Agenda
Telecom’s Brave New World: Time to Prepare
Today’s telecom marketplace looks very different from just a few years ago. It will look radically different a few years from now. In order to survive, service providers need to prepare their company and their people for a brave new world, where historical concepts like certainty, status quo and stability no longer apply. The time to prepare is now.
Join us at The Canyons in Park City, UT and help chart your course forward in this new world where collaboration, scale and innovation are required for long-term success. We’re bringing together our customers, our company and some great thought leaders to discuss our industry’s future and outline a path forward for mutual long-term success.
Monday, February 27, 2012
4:00–6:00 PM
Registration
Mezzanine Lobby
5:45–6:00 PM
Load Gondola to ride up to Red Pine Lodge
6:00–10:00 PM
Customer Welcome Reception and Dinner at Red Pine Lodge
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
8:00–9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks and Opening of General Session
ANPI ZONE’s CEO, Dave Lewis, will speak to the importance of seizing opportunities created by partnership, collaboration and cooperation. During this session we’ll discuss where we are going, why scale is important and what we need to do to move forward. During this session we’ll roll-up our sleeves and breakout the whiteboard to map out the issues facing your organization.
Speaker: Dave Lewis, CEO, ANPI ZONE
9:00–10:00 AM
Regulatory Maze: Find Your Way
Recent regulatory developments have created a relative maze which makes business planning incredibly difficult. While the exact outcome is not clearly defined, there are certainties, including the need for adaptation, efficiency and flexibility. Join these industry experts as they outline current regulatory developments and offer a path forward through the regulatory maze.
Speaker: Mike Romano, Senior Vice President of Policy, NTCA
10:00–10:30 AM
Networking Break
10:30–11:00 AM
Meet the Team
Hear from the newest members of ANPI ZONE’s executive team Doug Abolt, Keith Henderson and Andy Brown. Between them they represent 90 years of experience and are eager to put that experience to work for you. Attendees will learn a bit about their past, but most importantly will leave this session with an understanding of how they are going to be a resource to you.
Speakers:
Doug Abolt, Vice President of Product Development, ANPI ZONE
Keith Henderson, Vice President of Customer Service and Operations Support, ANPI ZONE
Andy Brown, Vice President of Industry and Client Relations, ANPI ZONE
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Social Media: Understand It First, Then Execute
Never in history has a phenomenon so quickly been integrated into the daily fabric of life like social media. All too often service providers jump in head first with social media strategies before first better understanding its impact. This session will lay the foundation for that understanding and provide tips for better social media execution.
Speaker: Ian Doescher, Digital Marketing Specialist, Pivot Group
12:00–1:00 PM
Lunch
Optional Sessions
1:30 – 4:30 PM
1:1 Meetings with ANPI ZONE and Customers
This is an opportunity for one on one discussion between ANPI ZONE’s staff and our clients. Please take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your business needs or issues with us. Meeting times can be scheduled during registration or on-site.
Please specify on your registration that you would like to participate in a 1:1 meeting or email marketing@anpisolutions.com.
5:00 PM
Happy Hour at Red Tail Grill
Join ANPI ZONE’s staff for an informal happy hour at Red Tail Grill.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
8:00–9:30 AM
ANPI ZONE Network Vision
ANPI ZONE is committed to building the network infrastructure that best balances the needs of our customers against the rapidly evolving marketplace in which we all operate. We’ll outline how we’re accomplishing this and share our network vision with you. We’ll also address the growing problem of call quality and call termination that is threatening our industry.
Speaker: David Creech, Sales Director, Sonus Networks
9:30–10:00AM
Networking Break
10:00–11:00 AM
Customer Forum
ANPI ZONE Executives will host this open forum to introduce future initiatives and how those tie to the expressed needs of our customers. This interactive session will encourage attendees to share their thoughts, concerns and ideas. We want feedback and this forum is your ideal opportunity to help executive management shape the goals of future initiatives.
11:00 AM
Adjourn
