9:00 – 10:30 | Friday, 18 July

UGM, Social Networks, and Traditional Media: Strategies in Content, Communications, and Commerce

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In the past year, the YouTube/MySpace/Facebook experience has revolutionized the world of entertainment, information, and communications. The world of social communities once thought to be a thing of the past has exploded and is again on the front pages of our newspapers and magazines. There are Web pages and Web experiences for every human nuance and niche. Many families communicate through photo sharing and movie sharing Web sites. The blogging and social networking worlds have become the new "major media networks." In this session we will explore user-generated media as a phenomenon, as a business, and as a communications and entertainment medium.

Sharat Sinha Director - Service Provider Business Cisco System, Asia Pacific

Mr. Sinha is responsible for the business development, managed services, and SP alliances in the Asia-Pacific. He has been with Cisco for more than seven years in product and technology management and marketing and sales management roles prior to his current role. Mr. Sinha started his career in project management and operations in the area of satellite communication and Internet services with VSNL. Following this he worked with Ericsson, holding the responsibility for product management of TDM switches, IN services, and data networks and IP services. He has a bachelor's degree in electronics and communications engineering and a master's in industrial management from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). He has undergone executive education at Harvard Business School and Stanford University.

Jessica Kam VP, Marketing & Sales Celestial Pictures Ltd.

Ms. Kam heads Celestial Pictures' marketing and product management teams, and oversees the company's distribution marketing and corporate communications, as well as product development to drive the promotions and sales of Celestial's Shaw Brothers library titles, new film productions and acquired content. She is also responsible for the music, publication and new media development of Celestial. Ms. Kam joined Celestial Pictures in 2005 from MTV Networks Asia where as vice president, deputy general manager, MTV South China, she launched and managed the operations of the MTV China 24-hour channel.

Abdul Razaque Memon Director, Solution Marketing, Application Business Division Alcatel-Lucent Asia Pacific

Mr. Memon joined Alcatel in 1997 and held a number of senior positions in sales and marketing, focusing to provide innovative, converged solutions (VoIP, NGN, IMS and IPTV, mobile TV, VAS, content, advertising) to fixed and mobile network operators. He has been actively involved in strategic IPTV and mobile TV projects and played a key role in growing the fixed network transformation business in the Asia-Pacific. Mr. Memon has more than 15 years of industry experience in the ICT arena and is often invited to speak at forums and trade shows.

Laurie Patten Head of Media Spectrum Value Partners

Mr. Patten is a senior manager at Spectrum Strategy Consultants, a leading strategy consulting firm focusing solely on the media and telecom sectors. He heads up the media practice in Spectrum's Hong Kong office and has been working in the media sector for more than eight years, both in Asia and around the world. Mr. Patten has worked for clients such as the Astro, PCCW, Starhub, BBC, ITV, National Geographic, Yes TV, English Premier League, and ART in the Middle East.

Rob van den Dam Telecommunications Leader IBM

Mr. van den Dam is responsible for thought leadership development in telecommunications. He joined IBM in 1998 and has held various roles, including management consultant and strategy executive for mobile Internet. Mr. van den Dam has more than 15 years of expertise in multimedia, content, emerging distribution channels, mobile technology, and IPTV. He has written or co-written numerous white papers on telecommunications and media, including "A Future in Content(ion)," "Primetime for Mobile Television," "IPTV Advertising, a Goldmine for Telcos?" and "Mobile Advertising - Ads on the Move."