Registration

Opening

Terry Tsao
Managing Director, IDC Taiwan

Keynote Speech

Guest Speaker

IT & Communications: Disruption Ahead

Philippe de Marcillac
Senior Vice President, International Business Units, IDC

Beneath a deceptively calm outlook for the IT and communications markets, trends are afoot that will reshape the industry -- and disrupt the unprepared -- for years, if not decades to come. They start with the "flattening" of the world under globalization and extend to the unintended consequences of our increased connectedness through the Internet, convergence, and invisible computing. China, mobility, offshoring, peer-to-peer, open source, India, sensors, wireless, Google, demographics, oil prices, security, Metcalfe's Law, Dynamic IT -- how do they all fit together? Out of which challenges will come what opportunities? In this session, IDC's Chief Research Officer will analyze the interplay between a "shrinking globe" and our "connected world," pull out the key trends and their implications, and thus offer an excellent starting premise for the 30 plus sessions to follow.

Mobility Matters: Complexity, Chaos and Ceaseless Change in a Converging World

Shiv K. Bakhshi, Ph.D.
Director, Wireless & Mobile Network Infrastructure, IDC

Once synonymous with cellular technologies, the construct of mobility is now under siege as different market players seek to redefine the term in a manner that serves their economic goals and purposes. The most visible manifestation of mobile communications -- the cell phone -- has, in recent years, emerged as the singular laboratory for testing the limits of technological convergence. And, by the end of this decade, more than half of the world's population is likely to be drawn within the embrace of mobile communications. Leveraging IDC's extensive research in various aspects of mobility, Dr. Shiv K. Bakhshi will discuss the implications that this pervasive, and continuously changing, idea of mobility and the attendant technological convergence may hold for various economic actors engaged directly and indirectly in the increasingly complex and chaotic market for mobile communications.

Reinventing the Digital Home. New Views on Market Realities

Bob O'Donnell
Research VP, Clients and Displays, IDC

After years of hype and unfulfilled expectations, dramatic growth in HDTVs, home networks and media-capable PCs are creating renewed interest in this exciting category. In this presentation, Mr. O'Donnell will discuss the critical trends impacting the digital home and outline the opportunities in flat-panel televisions, set-top boxes, and blue-laser DVD as well as the glue that will tie all these pieces together.

China, India and the future of everything! - Where are opportunities in China ICT market?

Lianfeng Wu
Research Director, Cross Product Research, IDC China

China ICT market growth is higher than WW and Asia Pacific, but it seems not easy doing business in China: labor cost increase, the unbalanced development of economy and informatization in China creates both opportunity and challenge for ICT venders, diversification of user demand, market segmentation, emerging market etc. Mr. Wu speech will cover: Is China macro economy environment still drive ICT market development? What is growth trend overall China ICT market? What are the hot topics / opportunities in China ICT market? Are Digital home and 3G another sweet cheese?

China, India and the future of everything!- Understanding the IT Opportunity in India

Avneesh Saxena
Vice President, Asia/Pacific Systems, Storage and Software Research

India is among the fastest growing economies of the world. This has also had a positive impact on the domestic IT spending in India, due to which most technology providers today are very keen to be present here. Another opportunity exists in setting up expertise centers and business outsourcing operations by levraging its abundantly available and economical skilled human resources. An upside of the ongoing foriegn investments in India is the rising income levels that have helped drive the consumer spending across various industries, including IT. Exactly how big are these opportunities across the various IT products and services, and how fast are they growing?. Who are the local and multinational IT vendors that are well entenched in the Indian market, and what is the ideal go-to-market model while doing business in India.

The answers to these questions will be discussed in this session from Avneesh Saxena, who represents India within the BRIC initative at IDC Worlwide

You Make Calls on That? Mobile Phones Break Beyond Voice

Bob O'Donnell
Research VP, Clients and Displays, IDC

The search for new handset features has reached a fever pitch with mobile phone shipments hovering around the 1 billion mark in 2009. From gaming to imaging and music, video and corporate applications, handset manufacturers, carriers, and content developers continue to push the boundaries on what defines a mobile phone. Mr. O'Donnell will examine key trends in the collision and integration of mobility, consumer electronics and computing platforms, addressing both their current status and what the future holds for these advanced, feature-rich mobile phones.

Mobility, Work and Play in a Brave New Converged World

Shiv K. Bakhshi, Ph.D.
Director, Wireless & Mobile Network Infrastructure, IDC

After mobility, convergence is the term in vogue these days. And, convergence is manifest at multiple levels – at the level of the network, at the level of devices and at the level of applications. In this session, we address the potential impact of fixed/mobile convergence on devices, applications, and services, both in the consumer and the enterprise realm. Mr. Giusto's presentation will address the following topics: When will true converged devices with VOIP/WiFi capabilities debut, and what applications and services will they enable? How will these devices and innovative services change the way we work and play? How will emerging devices and applications alter the behavior of the enterprise user and the mobile professional? How will enhanced audio, video, and improved device storage change the way we amuse and entertain ourselves? When will mobile TV be widely available, and how will it impact our mobile experience?