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The Connected Living Middle East Summit will combine a summary of the latest developments in the Connected Living and M2M market with expert insight into the future development of the market and with a particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa region. The first day will focus on maximising the broader socio-economic benefits for society, government and businesses, with specific sessions on the opportunity for developing mHealth and Smart City solutions. The second day will focus on the mAutomotive aftermarket, mEducation for skills development and employability and the central role of mobile operators delivering large scale solutions.<\/p>\n

Photos from the event are available on flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD the presentations from the Summit:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

DAY 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome Address: Alex Sinclair, GSMA<\/a><\/p>\n

mHealth solutions for diabetes in the Middle East\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Salah El Badawi, Director Diabetes Control Program, Ministry of Health \u2013 UAE<\/a><\/p>\n

Santanu Biswas, eHealth Service Director, Du<\/a><\/p>\n

Ayub Kalaff, Director of Business Development, Mobile Doctors<\/a><\/p>\n

Enabling Smart Cities: A global perspective \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mehdi Quraishi, Business Development & Marketing Executive, Etisalat\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Zakaray Al Ashik, Senior Manager M2M, Etisalat UAE<\/a><\/p>\n

Sougata Nandi, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Control Systems LLC<\/a><\/p>\n

George Galica, Head of Business Solutions, Vodafone Qatar<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr Marcus Dormanns, Senior Director Product Management, GSMA<\/a><\/p>\n

Marc Berchoud, Lead Solution Architect, Smart City \u2013 EEMEA, Orange<\/a><\/p>\n

DAY 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Connected Vehicles and Deployment in the Middle East<\/strong><\/p>\n

Francesca Forestieri, Director mAutomotive, Connected Living programme, GSMA<\/a><\/p>\n

Marco Gatti, Director of Regulatory Economics, Etisalat<\/a><\/p>\n

Zaim Azrak, CEO, Location Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n

Ali Moidu, Chief Operating Officer, Dubai Technologies<\/a><\/p>\n

Alan Beveridge, Partnership and Business consultant, Masternaut<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile VAS for Employability and Employment<\/strong>
\nAdrian Godfrey, mEducation Director, GSMA<\/a>
\nGeorge Held, VP of Commerce, Etisalat<\/a>
\nLauren Dawes, Head of Mobile for Employment, GSMA<\/a>
\nYazeed Sheqem, Director of Business Development, Souktel<\/a><\/p>\n

Unlocking the value of M2M \u2013 Mobile Operators as business partners<\/strong>
\nDavid Evans, Business Analyst, Connected Living programme, GSMA
\n<\/a>Mohammad Chowdhury, Telecom, Media and Technology Industry Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers<\/a>
\nAsif Aziz, Group Marketing Director, Expresso Telecom<\/a>
\nKarabet Krikorian, Head of WEU M2M Solution Innovation, Huawei Technologies<\/a>
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

Solution Provider for the Connected Living Middle East Summit<\/p>\n

Download the Agenda as a PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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