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 Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference

Day 2 - Wednesday 17 March 2010

Time	Speaker	Synopsis
10.30 - 10.45	Ian Hunter	Welcome Setting the Scene for the Summit Attend This Conference
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? Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference
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? Attend This Conference
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. Attend This Conference

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