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MONDAY 19th SEPTEMBER
WELCOME ADDRESSES 8:45 am – 9:15 am
- Marta Arsovska-Tomovska, Minister of Information Society and Administration, Macedonia
- Mark Bressers, Director of the Directorate-General for Entreprise and Innovation Regulatory Reform and ICT Policy Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands
- Joep Brouwers, Vice Director, Brainport Development, the Netherlands
- Sébastien Lévy, Vice President Global Forum/Shaping the Future & Partner Items International; France
- Sylviane Toporkoff, President, Global Forum/Shaping the Future; Founder & Partner Items International, France
OPENING SESSION: FUTURE VISION [9:15 am – 11:00 am]
- Chair/Moderator: Ambassador Miriam Sapiro, Partner, Finsbury USA
- Per Blixt, Adviser for International Relations linked to Future Networks, European Commission
- Mark Bressers, Director of the Directorate-General for Entreprise and Innovation Regulatory Reform and ICT Policy Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands Presentation
- Hiroyuki Hishinuma, Director, International Economic Affairs Division, Global ICT Strategy Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Presentation
- David Kibler, Consultant with Director General – Digital Affairs, General Directorate of Globalization, Culture, Education and International Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Development, France
- Suvi Linden, Chairperson NxtVn Finland, Former Finland Minister of Communications Responsible for Media and Telecommunications 2007-2011, Finland Presentation
- Theresa Swinehart, Senior Vice President, Multistakeholder Strategy & Strategy Initiatives, ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
S1: Infrastructures Challenges for Digitalization [11:15 am – 12:45 pm]
- Chair: Antonio Amendola, Executive Director International Regulatory Affairs, AT&T
- Moderator: Gérard Pogorel, Professor of Economics and Management-Emeritus, Telecom ParisTech, France
- Cécil Ameil, Chairperson Working group on regulation, ESOA – European Satellite Operators Association Presentation
- Clément Allain, R&D project manager on precision livestock farming at the French Livestock Institute, France Presentation
- Erik Huizer, CTO Surfnet, the Netherlands / Chair, Dutch IPv6 Task Force IPv6 Presentation
- Gérald Santucci, Adviser for Cross-cutting Policy/Research Issues, DG CONNECT, European Commission Presentation
- Herman Schepers, Senior Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, GSMA
- Michael Stankosky, Research Professor, George Washington University, USA Presentation
- Paul Wormeli, Innovation Strategist, Wormeli Consulting LLC Presentation
S2: Digital Health Revolution Improving Society [11:15 am – 12:45 pm]
- Chair: Giuseppe Grassi, Director Cardiology Department- Venice Hospital ULSS 12, Italy Presentation
- Moderator: Ingrid Andersson, CEO, Corporate Wellbeing Oman
- Ian Craddock, Professor University of Bristol / Director, SPHERE (an EPSRC IRC) United-Kingdom Presentation
- Sophia Eberhard, MD, Senior consultant in Psychiatry and Child- and adolescent psychiatry Head of the Child – and adolescent psychiatric inpatient clinic, Malmö University Hospital, Sweden, Presentation
- Bernard Grundlehner, System Architect, IMEC, the Netherlands Presentation
- Joe Jarzombek, Global Manager Synopsys- Software Assurance, USA Presentation
- Line Kleinebreil, Consultant, “Be He@lthy Be Mobile” WHO /ITU program (World Health Organisation/International Telecommunication Union); Vice-President, Université Numérique Francophone Mondiale (UNFM) Presentation
- Janet Munro, SVP of Clinical Science, IXICO, United-Kingdom Presentation
- Alexis Normand, Healthcare Development Director, Withings, France Presentation
- Nagaaki Ohyama, Professor Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Presentation
- Toni Pekkola, Project Planner, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland Presentation
Keynote Session: [2:00 pm – 2:40 pm]
- Moderator: Outi Rouru, Senior Advisor, International Affairs, Central Administration, City of Oulu, Finland
- Stephen Brennan, Chief Digital Advisor, Irish Government; founder and CEO, Centuri Analytics, Ireland Presentation
- Kirsi Ekroth-Manssila, Head of Unit for KETs (Key Enabling Technologies), Digital Manufacturing and Interoperability, DG GROW, European Commission Presentation
- Steven Lafosse Marin, Head of Sales Private Sector CyberSecurity, Airbus Defence and Space – Cybersecurity, France Presentation
- Elly Plooij – Van Gorsel, Independent Chair of the e-Strategic Council, the Netherlands Presentation
S3: Cyber & Security [2:45 pm – 4:15 pm]
- Chair/Moderator: Steven Lafosse Marin, Head of Sales Private Sector CyberSecurity, Airbus Defence and Space – Cybersecurity
- Jacques Bus, Secretary General DEF Digital Enlightenment Forum, Belgium Presentation
- Chris Clark, Principal Security Engineer – Strategic Initiatives, Synopsys, USA Presentation
- Don Davidson, Chief, Lifecycle Risk Mgt + CS/Acquisition Integration Division, In the Office of the Deputy DOD-CIO for Cybersecurity (CS), US Department of Defense, USA Presentation
- Koffi Fabrice Djossou, Senior Sales Director, Africa, ABS – Africa Broadcast Satellite, South Africa Presentation
- Louis Granboulan, Cybersecurity Expert, CTO, Airbus Group Corporate, France Presentation
- Michel van Leeuwen, Head of Cybersecurity Policy Division, Directorate for Cyber Security, Ministry of Security and Justice, the Netherlands
- Shakeel Tufail, CEO, Secureninja, USA Presentation
- Philippe Wolf, Project Manager, IRT – Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX, France Presentation
S4: The Digital Industry: The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Societal Challenges [4:30 pm – 6:00 pm]
- Chair: Desiree Miloshevic, Senior Public Policy and International Affairs Adviser, Afilias, Ireland
- Moderator: David Langley, Senior Research Scientist, TNO, the Netherlands
- Marie Ekeland, Member, CNN – Conseil National du Numérique ; Founder, Daphni, France,
- Denis Gardin Senior Vice-President, New Technology Ventures & Managing Director, Airbus, France Presentation
- Adrianus Melkert, Director of The Board, NXTVn, Finland Presentation
- Jeremy Millard, Senior Consultant, Danish Technological Institute, Denmark Presentation
- Raphael Schoentgen, Director Research and Technologies (CTO) and Member of the Executive Committee, ENGIE, France Presentation
- Marc Vancoppenolle, Global Head, Government Relations, Nokia, Belgium Presentation
S5: Revaluating Policies & Regulation [4:30 pm – 6:00 pm]
- Chair: Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, CRTC – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Canada
- Moderator Thaima Samman, Partner / associated lawyer /President European Network for Women in Leadership
- Serafino Abate, Director of Competition Economics, GSMA Government and Regulatory Affairs
- Antonio Amendola, Executive Director International Regulatory Affairs, AT&T, Belgium
- René Arnold, Head of Department Markets and Perspectives; WIK- Consult, Germany OTT Study ; OTT Streaming Services
- Nigel Hickson, Vice President, UN and IGO Engagement, ICANN
- Suvi Linden, Chairperson NxtVn Finland
- Radoslav Repa, Third secretary, Permanent Representation of Slovakia to the EU; Chair of the Telecom and Information Society Working Party of the Council of the EU, Belgium Presentation
- Sarah Zhao, Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, China Presentation
TUESDAY 20th SEPTEMBER
Keynote Opening Session Day 2 [9:00 am – 10:00 am]
- Chair and Moderator: Jay E. Gillette, Fulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Information and Communications Technologies, University of Oulu, Finland 2014-2015; Professor of Information and Communication Sciences, Center for Information and Communication Sciences, Ball State University; Senior Research Fellow and Institute Secretary, Digital Policy Institute Presentation
- Christian Buchel, Deputy-CEO, Chief Digital & International Officer (CDIO), ENEDIS; Vice-Chairman of EDSO, France Presentation
- Julia Glidden, General Manager, IBM Global Government Industry, USA Presentation
- Gwenael Prié, Telecom & ICT Project manager, AFD – Agence Française de Développement, France Presentation
- Khaled Sedrak, Founder and CEO, NxtVn, Belgium
- Yoshio Tanaka, Professor, Tokyo University of Science (TUS), Graduate School of Innovation Studies, Japan Presentation
S6: Innovation / Open Innovation in a Digital World [10:00 am – 11:30 am]
- Chair: Bror Salmelin Advisor to the DG for Innovation Systems DG CONNECT (Communications, Networks, Content and Technology) European Commission Presentation
- Moderator: Mariane Cimino CEO of Group Homecare, Expert in health digital transformation ITG, France
- Giulia Barbagelata, International cooperation, Stam, Italy Presentation
- Raphael Briner, Chief Marketing Officer & Co-founder, Knowledge Plaza, Switzerland Presentation
- Julia Glidden, General Manager, IBM Global Government Industry, USA Presentation
- Laurent Journaux, General Secretary Inter-professional Association for Genetic improvement of ruminants, France Génétique Elevage, France Presentation
- Nikolaus Lindner, Director Government Relations DE/AT/CH and Russia, eBay Inc. Public Policy Lab EMEA, Belgium
- Nitya Karmakar, Phd, Australian catholic university, north Sydney, Australia Presentation
- Mika Rantakokko, Chief Operating Officer 6City Strategy, Open Innovation Platforms, BusinessOulu, Finland Presentation
- Jyan-yi (Jeremy) Shen, Economic Counsellor, Taipei Representative Office in the Netherlands, Taiwan Presentation
S7: Workshop: Cyber and Supply Chain [10:00 am – 11:30 am]
- Chair: Don Davidson, Deputy Director CS/Implementation & CS/Acquisition Integration, Office of the Deputy DoD CIO for Cybersecurity, USA Presentation
- Moderator: Bénédicte Suzan, CIS, R&T and Innovation Coordination, Airbus Defence and Space, France
- Yannick Fourastier, Innovation Manager, Industrial System Design, Cybersecurity, Airbus Group Corporate, France Presentation
- Isabelle Hirayama, Strategy Analyst, IRT – Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX, France Presentation
- Joe Jarzombek, Global Manager, Software Supply Chain Management, Synopsys Software Integrity Group, USA Presentation
- Florence Nnanga-Dupré, Security Policies & Compliance Manager, Airbus Group, France Presentation
- Alain Ribera, Senior Manager Cyber Security Program, Airbus Group Corporate, France Presentation
- Gérald Santucci, Adviser for Cross-cutting Policy/Research Issues, DG CONNECT, European Commission
- Colin Williams, Director SBL, United-Kingdom Presentation
- Philippe Wolf, Project Manager, IRT – Institut de Recherche Technologique SystemX, France Presentation
S8: Smart City & Region [11:45 am – 1:15 pm]
- Moderator Hugo Kerschot, Managing Director, IS-practice, Belgium Presentation
- Jiri Bouchal, Project Manager IS-practice Presentation
- John Jung, Executive Director ICF Canada (Toronto); Chairman & Co-founder Intelligent Community Forum (NYC); President, Intelligent Community Forum Foundation (NYC), Canada Presentation
- Eric Legale, City of Issy-les-Moulineaux, France “Smart Living” Presentation
- Mika Mannervesi, Director of City Development Services, City of Salo, Finland Presentation
- Eikazu Niwano, Producer R&D Planning Department, NTT Corporation, Japan Presentation
- Cristina Pronello, Professor Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Presentation ; Project Opticities
- Gaby Rasters, Strategic Advisor, City of Eindhoven, the Netherlands Presentation
- Jean François Soupizet, Scientific Counsellor, Futuribles International, France Presentation
- Eelko Steenhuis, EU Project Advisor, Cities Northern Netherlands, The Netherlands Presentation
- Céline Vanderborght, Smart City Manager Brussels Region, Brussels Regional Informatics Centre (BRIC), Belgium Presentation
S9: The Data Revolution [11:45 am – 1:15 pm]
- Chair : Hervé Rannou, Président CityzenData, France Presentation
- Moderator: Jeremy Millard, Senior Consultant, Danish Technological Institute, Denmark
- Scott Cunningham, Associate Professor of Policy Analysis, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands Presentation
- Sandro Etalle, Professor Head of Security Group, TU/e – Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands Presentation
- Stephane Grumbach, Research Director, INRIA, France
- Laurent Journaux, General Secretary Inter-professional Association for Genetic improvement of ruminants, France Génétique Elevage, France Presentation
- Ali Kone, Chief Operating Officer/Co-Founder, Coders4Africa Inc, USA Presentation
- Herbert Lust, Vice-President and Managing Director, Conservation International Europe, Belgium
- Alfredo Ronchi, Secretary General EC MEDICI Framework, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Presentation ; My data are still mine?
- Arjan van den Born, Academic Director, Jheronimus Academy of Data Science; Professor Creative Entrepreneurship Tilburg University Presentation
S10: Digital Communities [11:45 am – 1:15 pm]
- Chair/ Moderator Véronique Inès Thouvenot, Co-founder & Scientific Director Foundation Millennia2025 WeObservatory , Namur, Belgium Presentation
- Mame-Yaa Bosomtwi, Public Health Specialist; Member Fondation Millennia2025, France
- Franka Cadée, Project lead, programme developer, owner social enterprise
- TwinToWin; Main researcher Maastricht University,Utrecht, Netherlands Presentation
- Effat El Shooky, Technical Director, Women Business Development Center – WBDC, Egypt
- Samia Melhem, Chair, eDevelopment Group Information and Communication Technologies Sector Unit, World Bank Group Presentation
- Chetan Sharma, COO & Director, Datamation Group, India Presentation
- Cécile Wendling, Head of Foresight Group Strategy, Sustainability and Public Affairs, AXA, France Presentation
- Doyna Zharavina Project Manager, blogger Foundation Millennia2025 WeObservatory , Namur, Belgium
BYTE Project Workshop Panel Discussion Following S9: Data Revolution [2:15 pm – 4:00 pm]
The BYTE project is exploring scientific and industrial organizations in Europe to gain a
greater understanding of the positive and negative externalities associated with Big Data.
In this workshop, a policy roadmap for big data in Europe will be presented.