Belgio
Venti anni di Attività per ETNO. È un’occasione importante per fare il punto sulla rivoluzione che ha trasformato il settore ICT in Europa, guardando ai trend evolutivi e alle sfide delle prossime due decadi.
La rapida crescita di Internet ha modificato profondamente lo scenario economico e per gli operatori sono necessari nuovi business model per fronteggiare gli enormi investimenti dovuti a una crescita esponenziale del traffico. Il Summit Financial Times-ETNO 2012 incoraggerà il dialogo tra Telecoms Operators e Over the Top verso una Internet sostenibile, consapevoli che il settore ICT gioca un ruolo cruciale nel favorire la ripresa economica.
Il Summit ospiterà industry leaders, policymakers, regolatori e influenti opinion leaders. Il dibattito sarà moderato da Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor del Financial Times. Interverranno:
César Alierta, Executive Chairman and CEO, Telefónica
Didier Bellens, CEO, Belgacom
Franco Bernabè, Executive Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia
Eelco Blok, CEO, KPN
Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive, Vodafone Group
Luigi Gambardella, Executive Board Chairman, ETNO
Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO, Etisalat
Hakam Kanafani, Group CEO, Turk Telekom
Neelie Kroes, Vice President European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner
Ian Livingston, CEO, BT Group
René Obermann, CEO, Deutsche Telekom
Daniel Pataki, Director, ETNO
Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO, Orange
Carsten Schloter, CEO, Swisscom
Georg Serentschy, Chairman, BEREC
Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times
Agenda
12.00 Registration and networking buffet lunch
13.00 Welcome and introduction
- Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times (CHAIR)
- Daniel Pataki, Director, ETNO
13.10 Keynote presentation: CanEuropeachieve a successful digital economy?
What are the main economical, societal and demographic challenges for Europe in the next 20 years and what will be their impact on the ICT sector? What needs to be done to ensure a sustainable digital economy? What role will ICT be playing in social innovation?
- Luigi Gambardella, Executive Board Chairman, ETNO
- Neelie Kroes, Vice President European Commission, Commissioner for Digital Agenda
13.50 Keynote presentation: Then, now and the future
How has the ICT sector changed over the past 20 years, what are the current realities, and where is the ICT market headed over the next two decades? What are the future challenges and the future trends?
- William E. Kennard, United States‘ Ambassador to the European Union
14.05 Keynote presentation: A future policy framework for growth
How can the European telecoms sector return to strong growth in revenues and cash flow? How should the current policy framework evolve to support sector growth and unlock investment in Europe’s digital economy?
- Mark Page, Global Leader, Communications, Media and Technology Practice, AT Kearney
14.20 Panel I: Meeting the investment and growth challenges ahead
In order to fully exploit the benefits of the digital economy, which is crucial to Europe’s economic prosperity, what incentives should be made available to all investors in NGA to make high-speed networks a priority? Are current policies towards ICT sufficient to deliver on Europe’s growth agenda? What else needs to be done to ensure the sector fosters sustained economic growth?
Panellists
- César Alierta, Executive Chairman and CEO, Telefónica
- Didier Bellens, CEO, Belgacom
- Eelco Blok, CEO, KPN
- Vittorio Colao, Chief Executive, Vodafone Group
- Ian Livingston, CEO, BT Group
- Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO, Orange
15.40 Networking refreshment break
16.10 Presentation
- Stephen Howard, Head of Global Telecoms, Media & Technology Research, HSBC
16.20 Presentation
- Malcolm Johnson, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU
16.30 Panel II: Towards a new and sustainable Internet ecosystem
For telecoms operators to continue meeting the huge investment challenge linked to exponential traffic growth, new business models are needed based on commercial cooperation with all players of the value chain. What form could cooperation between network and services providers and OTT players take? What role can policy makers take in supporting new commercial initiatives and encouraging more ICT innovation?
Panellists
- Franco Bernabè, Executive Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia
- Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO, Etisalat
- René Obermann, CEO, Deutsche Telekom
- Carsten Schloter, CEO, Swisscom
- Lars Nyberg, President and CEO, TeliaSonera
- Hakam Kanafani, Group CEO, Turk Telekom
17.50 Keynote presentation
- Georg Serentschy, Chairman, BEREC
18.05 Chair’s closing remarks
- Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times