• 09.00

    • Chairman's Introduction:

  • Prof. Mike Walker, R&D Director, Vodafone and ETSI, Board Director, UK
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    • KEYNOTE: HOW TO CONVERT RESEARCH IDEAS TO COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTS?

  • 09.10

    • Going Beyond Research and Technology: Translation to New and Existing Businesses

  • Philippe Lucas, VP, International Standards and Industry Relationships, Orange, France

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    • Importance of standards for operators
    • Standardisation organisations need to be less fragmented
    • An example of increased cooperation with the introduction of IP into telco networks: RCS
  • 09.30

    • Introducing the Link Between Innovation and Research

  • A Senior Representative, Head, DG Enterprise, European Commission, Belgium
  • 09.50

    • Achieving Interoperable Standards and Products - The ETSI Approach

  • Anthony Wiles, Director, Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI), ETSI, France
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    • BEST PRACTICES TO TURN INNOVATION AND RESEARCH INTO SUCCESSFUL AND PROFITABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

  • 10.10

    • Turning R &D Inside Out - A Global Approach to R&D

  • Francisco Jariego, Director of Technology Strategy, Telefonica, Spain

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    • Paradise lost - Leaving the walled gardens
    • On the Digital road- Where the telecommunications industry seems to be going
    • What does it mean to be open?
  • 10.30

    • Innovate or Die: The New Mantra for Tomorrow's Wireless Operators

  • Harbir Singh Nat, Executive Director, Royal Bank of Scotland, UK

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    • Yesterday: Ruminations on the extraordinary success of GSM
    • Today : Key challenges facing wireless operators today and the necessity for innovation
    • Tomorrow : Picking winning strategies for tomorrow
  • 10.50

    • Networking Coffee Break

  • 11.20

    • Panel: Debating How to Implement Best Practice to Turn Innovation and Research into Successful and Profitable Products and Services

  • Panellists: Giulio Maggiore, Chairman IMS Network Testing (INT), ETSI, and Manager, Mobile IMS implementation in Mobile Control Layer Engineering Group, Telecom Italia, Italy
  • Brian Modoff, Managing Director, Senior Telecommunications Technology Analyst, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., USA
  • Marc Grant, Principal Technical Architect, Radio Standards, A&T, USA
  • Dr Karim Taga, Managing Director, TIME Practice, Arthur D. Little, Austria

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    • How can the research process be effectively linked in with sales and product teams and the end-user?
    • How to create faster market downstreaming?
    • How can customer satisfaction and achieving business success be increased?
    • Understanding the importance ofmedia and content for future wireless networks
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    • INVESTIGATING THE IMPORTANCE OF IPR FOR THE WIRELESS NETWORK OF THE FUTURE

  • 11.50

    • Standards, Intellectual Property and Innovation

  • Dr. Michael Fröhlich, Director, EU Intellectual Property Strategy, Research In Motion, Germany

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    • Standardisation and Art. 81 EC
    • Encouraging innovation by means of improved transparency
    • Ex Ante History - WG5, and SMG
    • Enabling competition by fostering the creation of a fair and reasonable market price
  • 12.10

    • The Importance of Patent Pools in Matching the Interests of Inventors and Patent Users

  • Roberto Dini, Founder, Sisvel, Italy

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    • Complex technology standards require an increasing amount of patents (essential patents: GSM, WCDA, WiMAX, LTE)
    • Patent pools avoid royalty stacking
    • Relationship between Standard Setting Organizations (SSOs) and Patent Pool Facilitators
    • LTE case
  • 12.30

    • Identifying the essential elements of a future proof Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy

  • Dirk Weiler, Head of Standards Management, Nokia Siemens Networks, and IPR Committee Chairman and ETSI, Board Member, Germany

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    • IPRs and Standards - an in-built conflict?
    • How to ensure that essential innovations will be available for the Wireless Network of the Future?
    • Which issues are currently under discussion regarding the relation between standards and IPRs
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    • DEFINING THE LINK BETWEEN INNOVATION, STANDARDISATION, INTEROPERABILITY AND TESTING

  • 12.50

    • Effectively Merging Innovation and Standardisation

  • Reinhard Kreft, Global Head of Industry Initiatives & Standardisation, Vodafone, Germany

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    • Innovation and standardisation - standardisation and regulation are key
    • Standards can lead to a limited scope for differentiation - how can this be resolved?
    • Success stories, best practices
  • 13.10

    • Networking Lunch Break

  • 14.00

    • Panel: How to Effectively Accelerate the Standardisation Process?

  • Panel Moderator: Jorgen Friis, Vice President, ETSI, France
  • Panellists: Reinhard Kreft, Global Head of Industry Initiatives & Standardisation, Vodafone, Germany
  • Dr Klaus-Jurgen Krath, SVP, Radio Networks Development, T-Mobile, Germany
  • Bosco Fernandes, Industry Relationship, Nokia Siemens Networks, Germany

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    • When in the research phase is right for standardisation? How to accelerate standardisation?
    • How can we lower the cost of standardisation?
    • How to achieve a link in standardisation to achieve an effective mass market?
    • How to effectively bridge the gap between research and standardisation
    • How can standards bodies effectively work together?
    • Can mobile standardisation learn from internet standardisation? Is it better or worse?
  • 14.30

    • Addressing the Need for Successful Device Testing

  • Phillip Brown, Chair, 3GPP RAN5 and Standards Consultant, NTT DoCoMo, UK

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    • Why test when core specifications standards are so comprehensive
    • The influence of device conformance testing and its limitations
    • The relevance of device certification schemes
    • Reflections of the W-CDMA experience and how it is managed for LTE
    • Understanding the commercial risks and key messages for the future
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    • EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING THE RESEARCH CHALLENGES - EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROJECT CASE STUDIES

  • 14.50

    • Introducing The Network of the Future - EU FP7 Programme for R&D

  • Rainer Zimmermann, Head of Unit "Future Networks", Directorate General Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium

    • This innovative session will outline 3 of the newly announced FP7 integrated projects and demonstrate how focused innovation and research can lead to targeted and timely commercial viable products - The projects and speakers will be announced in the Autumn, please check here later for the latest updates.

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    • What is the "Network of the Future" and what does the EU FP7 programme mean for the telecommunication industry?
    • How will the project build upon Europe's assets and strengthen Europe's industry and technology position
    • What does the EU FP7 programme mean for businesses and how can they be built into a company's business strategy?
  • 15.10

    • Networking Tea Break

  • 15.40

    • Presenting Key Integrated Projects (IP) from FP7 - FORWARD

  • Martin Johnson, Technical Manager, 4WARD

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    • Introduction
    • Outlining the innovation and research process
    • Demonstrating the importance of collaboration
    • How to achieve commercial success
  • 16.00

    • Presenting Key Integrated Projects (IP) from FP7 - EUWB

  • Friedbert Berens, Director, FB Consulting

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    • Introduction
    • Outlining the innovation and research process
    • Demonstrating the importance of collaboration
    • How to achieve commercial success
  • 16.20

    • Presenting Key Integrated Projects (IP) from FP7 E3

  • Wolfgang Koenig, Department Head Mx Baseband Solutions, Bell Labs Germany, Alcatel-Lucent Deustchland AG

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    • Introduction
    • Outlining the innovation and research process
    • Demonstrating the importance of collaboration
    • How to achieve commercial success
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    • WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

  • 16.40

    • Panel: How do we Secure Investment for the Wireless Network of the Future?

  • Panellists: Speakers, from the Day

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    • What needs to be done to secure investment for the wireless network of the future?
    • How do we effectively manage innovation?
    • Who needs to work with who and how do we enable that?
  • 17.10

    • End of Conference