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Key benefits Taking place from 12-15 October

in Budapest, Hungary, ITU Telecom World 2015 is the global platform to accelerate ICT innovations for social and economic development.

It’s where policy makers and regulators meet industry experts, investors, SMEs (small and medium enterprises), entrepreneurs and innovators to exhibit solutions, share knowledge and speed change. Our aim is to help ideas go further, faster to make the world better, sooner.

ITU Telecom World events are organized by ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for ICTs, which this year marks its 150th anniversary.

ITU Telecom World 2015

Accelerating innovation

Enabling ICT innovation to progress faster through exhibiting innovation, exchanging knowledge and making meaningful connections.

Turning ideas into action by

introducing innovations, businesses and technologies to investors, influencers and policy-makers.

Collaborating across sectors, borders and industries to take innovative solutions to scale in developed and emerging markets.

Unlocking potential

Maximising impact

• Unique audience bringing together key decision makers from public and private sectors

• Broad industry participation: young entrepreneurs, SMEs, leading vendors, operators, investors and government representatives

• Exhibition featuring SMEs & start-ups, industry showcases, national & regional pavilions

• World-class debates with expert speakers drawn from

• Leaders Programme, highlighting ICT innovation and entrepreneurship

• Networking at the highest level

To discuss specific participation interests, objectives and scenarios, contact:

participate.telecom@itu.int.

Find out more at telecomworld.itu.int

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Insight & understanding

Against a fast-moving, rapidly evolving industry it is essential that all ICT industry leaders remain at the industry’s cutting edge. With an agenda exploring the key trends and developments in technology, regulatory and policy issues, business models, services and applications, ITU Telecom World 2015 will equip industry executives and decision makers with vital knowledge to move forward successfully.

World-class debate

The world-class forum offers highly interactive debate unrivalled both in the reach of its content and the quality of its speakers. Panellists are selected as not only experts in their fields, thought-leaders from government, business and across

the world of technology, but also on their ability to bring diverse and challenging perspectives on the technologies, solutions, policies and best practices driving the ICT industry forward. The Leaders Programme, a high-level policy track, will be a core component of discussions with a focus on highlighting global innovation and entrepreneurship.

Young Innovators Competition

This Competition is an annual ITU Telecom Initiative, aimed at talented young social

entrepreneurs using technology creatively to meet real-life developmental challenges.

Our 2015 competition will seek the most exciting ideas or start-ups in response to four developmental challenges. Selected winners will join the event in Budapest for a 4-day accelerator programme of pitching sessions, workshops and mentoring – plus the opportunity to win seed funding. For more information visit ideas.itu.int.

At ITU Telecom World there are many ministers, vice ministers, the decision-makers for their countries.

We get the chance to meet with

them, talk with them about their plans, share best practices and often decisions will be made.

John Davies, Vice President, World Ahead Program, Intel

85% of delegates surveyed at ITU Telecom World 2014 rated Forum sessions as good or excellent.

Why participate?

Participants from 111 countries took part in ITU Telecom World 2014.

Unique audience

Only at ITU Telecom World 2015 will you find founders of new start- ups, ministers and key market regulators having an open exchange on the barriers to innovation, or the CEO of a multi-billion dollar global enterprise sharing views with an ICT entrepreneur from the developing world.

It is this neutral and level playing field that makes ITU Telecom World events truly unique.

High-level networking

Networking events, spaces and tools have been conceptualized in order to facilitate the connections and forge the partnerships that really matter; enabling cross- pollination among governments, regulators, operators, vendors, ICT investors, young entrepreneurs, start-ups or technology clusters.

Whether through high-level policy discussions, targeted bilateral meetings, or structured social occasions, ITU Telecom World 2015 will stimulate the connections that matter.

The Exhibition – showcasing innovation

The exhibition enables the global ICT industry and countries from around the world to showcase innovative products, solutions and

technologies, as well as pitch for investment and partnership opportunities. Explore National Pavilions, SME and Start-up Pods and Industry Stands from around the world, spanning developed and emerging markets.

Top 4 reasons for attending ITU Telecom World 2014*

1. High-level networking 2. Gain knowledge & insight 3. Speaking at a session 4. Promoting my company

*2014 event participant survey

iHorizons presented its digital customer service solutions and telecom practices at ITU Telecom World 2014, which include consultancy, formulating telecom operators’ digital strategies, designing and implementing electronic customer service platforms, integration with various backend systems, and maintaining and supporting these diversified and complex solutions.

“We are glad to participate in this international event, and to showcase our digital services in the telecom industry. We look forward to providing our solutions to various enterprises in Qatar and the Arab World and to supporting them in achieving their critical and ambitious objectives. ITU Telecom World 2015 reflects a promising future for the telecom sector in Qatar, helping to create significant opportunities to engage with local companies.”

Mohamad Takriti, CEO, iHorizons

Case Study:

iHorizons

ITU Telecom World 2014 participant

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Top reasons to have an Independent Stand:

Top reasons to take part with a National Pavilion:

The Exhibition

National Pavilions

A window onto the technologies, skills, ICT projects and resources from countries and regions around the globe, National Pavilions showcase innovative SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs, highlighting development initiatives and partnership opportunities from emerging and developed markets alike.

Independent Stands

Independent stands on the exhibition floor provide an international showcase and valuable visibility, networking and knowledge transfer, enabling you to achieve key corporate objectives.

Choose from a range of raw space and turnkey options.

• Corporate exposure as a leader in your field

• Showcasing innovative technologies, products, services and applications

• Highlighting key projects and investment potential

• Opportunities to explore partnerships, business deals and high- quality leads

• Hosting exclusive hospitality and targeted networking functions

• Corporate visibility on the event website and mobile app

• Unlimited Exhibition Visitor passes to invite your existing and prospective clients

• Insight and understanding on the transformation of the ICT industry in the interactive, expert-led Forum sessions (access pass quotas dependent on total raw space contracted)

• Network through dedicated tools, spaces and events

• Showcase growth and investment opportunities in your country or region

• Exhibit local and regional projects, micro, small and medium businesses, innovation and young entrepreneurship

• Secure investment and partnership through targeted networking

• Share best practices to strengthen and define national ICT development

• Rally support for ICT-related challenges and initiatives driving socio-economic development

• Establish onsite delegation or ministerial base for negotiations, high-level meetings and exclusive hospitality functions

• Benefit from corporate visibility on the event website and mobile app

• Unlimited Exhibition Visitor Passes to invite your existing and prospective clients

• Gain insight and understanding on the transformation of the ICT industry in the interactive, expert-led Forum sessions (access pass quotas dependent on total raw space contracted)

• Network through dedicated tools, spaces and events

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Top reasons to take part in the SME & Start-up Zone

The Exhibition

SME & Start-up Zone

Fast-moving and innovative, SMEs are an increasingly critical link in the ICT ecosystem, driving innovative tailored solutions from the edge of the network to all markets, emerging or developed.

ITU Telecom World 2015 provides the international platform for SMEs to showcase their innovative solutions and expertise to

influential global players including potential investors, as well as to meet and network with heads of government and regulators.

Different sizes of turnkey stand or an exhibitor pod are available to participating SMEs and start-ups.

Meeting Rooms

Book an equipped, enclosed meeting room to add further value to your ITU Telecom World 2015 experience. Network, deal and discuss in your private office space.

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ITU Telecom World is

extremely important. Here is where people showcase new technologies, you come to meet industry and the products of the industry, you come to network and to form new partnerships.

It is important to attend ITU Telecom World for those partnerships and for networking.”

John Nasasira, Minister, ICT, Uganda

• Showcase your innovation hubs, technology incubators and accelerators

• Exhibit your innovative technologies, products, services and applications

• Explore investment potential with leading industry stakeholders from public and private sectors

• Participate in B2G / B2B Networking Lunch connecting SMEs, start-ups, innovation hubs and incubators with public and private sector audiences

• Share knowledge, network with peers and forge partnerships across the ICT ecosystem

• Insight and understanding on the transformation of the ICT industry in the interactive, expert-led Forum sessions (access pass quotas dependent on total raw space contracted)

• Highlight investment and partnership opportunities

• Negotiate and close business deals

• Host high-level meetings

• Hold private demonstrations to an invited audience

• Host social functions to entertain and network with existing and prospective clients

• Benefit from immediate proximity to the exclusive LeaderSpace lounge

• Enjoy excellent visibility through customized branding options

• Gain insight and understanding on the transformation of the ICT industry in interactive Forum sessions (access pass quotas dependent on duration of meeting room rental)

Top reasons to have a Meeting Room:

Our presence with a showfloor pavilion, in networking sessions and speaking in the Forum, as well as our important role sponsoring the ITU Telecom World Club Dinner, enabled us to meet with different stakeholders, including government officials, regulators and operators. It’s an important opportunity to meet key stakeholders, update them on Huawei’s plans and vision to enrich life through communication, and get to know them better for further cooperation.

Case Study:

Huawei

ITU Telecom World longstanding partner

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Sponsorship at ITU Telecom World 2015 is an ideal way to promote your brand, message, strategy and talent before a global audience of decision-takers and deal-makers.

Sponsorship opportunities at

ITU Telecom World 2015 include branding and spaces, networking events and content-related activities, and can fulfil a number of your different objectives. The number of access passes available

is dependent in each case on the value of the sponsorship. Speak to us directly to discuss your ideal tailored sponsorship package.

Content

Shape the conversations and share your thought-leadership.

Sponsor keynote addresses, big conversations, and panel sessions – and make your voice heard where it matters.

Leaders Programme

The high-profile, exclusive Leaders Programme offers insight and understanding into issues critical for future development, such as smart cities, the central role of SMEs in the ICT ecosystem and strategies to enable innovation.

Sponsorship includes welcome

debate, your branding on the Leaders Programme webpage and the option to share promotional material and giveaways.

Ministerial Roundtable

& Keynote

The opportunity for your C-level representative to deliver the keynote address opening the high-level ministerial roundtable debates, plus your branding on digital screens, your logo on the online session description and the option to share promotional material and giveaways.

Young Innovators Challenge Partner

Sponsor a Challenge in the Young Innovators Competition. Young entrepreneurs from around the world collaborate to co- create an ICT-based solution to a challenge defined by the sponsor.

Sponsorship includes your name in the title of the Challenge, your branding on the competition crowdsourcing platform and promotion through social media, as well as the winning solution showcased in the InnovationSpace.

CONTENT BRANDING & SPACES NETWORKING

Leaders Programme YIC Partner Big Conversation Sponsored Sessions

Panel Lunch Panel Sponsorship Ministerial Roundtable

& Keynote

Registration, Lanyards & T-Shirts

LeaderSpace

& Refreshements OpenSpace

Mobile App

MediaSpace Exhibition Bag Electronic Device Charging Station

Access Pass Lucky Draw

Opening Ceremony Leaders Dinner

Leaders Lunch Sponsored Dinner B2G & B2B Networking Lunch

Networking Lunches Networking Receptions

Coffee Break Sponsor

Different levels of sponsorship are available, from Platinum at the highest end to Bronze, each attracting different levels of networking and visibility

Sponsorship opportunities

Sponsorship

Big Conversations

Big Conversations enable a panel of leading industry figures to discuss key sector issues from differing perspectives. High- profile visibility for your partnering C-level representative as a high- level keynote or on the panel, plus your logo on the online session description.

Panel Lunches

Combine unique visibility for your organization or country with the opportunity to connect with our influential audience in a relaxed, social environment. Design your own Panel Session in conjunction with ITU Telecom as part of a networking lunch. Your branding on relevant announcements/

invitations, reserved seating for 10 personal guests to attend and the chance to share promotional material and giveaways.

Panel Sponsorship

Your opportunity to secure your C-level representative as a panel speaker, sharing your organization’s message and thought-leadership in debate with fellow experts from industry and government.

Branding and spaces

Your brand across a range of environments and materials at the heart of the event.

Registration, Lanyards

& T-shirts

Your branding on event badges and lanyards, in the onsite registration area, on the online registration webpage and on the confirmation page sent to all registered event participants. Support team T-shirts will also carry your logo.

LeaderSpace &

Refreshments

Make your presence felt in the showfloor lounge area for some 350 leaders (and their guests) to meet, network and relax. We offfer a reserved area for your C-level representative plus 5 guests, your branding at the entrance to the LeaderSpace as well as on digital screens plus the option to share promotional material and giveaways.

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Your branding on invitations plus the option to share promotional material and giveaways.

Leaders Dinner

An opportunity for your C-level representative to give a short address at the formal 200-person Leaders Dinner on Monday 12 October, plus invitations and reserved seating for up to 15 personal guests. Your branding on announcements/invitations, as well as the chance to distribute promotional material and

giveaways. Appointment fee based sponsorship.

Networking Lunch

Your C-level representative can deliver a short address at one of the daily Networking Lunches, before an audience of your

personally-invited 100 guests. Your branding on announcements, and the option to share promotional material and giveaways.

Coffee Break (daily)

Your branding in the refreshment areas where event delegates gather regularly each day between sessions, plus the option to distribute promotional material and giveaways. Sponsor for a single day, or maximise your visibility with two or more days at the event.

OpenSpace

Your brand messaging in the OpenSpace, the lively networking hub open to all participants and including a lounge, coffee bar, charging stations and internet facilities. Branding throughout the duration of the event, plus the option to distribute promotional material and giveaways.

Mobile App

Your branding in the popular Mobile App plus the opportunity to place promoted posts or sponsored notifications. Available across multiple operating systems, the interactive app provides key event news, session information, exhibitor listing, updates and a networking platform to connect with other participants, speakers, sponsors and partners before, during and after the event.

MediaSpace

Your branding incorporated in the design of the event home for some 300 press and media representatives, including press conference, TV studio and lounge facilities. Your content broadcast on digital screens within the MediaSpace, plus the option to share promotional material and giveaways.

Networking

Your thought-leaders, key people and brand message as part of the opening and closing events, addressing key gatherings, hosting and attending influential receptions.

Opening Ceremony

Take centre stage at the official event launch with an address to the 1000-plus assembled event

participants and special guests, including heads of state and ministers, heads of UN agencies, regulators, C-level industry representatives, Forum speakers and accredited media. Further benefits include reserved seating for up to 20 guests, your

branding on Opening Ceremony announcements and digital displays, and the chance to distribute promotional material and giveaways.

Leaders Lunch

Opportunity for your C-level representative to address an audience of some 300 high-level guests at the influential Leaders Lunch on the first day of the event with invitations and reserved seating for 20 personal guests.

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Debate at ITU Telecom World 2015

The Forum

Accelerating growth in the digital economy demands new partnerships and new approaches to enabling innovation.

Digital transformation in an age of exponential change is leading to entirely interdependent ecosystems, a mash-up of new players, new industries, new ways of running companies and even a new economic paradigm.

Small and medium businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups and innovators are an integral part of the transformation and an increasingly critical link in the ICT ecosystem, driving innovation across all markets, developed and emerging alike.

Interactive discussions at ITU Telecom World 2015 examine the key trends and developments in technology, regulatory and policy issues, business models, services and applications – focusing on four major areas:

Innovation:

How can governments, regulators, operators and vendors foster small businesses and innovative concepts, accelerate innovation and drive industry growth?

Partnerships:

How can we break down silos between governments, public/

private sector and across verticals and forge mutually beneficial partnerships?

Regulation:

Regulators are the key enablers in the new ecosystem – but what approaches and regulatory concepts are working best?

Emerging Markets:

Nowhere does ICT development offer so many opportunities as in emerging markets. But what are the unique opportunities and challenges from an emerging market perspective?

Sessions will be highly interactive and span a number of formats from high-level or ministerial debates to panel sessions and Big Conversations moderated by global media.

Leaders Programme

Central to the discussions will be the exclusive Leaders Programme featuring high-level policy debates and opportunities to showcase national achievements. The

Programme will convene ministers, leading established ICT players, regulators, representatives from SMEs, start-ups, technology clusters and investors for an interactive dialogue exploring all aspects of how to best accelerate sustainable development via innovative, ICT-based solutions.

Who you will meet

ITU Telecom World 2015 will bring together a uniquely comprehensive audience of public and private sectors from right across the ICT ecosystem including Heads of State and government, ministers, regulators, industry CEOs, small and medium enterprises,

entrepreneurs, innovators, digital thinkers, academia and consultancy.

Director/CxO 47%

Analyst/Consultant 3%

Research & Development 1%

Regulator/Policy Advisor 15%

Marketing/Sales Minister 1%

12%

Government Official 20%

LEADERS

Operator 24%

Government/

Public Administration 22%

Regulator 12%

Financial Institution/

Investor 1%

Equipment/Software Vendor Equipment/Software Developer

3%

Academia 2%

System Integrator 2%

International Agency 1%

NGO 1%

PR/Press/Media 8%

Industry Association Content Provider 2%

2%

COMPANY TYPE

Director/CxO 25%

Engineer/Technologist 10%

Entrepreneur 1%

General Manager 3%

Government Official 23%

Marketing/Sales 18%

Minister 1%

PR/Press 2%

Regulator/Policy Advisor 8%

Research & Development 3%

JOB FUNCTION

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Follow us on Social media

Join us, keep up to speed with the debate and find out key news and announcements from the event by following us on our different social media channels:

@itu, always use the #ituworld

www.linkedin.com/

company/3669343 and via our ITU Telecom World LinkedIn group.

#世界电信展#

Follow ITU for daily news and highlights from event, as well as other top news from ITU.

Keep up to speed with core discussions, themes and issues arising from the debates at ITU Telecom events, before, during and after ITU Telecom World 2015 via our channels, all available at telecomworld.itu.int and including:

Blog

Insights and analysis from different participants at ITU Telecom Events.

Find out the views of speakers

& session moderators on key trends and technologies, exhibition highlights, new product launches, national pavilion initiatives, the latest on the Young Innovators and much more.

Mobile App

The App is a uniquely powerful and very popular opportunity to network and interact with other participants during the event – and to continue the conversations after the event, too.

Executive Insights

Catch up on the outcomes of panel debates and find out the opinions, insights and perspectives of top-level executives, regulators and ministers on topical issues around the ITU Telecom World 2015 agenda.

Daily Highlights

Same-day coverage of all key discussions, news, announcements and more during each ITU Telecom World event. Catch up on any sessions you were unable to attend, or share the news and highlights with colleagues & key contacts who could not attend in person.

Sessions on Video

Follow all the panel debates, workshops and discussions from the event in your time by watching the sessions on video. Available via telecomworld.itu.int.

Outcomes Report

The annual Outcomes Report, available to download via the Event Website, provides an in-depth analysis of all the debates at each year’s event and interesting background reading for ITU Telecom World 2015.

Arab States 48%

Africa 14%

Asia & Pacific 19%

The Americas 3%

CIS 2%

Europe 14%

REGION 2014

REGION 2012

Africa 26%

Arab States 33%

Asia & Pacific 23%

The Americas 4%

CIS 6%

Europe 8%

CIS 1%

The Americas 2%

REGION 2013

Asia & Pacific 77%

Europe 4%

Arab States 3%

Africa 12%

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Budapest, Hungary

ITU Telecom World 2015 takes place in the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary. With its strategic location at the heart of Europe, Budapest is ideally placed not only to explore innovation within Hungary, but throughout Europe, the CIS and South Eastern Europe.

A cosmopolitan city where people and ideas have met for centuries, Budapest combines culture, history, and creativity with fast- paced innovative development, embracing the future without forgetting the past.

Known as the Pearl of the Danube, Budapest offers a magnificent combination of tradition and innovation in its architecture, museums, galleries, festivals, cafes, bars, thermal baths, spas and culinary highlights.

Long a major tourist destination, Budapest boasts UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the majestic Heroes Square, the magnificent Buda Castle and the impressive Danube banks. Museums and national galleries are home to contemporary and classical art collections, inspiring both lovers of the old masters and seekers of new talent.

Innovation in Hungary

Hungary itself is a powerhouse of innovation in the Central-European region, with a strong tradition of supporting the world with inventions, ideas, knowledge and solutions for the last 100 years and increasingly since the 1990s.

Scientists such as John Neumann, developer of the operational logics of today’s Computers, Tivadar Puskás, designer of the first telephone exchange, live webcast provider Ustream or navigation software company NNG are just some of the innovators and start- ups which have roots in Hungary.

Venue: HUNGEXPO

ITU World 2015 takes place at HUNGEXPO, a key Hungarian exhibition and conference centre, which has hosted an impressive line-up of other international events. With a renewed, modern infrastructure, HUNGEXPO is easily accessible from Budapest city centre by car as well as by public transport.

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Contact

E participate.telecom@itu.int T +41 22 730 6161

telecomworld.itu.int

@itu, always use the

#ituworld

www.linkedin.com/company/3669343 and via our ITU Telecom World LinkedIn group.

Follow ITU for daily news and highlights from event, as well as

other top news from ITU.

#世界电信展#

ITU Telecom is part of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technology (ICTs). ITU Telecom organizes the annual influential ITU Telecom World event, bringing together key players