Telecom heavyweights to gather at Internet forum

China Internet Conference 2012 is set to start on Sept 11 in Beijing International Convention Center. China's top three telecommunication leaders are expected engage in dialogue at the convention, according to the latest agenda. They are the board director of China Telecom Wang Xiaochu, board director of China Mobile Xi Guohua, and board director of China Unicom Chang Xiaobing.

More than 100 honored guests have confirmed their attendance, including Ma Huateng, Li Yanhong (Robin Li), Cao Guowei (Charles Chao), Ding Lei, Zhou Hongyi, Lei Jun, Zhang Hongjiang.

The conference will wrap up on Sept 14.

Top operators to meet at the opening ceremony

How will China's three top mobile or fixed-line carriers deal with Web startups in the post-Internet age? Is corporatization the last straw to push them into the fast track for transformation? Can a network interwoven with cloud, pipeline, and client dispel misgivings on their channelization? The opening ceremony of the China Internet Conference 2012 on Sept 11 is expected to witness a first-ever face-to-face exchange among heavyweights in China's telecommunication industry. Here they will talk about the business mode of mobile Internet, fixed-line operations, alleged broad-band monopoly, etc., which make them real frienemies on the road to transformation. In the face of challenges as well as opportunities from the roaring mobile Internet, three chairmen's overture of sitting down to figure a way out together may give insight into the urgent needs of opening up for a better future.

Internet leaders take turns to stage dialogue

The dialogue of internet leaders, which has attracted great attention, has identified several heavyweight guests including Pony Ma, Robin Li, Charles Chao, William Ding and Zhou Hongyi. The form and topics of the dialogue have been revealed. The dialogue will take the form of a relay: inviting two guests at a time to conduct in-depth discussions on a specific topic. How do Pony Ma and Robin Li understand mobile internet? What are the views of Robin Li and Charles Chao on the interaction of social media and mobilization? What are the similarities and differences between Charles Chao and Zhou Hongyi in challenging the "tycoons" of Internet? What are the opinions of Zhou Hongyi and William Ding on the dispute of mobile Internet portals? The one-on-one clash between Internet leaders at the opening ceremony will become a highlight of this year's convention.

Hall of Fame – the forum of Internet development trends

To listen to a speech from Jack Ma would be to see the world by standing on the shoulders of a giant.

Industrial celebrities will attend the "Hall of Fame –the forum of Internet development trends", a newly added forum to the conference. The speakers will share their insights and observations in different fields of the industry and there is no strict boundary between the speakers and the listeners, all participating guests can comment on the topics freely during the speech.

The first confirmed guests are outstanding entrepreneurs from both technical and commercial aspects of the industry, including Ralph Haupter, the CEO of Microsoft Greater China Region; Deng Yuanyun, Advanced Micro Devices senior vice president and president of AMD Greater China; Omar Khan, former chief product and technology officer of Samsung Mobile; Dan Serfaty, the co-founder and CEO of the professional social network Viadeo and Phil Libin, the CEO of Evernote.

Some leading Chinese scientists including Dr Wu Jianping, the first Chinese scientist who was awarded a Jonathan B. Postel Award;, Cao Shumin, director of China Academy of Telecommunication Research of the Ministry of Information Industry Technology; Zhou Hongren, the executive deputy director of the Advisory Committee for State Information and Wu Hequan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering will also attend of the "Hall of Fame".

Share industry chain resources

The 2012 China Internet Conference offers a platform for partners in the mobile Internet industry to share resources.

On Sept 13, the Mobile Internet Day of the conference, China Mobile will host an investment promotion campaign as a sideline event of the CIC. Partners and visitors to the CIC will have the opportunity to negotiate with China Mobile's representatives of various lines of business in a face-to-face manner, and sign contracts on site.

On the same day, China Telecom will launch its special event, the "Golden 30 minutes", at the Mobile Internet Forum to show the audience and the whole industry chain its resource advantages, product portfolio and cooperation scope.

We invite you to spot how the two operators show their strengths, and what kind of key resources they will offer to the industrial chain.