Oil & Gas Communications: Africa & the Middle East

JW Marriot Hotel, Cairo, May 15th, 16th & 17th, 2006

Programme Day 2

 

 

09:00 to 09:15: Chairman's Welcome to Day Two

 

Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF

 

09:15 to 09:35: Industry Address

 

E-Commerce in the Oil & Gas ICT Environment

 

Dr. Maged S. Amin, President, Universal Solutions [OilEgypt.com, OilSaudi.com, GulfOilandGas.com]

 

09:35 to 10:10: Roundtable Panel

 

Ensuring the O&G Industry Mission Critical Communications Dynamic: Evolving National & Regional Licensing & Regulatory Environments to Enhance O&G Sector Growth

 

Cost-effective, reliable, and scalable communications are one of the essential precursors of production efficiencies for the oil & gas sector. Yet exploration and extraction of these essential economic resources must often take place where the policy and regulatory environments that enable access to, and use of, some or all communications platforms – such as satellite, terrestrial wireless (e.g. WiFi and WiMax) – is unfavorable and littered with obstacles. In this session the panel will examine how the oil & gas industry could and should leverage-off its industrial and economic muscle to encourage the evolution of more open and transparent regulatory and licensing regimes.

 

Ebrahim Al-Haddad, Regional Representative to the Arab States/Head, Arab Regional Office, Cairo, International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

 

Dr. Mohammed Elghamry, President & CEO, EgyptSat

 

Ed Mitcham, Managed Networks Division, ND SatCom

 

10:10 to 10:30: Applications Case Study Presentation

 

Affordable Via Satellite Communications for the Oil & Gas Industry

 

Mohamed Abd' Alrahman, Business Development Manager, Global Beam Communications

 

10:30 to 11:10: Roundtable Panel

 

Maintaining the O&G Industry Mission Critical Communications Dynamic: Satellite Links in Surviving through Disaster Situations

 

This session will explore the real-world realities of maintaining and restoring essential communications pathways during – and immediately after – natural disasters such as earthquake, and human conflict situations. The unique contribution of satellite communications in such environments will be examined in particular detail.

 

Renato Goodfellow, Satellite Services Initiatives, British Telecom

 

Alistair Grove-White, Manager Strategic Technologies, Schlumberger Connectivity Services

 

Richard Snaith, Sales Manager Enterprise Solutions, SES-Americom

 

11:10 to 11:40: Morning Refreshment Break (Hosted by CODAN)

 

11:40 to 12:10: Showcase Presentation

 

Strengthening the Weakest Link

 

John R Wilson, Senior Vice President, Stratos Global

 

12:10 to 12:40: Showcase Presentation

 

iRigs – Intelligent Oil Rigs

 

Said Rechchad, ITC Manager, International Egyptian Oil Company

 

12:40 to 13:00: Applications Case Study Presentation

 

Boundless Communications

 

David Westler, Sales Director North & West Africa, Gilat Satellite Networks

 

13:00 to 14:20: Lunch (Hosted by STRATOS GLOBAL)

 

14:20 to 14.40: Application Case Study Presentation (TBC)

 

Peter Shaw, Teleport & Resources Manager, Schlumberger Connectivity Services

 

14.40 to 15.00: Applications Case Study Presentation (TBC)

 

Ken Landgren, Marketing Director Infrastructure Services, Schlumberger Connectivity Services

 

15.00 to 15:30: Showcase Presentation - Title (TBC)

 

Kami Gabriel, Division Director, Egyptian Space Communications

 

15:30 to 16:00: Afternoon Refreshment Break (Hosted by CODAN)

 

16:00 to 16:30: Applications Case Study Presentation

 

Intro to Cable & Wireless / Why Oil & Gas is Important to Cable & Wireless / Hybrid Satellite and Fibre Case Studies

 

Taj Onigbanjo, New Business Director Africa, Cable & Wireless

 

Jonathon Wynn, Account Director – Oil and Gas, Cable & Wireless

 

John Miller, Director of Satellite Networks, Cable & Wireless

 

16:30 to 16:50: Applications Case Study Presentation

 

The Satellite Contribution to the Oil & Gas Industry

 

Samir El Battah, Sales Director Middle East, Intelsat

 

16.50 to 17:00: Chairman's Summary of Conference & Closing Remarks

 

Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programme Development, GVF

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