Program of the 12th Broadband Convention
Day 1:
Tuesday, November 13th
9:30-11:00 Welcome Coffee offered by NBC Universal
11:30-12:30 Opening session
Openning Speech presented by Radu Petric , President of the Romanian Cable
Communication Association (ACC)
Moderator Emil Hurezeanu
Speakers:
Varujan Pambuccian – MP, President, IT & C Comission of
the Chamber of Deputies
Dan Cristian Georgescu – President, National Regulatory
Authority for Communications and Information Technology (ANRCTI)
Radu Teodorel – Member of the National Audiovisual Council
(CNA)
Ştefan Gherasim – Head of Department, Communication Division,
Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies (MCTI)
Sponsors Welcome:
Colin McLeod –Commercial Director of Sparrowhawk Media, part
of NBC Universal Global Networks
Simona Mikhulesku – Affiliate Sales Manager, Discovery Romania
Patricia Tănăsescu – Representative for Romania, National
Geographic Channel
12:30-13:00 Coffee break offered by Deutsche Welle
13:00-14:00 COMPETITION 3 ( Video - Data – Voice )
Price evolution tendencies and their consequences: market strategies,
development strategies; service prices within European context; price
competition; overcrowded program grids; introduction of the bundled services
packages; implications on the technological decisions for network
modernization; impact on the development of cable telecommunication
infrastructure
Moderator Dinu Malacopol , Director B2B, UPC Romania
Round Table debate with contributions from major industry
players and relevant authorities regulating the communication services market
(RCS&RDS, UPC, DCS, iNES Telecom, ANRCTI, MCTI, Competition Council, CNA).
14:00-15:00 Lunch offered by Baby TV
16:00-17:30 2008 on TV (Part I)
TV channels’ offers for the Romanian market.
Moderator Diana Segărceanu
Speakers:
Colin McLeod –Commercial Director of Sparrowhawk Media, part
of NBC Universal Global Networks
Daniel Ioaniţiu – Country Manager, Velocenet
Cătălina Mustaţă & Marius Vintilă – Voice-overs National
Geographic Channel Romania
Mihai Ursoi – Executive Director, IKO Romania
Klaus Michler – General Manager The MGM Channel, Central
Europe
Vincent Chabrier - Distribution Manager, France 24
Hanny Bratu – Consultant, Romantica
17:30-18:00 Coffee break offered by France 24
18:30-20:00 Transfer to Snagov Palace. Tour sponsor Da Vinci Learning
20:00-23:30 Gala Reception at Snagov Palace offered Discovery Networks Europe,
entertainment offerd by MGM Channel, fireworks offered by NBC Universal, photos
courtesy of SportKlub, graphics, cartoons, and make-up courtesy of The Money
Channel.
Day 2:
Wednesday, November 14th
8:45-10:00 Business Breakfast offered by Universal Channel and Sci Fi
9:30-10:00 Greeting Coffee offered by Speranta TV
10:00-11:30 Cables ... DOWN !!!
Hurdles to the development and modernization of the telecommunication
infrastructure; infrastructure construction legislation, present and future;
current situation of the infrastructure elements market associated to the
networks: polls, underground channels; polls owners in a no rules market;
projects for migrating underground the aerial networks and their impact on
cable operators.
Moderator Alexandrina Hîrţan, Vice President, ANRCTI
Speakers:
Florina Tănase - Legal and Regulatory Compliance Director, UPC
Romania
Dinu Malacopol – Director B2B, UPC Romania
Radu Petric – President, ACC
Silviu Sabău – Managing Director, iNES Telecom
Alina Paraschiv – Legal Consellor, MCTI
Alexandru Dumitru Radu – Executive Director, Bucharest City
Hall
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break offered by Bloomberg Television
12:00-13:30 2008 on TV (Part II)
Presentation of the TV programs’ offers for the Romanian market.
Moderator Constantin Harasim, Operations Manager, ACC
Speakers:
Beatrice Comănescu – Director, TVR International
Ioan Alin Petran – National Network Director, Realitatea Media
Group
Ştefan Cândea – Deutsche Welle Representative Romania
Jay Sodha – Distribution Manager, Bloomberg Television
Liviu Dumitraşcu – Marketing Director, Speranţa TV
Ferdinand Habsburg – Managing Director, Da Vinci Learning
Victor Hodorog – Sales Manager, Minimax România
Laurent Dumeau – Vice President Commercial EMEA, NBC Universal
13:30-15:00 Lunch offered by Telemach Holding
16:00-17:30 Equipments and technologies for video, data, voice.
Presentations of equipment suppliers
Moderator Alexandru Mangu , Customer Operations Director, UPC
Romania
Nicolae Badea – General Manager, Softtel Consulting
Dan Stroie – Tehnical Manager, Telemach Holding
Rufino Delgado – General Manager, Peruvision
Zdenek Samek – Territory Manager Eastern Europe, CommScope
Radu Balaci – Business Development Manager, Topex
Hans Becks – Regional Sales Manager, Motorola
17:30-18:00 Coffee Break offered by TV5 Monde
19:00-20:00 Transfer tour sponsor Da Vinci Learning
20:00-23:30 Good Bye Party at Club Bamboo offered by National Geographic
Channel, entertainment offered by Romantica, laser show offered by NBC
Universal, photos courtesy of SportKlub and graphics, cartoons and make-up
courtesy of The Money Channel.
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