Opening
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:20 Welcome remarks by Mr. Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and
the Pacific
Opening remarks by Air Chief Marshal Thares Punsri, Chairman of National Broadcasting and
Telecommunications Commission
Session 1: Telecommunications Licensing Framework in the Covergence Era
09:20-10:30 What, who and how to regulate in the coverged environment? Best practice converged
licensing frameworks in Asia, Americas, and globally
- Scott Minhane, ITU consultant [biodata] [presentation]
- Gustova Peña-Quiñones, President of the Telecom Regulators Association [biodata]
[presentation]
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
Session 2: Regulations in an IP world
10:45-12:00 Regulating Interconnection, NGN and VoLTE
- Scott Minhane, ITU consultant [presentation]
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
Session 3: Spectrum Management in the Wireless Era
13:00-15:30 National Spectrum Management
- Aamir Riaz, Programme Officer, ITU [biodata] [presentation]
Spectrum Auction and the Case Study from Pakistan
- Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority [biodata]
[presentation]
Spectrum Auction and the Case Study from Fiji
- Shivnesh Prasad, Acting Chairperson of Telecommunications Authority of Fiji [biodata]
[presentation]
Optimally allocating spectrum: the case of price based allocation for IMT spectrum bands
- Scott Minhane, ITU consultant [presentation]
15:30-15:45 Coffee break
Session 4: Towards the Digital Economy Thailand
15:45-16:30 Roles of government VS regulator in the coverged ICT world (including USF)
- Gustova Peña-Quiñones, President of the Telecom Regulators Association
[presentation]
Balancing policy, regulation, independence and WTO Commitments
- Scott Minhane, ITU consultant [presentation]
Closing
