Kroes, Bernabè, Colao, Alierta, Gambardella, Schloter e altri all'ETNO-FT 2012 Summit di Bruxelles

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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. I Il dibattito sarà moderato da Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor del Financial Times. Interverranno:

Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times (CHAIR)

William E Kennard, US Ambassador to the EU

Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner

Mark Page, Global Leader of the Communications, Media & Technology Practice A.T. Kearney

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

Malcolm Harbour MEP, Chairman of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee

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

Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO, Etisalat

Hakam Kanafani, Group CEO, Turk Telekom

Ian Livingston, CEO, BT Group

Robert McDowell, Commissioner, FCC

Lars Nyberg, President and CEO, TeliaSonera

René Obermann, CEO, Deutsche Telekom

Daniel Pataki, Director, ETNO

Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO, Orange

Carsten Schloter, CEO, Swisscom

Georg Serentschy, 2012 Chairman, BEREC

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
Malcolm Harbour MEP, Chairman of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee
Ian Livingston, CEO, BT Group
Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO, Orange

Moderator: Dan Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times

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