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July 6th, 2010

COMSYS VSAT2010 Goes Beyond The Obvious in London


The COMSYS VSAT2010 Conference to take place at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel, London on September 14-17. This year's theme is Reaching Beyond the Obvious.

Delegate registration is underway, and following the VSAT2009 conference, COMSYS has announced speaker details and conference dates for VSAT2010.  At VSAT2010 the leading innovators in the VSAT market will deliver their views on the future needs of customers and the development of new applications and platforms. 

Key industry speaker Paul Gaske, Executive Vice President, North American Division,  Hughes, USA will talk about the practical aspects of providing global and regional services and address the challenges and opportunities for growth.



Global speakers include:
  • Abel Avellan, President, EMC, Germany
  • Dave Bettinger, CTO, iDirect, USA
  • Mike Bristol, Senior VP & General Manager, TeleCommunication Systems, USA
  • Simon Bull, Senior Consultant, COMSYS, UK
  • Mark Dankberg, CEO and Chairman, ViaSat, USA
  • Nikita Demidenko, Commercial Director, Dozor Telecom, Russia
  • David Drucker, Chairman, atContact Communications, USA
  • Daniel Enns, Senior VP, Strategic Marketing & Business Development, Comtech, USA
  • Yvon Ferrette, CEO, TesaCom, Argentina
  • Eugenio Gamboa, Director of Technology, Pegaso Banda Ancha, Mexico
  • Bertrand Hartman, CEO, OmniAccess, Spain
  • David Hartshorn, Secretary General, GVF, UK
  • Serge van Herck, CEO, Newtec, Belgium
  • Brian Holz, EVP and CTO, O3b Networks, Jersey
  • Shamanga Ilunga, Senior Manager, Africa Comms NI, Standard Bank, South Africa
  • Leslie Klein, President & CEO, C-COM Satellite Systems, Canada
  • Amiram Levinberg, Chairman and CEO, Gilat, Israel
  • William McKinnell, Vice President, CBM Communications, USA
  • Olivier Milliès-Lacroix, Commercial Director, Eutelsat, France
  • Iñigo García del Cerro Prieto, CEO, Ufinet, Spain
  • Aslan Tricha, Strategic Market Development Director, SES WORLD SKIES, Netherlands
  • Peter Shaper, CEO, CapRock Communications, USA
  • Sean Victor, Principal Specialist, Vodacom Business, South Africa


Segment and application specific topics: 
  • Ka-band Satellite Services and Next Generation Spacecraft for the VSAT Business
  • Adding Value Beyond Fixed Networking
  • Maritime VSAT
  • Global Oil & Gas Networking
  • Logistics and Network Optimisation
  • Mesh and Multi-Star Networking
  • Cellular Extension
  • Extending Telco Infrastructure
  • Enabling Mobility
  • Military Technology and Service Specialisation
  • SCADA and Alternative Energy Markets

  • The main conference will be held on 15-17 September 2010 at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel in Central London.  On the day prior to the main conference – 14th September – COMSYS offers a choice of one day Workshops (VSAT Market & Technology Essentials or Satellite Communications for Non-Technical Professionals). 

    You can register here.