I’m glad to see an ongoing discussion about the way web 2.0 is impacting not only the web but also a number of near domains like marketing and telecomunications. Telco operators (especially italian ones) seems to be quite confused and worried about the strong evolution of IP communication technologies and the large adoption they are getting (Skype being the best, but not the only, example).

Having spent a few years working in Accenture on the wireless/mvno market, I deeply believe that mobile web 2.0 is the next big thing or better it could be if telco operators will start to open up their walled gardens leveraging social networks, mobile video/photo sharing, geolocalization, etc and providing innovative services that bring these technologies where users live: on the street, on the train, into an airport keeping in mind the different context and requirements that differentiates pc from mobile devices. Similar thoughts can be applied to media companies with the new challenges and (both business and development) models that the web 2.0 impose to survive on the market.

These are the some of the reasons why I’ll attend the TELCO & MEDIA: CONVERGENCE IN THE WEB 2.0 ERA that will be held in Milan, September 28th at the Circolo della Stampa - Palazzo Serbelloni in Corso Venezia, 16.

These is the noteworthy list of speakers put together by Reply and Business International:

• Alan Friedman, Journalist and Economics Specialist,
• Sergio Antocicco, Presidente, International Telecommunications Users Group (INTUG)
• Antonio Campo Dall’Orto, CEO, Telecom Italia Media & VP, Managing Director MTV South Europe
• Yves Confalonieri, Director RTI Interactive New Media, Mediaset
• Federico Grosso, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Blinkx
• Denise Kalos, Managing Partner, Hinchcliffe & CO
• Eric Laiger, Director Business Development, Hardware and Mobile, Skype
• Umberto Luciani, Marketing & Content Director, MySpace Italia
• Eric Lumer, CEO, Rawflow
• Mario Rizzante, Chairman, Reply
• Tatiana Rizzante, Managing Director, Reply
• Pietro Scott Jovane, Country Manager, Microsoft Online Services Group
• Giorgio Stock, Managing Director & Senior VP, Walt Disney Television Italy

Among the themes that will be discussed I would like to list the changes in business models and organizational processes and architectures of participations.

Disclosure: I’ll attend the event thanks to Linda Basilico of Barabino & Partners

The link: Telco & Media: Convergence in the Web 2.0 Era

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