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 OFCOM telecoms technology head Chinyelu Onwurah
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, 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 APAC vice president Jari Heinonen and many more top speakers from carriers and vendors 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.
CommsDay annual dinner & Industry Pulse
Silver sponsors
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 afternoon panel session will thrash out the issues. Stream sponsors
Exhibitors
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
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 10.40am
REFRESHMENTS
11.00am Australian Communications & Media Authority chairman Chris Chapman 11.30am 11.55am 12.20pm 12.40pm
Alcatel Australia/NZ MD Andrew Butterworth 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
Telstra chairman Donald McGauchie 9.30am Alcatel-Lucent speaker (TBC) 10.00am Unwired CEO David Spence 10.20am Hutchison CEO Nigel Dews 10.40am
REFRESHMENTS
11.00am
Ofcom director of telecom technology Chinyelu Onwurah Internode CEO Simon Hackett Kordia director broadband solutions Kul Bhatia Ericsson Australia MD Jacqueline Hey Huawei chief technology officer Aust, Peter Rossi
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
2pm
STREAM B: International Capacity Sponsored by Australia Japan Cable AJC CEO Robin Russell, Verizon Business’ Paul McCann, AARNET CEO Chris Hancock
STREAM B: NBN Policy & Outcomes Telarus CEO Jules Rumsey, Mallesons Stephen Jaques M&A Partner Neil Cara bine, Baker & McKenzie’s James Halliday, Layer 10 Consulting’s Paul Brooks
3.20pm
REFRESHMENTS
3.20pm
REFRESHMENTS
THE GREAT DEBATE
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
2pm
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
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
3.40pm
Getting next generation network regulation right
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$1097+GST [ ] 3 delegates for price of two A$2194 + 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
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
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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