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ICT industry leaders to address ITU Telecom World 2012 in Dubai, 14-18
October
Cisco, Ericsson and Kaspersky will deliver
‘Visionary Keynote’ speeches
Geneva, 5 October 2012 – Major figures from the ICT industry
will present their vision and strategic thought leadership at ITU Telecom World
2012, ITU's leading global networking and knowledge-sharing event, taking place
in Dubai, 14-18 October.
Kaspersky Lab CEO and high-level representatives from Cisco and Ericsson will
each address a plenary session attended by ITU Telecom World's influential
audience of Heads of State and Government, ministers, CEOs from across the
entire ICT industry ecosystem, regulators, heads of UN agencies and
international organizations, consultants, digital gurus and academics.
Presenting his compelling overview of the realities and risks of
cybercriminality on Monday, 15 October, Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Kaspersky
Lab, will speak on ‘Surviving the Age of Cyberwarfare’. Despite the increase in
government and regional initiatives to tackle cybercrime, the threat of targeted
military- or terrorist-organized cyberattacks on infrastructure, industrial
systems and governments remains unresolved. He will outline the extent of the
threat of cyberwarfare and how international cooperation is the only means to
combat it.
On Tuesday, 16 October, Ericsson's Head of Region Middle East, Anders
Lindblad, will focus in his Visionary Keynote on the huge potential of the
Networked Society to connect everything and everyone through mobile
communications, broadband technology and the Cloud. His address, ‘On the Brink
of a Networked Society’, will outline the need for partnerships and
collaboration throughout the ICT industry and across vertical sectors to realize
the benefit of new technologies for people, business and society everywhere.
Wim Elfrink, Chief Globalization Officer at Cisco, will speak on Wednesday,
17 October on ‘The Role of Technology in Enabling Sustainable Growth’. He will
explore how the current unprecedented level and pace of technological
development is creating the biggest economic, social and demographic shift in
history – and the implications for cities, communities and countries across all
sectors – from public services, to healthcare, education and work. His vision
highlights the role of the ‘Internet of Everything’ in empowering communities,
transforming industries and creating economic, social and environmental
sustainability.
“The Visionary Keynote speakers are all leaders in the ICT industry with
valuable, strategic insights into the current state of disruption in the sector
and its implications for business, government and the world in which we live,”
said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré. “ITU Telecom World 2012 provides
an excellent platform to share these visions – and enable us all to learn and
benefit from them.”
ITU Telecom World 2012 will be held in Dubai, UAE, 14-18 October.
For the full programme of events at ITU Telecom World 2012, please see:
http://yourspace2012.itu.int/agenda
Media Information:
ITU Telecom World 2012 is open to media. Accreditation is compulsory. For
accreditation and procedures, please see:
http://world2012.itu.int/media-accreditation
For more information, see
http://world2012.itu.int/
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Sanjay Acharya
Chief, Media Relations and Public Information, ITU
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Sally Moore
AxiCom
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