Agenda
12:00 - 13:00
Registration and lunch
13:00 - 13:15
Opening address - Melanie Dawes, Chief Executive, Ofcom
13:15 - 14:25
Panel 1 - Can we have fast lanes and still protect the internet for all?
Marc Allera - CEO, BT's Consumer Division
James Barford - Head of Telecoms Research, Enders Analysis
Monica Desai - VP, Global Head, Connectivity and Access Policy, Meta
Ernesto Falcon - Senior Legislative Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Annemarie Sipkes - BEREC Chair 2022; Director Telecommunications, Transport and Postal Services Department, Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM)
Chair: Selina Chadha - Director of Connectivity, Ofcom
14:25 - 14:40
Break
14:40 - 15:50
Panel 2 - Do ISPs need more flexibility to build and manage their networks?
Richard Cooper - Director of Digital Distribution, BBC
Francesca Serravalle - Head of Infrastructure and Energy, Vodafone UK
Lauren Van Wazer - VP, Head of Global Public Policy, Akamai
Thomas Volmer - Director of Global Content Delivery Policy, Netflix
Chair: Richard Feasey - CERRE Senior Advisor; CMA
15:50 - 16:05
Break
16:05 - 17:15
Panel 3 - The international charging debate
Mani Manimohan - Head of Digital Infrastructure Policy and Regulation, GSMA
Cara Schwarz-Schilling - Director and General Manager, WIK Consult
Alan Sewell - Group Chief Economist, Sky
Priscilla Delgado Argeris - Chief Legal Advisor, Office of the FCC
Roslyn Layton - Senior Vice President, Strand Consult
Chair: Simeon Thornton - Economics Director, Ofcom
17:15 - 17:25
Closing remarks - Lindsey Fussell, Group Director, Networks and Communications, Ofcom
17:30
Drinks and networking