This document summarizes Communication Wednesday, a forum for professionals in telecommunications, internet, and related industries in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. It is held six times per year plus two informal roundtables. It brings together operators, developers, content providers, manufacturers, consultants and others to discuss trends, share knowledge and make new contacts. Topics in 2008 included mobile payments, gaming, convergence of internet and mobile, job markets, new networks, and consumer protection. An advisory board helps shape the program focus.

1. “Common platform of telecommunication
and Internet markets”
What does COMMUNICATION WEDNESDAY Whom is COMMUNICATION WEDNESDAY intended for?
• regular meetings of professionals connected by broadband An independent forum for telecommunication operators, application
mobile communication, technological services, contents, applications developers, contents providers and aggregators, end-use device
and mass media in the Czech Republic and Central Europe manufacturers, consultants and other persons interested in the sphere of
• six times a year, completed by two informal round tables telecommunication services.
COMMUNICATION WEDNESDAY Structure of COMMUNICATIO WEDNESDAY participants
COMMUNICATION WEDNESDAY was started in January 2008 to continue competitions for developers and operators of
WIRELESS WEDNESDAY, organised from 2002, and BROADBAND high-speed connection Internet applications
MONDAY, organised from 2006.
competition for developers and operators
of mobile applications
Why to participate in COMMUNICATION Structure of CW participants
HR agencies
• interest in telecommunication and Internet branches others
governmental institutions
• interesting speakers Internet companies
mobile services
• learning new trends
• sharing information
• know-how development mass media / marketing
SW suppliers
• opportunity to get new contacts technological
consulting
• place for networking HW suppliers
The statistics are based on the data provided at registrations for COMMUNICATION WEDNESDAY in 2008.
Topics in 2008
Mobile payments • Gaming • Convergence – Internet and mobile world • Job market regulation in EU context • New generation networks
Partner solutions • Consumer protection • Lottery Act II
CW Advisory board
Advisory body helping to shape the program focus
Pavel Doležal (Ericsson), Radek Frank (Vodafone Czech Republic), Frank Gotthardt (Capgemini Czech Republic), Michal Horák (ATS Praha),
Michal Hyský (Nokia Czech Republic), Jan Karas (Telefónica O2 Czech Republic), Martina Kemrová (T-Mobile Czech Republic), Rostislav Kocman
(Approach Communication), Petr Mitošinka (ARIGA), Marián Nič (Crazy Tomato), Tomáš Nielsen (Rowan Legal), Miroslav Semrád (Česká pošta),
Philip Staehelin (A.T. Kearney), Miroslav Štoček (Nokia Siemens Networks Czech Republic), Martin Tax (DELTAX Systems).
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