Agenda & Speakers

AGENDA, DAY ONE - Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Theme: Why, Where and How Mobile Money is taking off?

09.00

Welcome and Event Opening

Robert G. Conway, CEO & Member of the Board, GSMA
Farida Khambata, Vice President for Asia, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, International Finance Corporation
Dr. Tarek Mohamed Kamel, Minister of Communications and IT, Egypt

09.20

The Mass Market Opportunity: How the convergence of mobile telecoms and financial services will really play out.

Keynote:	Napoleon Nazareno, President, Smart Communications and GSMA Board Member
Presenter:	Gautam Ivatury, Manager, CGAP Technology Program
Moderator:	Mohsen A. Khalil, Director, Global Information and Communications Technologies, International Finance Corporation/The World Bank
Panelists:	Hikmet Ersek, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Western Union

11.00

Coffee Break - Exhibition Hall

11.30

Success Stories - What's Creating the Momentum today and Why?

Keynote:	Dr. Nick Hughes, Head of International Mobile Payment Solutions, Vodafone Group
Presenter:	Yolande van Wyk, Head: Strategic Projects, FNB Mobile and Transact Solutions, First National Bank Hiroshi Tamano, Managing Director, DoCoMo Europe Limited Brian Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, WIZZIT
Moderator:	Dr. Simon Batchelor, Director, Gamos Ltd, DFID Framework
Panelists:	Dr. Nick Hughes, Global Head of International Mobile Payment Solutions, Vodafone Group Yolande van Wyk, Head: Strategic Projects, FNB Mobile and Transact Solutions, First National Bank Hiroshi Tamano, Managing Director, DoCoMo Europe Brian Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Wizzit

13.00

Networking Lunch - Exhibition Hall

14.30

New Innovations in Global Enabling Infrastructure for Mobile Money

Keynote:	Sonny Sannon, President, South Asia, Middle East and Africa, MasterCard Worldwide
Presenter:	Nav Bains, Projects Director, GSMA Michael Knott, Partner, Communications and High Tech Operating Group, Accenture Mike Robertson, Director - Business Development Global Banking & Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland Todd Achilles, Managing Director, Affinity Mobile

16.00

Coffee Break - Exhibition Hall

16.30

The Critical Challenges to Delivering Successful Mobile Money Solutions

Keynote:	Dr. Naguib Sawiris, Chairman & CEO, Orascom Group
Presenter:	Timothy Lyman, Senior Policy Adviser, CGAP
Moderator:	Stephanie von Friedeburg, Senior Manager, Telecom and Media, Global Information and Communications Technologies, International Finance Corporation
Panelists:	Pallab Mitra, Head of Commerce, Bharti Airtel Jean Diop, Vice President, Cap Gemini Hannes van Rensburg, Chief Executive Office, Fundamo Timothy Lyman, Senior Policy Adviser, CGAP

18.00

Exhibition Hall

18.30

IFC Cocktail Reception

Welcome:
Mohsen A. Khalil, Director, Global Information and Communications Technologies, International Finance Corporation/The World Bank
Michael Essex, Director, Middle East and North Africa region, International Finance Corporation