TM Forum, the world’s premier industry group focused on business effectiveness for the communications and media sectors, today confirmed that executives Roberto Nobile, COO, Cablevision Argentina, Tom Vari, CIO & SVP, Application Delivery, Rogers Communications, Inc., and Rodrigo Duclos, CTO, Net Serviços, will be featured in an Executive Debate discussing “Where does Cable go Next?” at TM Forum’s Management World Americas 2009 (8-10 December, Orlando FL).

Cable leaders including Tony Centi, Senior Director, Comcast, Ala Awad, Director, OSS Enterprise Architecture & Systems Integration, Comcast, Tariq Chowdhury, Principal Architect – Wireless, Comcast, Jeffrey Finkelstein, Director of Access Architecture, Cox Communications, Robert O’Shea, Director, Network Operations, Cox Communications, Ron Iannetta, ATG OSS Architect, Time Warner Cable, will engage the industry on topics such as interactive advertising & personalization, bandwidth management, services-oriented ecosystems, end-to-end services management, managing services with IPDR, and the challenges of managing the combination of femtocells, MVNOs, and cable.

Cable will be a highlight of Forumville, which features five zones showcasing live multi-member Catalyst demonstrations, as well as opportunities to learn how use of TM Forum best practices and standards and programs can improve your bottom line. The Cable kiosk will be in the Digital Media and Advertising zone.

A number of invitation-only events are being held for attending MSOs, including a Service Provider Roundtable on Monday, a Cable Breakfast and Cable Interest Group meeting on Wednesday.