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    • Plenary Keynote Session: THE INTEGRATED CONSUMER EXPERIENCE

  • 08.45

    • Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction

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      • Face to Face: The Operator Interview

      Paul Berriman, Chief Technology Officer, PCCW, Hong Kong

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      • Paul Berriman has been the Chief Technology Officer of PCCW Limited since May 2007. Formerly he was Head of Strategic Market Development and prior to that, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Marketing. He is in charge of the Technology Strategy and Development team which is responsible for product development management, billing and operational support systems development, overall service quality, technology strategy, vision and innovation across the telecommunications and media businesses of the PCCW Group. Most recently he has led fixed and wireless projects in Hong Kong and overseas including the successful now TV broadband IPTV service in Hong Kong, and PCCW’s Next Generation Network (NGN) programme and UK Broadband Wireless Project. Prior to joining PCCW in July 2002, he was Managing Director of Arthur D Little’s Hong Kong office and earlier with his own consulting business, Contactica, which he sold to Arthur D Little in 1999. Previously he held executive technical, engineering and operations management roles in New World Telephone, Reuters, HongKong Telecom CSL and the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

      • The Connected TV Revolution: Are You Ready?

      Andreas Mueller Schuber, General Manager, Global Solutions Connected TV Business Group, Microsoft

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      • Andreas Mueller-Schubert brings more than 12 years of telecommunications experience to his current role as General Manager of Global Solutions for Microsoft’s Connected TV Business Group. In this position, Mueller-Schubert is responsible for the deployment of all worldwide customer IPTV projects based on the Microsoft Mediaroom software platform. He is responsible for directing approximately 170 solution experts worldwide and for managing the business’s internal and external system integrator partners within their customer deployment sector.
        Prior to joining Microsoft in 2006, Mueller-Schubert served in several senior management positions within Siemens’ telecommunications division in Germany and Canada. He is most notably recognized for initiating the Siemens’ telecommunication business in Canada.

      • U-Verse : Broadband Content in the Home

      Franz Kurath, Executive Director, Broadband Content, AT&T, USA

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      • Franz Kurath leads broadband content programming efforts for AT&T’s Converged Services. Previously, Mr. Kurath was responsible for business development for AT&T’s U-verse IPTV service, focusing on interactive advertising, audience measurement, on-demand content and applications. His background includes both traditional and new media with over 15 years of studio, network and service provider experience. At AT&T, Mr. Kurath is responsible for broadband content strategy and licensing for AT&T’s online properties as well as premium TV services on U-verse. Before joining AT&T, Mr. Kurath spent six years at The WB Television Network, leading both the On- Air Design and New Media groups. He was responsible for managing the network’s broadcast and online brand, launching the network’s Internet presence, and producing a number of interactive television applications. Mr. Kurath produced program segments for the animated television series “The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest” while at Hanna-Barbera,. During his time at Paramount Pictures, he produced broadcast graphics and effects for network television. Mr. Kurath began his career at TBWA Chiat/Day inc. Advertising.

      • Creating End to End IPTV

      Robert C. McIntyre, Chief Technical Officer, Service Provider Group, Cisco

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      • Robert C. McIntyre currently serves as chief technical officer of Cisco’s Service Provider Group. Previously chief technical officer for Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company, McIntyre’s newly extended role will enable him to leverage the synergies of Scientific Atlanta and Cisco intellectual capital and integrated end-to-end technology portfolio to improve the overall service velocity of the ‘quad play’ for service providers and the industry. McIntyre began his career at Scientific Atlanta in 1991 and has held significant leadership roles in the company’s Transmission and Subscriber businesses. While leading the Subscriber business, his team designed the first real-time digital TV systems and held the first digital TV field trials over Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC). Bob was named Chief Technical Officer in 1999.
    • 10.00

      • Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit

    • Topic

      • SUBSCRIBER ACCESS STRATEGIES

    • 11.05

      • Chairman’s Introduction

      Malcolm Taylor, Managing Director, Cable Europe Labs
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      • Keynote Session: Resolving the Technical Challenges for the Cable Landscape

    • 11.10

      • What is the Future of Entertainment for Cable?

    • Kevin Baughan, Director of Technical Strategy, Virgin Media, UK

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      • How Cable Operators become multimedia companies
      • The future of entertainment on cable
      • How to drive usage
    • 11.40

      • Panel Session: Delivering Bandwidth and Multi-Services

      Moderator: Arjang Zadeh, Chief Executive Officer, Azdio, UK
      Guido Schwarzfeld, Head of Broadband Communications, Net Cologne, Germany
      Kevin Baughan, Director of Technical Strategy, Virgin Media
      Jean Philippe Gillet, Regional Vice President, INTELSAT, France
      Torkel Aamodt Thoresen, Chief Technologist, Broadcast Systems, Technology & Projects, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, Norway

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      • Comparing the different views and methodologies of DSL operators, satellite and cable operators to deliver the best in interactive IPTV service to the customer
      • Integrating DSL and cable
      • Driving subscriber growth
    • 12.20

      • The Future of Network Neutrality Regulation

      Dan Brenner, Senior Vice President Law & Regulatory Policy, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, USA

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      • Discussing a common issue in the EU and the US
      • Discussing the possibility of major broadband re-write legislation - what to expect
      • What issues are uppermost on the minds of cable in the US
    • 12.45

      • Lunch, Networking & Exhibition

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      • Session Five: Comparing Solutions to Enable IP Cable

    • 14.15

      • Case Study: Rolling out DOCSIS 3.0 in Cable Networks

    • Jørgen Michaelsen, CTO, YouSee, Denmark

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      • About DOCSIS 3.0
      • Planning for Data and for Video on Demand in cable networks
      • Our rationale for the countrywide roll out
      • The offered services within Data and Video on Demand
      • Customer take up and use of services
    • 14.45

      • Case Study: RF-TV and IP-TV co-exist in Hybrid TV

    • Mika Kavanti Business Director, Teleste, Finland

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      • Combining the best of these two worlds full functionality can be provided and future proof networking
      • Seeing a future where both IPTV and broadcast technologies continue to co-exist and hybrid TV is there to bridge the gap between these technologies
      • Hybrid TV gives full advantage of digital TV enabling new kinds of services - VoD and interactive content even the mobile phone as a feedback channel
    • 15.15

      • Case Study: Implementing Modular CMTS

    • Speaker to be announced
    • 15.50

      • Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit

    • 16.45

      • Panel Session: Regulation and Technology - Identifying the Best Future Solutions for Cable?

    • Manuel Sequeira, CTO, Zon Multimedia, Spain
    • Bartlomiej Kasinski, Strategy and Development Director, Multimedia Polska
    • Andreas Röver, DG Information Society & Media, European Commission, Brussels
    • Daniel Brenner, SVP, Law & Regulatory Policy, NCTA

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      • Is DOCSIS 3.0 the Best IP Solution for Cable? What are the advantages of the 2 way capability of DOCSIS 3.0 for cable operators?
      • What is the future VoD technology for Cable?
      • What is the future STB Software Environment for Cable? Is OCAP is getting traction or is Java not the entire solution?
      • Is IP Head-end a gimmick or has it real value for Cable Operators?
      • What are the needs for HDTV and VoD? How do they stack up with IP?
      • What is the status of DVB-C2?
      • What are the major regulatory issues for the cable industry?
    • Topic

      • Session Six: All IP Networks - Delivering Next Generation Cable

    • 17.15

      • Panel Session: Delivering Next Generation Cable

    • Jørgen Michaelsen, CTO, YouSee, Denmark
    • Mika Kavanti, Business Director, Teleste, Finland

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      • Identifying the drivers and timescales for a migration to fibre?
      • What should be the future evolution of HFC architecture?
      • Will IP cable be the industry’s biggest change in the near future?
      • What will be the next wave of technologies available to cable operators to compete with IPTV? DOCSIS 4.0?
      • How to achieve effective convergence?
      • Next Generation IP network supporting video, voice and data services to any device, the evolution to the multi-screen environment
      • How to address the demand for bandwidth
    • 17.45

      • End of Conference