De Vere Canary Wharf, No 1 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London E14 4HD . . . December 5th
0830-0930 Registration
0930-0945 Welcome Remarks from GVF-EMP
Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF
0945-1015 Introduction from the Chair & Opening Backdrop Presentation
“The Business of New & Expanding Markets, New & Enhanced Services, and New & Evolving Technologies”
John Finney, Founder & President, Isotropic Systems
1015-1130 Roundtable Session 1: The Operators… A New Focus from Orbit
Constellations Reimagined – from LargeSats to CubeSats
HTS Supply – the Aeronautical & Maritime Corridors Is the “App” Now Driving Satellite Design?
HTS, the Cloud & IoT; Bandwidth – (Price) Wars in Space?
Competing Down the Value Chain; How will HTS & the Mega-LEOs Compete?
Moderator: Michael Pollack, Founder & President, Traville Group
Panellists:
Kumar Singarajah, Director Regulatory Affairs & Business Development, Avanti Communications
Luisa Fernandez Peña, Products & Services Manager, Marketing, Hispasat
Simon Grey, Senior Vice President, Eutelsat
Ronald van der Breggen, Chief Commercial Officer, LeoSat
Simon Gatty Saunt, Vice President Data & Mobility Services Europe, SES Networks
Julian Crudge, Managing Director UK, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting
1130-1200 Refreshment Break
1200-1315 Roundtable Session 2: The VARs… New Challenges in a Brave New World
Transformation in the Satellite Broadband Value Proposition
Today’s Most Dynamic Markets; Dynamism in Throughput/Pricing Packages
The Cloud & the IoT – Bringing New Opportunity to the VAR Proposition?
What Does the Mobile Market Need from VARs?
Moderator: Anver Anderson, Managing Director, Anver Ltd
Panellists:
Anna Guégan, Manager Policy & Market Access, Access Partnership
Alvaro Sanchez, Director Sales & Marketing, Integrasys
Martin Coleman, Executive Director, IRG
Bill Green, Director EMEA, SpeedCast
Michael Pollack, Founder & President, Traville Group
1315-1415 Lunch
1415-1530 Roundtable Session 3: The Ground Segment… Evolving Dynamics
Equipping the ESIM & Next Generation HTS Mobility Solutions
The VSAT Antenna… Getting Smaller, the Changing Form Factor
Phased Array… Markets & Scales Characterised; In the Cyber Zone… Best Practice in Vendor & Customer Collaboration
Does Growth in Terminal Numbers Mean More Interference?
Terminal Cost, Design & Function… Does the Customer Get What the Customer Wants?
Moderator: Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF
Panellists:
Amir Yabo, Product Manager, Satellite Networks Business Unit, Advantech Wireless
Drew Klein, Vice President Sales & Marketing, C-COM Satellite Systems
Andy Lucas, Senior Vice President Operator Vertical, Comtech EF Data
Yair Maor, General Manager Europe, Gilat Satellite Networks
Jo De Loor, Market Director HTS & Enterprise, Newtec
Denis Sutherland, Vice President, Business Development, VT iDirect
1530-1600 Refreshment Break
1600-1715 Roundtable Session 4: Is Mobility Everything?
Where Next for ESIM? HTS for IoT on Land, on Sea, in the Air
Mobile Trunking & Backhaul – A Defining Role for Satellite in the Future 5G Mobile World
Mobility – Who Are the End Users?
Navigating a Changing Value Chain – Acquisitions & Alliances; But, What About Enterprise VSAT, Consumer Broadband, Video, Government & Military?
Moderator: Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF
Panellists:
Andy Lucas, Senior Vice President Operator Vertical, Comtech EF Data
Antonio Franchi, Future Projects, European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC)
Deepukrishnan Pillai, Senior Analyst Strategy & Market Intelligence, SES Corporate Development
Remi Challamel, Senior Business Development & Sales Manager, Thales Alenia Space UK Ltd
Richard Wyrwas, Principal Engineer, Government Services, ViaSat
1715-1730 Closing Remarks from the Chair, from GVF-EMP & End of Roundtable
1730-1800 GVF Board of Directors Election 2017