PTC Academy Bangkok

PTC Academy Bangkok: Executive Insight for Exceptional Leaders will be held 23 September through 25 September, 2019 at CAT Tower, 72 Charoen Krung Road, Khwaeng Bang Rak

Khet Bang Rak, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10500, Thailand. Registration is limited to the first 30 students. 

Register here.

The event begins with a dinner cruise on the Chao Phraya Princess, offering compelling views of the Bangkok metro area from the The Chao Phraya river. 

source: TripAdvisor

source: Bangkok.com

The first day of classroom instruction includes:

Pioneering Technologies: How Are They Breaking the Mold of Legacy Subsea Infrastructure? Learning Outcomes: What new technologies are changing long-haul networks? What new capabilities are most important? What apps/use cases will benefit? Presenter: Keith Shaw, VP Business Development EMEA, Equinix, Netherlands

Tea/Coffee Break

What is 5G All About, and Why Do You Care? Learning Outcomes: What is 5G? What will 5G mean for industry capabilities and competitors? How does 5G enable the Internet of Things? How does 5G enable edge computing? Presenter: Gary Kim, Content Developer, IP Carrier, USA

Lunch

What Unique Challenges Will You Face in Moving Towards a Next-Gen Future? Learning Outcomes: How will your own segment of the business change? What strategies are available to you? What organizational changes must you make? How can you make those changes? Presenter: Sean Bergin, Co-Founder & President, APTelecom, Cambodia

Tea/Coffee Break

Getting the Balance Right Learning Outcomes: How to manage revenue, social obligations, and costs Harvesting legacy revenue Building new revenues Presenter: Eric Handa, Co-Founder & CEO, APTelecom, USA

The second day’s class includes:

Evolution of OTTs and Their Impact on Traditional Revenue Streams: Opportunity or Threat? Learning Outcomes: Is OTT an opportunity or threat? What can executives do to convert threats into opportunities? What are the key threats to revenue? What are the key responses to create new revenue streams? Presenter: Tony Mosley, Director, Business Operations, Ocean Specialists, Inc. (OSI), Guam

Tea/Coffee Break

Capacity Procurement: Yesterday and Today Learning Outcomes: How has capacity procurement worked traditionally? How have interconnection models changed? Presenters: Eric Green, Senior Consultant, Cambridge Management Consulting Ltd., United Kingdom and Grant Kirkwood, Founder & CTO, Unitas Global, USA

Lunch

Using LinkedIn to Love a Career in Telecoms Learning Outcomes: Understanding the objectives of your LinkedIn Profile, and how to achieve them Learn how your routine use of LinkedIn can increase your knowledge, build your reputation, and grow your network Presenter: Russell Lundberg, CTO, Intelefy, LLC, and Bangkok Beach Telecom, Thailand

Tea/Coffee Break

Overview of the Mobile App Ecosystem Learning Outcomes: Understand how mobile apps monetize users Understand the importance of attribution for the app ecosystem Insights into app revenues by vertical Insights into the major players in the app ecosystem (advertisers, publishers, ad networks) Examples of telcos moving up the stack with apps and app partnerships Presenter: Jonah Kadish, Director, Learning & Development, APAC, AppsFlyer, Thailand