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Joint ITU-ETNO Workshop: Revising the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) – "Preparations for WCIT 2012"
Brussels, Belgium, 19 April 2012 Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int
 
Programme
 
19 April 2012
09:15 - 09:45

Welcome and Introduction

  • Mr Didier Bellens, Belgacom CEO
  • Luigi Gambardella, ETNO Board Chairman
  • Malcolm Johnson, Director, ITU-TSB
    [ Speech ]
09:45 - 10:30

Setting the Scene

  • Richard Hill, ITU
    [ Presentation ]
  • Manuel da Costa Cabral,  CEPT Chairman for WCIT preparation, Anacom
    [ Presentation ]
  • Robert Madelin,  European Commission DG INFSO Director-General
10:30 - 11:30

Industry Perspectives

Moderator: Karim Lesina, ATT

  • Carlos Lopez Blanco, Telefónica
  • Walter McCormick, CEO US Telecom
    [ Presentation ]
  • Tom Wilson, CEO Samena
  • Tom Phillips, GSMA Chief Government and Regulatory Affairs Officer
  • Jacquelynn Ruff, Vice President of International Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Verizon
11:30 - 11:50

Coffee Break 

11:50 - 12:50

Open Discussion in Preparation for WCIT 2012

Moderator: Fabio Colasanti, President, International Institute of Communications

  • William Kennard,  US Ambassador to the EU
  • Jan Kleijssen, Director of Information Society and Action against Crime, Council of Europe
  • Ambassador David Gross, Wiley Rein
  • Sally Wentworth, Regional Bureau Director for N. America/Public Policy, ISOC
  • Dominique Wurges, Orange, ETNO Special Rapporteur to the ITU
12:50 - 13:15

Closing Remarks

  • Malcolm Johnson, Director, ITU-TSB
    [ Speech ]
  • Daniel Pataki, ETNO Director