Telefónica Public Policy & Telefónica España Regulatory teams
Telefónica is an active player in the way of building up Europe’s digital economy. As every year, we participate in FT-ETNO Summit because we do believe that sharing ideas and goals among heterogonous players is critical to advance in the path of technological and mindset changes.
The Digital Agenda for Europe was an important point of departure for all of us. However, since its birth to now the paradigm shift of ICT is clear. Today ICTs have human face, i.e. it is the main driver of life-improving services. The digitalization of European societies, business and organization poses new questions and answers.
Next year, in January 2015, begins the new term of the European Commission and therefore we consider indispensable to discuss in depth and to reach agreements on the future of digital policies within the EU without losing the global perspective.
Today in the FT-ETNO Summit we will debate on what needs to be done in order to encourage investment, enable innovation and foster consumer confidence. These are, indeed, the main pillars of Telefónica’s Digital Manifesto.
Among the experts, the KEYNOTE SPEAKERS today are:
Neelie Kroes
Vice President
of the European Commission and Commissioner for Digital Agenda
Luigi Gambardella
Executive Chairman
ETNO
Lowell C. McAdam
Chairman and CEO
Verizon Communications
Reed Hastings
CEO
Netflix
Today’s Agenda:
| 13.30 | Welcome from the FT and ETNO
Daniel Pataki, Director, ETNO Daniel Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times |
| 13.3 | Opening Keynote: Digital Policies for Europe – The Next Wave
Luigi Gambardella, Executive Board Chairman, ETNO Fátima Barros, Incoming Chair 2015, BEREC, Chair, ANACOM, Portugal |
| 14.2 | Keynote Address: A Connected Future – The Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
Lowell C. McAdam, Chairman and CEO, Verizon Communications |
| 14.4 | Panel: Digital Policies for Growth: Towards a Telecoms Reform
Michel Combes, CEO, Alcatel Lucent Dominique Leroy, CEO, Belgacom Pierre Louette, Deputy CEO, Orange Claudia Nemat, CEO for Europe and Technology, Deutsche Telekom Giuseppe Recchi, Chairman, Telecom Italia Hans Vestberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ericsson Daniel Bailey, Global Head of TMT, HSBC Daniel Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times Which way forward for telecoms markets? Should Europe adopt an industrial policy to strengthen its telecoms sector? In this session, the speakers will present their views on how policies should evolve to ensure the sector fosters sustained growth and regains leadership worldwide. Topics covered will include competition policies, mergers & acquisitions, deregulation and the future for telecoms regulation. |
| 15.4 | Refreshments and networking |
| 16.0 | Investor Panel: What would enhance European network deployment? Hear perspectives from financial investors who provide the necessary capital
Xavier Lefranc, Senior Investment Analyst, UBS Henrik Nyblom, Equity Analyst, Schroders Investment Management Roger Wilkinson, Investment Leader, Global Research, Newton Investment Management Moderator: Stephen Howard, Head, Global TMT Research, HSBC |
| 16.5 | Keynote Introduction: Netflix view on Net Neutrality
Reed Hastings, CEO, Netflix |
| 17.0 | Panel: An Open Digital Agenda for Growth and Innovation
Rami Aslan, CEO, Türk Telekom Group Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO, Telenor Group Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone Group Chris Dedicoat, President EMEAR, Cisco Johan Dennelind, President and Chief Executive Officer, TeliaSonera Michel de Rosen, Chairman and CEO, Eutelsat Communications Moderator: Daniel Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times This session will examine the challenges of achieving an open and neutral Internet, while allowing for innovation. What are the sustainable models of net neutrality? Hear industry players share unheard stories as they debate the hottest issues, from the optimisation of traffic, to the competition dynamics among internet players and their effects on innovation and competition. |
| 18.0 | Closing Keynote: The Digital Agenda and Next Steps
Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Digital Agenda |
| 18.1 | Closing remarks from the FT Chair
Daniel Thomas, Telecoms Editor, Financial Times |
