Wednesday 26th November 2008

Conference Workshops & Welcome Cocktail Reception

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 Thursday 27th November 2008

Conference Day 1

08:00 Registration opens

08.00 - 08.45 ECTA Annual General Meeting (Members Only)

Morning Session:

09:20 - 09:30 Introduction by ECTA Chairman 09:30 - 10:50 - KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Luis Álvarez Satorre, President EMEA & Latin America, BT Global Services (click here for bio)

Neelie Kroes, Commissioner, DG Competition, European Commission (click here for bio)

Matthias Kurth, Chair Elect IRG/ERG 2009 and President, BNetzA (click here for bio)

10:50 - 11:15 Coffee break

(To Top)

- European Parliament views on the Telecoms Framework Review
Catherine Trautmann, MEP
Vice Chairwoman ITRE Committee, rapporteur Better Regulation Directive (click here for bio)

14:45 - 16:30 SESSION B: 'NEXT GENERATION ACCESS REGULATION - FIBRE ACCESS, COMPETITION AND INVESTMENT'

- Duct access and pricing issues
António Lobo Xavier
Member of the Board, Sonaecom (click here for bio)

- The Econonics of Next Generation Access
Dr. Karl-Heinz Neumann
General Manager, WIK Consult GmBH (click here for bio)

- The French experience
Gabrielle Gauthey
Commissioner, ARCEP (click here for bio)

- NGA and separation
Tim Cowen
General Counsel, BT Global Services (click here for bio)

- Pricing and risk
James Allen
Partner, Analysys Mason (click here for bio)

plus

Ken Ducatel
Member of Reding Cabinet, European Commission

Moderator: David Thomas, Partner, KPMG

Followed by Q&A

16:30 - 17:00 Coffee break (To Top)

17:00 - 18:00 SESSION C: 'UNIVERSAL BROADBAND AND STATE AID'

- Public Funding Models
Commissioner Ed Willett
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (click here for bio)

- Bringing broadband to Greece
Claudio Campanini
Vice President, A.T.Kearney (click here for bio)

- State Aid developments, proposals and the view of the European Commission on these issues
Herbert Ungerer
Deputy Director General, European Commission, DG Competition - State Aids, Sector Inquiries, Services of General Interest
(click here for bio)

Moderator: Peter Alexiadis, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Followed by Q&A

18:00 - 19:30 Cocktail Reception (tbc)

(To Top) 

  Friday 28th November 2008

Conference Day 2

Morning Sessions

Harri Koponen, CEO, Tele2 (click here for bio)

Dániel Pataki, Chairman ERG 2008/RSPG 2009 (click here for bio)

'Priorities for the Czech Presidency in 2009'
Jan Duben, Director of Electronic Communication Division, Czech Ministry of Economics (click here for bio)

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break (To Top)

- Commission proposals for data roaming
Vivi Michou
Head of Unit - Implementation of Regulatory Framework, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission (click here for bio)

- How to establish long term sustainable competition in the roaming market
Marc Van Asbroeck
Director Legal and Regulatory Affairs, KPN International (click here for bio)

- A single market for mobile
Esa Parjanen
CEO, TDC Oy (click here for bio)

- International roaming charges - large mobile operator perspective
Richard Feasey
Director of Public Policy, Vodafone  (click here for bio)

Giorgio Rino Tibaldi
Retail and Wholesale International Roaming Director, WIND (click here for bio)

Moderator: tbc

Followed by Q&A

18.00 Conference Close

Please note that ECTA reserves the right to modify any details on the conference agenda in the event that the original speakers are not subsequently available or timings need to be altered to fit requirements.

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