Global Forum 2005

Global Forum 2005 – The Broad Convergence – Act II

Le Palais d’Egmont

Palais d’Egmont

Palais d’Egmont

Viviane Reding at the Global Forum 2005

This year’s Global Forum/Shaping the Future 2005 has been held at the Palais d’Egmont in Brussels, Belgium, on November 7th & 8th, 2005, in partnership with the Belgian Federal Government within the framework of the 175th anniversary of its independence and the 25th anniversary of the Federal State.

This 14th Global Forum took place in the presence of representatives of the European institutions and Mr. Marc Verwilghen, Belgian Minister for Economy, Energy , Foreign Trade and Science, Mr. Peter Vanvelthoven, Belgian Minister for Employment and e-Government, Mr. Jon Leibowitz, US Commissioner FTC – Federal Trade Commission, Ms. Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society & Media and Mr. Zsolt Nagy, Romanian Minister of Communications and Information Technology.

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• Proceedings
• Speaker Program
• Speaker Profile
• Global Forum Participants 2005
• What Participants Say
• Press Release

November 7 – WELCOME ADDRESSES

• Pierre Laffitte, Senator, Alpes-Maritimes & President, Sophia-Antipolis Foundation, France
• Sylviane Toporkoff, President, Global Forum, France welcoming Speech

November 7 – OPENING SESSION

MODERATOR

• Pierre Laffitte, Senator, Alpes-Maritimes & President, Sophia-Antipolis Foundation, France

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Marc Verwilghen, Belgian Minister for Economy, Energy, Foreign Trade and Science Speech
• Viviane Reding, Commissioner, Information Society & Media, European Commission Speech/Link to the European Commission
• Kevin Martin, Chairman, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, USA
• Donald Abelson, Chief, International Bureau, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, USA Opening Panels Remarks : The Impact of Convergence
• Zsolt Nagy, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Romania : Romanian ICT Overview
• André Santini, Former Minister, President of the Global Cities Dialogue Speech

November 7 – INTRODUCTION TO THE SESSIONS

MODERATOR

• Miriam Sapiro, President of Summit Strategies International, USA & Sylviane Toporkoff

SPEAKERS

• Masao Matsumoto, Director-General for Technology Policy Coordination, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Japan : Strategies for Realizing an Ubiquitous Network Society
• Patrick de Smedt, Chairman, Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa – EMEA : Enabling Innovation in the Information Society – Kathryn Brown, Senior Vice President, Public Policy Development and Corporate Social Responsibility,Verizon Communications, USA Verizon FiOS
• Jean-Paul Lepeytre, Senior Vice President Services Division, Thales, France

November 7 – SESSION 1
INFRASTRUCTURES & SYSTEMS CONVERGENCE
NEW BUSINESS MODELS IN EUROPE, THE AMERICAS, ASIA & EMERGING MARKETS

CHAIRMAN

• Mike Kennedy, Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Country Manager – Canada and Latin America, Motorola, Inc., USA Convergence through Seamless Mobility

MODERATOR

• Sergio Antocicco, Chairman INTUG – International Telecommunications Users Groups & President ANUIT -Italian Association of Telecom Users, Italy

SPEAKERS

• Brent Olson, Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Policy, Emerging Services and Technologies, SBC Services, Inc., USA : The Convergence of the Communications Marketplace and SBC’s Transition to a Multimedia Communications Company
• Takahiro Yokoyama, Director, International Frequency Policy Office, Radio Department, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications – MIC, Japan Spectrum Strategy for Wireless Broadband Services
• Jørgen Friis, Deputy Director-General & Margot Dor, Director Business Development, European Telecommunications Standards Institute – ETSI What Convergence Means to Us – Two Highlights
• Laurent Chesnais, CEO, Netsize, France Breaking Communication Barriers
• Pierre Tournassoud, Vice President Network Strategy, Alcatel Triple Play Convergence from Fixed to Mobile
• Bernard Mathieu, Head of Radiocommunications Programmes, Directorate for Programmes and Industrial Policy, CNES – French Space Agency, France The Space Contribution to Digital Divide and to e-Inclusion and e-Accessibility
• Robert Bednarek, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, SES-Global, Luxemburg Mobile Media and the Role of Satellites

November 7 – SESSION 2
SOFTWARE IN A EVOLVING ENVIRONMENT

CHAIRMAN & MODERATOR

• Gilles Polin, eGovernment EMEA Lead, Microsoft Corporation Software in an Evolving Environment

SPEAKERS

• Jesús Villasante, Head of Unit, Software Technologies and Distributed Systems, European Commission Software Technologies Research in Europe
• Jacques De Kegel, Wireless Broadband & Sensing Solutions EBO, Benelux Sales Leader, IBM, Belgium SAFIR – EU Project
• Hervé Rannou, President, Items International, France Software & Interoperability
• Michael Stankosky, Professor, George Washington University, Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering 21st Century Software Engineering/Speech

November 7 – SESSION 3
CONVERGENCE, REGULATION & NET GOVERNANCE
IMPACT AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS

CHAIRMAN

• Ash Johnston, Partner, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP

MODERATOR

• Andrew Lipman, Partner, Attorney at Law, Vice President, Swidler Berlin, LLP, USA Regulation of Applications Over IP Networks – US Regulatory Treatment

SPEAKERS

• Muna Nijem, CEO/Chairman of the Board of Jordan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Convergence, Regulation and Net Governance : Impact at the National and International Levels
• Michael Ridley, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP, UK : Television Regulation The Final Frontier ?
• Jean-Eric de Cockborne, Head of Unit, Audiovisual and Media Policies, European Commission
• Gabrielle Gauthey, Director, Information and Communication Technologies, ARCEP Convergence and Regulation
• L. Marie Guillory, Member and Founder, Guillory & Hjort, Advisors to the Rural Communications Industry, USA Rural Providers Adjust to a Regulatory Environment Changed by the Convergence of Markets and Technologies
• Desiree Miloshevic, International Affairs and Policy Development Advisor, Afilias Global Registry Services, UK Private Sector Perspective on Internet Governance
• Theresa Swinehart, General Manager, Global Partnerships, ICANN
• Jean-François Soupizet, Deputy Head of Unit, International Relations, European Commission : Europe’s Vision of the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis
• Bernard Benhamou, Director of Forecasting and Internet Governance, Agency for the Development of e- Administration – ADAE, Office of the Prime Minister, France

November 7 – SESSION 4
TRUST, SECURITY & PRIVACY IN A CONVERGENT ENVIRONMENT

CHAIRMAN

• Paul Timmers, Head of Unit, eGovernment, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium Towards the European eGovernment Policy in i2010

MODERATOR

• Hugo Kerschot, Consultant eGovernment, Indigov, Belgium

SPEAKERS

• Ronny Bjones, Enterprise Secutity Strategist, Microsoft EMEA HQ Electronic Identification and Authentication as a Commodity in Daily Life
• Frank Delanghe, Founder & Managing Director, D-Soft, Belgium Use of e-Counters in a Secure Way
• Jo Steyaert, President, Indigov, Belgium iDTV as a New Platform for eGovernment
• Peter F. Brown, Senior Expert, Austrian Federal Chancellery – ICT-Strategy Unit, Chair of the CEN eGovernment Focus Group, Austria 3 Keys to eGovernment Convergence
• Graham Colclough, Vice President Cap Gemini, UK Measuring eGovernment – The Challenge
• Alan Shark, Executive Director, Public Technology Institute – PTI : Convergence Beyond e-Government
• Alisoun K. Moore, Chief Information Officer, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA eGovernment Metamorphosis : Building an Integrated Information and Communications Technology Program Serving Citizens
• Yutaka Kobayashi, Division Manager, Town Management Organization, City of Mitaka, Japan Intelligent Community of the Year
• Eric Legale, Managing Director, City of Issy-les-Moulineaux, France The Example of Issy-les-Moulineaux
• Daniel Van Lerberghe, President & Executive Director, Politech Institute, Belgium European e-Democracy Award 2005
• Phil Noble, Founder, PoliticsOnline, USA The “Global Conversation” Project

CHAIRMAN

• Anne Bolot-Gittler, Director, SBL Civil Administration, Thales, France

MODERATOR

• Patrice Cristofini, Healthacare Director-Systems Integration, Atos Systems Integration, France

SPEAKERS

• Ilias Iakovidis, Deputy Head of Unit, ICT for Health, DG Information Society & Media, European Commission e-Health – The Proven Benefits
• Yannick Motel, Vice-Chairman, LESISS, France IT Suppliers Constraints & the Industrials Vision for Transforming e-Health
• Richard Bonnar, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary UK LLP, UK Connecting the English NHS – the NHS Care Record
• Edouard Varvarian, General Manager & Co-Founder, idDOON, France CipherMe – Electronic Health Records in the Hands of Patients – Owners
• Patrick Sellem, Sales & Marketing Manager, TMA Medical Austria, & André Petitet, CEO, CardioGap S.A., France Mobile Care Unit Diagnostic System – Interoperability, Data Transmission and Simplicity
• Mario Po’, Head of Administrative Office, Healthcare Institution Azienda ULSS n 8 di Asolo, Italy Local Health System and Services in the Global Village
• Paul Cheshire, Consulting Director Welfare Sector, Atos Origin, United Kingdom Lifelong Health Records – Who Needs Them ?
• Alessandra Preziosa, Researcher, Instituto Auxologico Italiano, Italy The Dream Island

November 8 – SESSION 7
CHALLENGES FOR MORE EFFICIENT E-SERVICES

CHAIRMAN
Giorgio Prister, IBM South West Europe, Government Leader, IBM, Italy Realizing the potential of governement transformation/delivering Value Services to Civil Society

MODERATOR

• Hubert Fabre, Secretary-General, Politech Institute, Brussels

SPEAKERS

• Lionel Chmilewsky, Vice President, International Sales, Proxim Wireless Scaleable Broadband Wireless Networks
• Christine Leurquin, Senior Manager, European Programs, SES Global, Luxembourg Key Challenges for Governmental Services
• Gérald Santucci, Head of Unit, ICT for Business, DG Information Society, European Commission [RFID – A Pointer to the Future-doc1058]
• Gérard Ségarra, Manager of Telematics Research and Innovation Projects, Renault, France New Innovative Telematics Applications to Improve Traffic Safety and Traffic Management – With a Special Focus on Standards
• Henry J. F. Ryan, Managing Director, Lios Geal Consultants Ltd, Ireland : Electronic ID A Key Gateway for Efficient e-Services
• Nicolas Chung, Delegate for ICT, Education & Research, Association of the French Regions – ARF, France [The French Regions Weaving the Information Society at the Local Level-doc1063]
• Irina Zalisova, Managing Director, EPMA/BMI Association, Czech Republic eGovernment 2020 Fairy Tale
• Valentina Mele, Assistant Professor, Bocconi School of Management and Naples University, Italy E-Government in Large EU Cities
• Alain Ducass, Head of « Digital Country Planning Team » Prime Minister Service, France e-Accessibility and e-Development in Remote Areas / presentation not available for the moment

November 8 – SESSION 8
CONTENT IN A CONVERGENT ENVIRONMENT

CHAIRMAN

• Peter Schmitz, Head of New Media, EuroNews Introductory remarks

MODERATOR

• Alfredo M. Ronchi, Secretary Medici Framework, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

SPEAKERS

• Rudi Vansnick, Chairman, Internet Society Belgium Content in a Convergent Environment
• Marco Tempra, Solution Developer, Banca Digitale Accessibile, Italy Accessible Digital Bank
• Luca de Marchi, Project Manager eLearning, Asolo, Italy e-Learning in Health : From a Corporate System to a Territorial Network
• Fabrizio Davide, PhD, Expert Learning Services, Research & Development in European FET Program, Italy [TILS and the European “Future & Emerging Technology” Program-doc1067]
• Daniel Schütze, Project Manager R&D Art and Education, Association Memory of the Future, France LopArt Duo
• Phil Archer, CTO, Internet Content Rating Association – ICRA Making Metadata Matter
• Virginia Valzano, Adriana Bandiera, J.-Angelo Beraldin, SIBA, University of Lecce, Italy & NRC Canada : Carpiniana. A Virtualized Byzantine Crypt
• Ranjit Makkuni, President, Sacred World Foundation, India : The Virtual Gandhi Museum
• François-Xavier Schlesser, Project/ Program Manger, TV-Traffic System, RTBF, Belgium Challenges for a Public Service Broadcasting
• Omar Javaid, Senior Director, MediaFLO International Business Development, Qualcomm Inc., USA : Mobile TV : What is the Formula for Compelling and Successful Service ?

November 8 – SESSION 9
INNOVATION AND R&D / REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE INR&D AND INNOVATION

CHAIRMAN

• Pierre Laffitte, Senator, Alpes-Maritimes & President, Sophia-Antipolis Foundation, France

MODERATOR

• Keith Brown, Councillor, Member Clackmannanshire Council and Rapporteur of a Recent Opinion of the Committee of Regions on eGovernment, President of the UEN-EA Group in the Committee of the Regions

SPEAKERS

• Thierry Van Landegem, CTO, Alcatel, Belgium The Lever of Regional Centers of Excellence for Innovation
• Thomas Andersson,President Jönköping University, and President of the Board, IKED – International Organisation for Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Development, Sweden Science, Technology and Innovation on the Road towards European Revival
• Georges Bingen, Head of Unit, Strategy & Policy, Directorate D – The Human Factor, Mobility and Marie Curie Activities, European Commission [The Evolving Role of Universities in R&D and in Regional Development-doc1076]
• Gilles Berhault, President, Association for Communication and Information for Sustainable Development – ACIDD, France Ecology of the Digital Infrastructure
• Denis Ettighoffer, President & Founder, Eurotechnopolis Institute, France, and Delegate of the Development du Pole R&D Groupe IGS (Institut de Gestion Social), & Yves Enregle, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Groupe IGS, France Innovation in the Century of Networks. Networks of Innovation or Creative networks ?
• Isobel Harding, Head of the Information Society Unit for Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly and NorthlincsNet, UK Local e-Democracy National Project Lead Authority
• Eikazu Niwano, Service Integration Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Japan Innovation, Research and Development Beyond a Card Community – PKI based Multiple Application Smart Card Management System for Global Interoperability