• Multiscreen deployment of TV services: which device is proving most popular?
• OTT and Smart TV activities: Partnership and strategies for future proof service
• Experience from the launch of Connected Boxes and Smart TVs
• Customer reactions and uptake

Matthew Willsher, Chief Marketing Executive, Etisalat, UAE

• Developing customer centric interface for increased subscriber retention
• Paving the way to the future through advanced interactive services
• Changing TV viewing habits through personalised applications
• Targeted advertising and content discovery at the forefront of personalisation

Raed Khusheim, CEO, Selevision

• Bringing distinguished value and product positioning in the Gulf markets
• Following the distinctive requirements for the customers in these markets based on customer needs and wants
• Creating a clear value added services and differentiation for consumers through bundling, customer support and innovation
• Maintaining punctuality and aligning the services of spiritual obligations with the assistance of STC’s service

Saad Dhafer Al Qahtani, VP – Residential sector services, STC, Saudi Arabia

• To what extent is new technology increasing demand from operators for exclusive rights
• When is it right to provide content exclusively?
• What business model will benefit both operators and content providers?

Kasia Kieli, EVP & MD Discovery Networks CEE & MEA

• How crucial are local partnerships for international media companies to do business in the region?
• How can they tap into the investment opportunities the region has to offer?
• What are the success stories and the potential pitfalls of regional cooperation between broadcasters from the East and West?

Hosam El Sokkari, Head of Audience, Yahoo ! Middle East

• How healthy are the region’s key advertising markets?
• How are audience figures and ratings being measured?
• What are current the challenges?

Sami Raffoul, General Manager, PARC

• Which international media companies are most active in the region?
• What are their strategies and who have they partnered with?
• What have the key learning points been thus far?

Khulud Abu. Homos, SVP Programming, OSN
Zaid Kebbi, EVP Operations, Sony Pictures Television Arabia

• What impact has the Arab Spring had on news reporting in the region?
• How are local and international news channels building their brand in the region?
• How is social media transforming the provision of news?

• What needs to be put in place to stimulate content creation in the region?
• What are the success stories and prospects for future development?

Mohammad Abdullah, Managing Director, Tecom Media Cluster

• The importance of finding the right partner
• How to tailor content for the international market

Mohammed Saeed Harib, Founder, Lammtara Pictures

• How can local producers and broadcasters harness the international potential of their own content ?
• Which markets are most receptive to content from the area?
• What genres of content offer the most promise and who should companies in the region partner with to build an international business?

Alan Musa, GM & VP, Middle East and Africa, Turner Broadcasting Systems Arabia
Hiroshi Yamamoto, Senior Manager, Group Planning and Management Department, NHK
Mohammed Saeed Harib, Founder, Lammtara Pictures

• Integrating Social media for content discovery
• Developing EPG on the go
• Viewing and recording on own set top boxes remotely via smart phones and tablets
• Responding to high consumer demand for new TV services

Samer Geissah, Vice President – Network Development – Core Networks, Du, UAE

• Customer requirements driving a new wave of strategic investment
• Teleconferencing, video on demand and mobile TV as part of the new services
• Maximising service on previous best practise across Etisalat Group
• Utilising partnership with TV set manufacturers for monetising new services

Sameer Ajjour, Director Broadband & Business Services Center, Etihad Etisalat/ Mobily*

• Overcoming challenges for last mile bandwidth speed requirements
• Recognising areas for growth for IPTV operators
• Tackling the issue of minimum guarantees, thus making content acquisition painless
• Differentiating your proposal with real value added service

Karim Daoud, CEO, Intigral, Saudi Arabia

• Lack of high speed broadband penetration for higher consumer take up of Web TV services
• Tackling competition of piracy by premium transaction based content
• Maximising returns by advertisement subsidised catch up TV
• Making space for Hybrid Set Top Boxes to overcome quality and speed challenges

Ahmed Ossama, Vice President, Telephony & Home, Telecom Egypt

• Using the widely popular prepaid mobile card to purchase video
• Technical requirements and integration of OCS (online charging system)
• Applying IPTV platform as a part of the solution
• Marketing strategies to promote the benefits of using this service

Ahmed A. Almugbel, Section Head, Multimedia development, Data & BB Services, STC, Saudi Arabia

• What is the role of satellite in reaching audiences across the MENA region and beyond?
• To what extent does the region offer a base for targeting adjacent territories including Central Asia?

Yassine Dahbi, Head of Marketing & Sales – Middle East Area, Eutelsat

• Where are the growth markets for multichannel TV in the MENA region?
• What is the best way of reaching Middle East viewers?
• What are the growth drivers for digitization?
• How can pay-TV operators make headway in a region where pay-TV has proved a difficult sale?

Mohamed Al Shahi, Senior Director Broadcasting Technology, Du
Ali Ajouz, Media Consultant, Ajouz
Sherif Iskander, Executive Manager, Digital Media, Rotana Media Group

• How easy is it to obtain an accurate picture of pay TV numbers in the region?
• What are the major factors that could stimulate or inhibit growth?
• What are the conditions for success in the future?

Nick Thomas, Principal Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media

• What are the challenges in securing revenue from content and services across the region?
• How big is the challenge of overcoming piracy?
• How can intellectual property rights be best secured?

Ali Ajouz, Media Consultant, Ajouz
Dennis Lehtinen, Head of pay-TV operations, Abu Dhabi Media
John Illingworth, Sales Director Middle East, Irdeto
Scott Butler, CEO, Arabian Anti-piracy Alliance

Sports programming is phenomenally popular in the Middle East. What are the implications for rights holders and local broadcasters particularly when catering for large ex-pat populations?

Pierre Kakhia, President, West Asia, World Sport Group
Andy Warkman, Head of Sports, OSN

• How has the global consumer swing towards digital content consumption impacted the region, and what opportunity does OTT TV offer?
• How are MENA’s digital media companies, broadcasters and telcos beginning to re-invent the TV experience and deliver consumers what they want, when they want it?
• What mechanisms can be used to make digital content delivery pay in the MENA region?

Hadi Raad, Principle, Booz and Co
Shadi Hasan, Managing Director, Rufoof
Samer Abdin, Co-Founder, Istikana