South Asian Mobile Conference 2012

Information & Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka is proud to host the third South Asian Mobile Conference 2012.

It’s time to listen to what world renowned experts have to say!!

 

South Asian Mobile Conference 2012

 AGENDA

30th May 2012 – Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo

 

Inauguration

                *Lighting of the Oil Lamp

                *National Anthem

*Opening Remarks - Mr. Reshan Dewapura, CEO, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka

 

Opening Key Note Address: The Global Mobile Advertising Revolution has Arrived  -  Mr. Tomi Ahonen, Author, Consultant and Motivational Speaker, Hong Kong

 

-TEA BREAK

 

Billions Reach for Content

Session Chair  - Dr. Madan Mohan Rao, Consultant and Author, Research Advisor at the Asian Media

 Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Bangalore, India

  • Content : the Big Driver of Mobile RevenueMr. Dumindra Ratnayake, CEO, Etisalat (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
  • Emergence of the Smart Phone - Mr. Harsha Purasinghe,  Founder, Microimage (Pvt) Ltd;  Sri  Lanka
  • Best Innovations from the World of Mobile for Masses: Mr. Osama Manzar, Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation, India

 

Convergence of Mobile, Media & Money

Session Chair - Mr. Ralph Simon, CEO & Founder of Mobilium International, UK

  • The Future of Media - Mr. Shamal Ranasinghe, Co-founder of Topspin, Sri Lanka / USA
  •  Mobile Music  - Dr. Madan Mohan Rao, Consultant and Author, Research Advisor at the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Bangalore, India
  • Inclusive eService/mService Delivery in the current context  - Mr. Sanjaya Karunasena, Chief Technology Officer, ICTA, Sri Lanka

 

-LUNCH BREAK-   

 

Business, Markets & Strategies

 Session Chair  - Mr. Tomi Ahonen, Author, Consultant and Motivational Speaker, Hong Kong

  •  Developer Eco Systems using Next Generation Payment Application - Mr. Dinesh Saparamadu, Founder and CEO of hSenid Group of Companies, Sri Lanka
  • Sustainable  Mobile Commerce Eco-Systems in Emerging Markets- Dr. Hans Wijesuriya, Group CEO, Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka
  • Social Networking Going Mobile-  Mr. Idrees Butt, COO, SMS-all, Lahore, Pakistan

 

-TEA BREAK-  

 

Future Trends

Session Chair - Mr. Osama Manzar, Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation, India

  • Extending and Evolving Services into the Cloud- Mr. Suren Pinto, Founder & CEO, WaveNET, Sri Lanka
  • Future of Connected Devices, Emerging Business Models, & Mobile ApplicationsMr. Hassan Shahid, Head, Mobile Data, Mobile Advertising, Content and Products, Mobilink GSM, Pakistan
  • Trends in Mobile EntertainmentMr. Prabhath Gamage, General Manager,  Product Development. and Customer Solutions, Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka

 

Closing Key Note Address:   Mr. Ralph Simon, CEO  & Founder of Mobilium International, UK

 

 

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