ITU Telecom World 2011 will take place from 24 to 27 October 2011 (midday) at GENEVA PALEXPO, Geneva, Switzerland.

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ITU Telecom World 2011 will mark the beginning of a very different Telecom World event with strong emphasis on networking, knowledge sharing, deal making and consensus building. Forums & discussion create a unique environment to tackle the ICT challenges facing the world. Pavilions present advances in technology and showcase national plans. A compact event layout has been strategically designed to promote and facilitate networking throughout.

ITU Telecom World 2011 is unique in that it is the only ICT event that brings together the right mix of global ICT leaders, digital entrepreneurs and industry visionaries to discuss and debate the key issues facing the ICT industry. As the leading UN Agency for ICT issues, only ITU has the power to convene this mix of leaders of government and industry. With top level participants and innovative new format, World 2011 facilitates and encourages the right discussions, high-level engagements and strategic debate to generate real action and deliver tangible results.

Expected attendance: Heads of State and Government from established and developing nations, Ministers, Mayors of leading cities, CEOs and key players from across the ICT industry.

Audience profile: ITU Telecom World 2011 will span the full ICT community:

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Click here to view the array of activities dedicated to connecting people not only during the event but also before and after.

Event registration is now open. Choose the access pass that best fits your participation requirements. Click here to register.

This building block will drive the key questions around major debates. These debate include, inter alia:

• The business of spectrum
• The transformation of the ICT value chain
• Social networks
• ICT driven innovation across all sectors (both public and private)
• Innovative developments in broadband markets
• World leading innovations in emerging markets
• Government as software services
• The business of cyber identity management
• Digital inclusion
• Cloud Computing and innovative services
• Monetising the real time web

Speakers will be selected from across the ICT eco-system and through a consultative process.

Speakers will be selected through different channels:

• a Call for Papers
• a Call for nominations
• personal invitations to high-level candidates

The Event  Calendar is available here

The Broadband Leadership Summit is a series of exclusive high-level meetings accessible by invitation only. It is a unique occasion to bring together on one platform, Head of States and Prime Ministers, Ministers, CEOs of major companies, Head of UN agencies and Regulators for discussions on ICTs and creating new opportunities to “do well and do good”. It will be held on Monday, 24 October 2011.

The summit will define new collaborative opportunities to support growth and sustain economic development. The meeting will also allow the CEOs and Ministers to connect in social networking, exchange knowledge and pursue deal making. Finally, it will also look at the challenges ahead for the next decade to create practical solutions and responses to today's Digitaling issues in the telecom and ICT sector.

The Leadership Programme is an invitation-only programme restricted to Heads of States and Prime Ministers, Ministers, Heads of UN agencies, Regulators, CEOs of major companies and other industry leaders.

Telecom is hosting a dedicated one day conference focused at the contribution ICTs can make towards the challenges of urbanization. For some urbanization over the next twenty years represents one of the great challenges facing all societies – it present unique opportunities to foster growth and address issues such as climate change but urbanization also raise major threats to the fabric of many societies.

The event is open to holders of the platinum pass as well as invited guests

The conference will attract ministers, mayors and CEOs and other C level executives from ICT players across the eco-system

We are actively canvassing opinion as to the key issues which this event should address as well as nominations for speakers and members of a small advisory panel. If you are internationally renowned for your activities in this area please contact us.

• Hospitality/Office Suites
• National Pavilions
• Thematic Pavilions

• 1 x Gold pass (weekly) per 50m2, gives access to core Forum sessions only + halls
• 1 x Support pass per 5m2 for staff/hostesses working in the Hospitality/Office Suite (gives access to halls only)
• Free 100 word listing in the online catalogue
• Access to online networking

National Pavilion Organizers:

• Access Passes - quotas to be distributed to Pavilion Members at the discretion of the Pavilion Organizer:
  1 x Gold pass (weekly) per 50m2, gives access to core Forum sessions only + halls
  1 x Support pass per 3m2, gives access to halls only
• Free 100 word listing in the online catalogue
• Access to online networking

Thematic Pavilions:

• 1 x Gold pass (weekly) per 50m2, gives access to core Forum sessions only + halls
• >1 x Support pass per 3m2 for showcase staff, gives access to halls only
• Free 100 word listing in the online catalogue
• Access to online networking

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A host of Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze level sponsorship opportunities are available on a first-come, first-served basis as exceptional marketing. Click here for the full list.

In addition to a number of visibility benefits for each sponsorship item, global visibility includes:

• Thank you to Sponsors recognition both online and onsite
• Event access passes according to the sponsorship level

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A host of digital, online and print advertising opportunities are available such digital screens and billboard around the venue, daily newspaper and event catalogue advertising. Please contact us to discuss the best advertising opportunity for your organization.

Information for visa is available here.

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