Telecoms World Middle East 2021 | Terrapinn | 15 June 2021 | Virtual Event

There’s never been a better time for the region’s telecoms industry to come together and learn how to survive and thrive in the future environment.

The first of its kind, this two-day virtual event will focus on the strategies, technologies and big ideas that will be essential for telecoms companies in 2021. We’ll be broadcasting presentations and live interactive sessions from leading industry execs across the region. Join in from wherever you are online either live or watch the sessions on-demand.

2021 Speakers

Durdana Achakzai
Group Global Executive Director of Digital, Vodafone Group, United Kingdom

Haithem Alfaraj
Senior Vice President, Technology and Operations, Saudi Telecom Company, Saudi Arabia

Ismail Alghamdi
Chief Consumer Officer, Mobily, Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Alhumaidan
Sr. Director/fixed Access Network Planning & Design, Etisalat U.a.e, United Arab Emirates

Mohamed H Almarzooqi
Vice President/synergy & Operation Support, Etisalat International, United Arab Emirates

Yasser Alobaidan
CEO, Jawraa, Saudi Arabia

Yaarob Al-Sayegh
CEO, Virgin Mobile, Saudi Arabia

Aziz Amine
Marketing Director | Mfs Director, Virgin Mobile, Saudi Arabia

Nikos Angelopoulos
Group CIO, MTN, Sudan

Elie Antoun
Head of Telecom & Media Mena, Facebook, United Arab Emirates

Ahmer Arsalan
Head of Sales - MEA, Sterlite Technologies, India

Chem Assayag
Senior VP - TV, Video and Entertainment Portfolio, Orange, France

Asif Aziz
Chief Commercial Officer, Jazz, Pakistan

Hussam Baday
Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel, Zambia

Mohamed Bakry
Head of Systems Engineering – Global Services Providers MENA, CISCO, United Arab Emirates

Hatem Bamatraf
Chief Technology Officer, Etisalat International, United Arab Emirates

Ari Banerjee
Vice President of Strategy, Netcracker Technology, United States

Joe Barrett
President, G.S.A. - Global Mobile Suppliers Association, United Kingdom

Danny Bates
Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder, Starz Play, United Arab Emirates

Karim Benkirane
Chief Commercial Officer, DU, United Arab Emirates

Rob Beswick
Managing Director, Virgin Mobile UAE, United Arab Emirates

Ahad Bhai
Chief Executive Officer, Bongo, Bangladesh

Mark Brewer
Vice President, Service Industries, IFS, United Kingdom

Bruno Bruzzo
Director of Partnerships, the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, United Kingdom

Diego Camberos
Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone, Qatar

Bernardo Campillo
Head of New Iot Business and Innovation, Telefonica, Spain

Nrks Chakravarthy
Vice President- Quality, Customer Insights and Analytics, Reliance Jio, India

Arun Dehiri
Managing Director, Red Dawn Consulting, United Kingdom

Hassan Dhaini
Chief Information and Security Officer, Touch, Lebanon, Lebanon

Ouassim El Arroussi
Business Development and Transformation Director, Inwi, Morocco

Haitham Elkhatib
Vice President MEA, Sprinklr, United Arab Emirates

Sam Evans
Senior Partner, Delta Partners, United Arab Emirates

Yasser Fouad
Chief Information Security Officer, Telecom Egypt, Egypt

Neeraj Gala
Chief Commercial Officer, Africell, Uganda

Jean-claude Geha
Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Telecoms, Media and Technology, Atos, France

Saurabh Gupta
Chief Technology and Information Officer, Batelco, Bahrain

Isabelle Hajri
Chief Marketing Officer, Ooredoo Algeria, Algeria

Andrew Hanna
Chief Executive Officer - Zain Technologies, Zain Group, Bahrain

Erol Hepsaydir
Technical Director, EH Consultants, United Kingdom

Kamil Hilali
Chief Strategy Officer, Zain Group, Kuwait

Olivier Jollet
Senior Vice President - Strategy & Business Development, Streaming and Head of Mobile, Viacomcbs Networks International, France

Adnan Khan
Department Head, Corporate & Ict Propositions, Ooredoo, Oman

James Kirby
SVP, Head of EMEA, CSG, United Kingdom

Daniel Kyama
Group Head - Customer Experience for Gsm and Financial Services, Airtel Africa, Kenya

Lucky La Riccia
Head of Digital Services, Ericsson Middle East & Africa, United Arab Emirates

Rakesh Lakhani
Head of Network Solutions, Ericsson Middle East & Africa, United Arab Emirates

Tony Lavender
Partner & CEO, Plum Consulting, United Kingdom

Zoran Lazarevic
Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson Middle East & Africa, United Arab Emirates

Ramzi Madi
Partner, Strategy& Middle East, United Arab Emirates

Siyabonga Mahlangu
Group Executive - Regulatory Affairs, Telkom, South Africa

Mohsen Malaki
Managing Director and Partner, Synergy Consulting, United Arab Emirates

Hamad Malik
Chief Marketing Officer, Starz Play, United Arab Emirates

Marne Martin
Global President, Ifs Service Management Business Unit, Ifs, United States

Alain Mayni
Head of Tech, Media, Telecoms & Professional Services - Mena, Facebook, United Arab Emirates

Łukasz Mendyk
Oss Product Manager, Comarch, Poland

Saikat Mitra
Chief Operating Officer of Software Business, Sterlite Technologies, India

Jim Morrish
Founding Partner, Transforma Insights, United Kingdom

Hesham Mustafa
Chief Business Officer, Stc Bahrain, Bahrain

Sarah Nicastro
Founder & Host, Future of Field Service, United Kingdom

Obinna Nweje
Previous General Manager Customer Acquisition and Compliance, Mtn Nigeria, Nigeria

Saad Odeh
Chief Wholesale Officer, Stc Bahrain, Bahrain

Isabelle Paradis
President, Hot Telecom, Canada

Daniele Pe
Partner & Head of Customer Experience, Delta Partners, United Arab Emirates

Rachelle Peterson
Global Director Commercial Distribution, Cnn International Commercial, United Kingdom

Jean-philippe Poirault
Executive Vice President - Global Head of Telecoms, Media and Technology Industry, Atos, France

Tony Poulos
Managing Editor, Disruptive.asia, France

Sohail Qadir
Vice President of Wholesale Business, Omantel, Oman

Dr Naser Refaat
Chief Technology Officer, Rotana Media Group, Egypt

Antonio Ricciardi
SVP - Consumer Intelligence and Engagement, Etisalat, United Arab Emirates

Oscar Rubio
Chief Consumer Officer, Ooredoo Group, Qatar

Ravi Shankar
Head of Product Management - OSS/BSS, Sterlite Technologies, India

Phil Sheppard
Director and Principal Consultant, Clear Technology Consulting Limited, United Kingdom

Paolo Sidoti
Asiam Communication & Media Industry Lead, Accenture Services, Italy

Neelesh Singh
Chief Information Officer, Africa, Airtel Africa, India

Karim Tabbouche
Chief Commercial Officer, STC Bahrain, Bahrain

Priya Thakoor
Managing Executive Digital Channels, Vodacom, South Africa

Marc Veelenturf
CEO of Middle East & Head of Telecom, Media & Technology for Growing Markets, Atos, United Arab Emirates

Sinem Yuksel
Director Customer Experience, Turkcell, Turkey

Zahra Zayat
Senior Vice President Digital, Ott, and Telco., OSN, United Arab Emirates

2021 Sponsors and Partners

STRATEGIC GROWTH PARTNER:
• Facebook

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Ericsson
• FIS
• WSJ
• Atos
• STL
• NetCracker
• Cisco
• CSG

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Comarch

REGISTRATION SPONSOR:
• China Telecom

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• SubCable World
• GSA
• FiBRE Systems
• Inside Telecom