The Asia-Pacific continues to lead the world in broadband penetration, speed, and innovative new services. As broadband begins its reach into the next billion end users, key questions must be addressed: How best do we reach this next wave of users? What do they want, what will they pay for, and how much? How do we deliver maximum capability, capacity, and mobility while still driving profitability? Also, what will the new services themselves look like — e.g., Web 3.0, next-gen TV, P2P mobile video — in both the residential and business sector?

What are the key enabling technologies to deliver all this, and what promising developments are on the horizon? What service providers are leading the innovation curve, and how can the industry learn from their experiences to date? Join this panel of senior industry executives as we look into the future of broadband-with real-world implications for today's networks and services.

Duncan Clark Chairman BDA (China) Limited

Mr. Clark founded BDA in 1994, which nowadays is a leading advisory firm serving investors and participants in the telecom, media, and technology (TMT) sectors in Asia. He had spent four years as an investment banker in London and Hong Kong at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Clark chairs the Advertising and Media Forum of the European Chamber of Commerce in China and has recently been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in China. He has also served on the Advisory Board of Chinese Internet portal Netease.com (NASDAQ: NTES) and as a non-executive director of a Beijing-based software company invested by the International Finance Corporation.

Ringo Chan Vice President, Wireless, Interactive Content Development and Distribution, Asia Pacific Vice President, Greater China Turner International Asia Pacific Ltd.

Mr. Chan is responsible for overseeing the strategic development and operations of the mobile and interactive business in the Asia-Pacific, including interactive platform sales such as VoD, games, and other interactive applications. Additionally, he also oversees the distribution of CNN International, CNN Headlines, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, and Turner Classic Movies in China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan and manages government affairs and affiliate relations in the territories.

Laura Howard Chief Marketing Officer ECI Telecom

Ms. Howard leads ECI's corporate marketing strategy and orchestrates the company's global marketing activities. Her vast experience spans 20 years of leadership roles in data and telecommunications marketing. Prior to joining ECI, Ms. Howard served as senior vice president of marketing and corporate development at U.S.-based Ciena Corporation. She has also held the position of senior vice president at Ericsson AB, expanding the company through global marketing, and as vice president at 3Com Corporation, where she led business development and marketing initiatives.

Wilfred Kwan Executive Vice President, Operations and Technology, and Chief Technology Officer Pacnet

Mr. Kwan is responsible for network operations, engineering, IT, customer service, local access, and service delivery. He previously served as chief technology officer of Asia Netcom (ANC) and earlier as senior vice president of network operations of Asia Global Crossing. With more than 18 years of experience in the telecom industry, Mr. Kwan's experience ranges from software development and integrated circuit design to product development, network planning, and operations.

Dr. Horst Melcher President, Country Manager Japan Deutsche Telekom K.K.

Dr. Melcher represents and oversees all interests Deutsche Telekom AG is pursuing in Japan and has so since 2001. Prior to this he worked for international corporations in Germany, as Emerson Electric's European controller and chief financial officer in Berlin, and as Wünsche AG's executive board member in Hamburg. Dr. Melcher started an international management career path with the German chemical/pharmaceutical firm Boehringer Ingelheim and worked in such places as Toronto, Canada, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Osaka, Japan. Dr. Melcher has participated in the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School and the Stanford Executive Program of Stanford University. Dr. Melcher received his doctorate degree in business administration from Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany.