• 8.30

    • Registration & Coffee

  • 09.00

    • Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction

  • Brian Partridge, Vice President, Enabling Technologies, Yankee Group, USA
  • 09.10

    • Plenary Keynote session: What will be the Role of IMS in LTE?

  • Dr Mo Li, Chief Architect, ZTE Corporation, USA

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    • Multimedia service enabler
    • Converged telephony
  • 09.40

    • What are the Issues and Opportunities for Communications over 4G?

  • Eric Ericsson, Head of Telephony Evolution, Ericsson, Sweden

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    • In the packet only world of 4G how do operators evolve and enhance their mobile core domain to ensure service transparency across the multi-generation network while providing a competitive platform to meet user expectations for converged, interactive, multimedia communications?
  • 10.10

    • Voice over LTE: Chances and Challenges

  • Dr Anastassia Lauterbach, EVP Strategy, T-Mobile, Germany

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    • How to integrate IMS into an LTE environment to deliver voice over LTE?
    • Demonstrating a cost efficient way for using voice over LTE
  • 10.40

    • Networking Break & Exhibition Visit

  • 11.15

    • From Service Evolution to Seamless Mobility: Can IMS and LTE Also Generate New, Successful Applications?

  • Mac Taylor, CEO & Founder, Moriana Group

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    • Can IMS coupled with LTE provide a source of new applications?
    • What do Service Providers need to do to take advantage of the opportunity?
    • What are the threats? Will Service Providers be by-passed by alternative technologies?
    • Will developers be interested?
    • Key steps that are essential for success
  • 11.45

    • Using the Combination of Policy Based Services, Dynamic Network Intelligence and Data Mining for Novel Applications

  • Rebecca Copeland, Senior IMS Consultant, Huawei

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    • Enabling smart context-based services and differential charging for real value
    • Optimising connections, providing relevant information pre/post calls, turning advertising into transactions etc.
    • What else can be delivered with these powerful tools?
  • 12.15

    • Industry Debate:With LTE Implementation Being Moved Forward – What is the Motivation and Business Case for IMS?

  • Prof. T. Magedanz, TU Berlin / Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany
  • Steve Shaw, member of the VoLGA Forum and VP Marketing, Kineto Wireless, USA
  • Eric Ericsson, Head of IMS Multimedia Telephony, Ericsson, Sweden
  • Dr Anastassia Lauterbach, EVP Strategy, T-Mobile, Germany
  • Rebecca Copeland, Senior IMS Consultant, Huawei

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    • What does this mean for IMS? Is IMS needed?
    • IMS based approach for Voice and SMS over LTE – One Voice Initiative
    • IMS & the future internet
  • 12.45

    • Networking Lunch

  • Topic

    • A: IMS Deployment Strategies

    Chairman

  • Monica Zethzon, Head of IMS Sales, Ericsson, Sweden
  • Topic

    • Session 3: IMS Best Practice

  • 14.15

    • Successful Implementation of IMS-based IP Telephony for PSTN Modernisation

  • Klaus Liechti, Network & IT Development, Senior Project Manager, Swisscom, Switzerland

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    • Why IMS is the best solution for Voice applications to support Swisscom's Broadband roll-out
    • How these benefits are realized as part of the PSTN modernisation
  • 14.45

    • Launching Converged IMS Services to Target the Youth Market

  • Optimus, Portugal

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    • Delivering a unique service offering
    • Achieving an increase in market share
  • 15.15

    • Panel Discussion: How to Achieve Successful IMS Deployment and Service Launch

  • Klaus Liechti, Network & IT Development, Senior Project Manager, Swisscom, Switzerland
  • Optimus, Portugal
  • Michael Redlich, IMS Project Manager, TELE Greenland, Greenland

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    • What are the key challenges to IMS deployment?
    • How can these challenges be addressed effectively and solved?
  • 15.45

    • Networking Break & Exhibition Visit

  • Topic

    • Session 4: Deploying Profitable IMS Applications

    Session Chair:

  • Toon Norp, Business Consultant, TNO Information and Communication Technology, The Netherlands
  • 16.15

    • Live Demos of Applications Working with IMS Core Across Multiple Platforms

  • Alido Di Giovanni, President, Summit-Tech Communications

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    • Experience innovative consumer and enterprise solutions available for today's IMS networks
    • IMS applications, mash-ups and social networking
    • IMS Gaming across multiple platforms and devices
  • 16.35

    • Creating New Operator Revenue Streams -An Application Case Study from the Security Industry

  • Henrik Lundbald, CEO, SinTech, Sweden

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    • Increasing the customer operations efficiency by up to 30% with an IMS based Mobile Resource Management tool
    • The importance of UI in customer acceptance
    • IMS as a good base for enterprise applications
  • 16.55

    • Application Developer Demo and Panel Discussion

  • Henrik Lundbald, CEO, SinTech, Sweden
  • Alido Di Giovanni, President, Summit-Tech Communications, Canada
  • David Viamont, Senior Technology Manager, Genaker, Spain

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    • What makes an application succeed? What stops an application succeeding? What are the inhibitors?
    • What existing applications can we use and give a facelift?
    • What will be the new “must-have” IMS applications?
  • 17.15

    • End of Conference Day Two

  • Topic

    • B:Technology Know How Stream

    Chairman

  • Mac Taylor, CEO & Founder, Moriana Group
  • Topic

    • Session 3: Keeping Ahead of the Game - Solving IMS Technical Challenges

  • 14.15

    • Keeping Ahead of the Game with IMS

  • Thibaut Brière, Marketing Lead, Communication & Media Services, Alcatel-Lucent

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    • Enabling Service Providers to be adaptable and remain ahead of technology and business trends by bridging the Telcos and the Internet
  • 14.45

    • Step by Step Business Growth with Convergent Services

  • Peter Gersing, Head of Productline Management IMS, Nokia Siemens Networks

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    • Business models for broadband VoIP deployments
    • Moving to LTE with One-Voice
    • Managing the transition phase
    • "Must have" expansions of service portfolio
  • 15.15

    • Advanced Convergent Offerings for Enterprises are Paving the Path for IMS Deployment

  • Javier Redondo, Head of Product Management, Atos Origin NGIN

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    • Exploring the Full Mobile Office
    • The convergent experience: Unified Communications
    • Real life use cases
  • 15.45

    • Networking Break & Exhibition Visit

  • Topic

    • Session 4: Keeping Ahead of the Game - Solving IMS Technical Challenges

    Session Chair:

  • Mac Taylor, CEO & Founder, Moriana Group
  • 16.15

    • Effectively Solving IMS, SDP and OSS/BSS Integration

  • Tom Lovric, Senior IT Architect ,Group Project Manager, mobilkom austria AG

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    • Effectively assessing the impact on OSS/BSS infrastructure and operations of IMS
    • Identifying the integration challenges and solving them
  • 16.45

    • Deploying IMS Network and Migration Strategies in NTT DOCOMO

  • Noriaki Hagiya, Director of IMS Group, Network Development Department, NTT DOCOMO, Japan

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    • Network migration to IMS and All-IP network
    • Strategies for evolving value added network services
    • Examples of value added IMS services
  • 17.15

    • End of Conference Day Two

  • 17.30

    • Evening Workshop - What will be the role of IMS in 2010? - lead by Alcatel Lucent