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January 18th, 2012

PTC Aloha! Satnews Publishers' Most Excellent Adventure



PTC'12 Awards luncheon moderator Louis Zacharilla, Director, World Teleport Association, Director, World Teleport Association (WTA), Society of Satellite Professional International (SSPI) and Co-founder, Intelligent Community Forum (ICF)
[SatNews] Cold weather most everywhere in January, so heading to Hawaii for a conference is a most excellent idea.

If you've ever wanted to see executives without socks and in Hawaiian shirts this is the place to go, and that's just what Satnews Publishers is doing.

Mr. Zacharilla represents the satellite communications industry and its two leading trade associations. He organizes panels and workshops worldwide on the role of satellites as enablers of business and individual lifestyles. Mr. Zacharilla is also a co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).


Left to right; Peter Jackson, moderator, President, PJSquare Ltd; Arnold Friedman, SVP Worldwide Marketing & Sales, & VP Business Development, Loral Space & Communications and Space Systems/Loral; Kjell Karlsen, President Sea Launch AG USA; Eddie Kato, CEO Thales Alenia Space, North America USA; Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman & CEO of Arianespace; Frank McKenna, President International Launch Services


Forum on Disruptive Changes in the Satellite Space participants include; Patricia Cooper, (Moderator) President of Satellite Industry Association; Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks; Peter Hadinger, President, Government Services & Head Global Government Global Xpress, Inmarsat; Phillip Spector, EVP & General Counsel of Intelsat; Mark Dankberg, CEO & Chairman of ViaSat; Susan Irwin (Moderator) President of Euroconsult
The Council is the leading membership organization for telecommunications professionals with interests in the Asia-Pacific region. Through its annual conference, its committees, and its initiatives, PTC brings together senior leaders in communications and provides them with opportunities to build partnerships with one another and to share insights on industry trends, business strategies, best practices, and new communication technologies and services.

PTC facilitates the open exchange of ideas and commerce and supports on-going research, education, training, and development initiatives that foster positive social change. First organized in 1978, PTC was incorporated as a non-profit, non-governmental organization in 1980.