ETNO/ITU Workshop: Revising the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) - Preparations for WCIT 2012
ETNO, in co-operation with the ITU, held a workshop entitled ‘Revising the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) - Preparations for WCIT 2012’ that gathered a range of high level industry speakers from across the globe, including speakers from the ITU, ISOC, the Council of Europe, the European Commission, Ambassador David Gross and US Ambassador to the EU, William Kennard.
ETNO, in co-operation with the ITU, held a workshop entitled ‘Revising the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) - Preparations for WCIT 2012’ that gathered a range of high level industry speakers from across the globe, including speakers from the ITU, ISOC, the Council of Europe, the European Commission, Ambassador David Gross and US Ambassador to the EU, William Kennard.
The workshop focused on the revision of the International Rules for Telecommunications (ITRs) in view of the World Conference in International Telecommunications held in Dubai in December 2012.
Programme:
1. Welcome and Introduction (9.15-9.45am)
- Didier Bellens, Belgacom CEO
- Luigi Gambardella, ETNO Board Chairman
- Malcolm Johnson, ITU Director
2. Setting the Scene (9.45am-10.30pm)
- Richard Hill, ITU, Secretary CWG-WCIT12
- Manuel da Costa Cabral, CEPT Chairman for WCIT preparation, Anacom
- Robert Madelin, European Commission DG INFSO Director-General
3. Industry Perspectives (10.30-11.30am)
[Moderator: Karim Lesina, Executive Director Government Affairs, AT&T]
- Carlos Lopez Blanco, Director of the International Office, Telefónica
- Walter McCormick, CEO US Telecom
- Tom Wilson, CEO Samena
- Isabelle Mauro, GSMA Head of International Affairs
- Jacquelynn Ruff, Vice President, International Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Verizon
- Rob Middlehurst, Vice President Regulatory Policy, Etisalat Group
*** Coffee Break: 11.30-11.50am ***
4. Open Discussion in Preparation for WCIT 2012 (11.50am-1pm)
[Moderator: Fabio Colasanti, President, International Institute of Communications]
- William Kennard, US Ambassador to the EU
- Jan Malinowski, Head of the Information Society Department, Council of Europe
- Ambassador David Gross, Wiley Rein
- Naser Ahmed Eidha Al Rashedi, Manager of ITU Affairs, UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
- Sally Wentworth, Regional Bureau Director for N. America/Public Policy, ISOC
- Dominique Wurges, Orange, ETNO Special Rapporteur to the ITU
5. Closing Remarks (1pm-1.15pm)
- Malcolm Johnson, ITU Director
- Daniel Pataki, ETNO Director