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Conference Schedule

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2^nd

Delegate registration open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

9:30-11:00	The Role of the Broadband Industry in modernizing the Romanian Society Dan Nica – Minister of Communications & IT John Riordan – President & CEO UPC International Michael Guest - US Ambassador to Romania Varujan Pambuccian – Chairman of the IT & C Commission, Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament
11:00-11:15	Coffee Break
11:15-13:00	The implications of the new Audiovisual Law Moderator: Valentin Negoiţă – Executive Director, Romanian Cable Communication Association What is the new audiovisual landscape and the place of the cable companies in the new legislative context? Mihai Mălaimare – President of the Culture Commission, Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament Ralu Filip – Member of the National Audiovisual Council Radu Cernov – Secretary of State, Minister of Communications & IT Călin Anastasiu – General Manager, IMAS Access and interconnection of the networks, a foreseeable future? Is the competition of services really achievable? Is this the solution to the economic constraints of multiple overlapping networks? Are the cable networks ready? Ion Smeeianu – President ANRC Eugen Preotu – Counsellor, Minister of Communications & IT Radu Petric – President, Romanian Cable Communication Association Copyright The European perspective. Realistic options to solve the issues. Virgil Niţulescu – Expert, Culture Commission, Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament Eugen Vasiliu – Deputy Director, ORDA Silviu Luncan – Legal Counsellor, Romanian Cable Communication Association
13:00-14:15	LUNCH
13:15-14:00	Press Conference – ACC Campaign Launch
14:30-15:15	Key financial indicators that determine the cable company value Moderator: Jace Johnson - CFO UPC Central Europe Attracting investments, sale or merge, all depends on these indicators. What are the key indicators that you should pay attention to?
15:15-16:00	Coffee Break
16:00-17:00	New revenue streams: programming tiers, internet Moderator: Thomas Hintze – Managing Director, UPC Austria *Dinu Malacopol – Executive Director, Internet & Data Transmission, Astral Telecom* Statistics and experiences shared by companies that already deployed the new services. A discussion on opportunity and profitability of the services that add to the basic tier.
19:30	Reception at Diplomatic Club An opportunity to socialize in an relaxed environment with your industry peers.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3^rd

	TECHNOLOGY
9:30-10:30	Upgrading to the last mile, a necessity? Moderator: Sorin Furtună Technical Manager Astral Telecom Specialists demystify the complicated mechanism of a broadband network, explaining the upgrading road to the new services.
10:30-10:45	Coffee Break
10:45-12:15	Tiers, Internet and Telephony in the broadband network Moderator: Radu Cristian General Manager, Terra Sat How to choose the equipment and how much you have to pay. Equipment suppliers telling their story. Piracy. Ways to deal with it. Moderator: Dan Stroie Director, Telemach CATV Training Center Technical cures for this chronic disease. Are there medicines for this alleged incurable malady?

	PROGRAMMING
9:30-10:30	The channel lineup; Content and marketing Moderator: Raluca Milin Marketing & Sales Director, UPC România Content providers and cable operators discuss around the table the future of the programming in the Romanian networks and joint promotion techniques. A good opportunity to find out more about new offers and future plans of the content providers.
10:30-10:45	Coffee Break
10:45-12:15	Tiers. Is there content for premium tiers? Is there a real demand on the market? Moderator: Anda Mânza CATV Commercial Director Astral Telecom, Adrian Cojocaru General Manager Romsat Cable TV & Radio How do you assemble a tier? How do you promote it? What is the reaction of the market to date?

12:30-14:00 LUNCH