Agenda

Welcome by the Chair
Michael Skapinker, Assistant Editor and Editor, Special Reports, Financial Times

Future Internet models and trends

Dr Jonathan Liebenau, Reader in Technology Management, London School of Economics 

Challenges ahead for the EU telco industry

Luigi Gambardella, Executive Board Chairman, ETNO

Keynote presentation: Enabling a sustainable digital society

Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Digital Agenda 

Refreshments and Networking

Panel Session I
Making the Internet more sustainable: How should the current commercial model evolve?
Without the necessary investment in infrastructure, traffic congestion will inhibit innovation and internet usage. This panel session will examine what conditions may attract investment in networks and how more balanced economic incentives may address the current imbalance of economic relationships along the value chain.  What are the benefits and drawbacks of potential options to address the current imbalance, such as modifying end-user pricing and introducing new models involving traffic - or quality dependent payments at wholesale level? What form could cooperation between network and services providers and OTT players take? What role can policy makers take in supporting new commercial initiatives?

César Alierta, Chairman and CEO, Telefónica
Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO, Telekom Austria Group
Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO, Telenor Group
Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO, Research In Motion
Franco Bernabè, Chairman and CEO, Telecom Italia
Jean-Bernard Lévy, CEO, Vivendi
Jo Lunder, CEO, VimpelCom
Ben Verwaayen, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent
Hans Vestberg, President and CEO, Ericsson

The European Digital Agenda - A view from the US
William E Kennard, US Ambassador to the EU

Networking Lunch for all participants

Panel Session II
Enabling a sustainable global digital society: Meeting the demand for services and products
This panel session will look at how telecom service providers are enabling sustainable economic development and social progress whilst also generating new services revenue to help justify their network infrastructure investments. What are the product and service innovations, in the areas of, for example, e-mobility (such as NFC services), e-energy and e-health? What challenges need to be overcome to safeguard future investment in these services and products? To what extent are interoperability, openness, user-friendliness and security critical in making products viable? What other strategies will create new, long-term revenue opportunities? How can policy makers support these innovations to enable a truly sustainable global digital society?

Eelco Blok, CEO, KPN
Anne Bouverot, Director General and Member of the Board, GSMA
Chris Dedicoat, President, EMEAR, Cisco
Gary Epstein, Managing Director and General Counsel, Aspen Institute International
Hakam Kanafani, CEO, Türk Telekom Group
Pierre Louette, EVP, Group General Secretary and France Carriers Division, France Telecom Orange
Mark Page, Global Leader, Communications, Media and High Tech practice, A.T. Kearney
Duco Sickinghe, CEO, Telenet

The Digital Agenda - A view from Brazil
Paulo Bernardo Silva, Minister of Communications, Federative Republic of Brazil

Chair's final remarks
Michael Skapinker, Assistant Editor and Editor, Special Reports, Financial Times

Refreshments and Networking