• Day One
• Day Two

6 – 7 December, 2006
King Hussein Convention Center
Dead Sea, Jordan

Day Two: Thursday 7 December 2006

• Does the region foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship?
• Regional business incubators, innovation parks, R&D and entrepreneurship will be featured
• Value Creation in the Arab world
• Role of regulatory frameworks: IP laws in Jordan and the region
• Celebrating Success by showcasing talents (outstanding ICT students)

- Her Royal Highness Princess Sumaya Bint El-Hassan, President of Princess Sumaya University for Technology                                                                               - Dr. Piero Formica Professor of Knowledge Economics and entrepreneurship and Dean of International Entrepreneurship Academy at the Jonkoping University, Sweden.
- Mr. Maroun Chammas, President, Berytech Technological Pole
- Mr. Laith Al-Qasem, CEO, Arabian Business Consultants for Development
- Ms. Soraya Salti, Senior Vice President MENA, INJAZ al-Arab Junior Achievement Worldwide
- Mr. Ray Milhem, Secretary of the board and Co-Founder, TechWadi
 

• Mobile TV
• IPTV
• Triple-Play: myth or reality in the Middle-east?
• Is regulatory convergence needed?
• What are the benefits of regulatory convergence?

• E-business in the Region

- Mr. Salaheddin Chebarao GM, Neel & Furat
- Mr. Iyad Kamal, VP Vice President - Logistics & Ground Services, Aramex International Courier
- Dr. Mohammad Shaheen Al-Kahitb,CEO, Arablawinfo
- Mr. Hussein Dabbas, V.P. Marketing, Sales & Services, Royal Jordanian
- Mr. Laith Zreikat, President and Co-Founder, Jeeran                                                                                - Mr. Salim Edde, Business Development Manager, Middle East/Africa - Cisco

• ICT for Learning

• ICT for Development

• Financing of Innovation

- Mr. Robert Ayan, Co-Founder and General Partner, Minah Ventures                                                     - Mr. Khaled Kalaldeh, CEO, Ketab                                                                                                                - Mr. Mohammad Asfour, Advisor, Board of Trustees, Princess Sumaya University for Technology Director,Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship
 - Mr. Omar Hamarneh, Director, iPARK, Jordan’s Technology Incubator, The Higher Council for Science and Technology                                                                                                                           - Mr. Ismail Tahboub, Senior Vice President, Jordan Dubai Capital (JD Capital)                                      - Mr. Ali Faramawy, Regional Director – Microsoft Middle East and Africa (MEA), Vice President - Microsoft Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA)                                                                                - Mr. Luc Dejonckheere, Principal Investment Officer, Global ICT, IFC                                                        - Mr. Ammar Mardawi, CEO, Kindisoft

• Internet and mobile penetration in the Arab world is growing offering opportunities for content providers.
• The demographics are predominantly young consumers with varied levels of disposable income.
• This session brings together content creators, platform owners and vendors to investigate what makes for compelling content and how to ensure access to it.

• This session will feature a number of key-note addresses that summarize the findings of this two-day conference, and affirm a number of actions and recommendations that need to be implemented to realize regional alliance and unity.