Dates:

140 registrants - 70% being senior executives from service providers. 

Selected C-level executives from the information, communications and entertainment industry were invited to take part in this prestigious activity.

The Executive Program at Management World Americas 2009 was the most extensive to date. Hosting dedicated Executive Roundtables, plus a Networking Reception exclusively designed for senior-level executives.

Executive Program Roundtables

• Successful Business and Cultural Transformation
  Tuesday, December 8 (14:00-17:00)
  Looks at the hard issues of systems reengineering and beyond to the issues of business and cultural transformation: how to get buy-in from the board, turn people around and change organizational culture. Learn more
• Seeing Through the Clouds
  Tuesday, December 8 (14:00 - 17:00)
  Discusses the benefits and opportunities companies have within the different cloud service models (Infrastructure as a Service; Platform as a Service; and Software as a Service), security, what open standards are required and why, and what capabilities and roles communication service providers can play in ensuring the ecosystem meets customers’ needs and expectations. Learn more
• Monetizing New Business Models
  Wednesday, December 9 (09:00 - 12:00)
  This roundtable will discuss how to monetize new two-sided business models and which models are best suited to make money from ‘over-the-top’ services. It will also discuss the practical issues underlying implementation and how to effectively choose alliances and partnerships. Learn more
• Making Money by Mobile Advertising
  Wednesday, December 9 (09:00 - 12:00)
  There are many barriers and problems to overcome within the complex ecosystem needed to make mobile advertising mainstream; culture, privacy (opting in and out, location, frequency, etc.), regulations, personalization, technicalities, business models and fragmentation. This roundtable will answer these issues. Learn more
• Future Shock
  Wednesday, December 9 (14:00 - 17:00)
  This roundtable session paints the future according to the web world; breaking out of a communications oriented lens of the future. Web services are very appealing to consumers and their dynamics are changing the traditional communications world. Learn more

• Business Strategy Workshop
  Wednesday, December 9 (14:00-17:00)
  The Business Strategy Workshop brought together senior executives from around the world to discuss opinions and experiences on real-world issues. It provided a vehicle to enhance networking among Service Provider executives in an environment where the value of benchmarking and performance metrics can be easily digested. The Spotlight delivered valuable insight into transformation follow through, focusing on the concerns, lessons learned and success factors of your peers. Learn more

Senior executives that attended the Executive Program from organisations included: AT&T, Comcast, Cox, Deutsche Telekom, Qwest, Rogers, Sprint, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and Vodafone.

For further information please email: Suzy Mayhew.

Executive Reception

Date: December 7th The exclusive Executive Reception held at the beautiful Rosen Shingle Creek on Monday evening enabled guests to mingle and network with like-minded senior executives in the industry, as well as Keynote speakers in a relaxed atmosphere before the main activities began.

You may also be interested in: Executive Appointment Service Exclusive opportunity to participate in a private meeting service The Executive Appointment Service (EAS) is an exclusive, invitation-only program aimed at knowledge exchange and information sharing between Suppliers and Service Provider executives from all over the world to help to ensure common goals, standards and collaboration for our industry. This service provides the opportunity to schedule private one-to-one meetings throughout the event. Service Provider executives wishing to receive an invitation for Management World Americas 2010 should speak with Scott Hathaway Suppliers interested in taking advantage of the Executive Appointment Service, for Management World Americas 2010should contact Apostolos Kallis