![](/en/ITU-D/Regulatory-Market/PublishingImages/Roaming/logo.jpg) | LET'S ROAM THE WORLD: The ITU Global Dialogue on International Mobile Roaming |
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
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11.20 – 12.00
| Session 1: The High Stakes of Roaming Setting the context for IMRCost, 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)
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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 pricesThe 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: |
Coffee break | |
15.45 – 16.45
| Session 3: Towards Ubiquitous Roaming for All Promoting competition in the provision of roaming services and empowering consumersPrice transparency - How to share commercially sensitive information with National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs)?Data CollectionBilateral, multilateral and regional initiativesThe role of Regional and International OrganizationsWay forward
Moderator: Mr Abdoulkarim Soumaila, Africa Telecommunications Union (ATU)
Panelists: |
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