Workshops

Workshops
The Next Generation Telecom Summit Workshops will be conducted by leading analysts and will be interactive sessions allowing executives to gain an education on today’s most pressing issues. They will give the CTO/CIO'S the opportunity to have intimate discussions, debates and appraise the upcoming challenges.

Outline of Workshops
The workshops will consist of a presentation to around 15-20 CTO/CIO’s with an issue that is relevant and educational to all attendees. The topics will be chosen by the operator committee. The presentation will be around 60 minutes long, with a Q&A session after the presentation is over to give the attendees an opportunity to create dialogue between the attendees, their peers and the analyst.

Preparing for Data Retention Compliance

Michael Bartholomew was appointed director of the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) in July 2000 and re-appointed in May 2003. ETNO is the main trade association for Europe’s 41 largest e-communications operators located in 34 countries.

Mr. Bartholomew, based in the Belgian capital for the past 20 years, is a public affairs specialist in telecommunications, audiovisual, multimedia, trade and technology issues. As director of ETNO, he is responsible for running the Brussels-based secretariat. He oversees all working groups and develops public policy for Europe’s largest telecom companies at the highest levels of government across the European Union and worldwide.

Prior to joining ETNO, Mr. Bartholomew served as Director for European Affairs for the Motion Picture Association that represents the global interests of Hollywood’s major studios. A British citizen, Mr. Bartholomew also founded a Brussels public affairs consultancy, which he managed successfully for nine years.

With a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Illinois, he began his career as a journalist and has worked for the Associated Press, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and his columns on European affairs have been published in leading international newspapers.

Satellite Services

Martin Jarrold
Chief, International Programme Development, GVF

Martin Jarrold was appointed to the position of GVF Chief of International Programme Development in June 2001. His particular responsibilities include the further development of the profile of the Forum within the satellite communications industry, and across the global telecommunications policy and regulatory community. 

This encompasses the development and application of education and information dissemination programmes which are designed to educate and inform various “communities” about the products and services of the satellite communications industry and the capabilities and application of satellite-based communication networks.  These “communities” include not only those who frame policy and regulation, but also IT and communications directors who make decisions about the purchase of large-scale enterprise/SME communications network solutions, the consultants who influence such decisions, and the media community who write and broadcast about such solutions. 

He is a frequent contributor to various telecommunications publications.  Prior to joining the GVF, Mr. Jarrold was Commissioning Editor and Head of Research for Space Business International magazine.

GVF is the single and unified voice of the global satellite industry, it brings together organisations engaged in the delivery of advanced broadband and narrowband satellite services to consumers, and commercial and government enterprises worldwide.

Headquartered in London, GVF is an independent, non-partisan and non-profit organisation with 200 members from more than 80 countries.  The broad-based membership represents every major world region and every sector of the satellite industry, including fixed and mobile satellite operators, satellite network operators, teleports, satellite earth station manufacturers, system integrators, value added and enhanced service providers, telecom carriers, consultants, law firms, and users.  Visit us on the Web at www.gvf.org

FMC Workshop May 23rd 11am

Pim Bilderbeek
Vice President, Consulting, Telecommunications and Networking Research Europe, IDC

Pim Bilderbeek is Vice President, Consulting, of IDC's European Telecommunications and Networking research. In this capacity he provides clients with:

• Custom market forecasts and data modeling for the telecommunications and networking industry
• Detailed technology reviews and their relative impact on vendors, telecommunications executives and IT and telecommunications users
• Assessments of carrier and enterprise application and telecommunication requirements, buying patterns, and general perception through survey and focus study methodology
• Comprehensive evaluation of products and services based on features, price, packaging, and performance
• Assessment of distribution, technology, and product strategies
• Custom white paper development on business issues for enterprises and carriers

Pim Bilderbeek regularly speaks at various industry and user conferences covering eBusiness, Internet, networking, and telecommunications. He is frequently quoted in major industry publications.
Pim Bilderbeek joined IDC nineteen years ago as a research analyst. Pim Bilderbeek studied English and Informatics at the University of Amsterdam.

Tony Marson
Senior Analyst in the Telecommunication Strategies Europe, Yankee Group

As a Yankee Group senior analyst in the Telecommunication Strategies Europe (TSE) Decision Service, Tony Marson participates in the overall consulting and research activities in the region, with a strong focus on ICT convergence and the European wholesale markets. TSE offers focused, strategic, data-backed analyses of the traditional voice and data markets and emerging converged applications and networks in the European region.

Marson brings 16 years of research experience in a variety of technology-driven industries; with 5 years analyzing telecom wholesale and global carrier markets. He brings considerable experience in data modeling, analysis and forecasting. He was a key advisor to an international client base, including Sprint, France Telecom, NTT, C&W, AT&T, FLAG, Cisco, Alcatel and others. At the time, he was widely considered a leading expert in internet traffic analysis. Prior to joining Yankee Group, Marson spent 3 years with C&W Global Operations and 8 years in the submarine cable market sector. At C&W Global Operations, he worked in a capacity planning role, providing expertise in demand analysis, including the development of a regional traffic analysis and an IP demand model in collaboration with Probe. During this period, he developed expertise in internet traffic demand analysis, providing this as an input to key projects undertaken by Global Operations. At BT Marine and C&W Marine, he successfully managed small teams responsible for providing a center of excellence for market/competitor analysis within these organizations. At BT Marine, he established the first independent market analysis unit and carried out complete market investigation into opportunities in South America. This resulted in the award of a $29 million installation project in Brazil.

Marson holds a first class honors degree in applied chemistry by Manchester Metropolitan University. He was awarded a certificate in management by the OU in 2000 and passed the Corporate Financial Strategy Module of OU MBA course

The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity expertsTM—the leading source of insight and counsel for builders, operators and users of connectivity solutions. For more than 35 years, Yankee Group has conducted primary research that charts the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence including operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.