GDS International Brings Top CTOs and CIOs Together for its Next Generation Telecoms Summit in May 2012

BRISTOL, England, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

CIOs and CTOs from the world's leading brands will convene at the Lyrath Estate Hotel Kilkenny in Dublin on 8 -10 May 2012 for the Next Generation Telecom Summit, to discuss the most poignant topics facing the telecoms industry during the next six months.

The core of the conversation in this market-leading closed-door event will encapsulate the leading telecom challenges facing forward-thinking CIOs and CTOs today such as leveraging the cloud, monetizing the mobile internet, understanding and preparing the IT landscape and how the telecoms industry can create insight and understanding to succeed in the digital landscape.

Coskun Sahin, CTO, Avea; Fotis Karonis, CTO, Everything Everywhere; Jess Julin Ibsen, EVP and Group CTO, TDC; Joachim Horn, Group CTIO, Tele2; Oscar Cicchetti, Chief Strategy Officer, Telecom Italia; Enrique Blanco, Global CTO, Telefonica; Alistair Burt, CIO, Telefonica O2 UK; Frode Stoldal, CTO, Telenor; Ilker Kuruoz, CIO, Turkcell; Nikos Angelopoulos, Hub CIO, Vodafone, are just some of the world-leading CIO and CTOs in attendance.

Pascal Viginier, Group CIO, France Telecom-Orange, a previous attendee of Next Generation Telecoms Europe outlined the strength of the summit attendees. "There is a very good quality of attendees," he said previously.

Dan Murray, NG Telecoms Europe Summit Director believes GDS International's - the B2B event company behind NGT Europe - summit's high calibre of speakers and innovative content, combined with fantastic opportunities for networking through round tables and one-to-one sessions give delegates real value for money and return on investment.

"The CXO executives will meet with up to 70 like-minded peers and have ample formal and informal opportunity to network and share opinions and opportunities. All over the world telecom companies are grappling with convergence, integration and managing people in a recovering climate, which makes information sharing all the more important," Dan said.

"CXO level management are at the nexus of innovation, transformation and organization, which makes the NGT Summit a must-attend event for CTOs and CIOs committed to facing the challenges in an ever-changing environment."

For more information, click: http://www.ngtsummit.com/

About GDS International:

GDS International is one of the most innovative events and media companies worldwide and a globally renowned producer of business-to-business summits, conferences, online information and advisory group gatherings.

Founded in 1993, GDS International specialises in meeting the B2B marketing needs of our clients. Having a strong presence in mature industrial sectors but a finger on the pulse of emerging markets - as well as up-and-coming B2B business verticals - means we are perfectly placed to capitalise on the exciting developments brought about by the advent of a globalised economy.

Our value proposition is simple: we deliver tangible business results from world-class events. http://www.gdsinternational.com

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SOURCE GDS International