5 sessions you can't afford to miss at Total Telecom Festival #TTFest

There are only a couple of weeks until the Total Telecom Festival and the World Communication Awards (WCA) we are very excited for the biggest party in telecoms.

To get you as eager as we are, here are a handful of sessions we can’t wait to see adn you can't afford to miss.

Tuesday 2 December
9.35
Keynote Speaker: Re-defining the Telco-OTT relationship: From Telco to Digital Company 
Alex Sinaga, Chief Executive Officer, Telkomsel 






















10.05
Keynote Speaker: Future proofing the network and what lies ahead for the mobile operator 
Fotis Karonis, Chief Technology Officer, EE

15.00
The next step for network service providers in the age of the digital ecosystem 
Stephen Shurrock, Director of Innovation and Digital Disruption, Telefonica O2 Ireland Limited
and Chris Lewis, MD, Lewis Insight

18.30
The 16th World Communication Awards
The biggest and most prestigious party in telecoms.

Wednesday 3 December
11.15
THE HANGOVER SESSIONS

Day Two of the Festival will do something that has never been done before. WCA winners will present to the delegation. Exploring the key factors as to why they won their awards, promoting best practice, innovative thinking and thought leadership. Whether you win an award or you want to know what you need to do to win in future, these sessions are not to be missed.

Have a look at the full agenda to see the other great sessions and don't forget to book your place for the Festival and WCA!

Is Indonesia losing it's fizz? Does Coca Cola reflect the #telecommunication industry?

In the FT today there is a report that greater competition and a slowdown in the economy is hitting

the leading drinks suppliers in the country, including Coca-Cola and Danone, the French group that dominates Indonesia’s bottled water market.

So is this reflective of the wider economy and does it mean tougher times for other industries, including the telco's?

According to John Kurtz, head of Asia-Pacific for AT Kearney, despite slower growth and pressure on profits, global companies will continue to invest in Indonesia as they expect rising consumption over coming years, so on balance it sounds like good prospects for local telco's and great opportunities for those looking to invest in Indonesia.

Why not get feedback from those in the know? At the Total Telecom Festival next month we are delighted to welcome C-level speakers from Telkomsel and Telkom Indonesia, who will be joined by a number of representatives of their teams at the event. Come along to find out more about the opportunities in Indonesia for your business.

125 millions why you should be interested in Indonesia

With an estimated 125 million internet users by 2015, its not surprising that the FT was reporting that Jakarta is ripe for a boom in tech start-ups. And that was before Softbank announced that together with Sequoia Capital they would be taking a $100m bet on  Indonesian online marketplace Tokopedia.

 

In the country that is home to the world’s heaviest users of Twitter, Smartphone ownership is booming, but it's not all rosy with Jakarta having infamously bad traffic, slow internet speeds, under-developed electronic payment systems amongst its myriad of problems.

Without doubt Indonesia is a land of opportunity for the telecom industry, so where do you fit in?

At this years Total Telecom Festival we bring together the two of the biggest names in Indonesia telecoms, with Alex J. Sinaga, Chief Executive Officer, Telkomsel speaking about redefining the telco-OTT relationship, transformation from telco to digital company, whilst later in the day Muhammad Awaluddin, Chief of Marketing for Enterprise Business at Telkom Indonesia will speak about building new business and recognising new role of the telco in developing society and community.

Why not come along, it's a great chance to meet the teams from Telekom Indonesia and Telkomsel and discover what the opportunity is for you.