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Event preview - Billing & Information Management Systems
London, Olympia 2, Level 3 Conference Centre l June 5-9 2006
Billing & Information Management Systems returns this June with a new look and a new date in the calendar. Formerly ‘Billing Systems’, the change reflects the growth and increasing status of the information management industry within telecoms.
The conference programme for 2006 focuses on the exploitation of the full range of information, customer and revenue management systems to deliver real business knowledge, drive down costs and optimise competitive advantage. The event will show network operators and service providers how to achieve attractive AMPUs from the deployment of traditional as well as new services based on IMS, VoIP, third party and value added services.
The programme includes:
• June 5th (Conference Only): Billing & IT Strategies for ME/North African Operators
• June 6th (Conference Only): Benchmarking Billing Processes; Making FMC Profitable
• June 7th (Exhibition & Conference): Information Management Systems (Plenary); Convergence & Consolidation; Customer Experience and Brand Management; Next Generation Prepaid Charging
• June 8th (Exhibition & Conference): Systems and Processes Strategy (Plenary); Next Generation Technology, IT and Multimedia Services; Revenue, Cost and Financial Assurance; Finance, Commerce and Payments
• June 9th (Exhibition & Conference): 3rd Party Relationship Management - CRM, PRM and Beyond; IT Systems Architecture; Interconnect, Wholesale and Settlements; Mediation, Rating and Balance Management
Billing & Information Management Systems – now in its 13th year – ranks among the largest gatherings of billing, IT, revenue and information management professionals in the EMEA region.
As well as the Exhibition Hall and Conference programme with in-depth case studies from ‘service provider only’ speakers, the event features free tutorials, CxO Summits and Product Briefings which are open to both Conference Delegates and Exhibition Visitors. Also featured is the announcement of the winners of the World Billing Awards at the Billing & Information Systems Gala Dinner - the longest established recognition of excellence in the BSS marketplace. Visit www.iir-billingsystems.com for full details.
Amongst more than 50 senior executive service provider speakers are:
Jerry Brace, VP - Billing Platforms, Sprint-Nextel
Frank Meade, Head of Billing and Collections, BT Global Services
Peter Smith, Director of IT, Hong Kong CSL
Johann Bezuidenhoudt, GM Financial Services, MTN Group
Heiko Faure, Team Manager, Vodafone Germany
Clifford Wetherall, Group Director of IT and Billing, The Utility Warehouse
Kathy Romano, Executive Director - Receivables Process & Systems, Broadband Billing, Verizon
J. Mauricio Najarro, Programme Manager, AT&T
Robert Strickland, Chief Information Officer, Dish Networks (EchoStar)
Joey Mendoza, Head of Business Development, G-Cash, Globe Telecom
Jim Craw, Group Architect, O2 UK
Feridun Isal, Head of Customer Billing Operations - Customer Relations, Turkcell
Vladimir Filippov, CIO, VimpelCom
Marcus East, Managing Director, Net Access Group
Megan Ashman, General Manager: Corporate Marketing, Products & Solutions, MTN
Tomislav Lovric, Senior Billing Architect, mobilkom austria
Galina Mashkova, IT Director, Kar-Tel
David Bowman, CTO, Industria
The free tutorial sessions include: What’s New in Billing? (IIR & Guests); Transforming Telco Product Management (Tribold); Online Charging for a Multi-Service/Partner World (Ericsson & Siemens); Integrating Billing Systems & Processes (AT&T); IMS – Raising the Service Game (Ericsson); Interconnect Billing Strategy (i-conX Solutions); Charging for IMS Services (Siemens); Supporting New & Growing Mobile Business (Intec).
Details: Customer Services, tel: +44 20 7915 5055; e-mail: registration@iir-conferences.com
www.iir-billingsystems.com
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