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Overview

The Executive Brainstorm uses a unique interactive format called ‘Mindshare’. Each section of the event involves short, specially prepared presentations (new research, case studies, use cases) to stimulate group brainstorming, which is then reviewed by a panel to inform a vote on ‘next steps’. Our expert facilitators are supported by interactive technology to enable a uniquely productive debate. Register here:

Agenda

0800 Registration Open

0830 Welcome, Agenda, Introductions & Warm Up

Host and Moderator: Andrew Collinson, Research Director, STL Partners
Event Facilitator: Matt Stephens, STL Partners

0900 Cloud Services: Where's the money?

Although still nascent, the cloud services market is evolving and has significant revenue potential for telcos and other service providers.

Which customer and service segments are growing fastest (Iaas, PaaS, SaaS)?
What are the critical success factors to market adoption?
Who will be the leading players, and how will it impact sectors (provider, user, enabler)?

Stimulus speakers/panellists

Andrew Collinson, Research Director, STL Partners
Iain Gavin, Head of EMEA Web Services, Amazon
Moisés Navarro Marín, Director, Strategy Global Cloud Services, Telefonica Digital

Background research on this topic here

1045 Coffee Break

1115 Cloud Services: where should telcos play?

Telcos must leverage their brands and expertise in order to position themselves in the cloud services eco-system and target key market segments

What are the telcos' strengths and who are the most advanced telcos today?
Which aspects of the cloud services market should they pursue first?
Where should telcos compete with IT companies and where should they cooperate?
What must telcos do to secure their share of the cloud and how much time do they have?

Stimulus speakers/panellists

Gustavo Reyna, Solutions Marketing Manager, Aepona
Alex Jinivizian, Head of Enterprise Strategy, Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Peter Martin, Head of Strategy, Cloud Computing, Orange Group
Robert Brace, Head of Cloud Services, Vodafone Group

Background research on this topic here

1300 Lunch & Networking

1400 Big Data & Personal Data 2.0: When Commerce, Consumers
and Cloud Collide

The amount and richness of data continues to grow exponentially. According to the World Economic Forum 'Personal Data' in particular will become a new class of social and economic asset, profoundly impacting relationships between individuals, enterprises and the public sector. A new way of thinking about the underlying legal, technical and commercial infrastructure is needed to ensure trust in this new world and enable new services to flourish.

New sources of value from 'Big Data' and Analytics
The opportunity from truly empowering consumers
Strategic Options, Best Use Cases and Implementation Planning

Stimulus speakers/panellists

Roland Klemann, Managing Director, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco
Nicolas de Cordes, VP Marketing Vision, Orange Group
Shaygan Kheradpir, Chief Operating Officer, Barclays Global Retail Bank
Alan Mitchell, CEO, Ctrl-Shift
Kevin Telford, Strategy Director, Callcredit
Julia Swift, Policy Officer, Consumer Empowerment Strategy, UK Government (Department of Business, Innovation & Skills)

Background research on this topic here

1545 Break

1600 Digital Services 2.0: Next Steps for a Hyper-Connected World
As more people, services and things get connected, new business opportunities will multiply beyond our imagination. What are the most fertile areas and how should we prepare to take advantage of them?

New service opportunities at the intersection of Commerce, Cloud and Connected Things
Resolving Digital Identity across multiple domains
Way forward for industry

Stimulus speakers/panellists