The SMS and A2P Messaging industry is changing and growing fast. More enterprises are using sms messaging services to provide better customer services to their clients. Carrier Community (CC) was organizing for its members the first annual CC – SMS Messaging Summit which took place on 18th and 19th of April 2018 in the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof to bring together mobile network operators (MNOs), aggregators and wholesale carriers, but also leading messaging players and technology innovators. At the summit, you could also meet Bulk SMS – Wholesale SMS – SMS Hubbing – SMS Resellers – SMS Aggregators – SMS and MMS platforms. This is the area to meet our SMS Telecom Industry community members. CC was also organizing various executive discussion panel sessions to address the latest industry hot topics, trends and case studies while discussing news opportunities and challenges within the messaging industry.
In the heart of the financial district and the historical city center, we have been welcoming guests in the tradition-steeped Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof since 1876. The Maintower, Römer and Paulskirche are only a few steps away. The Central station can be reached in approx. a 13 minutes’ walk.
Corporate rates with Breakfast & WIFI (including VAT)
Single Occupancy: 235.00 € per night.
Double Occupancy: 260.00 € per night.
To reserve a room at special corporate rate, please contact the hotel [email protected] (the special rate is the subject of availability).
Please use for booking a room the keyword: “CC- Data Connectivity 2018”
Kindly note: the above rates applies on the dates 18th – 19th April. For any other dates you need to contact the hotel.
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Based in Switzerland and with a market driven approach to the telecommunication industry we at MGI are committed to being the right connection for all our partners. Over the last 20 years, Erik developed extensive expertise and deep domain knowledge working at major telecom companies. His international career includes senior & executive level positions. Over the years, Erik has been a regular speaker & moderator at major international telecom conferences.
Andreas is the Commercial Director of Yuboto, a leading acclaimed and 7 times awarded Mobile Marketing Company in Greece.
He joined Yuboto in 2012 and holds almost two decades of experience in telecommunications industry. He holds great motivation abilities and inspires teamwork. He is a sales oriented person and passionate for high value customer service performance. Andreas will present the 2nd Generation Mobile Marketing Tools, that give access to unlimited and personalized mobile marketing campaigns via a simple SMS landed on a smart phone, and all 2nd Generation tools available at Yuboto's mobile marketing platform: "Yuniverse". Andreas is a qualified Professional Business Trainer of National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance and author of numerous best-seller Sales books and manuals.
An expert in wholesale voice and SMS messaging with over 20 years’ experience in the telecom industry as former VP of Sales & Carrier Relations at tyntec, one of the largest A2P SMS service providers globally and as Regional Manager at Verizon where he headed up a team responsible for international voice services in Europe. José also previously managed operator relations in Central and Southern Europe for Netsize, a Gemalto company. José holds a degree in business administration from the Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt a. M.
Specialties:
Launch SMS services / Shift from Voice to Messaging / A2P SMS Monetization / MNO revenue assurance / SMS platforms / P2P SMS Cost optimization / Training Sales and Carrier Relations / Wholesale Voice / VoIP / Integration of Operators, Carriers, Aggregators into value chain of OTT services / Off-net connectivity for OTT services.
Dr René Arnold is Head of Department Markets and Perspectives at WIK – a leading German think tank focusing on ICT Policy. He holds a PhD in Marketing / Consumer Behavior from the University of Edinburgh. His research revolves around the socio-economic impact of OTT applications as well as digitization across various verticals. Recently, he has published various studies on mobile messaging applications. Prior to joining WIK, René was a research analyst with the consulting subsidiary of the Cologne Institute for Economic Research. Next to his professional career, he has engaged as a guest lecturer at various universities across Europe.
Giovanni currently serves as Senior Director of Product Management for OpenMarket’s Global SMS services. He is responsible for product strategy and business planning for the company’s global mobile messaging solution.
Prior to joining OpenMarket, Giovanni held a variety of Product Management and Business Development positions in the space of SMS, Voice and Unified Communication at different companies in Europe and USA.
Giovanni graduated from Bayreuth and Manchester University with a Masters in Physics.
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For more than 25 years, Lee has been pioneering product innovation, bringing ideas to life and addressing market needs as a software engineer, project manager, product manager, and sales & marketing leader. He is a veteran of the telecommunications industry and is passionate about digital products and willing to challenge anyone that doesn't believe telecommunications is super exciting. Lee has worked as a consultant helping mobile operators launch new mobile services, with SaaS providers on new services, and has spent over 10 years working with the A2P marketplace. Over the last 3-4 years he has focused on privacy technology and as well as running market development he also leads the GDPR preparedness program @ Xconnect.
Dr. Marco Lafrentz is responsible for tyntec’s person-to-person and cloud services business. As an expert in platform technology and enterprise solutions, Lafrentz leads tyntec’s CPaaS development. He is also frequently called on to provide expert commentary on topical issues relating to enterprise mobile communications.
Prior to his current position, Lafrentz was a Senior Product Manager and Product Manager at tyntec. He also served as an Academic at TU Dortmund University. Lafrentz holds a Doctorate in Physics from TU Dortmund University, Germany.
Organized, extroverted, good skills in dealing with complex situations, a positive attitude towards the environment, responsible, confident, strong sense of justice, equality and fairness, able to work in an environment and communicate with people from different backgrounds and cultures gained through my business and private experience, able to accept criticism.
My objectives are profitability, productivity, growth, core values, customer service and change management.
I consider myself a positive person with high goals and a strong motivation to achieve the same. I am used to work in a team, which I find very effective for different business categories. On the other side, I am also familiar with the importance of individual work.
Working in direct contact with people, I realized that even though there are so many different personalities, I would like to continue working in such an environment.
Since my young years I loved foreign languages, so I have dedicated my time to learn German and English. And working with people is a great way to use this knowledge.
James Williams is the Founder and CEO of MrConnectivity, a consultancy practice having Mobile Engagement as its principal focus; A2P SMS is a core competence within that. Clients include Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), content Aggregators, API companies, Messaging Hubs and technology vendors. James founded MrConnectivity four years ago, leveraging 20 years’ Telecommunications experience. A large part of the past five years has been spent guiding MNOs globally in securing their A2P SMS channels, effectively monetising all traffic and helping them develop comprehensive Mobile Engagement strategies and multi-channel product suites that can be used by their Enterprise clients (Inbound and Outbound). Technology alone is not the ‘silver bullet’ and a holistic approach is required. Companies just need to bring their brand and MrConnectivity can deal with the rest.
Based in Paris, France, Florence is an experienced New Business Development Professional and Relationship Broker with deep expertise in the telecommunication industry. After a Master in International Trade (Paris II), she joined Telecom Italia during 10 years. She founded FSE Consulting 8 years ago to help companies to build market positions by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing impactful business relationships.
Identify and interpret market trends, as well as track individual contributors and their accomplishments to seek business deals. Contact potential partners, discover and explore opportunities to help companies to close new business. Develop negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with company strategies and operations, examining risks and opportunities, and estimating partners' needs and goals.
“15 years of experience in International Wholesale Industry with main focus on Voice Trading, Messaging and New Business Development”
Senior general management executive with a passion for developing high-growth applications and services - particularly those related to the intersection of enterprise and end-user, mobility, communications, and productivity.
Specialties: product management, strategic planning, business development, product marketing, acquisition planning and integration.