The 7th APEC Telecom. Ministers’ Business Forum will be held from 23 to 25 April 2008 in Bangkok. The Delegation from Korea will be led by Mr. Choi, Shi-Jung, the Chairman of Broadcasting and Telecommunications Council of Korea. During this Forum, “Korean-Thai Telecom Business Forum will be organized jointly by Korean and Thai Broadcasting and Telecommunication Councils.

This particular bilateral Forum will be participated a number of VIPs in this field, including both the Korea and Thai Chairmen of Broadcasting and Telecommunications Councils, representatives of both governments’ agencies in charge, those from the research institutes in the field, scholars from Universities, as well as the interested audience in the telecom business sector. During the Forum the participants will discuss on future policies of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications and the improvement on the business cooperation.

The Details of the Business Forum are as follows:

Date: 24 April (Thursday) 2008; 14.00 – 18.00
Venue: Central World 22 Fl., Lotus Suite (5 – 7)
Organizers: Broadcasting and Telecommunications Council of Korea & Broadcasting and Telecommunications Council of Thailand

Participants:
*Korea : Government Officials, Business Sector of Mobile WiMax & IPTV, including the Experts in the field
-Mobile WiMax : POSDATA, Innowireless, Moda Information Telecom
-IPTV : POSDATA, CD Networks, Necsol Telecom

*Thailand : Government Officials, Business Sector of Broadcasting and Telecommunications field (Telecom Companies, Software & Hardware Developers, etc.) Academics from Universities and Researchers from Institutes, etc.

Business Forum Program
Registration: 14.30 – 15.00

Opening Session:
15.00-15.05: Opening Address by Chairman of KIICA
15.05-15.10: Congratulatory Remarks by Chairman of Broadcasting and Telecommunications Council of Korea
15.10-15.15: Welcoming Speech by National Telecom Council of Thailand
15.15-15.20: Company Demonstration (IPTV, WiBro)

Break Time:
15.20-1530: Coffee Break

Session 1: Policy and Challenge
15.30-15.50: Convergence service & technology in Korea; Korea ETRI
15.50-1610: Convergence service & technology in Thailand; Thai part

Session 2: Mobile WiMax Technology and Application
16.10-16.40: Business opportunity of Mobile WiMax and Demonstration; POSDATA. True
16.40-17.10: Show Case : Hardware and Solution; Innowireless

Session 3: IPTV Technology and Application
17.10-17.40: Business opportunity of IPTV and Demonstration; POSDATA
17.40-1810: Show Case : Hardware and Solution; CD Networks

Wrap-up Session:
18.10 - : Q&A and Networking

KTCC Board of Directors would like to encourage our members to attend this particular Forum, especially those who are in this field of business. This event will be one of the remarkable for us to learn about the up-to-date IT technology of Korea, as well as to get to know of the current stage of that of Thailand. This event will also mark an important exchange opportunity of IT business between Korea and Thailand.

Do not miss this rare occasion, and hope to see you all there !
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