PROGRAMME

14:30 -15.00

Registration / Tea

INAUGURAL SESSION

15:00 –16:00

2 Min

Lighting the lamp and Presentation of Bouquets to guest

3 Min

Welcome Address

Commodore (Retd) Shyam Kaushal

Regional Director India, WiMAX Forum

15 Min

Theme Address - Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities through WiMAX

Dr. Mo Shakouri, VP & Chair MWG, WiMAX Forum

10 Min

Key Note

Mr. Jagbir Singh, Group CTO, Bharti Airtel

10 Min

Enablers for WiMAX rollout in India

Mr. Prateek Pashine, VP - Marketing & Technology Group (Broadband & Retail Business, VSNL

10 Min

Broadband for all

Mr. A. Sethuraman, CMO and Head Corporate Communications, South Asia, Alcatel-Lucent

10 Min

Address By

Shri R.N. Padukone, Sr. DDG, TEC

Session I

WiMAX Technology and regulatory Update

16:00 -17:00

Session Chair: Shri R.N. Padukone, Sr. DDG, TEC

10 Min

Global Regulatory Overview of WiMAX

Dr. Graeme King, Chair Asia Pacific Regulatory Task Group, WF

10 Min

WiMAX Spectrum and Regulations

Mr. Bharat Bhatia, President, CTIA, Vice President TEMA and Director Motorola

10 Min

Devices Update

Dr. Ching-Tarng Hsieh, Regional Director, Taiwan, WF

10 Min

Indian Spectrum Policies

Shri R.J.S. Kushwaha, Joint Wireless Advisor, DoT, Ministry of Communications & IT, WPCW, Govt. of India   

10 Min

WiMAX profiles

Mr. Ashish Sharma, Sr. Director – BD, Alvarion

10 Min

WiMAX Ecosystem in India

Mr. Manish Gupta, VP Marketing & Alliances, Aperto Networks

17:00 –17:30

Networking High Tea

Session II

Operators Perspective on WiMAX Opportunities to bridge the digital divide

17.30-18.30

Session Chair - Shri Maheshwar Sahu, Jt. Secretary (T), DoT, Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt. of India   

Theme Address

  • Ms. Nanditha Krishna, Sr. Research Analyst, ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan

Operators presentations

  • Shri D.P. De, DDG (SP), BSNL

  • Mr. AK Bhargava, General Manager - IT, Delhi, MTNL

  • Mr. T.V. Sriram, VP – Technology, Bharti Airtel

Session III

Panel discussion on Spectrum and Regulatory Next steps

18:30 -19:30

Session Chair - Shri Sudhir Gupta, Advisor - Mobile Networks , TRAI

Panelists:

  • Shri RN Agarwal, President, ITU-APT Foundation

  • Shri N.K. Goyal, Chairman Emeritus, TEMA

  • Dr. Alok Sharma, CEO, Telsima

  • Mr. Neeraj Sonker, VP - Technology & Services, VSNL

    • 19:30-19.40

    Global Congress Update and Vote of Thanks – Ms. Scenna Tabesh, Director of Marketing Communications, WiMAX Forum