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Conference Program

 

Please find below details of the educational seminar programme at the Convergence Summit North 2011.

     
Who Should Attend?
Voice Resellers/Dealers  

Data VARs

 

Distributors

 
Network Providers  
Consultants  
Systems Integrators  
 
 
   

Day 1 - Tuesday 16 March 2010

   
 
Time Speaker Synopsis

10.30 - 10.45

Ian Hunter

Welcome
Setting the Scene for the Summit

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10.45 - 11.45 BT Wholesale

Cable & Wireless

Opal

Gamma Telecom

NGN Update
Next Generation Networks herald a new era of fast integrated voice and data applications. Roll outs of NGN services from the key carriers is progressing and it’s an opportune time to bring delegates up to date with the offerings available and how to get involved. This four way panel debate session will feature speakers from key players in the Channel and afford the delegate the opportunity to question each on their plans, their channel strategies and what more we can expect in the future.

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11.45 - 12.45

Adrian Sunderland
Griffin Internet

VMWare

The Cloud – The Future
Everyone is talking about The Cloud and its potential impact on the way in which we do business. From Software as a Service (SaaS), Utility Computing, Web Services, Managed Service Providers (MSP), Service Commerce, and Internet Integration there is an opportunity for the Channel.

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12.45 - 13.45

Stephanie Watson
MZA

Matthew Townend
Illume Consulting

Analysts View
The Convergence Summit brings together two of the industry’s most respected analysts to examine the PBX platform markets and SIP and IP Trunk deployments.

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13.45 - 14.45 Fone Logistics

Mobile: Opportunity or Obstacle
Mobile carriers are presenting new opportunities to their partners and they look attractive to both mobile and fixed line resellers alike. Fixed mobile convergence for example as well as mobile broadband and remote access applications.

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14.45 - 15.45 Opal

Gamma Telecom
Making Margin from Inbound Voice Services
Two carriers who have developed business winning portfolios of innovative inbound services describe how resellers can take advantage of these opportunities and help their customers become more productive.

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15.45 - 16.45 VanillaIP

Titan Technology

Inclarity
Hosted Telephony Shoot Out
First seen at the Convergence Summit at Sandown Park in 2009 the Hosted Telephony Shoot Out returns for a repeat performance in Manchester by popular demand. We challenge hosted telephony suppliers to set up and get their services running in 20 minutes.

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Day 2 - Wednesday 17 March 2010

 
Time Speaker Synopsis
10.30 - 10.45

Ian Hunter

Welcome
Setting the Scene for the Summit

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10.45 - 11.45

Micro-P

Trust Distribution

Nimans

Fone Logistics

Wick Hill

The Changing face of Distribution
We bring together five of the leading UK voice, data and mobile distributors to explain themselves before a very discerning audience of resellers. What is it these distributors have that makes them different?

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11.45 - 12.45

murphx

Oak

Avenir

NEC Infrontia

The Winners and Losers in Convergence
Convergence has been with us for some years now. It’s an evolving dynamic applications market that is providing business enhancement to organisations looking for efficiencies and a competitive edge. Who have been the winners and losers in terms of companies, products and applications? The panel and audience will discuss.

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12.45 - 13.45 BT Wholesale

Cable & Wireless

Opal
Head to Head
Comms Business Magazine brings together three of the UK's heavyweight carriers to convince resellers that their channel propositions are better that the other guy’s.

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13.45 - 14.45 Maggie Kennedy
Pete McLeod

of O2
How to make a profit in today’s ICT marketplace
What opportunities are there? Profit margins? Applications?

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14.45 – 15.45 Voicenet Solutions

Uniworld Communications

Timico

Hosted Telephony Shoot Out
First seen at the Convergence Summit at Sandown Park in 2009 the Hosted Telephony Shoot Out returns for a repeat performance in Manchester by popular demand. We challenge hosted telephony suppliers to set up and get their services running in 20 minutes.

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