Conferences

Online Services: What Is at Stake for the Postal Industry?

DRAFT Agenda

The objective of this workshop is to bring together representatives of the EU policy making bodies, postal operators, national regulators, consumer associations, and online retailers to discuss the opportunities/challenges offered by the development of e-commerce in Europe. The workshop will provide attendees with:

• a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory issues and developments in the e-commerce sector, in particular the recent communication on e-commerce , the Consumer Rights Directive and the Commission proposal on a common European sales law;
• a follow-up by the Internal Market and Services Directorate General of the European Commission of the FTI study on intra-community cross-border parcel delivery;
• an insight into online shopping as a driver of growth for the postal industry;
• an interactive session to discuss and find possible solutions to the identified challenges.

Keynote Speech

Werner Stengg – Head of Unit Online Services - DG Internal Market, European Commission

Speakers:

• Virginie Alloo - Cullen International
• Felix Braun - Head of Department, European Consumer Centre, Germany
• Stefan Krwaczyk – Senior Director and Counsel Government Relations Europe, ebay
• Andreas Lemmer - VP Service Development, Deutsche Post DHL, Germany
• Andrew Starkey – Delivery Director, IMRG, UK
• Denis Sparas – Legal Officer, Online and Postal Services, DG Internal Market
• Joost Vantomme – Director Regulatory Affairs, bpost, Belgium
• Representative from InPost, Poland
• Representatives from La Poste, France
• Representatives from Post Europe
• Representatives from PostNL, The Netherlands

Networking Cocktail

Agenda

The objective of this high level conference is to bring together representatives of the EU policy making bodies, national regulatory authorities, industry stakeholders and major investors in the region to discuss two main aspects of the Digital Agenda:

• How to create a policy environment which encourages high-risk investments in fast and ultra-fast networks in the four member states and the eight enlargement countries of the region?
• What are the main challenges of integrating the enlargement countries into a single European digital market?

Introduction

Veronica Bocarova (slides)

Electronic Communications in South East Europe: Factsheet

Round table of Ministers

Moderator: Milica Pejanovic-Djurisic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro (bio)

Speakers and presentations:

• Jasna Matic - Secretary of State for Digital Agenda, Serbia (bio)
• Genc Pollo - Minister for Innovation and Information Communication Technology, Albania (bio - slides)
• Ratka Strugar - Deputy Minister for Telecommunications, Montenegro (bio)
• Marta Arsovska-Tomovska - Deputy Minister of Information Society and Administration,
  the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (bio)
• Ivančica Urh - Head of Electronic Communications Department, Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Croatia (bio)

Keynote speeches:

• Robert Madelin, Director General DG Information Society, European Commission (bio)
• Andris Kesteris, Principal Advisor to the Director-General DG Enlargement European Commission (bio)

Round table of CEOs

Moderator: Philippe Defraigne, Cullen International

Speakers and presentations:

• Kadir Boysan - Chief Strategy Officer - AVEA Turkey (bio - slides)
• Haris Broumidis - CEO - Vodafone Albania (bio - slides)
• Kjell-Morten Johnsen - CEO - Telenor Serbia (bio - slides)
• Daniel Szasz, Makedonski telekom, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (slides)
• Mladen Pejkovic - CEO - Vipnet Croatia (bio - slides)
• Zoran Vehovar - Vice Chairman of the Management Board - Telekom Slovenije (bio - slides)

Round table of Heads of NRAs

Moderators:

• Hrafnkell V. Gíslason, Managing Director, Post and Telecom Administration of Iceland
• Veronica Bocarova, Cullen International

Speakers and presentations:

• Milan Jankovic - Director - RATEL, Serbia (bio - slides)
• Dražen Lučić - Executive Director - HAKOM, Croatia (bio - slides)
• Catalin Marinescu - President - ANCOM, Romania (bio -slides)
• Robert Ordanoski - Director - AEC, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (bio)

Programme

(English - Español)

Presentations:

• Francesco Di Ciaccio, Telecom Italia: Spectrum for wireless broadband
• Geraldine Gonzalez, Subtel: Cambios regulatorios en un contexto convergente
• Christian Hocepied, European Commission: Applying Competition Law in a Regulated Sector
• Cristhian Lizcano Ortíz, CRC Colombia: Masificación de Internet en Colombia
• Andres Maz, Cisco: Competition: Removing Bottlenecks - Bundles and Convergence
• Alexis Milo:  ICT Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities
• Emanuele Vadilonga, BT Global Services: Regulation and access to bottlenecks ... it still matters to competition

Speakers and presentations:

• Alina Antonescu, ANCOM, Romania: Protecting Consumer Interests: Empowering end-users of electronic communications services
• Krešo Antonović, MSTI, Croatia: Amending electronic communications in Croatia: Towards better regulation and consumers' protection
• Aleksandrs Čerņakovs-Neimarks, SPRK, Latvia: QoS and consumer protection issues in regulation
• Orhan Coşkun, Eagle/Albtelecom, Albania : Eagle / Albtelecom Merger
• Ahmet Çubukçu, ICTA (BTK), Turkey: Safer internet regulations
• Philippe Defraigne, Cullen International : Fixed-mobile convergence and multiple play service offerings
• Hrafnkell V. Gíslason, PTA, Iceland: Network and information security
• Domagoj Jurjević, HAKOM, Croatia: Convergence and multiple play service offerings: competitive impact and regulatory challenges
• Petri Koistinen, European Commission: Universal service in electronic communications: Current state of discussion
• Elmars Lipenbergs, SPRK, Latvia: Latvian experience in quality of services measurements
• Dražen Lučić, HAKOM, Croatia: Consumer empowerment: Quality control and transparency
• Sidrit Malevi, MIICT, Albania: Legislative development in Albania
• Photini Nissyriou, EETT, Greece: Regulation of bundled offers in Greece
• Altin Rrapaj, AKEP, Albania: Convergence in electronic communications and regulatory challenges – Albania
• Igor Stankoski, Makedonski Telekom, Fyrom: Multiple play offers and regulatory challenges
• Aleksandar Utjesinovic, RATEL, Serbia: QoS parameters for electronic communications services and networks and monitoring activities

Programme

Regulatory workshop on Universal broadband - Stimulation policies

Speakers and presentations:

• Philippe Defraigne, Cullen International: Keynote speech: Broadband regulatory strategy vs. implementation in Latin America and EU
• Elena Scaramuzzi, Cullen International: Report: Building a Digital Agenda for Brazil and Europe (English version - Portuguese version)

Speakers and presentations:

• Miguel Toledano, Cullen International: Green ICTs Seminar: Energy, Climate Change and Regulation
• Chris Tuppen, Climate Change and Energy Security
• Chris Tuppen, Introduction to Smart Grids and Meters
• Chris Tuppen, A Smart World

Programme

Public workshop - Indicators for independence and efficient functioning of AVMS regulatory bodies

Speakers and presentations:

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Programme

Spectrum for wireless broadband communications

Speakers and presentations:

• Ruprecht Niepold, European Commission: The development of EU spectrum policy
• Patrick Lamot, Belgian Presidency: RSPP- progress report following Council meeting
• Mats Nilsson, Ericsson: Spectrum for future wireless technologies
• Andrew Hudson, Vodafone: Why the mobile industry needs more spectrum?
• Thomas Nogues, Cable Europe: Coexistence between cable and LTE
• Bernard Pauchon, DigiTAG: Digital dividends: the case for DTT
• Chris Woolford, Ofcom, UK: Spectrum for wireless broadband communications
• Rüdiger Hahn, BNetzA, Germany: Satisfying the demand for radio spectrum - the German experience
• Mike Byrne, Vice Chair RSPG and ComReg, Ireland: Proposed RSPG work programme (2011)
• Pearse O’Donohue, DG Information Society, European Commission: How can the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme rise to the challenge?

Speakers and presentations:

• Mario Campolargo, Director, Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission: The road ahead: EU-Latin America cooperation agenda for the next decade
• Ezequiel Domínguez, Cullen International: Benchmarking ICT: key regulatory developments in EU and Latin America
• Optimising risk and infrastructure development and removing obstacles that adversely affect ICT in times of crisis
  • Cristhian Lizcano, CRC, Colombia
  • Sheba Chacko, BT Global Services
  • Giovanni Battista Amendola, Telecom Italia
  • Inmaculada Lopez, CMT, Spain
  • Sonia Agnese, Telecom/Personal, Argentina
  • Jose Martinez, Nokia Latin America
• Elena Scaramuzzi, Cullen International: Opening remarks of the afternoon session
• Moving a step closer to next-generation mobile networks (NGMN) and services
  • Chris Woolford, Ofcom, UK
  • Rafael del Villar, Cofetel, Mexico
  • Luís Alveirinho, Portugal Telecom
  • Mats Nilsson, Ericsson
  • Luis Lucatero, Alcatel-Lucent, Mexico
• Net neutrality, convergence and consumer protection
  • Eduardo Cardadeiro, Anacom, Portugal
  • Daniel Arias, Telefónica International
  • Ivana Kriznic, Orange Business Services, France Telecom Group
  • Sylvie Forbin, Vivendi, France
• Lorena Boix Alonso, Cabinet for the EU Commissioner for Digital Agenda, European Commission: Conclusion of the symposium

Speakers and presentations:

• Kreso Antonovic, MMPI, Croatia: Broadband development strategy in Croatia for the period 2011-2015
• Ahmet Darici, Muhammet Gungor, ITCA, Turkey: Wholesale Tariff Regulations in Turkey
• Ranka Drencun, EKIP, Montenegro: Wholesale price control imposed on SMP operators in relevant markets
• Goran Đukanović, m:tel, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Benefits of UMTS 900 deployments
• Irena Šteko, europroNET, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Broadband Wireless Access
• Dries Indesteege, Cullen International: The Netherlands - infrastructure sharing and co-investment
• Milan Jankovic, RATEL, Serbia: Resolving operator disputes
• Domagoj Jurjević, HAKOM, Croatia: Price control and regulatory cost accounting methodologies
• Meliha Kovačević and Nadžida Sarić, RAK, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Implementing a regulatory framework in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Dražen Lučić, HAKOM, Croatia: Experience with regulation of broadband markets
• Slobodan Markovic, Biljana Pavlovic, MTIS, Serbia: Digital agenda for Serbia
• Klaus-Udo Marwinski, BNetzA, Germany: Nationwide infrastructure atlas
• Sara Mastrovita, AGCOM, Italy: Price control and regulating cost accounting methodologies
• Olivier Pascal, European Commission: Recent measures to support European broadband - Digital Agenda for Europe
• Vaska Petrovic, AEC, FYR Macedonia: WACC Calculations and development and implementation of BU LRIC models
• Pierre-Yves Potelle, Cullen International: French regulatory approach for NGA
• Altin Rrapaj, AKEP, Albania: Price control and regulation cost accounting methodologies in Albania
• Nedim Sirbubalo, Logosoft, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Investment in broadband infrastructure

Programme

Electronic communications regulation and cable networks

Speakers and presentations:

• Laurent Schumacher, University of Namur: PSTN, NGA and cable access networks compared: a technical perspective
• Tony Shortall, Telage: The definition of wholesale broadband (physical) access markets : an economic perspective
• Ulrich Stumpf, WIK: Regulatory approach to multi-play bundles
• Christian Hocepied, DG Competition: The regulation of cable networks and the new NGA recommendation
• Liyang Hou, ICRI - KULeuven: Current Status of Notifications under the EU Consultation Procedure regarding Cable Networks
• Caroline Van Weede, Cable Europe: Industry Perspectives on Regulation and Investments
• Johan Keetelaar, OPTA: The Dutch case
• Wim De Rynck, Belgacom: Is cable part of the relevant (product) market? A Belgian perspective
• Thomas Roukens, Telenet: Electronic Communications regulation and cable networks

Speakers and presentations:

• Aljo van Dijken, CEPT: Going digital - roadmaps and more
• Antti Kohtala, Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications: The Finnish broadband policy
• Boris Stipetic, Bnet: CATV - Network leverage to increase broadband penetration fast
• Cindy van den Boogert, European Commission: Data for broadband access and internet usage
• Daniel Susnjar, Telenor Serbia: Broadband infrastructure competition
• Danjiel Ramsak, Telekom Slovenje: Broadband market in Slovenia
• Dragica Pilipovic-Chaffey, SBB: Serbia Broadband
• Drazen Lucic, HAKOM: Consumer protection in Croatia - Investment and regulation in Croatia
• Dries Indesteege, Cullen International: Customer empowerment
• Miha Kriselj, APEK: Consumer protection transparency and net neutrality - South-East European digital television
• Milan Jankovic, RATEL: Consumer protection in Serbia
• Milenko Ostojic, RATEL: Development of mobile broadband access in frequency bands below 1GHz in Serbia
• Olivier Pascal, European Commission: Digital dividend - a consequence of the drive towards digital broadcasting - The Telecom Reform Package
• Tibor Vidos, Crnogorski Telekom: Broadband infrastructure competition
• Vladimir Bulatovic, TRA-UAE: Promoting broadband internet competition on fixed network in the UAE
• Zeljko Tabakovic, HAKOM: Radio spectrum policy in Croatia