With World Telemedia Prague just two weeks away, the speakers in the main conference area have been revealed.
This time out the conference is being put together in a new way, with four main plenaries – covering global opportunities for telemedia, carrier billing, strategic telecoms and vertical markets – while many of the other issues around the industry are being handled in break outs in the city centre and in our country focus workshops.
Here are some of the highlights you can look forward to:
GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TELEMEDIA
With charge to mobile high on the agenda and with media, brands, retailers and many other verticals all looking to close the loop between engagement and a sale, we explore the opportunities for the industry.
- PRESENTATION Where are we now?
A look at the state of the PRS and telmedia industry based on consumer research and other findings
Nick Lane, Mobilesquared
- PRESENTATION The new world order
Building on the where we are viewpoint in the previous presentation, we take a look at how the environment telemedia has to operate in has changed and what disruptors like Apple, Google and PayPal mean for business
Rory Maguire. AIME
CARRIER BILLING
An in-depth look at how charge to mobile is developing across the world featuring
- regulatory updates • case studies • latest developments and more
- PRESENTATION PSD2: the opportunities for European telemedia
With Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) now in place, what does it mean for carrier billing providers and what new opportunities does it open up?
Rory Maguire, AIME
- PRESENTATION FINCCLUDE: a global advocate for carrier billing
John BaRoss, offers an overview of FINCCLUDE (Financial Inclusion Now, Carrier Commerce Leading a Ubiquitous Digital Economy) and why we should all join
John BaRoss, FINCCLUDE (Financial Inclusion Now, Carrier Commerce Leading a Ubiquitous Digital Economy)
STRATEGIC TELECOMS
A look at latest developments in services and technology from around the world, including: • regulatory updates • case studies • latest developments and more
- PRESENTATION IPRN and its role in developing new markets
The higher interconnect rates in emerging markets such as Africa, the Caribbean, LatAm and SE Asia are paying for the development of these countries as telecoms markets. What opportunities does this present?
Josef Bruckschloegl, Kwak Telecom
KEY TELEMEDIA VERTICALS
A drill down into telemedia opportunities in vertical markets, with insight from the verticals themselves, including: • Media • TV • Gaming • Retail • Marketing • Social • Travel and more
- PRESENTATION Opportunities and trends in broadcast
A look at what broadcasters want from telemedia right now and a glimpse of what some of their near-future demands may look like
- PRESENTATION Opportunities in the gaming sector
An insightful delve into the opportunity for telemedia services within the gaming sector
Michael Whelan, txtnation