2009 VON Latin America Summit
Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 2-6 p.m.
About the 2009 VON Latin American Summit
This year, VON is pleased to announce the 2009 VON Latin America Summit. This half-day executive summit is an opportunity for companies to listen to leading service providers and systems integrators as they discuss business and operational strategies in the region for delivering advanced IP-based services.
Networking
This is a unique opportunity on US soil to network with key decision makers from the Latin American telecom marketplace -- operators, solutions vendors, systems integrators. Leading industry analysts that cover the region will also be on hand to discuss trends in all areas of operational and business development, as well as provide insight on how to make inroads into this exciting market.
Who Should Attend:
- Business and Operations Decision Makers from the LA Service Provider Community
- Systems Integrators focused on Latin America
- Vendors looking to demonstrate the latest solutions aimed at the LA market
- Industry Analysts who cover the LA telecom marketplace
Discussions will cover:
- Key industry trends in the region
- Business and operational interests of Latin American operators
- Short and long term investment strategies for Service Providers
- The Systems Integrator Perspective: Outlook on partnering and integration challenges unique to LA operators
You must be a registered VON Conference & Expo attendee to participate in the Latin America Summit.
Latin America Summit Agenda-at-a-Glance
2 - 2:10 p.m.
Speaker: Richard Martin, Editor-in-Chief, VON
2:10 – 3 p.m.
Wayne Zeuch, Rapporteur, Group on Standards Coordination, CITEL
3 - 4 p.m.
This panel will provide insight into short- and long-term software and hardware infrastructure investments in different parts of Latin America, with a focus on next-generation networks. Discussion will cover topics ranging from network elements to services such as:
- The migration to IP-based services and next-generation networks: lessons learned on the road to a full-IP world
- Service creation and delivery in converged telecommunications networks
- Voice vs. data vs. video – Single service vs. X-play service rollout: what is needed
- The road to access-agnostic, network-centric services and business models
Moderator: Romina Adduci, Telecom Research & Consulting Director, IDC
Panelists: Guillermo A. Mármora, VP Product Marketing - Voice Services & Collaboration Latin America and Caribbean, Global Crossing
Claudio Baumann, Marketing Director, Latin America, Telefonica
Arnaud Messager, Director of Business Development, Network Solutions for the Americas, Orange Business Services
4 - 4:15 p.m.
4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
In this session, panelists will debate short- and long-term business objectives of regional operators, including the roll out of xPlay services, wireless networks and unified communications. The session will also discuss strategies for achieving these objectives. Panelists will touch on:
- Fixed mobile convergence
- OSS/BSS
- Retaining long-term customer loyalty
Panelists: Eduardo Duran Nardecchia, ENTEL, Vivir Primeros el Futuro
Rodrigo Mendes, President, South American Telecom
Alex Costa e Silva, CEO, Neovia
5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
The Summit will conclude with a panel on how to do business in the CALA region. Panelists will share experiences and strategies for breaking into the market, with an emphasis on:
- Partner strategies
- Sales and marketing strategies – working with local resources and gaining local employees
- Understanding the different regions in Latin America — from cultural differences to regulatory differences
- The role regulation plays in doing business in CALA — what types of rules and regulations new entrants should be aware of and how to best tackle any challenges along the way
Moderator: Ignacio Perrone, Industry Manager, Information and Communications Technologies, Latin America, Frost & Sullivan
Panelists: Matt Bramson, CSO, Inphonex
Carlos Rodriguez, Business Developer Manager for Data Center Architectures in Latin America, Cisco
Fernando Rodriguez, CTO eLandia Group
6:15 – 7 p.m.
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