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Middle East’s ICT Industry Eyes Biggest Asian Opportunity Yet
Published Mar 6, 2013
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Leading decision-makers form the Middle East are gearing up for Asia’s largest and most established ICT and media communications event, as they seek to ramp up their influence in lucrative new markets.
According to IT analysts IDC, eICT spending in the Asia-Pacific region is set to increase by 26 per cent to US US$3,018B this year. US$775B of that figure will stem from ICT alone, with the rest from 'digital' commerce, consumer electronics and entertainment applications and services.
CommunicAsia, EnterpriseIT and BroadcastAsia – Asia’s largest and most established information and communications technology (ICT) and media communications events – will set out the reasons for this exciting boom and explain how it can benefit Middle Eastern businesses when it returns to Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, from 18-21 June.
“Visitors from the Middle East will be pleased to know that we have raised the bar this year and put together a show that offers unprecedented insight and business opportunities to engage with ascendant Asian markets,” says Mr. Victor Wong, Project Director of Communication Events, Singapore Exhibition Services. “With the three shows being held in one location, complete with an exclusive business networking platform that has proved to be successful in forging business partnerships, we anticipate visitors will find this upcoming edition very compelling indeed.”
With a special emphasis on content, the 2013 edition of the shows will bring together experts and exhibitors from around the world to showcase and share the latest technology developments and insights, touching on the blend of technologies across the entire value chain of the ICT, broadcasting, pro-audio, film and TV industries. Last year’s event attracted close to 2,000 exhibitors and over 50,000 professional attendees from around the globe.
COMMUNICASIA2013 and ENTERPRISEIT2013: Optimising Business Opportunities, Enabling Businesses
CommunicAsia2013 and EnterpriseIT2013 will feature a complete range of key technologies, such as cloud computing, enterprise mobility, mobile broadband and applications, developments in LTE/4G as well as Over-the-Top (OTT) and more. Six specialised techzones - ‘Fibre for NextGen Services’, ‘APPSmart’, ‘NextGen Connected Services’, Smart Enterprise’, ‘NextGen Connected Services’ and ‘eGov’ will showcase leading-edge innovations and services that will bring value to businesses. This year’s show will see new as well as returning exhibitors, including Barco, Dehao Electronics, FiberHome, Irdeto, KIT Digital, Oracle, Samsung SDI, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable, and many others.
Canovate, North Telecom and Thuraya Telecommunications Company are some of the exhibitors from the Middle East that will be participating in the show.
SatComm2013, a part of CommunicAsia2013, will serve as a strategic platform for the satellite communications industry in Asia. It will provide the latest updates and pressing issues, and gather the largest assembly of global and regional satellite companies, including ABS, APT Satellite, AsiaSat, China Satellite Communications, Eutelsat, iDirect, Inmarsat, Intelsat, MEASAT, Novelsat, SES, Singapore Technologies Electronics (ST Electronics), SkyPerfect JSAT and THAICOM.
BROADCASTASIA2013: Integrating Technologies, Experiencing Content
BroadcastAsia2013, Asia’s authoritative integrated tradeshow for the professional audio, film and TV industries will feature groundbreaking technologies and products such as Future TV (OTT / Cloud Broadcasting), Multi-Screen Streaming, DVB-T2, Satellite/Terrestrial/Cable Broadcasting, Production and Post-Production Software and many more. The highly anticipated Cinematography/Film/Production Zone will once again return this year to provide visitors with comprehensive updates on featured technologies such as Animation and Video Effects, Motion and Film Production, Camera, Lenses and Tripods and beyond.
New and returning top-notch companies include Axon, Dalet, Envivio, Evertz, GoPro, GrassValley, Harmonic, Harris, Hitachi, Miranda, Orad, PCCW, Quantel, Sennheiser, Snell, Wasp3D and more.
To complete the entire broadcasting and film value chain, ProfessionalAudioTechnology2013 will see professional audio companies showcasing the latest audio products and services for the broadcasting and film ecosystem.
Refreshed Conference Format to Feature Joint Visionary Address and C-level Panel
For the first time, delegates from both the CommunicAsia2013 Summit and BroadcastAsia2013 International Conference will be participating in a two-part visionary address on 19 June 2013. The first is the Governmental Visionary Address by the Minister for Technology, State Government of Victoria, Australia, The Hon. Gordon Rich-Phillips. This is followed by the Industry Visionary Address by Mr. Karim Temsamani, Head of Asia Pacific, Google
A joint panel discussion has also been conceptualised. The ‘Thought-Leaders Panel’ of C-level executives will bring together telco companies like global satellite operator MEASAT, as well as broadcast companies like multi-media and content creator, Media Prima Berhad, to identify opportunities for collaboration between the telecom and broadcast industries.
CommunicAsia2013 Summit: The Next Wave: The Future is the Empowered Customer
The refreshed CommunicAsia2013 Summit will have eight key tracks – each track kicks off with a panel discussion – and two interactive workshops. Consumers have rapidly become the game-changers in the industry, with their accelerated demand for mobile data and services. The four-day programme will highlight the importance of understanding the customer so that businesses can be prepared to deliver a superior experience. More than 110 speakers will share their views and discuss critical issues affecting the ICT industry.
Some of the key confirmed speakers include Thomas Clayton, CEO & President of Bubble Motion, Marc Overton, Vice President of Wholesale and Machine-to-Machine from EE, Sandra De Zoysa, Group Chief Customer Officer of Dialog Telecom PLC, Nigel Bruin, Director, NBN Competence Center, Business Consulting of Huawei Singapore, Michael Thatcher, CTO – Asia , International Organizations from Microsoft Public Sector, John Garrett, President of Carrier Services from Pacnet, Wu Choy Peng, Group CIO of SingTel, David Chalmers, Executive Director (Asia Pacific) of Tata Communications, Martijn Blanken, Executive Director of Telstra Global, Liu Yali, Executive Director of International Network Planning from Verizon and many others.
BroadcastAsia2013 International Conference: Enhancing User Experience, Monetising Content
The BroadcastAsia2013 International Conference progresses to the next level with four new tracks, four specialised sessions and for the first time, a half day workshop. This will focus on the shift in consumer demand for high quality content on-the-go, on multiple platforms and the emerging business opportunities for OTT in Asia. More than 100 speakers from 31 countries/regions will lead the numerous discussions over four days.
Some of the key confirmed speakers include, Peter Hutton, Managing Director of ESPN Star Sports, Dato Amrin Awaluddin, Group Managing Director, Media Prima Berhad, Graham Kill, CEO of Irdeto, Kurt Hoppe, Director of Smart TV Innovation of LG Electronics, Benjamin Grubbs, APAC Head of Partner Marketing of YouTube and Jay Fulcher, CEO of Ooyala.
The Creative Content Production Conference, back for its fourth successful year, is themed
“Producing and Distributing Successful Content in Asia.” The conference will address the challenge of producing appealing and high-quality content for global audiences. Numerous industry stalwarts – AETN All Asia Network, Fox International Channels, Lucasfilm Singapore, Sony Pictures Television and Viacom International Media Networks, to name a few – will provide their insights on the future of the industry at the two-day conference. A series of new topics and speakers including a ‘Producers Dialogue’ have been developed to serve as additional forums for participants to address and anticipate the upcoming trends and demands of the industry.
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