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Monday 7th December 2009
Conference Workshops
'WORKSHOP A - 'Data Protection'
'WORKSHOP B - 'State Aid in broadband networks'
WORKSHOP C - 'Net Neutrality/Network Management - Policy Issues for the Future of Net-Based Service Provision'
WORKSHOP D - 'Legal and regulatory challenges in Central & Eastern Europe'
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Opening Night Cocktail Reception
sponsored by KPMG
17.30-19.30
Tuesday 8th December 2009
Conference Day 1
07:30 Registration opens
07:45-08:45 KPMG Breakfast Briefing - 'Building Trust in Regulation' led by David Thomas, Global Head of Communications Regulation, KPMG
Morning Session:
08:55 Introduction by ECTA Chairman, Innocenzo Genna
Chairman: Gita Sorensen, Director, Economics & Regulation, KPMG
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Post i2010 - Setting a European Digital Agenda for 2020
09:00 - 09:50 Keynotes
Leif Zetterberg, Secretary of State to the Minister for Communications, Swedish EU Presidency 2009
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Francisco Ros Perán, Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Information Society, Spanish EU Presidency 2010
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Pilar del Castillo Vera, MEP, Rapporteur on 'European Digital Agenda'
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Chair: Fabio Colasanti, Director General, European Commission, DG Information Society and Media
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09:50 - 10:20 Expert analysis
Taylor Reynolds, Economist, OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
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James Allen, Partner, Analysys Mason
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10:20 - 10:30 The views of the customer
Rosemary Sinclair, Chairman, INTUG (International Association of Telecoms Users)
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10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 11:40 The views of the industry
Stan Miller, CEO, KPN International
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Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP, Non-executive director, BT Group
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11:40 - 12:00 Reaction and priorities for the European Digital Agenda
Fabio Colasanti, Director General, European Commission, DG Information Society and Media
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12:00 - 13:00 Copyright or wrong?
Martin Senftleben, Senior Consultant, Bird & Bird; Professor of Intellectual Property, VU University Amsterdam
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Margot Fröhlinger, Director, Knowledge-based economy, European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services
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Christian Engström MEP, Swedish Pirate Party, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
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Ted Shapiro, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Deputy Managing Director, EMEA, Motion Picture Association
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Kostas Rossoglou, Legal Officer, BEUC (The European Consumers' Organisation)
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13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH
Afternoon Session:
14:30 - 14:50 Towards a more competitive market in Belgium
Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgian Ministry of Economics
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Chairman: Ann LaFr ance, Coordinating Partner European Telecoms, Squire Sanders & Dempsey
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14:50 - 15:40 EU Telecoms Framework Review - implications and next steps
14:50 - 15:05 An assessment of the changes/impact of the new framework
Ann LaFrance, Coordinating Partner European Telecoms, Squire Sanders & Dempsey
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15:05 - 15:25 Implementing the framework and the creation of BEREC
John Doherty, Chair elect IRG and ERG 2010, European Regulators Group (ERG) and Chairperson ComReg
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15:25 - 15:40 Discussion and Q&A
15:40 - 16:10 COFFEE BREAK
16:10 - 16:40 The Commission State Aid proposals
Cecilio Madero, Director, European Commission, DG Competition
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16:40 - 17:30 Competition cases in the telecoms sector
Key anti-trust precedents relevant to telecoms and the challenges of investing in the current financial climate
Damien Neven, Chief Economist, European Commission, DG Competition
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An operators' experience of competition law in the telecoms sector
Tony Shortall, Independent Consultant, Netia SA
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An operators' experience of NGA investment challenges in the current financial crisis
Tiziana Talevi, Director Regulatory Affairs, Fastweb
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17:30 - 18:00 A view from the US
Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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18:00 ECTA AGM (MEMBERS ONLY) - ROOM C/D
Wednesday 9th December 2009
Conference Day 2
08:00 Registration opens
Morning Session:
Chairman: Gita Sorensen, Director, Economics & Regulation, KPMG
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09:00 - 09:25 ERG 2009 achievements
Matthias Kurth, Chairman IRG and ERG 2009, European Regulators Group (ERG) and President Bundesnetzagentur (German Telecoms, Postal, Energy and Railway Regulator)
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09:25 - 11:25 Developments in NGA policy
Chairman: Joachim Lücking, Head of Unit - Antitrust: Telecoms Unit c1, DG Competition, European Commission
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Marianne Treschow, Director General, Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, Sweden (Swedish Telecoms Regulator)
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Catherine Rutten, Member of the Council, BIPT (Belgian Telecoms Regulator)
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Dr Iris Henseler-Unger, Vice President, Bundesnetzagentur (German Telecoms, Postal, Energy and Railway Regulator)
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Joëlle Toledano, Member of the Board, ARCEP (French Telecoms Regulator)
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Gerard Boogert, NGA Programme Manager, OPTA (Dutch Telecoms Regulator)
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Yves Blondeel, Managing Director, T-Regs (discussant)
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11:25 - 11:45 COFFEE BREAK
11:45 - 13:00 Degrees of separation (panel debate)
Chairman: Gita Sorensen, Director, Economics & Regulation, KPMG
Roberto Viola, Chairman, the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) and Secretary General, AGCOM
(click here for bio)
Marianne Treschow, Director General, Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, Sweden (Swedish Telecoms Regulator)
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Julia Martusewicz-Kulinska, Director of Department of Telecommunications Market Analysis, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) (Polish Telecoms Regulator)
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Stuart McIntosh, Partner, Competition, Ofcom (UK Telecoms Regulator)
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Joanna Taylor, VP Global Competition and Regulation, BT Global Services
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13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH
Afternoon Session:
14:30 - 16:00 Regulating in a bundled environment
Chairman: Reinald Krüger, Head of Unit, Procedures related to National Regulatory Measures, Unit B5, DG Information Society, European Commission
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- Multiplay for consumers and business services
Wolfgang Feiel, Head of Legal Department, Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (RTR-GmbH) (Austrian Telecoms Regulator)
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Gerard Boogert, NGA Programme Manager, OPTA (Dutch Telecoms Regulator)
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Tiziana Talevi, Director Regulatory Affairs, Fastweb
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Richard Feasey, Public Policy Director, Vodafone
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- Approaches to IP interconnection: is bill and keep a solution?
Cara Schwarz-Schilling, Head of Section Internet Economics, BnetzA & Chair of the ERG Project
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Christof Sommerberg, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Development, QSC AG
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Richard Feasey, Public Policy Director, Vodafone
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16:00 - 16:20 COFFEE BREAK
16:20 - 16:40 Next steps for the RSPG
Roberto Viola, Chairman, the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG) and Secretary General, AGCOMf
(click here for bio)
16:40 - 18:00 Reaping the Digital Dividend
Chairman: Sven-Erik Heun, Partner, Bird & Bird
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Roberto Viola, Chairman, the Radio Spectrum Policy Group (RSPG)
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Adina-Ioana Vălean MEP, Vice Chairwoman, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, European Parliament
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Pearse O'Donohue, Head of Unit, Radio Spectrum Policy, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission
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Marc van Asbroeck, Director Legal and Regulatory Affairs, KPN International
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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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