Flagship industry conference goes from strength to strength announcing Deutsche Telekom and eircom as strategic partners, and keynotes including AstraZeneca, Facebook, NATO C-3 Agency, Telefónica and Vodafone

MORRISTOWN, NJ — March 26, 2012: TM Forum today announced its flagship industry conference – Management World 2012 (Dublin, Ireland, May 21-24) – is on track to break all records as service providers from around the globe come together to explore assuring their role in the emerging digital economy. With a stellar keynote line-up, including AstraZeneca, Facebook, NATO C3 Agency, Telefónica, and Vodafone; two forward-thinking strategic partners, Deutsche Telekom and eircom; and a ground-breaking, case-study led conference and sold-out expo floor, this year’s event comes at a critical juncture for the communications industry.

“Service providers around the globe are being forced to rethink their role in the value-chain, investing in new innovative services as revenues from traditional services continue to decline,” said Nik Willetts, Chief Marketing Officer, TM Forum. “Winning in the digital economy requires revolutionary ideas and new levels of collaboration. With strategic support from forward-thinking operators, an impressive keynote line-up and outstanding conference program, Management World 2012 is once again proving itself as the place for service providers to gain inspiration and reach consensus on critical business issues.”

Featuring heavy-hitting Keynote Perspectives, five thought-provoking conference Summits, an invitation-only Executive Program and a sold-out Expo, Management World 2012 attracts more than 3,500 industry professionals from 700 companies and 80 countries. With over 90% of the conference presentations including service provider speakers, Management World 2012’s Keynote Perspectives program already includes some of the biggest names in communications:

·         David Burton, Chief Technology Officer, NATO C3 Agency

·         Paul Donovan, CEO, eircom

·         Graham Finnie, Chief Analyst, Heavy Reading

·         Ashish Gupta, President of Portfolio and Service Design, BT Global Services

·         Albert Hitchcock, Group Chief Information Officer, Vodafone

·         Dato' Seri Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, CEO, Telekom Malaysia

·         Phil Jordan, Group Chief Information Officer, Telefónica O2

·         John Lagerling, Director of Global Partnerships, Google Android

·         Vasyl Latsanych, Chief Marketing Officer, MTS

·         Lawrence Sugarman, Managing Director, Pan European Telecoms Research

·         Fergal Walker, Head of Mobile Partnerships, Facebook EMEA

·         Angela Yochem, Chief Technology Officer, AstraZeneca

Supporting this stellar keynote line-up are service provider-led Summits, which take a hard look at key topics that will help service providers transform the way they do business to enable the connected life, including: Connected Customer Experience; Policy and Revenue Management; Profiting from Cloud Services; Reducing Operations Cost and IT Risk; and Delivering and Monetizing New Services.

 “TM Forum’s Management World 2012 explores the issues that matter most to global service providers,” said Paul Donovan, CEO, eircom Group. “With high-quality conference panels, summits and keynotes, Management World 2012 is a must-attend conference for service providers and suppliers looking to get the information they need to position themselves as future market leaders. We are pleased to be a strategic partner for this conference.”

Year after year, global service providers choose Management World as the meeting place for senior executives. This year, TM Forum’s strategic partner Deutsche Telekom selected Management World 2012 to host its DT Day, a pre-conference event for its top executives.

“TM Forum’s Management World 2012 gives our top executives the unique opportunity to meet with key stakeholders, learn about strategic vendor activities and roadmaps, and discuss case studies and hot issues,” said Jürgen Hardt, Senior Vice President Group OSS Management, Deutsche Telekom AG, strategic partner for the conference. “And by hosting DT Day at Management World, we can maximize our time and effort, meet with all the right people at the right time, and take advantage of all of the stand-out keynotes, summits and sessions TM Forum’s flagship event provides.”

Now in its 13^th year, TM Forum’s Management World 2012 blends thought-leadership, real-world case studies and interactive debates to help service providers rethink the business of communications. Register by March 28 for maximum savings.  

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About TM Forum:

TM Forum is a global, non-profit industry association focused on simplifying the complexity of running a service provider’s business. As an established industry thought-leader, the Forum serves as a unifying force, enabling more than 850 companies across 195 countries to solve critical business issues through access to a wealth of knowledge, intellectual capital and standards.

The Forum provides a unique, fair and safe environment for the entire value-chain to collaborate on pressing industry issues, helping companies of all sizes gain a competitive edge and the flexibility and speed they need to underpin future growth.

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