Telecom Manthan

About

Indian telecom Industry is going through a sea of change during these days with a marked shift from the traditional skills to emerging skill requirements with a strategic focus on technology-based skills. These skills include Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence & Data Science, Cyber Security, Block Chain, Internet of Things, Android, Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality, Robotics etc, and all of them aim to increase efficiency and productivity, cut costs and time to market cycles, empower partners and customers. The objective is to enhance customer delight and average revenue per user in a highly competitive market.

Telecom Manthan in its second edition will highlight the importance of emerging technologies and skill requirement for the next generation and will emphasize on the necessary changes to be made from the policy point of view along with industry to collaborate hand in hand for better future

Program

Time	Session
08:30 – 09:15 AM	Welcome & Registrations
09:15 – 9:40AM	Welcome Address Introductory Arvind Bali, COO, TSSC Pradeep Gupta, CMD, CyberMedia Lamp Lighting Ceremony
09:40 – 10:30 AM	Session 1 : Paradigm Shift How rapid consolidation in telecom sector; and emerging tech and business model transformations is rationalising job opportunities as well as re-defining skill requirements. Are new jobs getting created in place of old jobs that are getting redundant? Industry Keynote Sushil Agarwal, COO of Network Services Business, Sterlite Technologies Ltd Panelists P Balaji, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs, Vodafone Idea Pankaj Mohindroo, National President, ICEA Sushil Agarwal, COO of Network Services Business, Sterlite Technologies Ltd. Josh Foulger, MD, Foxconn Global Randeep Sekhon, Group CTO, Airtel Moderator : Rajan Mathews, Director General, COAI

10:30 – 11:20 AM	Session 2: The Next 5 Years What are the new jobs coming in place of old jobs that are not required now. What will be the hottest technologies and skills in the next 5 years in terms of job openings, salaries, and career growth as telecom sector transformation gathers steam. Industry Keynote Rakesh Goyal, CEO, Infinity Labs Panelists Sanjay Kaul, President, APJ Service Provider Business, Cisco Vipin Tyagi, Executive Director, CDoT Arvind Bali, COO, TSSC, former CEO, Videocon Telecom Maj Gen Ravi Chaudhary, Head-Digital Army Project Rakesh Goyal, CEO, Infinity Labs Moderator : Sukanta De, Former President - New & Emerging Services, Tata Teleservices
11:20 – 11:30 AM	Release of Telco Times by TSSC Team
11:30 – 12:00 AM	Networking Tea/Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:45 PM	Session 3: The Win-Win Collaboration In the backdrop of decreasing as well as changing job opportunities in the telecom sector, how will the different telecom sub-sectors and the education & skill building institutions collaborate to create a work force that will not only catalyse industry transformation but also create more livelihood opportunities Industry Keynote A Seshagiri Rao, Chairman & MD, TCIL Amitabh Nag, Head - Public Sector & Strategic Alliances, HP Inc. Panelists A Seshagiri Rao, Chairman & MD, TCIL Arun Karna, MD, AT&T India Dr. M P Poonia, Vice Chairman, AICTE Amitabh Nag, Head - Public Sector & Strategic Alliances, HP Inc. N. K. Goyal, Chairman, TEMA Sandeep Bhargava, EVP, Corp Affairs & Public Policy, Vodafone Idea Moderator: Deepak Maheshwari, Co-Founder ISPAI & Director, Govt Affairs (India, China, ASEAN), Symantec Corporation
12:45 – 1:00 PM	Special Address & Award Felicitation N Sivasailam (IAS), Special Secretary (Logistics), Min of Commerce, Govt of India
01:00 – 02:00 PM	Networking Lunch
02:00 – 02:45PM	Session 4: From Job Seekers to Job Creators How dynamic and enterprising youngsters are creating jobs in the telecom ecosystem. What are the hot areas, what are the challenges, how to overcome them; and what all support is available for those who want to launch start-ups Panelists Dhiraj Gupta, Co-Founder, Mfilterit Dinesh Prasad, Founder, Bluesky Invent Sunil Goyal, MD, YourNest Venture Capital TR Dua, Director General, TAIPA Dr. Yogesh Misra, Vice President, Thomas Assessments Moderator: Bharat Salhotra, MD, Alstom Transport
02:45 – 04:00 PM	Telecom Manthan Awards & Felicitations Release of Voice&Data Special Issue by Voice&Data team Chief Guest’s Address: Mrs. Aruna Sundararajan, (IAS) Secretary, Department of Telecommunications Award Winner Group Photograph
04:00 PM	Thank you Note followed by Networking Tea
Note: Agenda is subject to change