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Tentative Program Overview

Full Tentative Program Schedule

As of May 6, 2009 (subject to changes)


Day 1


May 12, 2009


Setting the Context: Networked Society in 2020 -Al Leon-Garcia

  • Business View - Bruce Lindsay
  • Technology View - Al Leon-Garcia

Model Clash and Integrative Thinking: A Tutorial -Joe D'Cruz

Model Clash Team Exercises - Joe D'Cruz

  • Topic 1: iPhone and Blackberry
  • Topic 2: Mobile Device OS - Google and Telecom
  • Topic 3: Service Provider and Over-The-Top
  • Topic 4: Content - YouTube and Hulu

Day 2

May 13, 2009


Model Clash Team Presentations - Joe D'Cruz

  • Presentations and Critique

CTO Forum: The Networked Society in 2020
2 sessions - panel of 4 speakers per session, each followed by team discussions on implicit models

Perspectives from Telecom Industry - Dragan Nerandzic

  • Rogers - Nikos Katinakis, VP Strategy & Tech. Development
  • Telus - Zouheir Mansourati, VP Technology Strategy
  • MTS Allstream - Michael Strople, VP, Tech. Development
  • Globalive Wireless - Ken Campbell, CEO

Team Discussions

Perspectives from Broader ICT Industry - Mark Goldberg

  • Entertainment - Alon Marcovici, VP, Olympic Consotriumn
  • Home Environment - Peter Bates, VP Consumer, Cisco
  • IT - Victor Garcia, CTO, HP Canada
  • Subscriber Applications - Mauricio De Simone, CEO, Nitido

Day 3

May 14, 2009


The Canadian ICT Industry in 2020 - Alex Vukovic, CRC Canada

Sketching User Experiences - Joe D'Cruz

  • A design exercise to envision the future and identify ICT opportunities for Canada
  • Team Presentations and Feedback from Advisory Board members

Opportunities for Canadian ICT

  • Panel of Advisory Board Members>

Closing Remarks - Al Leon-Garcia

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Al Leon-Garcia, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto

Bruce Lindsay, Partner, Communication Sector Leader-Canada, IBM Global Business Services;
and Co-Chairman of the ICF Industry Advisory Board

Joe D'Cruz, Professor, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto;
and a member of the ICF Industry Advisory Board

Dragan Nerandzic, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson Canada;
and a member of the ICF Industry Advisory Board

Nikos Katinakis, Vice President, Strategy and Technology Development, Rogers Wireless

Zouheir Mansourati, Vice President, Technology Strategy, TELUS;
and a member of the ICF Industry Advisory Board

Paul Frizado, Chief Technology and Information Officer, MTS Allstream

Ken Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Globalive Wireless

Mark Goldberg, Principal, Mark H. Goldberg and Associates Inc.;
and Co-Chairman of the ICF Industry Advisory Board

Alon Marcovici, Vice President, Digital Media and Research, Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium

Peter Bates, Regional Vice President, Consumer Operations, Cisco Systems Canada

Victor Garcia, Chief Technology Officer, HP Canada

Mauricio De Simone, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Nitido

Alex Vukovic, Senior Research Scientist, Communications Research Centre Canada, Industry Canada; and Lead & Adjunct Professor at University of Ottawa

Michael Strople, Vice President, Technology Development, MTS Allstream;
and a member of the ICF Industry Advisory Board

Jim Glover, Investment Director, BDC Venture Capital;
and a member of the ICF Industry Advisory Board

Peter Rhamey, Managing Director - Telecom Services, BMO Capital Markets;
and a member of the ICF Industry Advisory Board

 

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