Meet, See, Hear, Learn at Spectrum Futures

Posted June 4, 2016

At Spectrum Futures, decision-makers gather to share the latest ideas about bringing Internet access to everyone across South and Southeast Asia, and sustaining those efforts with business models that work.

To be held at the Marina Mandarin Singapore hotel 19–21 October 2016, and sponsored by the non-profit Pacific Telecommunications Council, you will meet high-level attendees (up to 100 regulators, ISPs, app and infrastructure providers, policy advocates and researchers),

You will hear the latest in spectrum trends and platforms for Internet access across the region.

You will learn what works, and where the problems and solutions are, including:

Key issues preventing wider access to Internet access, South and SE Asia
Status of access in developed, mid-tier and developing nations across South, SE Asia
Best practices from “most developed” and “fast developing” nations
Coming new platforms for Internet access
Ways to encourage faster investment
New ways to create capacity (shared spectrum, millimeter wave, new platforms, small cell, 4G, 5G)
New role for Wi-Fi and unlicensed spectrum and ISPs
App provider roles, ISP partnerships to drive Internet value
How to create more value in the ecosystem
Creating partnerships

You will see ecosystem leaders including:

Chris Weasler, Facebook, Head global regulatory affairs

Praveen Sharma, Tata Communications, head of regulatory affairs

Rajan Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India

Mohamed El-Moghazi, Director, National Telecom Regulatory Authority, Egypt

Camilo Alberto Jiménez Santofimio, Senior Advisor at Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones, Colombia

Reza Arefi, Intel Spectrum Strategy and Wireless Standards

Bob Horton, consultant

Vern Fotheringham, V-Satcast executive chairman

Josh Gordon, CEO, Red Pocket Mobile

Narendra Saini, Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC), India

Rajnesh Singh, Internet Society director

Rashid Shafi, CEO, (Global Business), Multinet Pakistan (Axiata)

Devid Gubiani, CEO, Bolt Super 4G, PT First Media

Gary Kim

Gary Kim is a communications industry analyst of 30 years, ranked second globally among power influencers in mobile and among the top 10 telecom thought leaders. He currently works as a telecom/Internet conference content developer and speaker. He recently founded the Spectrum Futures conference for the Pacific Telecommunications Council, and acts as a conference advisor for PTC. He is a member of Mensa, the international organization for people with IQs in the top 2 percent.