Agenda

Thursday, June 7

Breakfast/Coffee
8:30am - 9:30am

The Visionael Advantage, Craig Nichols, CEO, Visionael Corporation
9:30 - 10:00am

Global OSS Trends: Viewing Telecom Information Management in Context Dr. Lorien Pratt, Program Director, Stratecast Global OSS and Infrastructure, Stratecast
10:00 - 11:00am

Morning Break
11:00- 11:15am

How to successfully launch and operate Wireless Broadband based innovative services.  Why is IT a challenge to face?, François Rabasse, Director, Telecom Solutions, Sopra Group
11:15 -11:45am

Thought Leader/Industry Expert Panel: Lorien Pratt, Stratecast; Burt Sky, Gartner; Elisabeth Rainge, IDC; Rebecca Sendel, TMF; moderated by Apostolos Kallis, TMF
11:45 - 12:45pm

Lunch
12:45 - 1:30pm

The Shape of Things to Come: Communications Industry & OSS Trends, Facts, & Direction, Burt Sky, Director of Carrier Operations & Strategies, Gartner
1:30-2:30pm

The Visionael Advantage: Project Deployment Panel Projects: Bell Mobility, Pride, EDS, T-Online
2:30 - 3:15pm

Afternoon Break
3:15 - 3:30pm

Maximizing Value for Wireless Carriers, Gigi Wang, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Alliances, July Systems
3:30-4:00pm

Breakout Solution Workshops:
4:00 - 5:00pm

Anatomy of an End-to-End B/OSS Solution with Support for New Product Delivery, David McNierney, VP, Market Development, Highdeal Inc.; Larry Austin, Director, North American Sales, Ceon Corporation

The 21CN Business Case and How it Applies to Transformation by John Mannion, US Solutions Consultant; Mike Devito, Head of Global Telecom Markets; and Jack O'Brien, Consultant, BT Global Services

ITIL Best Practices for IT Asset Lifecycle Management by Bob Balassi, CTO and Vice President, Maryville Technologies

Break
5:00-5:30pm

Cocktail Reception in the Heartbeat Restaurant
5:30pm

Visionael Advantage Dinner in the Heartbeat Restaurant
6:30pm