Simon’s company specializes in business model innovation for the Telco, Media and Technology (TMT) sector. In May 2006 they set up the Telco 2.0™ Initiative (www.telco2.net), a global research, advisory and ‘executive brainstorming’ programme to catalyse change in the industry.

The Telco 2.0™ Initiative is supported by the mobile industry (via a partnership with the GSM Association), and the fixed industry (via the Broadband Stakeholder Group).

It has run recent programmes on ‘Voice & Messaging 2.0’, ‘Telcos Role in the Advertising Value Chain’, and ‘Future Broadband Business Models’. As well as the well-known Telco 2.0 Executive Brainstorm series of events, Telco 2.0 runs one of the most widely read blogs in the sector - www.telco2.net/blog 
 

Colin has over 30 years experience in the communications industry working at a senior level with many of Europe and America’s largest communications Operators. The Telecoms advisory company he co-founded, Logan-Orviss International, was recently acquired by Patni Computer Systems to form the new business division, Patni Telecoms Consulting, which he now leads. With a focus on Telecoms Operator Business Change Management and BSS/OSS systems Colin has defined enterprise systems architectures for in excess of 10 operators.

He has developed a world renowned reputation as an advisor to operators and vendors alike on the implications of information system deployments. Colin regularly speaks at global industry events on crucial issues such as:

• The e-business based Operational models for Operators
• Pragmatic information systems implementation
• The role of target architectures to facilitate business change
• New revenue enhancing service models Convergence in the communications market

Tal is Amdocs’ Chief Scientist with over 20 years of telecommunications technologies and software development experience holding management positions in R&D and Product Management at Amdocs, XACCT, and other companies. Tal has numerous patents, is a frequent speaker, and actively involved in industry consortiums including IETF, ATIS, IPDR.org, and TMF, where he serves on the board of advisors.

With over ten years experience in Telecoms innovation, Norman is recognised worldwide as an expert on future trends and user behaviour around Voice and Messaging and digital lifestyles. He has been a keynote speaker on this at O'Reilly Emerging Telephony, eComm, Telco2.0, 3G World Congress and Mobility Marketplace, the Global Billing Association and many other events.

Norman is also the Chief Strategy Officer, Wireless Grids Corporation, USA. Prior to joining WGC, he was the Director of Technology Research for Orange UK, formerly the Home Division of France Telecom where he was at the forefront of developing an innovation framework for an integrated Telco approach to the emerging Web2.0 ecosphere. He was also previously an Executive Board member of the MIT Communications Futures Programme and is the Chairman of the ITU TELECOM Forum Programme Committee.