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

Participants & Presenters

The Executive Brainstorm comprises up to 250 senior execs from across the Communications, Media, and Technology sectors. The profile of the participants is as follows:

They typically come from a mix of Strategy, Technology, Marketing, Finance, R&D and Operational functions.
They are involved in designing and delivering new business models, services portfolios and new technology.
They are responsible for, or involved in, strategic vision and product direction.
They share a common goal – to increase the value of their organizations.
They believe that ‘business as usual’ isn’t sustainable.
They are interested in growth opportunities for their business, not just managing cost.
They are looking for stimulating ideas from outside their company, country and industry and want to be exposed to ideas that challenge their assumptions about the industry and how to do business.
They are interested in practical solutions to short-term problems, so they prove a case for broader innovation.
They come to STL Partners events because of the unique brainstorming format focused on cutting-edge topics.

Between events they digest STL industry research and analysis (reports and blog).

STL have been running executive brainstorms since October 2006, past participants include:

Telcos/CableCos/ISPs

VP Corporate Strategy, AT&T
VP Strategy, AT&T Business Solutions
VP Cloud & Wholesale, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets
Director of Product Innovation, AXTEL
Group Strategy Director, Belgacom
Senior Vice President, Boingo Wireless
Director Broadband & Telephony, BSkyB
Group CTO, BT
CIO and President, BT Global Services
CEO, BT Openreach
Director, Group Portfolio Strategy, BT Plc
Vice President of Strategy, BT Retail
CEO, BT Wholesale
CEO, Carphone Warehouse
VP IPTV & Video, CenturyLink
CTO, COLT Telecom Group
Group CTO, Deutsche Telekom
Vice President, Head of Innovation, Deutsche Telekom
President, Deutsche Telekom K.K
Senior Vice President, Near Access, Deutsche Telekom
CEO, Eircom
Director, Marketing and Content, FASTWEB
Director of Business Development, FON
Executive Vice President, France Telecom
VP Payments, France Telecom
VP Customer Marketing Development, France Telecom
Managing Director, Glasvezelnet
Director of Applications & Services, Hutchison Whampoa (Europe)
CTO, KPN
Managing Director, Corporate Development, Liberty Global Inc.
Managing Director, O2 Media
CEO, OnsNet
SVP Corporate Strategy, Orange Group
SVP Devices, Orange Group
Vice President Marketing Vision, Orange Group
Deputy CTO, Orange Group
COO and Co-Founder, Rave Wireless
Senior Director, Broadband Entertainment, Rogers
Head of Strategic Planning, SFR
VP Corporate Strategy, Sprint Nextel
Lead Social Web Strategy, Swisscom
Director of Strategy, Telecom Italia
VP Service Innovation, Telecom Italia
Director of the Future Centre, Telecom Italia
VP New Products & Services, Telecom Italia
CTO, Telecom New Zealand
Group Strategy Director, Telecom New Zealand
Director of Content, Telefonica
Chief Technology Officer, Telefonica O2 Europe
VP Infrastructure Service & Planning, Telekom Indonesia
VP Enterprise, Telekom Indonesia
Vice President of Football, Telenor
VP Group Strategy, Telenor
Vice President, Fixed Division, Telenor Nordic
VP Strategy & Products, Telenor Objects
SVP & CTO, TeliaSonera
Co-Founder, Telio
CTO, Telstra
CTO, Telus
SVP Strategy, New Products & Marketing, Time Warner Cable Media
Strategy Director, Tiscali
VP New Business Development, T-Mobile USA
VP, Group Technology Strategy, T-Mobile International
EVP Mobile Internet, T-Mobile International
CTO, T-Mobile International
Deputy CTO, TP/Orange PL
Chief VAS Officer, Turkcell
CFO, VIPnet
MD Broadband, Virgin Media
CTO, Virgin Media
Director of Video & Connected Home, Vodafone
Director of Internet Services, Vodafone Group
Architect, Global Services Platform, Vodafone
CIO, Vodafone Group
Director Business Development, Verizon

Media and Internet Companies

EVP - ABC.com, ABC
CTO, Amazon.com
Controller Future Media, BBC
SVP Digital Development, BBC Worldwide
Chairman, Betfair
VP Strategy, Blyk
Founder & CTO, Box Top
SVP & GM, CBS Mobile
Head of VOD Content, Channel 4
Managing Director, Chelsea Digital Media
EVP, ComScore
Managing Director, Dada.net
Vice President Europe, EA Mobile
SVP Digital Entertainment, Fox
SVP Technology, Fox
VP, Mobile & Advanced Platforms, Fox Sports
Managing Director, Syndication & Distribution, Google
Managing Director, Habbo Hotel
COO, ITV
President Digital, Lionsgate
Chief Commercial Officer, LOVEFiLM
Chief Economist, MCPS-PRS Alliance
EVP New Media, MTV
VP Europe, MTV Networks
VP Digital Entertainment Strategy & Operations, NBC Universal
Senior Manager, Content Operations, Netflix
Global Industry Director, Salesforce.com
Vice Chairman, OgilvyOne Worldwide
Executive Director - Digital Entertainment, Paramount
Director, PayPal Mobile, Europe
Chairman, Project Canvas
Vice President, Europe, Slingmedia
SVP Strategic Content Initiatives, Sony Corporation of America
CTO, Sony Pictures
SVP Global Digital Strategy & Operations, Sony Pictures
Vice President, Europe, Sony BMG
Category Director, Tesco
CSO, Thomson Reuters
VP Digital, Universal Music Group International
SVP Marketing & Digital Initiatives, Universal Networks
SVP Advanced Technology, Universal Pictures
CEO, Virgin Entertainment Group
VP Technology & Strategy, Walt Disney Studios
Vice President, Walt Disney Internet Group
President of Digital Distribution, Warner Bros
Vice President, Yahoo! Inc
Chief Scientist, Yahoo! Connected Life
Chairman, YouView
CTO, YouView

Trade Bodies

Chairman, Broadband Stakeholder Group
Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA
Chief Strategy Officer, GSMA
President, Internet Advertising Bureau
Executive Director of Research, MCPS-PRS Alliance
Global Chairman Emeritus, Mobile Marketing Association
Chairman, Mobile Entertainment Forum
Chief Marketing Officer, OMTP
Executive Director, Open Identity Foundation
CEO, UK Music
CEO, Wholesale Applications Community

Regulators, NGOs & Academics

Cabinet Member, European Commission
Director Lisbon Strategy, European Commission
Professor, Human Dynamics Lab, MIT
Director of Policy, Ofcom
VP Research & Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute
Head, Telecommunications Industry, World Economic Forum

Investors

Sector Partner, 3i
Venture Partner, Accel
Partner TMT, Apax Partners
Managing Director, Bear Stearns International
Chief Telecoms Analyst, Daiwa Securities
Managing Director, EMEA, Intel Capital
Executive Director, JP Morgan
Group Co- Head, Managing Director, Credit Suisse

Analysts

Managing Director, Arete Research
Partner, Bain & Company
Chief Analyst, Telco 2.0™ Initiative
Co-Founder, Telco 2.0™ Initiative
Senior Analyst, Telco 2.0™ Initiative
VP Strategy, Yankee Group

"One of the best-facilitated business conferences I have yet attended. The collaborative problem-solving approach to cross-training seemed steeped in advanced learning organization theory, yet we covered a lot of ground in two short days. I learned much about the issues and challenges facing entrenched concerns while contributing to the group's understanding of the impact of coming technology to evolving business models."
CEO, Cloud Services Provider 2012

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