Du to moderate Global Standards Challenges session at ITU Global Standards Symposium focussing on challenges in telecom

Mobilk - Hatem Bamatraf, Executive Vice President, Network Development and Operations, Du, will be the moderator of the Global Standards Challenges session at the ITU Global Standards Symposium. The symposium, of which Du is a strategic sponsor, will take place on 19 November at Dubai Convention Centre.

The session brings together an international cross-section of telecommunications experts to discuss the future challenges for the standards-making community, as well as the role of ITU-T in the global standardisation landscape. Topics up for discussion will include Machine to Machine, e-health, smart grid, intelligent transportation systems, and resilience of networks to disasters.

The Panellists in the session will be:

· Ms. Monique Morrow- CTO Asia Pacific & Distinguished Consulting Engineer, Cisco

· Dr. Najeeb AlShorbaji- Director, Department of Knowledge Management and Sharing, World Health Organization (WHO)

· Dr. Yuji Inoue- Chairman, Toyota Info Technology Centre

· Richard Schomberg- VP Smart Energy Standards, Électricité de France (EDF) Group

· Dr. Tawfik Jelassi - Chairman, Tunisiana

"The Global Standards Challenges session will inspire pivotal, ground-breaking discussion amongst telecommunications leaders, as we discuss the best ways for our industry to forge ahead and overcome obstacles," said Bamatraf. "It is an honour to have been selected to moderate this session, and I look forward to participating in inspiring talks with my industry peers."

In addition to sponsoring the Global Standards Symposium, Du is the strategic sponsor for ITUs World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly and World Conference on International Telecommunications. All the events are being held in Dubai and organised by ITU, the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology.

In the past, Du supported and participated in ITU Telecom World 2012, which took place for the first time in the UAE during 14-18 October. The landmark event convened a high-quality, influential mix of participants drawn from across the ICT industry along with Heads of State and Government, regulators, innovators, digital entrepreneurs and many more.