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“Innovation in Broadband Networks
and Services”
International Conference Athens
6- 7 -8 June 2008
PROGRAMME
Friday, 6 June 2008
“Policies for the Development of Innovation in
Broadband Internet”
| 09:30-10:00 |
Arrivals and Registration |
| 10:00-11:30 |
Welcome
Professor Nikitas
Alexandridis, EETT President
Inaugural Speech
H.E. Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Mr.
Konstantinos Karamanlis*
Keynote Speech
Ms. Viviane
Reding, European Commissioner Responsible
for Information Society & Media
Speech
Mr. Kostis
Hatzidakis, Minister of Transport and
Communications
Address
Mr. Michalis Liapis, Minister
of Culture
Opening speeches by political parties
Mr. Nikos Sifounakis, PASOK
MP
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| 11:30-12:00 |
Coffee break |
| 12:00-14:00 |
1st Session: Strategies for the Development
of Innovation
Coordinator: Mr. Nikolaos
Koulouris, EETT Vice-President
Opening Speeches
Mr. Panagis
Vourloumis, Chairman and CEO, ΟΤΕ
Mr. Pantelis
Tzortzakis, President, Association of
Hellenic ICT Companies (SEPE)
- Mr. Michael
Bartholomew, Director of the European
Telecommunications Network Operators Association
(ΕΤΝΟ)
- Ms. Ilsa
Godlovitch, Head of Regulatory Affairs
of the European Competitive Telecommunications Association
(ECTA)
- Mr. Ezequiel
Dominguez, Senior analyst, Cullen International
- Mr. Richard
Feasey, Public Policy Director, VODAFONE
GROUP
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| 14:00-15:00 |
Lunch break |
| 15:00- 17:00 |
2nd Session: Regulatory Challenges for
Broadband Innovation
Coordinator: Prof. Konstantinos
Halatsis, Faculty of Informatics and Telecommunications,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Keynote Speeches
Mr. Nripendra
Misra, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India (TRAI)
Mr. Chris
Fonteijn, Chairman of the Regulatory
Authority of the Netherlands (ΟPTA) and Member of
the ERG Troika
- Mr. Enzo
Savarese, Commissioner, Regulatory
Authority of Italy (AGCOM)
- Ms. Gloria
Calvo, Member of the Board of the Regulatory
Authority of Spain (CMT)
- Mr. George
Papapavlou, Head of Unit 3: Implementation
of Regulatory Framework (II) DG Information Society
& Media, European Commission
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Saturday 7 June 2008
“Innovative Applications of Broadband Internet”
| 09:30-10:00 |
Arrivals |
10:00-11:00 |
Keynote Speech
Prof. Prokopis
Pavlopoulos, Minister for the Interior
Opening Speech
Mr. Roberto
Viola, General Director of the Regulatory
Authority of Italy (AGCOM)
Speeches
Mr. Manolis
Drakakis, Vice-Persident, ΤΕΕ
Mr. Konstantinos
Doukas, President of the Information
Society
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| 11:00-13:00 |
1st Session: Innovative Regulations for
Competition in the Broadband Market
Coordinator: Mr. Ioannis
Palaiologos, EETT Member
- Mr. Martin
Cave, Director of the Centre for Management
under Regulation, University of Warwick
- Mr. Emanuele
Vadilonga, Head of Regulatory - Mobility
and MED Region, BT Global Services
- Mr. Mark
Shurmer, Director of Regulatory Affairs,
Openreach
- Mr. Bo Andersson, Chief Economist,
Competition Department, Economic Analysis, Swedish
Post and Telecom Agency (PTS)
- Mr. Tom Kiedrowski, Principal
International, Ofcom
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00-16:00 |
2nd Session: Innovation in Networks: Next
Generation Access Networks (NGAs)
Coordinator: Mr. Panagiotis
Tsanakas, EETT Member
- Mr. Nicolas
Curien, Member of the Board of the
Regulatory Authority of France (ARCEP)
- Mr. Peter
Alexiadis, Partner, Gibson, Dunn&
Crutcher LLP
- Mr. Crister
Mattsson, Senior Advisor at Ericsson,
former Market and Information Director of Stokab
(City Network of Stockholm)
- Mr. Wolfgang
Fischer, Business Development Manager,
CISCO
- Mr. Julio
Villalobos, Managing Director, SVP
Advisors
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| 16:00- 16:30 |
Coffee break |
| 16:30- 18:30 |
3rd Session: Innovation in Services
Coordinator: Prof. Ioannis
Stavrakakis, Faculty of Informatics, National
and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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| Parallel Event: |
| 14:00- 15:30 |
6th INA Academy South Eastern
Europe Regulatory Brainstorming Session (high
level representation) |
Sunday 8 June 2008
“Innovation in Broadband Internet in Greece: Myth
or Reality?”
| 09:30- 10:00 |
Arrivals |
10:00-11:00 |
Welcome
Address
Mr. Anastasios
Nerantzis, Vice President of the Hellenic
Parliament
Keynote Speech
Mr. George
Anastasopoulos, Secretary General for
Communications, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Speech
Prof. Vassileios
Assimakopoulos, Special Secretary for
the Digital Planning |
11:00-13:00 |
1st Session: The Role of the Organisations
with Significant Market Power
Coordinator: Mr. Michalis
Sakkas, EETT Vice President
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch break |
14:00- 16:00 |
2nd Session: The Role of the Alternative
Operators
Coordinator: Mr. Nikolaos
Koulouris, EETT Vice-President
- Mr. Vassilis
Vlachogiannis, Sales Director, TELLAS
- Mr. Yiannis
Kavaklis, Broadband Unit Director,
FORTHNET
- Mr. Lazaros
Lentzaris, Chief technology Officer,
HELLAS ON LINE
- Mr. Thomas
Lanaras, CEO, LANNET
- Mr. Athanassios
Piliounis, CEO, TELEDOME
- Mr. Fotios
Savvidis, CEO, CYTA
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| 16:00-16:30 |
Coffee break |
| 16:30- 18:30 |
3rd Session: The Role of the Civil Society
Coordinator: Mr. Nikos
Yiannis Prof. of European Policy, European Expression
- Mr. Periklis
Vassilopoulos, Vice President, Citizens’
Union Paremvassi
- Mr. Georgios
Lechouritis, President, General Consumers’
Federation of Greece (INKA)
- Ms. Panagiota
Kalapotharakou, Vice-President, Consumers’
Association “The Quality of Life” (EKPIZO)
- Mr. Nikolaos
Vassilakos, President, Association
of Hellenic Internet Users (ΕΕΧΙ)
- Mr. Joseph
Bonicioli, President, Athens Wireless
Metropolitan Network
- Ms. Areti
Paizanou, Member of the coordinating
committee of the NGOs Campaign for the Constitution
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| Parallel Event |
| 14:00-16:00 |
Broadband Forum Workshop
Coordinator: Mr. Michalis Sakkas, EETT Vice
President
- Mr. Yannis Staurakakis, Faculty of Informatics
and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens
- Mr. Dimitrios Varoutas, Faculty of Informatics
and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens
- Mr. Leftheris Spithas, Hellenic Telecommunications
& Post Commission
- Mrs. Ioanna Sabrakou, Technical Chamber of Greece
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