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The programme for 2011 is currently in development.

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Conference Day Two Tracks – Wednesday 10 March 2010  

 Track One – Billing & Charging for New Business Models
09:15 Opening Remarks from Chair
Hugh Roberts, Senior Strategist, PATNI TELECOMS CONSULTING
   
09:30 Billing Opportunities and Risks in E-Commerce
 
  • Leveraging the expertise in telco billing to build revenue opportunities in e-commerce
  • Understanding how transactions via the handset can cut down on incomplete transactions and transaction processing: How to benefit from this
  • Solutions to manage 3rd party relationships and multiple revenue streams
  • Managing the “gateway risks” associated with mobile payments and e-commerce payment channels
    Dr Ampai Pornprasertsakul, Deputy Director, Services Support Systems, TRUE MOVE              
10:00 Grameenphone: Preparing Billing to Meet the Challenges of 3G and the Growth of Content Services
 
  • Exploring the new services and applications that 3G will bring to Bangladesh
  • What are the implications for existing billing systems
  • Building the business case for a billing system upgrade – Pros and cons
  • Technical and process challenges of migrating customers and services to a new system
    Syed Sohael Reza, Head of IT Operations - GM, GRAMEENPHONE
10:30 It’s Not your Grandpa’s Prepaid Anymore - the World goes Prepaid
 
  • Putting prepaid at the heart of emerging hybrid consumption models
  • What are the implications of the changing nature of prepaid on your billing and charging systems
  • The business benefits of end-to-end prepaid system that is ready for the era of convergence
  • Prepaid solutions to enable advanced devices and services and sophisticated rating, packaging and pricing schemes
    Guy Hilton, Manager, Product Marketing - Revenue Management Products & Solutions, AMDOCS
11:00 Morning Refreshments and Networking
   

11:40

 E-Billing: Driving Adoption Rates of Online Billing to Reduce Costs and Maximise Revenue Growth Opportunities

 
  • Approaches to boost adoption rates of online e-billing: Simplicity, clarity, functionality
  • Adding value to the online bill – What functions does the customer want on their online bill?
  • Strategies and solutions to increase pull-through to sales and customer service from online billing
  • How to use online billing capabilities to sell additional credit to customers approaching their usage cap
    Hugh Roberts, Senior Strategist, PATNI TELECOMS CONSULTING
12:10
 Telco 2.0 and the 2-sided business model: The impact on billing and settlement
Adrian King, Director of Product Marketing, METRATECH
   
12:40 Questions and Discussion
   
12:45 Lunch and Networking
 Track Two – Best Practice RA, Risk & Fraud Management
09:15 Opening Remarks from Chair
Peter Coleman, Executive Director, DELOITTE SINGAPORE
09:30 Revenue Assurance for the Multi-Service Operator: Solutions to Avoid Revenue Loss
 
  • Identifying the common RA difficulties associated with multi-element bundled services and products
  • Retooling revenue assurance to manage multiple systems and data streams
  • Managing and reconciling multiple customer profiles across platforms
  • Solutions for end-to-end testing of cross-platform offers and promotions
    Janice Remedios ,Operations Manager - Revenue Assurance , TELTSRA CORPORATION
10:00 Managing Revenue and Fraud Risks Driven by the Evolution to all-IP Networks
 
  • Timelines for the transition to all-IP networks and implications to your RA processes
  • Overcoming the challenges of tracking packet-based traffic and assigning tariffs
  • Why margin assurance is becoming the new priority for the RA professional in the IP environment
    Cliff McIntosh, Revenue Assurance Manager, BT GLOBAL SERVICES
10:30 Achieving True ‘Business Assurance’ through Revenue Assurance, Fraud and Credit Management Consolidation
 
  • Outlining the importance of clearly defined roles within the RA function
  • Examining the relationship between RA, Credit and Fraud management
  • Consolidating RA, Credit and Fraud Management functions to improve Business Assurance
  • Leveraging the benefits of merging the organization, systems and processes to improve overall ROI
    Álvaro Ribeiro, General Manager Asia Pacific, WEDO TECHNOLOGIES
11:00 Questions and Discussion
   
11:10 Morning Refreshments and Networking
   
11:40 Roaming: RA and Fraud Management Strategies to Ensure Accuracy and Minimize Revenue Loss
 
  • Strategies to identify roaming fraud and reduce incorrect rating of roaming calls
  • How to ensure timely receipt of call data from interconnect and roaming partners
  • How to track and assign tariffs to IP packet-based roaming traffic
  • RA approaches for managing subscription-based data services when the user roams
    Erez Shalom, Research and Business. Information Department Manager, CELLCOM ISRAEL
12:10 New Approaches for Fraud Detection
 
  • Latest fraud trends in the telecoms industry
  • Using a Fourier-Transform based methodology to optimize fraud detection
  • Why is it so effective in aiding fraud detection?
  • Applying the methodology to real-life incidents of fraud
    Zhan Zhang, Chief Architect , BSS/OSS Team, ZTE
12:40 Questions and Discussion
   
12:45 Lunch and Networking
 Emerging Challenges and New Opportunities for the Billing and RA Professional  
 
Conference Day Two Plenary – Wednesday 10 March 2010
14:15 Emerging Fraud Trends and How to Tackle Them
 
  • Assessing the major new examples of fraud in 2009/10
  • What impact has the recession had on incidents of fraud?
  • Creating strategies to manage the fraud risks associated with new products and services
  • Processes and solutions to achieve real-time fraud detection and prevention
    Peter Coleman, Executive Director, DELOITTE SINGAPORE
    Mike Willett, Director, Strategic Risk Management
    WAYWICK MANAGEMENT
    Formerly Director, Fraud & Revenue Assurance at TELSTRA
15:00 Value Creation through End-to-End Revenue Assurance
 
  • Value creation through an integrated RA approach - Networks, processes, organization and business evolution
  • Practical lessons learnt from a range of business consulting and systems integration projects
  • What end-to-end RA means for profitability, customer experience and reduced churn
    Patrick Lim, Associate Principal, ERICSSON SOUTHEAST ASIA
15:30 Afternoon Refreshments and Networking
   
16:00 Revenue Protection - Extending the RA umbrella
 
  • What is Revenue protection?
  • How do we grow from Revenue Assurance to Revenue Protection?
  • The functional extension of the RA umbrella
    Ashwin Menon, Consultant - Customer Solutions, SUBEX
16:30 Panel Discussion: How to Demonstrate the Importance of the Billing, RA and Fraud Management Functions
 
  • Why Billing, RA and Fraud Management are essential in an increasingly complex and competitive marketplace
  • Ways to demonstrate the cost-benefit of robust RA and fraud management to the board
  • KPIs and tools to benchmark performance and measure success
17:00 Close of Conference

 

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