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IIC TMF Brussels 2012 Outline programme

International Institute of Communications

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA FORUM

Brussels, Belgium
Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 April 2012

Kindly hosted by
the Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT)
Ellipse Building, Bâtiment C,
Boulevard Albert II 35, B-1030 Brussels

Programme

Forum presentations are on the record but subsequent discussions are under
the Chatham House Rule*

Monday 23 April 2012

9.15am - Registration and refreshments

9.45am - Welcome, In the chair
Fabio Colasanti
President, International Institute of Communications

Keynote Address
Luc Hindryckx
Chairman of the Council
Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications

Session One

The Current Economic Crisis and Beyond: Fulfilling Digital Ambitions

• How is the continuing economic uncertainty affecting the telecommunications and media sectors? What impact is it having on infrastructure and the development of services? What are the major impediments? Where are the opportunities?
• Capital for investment remains tight. What is the investment outlook? How can growth be achieved in the media sector? What is the outlook with respect to next generation network investment? What impact is the introduction of new technologies such as LTE having on investment decisions? Are ‘old’ technologies still relevant?
• Given financial constraints, the highly leveraged state of many telecoms companies, the expense of high speed broadband infrastructure deployment and uncertainty over consumers’ willingness to pay for high speed broadband, are the European Digital Agenda targets achievable?
• What does the evidence to date show about the forthcoming level and type of demand for high speed broadband? Is the gap between ambitions (Digital Agenda targets) and reality a supply side or a demand side issue? Is the right balance being struck between investment in fixed and mobile high speed broadband in terms of socio-economic benefits and incremental pay offs?

10.15am - In the chair
Dr Martin Cave OBE
Visiting Professor, Imperial College Business School

Speakers

Ralf Nigge
Deputy Director, EU Representative Office, Deutsche Telekom
Head, Competitive Market Working Group, ETNO

Detlef Eckert
Director, Policy Coordination and Strategy
Directorate-General Information Society and Media
European Commission

Stephen Howard
Head, Global Telecoms, Media and Technology Research, HSBC

Romano Righetti
Chief Regulatory Officer, Vimpelcom Ltd; Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A.

Antony Walker
Chief Executive Officer, Broadband Stakeholder Group, UK

Peter Wilding
Director, European Policy, BSkyB

11.15am - Refreshments

11.30am - Discussion

12.30am - Lunch

1.30pm - In the chair
Andrea Millwood Hargrave
Director General, International Institute of Communications

Keynote Address
Digital Agenda: A Paradigm Shift Also for Regulators?
Jean-François Furnémont
Chairman, European Platform of Regulatory Authorities

Session Two

The Current Economic Crisis and Beyond : Creating a Foundation for Growth

• Is the ladder of investment approach which underpins the regulatory framework working or is it time to consider alternative approaches in order to stimulate market place competition and innovation? Are mandated cost methodologies a viable lever to encourage growth or will they distort competition by inhibiting investment in cable and other competing infrastructure?
• What role can public as opposed to private funding play in the telecoms sector? What role can new financial instruments such as project bonds play?
• With the increasing demand for mobile high speed broadband caused by the proliferation of smartphones and mobile devices, do we need more sharing in both the fixed and mobile sectors? How will mobile network sharing arrangements play out? What kind of regulatory arrangements are needed? What would be the implications for fixed incumbents?

2.00pm - In the chair
Nigel Hickson
Vice President, Global Partnerships (Europe & Middle East), ICANN (Former Head of EU and International ICT Policy, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, UK)

Speakers

Olivier Duroyon
Director, Public Affairs, Alcatel-Lucent

Chris Hutchins
Director, Public Policy, Liberty Global

Alan Lazarus
Head, Regulatory Policy and Strategy, BT

Robert Mourik
Director, Regulatory Policy (Europe)
Telefónica S.A. (O2)

Kevin O’Brien
Commissioner, Commission for Communications Regulation, Ireland

3.00pm - Refreshments

3.15pm - Discussion

4.30 - End of Day One

Tuesday 24 April 2012

9.00am - Refreshments

9.30am - In the chair
Emanuela Lecchi
Head of the Competition Regulation and Networks Group
Watson, Farley & Williams LLP

Keynote Address
The Internet Economy as a Driver for Innovation and Growth
Jørgen Abild Andersen
Director General Telecom, Danish Business Authority
Ministry of Business and Growth

Session Three

The Future Market for Digital Content and Services

• What new business models and revenue streams have emerged for digital services? Where is the advertising money going? Where is funding for new services and content creation coming from?
• What are the main barriers to furthering e-commerce in Europe? What is the likely contribution to the internet economy of the Commission’s plans to boost e-commerce and online services?
• What competition issues arise in complex and evolving market structures? What challenges do current developments pose for regulators? Should different rules for content continue to apply to increasingly competing platforms? What are the competition policy implications, for example, in relation to bundled services and access to premium content? Given the increasing role of connected TV, is an update of existing regulation needed? Can regulation be made to work in a cross border content world?

10.00am - In the chair
Peter Alexiadis
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Speakers

Monica Arino
Director, International Affairs
Ofcom - Office of Communications, UK

Taylor Reynolds
Senior Economist, Information Economy, OECD

Jeremy Rollison
Director, European Digital Media Association

Chris Sherwood
Director, Public Policy, Yahoo!

Harrie Temmink
Deputy Head, On-Line and Postal Services
Directorate-General Internal Market and Services
European Commission

Heiko Zysk
Vice President, Governmental Relations & Head of European Affairs ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, Germany

11.00am - Refreshments

11.15am - Discussion

12.30am - Lunch
Kindly supported by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Session Four

Europe’s Changing Data Protection Regime: Balancing Privacy and Innovation

• What impact will the new EU proposals for data protection have on data markets? What are the implications of the proposals for different sectors including cloud computing, the financial sector, ISPs and online services, and advertising? What effect will the strengthening of online privacy rights have on industry’s ability to innovate and develop new business models?
• How will the changes affect consumers? Do the new proposals give sufficient protection and rights to individuals in relation to data ownership, the right to data portability and the ‘right to be forgotten’? Looking more widely, what is user ‘consent’ in the context of privacy law and what is its potential impact on commerce globally? Has people’s perception of privacy protection fundamentally changed as the use of communications technologies has evolved?
• Where will the new proposals position Europe compared with the US and other countries? How will the issue of cross border data transfer be affected by the proposed changes? Is a global approach on data protection desirable or even feasible?

1.30pm - In the chair
Garfield Smith
Partner, Head of Global Outsourcing and Procurement
Squire Sanders (UK) LLP

Speakers

Nicolas Dubois
Policy Officer, Data Protection Unit
Directorate-General Justice, European Commission

Penelope Naas
Managing Director, European Government Affairs, Citi

Dr Dan Reed
Corporate Vice President, Technology Policy Group, Microsoft

Jacquelynn Ruff
Vice President, International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs Verizon

Janneke Slöetjes
Advisor, Bits of Freedom, Member of European Digital Rights

2.30pm - Discussion

15.30 - Closing Remarks
Andrea Millwood Hargrave

15.35 - End of Forum

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