Trends in global communications:
Capturing the high ground in an uncertain world


The annual conference of the International Institute of Communications
Hong Kong, Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 November 2008

Speakers highlights

  • Rita Lau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Alexander Arena, Group Managing Director, PCCW Ltd
  • Houlin Zhao, Deputy Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union
  • Takashi Ebihara, Senior Manager, Next Generation Network Office, Technology Planning Department, NTT
  • Dr Andrew Barendse, Head of Regulation, Telkom SA, South Africa
  • Dan Wong, Vice President, Services and Software and Online Sales, China Area, Nokia
  • Len Katz, Vice-Chairman, Telecommunications Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
  • Dr Stephen Collins, Global Government Affairs Director, Skype
  • Robert Pepper, Senior Managing Director, Global Advanced Technology Policy, Cisco Systems, Inc

Issues for debate will include:

  • What new scenarios will tomorrow’s broadband, internet, mobile and media markets present for business, government, regulators and consumers?
  • How can critical bottlenecks in broadband development be overcome?
  • What does increasing competition from broadband mean for traditional media services?
  • What are the implications for content of a multi-platform, on-demand environment? Where will new creative ideas and the funding to deliver them come from?
  • How are public policy and regulatory frameworks evolving? To what extent will they be ‘fit for purpose’ in the newly emerging environment?

For further information on the event visit http://www.iicom.org/conference. To receive the conference programme please complete the online form at http://www.iicom.org/enquiry/form10.php

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