0930 - 1000 hrs Morning Coffee/Tea
1000 - 1020 hrs Welcoming Speech: "Asia Pacific leading the FTTH Arena"
By: Shri Kuldeep Goyal, Board of Director, FTTH Council of Asia Pacific
1020 - 1045 hrs Topic: "India's Telecommunications & IT Landscape"
Speaker: Shri Chandra Prakash, Member - Technology, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt. of India
1045 - 1115 hrs Topic: "Regulatory role in promoting telecommunications industry in India"
Speaker: Dr. JS Sarma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
1115 - 1130 hrs Question / Answer
1130 - 1145 hrs Coffee/Tea Break
1145 - 1215 hrs Panel Discussion Session: The industry's plan to ride the telecommunications wave
(Moderated by Mr. Steve Schmid, Director of Applications Development for FOM, DSM)
Speakers:
  • Shri Rakesh K Upadhyay, Chairman & Managing Director, BSNL
  • Shri Kuldip Singh, Director - Technical, MTNL
  • Shri Satyen Gupta, Chief Regulatory Advisor - India & SAARC, BT Global Services & Former Principal Advisor - TRAI
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1215 - 1245 hrs Plenary Session (2) + Q&A: "Future Proofing your Network"
Speakers:
  • Mr. Eelco Van Oosterbosch, Business Development Manager, DSM Dyneema
  • Mr. Olaf Storaasli, Marketing Manager, DSM Fiber Optic Materials
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1245 - 1315 hrs Plenary Session (3) + Q&A Case Study: "FTTH Deployment during the Commonwealth Games in India"
Speaker: Mr. Guneet Singh, VP (Business Development), Radius Infratel Pvt. Ltd.
1315 - 1345 hrs Plenary Session (4) + Q&A: "New services envisioned through the capabilities new broadband technologies"
Speaker: Shri Anuj Kumar Srivastava, General Manager, MTNL, Mumbai
1345 - 1405 hrs Closing Remarks by:
Mr. Ad Abel, Director of Europe, MEA and India, DSM
1405 hrs Lunch