Programme

Rome, 29th - 31st October 2015

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DAY ONE - THURSDAY 29th OCTOBER

15.30 - 15.40

Introduction by David R. Ednie, Seminar Moderator

15.40 - 15.50

Welcome speech
 

Michel Azibert - Deputy CEO & Chief Commercial Officer

15.50 - 16.15

Keynote speech “The Future of TV”

Rick Howe - Television Business Consultant & Columnist

16.15 - 16.30

Q&A

16.30 - 16.40

Introduction of the UHD module and speakers by David R. Ednie

16.40 - 17.00

UHD: consumer expectations and ideal offers
 

Claudia Vaccarone - Head of Market Research & Customer Experience

17.00 - 17.15

UHD market outlook by Samsung

 

John Adam - Head of Business Development & Industrial Affairs - SAMSUNG

17.15 - 18.00

Panel - Right ingredients to turn UHD into market success

Moderator: Markus Fritz, SVP Commercial Development & Marketing
 

Panelists:

- Michel Chabrol - Director Innovation Marketing and Digital Cinema - EUTELSAT
- John Adam - Head of Business Development & Industrial Affairs - SAMSUNG
- Mikhaïl Goryachev - Chief Content Officer - TRICOLOR TV
- Massimo Bertolotti - Head of Innovation & Multimedia Distribution - SKY ITALIA
- Berk Uziyel - Managing Director - SPI INTERNATIONAL
- André Roy - Head of Security Practice - FARNCOMBE

18.00 - 18.15

Q&A

18.15 - 18.30

Eutelsat UHD Innovation partnership update

 

Michel Chabrol - Director Innovation Marketing and Digital Cinema

18.30 - 18.45

Closing Remarks
 

Michel Azibert - Deputy CEO & Chief Commercial Officer

From 19.30

Cocktail and Dinner
 

 

DAY TWO - FRIDAY 30th OCTOBER

 

09.30 - 09.45

Opening of Day Two by David R. Ednie, Seminar Moderator

09.45 - 10.00

TV anywhere, anytime, for all

 

Jean-Hubert Lenotte - Director of Strategy

10.00 - 10.15

MultiChoice Africa’s Push VOD & hybrid satellite solution
 

Melt Loubser - General Manager - MULTICHOICE AFRICA

10.15 - 11.00

Panel - TV anywhere, anytime, for all

 

Moderator: Rick Howe - Television Business Consultant & Columnist
 

Panelists:

Melt Loubser - General Manager - MULTICHOICE AFRICA
Stanislav Georgiev – Head of Media Broadcast - TELEKOM AUSTRIA
David Couret - Director Technical Solutions and Distribution - FRANCE 24
Jean-Hubert Lenotte - Director of Strategy - EUTELSAT

11.00 - 11.15

Q&A

11.15 - 11.45

Coffee Break

11.45 - 12.00

Geographic expansion opportunities into new markets

 

Christoph Limmer - Vice President, Global Sales and Commercial Development, Video

12.00 - 12.45

Panel - Geographic expansion opportunities into new markets

 

Moderator: Rick Howe - Television Business Consultant & Columnist
 

Panelists:

Christoph Limmer - VP Global Sales and Commercial Development, Video - EUTELSAT
Stefan Piech - CEO - YOUR FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT
Hisham Ansari - EVP and CCO - HORIZONSAT
Bill Wijdeveld - VP Business Development - M7 GROUP
Dr Chief P. A. Crystal - CEO - CRYSTAL TV
Melt Loubser - General Manager - MULTICHOICE AFRICA

12.45 - 13.00

Q&A

13.00 - 14.30

Buffet Lunch

14.30 - 15.00

New Satellite and Platform Opportunities to enhance Global Connectivity

 

Francesco Cataldo - Deputy CCO and Head of Sales

15.00 - 15.40

Open Session with Interactive Q&A
 

Moderators: David R. Ednie & Rick Howe

15.40 - 16.00

Coffee Break

16.00 - 16.30

Digital Disruption = Business Transformation: 3 Steps to Capture More of
Tomorrow's Digital Customers
 

David R. Ednie – Seminar Moderator

16.30 - 16.45

Prize draw

16.45 - 17.00

Closing Remarks
 

Michel Azibert - Deputy CEO & Chief Commercial Officer

From 19.00

Eutelsat TV Awards Dinner & Ceremony

 

 
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