08:00-09:15

Registration

09:15-10:30

Opening Remarks

Chair of the Forum: Mr Mokhtar Mnakri, CEO, Tunisie Telecom 

• Welcoming speech: Mr Mokhtar Mnakri, CEO, Tunisie Telecom 
• ITU Regional Office Cairo: Ms Rouda Alamir Ali
• Opening session of the Forum: Mr Mongi Marzouk, Minister of ICT, Tunisia 

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-13:00

SESSION 1: IMT Global Status Report 2012

Chair: Mr Said Aljane, General Manager, TOPNET, Tunisia

• IMT news, perspectives, & trends. What should you be focusing on in 2013?
• What are the most important challenges facing the IMT industry?
• How the Administrations can encourage the growth of Broadband Wireless Applications and Services

S1-1 Challenges de l'industrie IMT: Nizar Bouguila, CTO of Tunisie Télécom
Biography - Abstract - Presentation 

S1-2 Overview of BDT activities in the Arab Region; Arab Broadband Regional Initiative: Rouda Alamir Ali, ARO/ITU
Biography - Abstract - Presentation 

S1-3 ITU-T Study Group Activities and deliverables related to IMT: Tatiana Kurakova, ITU
Biography - Abstract - Presentation

S1-4 ITU-D Activities on IMT in support of Developing Countries: Riccardo Passerini, ITU
Biography - Abstract - Presentation 

S1-5 ITU-R: Spectrum for mobile broadband wireless access: Sergio Buonomo, ITU (Remote participation)
Biography - Abstract - Presentation

13:00-14:30

Lunch

14:30-16:00

SESSION 2: Research activities on technologies for future mobile communications in the Arab Region

Chair: Mr Chafik Jallouli, Manager Strategy Cororate, Tunisie Telecom 

• Case studies and implementation is the Region (Operators and Companies)

S2-1 Finding new frequencies - new additional spectrum for future UMTS/IMT systems: Lasse Wieweg, UMTS Forum
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

S2-2 Challenges of Industry for IMT implementation: market, technology and trends: Sami Tabbane, Ecole Supérieure des Communications de Tunis
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

S2-3 Developing a common global vision for the future of wireless to drive research and standardization: Sudhir Dixit, Director of Hewlett-Packard Laboratories India, Chair of the Vision Committee of the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

16:00-16:15

Coffee Break

16:15-18:00

SESSION 3: The IMT Business and Markets Forecasts

Chair: Mr Said Aljane, General Manager, TOPNET Tunisia

• Services, markets, applications, & business models - what works and what doesn't?
• Business & consumer markets, vertical applications, & more.
• ITU statistics related to the ARB region

S3-1 IMT Implementation in Tunisia, Status report and future perspective: Said Aljane, TOPNET Tunisie
Biography - Abstract - Presentation 

S3-2 IMT Business and Markets Forecasts for the Arab Region: AlaaAlDin AlRadhi, Iraq
Biography - Abstract - Presentation

S3-3 Bridging the Digital Divide, IMT Solution for Developing Countries, Market and Business opportunity in the Arab Region , Shiv Bakhshi, Ericsson
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

S3-4 IMT Licensing: Riccardo Passerini, ITU
Biography - Abstract - Presentation (Annex 1 - Annex 2) 

09:00-10:00

SESSION 4 : IMT Technologies

Chair: Mr Mohamed Ben Amor, Chargé de Mission auprès du Ministre en charge du Bureau de la Coopération Internationale

• Concise overview of what you need to know about IMT - and why you need to know it.
• Competitive technologies:
• Relevant ITU Recommendations & Reports and WRC-12 outcome

S4-1 Next-Generation standards for global mobile communications: IMT Standards Evolution Briefing: AlaaAlDin AlRadhi, Iraq
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

S4-2 Fiber in the backhaul: Tony AlMaddissy, Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council, Middle East & North Africa
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-13:15

Session 5: Views on Mobile and Wireless Communications for Twenty-Twenty (2020) Society

Chair: Prof. Mohamed Jemni, Head Research Laboratory LaTICE

• Changing Behaviour of users
• Future trends: new devices, new services, new technologies

S5-1 Tendances Futures des Services Mobiles pour les Années 2020: Dr Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Executive Director of Products and Services Development, Tunisie Télécom
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

S5-2 Future of IMT Systems: Wireless World Vision 2020: Sudhir Dixit, Director of Hewlett-Packard Laboratories India, Chair of the Vision Committee of the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

S5-3 Evolving IMT technologies and new deployment technics to meet the end-users expectations: Paolo Lamberti, Ericsson
Biography - Abstract - Presentation

13:15-15:00

Lunch

15:00-16:30

Session 6a: IMT Networks, Frequencies and Spectrum

Chair: Mr Lasse Wieweg, Director, Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson

• Current & new network solutions including SON & LTE-Advanced.
• Understanding frequencies & spectrum needs. Building a basic CAPEX model.

S6-1 LTE and LTE-Advance Spectrum Flexibility: Major Bliss or Huge Dilemma: Ahmed M. Elokr - Sr. Wireless Marketing, Manager Huawei Technologies, North Africa Regional Office
 (Presentation cancelled)

S6-2 Latest evolution LTE and spectrum uses: Fabien Migneret, Qualcomm Inc.
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

16:30-17:00

Coffee Break

09:00-10:15

Session 6b: IMT Networks, Frequencies and Spectrum

Chair: Mr Lasse Wieweg, Director, Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson (t.b.c.)

S6-3 IMT Spectrum: Erwan Le Fur, France Telecom Orange, Group Spectrum Office
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

S6-4 Nouveautés des normes LTE_advanced (SON, relaying, MIMO antenna, etc.): Imen Ben Chaabane, Ingénieur Principal au sein de la direction de la gestion des fréquences de l'ANF, Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANF)
Biography - Abstract - Presentation  

10:15-11:15

Coffee Break

11:15-12:15

Panel Discussion: Final Draft Agenda 

12:15 - 12:45

Closing Ceremony

• ITU Regional Office Cairo: Ms Rouda Alamir Ali
• Closing speech: Mr Mokhtar Mnakri, CEO, Tunisie Telecom