Day 1 Tuesday 22nd April 2008

08:50 Chairman’s Welcome

09:00 Keynote – View From The Top
Thoughts of a leader at the forefront of industry change
A top telecoms chief gives us their take on the market.

09:20 Keynote - Global Connectivity
Yankee Group thought leadership on the impact of global telecoms market
The head of Yankee Group shares insight into their view of the market.

Emily Nagle Green, President & CEO, Yankee Group

09:40 Investors - Ask The Bankers – The Prognosis
How does the City see the telco market developing?
The audience gets a chance to grill top investment professionals, and get their prognosis on the telecoms industry, looking from the outside in. Garnering opinions from private equity leaders and prominent investment bankers, we’re looking for a rounded City view of the telecoms industry and the key protagonists therein. Just what do they perceive as being key to thriving in such a competitive marketplace?

Charles Harman, Managing Director, JP Morgan Cazenove
Duncan Lewis, Senior Adviser, The Carlyle Group
Simon Holden, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Ian Lobley, Partner, 3i

10:20 Vendor Viewpoint
Central to industry innovation are the vendors who supply cutting edge products and services. In the first of several 10-minute slots, we give the floor to a leading vendor and ask about their industry outlook.

10:30 The Firestarter
He’s back! To, er, start fires and stuff! Our inflammatory guru weighs in with his first contribution of the event.

Peter Cochrane, Founder, Cochrane Associates

10:40 Networking Break

11:10 Panel – Mobile Social Networking
Is wireless wising up to the phenomenon?
The social networking explosion is spreading into the ultimate portable space: the mobile device. Handsets and applications are being designed specifically to deliver fully functional social networking utilities to the palm of your hand. Can complex desktop applications like this become a natural fit with mobile? Do the social networkers actually want this stuff on their mobiles, and if so, what functions do they want to use on the move? And what part could location-based services have to play as social networking extends?

Mark Curtis, CEO, Flirtomatic
Jerome Touze, Co-Founding Director, WAYN.com
Antonio Vince Staybl, CEO & Co-Founder, itsmy.com (Gofresh)
Colin Donald, Co-Founder, Futurescape
Chris Seth, Managing Director, Piczo

11:55 Interview – Advertising
Will ad-funded models turn telco upside down?!
We interview a top executive from the advertising world. What do they think about the extent of the role of advertising in future communications services? Will we be seeing fully ad-funded business models? Will we be watching IPTV and making phone calls for free in return for consuming advertising?

John Baker, Managing Partner, Interactive, OgilvyOne

12:20 Panel – IPTV
Will it REALLY revolutionise TV consumption?
IPTV could be the engine that will drive the new media era of “content everywhere”. Is success in this area based on creating unique content? Will customers favour the security of branded channels, or run wild with the choice afforded by IPTV? With the viewer consuming TV content on demand through IPTV, does this mean an entirely new model for advertisers, who can engage in real time ad targeting?

Delia Bushell, Director of Broadband & Telephony, BSkyB
Rhys McLachlan, Head of Broadcast Implementation, TV, MediaCom
Michael Johnson, Managing Director, IPTV Syndication, Tiscali
Dominic Cameron, Director & Adviser, lastminute.com & ITV
Giles Wilson, Senior Vice President, Technology, Tandberg TV

13:05 Vendor Viewpoint
A cutting edge vendor takes the stage to share their industry vision.

13:15 Vendor Viewpoint
A cutting edge vendor takes the stage to share their industry vision.

13:25 Networking Lunch

14:25 The Firestarter – Wake Up!
Our guru banishes the post-repast torpor with incendiary opinion.

14:35 Panel – The Customer Experience
Are you turning your customers on or off?
Long-term success in just about any industry can be linked directly to a company’s ability to understand how customer requirements differ, and how to treat customers in a way that ensures mutual satisfaction. We combine telcos and other industries to ask them what they think they’re doing to achieve this. How do they plan to manage the increasingly complex web of insight, partnerships and technology required to deliver consistently better products? What does the customer want from them? And what are the long-term challenges in addressing this?

Patrick Bossert, Industry Lead, Telecoms & Media, EMEA, Convergys
Jamie Jenkins, Head of Corporate Pensions Service, Standard Life
Jo Upward, Director, Customer Experience, BT Wholesale
Cath Keers, Customer Director, O2
Senior Executive, Name TBC, Cognizant

15:20 Interview – Meet The Entrepreneur
We go one-on-one with a top industry entrepreneur; What do they think are the key ingredients for success in building a business in the highly competitive telco arena, and which types of business do they think are likeliest to succeed in the future.

Matthew Hare, CEO, Community Internet Europe

15:45 Vendor Viewpoint
A cutting edge vendor takes the stage to share their industry vision.

15:55 Networking Break

16:25 The Ofcom Interview
We put the regulator under the spotlight
Regulation plays a big part in our industry, and looks set to do so for the foreseeable future. We ask the regulator what they think about the future shape of UK telecoms, and what are the challenges they perceive in creating and maintaining a level playing field?

David Stewart, Director of Investigations, Ofcom

16:50 Regulatory Round Table
Regulatory experts gather to debate the environment
After speaking to the regulator, we now ask them to join a round table session featuring those guiding regulatory strategy within key industry players. Just how good a job do we think the regulator is doing, and can we envisage a time when we won’t need them? How close are we to achieving genuinely open competition in telco? What particular challenges face us in regulation as new services and technologies constantly spring up, and new players get involved in the marketplace?

David Kerr, CEO, Bird & Bird
Andy May, Director Regulatory Affairs, Cable & Wireless
Tim Lord, Regulatory Director, 3
David Stewart, Director of Investigations, Ofcom
James Tickel, Head of Operational Regulation & Economics, BT

17:30 The Cochrane Demo
Our Firestarter blows your socks off with a live technology demo.

Peter Cochrane, Founder, Cochrane Associates

17:45 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
The Chairman wraps up proceedings with their views on the day.

17:50 Cocktail Reception