2012 Broadband and Beyond Conference
The Seamless Connected Environment

Sydney, 23 January 2012 - Communications Alliance today unveiled a stellar speaker line-up for the 2012 Broadband and Beyond conference to be held in Sydney on Wednesday 22 February.

The conference will explore in depth the push toward seamless connectivity and converging content for all Australians. The cast of Australian and international industry leaders and innovators speaking at Broadband and Beyond 2012 includes:

  • Selina Lo – serial technology entrepreneur and President and CEO of Ruckus Wireless
  • Steven Wood – CEO, Tennis Australia
  • Mark Scott – Managing Director, ABC
  • Justin Milne – Chairman, Quickflix and pieNETWORKS
  • Michael Malone – CEO, iiNet
  • Hugh Bradlow – CTO, Telstra
  • Peter Bourke – CIO, Westfield Holdings
  • Pippa Leary – Director of Strategy and Market Insights, Fairfax Media
  • Adam Ferrier – Founding Partner, Naked Communications

Other speakers include Google’s Head of Public Policy and GA, Iarla Flynn; Huawei CTO, Peter Rossi; Alcatel-Lucent Managing Director, Sean O’Halloran,  Mastercard Head of Market Development Matthew Barr; and Austin Bryan, Director, Optus Digital Media. Our moderators include Tony Malligeorgos, VP Sales and Marketing Ericsson; James Halliday, Partner, Baker & McKenzie; and Peter Mercieca, Partner, KPMG.

Communications Alliance CEO John Stanton said this year’s conference would explore the vision of seamless connectivity and the accelerating progress toward making it a reality.

“The new environment is already changing the way we interact with content. The debate is at last moving away from the relative merits of specific access platforms, toward recognition that all next-gen technologies have a role to play, and what really matters is consumers’ ability to be connected whenever and wherever they wish.”

“Broadband and Beyond will traverse this new landscape, looking at how current media will adapt, how consumer expectations will be met, what will happen on the device-front and how convergence will change lives in Australia and throughout the world.”

Media are welcome to attend the conference. For media registration please call Lucy Mudd at Kreab Gavin Anderson 02 9552 8920 or 0402 106 613 by 20 February.

DATE     Wednesday 22 February 2012
TIME      8.45 am – 5.00 pm
VENUE   The Auditorium, 37 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills NSW

For further information about the conference, please visit www.broadbandandbeyond.com .  

ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE

Communications Alliance is the primary telecommunications industry body in Australia. Its membership is drawn from a wide cross-section of the communications industry, including carriers, carriage and internet service providers, content providers, search engines, equipment vendors, IT companies, consultants and business groups.

Its vision is to provide a unified voice for the telecommunications industry and to lead it into the next generation of converging networks, technologies and services. The prime mission of Communications Alliance is to promote the growth of the Australian communications industry and the protection of consumer interests by fostering the highest standards of business ethics and behaviour through industry self-governance. For more details about Communications Alliance, see www.commsalliance.com.au.

Media information contact:

Kreab Gavin Anderson


Amanda Buckley abuckley@kreabgavinanderson.com 0419 801 349
Lucy Mudd lmudd@kreabgavinanderson.com 0402 106 613