Conference Program

Broadcast, Cable & Satellite Conferance 2008
20- 21 November 2008

Day 1 – Thursday, 20 November 2008
CONTENT PRODUCTION
09:20 Special Interview: Ferdinand Kayser, CEO&President, SES Astra                       
10:00 Opening Session
  •  Republic of Turkey, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications
  •  Dr. Özkan Dalbay, General Manager, TURKSAT
  •  President of Turkish Telecommunications Authority
  •  President, Radio and Television Supreme Council RTÜK
  •  Representative of the European Broadcasting Union EBU
11:05 Coffee Break – Transfer to Exhibition Halls
11:30 Fair Opening Ceremony
12:00 VIP Lunch – Transfer to WOW Hotel
13:30 Session 1 - The new age in content production
  •  Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kesim, Anadolu University
  •  Tahsin Yılmaz, TTNET
  •  Representative of Sony Eurasia
15:00 Coffee Break
15:30 Session 2 - HD TV’s drive as the standard – is it worth it?
  •  George Waters, IAB
  •  TRT Temsilcisi
  •  İhsan Alkım, Vestel
16:10 Coffee Break
16:50 Special Interview : David Rehr, President, US National Association of Broadcasters
18:00 End of Day 1
19:30 Gala Dinner

Day 2 – Friday, 21 November 2008
CONTENT DISTRIBUTION
09:15 Session 3 - Chairman: Nihat Oktay, Deputy General Manager TURKSAT
10:20 Kahve Arası
10:40 Session 4 - New tactics in Media consumption during the convergence era
Chairman: TBA
  •  Aleksandar Todorovic, IBA
  •  Taha Yücel, RTÜK
  •  Representative US FCC
11:45 Lunch Break
13:10 Session 5 - Digital digital everywhere – elements of marketing to the consumer
  •  Sharah Sadhu, ASBU
  •  TURKCELL Temsilcisi
  •  Georg Luetteke, EICTA
14:00 Coffee Break
14:25 Session 6 - Satellite Applications in Eurasia - update on requirements
Chairman: İlhami Aygün, Chairman, TUYAD / President & CEO, SSI-Monaco
  •  Ali Korur, Regional Sales Director, Eutelsat, France
  •  Representative of Global Vsat Forum
15:35 End of Day 2

Top Conference Speakers:


Ferdinand Kayser, CEO & President, SES Astra


David K. Rehr, President, NAB


George Waters, President, IAB