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DAY ONE – 6th May 2015
08.20
08.50
08.55
Registration and refreshments
Welcome from the IIR Telecoms Team
Chairman’s opening remarks Luca Schiavoni, Senior Analyst, Regulation, Ovum
Investigating the best approach to regulatory changes
09.00
Uncovering recent regulatory developments in the European Commission
Vesa Tevärä, Head of Unit, European Commission
09.30
Investigating the impact of regulatory changes for the wholesale market
Laurent Pouillieute, Head of LTE Roaming, Orange
10.00
Quick fire case studies: How 2 operators have coped with the changing regulatory framework and looking into
the future
Emmanuel Forest, Executive Vice-President, European and Institutional Affairs, Bouygues Group
Kim Juchem, VP Commercial Roaming, Deutsche Telekom
10.30
Panel discussion: What impacts have the new regulatory requirements caused?
Moderator: Luca Schiavoni, Senior Analyst, Regulation, Ovum
Jack Hamande, Chairman of the Council, BIPT
Thomas Moe, VP and Head of Roaming, Teliasonera
Brian Potterill, Director of Competition Policy, Ofcom
Mike Millar, Regulatory Expert, iMVNOx
11.10
Networking coffee break
Profiting from increasing customer data usage
12.00
Monetising data roaming growth
James Carter, Head of Roaming, EE
12.20
Using the phone like at home – roaming in a data centric world
Harald Krohg, Senior Vice President Global Traffic, Telenor Group
12.40
Case study: Investigating marketing activities to wake up silent roamers
Bence Tüske, Senior Product Manager, Magyar Telekom Plc
13.00
NEW in 2015! Extended Networking Lunch With Tables Hosted By Leading Roaming Operators
Maintaining customer loyalty
14.30
Considering the recent regulatory changes within the retail market
Magnus Svensson, Head of Roaming and Interconnect, Telenor Sweden
14.50
SIM901 as a Multi-Local data-only roaming solution for Embedded Connectivity
Bertrand Salomon, Deputy CEO, Transatel
LTE challenges
15.10
What are the LTE roaming roll-out challenges and how to guarantee quality
Ann Heyse, Product Manager Roaming Services, Keynote SIGOS
15.30
Afternoon refreshments and networking
16.00 Speaker hosted roundtable sessions. Delegates can choose one of the
Future visions of roaming
Emeka Obiodu, Senior Manager, Strategy, GSMA
LTE Roaming and the transition to a datacentric market
Juan Carlos Iniesta Corbacho, Business Development Europe, Telefónica
Where next with the roaming regulation
Luca Schiavoni, Senior Analyst, Regulation, Ovum
17.00
17.15
Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day one
Networking drinks reception
DAY TWO – 7th May 2015
08.30
08.55
Registration and refreshments
Chairman’s opening remarks Frankie Spagnolo, Founder and Chief Ambassador, IMVNOx
LTE: Considering the future of LTE roaming
09.00
Keynote: Imagining the all IP LTE world
Jack Hamande, Chairman of the Council, BIPT
09.20
IPX as a Cloud for New Service
Raphael Glatt, Head of Signalling, BICS
09.40
Case Study: An update from Three UK on Feel at Home retail proposition and further steps to launching LTE
Matthew Bisoffi, Head of International Roaming, 3G UK
10.00
BT perspective on the future of LTE roaming
Shephen Sherry, Head of Messaging and (G)IPX Portfolio Development, BT
10.20
Morning refreshments and networking
11.00
Experiences from Telenor Norway: the building of efficient LTE roaming rollout processes and achieved results
Jan-Helge Kvilstad, Service Manager, International Services, Telenor Norway AS
11.20
Case study: An execution of LTE roaming
Malgorzata Gradzka, International Roaming Commercial Manager, P4
Patryk Kaniszewski, International Roaming Junior Specialist, P4
Maintaining quality of service
11.40
Panel discussion: Investigating maintaining the quality of service in roaming from operators around the globe
Moderator: Frankie Spagnolo, Founder and Chief Ambassador, IMVNOx
Florian Leeder, Head of Business Unit Roaming, Keynote SIGOS
Francois Verzele, Director Wholesale, Mobistar
Roberto Casini, VP Sales DACH-I, UROS
12.20
Investigating the development of VoLTE and the impact it will have on customer experience whilst roaming
Maria Palamara, Global Roaming Marketing Manager, Verizon Wireless
12.40
Lunch and networking
Competitors for roaming
13.40
Panel discussion: Maintaining competition with multiple opponents
Moderator: Frankie Spagnolo, Founder and Chief Ambassador, IMVNOx
Kim Juchem, VP Commercial Roaming, Deutsche Telekom
Darius Maikstenas, CEO, Wider Communications
Anna Bulochka, Head of Roaming Commerce, Megafon
Nabil Baccouche, VP/International Roaming & Mobile Services, Etisalat
14.20
Creating a profitable relationship with MVNO’s
Nicola Bleasby, Head of Wholesale Business Models, International Mobile Wholesale, Deutsche Telekom
14.40
Partnering in the competitive environment
Malgorzata Gradzka, International Roaming Commercial Manager, P4
Kamel Allani, Business Development Director – Roaming, Telecom North America Inc
15.00
Wholesale roaming meets mobile users. Why and how wholesale needs to adapt to a rapidly changing retail
environment
Dominique Rousseau, CEO, Vodafone Roaming Services
15.20
Can operators benefit from encouraging or allowing the use of LBO’s:
Darius Maikstenas, CEO, Wider Communications
15.40
15.50
Chairman’s closing remarks
Close of conference