PLENARY SESSIONS

23 november 2005

EDITO

One year ago, IDATE’s International Conference – conducted under the banner: Internet Act II drew the conclusion that the market's momentum sparked by ubiquitous IP and mobiles also created growing uncertainties for telecom and media players’ business models. The goal this year is to further discussion on this topic, and to home in on the crux of the matter by taking a look at the issues created by the swift rise in bitrates being offered to users.

Will the corollary of these technological performances be new value placed on certain uses (which services? For what purpose? At what price?…), and so ensuring customers’ lasting loyalty and a return on the capital invested? What impact will this have on future relations between network industries, applications industries, service and distribution industries? Who will benefit from the changes taking place in the value chain?

Having introduced the notion of Guest Country for the first time this year, and having selected Japan for that honour, we hope to benefit from the experience of one of the world’s most innovative markets, and to further strengthen the international scope of both our Conference and our Institute.

08 : 30
Greeting, registration, coffee

09 : 00
Opening Session

Welcome: » Francis Lorentz, Chairman, IDATE
Introduction: » Yves Gassot, General Manager, IDATE
Opening Message: » Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society & Media (video)

09 : 20
Selling access, selling services

Increasing competition is driving network operators to market services other than access, while the growing ubiquity of IP is diversifying the ways that the value chain is organised, and this for both fixed and mobile networks...

Session 1- Multiplay on Broadband: first lessons and impact on the ARPU

Faced with the decline of wireline telephony, at a time of swift growth and lively competition over high-speed, and even very high-speed internet, ISPs are seeking to distinguish themselves and to create value by incorporating an increasingly wide array of communication and content services into their offer. How do these offers distinguish themselves? What are the main problems that have been encountered (negotiating audiovisual rights? Technical constraints?….)? How profitable are they?

Introduction: » Roland Montagne, Head Broadband Access, IDATE
Presentations:
» Alessandro Petazzi, Marketing Manager of IPTV Services, Fastweb
» Andrew Burke, CEO, BT Entertainment, BT retail
» Sachio Semmoto, Founder, Chairman & CEO, eAccess

10:30
Coffee break

11:00
Round-Table
Chair: Yves Gassot, General Manager, IDATE
» Alain Fiocco, Technology Director EMEA, Cisco Systems
» Marc Fossier, CTO, France Telecom
» Guillaume Lacroix, Directeur de l'Innovation, Groupe Neuf Cegetel
» Jose Maria Rosado, Director Marketing Digital Home & Internet developments, Telefónica*
» Dennis Weller, Chief Economist, Verizon

12:15
KeyNote
» Didier Lombard, Chairman & CEO, France Telecom

12:45
Lunch

14:15
KeyNote
» Serge Tchuruk, Chairman & CEO, Alcatel

14:45
Session 2- 3G, When media meets mobile

Mobile equipment levels have reached maturity in most Western markets. Boosting, or even maintaining the sector’s revenues appears to rely more and more on 3G’s ability to create services that appeal to subscribers (music, games, videophony, TV and video, etc.). At the same time, flat rate data tariffs are becoming increasingly common, giving rise to questions over the most suitable business models to use. What are the most promising experiments? Is there a need for specific mobile internet business models?

Introduction: » Frédéric Pujol, Head of Mobile Practice, IDATE
Presentation:
» Richard Sharp, Vice President, Rich Media, Nokia Multimedia
» Pertti Johansson, President, Qualcomm Europe
» Masaki Yoshikawa, Managing Director, Global Coordination Department, NTT DoCoMo

KeyNote
» Nonce Paolini, Deputy CEO, Bouygues Telecom

16:30
Coffee break

17:00
Round-Table
Chair: Yves Gassot, General Manager, IDATE
» Peter Globokar, Director, Global Technology Corporate Finance, Nomura International
» Serena Lawless, Senior Director of Mobile Business Development, RealNetworks
» Florence Leborgne, Head of Media Division, IDATE
» Cyrille Ferrachat, Directeur Services et Contenus Portail de SFR, Groupe SFR
» Bruno Marzloff, Sociologue et Directeur, Groupe Chronos
» Gilles Raymond, CEO, In-Fusio

18:00
Shaping the digital ecosystem

Building on the success of new digital communication products (DVDs, digital cameras, flat screens, MP3 players…), there is a burgeoning variety of initiatives that combine several services (e.g. mobile phones with built-in MP3 players), and offers that combine platforms ADSL-WiFi/mobile home gateway) and or platform and content (iPod/iTunes). Having to contend with the erasure of the lines that once defined the consumer electronics sector: who will ensure the systems’ interoperability, rights management, and the efficiency of the applications?

KeyNote
» Pascal Cagni, General Manager & VP, Apple EMEA

KeyNote conclusion
» Frank E. Dangeard, Chairman & CEO, Thomson

19:00
Gala Dinner
Hosted by La Région Languedoc-Roussillon,
with the presence of his Excellency:
Hiroshi Hirabayashi, Ambassador from Japan in Paris.

Contact:
Raphaël Moro
r.moro@idate.org
Tel : +33 (0)467 144 455

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