstra chief technology officer Hugh Brad low, Juniper dir. systems engineering Roger Geerts, Vocus CEO James Spenceley, IPV6 Forum’s Mike Biber
5.15pm
REFRESHMENTS
6.30pm
COMMSDAY SUMMIT annual dinner
Telstra chairman Donald McGauchie 9.30am Alcatel-Lucent Aus/NZ MD Andrew Butterworth 10.00am Unwired CEO David Spence 10.20am Hutchison CEO Nigel Dews
11.25am 11.50am 12.15pm 12.35pm 1pm
LUNCH sponsored by Huawei
AFTERNOON STREAMS 2pm
STREAM A: Backhaul Sponsored by Tellabs Tellabs senior principal engineer Tom Rarick, Rad Data Australia MD Udi Furman, Vertel MD Andrew Findlay , Basslink GM Michael Coates, Telstra Wholesale’s Trevor Bunton
2pm
STREAM B: NBN Policy & Outcomes Telarus CEO Jules Rumsey, NextGen Net works’ business development manager Michael Ackland, Mallesons Stephen Jaques M&A Partner Neil Carabine, Baker & McKenzie’s James Halliday, Layer 10 Consulting’s Paul Brooks
3.20pm
REFRESHMENTS by Hatteras Networks
THE GREAT DEBATE: NGN REGUL:ATION 3.40-5pm • • • • •
Moderator: CommsDay’s Grahame Lynch with Telstra GMD public policy & communications David Quilty Optus director, government & corporate affairs Maha Krishnapillai Pipe Networks MD Bevan Slattery BigAir CEO Jason Ashton Ovum research analyst David Kennedy
CommsDay Summit 2009
Where Australia’s telecom leaders meet
Yes, I want to attend the CommsDay Summit inclusive of two lunches & annual dinner [ ] 1 delegate registration A$1297+GST Name ________________________________________________ Position ______________________________________________ Company _____________________________________________ Mailing Address _______________________________________ City ____________ State/Country __________ Pcode _______ Phone no ____________________ Fax no _________________ Email address ________________________________________ [ ] RSVP for Tuesday dinner by Vocus I want to pay by: [ ] Mastercard [ ] Visa [ ] Diners Club [ ] AMEX [ ] Invoice Card number ________________________________________ Expiry Date _________________________________________ Signature ___________________________________________
To guarantee a place, complete this form and fax now to Sally Lloyd at (+61) 02-9261-5434 Phone: 02 9261 5435 Indicate your preferred streams (for catering purposes) [ ] International capacity or [ ] Wireless broadband [ ] NBN Policy or [ ] Backhaul [ ] NBN Transformation or [ ] Cloud computing
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reasons why you must attend CommsDay Summit 1. Engage with Australia’s top telecom policy makers and business leaders 2. Find out the latest thinking on the great 2009 NBN regulatory overhaul 3. Be part of Australia’s leading annual telecom event 4. Learn of the year’s legislative agenda from the minister 5. Share the insights and strategies of the major network equipment and services suppliers 6. Leverage the flexibility of our multistream technical topic format 7. Form new business relationships at our day and evening networking events 8. Find out the latest developments in FTTx and wireless tech 9. Learn answers to the most pressing challenges affecting your business Exhibitors
For more details on attending, contact Sally Lloyd at sally@commsday.com.au For details on sponsorship, Veronica Kennedy-Good at veronica@mindsharecomms.com.au