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Fourth annual conference on Telecom Financing

27th - 29th January 2009, Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel, High Holborn, London.

The annual TelecomFinance Conference and Awards Dinner, now in its fourth year, is taking place from 27th to 29th January 2009 at London’s Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel.

Once again, an exclusive group of the global telecom industry’s leading decision makers and visionaries will gather to debate the challenges and opportunities we face in 2009.

Featuring a who’s who of top-ranking investment bankers, corporate lawyers, C-level executives, consultants and private equity professionals, TelecomFinance 2009 is the year’s must-attend event.

The conference will deliver insight from industry leaders, present challenging panels addressing the sector’s most significant questions and offer an opportunity to meet colleagues and competitors from across the globe.

TelecomFinance 2009, like our sector-leading magazine, aims to address key questions including:

  • How to redefine emerging markets and determine the extent to which they still represent value;
  • What London needs to do to retain its top spot in finance and advice;
  • How to fund deals when available liquidity is at a premium;
  • Where are the opportunities at home and abroad? Is cross-border consolidation value accretive or value destructive?
  • Why convergence is important, and how to approach it in an exciting yet commercially viable way;
  • Who the players are to watch in the year ahead, in terms of both industry heavyweights and new challengers.

Now, more than ever, is a critical time to network with the operators, dealmakers and lenders with the power to shape the future of telecoms. We look forward to welcoming you as a sponsor and delegate at TelecomFinance 2009.

Kind regards,

Claire Landon


Claire Landon
Editor
TelecomFinance

For the latest news on raising finance in the telecoms sector, please visit our website at http://www.telecomfinance.com


 

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What the industry said about the last TelecomFinance conference:

"Good quality speakers, presenting current and emerging themes. A superb, well managed and focused event."

Steven Marshall, EVP and President Europe, Middle East and Africa, American Tower Corporation

"It's the first telecoms conference where I've actually learned something - the emerging markets day in particular was invaluable."

Zarif Imam, Global Financing Director, ZTE Corporation.

Highlights for 2009

Day One: Emerging Markets

  • Redefining Emerging Markets
  • National champions flex muscle at home and abroad
  • The ongoing search for growth
  • India – still the land of opportunity?
  • Eastern and Central Europe - a snapshot from the inside

Day Two: Telecom Finance

  • State of the market
  • M&A Panel: what will deals look like now?
  • The operator panel: how to maintain growth in a slowing market
  • Telecoms in a downturn: organic strategy masterclass
  • Finance panel: Alternative ways of funding deals
  • The role of the regulator: How much is enough?

Day Three: Telecom Finance

  • New role of London
  • The changing face of sponsors
  • Defining convergence
  • Case study on convergence.

Key speakers

Sanjiv Ahuja Keynote: Sanjiv Ahuja
Chairman and CEO,
Augere
Kamal Shehadi Kamal Shehadi
Chairman, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Rep of Lebanon
David Wheeler David Wheeler
Chairman of European Telecom Group (IBD), Credit Suisse
Gary Taylor Gary Taylor
Director, Telecom Strategy Practice, PricewaterhouseCooper
Hakam Kanafani Hakam Kanafani
Chief Business Development Officer, Mergers and Acquisitions, Oger Telecom