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PROGRAMME

LET'S ROAM THE WORLD:
The ITU Global Dialogue on International
Mobile Roaming

	Geneva, Switzerland, Friday 18 September 2015 (ITU Headquarters, Popov Room)
11.00– 11.20	Opening Ceremony *Mr Brahima SANOU,* Director Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) *Mr Chaesub LEE,* Director Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) *Ms Roxanne McElvane*, ITU-D Study Group 1 Chair
11.20 – 12.00	Session 1: The High Stakes of Roaming Setting the context for IMR Cost, revenues, usage and traffic New business models - New opportunities? Beyond data roaming: Innovating and capitalizing on roaming for M2M communications and the Internet of Things Moderator: Mr Bilel Jamoussi, Chief of Study Groups Department, ITU/TSB Panelists: Mr Laurent Pouillieute, Orange, France (To be confirmed) Mr Amah Vinyo Capo, Rapporteur ITU-D Study Group 1 Question 4/1 Economic policies and methods of determining the costs of services, ARTP, Togo Mr Mike Corkerry, AT&T, USA Mr Jinqiao Chen, Rapporteur ITU-D Study Group 1 Question 6/1 Cosumer information, protection and rights, China (P.R. of)
*Lunch*
14.00 – 15.30	Session 2: The Economics of International Mobile Roaming The international roaming market and consumer trends The reasons behind high roaming prices The cost structure of roaming (cost elements that make roaming expensive) The ITU National Regulatory Authority (NRA) technical guide and online cost analysis tool Moderator: Mr Gerard Pogorel, Professor of Economics and Management-Emeritus Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications-Telecom ParisTech, France Presentation by Mr Simon Forge, SCF Associates, on Analyzing the Cost of IMR Panelists: Mr *Adel Darwish*, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Bahrain *Mr Florian Schwendinger,* European Parliament (EU) *Ms Imme Philbeck*, Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU/BDT
*Coffee break*
15.45 – 16.45	Session 3: Towards Ubiquitous Roaming for All Promoting competition in the provision of roaming services and empowering consumers Price transparency - How to share commercially sensitive information with National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs)? Data Collection Bilateral, multilateral and regional initiatives The role of Regional and International Organizations Way forward Moderator: Mr Abdoulkarim Soumaila, Africa Telecommunications Union (ATU) Panelists: Mr Claudi Fauli Prats, Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications (BEREC) *Mr Vikram Raval,* GSMA *Mr Manuel da Costa Cabral,* Associação de Reguladores de Comunicações e Telecomunicações da CPLP (ARCTEL), Working Group on International Roaming *Mr Matthieu Delescluse,* European Commission (EC) *Mr Hugo Romero*, Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC), Colombia
16.45 – 17.00	Conclusions and Next Steps by Mr Kemal Huseinovic, Head of the Infrastructure Enabling Environment and E-Applications Department, ITU/BDT and Mr Bilel Jamoussi, Chief of Study Groups Department, ITU/TSB
17.00	Closing

Biographies of Moderators, Presenters and Panelists