Dear executive,

Promotion Code: AV477xEB4_GSA

“The government of Vietnam gives high priority to telecoms development. We have been streamlining the business and investment environment to make Vietnam an attractive and trustworthy location for international investors, especially world-leading telecoms and IT companies. In that spirit, the Ministry of Information & Communications (MIC) of Vietnam endorses and is pleased to invite you to the inaugural Vietnam International Telecoms Summit 2008."

Dr. Le Doan Hop
Minister of Information & Communications

Along with the input from MIC, key Vietnamese and foreign operators as well as other industry players, Beacon Events and the National Institute for Information and Communications Strategy (NIICS), a MIC member agency, have put together an agenda to address the following key challenges and updates to help move Vietnam’s telecoms industry to the next level:

3G Equitization Interconnection IP IPTV LTE Network Sharing Network Quality NGN/NGI/NGBWB Optical Technologies Triply Play WiMAX

After the opening address from Dr Le Doan Hop, Mr Pham Hong Hai, Head of Department of Telecommunications of MIC, will detail MIC’s vision for Vietnam’s Telecoms Infrastructure Development Plan for the next 5-10 years. Other keynote speakers include:

VNPT: Bui Thien Minh, Vice Director General
Viettel: Le Dang Dung, General Deputy Director
Vodafone: Prof Dr. Michael Walker, Group R&D Director
Orange - France Telecom Group: Marc Fossier, Group CTO
Chunghwa Telecom: Ho-Chen Tan, Chairman
Bakrie Telecom: Anindya Bakrie, President Director
KTF: Dr. Jong-Seog Koh, Executive VP and Head of R&D Group

The rest of the 2-day summit will see the following operators and industry experts: Celcom China Netcom China Institute of Communications Comvik EVN Telecom Freshfields Globe Telecom McKinsey & Co. Ministry of Information Industry (China) MobiFone PCCW Redback Networks RJB Consultants SK Telecom Telstra VDC VimpelCom VTC

Like other emerging telecoms markets, financing and interconnection issues are often more challenging. As such, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and Rothschild will be brought in to help you deal with these issues better through 2 pre-summit workshops on 11 June 2008.

Check out the brochure or www.Vietnam-Telecoms.com for more program details.

Register now! Save up to USD200 before 16 May 2008. This is an event not to be missed if you are involved or interested in Vietnam's robust telecoms industry.

To register, simply contact us at:
For International Attendees:
Tel: (852) 2219 0111
Email us at info@BeaconEvents.com

For Vietnamese Attendees:

Tel: 0903 460041
Email us at bichhang@rjb.hk

Alternatively, register online at www.Vietnam-Telecoms.com

Looking forward to see you in June.

Sincerely,


Crystal Chua
Project Director
Beacon Events

PS: Ask about the special operator and local registration offers.

PPS: Want to increase your company's profile? Please contact Will Ahmad on +(852) 2531 6128 or wahmad@BeaconEvents.com for speaking or sponsoring opportunities.