Program of the 13th Broadband Convention
Day 1
Tuesday, November
18
8:30 - 10:30 Conference Registration and Opening of the Exhibition Center
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome Coffee offered by NBC Universal Global Networks
10:30-11:30
Openning Session
Telecommunication highways. Priority! Moderator Emil Hurezeanu.
Cable’s place in the strategy for building broadband networks.
Openning Speech presented by Radu Petric , President of the Romanian Cable Communication Association (ACC).
Key-note Speakers :
Varujan Pambuccian –MP, President, IT & C Comission of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament
Borbely Karoly – Minister, Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies (MCTI)
Dorin Liviu Nistoran – President, National Authority for Communications (ANC)
Radu Teodorel – Director, National Audiovisual Council (CNA)
Sponsors’ Welcome:
Colin McLeod – Managing Director CEE, NBC Universal Global Networks
Dorian Ciubuc – General Manager, Zonemedia Networks
Laszlo Vantsa – Senior Sales Manager Hungary & Romania, Discovery Networks Europe
Victor Hodorog – General Manager, Tematic Cable
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break offered by TV Paprika.
12:00-13:30 Cable in the trenches. The
infrastructure war. - Moderator: Lucian Crăciun, Legal &
Regulatory Director, UPC Romania.
Building and operating the network, the core business. Where to build the networks in a foggy and contradictory legal environment?
Speakers:
Varujan Pambuccian – MP, President, IT & C Comission of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament.
Radu Petric – President, ACC.
Victor Pânzaru – Director General, Intermediary Body for Information Society Promotion, MCTI.
Adrian Ionescu – Communications & European Programs Director, MCTI.
Alexandru Radu – Director Infrastructure, Bucharest City
Marius Oprescu – Legal & Regulatory Manager, UPC Romania.
13:30-15:00 Lunch offered by Jetix
16:00-17:30 What to do with the remote? Episode 1. Moderator: Raluca Milin, Marketing & Sales Director, UPC Romania
Channels for the programming lineup. News from
the televison market.
Speakers:
Colin McLeod – Managing Director CEE, NBC Universal Global Networks.
Brendan Hill – Affiliate Sales Manager, The History Channel.
Gabriela Stoian – Affiliate Sales Manager Romania, Discovery Networks Europe.
Victor Hodorog – Director General, Tematic Cable.
Patricia Tănăsescu – National Geographic Channel Representative for Romania.
Stéphane Monthiers – Commissioning editor at the Documentary, ARTE G.E.I.E.
Wayne Dunsford – General Manager, JimJam.
17:30-18:00 Coffee Break offered by Sport 1.
18:30 - 20:00 Transfer and visit at Parliament Palace sponsored by Viasat History.
20:00 - 23:30 Gala Reception at Parliament Palace offered by the History Channel, entertainment offered by Tematic Cable, lights & lasers courtesy of NBC Universal Global Networks, photos courtesy of National Geographic Channel.
Day
2:
Wednesday, November
19
9:00 - 10:00 Business Breakfast offered by SPI International.
9:30 – 10:00 Welcome cofee offered by NBC Universal.
10:00-11:30 Cable, marathon runner in
the telecommunication competition. Moderator Dinu Malacopol, Deputy
CEO, DCS.
The Romanian cable industry on the Europe’s map. Upgrading and expanding the infrastructure, adopting new technologies, diversifying the offer, bundling and alliances with other telecommunication providers and many more strategies to win.
Speakers:
Raluca Milin – VP Marketing & Sales, UPC Romania.
Mihai Pavelescu – Editor in Chief, Media Expres Magazine.
Chris Dziadzul – Editorial Director and Chief East European Analyst, Broadband TV News.
Valentin Popoviciu – Development Manager, RCS & RDS.
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break offered by Baby TV.
12:00-13:30
How to build the network and what to use best? Moderator: Alexandru
Mangu, Customer Operations Director, UPC Romania.
Manufacturers and suppliers presenting new technologies and equipments for building cable networks.
Speakers:
Nicolae Badea – General Manager, Softtel Consulting.
Dan Stroie – CTO, Telemach Holding.
Hans Becks – On Demand Service Business Manager, Tandberg Television / Part of the Ericsson Group.
Maciej Muzalewski –Development Director, Vector, Polonia.
Dan Boabeș – General Manager, SimPlus.
13:30-15:00 Lunch offered by Jetix.
16:00-17:30
What to do with the remote, again? Episode 2. Moderator Silvia
Tomaschek, Video Product Manager, UPC Romania.
The television channels’ assault on the cable lineup continues. More presentations and news.
Speakers:
Cristina Leorenţ - Coordinator TVR INFO.
Maciej Bral – Managing Director CEE & Poland, Jetix.
Anda Manza – Distribution & Business Manager, Chello Central Europe.
Anca Ivanciu –Marketing & PR Manager, National Geographic Channel Romania.
Ursula Hettchen – Distribution Executive, Deutsche Welle.
Ivan Hronec – General Manager, SPI International.
17:30-18:00 Coffee Break offered by Baby TV.
19:00-20:00 Transfer to the Becker Brau Live Music Club sponsored by Viasat History.
20:00-23:30 Good Bye Party at Becker Brau Live Music Club, offered by Discovery Networks Europe, entertainment offered by Tematic Cable, lights & lasers courtesy of NBC Universal Global Networks, photos courtesy of National Geographic Channel.
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