Senior executives from the leading regional telecom, tech, Government, finance and advisory institutions are meeting in Dubai on April 22, for the TMT MENA 2015 Conference and Awards Dinner focused on Smart City investment. www.tmtfinance.com/mena/
Over 50 speakers have been announced for the event including senior executives from Etisalat, STC, Ooredoo, Du, Mobily, Turk Telekom, BT, Emirates Investment Authority, Cisco, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Huawei, Citigroup, BNP Paribas, PwC, Strategy&, Dentons, Analysys Mason, Standard Bank, Hardiman Telecommunications, IFC and the World Bank.
Telecom and technology companies, Government departments and regional investors are increasing investment into Smart City projects across the region, and the position of telecom companies in this space is growing in importance. TMT MENA 2015 gathers the leading industry, finance and advisory executives from the most active players across the region to assess the latest innovation and investment strategies.
The event, which is part of the TMT Finance global series, is designed to facilitate knowledge exchange and assess the latest opportunities for co-operation among key stakeholders. The agenda features a series of Visionary Keynote Presentations, Leadership Panel Debates, Peer to Peer Round Tables and Networking sessions. The event ends with the TMT MENA 2015 Awards Dinner which includes awards for MENA Smart City of the Year, TMT Deal, Operator and CEO of the Year for the MENA region.
Key sessions at the event include:
• Trends and Best Practice for telco investment in Smart Cities globally
• Monetizing Smart Cities for Telecom Operators - Beyond the Hype
• TMT Leadership Round Tables - Investing in and implementing Smart Cities
• Smart City Business Models and the Roles of Vendors
• TMT M&A Panel - How will consolidation shape the telecoms market?
• Internet of Things/Everything - how to create effective sensor networks
• Financing TMT - How and where to raise capital
• Broadband infrastructure Investment and Sharing
• Investing in Innovation and Smart Commerce
• Smart Healthcare - stimulating well-being and managing chronic illness
• Investing in Datacentres and Cloud
• Big Data - how to manage the 'new oil' across Smart City silos?
TMT MENA 2015 Conference and Awards Dinner - Investment and innovation strategies for Smart Cities (www.tmtfinance.com/mena ), takes place at Mina 'A Salam, Madinat Jumeirah resort on April 22 from 8.00am to 9.00pm.
To register to attend go to www.tmtfinance.com/mena/register - limited space is available
For more information on the programme go to http://www.tmtfinance.com/mena/programme
Contact the organisers: enquiries@tmtfinance.com
© Press Release 2015
