07:30 - 09:00
REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:30
WELCOMING REMARKS
09:30 - 10:30
REPORTING SESSION
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Report from the Chairman of the
GILF,
Dr. Saad Al Barrak, CEO, Zain Group
[presentation]
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Report from the meeting of Regional Regulators’ Associations,
Mr. David Gomez, Director General, Agência Nacional das Comunicações (ANAC), Cape Verde, Chairman, Association of Communications and Telecommunications Regulators of the Portuguese Speaking Countries
(ARCTEL-CPLP)
[presentation]
10:30 - 10:45
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 12:15
SESSION 1: EFFECTIVE REGULATION IN A CONVERGED WORLD -
NEW CHALLENGES FOR REGULATORS
Moderator: Dr. K. Shehadi, Chairman and CEO,
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Lebanon
GSR
Discussion Paper
on
Connectivity, Openness and
Vulnerability: Challenges facing Regulators,
[presentation]
Mr. Rory
Macmillan, Founding Partner, Macmillan Keck
Inter active panel discussion:
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Competition,
consumers and content: time for converged
regulators or greater cooperation?
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Balancing expectations of various stakeholders
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Understanding market transformation to cope with
convergence, addressing new regulatory challenges
Paneli sts:
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Dr. A. Badawi, President, National Telecom Regulatory
Authority of Egypt (NTRA), Egypt
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Mr. N. Curien,
Autorité de Régulation des
Communications Electroniques et des Postes (ARCEP),
France (presentation)
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Mr. H. Osuna, President, Comisión Federal de
Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL), Mexico
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Mr. R. Mangtani, Director of Regulation, GSM Association
F or
information:
Draft Background Paper on Cybersecurity: The Role and Responsibilities of an Effective Regulator
Eric Lie,
Rory Macmillan and Richard Keck of Macmillan Keck (Attorneys and Solicitors)
12:15 - 14:00
LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 15:30
SESSION 2: IMPACT OF
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON REGULATION - LESSONS LEARNED
Moderator:
Mr.
J. Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), United States
GSR Discussion Paper
on
Impact of effective regulation on investment: an
investor’s perspective,
[presentation]
Ms. Lynne Dorward, CRO, Zain
Group
GSR Discussion Paper
on
Effective regulation: the “stimulus plan” for the ICT
sector,
[presentation]
Ms. Mandla Msimang, Managing Director, Pygma
Consulting
In teractive panel discussion:
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The
importance of effective regulation in light of the
global economic downturn and the financial crisis
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What regulators can do to attract and secure
investment in the sector: hands on or hands off?
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The crisis: a call for government intervention and
more public-private partnerships?
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Who will pay for NGN infrastructure now?
Panelists:
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Dr. A. Hiasat, Chairman of the Board and CEO,
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC),
Jordan
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Mr. M. Kurth, President, Federal Network Agency,
Germany
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Mr. C. Lopez-Blanco, Director of International Office, Telefonica, Spain
15:30 - 15:45
COFFEE BREAK
15:45 - 17:15
SESSION 3:
CONSUMER PROTECTION - MEETING THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE
CONNECTED
Moderator: Mr. C. Cheah, Deputy Chair,
Australian
Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Australia
GSR Discussion Paper on
Consumer protection:
meeting the expectations of the connected,
[presentation]
Ms. Rosalind
Stevens, Senior Telecom
Expert
Interactive
panel discussion:
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Educated ICT consumers call for clear information on
what they get for their money: are market players
playing the game?
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Protecting the rights of the 21st Century consumer:
privacy and online protection issues
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Strengthening ICT consumers’ rights and empowering
consumers
Panelists:
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Ms. M. Ajam, Board Member and Head of Information and
Consumer Affairs Unit, TRA, Lebanon
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Mr. D. Gross, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
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Mr.
Md. Mahbubor Rahman, Commissioner, Bangladesh
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC),
Bangladesh
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Mr. C. Njoroge, Director General, Communications
Commission of Kenya (CCK), Kenya
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