Global Dialogue

• Mr Lalith Weeratunga, Chairman, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Sri Lanka

• Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• His Excellency Mr Mahinda Rajapakksa, President of Sri Lanka

  09:45 - 10:00        coffee break

10:00 - 10:45          OPENING Debate
                                   Make the world one: Regulation in the global village

Moderator : Mr Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 

Panelists:

• Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General

• Mr Lalith Weeratunga, Chairman, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Sri Lanka

• Mr Eugene Kaspersky, Chief Executive Officer, Kaspersky Lab

• Ms Magdalena Gaj, President, Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), Poland

• Dr Robert Pepper, Vice-President, Global Technology Policy, CISCO

• Ms Zohra Derdouri, President, Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications (ARPT), Algeria

 10:45 - 12:00          SESSION 1  Net neutrality: To regulate or not to regulate?

Moderator: Mr Anusha Palpita, Director General, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Sri Lanka

Presentation of the GSR discussion paper on Net neutrality: a regulatory perspective, Mr Malcom Webb, Partner, Webb Henderson | presentation |

Interactive panel discussion

• Should traffic management be regulated or left to commercial negotiations?

• How is the use of new services and applications, in particular cloud computing services affecting networks, how are these adding additional strains on existing bandwidth?

• How to strike a balance between consumer protection and the need to foster investment? How is net neutrality affecting the equation?

Panelists:

• Mr Jacques Stern, Board Member, Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP), France

• Mr Ivan Sanchez, Expert Commissioner, Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC), Colombia

• Mr Rajan S. Mathews, Director-General, Cellular Operators Association of India

• Mr Pablo Pfost, Director of corporate strategies and regulatory services, Telefonica
   

Moderator:  Mr François Rancy, Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Presentation of the GSR discussion paper on Spectrum policies in a hyperconnected digital mobile world, Mr Robert Horton, Senior ICT Expert | presentation |

Interactive panel discussion

• How to deal with the rapid take up of new broadband mobile applications, machine-to-machine communications in a hyperconnected world while sustaining mobile NGN deployment? What measures are needed? What should be in a spectrum policy for a digital mobile world?

• The results of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC12) on broadband issues

Panelists:

• Mr Philipp Metzger, Deputy Director-General, Office fédéral de la communication (OFCOM), Switzerland

• Ms Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), United States

• Ms Chris Perera, Senior Director, Spectrum Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Asia Pacific, GSMA

• Mr Norifumi Yamaguchi, Director, Director of International Frequency Policy Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan

• Mr Guy Christiansen, Senior Director Regulatory Affairs & Market Access, Inmarsat SA
   

  16:00 - 17:15          SESSION 3   International mobile roaming in a broadband economy

Moderator: Dr Amr Badawi, Executive President, National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Egypt

Presentation of the GSR discussion paper on International roaming services: a review of best practice policies, Mr Dimitri Ypsilanti, Senior ICT Expert | presentation |

Interactive panel discussion

• How to handle termination of voice and mobile data communications in an always-on borderless society? Understanding the business models for roaming and the need for cross-border delivery in a broadband economy. What impact on consumers?

• What role for regulators? What regulatory approaches to adopt? How to balance regulation with commercial solutions? Regional approaches and experiences.

Panelists:

• Mr Jaume Salvat, Chief Executive Officer, Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra (STA)

• Mr Gustavo Peña, Secretary-General, Regulatel

• Dr Cris Seecheran, Chief Executive Officer, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), Trinidad and Tobago

• Mr Saddig Al Tayeb, Assistant Deputy Governor for Competition Affairs, Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia