Global Forum 2003

DAY 1 – OPENING SESSION : BUSINESS & COMMUNITIES : THE EVOLVING DYNAMICS

Chairman :

Senator Pierre Laffitte, President Foundation Sophia-Antipolis, France

Keynote Speakers :

  • Pedro De Sampaio Nunes, Director for the Information Society Strategy and eEurope, Directorate General Information Society, European Commission, Belgium

eEurope 2005 : Challenges and Perspectives

  • Arturo Danesi, Responsible for Marketing at Telecom Italia Sparkle, Italy

New Business Models in a Competitive Environment

  • Umberto Paolucci, Vice-President EMEA, Microsoft, Italy

Views on Communities through Partnerships

  • Piero Corsini, Vice-President EMEA Public Sector, IBM Europe

The On Demand Agenda

  • Shigeki Suzuki, Director International Economic Affairs Division Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts & Telecommunications, Japan

The Paradigm Shift – Towards Broadband and the IP Age

  • Bernard Mathieu, Head of Radiocommunications Programs, Directorate for Programs and Industrial Policy, CNES, France

Bridging the Digital Divide – The Space Contribution

  • Nasr Hajji, Congressman – Former Secretary of State, Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technologies, Morocco

The Moroccan Way Towards the Information Society

  • Alberto Tripi, President, Federcomin, Italy

The ICT-Entrepreneurs Community in Italy

DAY 2 – SESSION 7 : DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES : OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL & REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Chairman & Moderator :

David Wood, Councillor, Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council, United Kingdom

Speakers :

  • Samir Naessany, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Alcatel Private Communication Group, France

The Possible Contribution of a Supplier of Telecom Solutions

  • Maurizio Caruso, Director of Marketing & Business Development, Hughes Network Systems Europe, Italy

Bridging the Digital Divide – The Role of Broadband Satellite Communications

  • Nicholas Giordano, Senior Advisor and Telecommunications Strategist, Affinity Group of Harrisburg, LLC, USA

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – « The Anchor Tenant »

  • Giangaleazzo Cairoli, Head of Unit, « Regional and Societal Aspects » DG-Information Society, European Commission, Belgium

The DG Information Society of the European Commission

  • Ellwood R. Kerkeslager, CEO, Information Futures LLC., USA

IT & Communities – 20 Years of Experience

  • Michel Carpentier, Honorary Director General, European Commission, Belgium

Availability of Online Access to Public Services at Regional and Local Level

  • Luis Lozano, Consultant, Foundation For Science and Technology of Extremadura (FUNDECYT), Spain

Extremadura, the Outcomes from a Political Commitment : From Regional Strategy to Practice

DAY 2 – SESSION 8 : E-RELATIONSHIP WITH CITIZENS

Chairman & Moderator : Gilles Polin, Manager Government Sales and Solutions Group Microsoft EMEA, UK

Speakers :

  • Maruja Gutierrez-Diaz, Head of Unit Multimedia, DG Education & Culture, European Commission, Belgium

The European Commission’s Strategic Policy : e-Learning Designing Tomorrow’s Education

  • David Ankri, CEO Smart is Marketing & co-Chairman of e-Europe TB10, France

A Security Approach Applied to e-Relationship with Citizens

  • Claudia Pavoletti, Regional Manager, Compliance Anti-piracy EMEA, Network Associates, Italy

Stopping the Evolving Threats of Security

  • Patrice Cristofini, Healthcare Director, Schlumberger – IT Services, France

e-Health and e-Citizen : e-Health for Quality and Efficiency of Healthcare System

  • Paolo Bernardini, Strategies & Special Projects Manager, Finmatica SPA e-Government, Italy

Providing Quality to the Everyday Life : New Solutions to New Problems

  • Sylvain Aymard, Responsable des Systèmes Informatiques, Ecole de la Deuxième Chance, France

Marseille’s School of the 2nd Chance

  • Tracey Pitt, Head of e-Business – e-Business Center, North Umbria University, United Kingdom

Learning and Opportunity for All – Joining Business and Community

  • Shaun Topham, Co-ordinator of the EU-IST initiatives of the Sheffield City Council, United Kingdom

Sheffield’s Experience in e-Relationship with Citizens

  • Jacques Pomonti, Information Technologies General Advisor, French Industry Secretary of State & President Sorbonne Radio, France

DAY 2 – CLOSING SESSION

  • Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global Forum, Items International, France
  • Sébastien Lévy, Vice-President Global Forum, Items International, France
  • Sergio Antocicco, President Anuit, Italy

DAY 1 – SESSION 1 : INFRASTRUCTURES & SERVICES : STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

Chairman : Roberto Campitelli, Chairman of the Board of Hughes Network Systems Europe, Italy

Moderator : Randy Yaloz, Attorney at Law – Member of the Paris, New York and New Jersey Bars, Euro Legal Counsel Group, France

Speakers :

  • Christine Leurquin, European Programs Manager, Société Européenne de Satellites (SES-GLOBAL), Belgium

Satellite Interactive Broadband Today in Europe : Reality and/or Fiction ?

  • Pr. Shigehiko Naoe, Professor of Information Policy, Chuo University, Japan

Mobile Internet in Japan

  • Kathryn Brown, Senior Vice-President Public Policy Development & International Government Relations, Verizon, USA

The U.S. Developments in Entering the Broadband Era

  • Alberto Trondoli, Chief Operating Officer, Fastweb, Italy

How to Position a Telecom Company in the Triple Play Arena ?

  • Francesco Chirichigno, President, Italian Executive Committee for Broadband, Italy

Infrastructure Development in Italy

  • Stefan Nocentini, Manager Network Engineering, Telecom Italia Wireline, Italy

Infrastructure & Services Strategies : Broadband Directions Forward

DAY 1 – SESSION 2 : CHALLENGES FOR SOFTWARE & CONTENT PROVIDERS

Chairman and Moderator :

Hellmuth Broda, CTO EMEA Sun Microsystems – Member, Sun Vision Council Sun Microsystems, Switzerland

Speakers :

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sahin Albayrak, Professor, DAI-Labor / Technische Universität Berlin (Distributed Artificial Intelligence Laboratory), Germany

Advanced Serviceware Frameworks for the Development and Deployment of 3G and Beyond 3G Services

  • Dario Avallone, Director of the R&D Department, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, Italy

The BRICKS Project : Building Resources to Integrated Cultural Knowledge Services

  • Desiree Miloshevic, Adviser, International Affairs and Policy Development, Afilias Limited, United Kingdom – .INFO gTLD Leader
  • Timo Skyttä, Technology Manager, Nokia, Finland

The Liberty Alliance Project : Setting the Standard for Federated Network Identity

  • Hervé Rannou, President Items International, France

The New Paradigm in Software

  • Anna Lisa Boni, Manager, Telecities c/o EuroCities, Belgium

Local/Regional Governments and Open Source Software

  • Vincent Roger, General Manager, mobibase, France

The Revolution Through Image Content : 4 Questions – 4 Challenges

DAY 1 – AFTERNOON : OPENING SESSION

Moderator :

S̩bastien L̩vy, Vice-President Global Forum 2003 РConsultant РAssociate Partner, Items International, France

Keynote Speakers :

  • Guy-Olivier Segond, Special Ambassador for the World Summit on the Information Society, Switzerland

The World Summit on the Information Society – Background, Organizations and Goals

  • Timothy C. Finton, Senior Counselor for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State, USA

A Perspective on the World Summit on the Information Society

  • Dr. Hisham El Sherif, Chairman and CEO, IT Ventures/IT Investments, Egypt

Connecting Nations : Challenges for Sustainable Strategies

  • Edith Cresson, Former Prime Minister – President « Second Chance School Foundation », France

The School of the Second Chance

  • Maurizio Bruschi, Doctor for the UCSIA, Italian Ministry of Interior, Italy

Innovate Harmonising Accessibility, Privacy and Security to Improve the Quality of Life

DAY 1 – SESSION 3 : INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY CLIMATE

Chairman : Michel Huet, Senior Vice-President – International Public Affairs, France Telecom, France

Moderator : Andrew Lipman, Partner, Attorney at Law, Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP, USA

Speakers :

  • Romano Righetti, Director Public & Economic Affairs, Telecom Italia, Italy

International Climate in the Telecommunications Sector

  • Tom Marten, Director of Director of Regulatory Affairs EMEA, MCI, France

A View of a « New » Entrant

  • Marie Guillory, Vice-President for Legal and Industry Affairs, National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA), USA

Preserving the Benefits of Universal Service in a Changing Regulatory Climate

  • Brent M. Olson, Deputy Chief, Competition Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), USA

Overseeing the Digital Migration : The Triennial Review Example

  • Isolde Goggin, Commissioner, Commission for Communication Regulation, Ireland

Views From a Small Island

  • Raffaele Giarda, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Italy

The Implementation of the European Directives in Italy

  • Zhao Xiaohua, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP, USA

Drafting China’s Telecom Law

  • Stuart Ingis, Partner, Piper Rudnick LLP, USA

Legal Developments in Telemarketing

  • Christina Speck, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce – National Telecommunication & Information Administration, USA

Telecommunications and Internet Development in the Context of Connecting Businesses and Communities

DAY 1 – SESSION 4 : SECURITY & PRIVACY

Chairman & Moderator :

G̩rald Santucci, Head of Unit D4 РTrust & Security, DG Infso, European Commission, Belgium

Assisted by :

Augusto Leggio, Professor, Ministry of Communications – ICT High School, Italy

Speakers :

  • Theresa Swinehart, Counsel for International Legal Affairs, ICANN, USA

Security and Privacy – The role of ICANN

  • J. Scott Marcus, Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States, USA

Challenges to the Deployment of Internet Security Enhancements

  • Detlef Eckert, Director Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft EMEA, Italy

Security & Privacy – Do We Have The Appropriate Tools ?

  • Dr. Andrew Robinson, Vice-President, European Institute for eLearning, Assistant Director, Open University (UK), Club Sophia UK of French business Council, United Kingdom

The « e-Justice » Project

  • Dr. Mario Sforza, General Manager, Finmatica S.p.A. – Advanced Technologies, Italy

Safeguarding Corporate Information Assets & Legacy

  • Robert Flaim, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA

USA Criminal Cyber Laws

  • Markus Gnaegi, CIO E-Prica AG, Switzerland

Security & Privacy in e-Healthcare Networks

DAY 2 – OPENING SESSION

Moderator :

Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global Forum – Associate Partner Items International, France

Keynote Speakers :

  • Alessandro Luciano, Commissioner Italian Regulatory Authority, Italy

The Italian Regulatory Point of View

  • Maitland Hyslop, Head of Knowledge, Information and ICT, One North East, UK

Asymmetric Warfare – A Killer Application : Problem and Solution

  • Robert Morin, Deputy Commissioner – Competition Compliance, Industry Canada, Canada

Impacts on Protecting Competition in Canada

  • Gabrielle Gauthey, Commissioner, French Regulatory Authority, France

The New Regulatory Framework in France

  • Ranjit Makkuni, President Sacred World Foundation, India

A Killer Application of a Different Kind : The Crossing Project

  • Claudio Mastracci, Director of Applications, European Space Agency

The Digital Divide and Space

  • Zhuo Li Ge Tu, Second Secretary, Science and Technology Section, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Italy The Development of the Information Industry in China

DAY 2 – SESSION 5 : STRATEGIES & APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESSES

Chairman :

Giorgio Prister, EMEA Sales Executive-Local Government & Health, IBM Public Sector EMEA, IBM Europe

Moderator :

Jean-Pierre Chamoux, Professor, University Paris V- René Descartes, France

Speakers :

  • Keith Todd, Chairman Broadband, Stakeholder Group, United Kingdom

SMEs and Broadband Deployment

  • Tom Cosh, Head of Economic Development and Estelle Chatard, Project Director Economic Development Division, Newcastle Upon Tine City Council, United Kingdom

Newcastle.com – The TEEE-INN-Project

  • Michael Stankosky, Associate Professor Knowledge Management, Georges Washington University, USA

Knowledge Management : The 21st Century Currency

  • Günter Koch, Managing Director, Austrian Research Centers, Austria

Intellectual Capital – Successfully Measuring, Managing and Reporting Intangibles in ’Brain Organisations’

  • Denis Ettighoffer, President Eurotechnopolis Institut, France

Networked Added Value : e-Fertilization

  • Ing. Giuseppe Tilia, Marketing Telecom Italia Wireline, Italy

Facing Disruptive Innovation : The Italian Incumbent Experience with Emerging Technologies

  • Vittorio Daniore, Science Attaché, Embassy of Italy – Washington DC, USA

The Importance of Information Sharing for Effective Communication

DAY 2 – SESSION 6 : CONSUMER ORIENTED APPLICATIONS

Chairman :

Maitland Hyslop, Head of Knowledge, Information and ICT, One North East, United Kingdom

Moderator :

Sergio Antocicco, President ANUIT, Italy

Speakers :

  • Jean-François Tournu, Technical Director Information and Communication Technologies, CSA – Conseil Supérieur Audiovisuel, France

Television : Time to Converge ?

  • Alfredo M. Ronchi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Digital Communication – The Long Way towards a Proper « Format »

  • Eric Legale, Director Issy Media, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

A CyberCity

  • Finn Petersen, Deputy Director General, National IT and Telecom Agency (NITA), Denmark

« Supply-Push – Demand-Pull » – The Danish Approach

  • Ky-Ming Jen, General Manager, XandMail, France

Generating Incomes with Messaging Applications

  • Daniel Kaplan, General Delegate, FING, France

Broadband and Consumer – In Need of Applications ?

  • Helena Lindskog, CEO, Hel-Dag AB, Sweden

Local Depot – Solution for e-Commerce Distribution

  • Massimo Intorella, Vice-President Strategic Marketing Telecom Italia Wireline, Italy

Consumer Applications for Broadband Entertainment

  • Patricia Cooper, Chief – Regional & Industry Analysis Branch, Federal Communications Commission – FCC, USA

The U.S. Experience With an Increasingly Competitive Environment

Global Forum 2003 – Shaping the Future

Speaches and CVs/Discours et CVs

WELCOME ADDRESSES

Sergio Antocicco, President Anuit, Italy
Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global Forum, Items International, France
Senator Pierre Laffitte, President of the French Foundation Sophia-Antipolis

NOV. 6 OPENING SESSION BUSINESS & COMMUNITIES:THE EVOLVING DYNAMICS

Chair : Senator Pierre Laffitte, President Foundation Sophia-Antipolis, France

Keynote Speakers :

Pedro De Sampaio Nunes, Director for the Information Society Strategy and eEurope, Directorate General Information Society, European Commission, Belgium
 eEurope 2005 : Challenges and Perspectives

Arturo Danesi, Responsible for Marketing at Telecom Italia Sparkle, Italy
New Business Models in a Competitive Environment

Umberto Paolucci, Vice-President EMEA, Microsoft, Italy
Views on Communities through Partnerships

Piero Corsini, Vice-President EMEA Public Sector, IBM Europe
The On Demand Agenda

Shigeki Suzuki, Director International Economic Affairs Division Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts & Telecommunications, Japan
The Paradigm Shift – Towards Broadband and the IP Age

Bernard Mathieu, Head of Radiocommunications Programs, Directorate for Programs and Industrial Policy, CNES, France
Bridging the Digital Divide – The Space Contribution

Nasr Hajji, Congressman – Former Secretary of State, Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technologies, Morocco
The Moroccan Way Towards the Information Society

Alberto Tripi, President, Federcomin, Italy
The ICT-Entrepreneurs Community in Italy

NOV. 6 SESSION 1 INFRASTRUCTURES & SERVICES : STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

Chair : Roberto Campitelli, Chairman of the Board of Hughes Network Systems Europe, Italy –
Moderator : Randy Yaloz, Attorney at Law – Member of the Paris, New York and New Jersey Bars, Euro Legal Counsel Group, France
Speakers :
Christine Leurquin, European Programs Manager, Société Européenne de Satellites (SES-GLOBAL), Belgium
Satellite Interactive Broadband Today in Europe : Reality and/or Fiction ?

Pr. Shigehiko Naoe, Professor of Information Policy, Chuo University, Japan
Mobile Internet in Japan

Kathryn Brown, Senior Vice-President Public Policy Development & International Government Relations, Verizon, USA
The U.S. Developments in Entering the Broadband Era

Alberto Trondoli, Chief Operating Officer, Fastweb, Italy
How to Position a Telecom Company in the Triple Play Arena ?

Francesco Chirichigno, President, Italian Executive Committee for Broadband, Italy
Infrastructure Development in Italy

Stefan Nocentini, Manager Network Engineering, Telecom Italia Wireline, Italy
Infrastructure & Services Strategies : Broadband Directions Forward

NOV. 6 SESSION 2 CHALLENGES FOR SOFTWARE & CONTENT PROVIDERS

Chair and Moderator : Hellmuth Broda, CTO EMEA Sun Microsystems- Member, Sun Vision Council Sun Microsystems, Switzerland –
Speakers :
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sahin Albayrak, Professor, DAI-Labor / Technische Universität Berlin (Distributed Artificial Intelligence Laboratory), Germany
Advanced Serviceware Frameworks for the Development and Deployment of 3G and Beyond 3G Services

Dario Avallone, Director of the R&D Department, Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, Italy
The BRICKS Project : Building Resources to Integrated Cultural Knowledge Services

Desiree Miloshevic, Adviser, International Affairs and Policy Development, Afilias Limited, United Kingdom
.INFO gTLD Leader

Timo Skyttä, Technology Manager, Nokia, Finland
The Liberty Alliance Project : Setting the Standard for Federated Network Identity

Hervé Rannou, President Items International, France
The New Paradigm in Software

Anna Lisa Boni, Manager, Telecities c/o EuroCities, Belgium
Local/Regional Governments and Open Source Software

Vincent Roger, General Manager, mobibase, France
The Revolution Through Image Content : 4 Questions – 4 Challenges

NOV. 6 OPENING SESSION AFTERNOON

Moderator : Sébastien Lévy, Vice-President Global Forum 2003 – Consultant – Associate Partner, Items International, France
Keynote Speakers :
Guy-Olivier Segond, Special Ambassador for the World Summit on the Information Society, Switzerland
The World Summit on the Information Society – Background, Organizations and Goals

Timothy C. Finton, Senior Counselor for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State, USA
A Perspective on the World Summit on the Information Society

Dr. Hisham El Sherif, Chairman and CEO, IT Ventures/IT Investments, Egypt
Connecting Nations : Challenges for Sustainable Strategies

Edith Cresson, Former Prime Minister – President « Second Chance School Foundation », France
The School of the Second Chance

Maurizio Bruschi, Doctor for the UCSIA, Italian Ministry of Interior, Italy
Innovate Harmonising Accessibility, Privacy and Security to Improve the Quality of Life

NOV. 6 SESSION 3 INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY CLIMATE

Chair : Michel Huet, Senior Vice-President – International Public Affairs, France Telecom, France –
Moderator : Andrew Lipman, Partner, Attorney at Law, Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP, USA –
Speakers :
Romano Righetti, Director Public & Economic Affairs, Telecom Italia, Italy
International Climate in the Telecommunications Sector

Tom Marten, Director of Director of Regulatory Affairs EMEA, MCI, France,
The Future of Access

Marie Guillory, Vice-President for Legal and Industry Affairs, National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA), USA
Preserving the Benefits of Universal Service in a Changing Regulatory Climate

Brent M. Olson, Deputy Chief, Competition Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), USA
Overseeing the Digital Migration : The Triennial Review Example

Isolde Goggin, Commissioner, Commission for Communication Regulation, Ireland
Views From a Small Island

Raffaele Giarda, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Italy
The Implementation of the European Directives in Italy

Zhao Xiaohua, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP, USA
Drafting China’s Telecom Law

Stuart Ingis, Partner, Piper Rudnick LLP, USA
Legal Developments in the U.S. to Avoid Consumer Annoyance

Christina Speck, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce – National Telecommunication & Information Administration, USA
Telecommunications and Internet Development in the Context of Connecting Businesses and Communities

NOV. 6 SESSION 4 SECURITY & PRIVACY

Chair & Moderator : Gérald Santucci, Head of Unit D4 – Trust & Security, DG Infso, European Commission, Belgium –
Assisted by : Augusto Leggio, Professor, Ministry of Communications – ICT High School, Italy –
Speakers :
Theresa Swinehart, Counsel for International Legal Affairs, ICANN, USA
Security and Privacy – The role of ICANN

J. Scott Marcus, Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States, USA
Challenges to the Deployment of Internet Security Enhancements

Detlef Eckert, Director Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft EMEA, Italy
Security & Privacy – Do We Have The Appropriate Tools ?

Dr. Andrew Robinson, Vice-President, European Institute for eLearning, Assistant Director, Open University (UK), Club Sophia UK of French business Council, United Kingdom
The « e-Justice » Project.

Dr. Mario Sforza, General Manager, Finmatica S.p.A. – Advanced Technologies, Italy
Safeguarding Corporate Information Assets & Legacy

Robert Flaim, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA
USA Criminal Cyber Laws.

Markus Gnaegi, CIO E-Prica AG, Switzerland
Security & Privacy in e-Healthcare Networks

7 November 2003

NOV. 7 OPENING SESSION

Moderator : Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global Forum – Associate Partner Items International, France
Keynote Speakers :
Alessandro Luciano, Commissioner Italian Regulatory Authority, Italy
The Italian Regulatory Point of View

Maitland Hyslop, Head of Knowledge, Information and ICT, One North East, UK
Asymmetric Warfare – A Killer Application : Problem and Solution

Robert Morin, Deputy Commissioner – Competition Compliance, Industry Canada, Canada
Impacts on Protecting Competition in Canada

Gabrielle Gauthey, Commissioner, French Regulatory Authority, France
The New Regulatory Framework in France

Ranjit Makkuni, President Sacred World Foundation, India
A Killer Application of a Different Kind : The Crossing Project

Claudio Mastracci, Director of Applications, European Space Agency, France
The Digital Divide and Space

Zhuo Li Ge Tu, Second Secretary, Science and Technology Section, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Italy
The Development of the Information Industry in China

NOV. 7 SESSION 5 STRATEGIES & APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESSES

Chair : Giorgio Prister, EMEA Sales Executive-Local Government & Health, IBM Public Sector EMEA, IBM Europe –
Moderator : Jean-Pierre Chamoux, Professor, University Paris V- René Descartes, France –
Speakers :
Keith Todd, Chairman Broadband, Stakeholder Group, United Kingdom
SMEs and Broadband Deployment

Tom Cosh, Head of Economic Development and Estelle Chatard, Project Director Economic Development Division, Newcastle Upon Tine City Council, United Kingdom
Newcastle.com
The TEEE-INN-Project

Michael Stankosky, Associate Professor Knowledge Management, Georges Washington University, USA
Knowledge Management : The 21st Century Currency

Günter Koch, Managing Director, Austrian Research Centers, Austria
Intellectual Capital – Successfully Measuring, Managing and Reporting Intangibles in ’Brain Organisations’

Denis Ettighoffer, President Eurotechnopolis Institut, France
Networked Added Value : e-Fertilization

Ing. Giuseppe Tilia, Marketing Telecom Italia Wireline, Italy
Facing Disruptive Innovation : The Italian Incumbent Experience with Emerging Technologies

Vittorio Daniore, Science Attach̩, Embassy of Italy РWashington DC, USA
The Importance of Information Sharing for Effective Cooperation

NOV. 7 SESSION 6 CONSUMER ORIENTED APPLICATIONS

Chair : Maitland Hyslop, Head of Knowledge, Information and ICT, One North East, United Kingdom –
Moderator : Sergio Antocicco, President ANUIT, Italy
Speakers :
Jean-Fran̤ois Tournu, Technical Director Information and Communication Technologies, CSA РConseil Sup̩rieur Audiovisuel, France
Television : Time to Converge ?

Alfredo M. Ronchi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Digital Communication – The Long Way towards a Proper « Format »

Eric Legale, Director Issy Media, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
A CyberCity

Finn Petersen, Deputy Director General, National IT and Telecom Agency (NITA), Denmark
« Supply-Push – Demand-Pull » – The Danish Approach

Ky-Ming Jen, General Manager, XandMail, France
Generating Incomes with Messaging Applications

Daniel Kaplan, General Delegate, FING, France
Broadband and Consumer – In Need of Applications ?

Helena Lindskog, CEO, Hel-Dag AB, Sweden
Local Depot – Solution for e-Commerce Distribution

Massimo Intorella, Vice-President Strategic Marketing Telecom Italia Wireline, Italy
Consumer Applications for Broadband Entertainment.

Patricia Cooper, Chief – Regional & Industry Analysis Branch, Federal Communications Commission – FCC, USA
The U.S. Experience With an Increasingly Competitive Environment

NOV. 7 SESSION 7 DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES : OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL & REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Chair & Moderator : David Wood, Councillor, Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council, United Kingdom –
Speakers :
Samir Naessany,  Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Alcatel Private Communication Group, France
Broaden Your Life

Maurizio Caruso, Director of Marketing & Business Development, Hughes Network Systems Europe, Italy
Bridging the Digital Divide – The Role of Broadband Satellite Communications

Nicholas Giordano, Senior Advisor and Telecommunications Strategist, Affinity Group of Harrisburg, LLC, USA
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – « The Anchor Tenant »

Giangaleazzo Cairoli, Head of Unit, “Regional and Societal Aspects” DG-Information Society, European Commission, Belgium
The DG Information Society of the European Commission.

Ellwood R. Kerkeslager, Mayor of Madison, New Jersey (USA), and CEO of Information Futures LLC., USA
IT & Communities – 20 Years of Experience

Michel Carpentier, Honorary Director General, European Commission, Belgium
Availability of Online Access to Public Services at Regional and Local Level

Luis Lozano, Consultant, Foundation For Science and Technology of Extremadura (FUNDECYT), Spain
Extremadura, the Outcomes from a Political Commitment : From Regional Strategy to Practice

NOV. 7 SESSION 8 E-RELATIONSHIP WITH CITIZENS

Chair & Moderator : Gilles Polin, Manager Government Sales and Solutions Group Microsoft EMEA, UK –
Speakers :
Maruja Gutierrez-Diaz, Head of Unit Multimedia, DG Education & Culture, European Commission, Belgium
The European Commission’s Strategic Policy : e-Learning Designing Tomorrow’s Education

David Ankri, CEO Smart is Marketing & co-Chairman of e-Europe TB10, France
A Security Approach Applied to e-Relationship with Citizens

Claudia Pavoletti, Regional Manager, Compliance Anti-piracy EMEA, Network Associates, Italy
Stopping the Evolving Threats of Security

Patrice Cristofini,HealthcareDirector,Schlumberger- IT Services, France
e-Healthand e-Citizen : e-Health for Quality and Efficiency of HealthcareSystem

Paolo Bernardini, Strategies & Special Projects Manager, Finmatica SPA e-Government, Italy
Providing Quality to the Everyday Life : New Solutions to New Problems

Sylvain Aymard, IT-Manager, School of the Second Chance, France
Marseille’s School of the 2nd Chance

Tracey Pitt, Head of e-Business – e-Business Center, North Umbria University, United Kingdom
Learning and Opportunity for All – Joining Business and Community

Shaun Topham, Co-ordinator of the EU-IST initiatives of the Sheffield City Council, United Kingdom
Sheffield’s Experience in e-Relationship with Citizens

Jacques Pomonti, Information Technologies General Advisor, French Industry Secretary of State & President Sorbonne Radio, France
Modernising Public Administrations in France

NOV. 7 CLOSING SESSION

Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global Forum, Items International, France
Sébastien Lévy, Vice-President Global Forum, Items International, France
Sergio Antocicco, President Anuit, Italy