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Monday 26th October- REGULATION SPECIAL FOCUS DAY

  • 09:00

    • Welcome Address and Speed Networking

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  • 09:10

    • Chair:

  • Elsy Van Belleghem, Product Manager, GSMA Liaison Officer, MACH
  • 09:20

    • Assessing the Impact of EU Regulation on Global Wholesale Pricing and Determining how Operators are Dealing with Change

  • Jesper Holm Schlichtkrull, Director, Global Partner Accounts, International Roaming, TDC

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    • Understanding the complex relationship between regulation and pricing
    • Assessing the impact of EU regulation on EU based wholesale pricing
    • European ripples enforcing global change: what's happened to global wholesale pricing as a result?
    • Determining the winners and losers of EU regulation
    • Forecasting the long-term impact on the market
  • 09:50

    • The Impact of Roaming Regulation on EU Operators: T-Mobile UK's Perspective

  • Stephen Ornadel, Head of Carrier Services, T-Mobile
  • 10:20

    • PANEL DISCUSSION: Is Regulation Encouraging Competition and Driving Innovation in the Market?

  • Panellists:
  • Nnamdi Nwokike, Executive Secretary, West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA)
  • Jesper Holm Schlichtkrull, Director, Global Partner Accounts, International Roaming, TDC
  • Ewan Sutherland, Consultant, International Telecommunication Union

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    • Determining the role of regulation in stimulating competition
    • Assessing roaming demand elasticity and how regulation is driving usage
    • How traditional roaming is reinventing itself post regulation
    • Breaking with tradition: Offering differentiation through service and packages for the roaming customer
    • Encouraging competition below the cap - can this be expected?
  • 11:00

    • Networking Break

  • 11:30

    • Reviewing Current Data Pricing Regulation and Assessing the Impact on EU Operators

  • Erik Vrolijk, MD, Connect2Roam

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    • Understanding current data pricing regulation
    • Impact on data roaming wholesale & retail pricing
    • Making pricing & usage more transparent for the consumer: automated charging messages and service cut-off points
    • Determining how operators are approaching data pricing for the long-term
  • 12:00

    • PANEL DISCUSSION: Eurotariff = Default Tariff? Examining the Operator Price Response to Data Roaming Regulation and how Much Competition Takes Place below the Cap

  • Panellists: Simon Hanson, Senior Product Manager, O2UK
  • Marc Furrer, Head of Roaming & Interworking Solutions, Swisscom Ltd
  • Robert Wells, Regulatory Counsel, T-Mobile (UK) Ltd

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    • Assessing whether operators are competing below the cap as was hoped
    • Determining the incentive to move to below-cap pricing structures
    • Examining the cap and retail vs. wholesale pricing
    • Differentiating roaming packages to compete below the cap while protecting revenue sources
    • Can fair competition be achieved without the need for regulation up to 2013?
  • 12:45

    • Networking lunch

  • 14:00

    • Understanding the Consequences of Roaming Regulation on EU Countries Outside of the Eurozone: Switzerland Case Study

  • Marc Furrer, Head of Roaming & Interworking Solutions, Swisscom Ltd

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    • Status of regulatory intervention
    • Impact of the first round of regulation on retail pricing
    • Wholesale situation following second regulatory intervention
  • 14:30

    • Regulatory Developments in non-EU markets

  • Sean Kennedy, Principal Consultant, Policy and Regulation, Mott MacDonald
    • Impacts of EU Roaming Regulations in adjacent markets
    • Opportunities and obstacles to replicating roaming regulations in other regions
    • Operator strategies to mitigate regulatory risk
  • 15:00

    • Effective Strategies for Staying Ahead of Potential New Regulation and Avoiding Further Legislation

  • Rob Bratby, Partner, Olswang LLP

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    • Assessing how the EU market has evolved post regulation
    • Determining recent key targets for European operators and how operators can ensure these regulation restrictions don't last forever
    • Utilising technological options to remove bill shock
    • Creating a borderless European market - is this an option?
    • 2013: Will this be the end of regulation and what will it mean for pricing?
  • 15:30

    • Analysing the effect on wholesale and retail roaming traffic and revenues post EU regulation in the Smallest EU Member State

  • Silvan Mifsud, Commercial Roaming and Wholesale Revenue Manager, Go Mobile

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    • Discussing the first two months of the new regulation
    • Analysing the impact of regulation on wholesale and retail traffic
    • Determining whether the EU roaming market is elastic
  • 16:00

    • End of Special Focus Day