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International Satellite Communication Symposium (Geneva, 13-14 June 2016) > Programme

 

 

Monday, 13 June 2016

 

08.30Registration
09.30Introductory Remarks Francois Rancy – Director BR, ITU
09.45General Overview of the SymposiumYvon Henri - Chief Space Services Department, ITU
10.00

SATELLITE OPERATORS & ADMINISTRATIONS PANEL

Satellite services and interference:

The current situation

Aarti Holla – Secretary General, ESOA        (Facilitator)

Ruben Marentes – Director, Intelsat

Ethan Lavan – Director, Eutelsat

Daryl Hunter – Sr. Director, ViaSat

Cecil Ameil – SES

Laura Roberti - Director, Inmarsat

Alexandre Vallet – ANFR, France

11.15Coffee Break
11.30SPACE MONITORING PANEL

Yvon Henri – ITU                                          (Facilitator)

Guido Baraglia – Director, Kratos

Mark Skinner – The Boeing Company

Klaus MECHER - Space Radiomonitoring Station, Germany

Younghee Park – Space Radio Monitoring Center, Republic of Korea

Chao LUO - Space Radiomonitoring Station, China

12.30Lunch Break
14.00

BROADCASTERS SESSION

Challenges to Interference-Free Operation              

Nigel Fry – BBC                                           (Facilitator )

Paolo Pusterla – EBU/Eurovision

Gary Thatcher – Broadcasting Board of Governors -USA

14.45Carrier-ID and the Interference Technology Puzzle Martin Coleman – Executive Director, sIRG
15.00

VSAT& SNG installation and operation training

Terminal Quality Measures

Claudiu Mateescu - Global Vsat Forum/ICRC
15.15

The C-band challenge -

specific characteristics for specific needs

Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programmes – GVF          (Facilitator)

Cecil Ameil – SES

Elena Puigrefagut – EBU

16.15Coffee Break 
16.30

SOLUTIONS BROUGHT BY THE INDUSTRY

Latest Technologies to detect, identify, locate and mitigate harmful interference

Jorge Ciccorossi – ITU                                 (Facilitator )

Guido Baraglia – Director, Kratos

Thierry Balanche – Zodiac Aerospace

Ethan Lavan – Director, Eutelsat

17.30

Bringing the Power of Big Data Analytics to Satellite Communications, Enabled By a New Spectrum Remote Sensing Satellite System          

Brophy Daniel - VP Orbital ATK
17:45Wrap-Up /  Discussion - First DayYvon Henri - ITU
18.00Close of First Day

 

 

 

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

 

9.00

INNOVATION & LATEST TECHNOLOGIES  IN SATELLITE SYSTEMS

Large NGSO Constellations:
A new challenge and opportunity in sharing the spectrum?

Yvon Henri – ITU                                            ( Facilitator )

Tony Azzarelli – Vice President, OneWeb

Audrey Allison – Sr. Director, The Boeing Company

Patricia Cooper - Vice President, Space-X

9.45

Solutions and Mitigation techniques utilized in Mobility Applications and High Throughput Satellites (HTS).

 

 

Spectrum Sharing in Future Bands

Jorge Ciccorossi – ITU                                   ( Facilitator )

Ruben Marentes – Director,  Intelsat

Daryl Hunter – Sr. Director, ViaSat

Laura Roberti - Director, Inmarsat

Ethan Lavan - Director, Eutelsat

Martin Jarrold, Chief of International Programmes – GVF

11.00Coffee Break
11.15

CYBERSECURITY SESSION

Physical and Cyber Security :

-Experience with Radio Navigation Satellite Service (RNSS)

-Protection of RNSS Systems

Jorge Ciccorossi – ITU                                   ( Facilitator )

 

MITOME Takahiro - Hitachi

11.45Guidelines for Sat. Operators and Terminal ManufacturersMartin Jarrold, Chief of International Programmes – GVF
​12.00Cyber Risks to Satellites and Other Space-based AssetsCaroline Baylon - AXA ​
12.30Lunch Break 
14.00

SCIENCE SESSION

Protecting Space Science Services

Yvon Henri – ITU                                          (Facilitator )

Harvey Liszt, Chair IUCAF/National Radio Astronomy Observatory -USA 

Vincent Meens , Centre National d' Études Spatiales (CNES) - France              

14.45Coffee Break
​15.00

REGULATORY SESSION

International Space Law

Yvon Henri – ITU                                          (Facilitator )

Mahulena Hofmann (Prof. Dr.)

SES Chair in Satellite Communications and Media Law - Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance - University of Luxembourg

International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Board Member- The Netherlands

​15.30ITU Regulations and actions to prevent and resolve harmful interference, in brief.          Jorge Ciccorossi, Sr. Eng. – Space Services Department  ITU
15.45Update to Related ITU-R Study Groups activities, Recommendations, Reports and Handbooks 

Mubarak Alsawafi, ViceChairman ITU-R WP-1C

Nelson Malagutti, Counsellor, ITU-R Study Group 4

16.10Wrap-Up /  Discussion - Second Day             Yvon Henri, ITU
16.30Closure of  the Symposium