Exhibition Sessions Program Sponsorship Post-Convention Report




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.