| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration |
| 09:00 - 09:10 |
Opening ceremony
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Erica Campilongo, Project Officer and JTF Secretariat, ITU [Biography]
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Tony Elliott, Head of IOC secretariat for IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System in Perth (Australia), UNESCO-IOC
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09:10 - 09:35 |
Summary of the objectives, activities and future plans of the ITU/UNESCO-IOC/WMO Joint Task Force on “Green” Cable Systems (JTF)
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Chris Barnes, Chairman of the JTF and Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria, Canada [Biography | Presentation]
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09:35 - 10:30 |
Session 1:
Broad industry perspective
This session will discuss the opportunities, challenges and business case for "green" cables, by providing views from owners, suppliers and operators.
Moderator:
Nigel Bayliff, Owner & Principal Consultant, SIN Medida Limited [Biography]
Speakers:
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Larry Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer, Seaborn Networks [Biography]
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Dieter Sieber, Vice-President, T-Systems Asia
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Joerg Schwartz, Vice-President, Submarine Systems, Xtera
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Laurie Doyle, Technical Marketing Director, APAC, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Session 2:
Open discussion
Response to contributions in Session 1.
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Kent Bressie, Partner and Head of International Practice, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
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12:00 - 13:30 |
Session
3: Science, engineering and societal benefits
Building on the results of recent studies conducted by the JTF, this session will discuss scientific and societal benefits, as well as engineering developments and sensor specifications for green cables.
Moderator:
David Meldrum, Research Fellow, Technology Development, Scottish Marine Institute
Speakers:
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Rhett Butler, Director, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa [Presentation]
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Stephen Lentz, Director of Network Development, Ocean Specialists, Inc. [Biography | Presentation]
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Greg Johnson, President, RBR Ltd. [Biography]
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch break |
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14:30 - 15:30 |
Session 4: Data, ownership and legal issues
This session will address data management, ownership, and storage issues. It will also provide some legal insights in support of the development of green cables.
Moderator:
Tony Elliott, Head of IOC secretariat for IOC Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System in Perth (Australia), UNESCO-IOC
Speakers:
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Kent Bressie, Partner and Head of International Practice, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
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Ken Gledhill, GeoNet Project Director, GNS Science, New Zealand [Biography | Presentation]
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Rhett Butler, Director, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa [Presentation]
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Robert C. Beckman, Director, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore [Presentation]
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15:30 - 16:30 |
Session 5: Funding and business plan
Taking into consideration the need to identify potential sources of funding to support investment in a green cable pilot project which would carry the sensors alongside commercial telecommunications applications, the session will discuss costs and revenues in order to come up with a business plan.
Moderator:
Michael Costin, General Manager International Cables & Capacity, Telstra [Biography | Presentation]
Speakers:
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John Mariano, David Ross Group [Presentation]
- Laurie Doyle, Technical Marketing Director, APAC, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks
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16:30 - 17:00 |
Coffee break |
