Telecommunications and Media Forum, Sydney 2023 – in person

Tuesday 15 August 2023

08:15 Registration

09:00 Welcome

09:15 Keynote

09:45 Session 1: The impact of AI on content production, distribution and consumption

11:15 Networking Break

11:45 Session 2: The future of communications infrastructure in the region

o LEO satellite services and their potential for delivering broadband to remote and underserved areas
o 6G – when will we realistically start looking at 6G and what does that mean for sustainable investment and use of spectrum?

13:15 Networking Lunch

14:15 Session 3: Protecting consumers from scams or frauds perpetrated through electronic communications

o What is the right model for regulation – co-regulation? Black letter law? What protections are key?
o Update on new national anti-scams centre and comparable initiatives regionally and globally

15:45 Networking Break

16:15 Session 4: Online Safety Act – implementation, enforcement, international comparisons

o Balancing key design principles – safety, security, privacy
o Comparing Safety by Design and Security by Design approaches
o Progress internationally

17:30 Closing of day

Followed by networking reception.

Wednesday 16 August 2023

08:45 Registration

09:10 Welcome

0915 Keynote

09:45 Session 5: Shedding light on the 2023-2030 Cyber Security Strategy….and what’s all the fuss about TikTok?

o Harmonising regulatory frameworks nationally and internationally
o Improving public-private mechanisms for cyber threat sharing and blocking
o Investing in the cyber security ecosystem and skills
o Designing and sustaining security in new technologies

11:15 Networking Break

1145 Session 6: Consumer data protection: the future of privacy regulation and the impacts on the communications sector

o Implications of privacy regulation on freedom of speech
o What is the future of an advertising funded business model for media companies in an era of stricter privacy protections?
o Do enhanced privacy protections stifle innovation?

13:15 Networking Lunch

14:15 Session 7: Mergers and competition across the media, technology and telecommunications sectors

o Infrastructure sharing in the telecommunications sector
o News media ownership, remuneration, quality, access and control
o Competition policy for digital platforms/gatekeepers/intermediaries
o Implications of ex-ante regulations on innovation and fair competition

16:00 Closing Remarks

16:15 Close of Forum