| Time |
Description |
Speaker |
| 8.00am |
Registration and Business Partner Showcase opens |
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| 9.00am |
Welcome and Introduction |
Carlton Taya, Managing Director, Avaya South Pacific |
| 9.15am |
Economic Meltdown: Where to for Australia. One of Australia's most popular and respected political leaders, Bob Carr made his political reputation through public speaking. Attend this keynote to get Bob's views on the historical significance of the current financial crisis, the recent Government 42b stimulus package and where to from here for Australia |
The Hon. Bob Carr, Former Premier of NSW |
| 9.55am |
Unified Communications in a Challenging Environment. In the current economic environment there are extra pressures on your business. How can Unified Communications help? Saied will discuss how our customers have cut costs & made their employees happy by deploying teleworking programs. How mobile workers can be as effective on the road as in the office. How video technologies can help drive deeper, more satisfying customer experiences without breaking the bank. And just how green UC can be. |
Saied Seghatoleslami, VP, Global Communications Systems, Avaya |
| 10.30am |
Morning Tea and Business Partner Showcase |
|
| 11.00am |
International Unified Communications Case Study. Learn about how an overseas organisation is empowering their workforce to become more productive in an environment of extreme financial pressure. |
|
| 11.30am |
The Suncorp Unified Communications Story. Suncorp insures millions of Australians every day through its many brands including GIO, AAMI, APIA, VERO and Promina and is the 5th largest bank in Australia. Already relying on the latest communications infrastructure to provide rapid and flexible customer service, Suncorp is now turning to UC to increase the productivity & happiness of their employees and increase customer satisfaction. Paul will discuss Suncorp initiatives including teleworking, mobility and collaboration solutions. |
Paul Cameron, Executive General Manager, Infrastructure, Business Technology, Suncorp |
| 12.00pm |
Use Communications Instead of Communications Using You. As a business user you have too much information, not enough time, very demanding customers and limited budget and support. Technology gets in the way bombarding you from many points of communications, from an array of applications and appliances and in no particular order of importance. Rosemary will discuss how Avaya is making it easier for you to get your job done by unleashing the full power of communications to conduct more intelligent, process-driven activities that allow you to concentrate on the big issues – not the minutia of communications technology. |
Rosemary Durand, Marketing Director, Avaya Asia Pacific |
| 12.30pm |
Lunch and Business Partner Showcase |
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| 2.00pm |
Ends |
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