Spotlight: The Power of IP Technology
Tony Werner, CTO – Liberty Media Corporation

The CTO of Liberty Media shares some opening thoughts on how technology cycles will change Cable’s competitive landscape.

The Triple Play: What’s Really Working Today?
First-hand look at integration of video, data, and voice applications in personalized services and transportation of these services to individuals by means of the Internet Protocol.

Learn from industry experts as they share their experience with next generation architecture and revenue-generating services.

Moderator:
Stuart Thomson, Editor – Cable & Satellite Europe

Panel Speakers:

Prof. Thomas Hintze, CEO – UPC Telekabel

Frédéric Kurkjian, VP Worldwide Cable Business Unit – Thomson

Iñaki Prego, Director of New Services & Excellence – AUNA

Laura Rosado, VP Sales & Marketing – Great Lakes Data Systems

Chris Scurto, VP of MDU Channels – Charter Communications

Profitable Migration to the Next Generation Platform
Explore examples of new, advanced service offerings.  Hear about what new products are on the horizon and how to successfully migrate to the next generation platform.

Moderator:
Steven C. Hawley, Principal – Advanced Media Strategies LLC

Panel Speakers:

Charles Cheevers, VP Engineering – ARRIS International

Doug Ike, VP Advanced Video Engineering & Development – Adelphia Communications

Greg Manganello, VP Cable Solutions – Lucent

Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Media & Entertainment – Intel Capital

Hillel Weinstein, CTO – Xtend Networks

Business Breakout Session 1:

Ask the experts - Business Realities and the Path to Profit
Hear from a host of network operators and investors that have established a successful business - putting their companies in the black. What did they do to get there? What do they still need to do?

Moderator:
Jimmy Schaeffler, Chief Service Officer – The Carmel Group

Panel Speakers:

Nick Bell, Media Analyst – Bear Stearns

Arturo Dopico, General Director – “R”

Business Breakout Session 2:

HDTV – Are you ready for Prime Time?

Cable operators are just starting to offer HDTV (High Definition TV) Technology. What have these HDTV pioneers learned?  What does it take to reap the benefits of HDTV programming and DTV, including time to market.  What are the business drivers for launching HDTV? 

Moderator:
Stuart Thomson, Editor – Cable & Satellite Europe

Panel Speakers:

Frédéric Kurkjian, VP Worldwide Cable Business Unit – Thomson

Stéphane Merires, Chairman of Technical Committee – HD Forum

Pragash Pillai, VP Advanced Engineering – Charter Communications

Business Breakout Session 3:

Cable Market Consolidation: Effective Survival Strategies

Cable operators worldwide continue to merge, forge alliances and consolidate real estate to defend themselves against a raft of significant competitors.  Hear from key industry leaders about the challenges and opportunities that consolidation brings.

Moderator:
Rick Michaels, Chairman & CEO – Communications Equity Associates (CEA)

Panel Speakers:

Maggie Bellville, Industry leader & former COO – Charter Communications

Rogier Minderhout, Head of European Telecommunications and Cable TV Group – Goetzpartners

Christof Wahl, COO – Kabel Deutschland

Areas Open

BUSINESS Breakout Sessions (Choose 1 of 3)

Business Breakout Session 1:  

DSL vs. Cable: Are You Up to the Challenge?

Telco operators and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) are challenging cable operators by offering a triple-play service.  What are the realities and opportunities?

Moderator:
Steven C. Hawley, Principal – Advanced Media Strategies LLC

Panel Speakers:

Chris Coles, President & CEO  Myrio

Bill Correll, Director, Corporate Development, Broadband & Digital Media Technologies – Sun Microsystems

Patrick Knorr, General Manager – Sunflower Broadband; Vice Chairman – American Cable Association

Mark Langford, Head of TV Product Development – Cablecom GmbH

Guido Schwarzfeld, CTO – Netcologne

Business Breakout Session 2:

Wired & Wireless: The Last Mile

What wireless technologies offer cable operators an opportunity to expand the reach of their service offerings?  Is Wi-Fi ready for prime time? What about WIMAX?

Moderator:

Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Media & Entertainment – Intel Capital

Panel Speakers:

Phil Belanger, VP Marketing – BelAir Networks

Andrew Gilbert, VP & GM EMEA – Flarion Technologies

Chris Scurto, VP MDU Channels – Charter Communications

Dr. Werner Trattnig, Director – PriceWaterhouseCoopers German Division 

Business Breakout Session 3:

Driving Broadband Demand in the Commercial Sector: The Pain and the Glory

What business models are MSO’s using to secure new revenues from businesses?  What types of businesses are proving to be cable’s best customers?  What kinds of business services are being offered?  What kinds of services are best at driving revenue? 

Moderator:
Lee Clayton, President – Clayton Ventures, Inc.

Panel Speakers:

Robert Carter, Division VP – Charter Business Southeast Division

Davidi Gilo, Chairman – Vyyo / Xtend Networks

Chuck Kaplan, COO – Narad Networks

Steve Santamaria, VP Commercial Services – Charter Communications

Consumer Behavior in a Multi-Channel World

How are cable subscribers and consumers in general reacting to the newest digital innovations and offers of new advanced services?  Which ones are actually driving new revenue?

Speaker:
Jimmy Schaeffler, Chief Service Officer – The Carmel Group

Meet in the hotel lobby for bus transportation to the Gala Dinner  at Casa Batllo.

Spotlight:  The New On-Demand Video World
David Fellows, CTO – Comcast

General Session: … and Content Stays King!

What are the latest trends in the on demand content arena? Share the experiences of content providers from around the world.  Gain insight into the process -- from licensing to launch. Includes discussion of key business and revenue drivers.

Moderator:
John Clark, CEO – Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers

Panel Speakers:

Mitch Clarke, Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Online Services – UPC Broadband B.V.

Mark Cutten, Principal – Accord Media Group

John Varney, CTO – BBC

Zack Zalon, President – Virgin Digital Worldwide

How do you manage it?  How do you transport it?  How do you deliver it?  How do you manage subscribers using it?  Includes discussion of advanced technologies and policy-based management of IP services (video, MPEG 4/Windows Media 9). 

Moderator:
Joe Matarese, CTO – C-COR Solutions

Panel Speakers:

Dave Alpert, Vice President of Operations & CTO – HBO Central Europe

Neil Emmerich, Business Systems Manager – Arrivo on Demand (part of Chellomedia)

Dom Stasi, CTO – TVN Entertainment  

Business Breakout Session 1:

Digital Advertising: The New Revenue Generator

Hear the experts talk about:
a. Advertiser-Supported VOD
b. VOD Ad Insertion
c.  Telescoping
d. Targeted Advertising and more!

Moderator:
Jay Schiller, VP Business Development – Atlas on Demand

Panel Speakers:

Rich Fickle, Executive Vice President Strategic Development – Ascent Media Group

Chaitanya (Chet) Kanojia, Chairman & CTO – Navic Networks

Jeff Siegel, SVP Programming & Production Management – ESPN

Andrew L. Steele, VP Marketing & Business Development  – Terayon

Olivier Wellman, Head of Product Marketing EMEA – OpenTV

David Whittaker, Director Product Marketing – NDS

Business Breakout Session 2:

Total-on-Demand: From the Server to the Set-Top Box - Movies, TV Programs, Games and More

How will new technologies in the home, from HDTV, DTV, ITV, VOD, PVR to broadband and home networks change the nature of television? From content and technology developed for the home to consumer reaction to new offerings.

Moderator:
Terri Richardson, VP Product & Market Management – C-COR Solutions

Panel Speakers:

Gianluca Ferremi, Business Development Manager for Broadband & DTV EMEA – Sun Microsystems

Neil Gaydon, Worldwide Sales & Marketing Director – PACE

Tracy Geist, VP Business Development – OpenTV

Ben Mendelson, President – ITV Alliance

Dan Sheeran, SVP International – RealNetworks

Nigel Smith, VP Broadband Internet – NDS

Business Breakout Session 3:

Simplifying Customer Care – Delivering on the Promise

With all kinds of new, advanced services for data, voice and video being offered to subscribers, how will operators effectively manage these new services? A panel of industry experts will discuss automated back-office solutions and the dramatic efficiencies they deliver.

Moderator:
Bob Cruickshank, Chief Corporate Technologist OSS & BSS – C-COR

Panel Speakers:

Maggie Bellville, Industry leader & former COO – Charter Communications

James Morehead, Senior Director, Digital Services Product Marketing – SupportSoft

Nicolette Wuring, VP Customer Care – UPC

Technical Breakout Session 1: 

Playing it Safe? -  From Conditional Access to Digital Rights Management

Cable operators moving to IP must consider an end-to-end DRM architecture to insure content security. Session will address difference between Conditional Access and Digital Rights Management, including key considerations.

Moderator:
Leslie Ellis, independent technology analyst, columnist and author

Panel Speakers:

Doug Ike, VP Advanced Video Engineering & Development – Adelphia Communications

Steve Oetegenn, SVP of Global Sales & Marketing – Verimatrix

Christopher Rosebrook, Head of Global Product Marketing – Irdeto Access 

Guy Tennant, Operational Director – Entriq Europe

Robin Wilson, VP of Business Development – Nagravision


Technical Breakout Session 2:

Network PVR Success Factors: What Do You Need to Get Ready?

What is the optimized solution for cable operators, business cases, costs, of implementing Network PVR? Includes focus on:

• Description of Network PVR architecture
• On Demand Application switching from broadcast feed to unicast on demand session for purpose of pausing live TV.
• Scheduled Capture infrastructure to record programs from broadcast feeds and hardware and software scalability

Moderator:
Scott Higgins, Director Product Management – C-COR Solutions

Panel Speakers:

Eduardo Belda, CTO – ONO

Nimrod Ben-Natan, VP Solutions – Harmonic CSD

Mark Gray, Chairman & CEO – Kasenna

Ken Pyle, Co-Founder – Viodi LLC

Technical Breakout Session 3:

Optimizing the Network: What Really Works?

Case studies in service assurance, including examples of comprehensive network and service management solutions for cable broadband networks, network optimization, subscriber usage reporting, capacity planning and more.

Moderator:
Bob Cruickshank, Chief Corporate Technologist, OSS & BSS – C-COR

Panel Speakers:

Douglas Everly, Senior Software Engineer – Time Warner Cable, Roadrunner High-Speed Online Service

Sergio Gambro, Director of Operational Support Systems – Advance/Newhouse Communications

Closing Panel: Enjoy a glass of local Spanish wine as global leaders share their vision of the future for IP-based enabling technology, services and entertainment.

Moderator: 
Dave Woodle, Chairman & CEO – C-COR

Panelists: 

John Clark, CEO – Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers

Dave Fellows, CTO – Comcast

Mike Fries, CEO – United GlobalCom

Hassan Miah, Managing Director, Media & Entertainment – Intel Capital