Programme Day 1

 

 

Chair: Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF

 

Keynote Opening Panel: Leadership Insights

Satellite Networking and West Africa’s Road to Broadband

 

Satellite Networking & West Africa’s Road to Broadband (Text only)

 

Dr. Umar Bindir, Director, Technology Acquisition & Assessment, Ministry of Science & Technology, Federal Republic of Nigeria

 

Does Broadband Satellite Make Sense for West Africa

 

Mr. O. S. Oroge, Director, Support Services, NigComSat Ltd

 

Showcase Presentation

 

Temitope Fashedemi, Head of Corporate Development and Strategy, Netcom Africa Limited

 

Interactive Session: IP Access & Applications: Satellite Communications and the Convergence Arena

 

Mr. Soheil Mehrabanzad, Regional Director MEA, Hughes Network Systems

 

Mr Onyemauche A. Ejiogu, Managing Director, Telnet Network Services

 

Ilan Weichselbaum, Managing Director, Sky2Net

 

Showcase Presentation

 

NigComSat-1: Opportunities & Benefits

 

Ms. Abimbola Alale, Director of Marketing, NigComSat Ltd

 

Interactive Session: Seamless Satellite Networking: The New Service Paradigm in the Operator Market

 

Ibrahima Guimba, Managing Director for Western and Northern Africa, Intelsat

 

Israel Kislev, Vice President for Business and Product Development, Gilat Satcom

 

Lanre Oke, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Accelon Africa

 

Showcase Presentation

 

Fibre Optic vs. Satellite-based Connectivity: Do they Compete or do they Complete?

 

Israel Kislev, Vice President for Business and Product Development, Gilat Satcom

 

Vertical Application Focus

 

Banking on Satellite: ATMs, Shared Hubs, Managed Network Services and the Usage of Satellite Technology in the Banking Sector Today

 

Dare Adeyeri, Head of IT, Guaranty Trust Bank PLC

 

Showcase Presentation

 

Kannan Soupramanien, Regional Sales Director (Francophone Africa, North Africa, Nigeria & Kenya), Hughes Network Systems

 

Interactive Session: Satellite-Hybrid & Satellite Pure-Play: Advancing the Mobility Factor…"Mobility is the new Convergence!"

 

Denis Descour, Senior Regional Marketing Manager Africa, Intelsat

 

Advancing the Mobility Factor

 

Clementina Saduwa, Product Manager Multi Service Networks, LM Ericsson Nigeria

 

The Potential Relationship between Satellite Communication & GSM

 

Koledafe Adeleye, Acting National Transmission Topology Manager, MTN Nigeria

UK EMP Archive

West Africa Satellite Communications Summit

Le Meridien Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria, October 31st & November 1st, 2006