• OperatorOperator
  • OperatorPanel
  • 08.50

    • Welcoming Address & Speed Networking

  • 09.00

    • Chair’s Introduction

    Erik Vrolijk, Managing Director, Connect2Roam, Netherlands
  • Topic

    • ROAMING MARKET FORECAST

  • 09.10

    • MARKET FORECAST: Introducing the Changing Face of Roaming – Examining the Shift from Traditional Mobile Roaming to a Multiplatform Approach of the Future

    Angela Stainthorpe, Research Analyst, Informa Telecoms & Media, UK
  • 09.40

    • Understanding the Changing Value-Chain and Anticipating the Impact of Convergence on Traditional Players

    Bernd Hoogkamp, Head of Mobile Community, TeliaSonera, Netherlands
  • Topic

    • EXPLORING THE ‘EUROTARIFF EFFECT’ POST REGULATION

  • 10.10

    • Post-Regulation: Analysing the EU Market and Outlining the Impact on European Operators and Consumers

    Ladislav Tebich, Senior Head of Roaming, T-Mobile, Czech Republic

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    • Assessing whether regulation has created an uplift in roaming usage
    • Analysing the unforeseen effects of regulation on the EU market and its customers
    • Gauging whether EU roaming costs are now truly transparent in retail pricing
    • Determining whether the market has witnessed a reduction in wholesale prices - What has been the impact on wholesale roaming agreements?
    • Examining how the new EU interconnect regulation will impact the roaming regulation
  • 10.40

    • Networking Break

  • 11.20

    • Positive or Negative? Assessing the Wider Impact of EU Regulation on Non-European Operators

    Öykü Torun, Head of Roaming, Turkcell, Turkey

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    • Examining the response of non-EU countries to the regulation
    • Charting the negative fallout for incoming roamers following regulation
    • Analysing the impact of regulation on IOT’s
    • Evaluating counter measures to ensure a lower roaming cost to all consumers
    • Discussing how other parts of the world are approaching roaming regulation
  • 11.50

    • Examining the Best Strategies for Creating Price Elasticity in Roaming Offerings despite Regulatory Change

    Edward van Kuijk, Head of International Services, Vodafone, Netherlands

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    • Exploring the impact of regulation on current roaming offers
    • Has regulatory change rendered roaming charges inelastic?
    • Exploring whether lower roaming costs has stimulated customer demand
    • Becoming an innovator: How can operators best approach roaming offers?
  • 12.20

    • Networking Lunch

  • 14.00

    • Exploring Data Roaming - The Telenor Perspective

    Neena Govil Lie, Product Manager International Roaming, International Services, Telenor,Norway

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    • The data roaming market and customer usage pattern
    • Making data roaming prices transparent and predictable for the customer
    • Retail versus wholesale pricing
    • The way forward
  • Topic

    • LEVERAGING OPEN CONNECTIVITY AND NEW BUSINESS MODELS

  • 14.30

    • Analysing the Strategy of European Mobile Operators in a Regulated Environment - The Telefonica Experience

    Juan Gorospe, Business Development, Telefonica de Espana, Spain

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    • Where does the European mobile roaming market evolve after regulation
    • Key targets for European Mobile operators
    • Evolution of other markets in Europe - Data services
  • 15.00

    • Networking Break

  • 15.30

    • Life After Hubbing – Exploring the Long-Term Effects of Hubbing on the Global Roaming Market

    Atul Madan, VP, HUBS, Bharti Telesoft, India

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    • Analysing the pros and cons of hubbing agreements
    • Assessing whether hubbing will end bilateral roaming agreements
    • Exploring the impact of hubbing on operator costs - Can these savings be passed to the consumer?
    • Discussing the impact of hubbing on global roaming quality
    • Can hubbing be achieved between CDMA and GSM technologies?
  • 16.00

    • PANEL DISCUSSION: Does Hubbing make it Harder to be Competitive?

  • Julian Gorman, Partner, TelCom, UK
  • Windy Zou Kohl, Director, Product Management, Syniverse Technologies, USA
  • Sebastian Wetzel, Director of Carrier Sales, TynTec, UK
  • Stephen Breen, Senior Product Manager, Belgacom International Carrier Services, Belgium

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    • Achieving smooth transition from bilateral agreements to a hubbing framework
    • Exploring success factors for hubbing in roaming
    • How is hubbing beneficial to the established operator?
    • Exploring the impact of hubbing on roaming competition
    • Discussing how hubbing can bring cost savings to major global organisations
  • 16.45

    • End of Day 1