"93% of strategy execs said that exploring new business models is as important in this current economic climate as cutting costs and retaining customers."
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Overview

The Telco 2.0 Initiative researches and promotes new business models for the telecoms industry. Now in its sixth year, its analysis is highly influential worldwide with most of the major telcos subscribing to its research, attending its events and many taking advantage of its innovation services.

This special ‘primer’ workshop provides an up-to-date introduction to Telco 2.0 services and business models, latest best practice from around the world, and details of how to integrate these new approaches into the current organisation. (Background pre-reading can be found at our portal here.)

The workshop, led by expert practitioners, is tailored to the MENA market and provides high quality training for senior executives from all functions within telco organisations. Register here.

Agenda

12.30 Registration open

13.00 Welcome, Agenda, Introductions

Host and Moderator: Philip Laidler, Consulting Director, STL Partners/Telco 2.0 Initiative
Co-Presenter: Keith McMahon, Senior Analyst, STL Partners/Telco 2.0 Initiative
Co-Presenter: Thierry Bouffioux, Senior Consultant, Capgemini Consulting

13.15 Operators’ predicament

Latest statistics showing the challenge facing operators in the mature markets of Europe and Americas: Implications for the MENA region
The double-edged sword of broadband
Fundamentals, investor expectations and implications for future revenues

13.45 New competitors

Pressure from all sides
Key battle grounds in Telecoms, Media and Technology
Analysis of the global strategies of the internet players (Google, Apple, Facebook, Skype, Amazon)

14.30 Overview of 2-sided business models