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1 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Welcome Mobile VCE Industry Launch Event: ‘Enabling the 2020 Vision’ February 2009 Kindly hosted by UKT&I at the BERR Conference Centre, Westminster Mobile VCE’s Core 5 Research is co-funded by its Industrial Membership and by UK Government, via EPSRC, The Engineering & Physical Sciences research Council

2 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE “Not doing innovation is like shooting yourself in the head” Ben Verwayen, December 2008

3 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Industry led, world-class, strategic research Financially supported by UK Government Undertaken by top UK research Universities Not-for-profit: Strategic research to facilitate industry growth

4 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE “Vodafone is delighted with the work of Mobile VCE.. provide valuable input to the company’s own globally based research” Mike Walker Director Global R&D, Vodafone

5 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Funding Model - Very High Financial Gearing - Core Programme Fund Members’ Core Fund GovernmentFunds - - - Members’ Subscriptions - - - Win for Industry - Very high financial gearing of Industry funding Win for Academia - Strengthening of the research base & the people base, supporting both the industry and economy Win for Government – Gearing of public funding & inward investment

6 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE “We gain great value through our membership, in terms of ideas, research results, the industrial and academic interactions, the IPR and the links that Mobile VCE can provide into Government” Louis G Samuel, Executive Director Bells Labs Ireland & UK, Alcatel-Lucent

7 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Today’s Programme [1 of 2] 2:00 Welcome & Introduction Trevor Gill, representing Mike Walker, R&D Director of Global R&D, Vodafone & Vice Chairman of Mobile VCE 2:15 2020 Vision Ed Candy, Director Global Technology, Hutchison 2:30 User Interactions for Breakthrough Services Jason Williams, Orange 3:00 Enabling Flexible Networks Mick Wilson, Fujitsu

8 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE “Mobile VCE is a leader in terms of the perspectives provided. This is a direct result of the participants, world leading companies who will shape the direction of tomorrow” Bob Schukai, VP Wireless Platforms Turner Broadcasting Inc Turner Broadcasting Inc

9 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE Today’s Programme [2 of 2] 3:30 Green Radio Simon Fletcher, NEC 4:00 A Strategic Partnership David Delpy, Chief Executive of EPSRC, the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council 4:15 Industry Engagement & Value Walter Tuttlebee, Chief Executive of Mobile VCE 4:30 Concluding Remarks David Hendon, BERR (representing Lord Carter, Minister for Communications)

10 www.mobilevce.com © 2009 Mobile VCE “As well as international quality research, Mobile VCE provides excellent networking mechanisms between industry, university & government. These capabilities position us well as we move forward to implement Digital Britain” Lord Stephen Carter Lord Stephen Carter Minister for Communications Minister for Communications


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