Brian is the Executive Head of Product Innovations at Cell C where he is responsible for the development and management of Cell C’s entire product suite, as well as future innovations – with specific reference to Cell C’s new UMTS network.

In his presentation, Brian discusses how mobile voice is rapidly becoming a commodity that represents the “lowest common denominator” of communications today.

Rob is an ICT industry heavyweight and Internet specialist, and has been involved in the industry for the last 20 years. Rob has an in-depth knowledge of Internet markets, technology and products. He sees VoIP, location based services and presence as the “next wave” of technology advancement.

In his presentation, Rob provides insight into hosted/Cloud Telephony, both in the public and private (enterprise) environment.

Wayne fulfils the role as General Manager of Voice Solutions at Internet Solutions (IS) where he is responsible for the strategic and day-to-day operations functioning of the business. Internet Solutions’ Voice offering is currently considered to be in the top 2 alternative Voice operators in the South African market.

In his presentation, Wayne address the pertinent questions of what has happened with VoIP in South Africa over the last 5 years, and what are some of the regulatory factors that lie ahead.

Frederic joined Paraxip (now a Sangoma company) in March 2007 to lead Marketing and Business Development efforts, particularly in the Call Centre Markets, building up relationships with Genesys, Oracle and Call Centre Solutions based on open-source telecom projects.

In his presentation, Frederic describes recent trends in the outbound contact centres.

As the Telecommunications Fellow at the Shuttleworth Foundation, Steve looks for ways to drive down the cost of communications infrastructure in South Africa and raise awareness of the potential impact of affordable infrastructure on social and economic growth.

In his presentation, Steve discusses how VoIP technologies are re-shaping how we understand telephony and telephone companies.

Doug currently holds the position of Sales Director for Patton Electronics, and is an acknowledged industry and market expert pertaining to the broadband deployment and VoIP. With over 30 years of experience in the communications industry, Doug has a wide array of experience ranging from Customer Engineer, Senior Technical Instructor and Course developer, Senior Sales Engineer, and Sales.

In his presentation, Doug educates the audience on how to deploy IP based voice services now and for the future.

As the founder and owner of Voipmagic, Gerrit started training delegates from all over the World primarily to address the skills shortage in the field of VoIP. Gerrit knows that skills are key to involvement in this technology and represents the open-source alternative that has become the de facto solution for developing nations.

In his presentation, Gerrit provides insight into the use of open-source tools and the relevance in the South African industry.

Douglas is the Group Managing Director of Vox Telecom and an entrepreneur whose biggest passion is starting up and growing successful business, especially when other people think it’s impossible. He is innovative and entrepreneurial, and strongly believes in creating wealth rather than competing for it.

In his presentation, Douglas discusses what has been experienced in the SA telecoms environment n the past 5 years, and what can be expected in the forthcoming years.