Mr Sanjiv Ahuja, Chairman of Orange
and Chairman and CEO of Augere, UK
Sanjiv is Chairman and CEO of Augere, a new venture aiming to
provide broadband access for all. He is also the Chairman of Orange
UK, a position he has held since stepping down as CEO of Orange S.A. in April 2007. Sanjiv served as CEO of Orange S. A. for three years
from March 2004 - April 2007. Prior to that, he was the company’s
Chief Operating Officer from April 2003 to March 2004.
During his leadership, Orange increased the number of countries
in which it operates from 17 to 23 and has more than doubled the
number of its mobile customers from 48 million to over 100 million
worldwide. Sanjiv has also overseen the successful extension of the
Orange brand from its mobile origins so that it now embraces France
Telecom’s broadband, fixed line and IPTV services in its largest
markets.
Sanjiv’s previous industry experience includes the role of
President of Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), the world’s
largest provider of operations support systems, network software and
consulting and engineering services to the telecommunications
industry. Prior to that, he spent fifteen years at IBM in various
executive roles. His last responsibility included leading IBM’s
entry into the telecommunications software industry.
He is currently a non executive director of Cadbury Schweppes.
Sanjiv has a degree in electrical engineering from Delhi
University, India, and a masters degree from Columbia University in
New York.
Chairman & moderator session 1
Mr
J. Phisal, President CAT Telecom,
Thailand
Mr. Phisal is the President of CAT Telecom Public Company.
Prior to this, Mr. Phisal was the Executive Vice President of
the Planning and Developing Department and after a few years became the Senior Executive Vice President of CAT.
He has a Master degree in Business
Administration from Thammasat University, Thailand. Mr. Phisal is 57.
Panellist session 1
Mr
Ilkka Lakaniemi, Director Global Policy Initiatives, Nokia Siemens
Networks, Finland
Mr Ilkka Lakaniemi works for
Nokia Siemens Networks, heading Global Political Dialogue and
Initiatives, Corporate Affairs. Prior to Nokia Siemens Networks, he
worked for Nokia Corporation in the areas of corporate venturing,
strategic marketing and technology economics.
Mr Lakaniemi is a Visiting
Professor at the Helsinki School of Economics and was a Visiting
Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley and at Stanford
University, a Research Fellow at the Academy of Finland and a
Research Associate at the World institute for Development Economics
Research, United Nations University.
Panellist session 1
Ms
Monique Morrow, Chief Technology Officer, APSP, Cisco Systems, USA
Monique Morrow is currently
Distinguished Consulting Engineer and Asia-Pacific Service Provider
Chief Technology Officer at Cisco Systems, Inc. She has over 20
years experience in IP internetworking that includes design,
implementation of complex customer projects and service development
for service providers. Monique has been involved in developing
managed Network Services like Remote Access and LAN Switching in a
Service Provider environment. Monique has worked for both enterprise
and service provider companies in the United States and in Europe.
Monique led the Engineering Project team for one of the first
European MPLS-VPN deployments in 1999 for a European service
provider.
Monique has presented in various
conferences on the topic of MPLS, Additionally, Monique is co-author
of the book Designing IP-Based Services: Solutions for Vendors and
Service Providers. Monique is co-author of the book, MPLS VPN
Security and co-author of the book, MPLS and Next-Generation
Networks: Foundations for NGN and Enterprise Virtualization. Monique
is currently working on a book one that presents enterprise drivers
and concerns for IP-based service delivery. She was co-guest editor
of a special issue of the IEEE Communications Magazine on the
subject of “OAM in MPLS-based Networks”, published in October 2004 ;
co-guest editor of a special issue of the IEEE Communications
Magazine on the subject of “Challenges in Enabling Inter-Provider
Service Quality on the Internet” published in June, 2005 as well as
co-guest editor of a special issue of the IEEE Communications
Magazine on the subject of, “GMPLS: The Promise of the Next
Generation Optical Control Plane,” published in July 2005.
Monique, has also presented in
conferences on the topic of RFID and GrID networking. She is active
in both the IETF and ITU-T SG 13 with a focus on Operations,
Administration and Management (OAM).
Monique is also ITU-T NGN and
IETF IAB liaison as of October 2007.
Monique was the editor for ITU-T
Recommendation y.1714 (MPLS Management Framework). She is also
co-author of RFC 4377, “Operations and Management (OAM) Requirements
for Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Networks; "RFC 4364, “BGP/MPLS
IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs);" and several other IETF drafts.
Additionally, Monique is the
Vice-Chair of the IPsphere Forum (IPSF) and is a member of Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, (IEEE) the world's leading
professional association for the advancement of technology.
She is also working on Next
Generation Networks (NGN) for service providers; and, on emerging
technologies.
Chimedbaljir Narantungalag is executive director of Information
Communication Network company of Mongolia, a state owned network
operator that provides an open and non-discriminatory access to its
telecommunications backbone networks to all communication operators.
In 1982, he graduated from Novosibirsk Telecommunications
Institute in Russia as a Telecommunications Engineer and between
1996-1998, he studied in the Institute of Finance and Economics in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and obtained a degrees in Economics and
Business Administration.
He has 28 years of work experience in the telecommunications
sector. Since his graduation from Novosibirsk Telecommunications
Institute, he has been working in the telecommunications sector of
Mongolia and making his contribution to the sector development.
Thus, he is one of the recognized telecommunications engineer
specialists and leaders in Mongolia.
Prior to his current position, he was executive director of “MiCom”
ISP provider in 2000-2006, Chairman of Investment and Procurement
Department, “Mongolia Telecom” Company (MTC) in 1999-2000, Chairman
of Branch office in Zavkhan province, MTC, 1987-1999, General
Engineer, Branch office in Zavkhan province, MTC, 1982-1987.
Ch. Narantungalag was born in 1959, in Zavkhan province of
Mongolia.
Panellist session 1
Mr Tom Phillips, Director Government & Regulatory Affairs, GSMA,UK
Tom Phillips is responsible for
leading the GSM Association’s public policy agenda with governments,
regulators and policy influencers, worldwide. Before joining the
GSMA, Tom was Group Director, Public Policy with Cable & Wireless.
He has also held senior positions with PA Consulting Group’s London
practice, mobile operator Orange and British Aerospace.
Tom has extended experience in
the field of public policy and has been leading several public
policy and regulatory campaigns worldwide and has extended the work
of his team to the area of “Access for All”. Most recently the GSMA
has commissioned an independent study on “Universal Access – How
Mobile can Bring Communications to All. The study’s conclusion
comprises a set of recommendations to governments and regulators
with regards to the use of Universal Funds.
Panellist session 1
Mr
TV Ramachandran, Director General, COAI, India
TV Ramachandran, the Director
General of the Cellular Operator’s Association of India (COAI), has
been the Executive Head of this body since September’1997. The COAI
is an Apex body for mobile communications in India and includes the
participation of all the private licensees to GSM operations. It
also has in its membership important stake-holders like M/s
Ericsson, Nokia-Siemens, Motorola, Alcatel, Texas Instruments,
Infineon Technologies, and other independent infrastructure
providers.
Prior to this, he had been the
first CEO of one of the country’s earliest cellular service
providers,- Essar Cellphone (now known as Vodafone Essar), Delhi &
had led the establishment and commercial launch of the India’s
largest capacity cellular network in 1995.
He was also the founder-Chairman
of the Indian chapter of the world-wide GSM MoU Association (as the
GSM Association was called then).
TVR is also actively involved in
ITU activities and is the Chairman of the ITU’s Regional Working
Group dealing with Private Sector Issues (WGPS) for the Asia-Pacific
Region.
TVR, has Master’s in Physics,
with Specialization in Wireless & Electronics and is also a Fellow
of The Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).
Panellist session 1
Mr
Fabrizio Savi, Director Legislative Affairs, Telecom Italia, Italy
Fabrizio Savi is 52 and has been
working in Telecom Italia since 1982. A graduate in law, he is
currently in charge of the legislation and regulation department in
the Directorate of public affairs.
Following his experiences of Head
of international regulatory affairs and of Telecom Italia
representative office in Bruxelles from 1995 to 2000, he contributed
to the implementation of the 1999 European regulatory package in the
Italian legislation.
Currently, he is Rapporteur of
the ITU-D SG2 question 10-2/1 "Regulation for licensing and
authorization of converging services".
Chairman & moderator session 2
Mr Reza Jafari, Vice-Chairman & MD, Eaton Telecom
Reza Jafari is the Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Eaton
Telecom. Eaton Telecom acquires, consolidates and operates towers
and mobile communications infrastructure in developed and emerging
markets worldwide.
He served as the Chairman and Managing Director of NeuStar
International from January 2005 to January 2008. Under his
leadership NeuStar International expanded its business to 30
countries worldwide.
From August 2002 until March 2005, Mr. Jafari was Chairman and
CEO of The Omega Partners. The Omega Partners provided expertise and
advice in areas such as business performance improvement, turnaround
and restructuring, human capital management, mergers and
acquisitions, executive coaching, and partnerships and alliances to
clients in the telecommunications, broadband, media, private equity,
information technology and high-tech industries.
From January 1990 to July 2002, Mr. Jafari held various senior
executive positions at Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), a
global information technology services company, including Group
President of EDS’s Global Communications, Media and Entertainment
Industry Group. He doubled the revenue of this Division from $1.4
billion to $2.8 billion in three years and established EDS as a
global market industry leader.
Mr. Jafari’s career also includes 7 years as the Co-Founder,
President and CEO of Satellite Conference Network and Bankers-TV
Network in New York City. He transformed his $500 initial investment
into a company with $65 million annual revenue.
Currently, Mr. Jafari is the Chairman of the Board of ITU
TELECOM, the Chairman of the Board of the India, China and America
Institute (ICAI), a member of the Board of GSMC a wholly owned
subsidiary of GSM Association and a member of the Dean's Advisory
Council, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University and a Board
member of Gigafone. He is the winner of several Gold and Silver
awards from the International Teleconferencing Association, American
Society of Association Executives, the Council for Advancement of
Schools and Education, and American Society for Training and
Development. Mr. Jafari received his MBA (1976) and his Specialist
Degree in Education and Innovation, Ed S (1980) and his ABD in
Instructional Systems Technology (1981) from Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana.
Panellist session 2
Mr
Michael Bjarhov, Director Government & Industry relations, Ericsson
ASP, Malaysia
Michael Bjärhov has 30 years of
international experience from management positions, in the IT as
well as the telecom industry.
Since 2003 he has been driving
different Ericsson initiatives to address the challenges of
increased mobile penetration in emerging markets.
His current position is Head of
Government & Industry Relations, Asia Pacific sited at the Ericsson
regional center in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Panellist session 2
Dr
Eui Koh, President, ProtoStar Asia, Singapore
Eui K. Koh is President of
Protostar Asia, a new DTH focused satellite operator in Asia-Pacific
region. He served APSCC (Asia Pacific Satellite Communications
Council) as Chairman of Boards and President from 2003 to 2006. The
APSCC is a non-profit international satellite association whose main
mission is to promote satellite communications and broadcasting in
Asia Pacific region. Prior to this post, Dr Koh was Vice President
for Asia Pacific region for New Skies Satellites N.V., a global
satellite service provider from 1999 to 2003, based in Singapore. He
has been recently appointed as Eminent Person on the ITU High Level
Panel on Emergency Communications in December 2007.
Dr. Koh has more than 30 years
experience in telecommunications industry. Prior to joining New
Skies Satellites, Dr. Koh was Managing Director, Intelsat Asia
Pacific and he was responsible for sales, marketing and business
development in the region for Intelsat, a global satellite operator
headquartered in Washington D.C. in USA. He also had an active role
in various international and regional telecommunications
organizations such as Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), Asia
Pacific Tele-Community (APT).
Before he moved to Singapore in
1996, Dr. Koh held several senior technical positions in the
Engineering Division at Intelsat Headquarters and played a
significant role in the design of Intelsat satellite systems in the
Systems Engineering and Planning Department. In 1990 he moved to
Sales and Marketing Division from Engineering Div. in Intelsat.
Prior to joining Intelsat, he
worked with the American Satellite Corporation and Hughes Network
Systems in Germantown, Maryland, where he participated in the
digital satellite system design. He also served as an Advisor to the
Electronics Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) of Korea on
the early system design of KoreaSat.
Dr. Koh received his Bachelor’s
of Science Degree in Seoul, Korea and earned his Master of Science
Degree and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering in U.S.A. Dr. Koh is a
Senior Member of the IEEE. He published a numerous articles in
Satellite Communications field.
Panellist session 2
Ms Olga Madruga-Forti, Vice President Regulatory & Legal,
Iridium, USA
Olga Madruga-Forti is Vice President, Regulatory and Legal, for
Iridium Satellite where she oversees the company's global regulatory
operations. In addition, Ms. Madruga-Forti is in charge of global
distribution contracts and corporate structure. She has more than 20
years experience as a senior executive in the telecommunications and
satellite industries. Prior to joining Iridium, she was Vice
President, Legal and Regulatory for Loral CyberStar. She also served
as Chair of the VSAT Satellite Working Group of the Organization of
American States, CITEL. Before joining Loral, she served nine years
at the FCC as Special Counsel for International Satellite Policy and
Chief of the Domestic Services Branch of the Common Carrier Bureau.
In her earlier career, Olga was an associate with the Washington
firm of Scott, Mcleod, Pires & Price, and the Assistant County
Attorney for The Dade County Attorney's Office in Miami, Fla. She
earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center,
graduating with high honors as the Belgrano Scholar to the OAS. She
also graduated summa cum laude from Emory University, majoring in
English and French Literature
Regional Sales Manager
Communications at Rohde & Schwarz International More than 10 years
experience with Radio Communications in Asia, Current focus ASEAN
countries Working with various Government customers like Armed
Forces, Public Security, Disaster Control, Emergency Response, and
others
Panellist session 2
Dr Supot Tiarawut, Executive Director, TRIDI, Thailand
Dr. Supot has more than 10 years of experiences in Thai
telecommunication industry. He has been working with one of the
biggest fixed-line operators, TT&T, supervising its strategic
planning, new service development, IT policy and system deployment
as well as corporate risk management. He has initiated its
regulatory affair function and led the company efforts in obtaining
licenses for and starting up new businesses, including broadband
access services, content-related services and international internet
gateway. He recently joined Thailand Research and Industrial
Development Institute as its first Director. TRIDI is established
under the office of National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
with the aims of promoting R&D, industry development as well as
human resource development.
Panellist session 2
Mr
Zahid Zaheer, Director GMPCS Affairs, Thuraya, UAE
Mr. Zahid Zaheer is an Engineer
by profession and is an expert on issues associated with market
access and satellite frequency coordination. He has been working
with Thuraya Telecommunication Company for the last 9 years. He
played a leading role in finalizing the Emergency Telecommunications
Agreement with the ITU. He has a Masters degree in Electrical
Engineering from University of Southern California, USA as well as
an Executive MBA in Finance and Accounting.
Chairman & moderator session 3
Mr
Kuldeep Goyal, Chairman & MD, BSNL, India
Mr. Kuldeep Goyal is Chairman &
Managing Director of BSNL. An Engineering Graduate from IIT Roorkee,
Mr. Kuldeep Goyal joined the Indian Telecommunication Service of
Govt. of India in 1972.
With more than 35 years of
service, Mr. Goyal has vast experience in telecom sector viz.
Planning, installation, operation and maintenance of wirelines and
wireless services, data services, computerization of various
activities in telecom network and provision of value added services.
Mr. Goyal has worked in Yemen
through Telecommunication Consultants India Ltd. As a Member of
National Working Group of ITU-T Study Group 2 he has participated in
meetings of ITU-T Study Group 2 at Geneva.
As Chairman & Managing Director,
BSNL, he is responsible for management of the largest Indian Telecom
network with over 69 million customers and about 310,000 officers
and employees, its maintenance and operation, induction of new
technologies in the network, marketing etc. As Head of BSNL he has
to interact with Govt. and Regulatory Authorities on regular basis.
Panellist session 3
Mr
Peter Pitsch, Director, Communications Policy, Intel Corporation,
USA
Peter Pitsch is Associate General
Counsel and Executive Director of Communications Policy for Intel
Corporation. He manages Intel’s global spectrum and telecom policy
team.
Prior to joining Intel, Pitsch
was the president of Pitsch Communications from 1989 to 1998 which
represented telecommunication’s clients before the FCC and Congress,
provided business and regulatory planning, and published and
lectured on U.S. regulatory policy.
Pitsch was the Chief of Staff to
the Chairman of the FCC from 1987 to 1989 where he advised the
Chairman on all issues before the FCC including access reforms,
price caps, major tariffs, and broadcasting. Before his move to
Chief of Staff. Pitsch was Chief of Office of Plans and Policy. His
responsibilities included managing the FCC policy office that
provided recommendations on major issues such as access reforms,
major tariffs, broadcast regulation, auction and spectrum
allocations.
From 1980 to 1981, Pitsch was a
staff member of the Reagan Administration Transition Team which
developed recommendations for reforming the Federal Trade Comnission
with special focus on antitrust issues. He was a senior attorney at
Montgomery Ward, Inc. from 1979 to 1981. He provided legal counsel
and legislative lobbying of FTC, consumer protection, energy and
international trade matters. Prior to that, he worked for three year
as an attorney-advisor to Commissioner Calvin Collier at the Federal
Trade Commission.
Mr. Pitsch received a B.A. in
Economics from the University of Chicago in 1973 and his J.D. from
Georgetown University Law Center in 1976. He is a member of the
District of Columbia Bar, the Virginia State Bar, and the Federal
Communications Bar Association.
Panellist session 3
Mr
Masud Isa, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, The
Foundation for Development Cooperation.
Mr. Masud Isa's current position is Senior Private Sector Development
Specialist at The Foundation for Development Cooperation.
From 2004 to 2007 he was the Chairman of a turnkey project
operator in the telecommunication sector in Bangladesh, WeavingBird
Ltd. 1999 – 2004 Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
Grameen Telecom, Bangladesh. 1997 – 2004 Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer, Grameen Knitwear Limited, Bangladesh. 1996 - 2000
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Grameen Shamogree,
Bangladesh. 1996 -1998 Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer, Grameen Kalyan, Bangladesh. 1985 – 1996 Chief of Planning,
Monitoring and Evaluation Department of Grameen Bank, Bangladesh.
1983 -1985 Chief Manager, Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Bangladesh. 1981 –
1983 Finance Officer, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation, a
government owned conglomerate of chemical industries, Bangladesh.
Mr. Masud holds a Master in Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Panellist session 3
Mr Jeff Bullwinkel, Director of Corporate
Affairs, Microsoft Asia Pacific
Jeff Bullwinkel is Microsoft’s Director of Corporate Affairs for
the Asia Pacific Region, within the company’s Department of Legal &
Corporate Affairs. He is involved in (1) providing regulatory
counsel to business groups and developing corporate positions on
public policy issues, such as intellectual property rights, privacy,
internet security and safety, competition, international trade,
accessibility and telecommunications; and (2) strengthening
relations and developing partnerships with governments,
international organizations, civil society and industry. Mr.
Bullwinkel also has responsibilities for Microsoft’s cross-company
corporate citizenship efforts in the region.
Mr. Bullwinkel joined Microsoft in 2000 and was initially based in
Hong Kong, where he was an active member of the American Chamber of
Commerce. He served as Chairman of AmCham’s Intellectual Property
Committee from January 2002 through 2005, was elected to the Board
of Governors in December 2002, served as a Chamber Vice President in
2005, and was elected Vice Chairman in 2006. He is now based in
Singapore.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Bullwinkel was with Simpson
Thacher & Barlett, an international law firm based in New York,
where he specialized in commercial litigation. Mr. Bullwinkel was
also a federal prosecutor with the Office of International Affairs,
Criminal Division, US Department of Justice, from 1996-2000. At US
DoJ, he was responsible for a wide range of matters relating to
international law, including negotiating bilateral treaties and
multilateral conventions on international cooperation in criminal
matters and providing advice on international law to the Office of
the Attorney General.
Mr. Bullwinkel was raised in the New York area. He graduated from
Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and received his law
degree from New York University. He is a member of the New York
State Bar.
Panellist session 3
Mr Samir Satchu, General Counsel & Government Affairs, Roshan,
Afghanistan
Panellist session 3
Mr
Narinder Sharma, Director International Business, Reliance
Communications, India
Mr. N. Sharma is currently Telecommunication Adviser to Reliance
Communications Ltd. Mr. N. Sharma has more than 40 years of
experience in telecommunications: over 20 years in telecom
management planning and operations (of which former Chairman &
Managing Director of MTNL), 8 years in Telecom Research, 3 years in
Regulatory affairs at TRAI and 10 years in internal Telecom Industry
& Business Development.
Mr. Sharma holds a Bachelor degree
of Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College
Chandigarh.
Panellist session 3
Mr
Yoshio Utsumi, Advisor for Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan
Mr. Utsumi held a number of
senior policy-making level positions, such as Director-General and
Deputy Minister, at the Japanese Government. His initiative led to
Japan’s first reform of its telecommunication market. He has played
a very active role in many negotiations, in particular, those
leading to the historic WTO agreement on basic telecommunications.
Elected in 1998 as
Secretary-General of ITU, he was re-elected for a second term in
2002. Mr. Utsumi led the successful organization of the two
phases of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
Mr. Utsumi refocused ITU as a policy-oriented organization by
introducing new issues to ensure its continuing relevance, with
landmark activities such as the New Initiatives Programme and the
Global Symposium for Regulators.
He is now an advisor at Toyota
Motors and a visiting professor at Waseda University.
