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MIDDLE EAST 20195 - 7 March, Dubai4 March Subsea Middle East, The Voice Trading Hall & Pre-Event Welcome Reception
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The 14th Annual
Introducing Capacity Middle East 2019
Who attends?
What not to miss
Networking
Subsea Middle East
Conference programme
Speakers
Get involved
MeetMe
Working with Editorial
Sponsors
Register
Capacity Middle East is the largest carrier event in the Middle East, bringing together more than 1,700 attendees from organisations representing voice, data, SMS, data centres, peering, over-the-top service providers (OTTs) & content providers, internet service providers and network infrastructure providers.
Wholesale telecommunications in the Middle East is at an exciting point in the road to digital transformation. Between the race for 5G, smart city projects and numerous new visionary strategies across the region, you cannot afford to miss this vital opportunity to gain insight on everything that is happening in the industry.
JOIN THE LARGEST MIDDLE EAST MEETING FOR THE GLOBAL CARRIER COMMUNITYContents
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1,700+ ATTENDEES
475+ COMPANIES
85+ COUNTRIES
50+ SPEAKERS
52% HEAD AND
ABOVE DELEGATES
PRE-EVENT: MONDAY 4 MARCH
The Voice Trading Hall is a dedicated meeting area for regional players trading voice services. It will be hosted on 4 March. All Capacity Middle East delegates may attend, however, should you wish to attend the Voice Trading Hall day only, then attendees will be required to pre-register at a rate of $425.
New cable projects, carrier-data centre partnerships, M&A activity and the emergence of new technologies have all flooded the subsea cable market in the Middle East over the last year. Subsea Middle East will offer a dedicated forum for all those attending Capacity Middle East 2019 to discuss and debate recent market activity, while exploring the future on this ever emerging, constantly developing regional industry. Please visit www.capacitymedia.com/events/capacity-middle-east/agenda to view the full agenda and confirmed speakers at Subsea Middle East 2019.
What not to miss
The Capacity Innovation series offers key industry figures driving revolutionary technologies such as AI, VR, IoT and Blockchain, a platform to present and share their innovations with the global carrier industry. Applications are welcome under two categories: Innovation in Technology and Innovation in Company. Successful applicants will present their innovations on the afternoon of Day two, Wednesday 6 March.
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PRE-EVENT: MONDAY 4 MARCH PRE-EVENT: MONDAY 4 MARCH
WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH
Empowering Women in Telco, a global initiative that supports discussions amongst industry peers, attended by both men and women, with a focus on recruitment and educational initiatives to encourage greater diversity in the Telco community
THURSDAY 7 MARCH
Networking opportunitiesNETWORKING BREAKFASTS
NETWORKING LUNCHES
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAKS
EVENING RECEPTIONS
9:15AM WELCOME ADDRESS FROM OMANTEL
9:30AM KEYNOTE: HOW IS THE MIDDLE EAST CULTIVATING THE NEXT WAVE OF SUBSEA CABLES TO MEET MOUNTING CAPACITY DEMANDS?
10:45AM PRESENTATIONS: CABLE UPDATES ON NEW SYSTEMS COMING INTO OPERATION IN 2019/2020 With dedicated Q&A CASE STUDY 1: EAGLE CASE STUDY 2: PEACE
11:45AM PANEL: ROCKING THE BOAT – HOW ARE DATA CENTRES RESHAPING THE TRADITIONAL SUBSEA CABLE TERMINATION PROCESS?
2:00PM PANEL: PIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES – HOW ARE THEY BREAKING THE MOULD OF LEGACY SUBSEA INFRASTRUCTURE?
3:45PM PRESENTATION: AN UPDATE FROM THE CLOUD CONTENT PROVIDER – UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL SUBSEA CABLE DEPLOYMENT AMBITIONS
4:00PM PRESENTATION: CONSULTANT ADDRESS – DEEP-DIVING INTO THE GEOGRAPHICAL CHALLENGES THE REGION POSES TO NEW SUBSEA CABLE ROUTES
TECHNICAL FOCUS
A selection of presentations introducing the advancing technologies & solutions entering the submarine cable market
4:15PM BOOSTING CONNECTIVITY THROUGH BESPOKE SUBSEA CABLE INSTALLATION
4:30PM MAXIMISING NETWORK AVAILABILITY THROUGH SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE
4:45PM UTILISING SUBSEA NETWORK UPGRADES TO INCREASE TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
5:00PM SUBSEA MIDDLE EAST NETWORKING RECEPTION This reception will take place in the foyer area to the Conference Room
7:00PM CAPACITY MIDDLE EAST 2018 WELCOME RECEPTION This reception will take place in the Garden 2, Grand Hyatt, Dubai
SUBSEA MIDDLE EAST SPONSORSAgenda
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PRE-EVENT: MONDAY 4 MARCH
Agenda
DAY ONE: TUESDAY 5 MARCH DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH
DAY THREE: THURSDAY 7 MARCH
11:00AM OPENING KEYNOTE WELCOME 10:30AM SPOTLIGHT ON SAUDI ARABIA
11:15AM KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: UNDERSTANDING KEY REGULATION FOR 5G ROLLOUT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
11:30AM EXAMINING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AND MARKET DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST
2:00PM THE 5G ROADMAP: STRATEGISING FOR THE ENABLEMENT OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
10:30AM WOMEN IN TELCO: THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING A CONSCIOUS CHANGE
3:30PM WHERE IS THE LONG-TERM VALUE IN SD-WAN FOR THE CARRIER?
3:30PM THE CAPACITY INNOVATION SERIES sponsored by
1:30PM TRAINING@CAPACITY
11:30AM OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL: VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND THE PURSUIT OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
2:00PM BALANCING SECURITY RISKS AND GROWTH IN AN EVER CHANGING DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT
3:00PM KEY PITFALLS AND CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING AN SDN ECOSYSTEM
4:30PM EXAMINING INDUSTRY COLLABORATION: AN UPDATE FROM THE ITW GLOBAL LEADERS FORUM
SDN provides the hyper-scalability and agility required to enable the future of Cloud, IoT, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and 5G. It is that powerful. It frees network-centric businesses to innovate and remove the limits on these new technologies and services. That’s what is really exciting.
Carl Roberts, CCO, EPSILON
Cloud is transforming the world of Enterprise IT, and we need to transform the world of Enterprise connectivity.
Andrew Grenville, CEO, ORIXCOM
Speakers
Kevin Vachon COOMEF
Keith Shaw VP of Sales, EMEA
EQUINIX
Carl Roberts CCO
EPSILON
Mike Hollands Director, Market
Development & StrategyINTERXION
Ismail Saeed VP, Managed Services & Network
OperationsGULF BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL
(GBI)
Ed McCormackCONSULTANT
Radwan Moussalli SVP - Middle East,
Africa & Central AsiaTATA COMMUNICATIONS
Cengiz Oztelcan CEO
GULF BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL (GBI)
George Sloan VP
AT&T
Daniele Mancuso VP ICT & Engineering
SPARKLE
Stephanie Liston Associate
FRONTIER ECONOMICS
Andrew Grenville CEO
ORIXCOM
Purumedh Gupta VP & Business Head - Middle East & AfricaAIRTEL BUSINESS
John Melick Chairman
DJIBOUTI DATA CENTER
Muhannad Al-Abweh SE Director Middle East
& IndiaINFOVISTA
Johann Adjovi Principal Consultant, Head of Middle East ANALYSYS MASON
Tom Homer Managing Director
EMEAATELSTRA
Gagun Gahir Regional Manager
Voice EMEAATELSTRA
Mustapha Louni Regional Director Middle East
& North AfricaUPTIME INSTITUTE
Erik Kreifeldt Principal Analyst
TELEGEOGRAPHY
Allam Elkarmi Integrated network &
Security Services Regional Manager MEA
VERIZON
Chris van Zinnicq Bergmann Global SVP of
Corporate DevelopmentGLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE
(GCX)
Marc Halbfinger CEO
PCCW GLOBAL
Nigel Bayliff CEO
AQUA COMMS
Mohammed Nasr AVP, EMEA
PCCW GLOBAL
Jussi Makela Director
GLOBAL LEADERS FORUM (GLF)
Eric Handa Co-Founder & CEO
APTELECOM
Ali Amiri Chief Carrier & Wholesale
OfficerETISALAT
Michael Winterson MD
EQUINIX
Veer Passi CEO
KALAAM TELECOM
EXHIBITION BOOTHS – SHOWCASE YOUR COMPANY
Elevate your brand with your own exhibition stand at the biggest ever Capacity Middle East 2019. Your stand will become the ideal hub for your clients to find you and attract new business partners.
MEETING ROOMS AND PREMIUM LOUNGES - POSITION YOURSELF AS AN INDUSTRY LEADER
Reserve one of our meeting rooms or book a premium lounge. Host your business meetings and sign off business deals in a more private, comfortable environment.
MEETING TABLES – BE THE CENTRE OF IT ALL
With 60+ tables available to reserve, Capacity Middle East 2019 will offer the perfect setting to trade voice and data with the entire Middle Eastern carrier community. We also have a special designated area for the Voice Trading Hall participants.
LAPTOP CHARGING ZONES& WORKSTATIONS
Capacity Middle East will be introducing branded workstations on the exhibition floor for delegates needing to access presentations, contact details, CRM systems and a location to work from in preparation for potential meetings. Plugs will be provided so laptops can be charged from these locations.
MOCKTAIL HOURS
Drive delegate traffic to your stand by hosting a refreshing alcohol free Mocktail Hour for the final hour of the exhibition on either Day One or Two. The catering is provided by the hotel and several options for entertainment can be discussed with a Capacity Middle East representative.
Guy [email protected] +44 (0) 207 779 7277
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Mike [email protected] +44 (0) 207 779 8408
Get involved
To discuss any of the above options in more details, as well as brainstorm new ideas, please contact:Donna [email protected] +44 (0) 207 779 8039
ELEVATOR BRANDING
Position your brand in the main elevators that transfer delegates to the meeting rooms on all 17 floors from the exhibition and conference rooms. With more than 80 meeting rooms in use, your brand will be continually noticed throughout the three days of Capacity Middle East.
PRIVATE RECEPTIONS
Capacity Middle East will offer the opportunity for small intimate customer (after party) receptions to entertain new and existing clients on site in ambient surroundings with arrangements co-ordinated by the Capacity Middle East team.
MEETING TABLES ZONE PARTNERS
With two large meeting table zones (each with appoximately 30 bilateral tables) occupying the exhibition floor, there is the opportunity to align a brand to each zone through large-sized graphics and table listing freestanding units.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Capacity Middle East is able is able to deliver tailored solutions working with specific objectives in mind. For an obligation free consultation, please contact the event sales team above.
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PASSES PRICE PER DELEGATE
1 SUPER EARLY BIRD PASS - SAVE $300 (Valid until 11 January 2019) $1,699
2 SUPER EARLY BIRD PASSES - SAVE $600 (Valid until 11 January 2019) $1,699 per pass ($3,398 in total)
1 EARLY BIRD PASS - SAVE $200 (Valid until 31 January 2019) $1,799
2 EARLY BIRD PASSES - SAVE $400 (Valid until 31 January 2019) $1,799 per pass ($3,598 in total)
1 STANDARD PASS (valid 1 February 2019 – event) $1,999
2 STANDARD PASSES (valid 1 February 2019 – event) $1,999 per pass ($3,998 in total)
3 PASS BUNDLE – SAVE $1,998 (valid from now until the event) $1,333 per pass ($3,999 in total)
4 PASS BUNDLE – SAVE $3,196 (valid from now until the event) $1,200 per pass ($4,800 in total)
5 PASS BUNDLE – SAVE $4,495 (valid from now until the event) $1,100 per pass ($5,500 in total)
Call the customer service team on: +44 (0)20 7779 8484
Email the customer service team at: [email protected]
Grand Hyatt Dubai P.O. Box 7978 Dubai United Arab Emirates T: +971 4 317 1234 W: www.dubai.grand.hyatt.comCapacity Media has negotiated a specially discounted room rate for delegates requiring overnight accommodation at the Grand Hyatt Dubai. Once you have confirmed your registration for the event, we will provide details of how to book your room at the discounted rate.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A LIMITED ROOM BLOCK AT THIS RATE AND ROOMS ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY.
For visa applications, invitation letters are available
upon request
Please note only confirmed delegates will be eligible for visa support letters. We are required to secure payment before
providing a visa support letter, as this is a legal document. We are unable to provide any additional visa advice or liaise directly
with embassies.
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