| Management World 2009 Keynotes Speakers
Richard Handford gives us a preview of this morning’s keynote presentations and gets analysis of the important issues facing the communications industry from several speakers, including Sanjay Ahuja of Augere, Kevin Peters of AT&T and Hossein Eslambolchi of 2020 Venture Partners.
Read more Forumville: New, in Six Shades
Tim Young, Editor-in-Chief of Pipeline Magazine, goes behind the scenes of Forumville to give us a look at what to expect in this important area of the Expo and also speaks to several vendor participants to get their thoughts on the innovative demonstrations being shown this week.
Read more Management World Gives Cable Plenty of Screen Time
TM Forum’s Cable Initiative has been hard at work utilizing best practices and standards to help cable operators and MSOs build business system environments capable of accommodating changing customer and market demands. Here at Management World, cable will be in the spotlight as attendees hear from Virgin Entertainment’s CEO Simon Wright this morning during the keynote address, attend cable-focused summit sessions, sit in on a Cable Interest Group meeting and more. TM Forum Excellence Awards: Crowning the Best of the Best
 For the third year in a row, TM Forum shines a spotlight on the best of the industry with its 2009 Excellence Awards. During the opening keynote session this morning, we will finally announce the winners of these prestigious awards in the categories of Best Practices – Service Provider and Best Practices – Supplier/System Integrator. Click here to see the finalists and find out more about the Excellence Awards.
Read More Webinar Sponsorship Overview: 5 Easy Steps to Success
Come to the TM Forum booth today at 2 p.m. or Thursday at 4 p.m. to learn more about this powerful, cost-effective marketing tool. | Management World Summits: Taking the Long View
Richard Handford previews our five summits and speaks to several of the summit keynote speakers to find out what they plan to address and get their view of the current state of the communications industry.
Read more Defense Gets on the Radar at Management World
In the space of less than a year, TM Forum’s involvement with the defense industry has gone from nothing to a full-blown Defense Initiative that is actively exploring the synergies between the industry’s needs and TM Forum’s Solution Frameworks (NGOSS). At Management World, attendees will have a variety of activities to choose from with a Defense focus, including summit sessions on Federated Service Management, Business Transformation for Core Network Convergence, NetOps Agility, Mission Collaboration & Service Management in Space Communications and Transforming the Management of UK Military Satellite Communications; a Defense-focused Catalyst demonstration on End-to-End Operation & Management of Space Communications; a Defense roundtable with TM Forum President Martin Creaner and much more. Festival du Management World – Annual Business Networking Event
Sponsored by Nokia Siemens Networks, this networking event – which will take place tonight from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. at the Palais de Mediteranee – is your opportunity to network with executives from the information, communications and entertainment industries. This event, which will feature a circus theme complete with a ringmaster, jugglers and magicians, will be an excellent arena to meet with existing customers and network with prospective clients and partners. There are 30 tickets still available, reserve yours online by adding it to your registration. If you have already checked in, please visit the registration desk or click here for more information on the event’ |