Is Latin America Ready For The Cloud? Discuss Business Models, Trends, Security & Deployment Strategies

Cloud Computing Is Expanding In Latin America & The Caribbean Region - Changing the Security & Business Telecommunications Industries Companies are investing heavily in Latin American countries in hopes of taking advantage of the rapidly growing need for cloud computing. Discuss the current and projected market, business models, deployment strategies and security in the following LatinComm Conference and Expo session. Is Latin America Ready for the Cloud? Speakers: Michael Kenney - Director, Business Development Alliances, Symantec Alberto Sandoval - Director of LAM, Rackspace; Wilson Grava - Vice President, NetApp; John Frame - Director of Product Management, Sigma Systems Additional Sessions Include: Opening Remarks from the Chair and Latin American Insights / Understanding the Mobile User Speaker: Estuardo Robles, President - Americas IT Forum, Co-Producer of LatinComm Conference and Expo The Latin America communications market, including its explosive mobile sector, is recognized as one of the industry's highest-potential growth markets. Latin America is projected to lead the global expansion in communication services over the next few years, offering a huge opportunity for those that want to capitalize on this multi-billion dollar market. Also, we will discuss why a campaign may work in one region and fail in another. Latin America in the Context of Global Bandwidth Flows: A BRICS Perspective Speaker: Mike Singh, CEO - Telkom Caribe Is Latin America Ready for the Cloud? Speakers: Michael Kenney - Director, Business Development Alliances, Symantec Alberto Sandoval - Director of LAM, Rackspace; Wilson Grava - Vice President, NetApp; John Frame - Director of Product Management, Sigma Systems; Alberto Sigismondi, IIG Symantec - Information Management Group Companies are investing heavily in Latin American countries such as Brazil in hopes of taking advantage of the rapidly growing need for cloud computing. We will discuss the current and projected market, business models, deployment strategies and security. Navigating the Latin American Legal Landscape Speaker: Michael B. Hazzard, Partner Arent Fox LLP Communications, Technology & Mobile Group We have reached the end of the Mayan calendar and have entered a new age, with exciting trends developing through Latin American and its opportunity-rich telecommunications markets.  Come and learn about legal and regulatory changes that are making 2013 a year of infinite possibility for entrepreneurs in Latin American.  This session will provide an overview of some of the major developments expected to occur in 2013 throughout Latin American, with particular emphasis Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Keys to Establishing Latin American Partnerships Speakers: Jay Sumners, Trade Specialist - Enterprise Florida, Inc.; Jeremy Villalobos Commercial Development Manager, Data Center - Telefónica USA, Inc.; Michael Kenney - Director, Business Development Alliances, Symantec; Serafin Borrego - Vice President of Operations and COO, Telefónica USA, Inc.; Douglas Wallace - GM OLAM and Caribbean - Symantec. This panel of experts will discuss key drivers that fuel Latin American partnerships. LAM IT budgets will grow over 30% in the next few years- how to move beyond “relationship selling” and into Creating Value for Partners as the region continues to mature in its buying behaviors. Mobile Marketing, Social Media and Entertainment Strategies in Latin America Let's Talk about NOLA/SOLA Speaker: Douglas Wallace - GM OLAM, Symantec; Representative from Columbus Mobile; John Frame - Sigma Systems; Rocio Hernandez, Regional Director - Dell Caribbean This discussion will explore the differences in detail between Northern Latin America and Southern Latin America. Crowdsourcing: App Enablement Using Remote Labor in Latin America Speakers: Alexis Rivas, CEO - BPO Innovations; Greg Evans, Online Media Operations Manager - BPO Innovations The Future of Mobile in Latin America Speakers: Alex Goldblatt, Cloud Product Strategist, Symantec; David Walsh, CEO - Shango View The Complete Program Register To Attend Visit LatinComm Conference and Expo or contact Frank Coppola at 203-852-6800 x131. Become An Exhibitor And Sponsor! Sponsorship opportunities are available for all budgets and needs, and pre & post event lead generation programs, which include access to all attendees are also available. Contact Larry Lockhart at 727-388-9849. Producers Collocated With

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