ECTA Regulatory Conference 2019 | European Competitive Telecommunications Association | 10 December 2019 | Hotel Le Plaza, Brussels, Adolphe Maxlaan 118/126, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

In the first year after the adoption of the European Electronic Communications Code, the new legislative framework for electronic communications in the EU, the conference provides a critical opportunity to scrutinize market developments at the cusp between old and new legal and regulatory regimes, to take the pulse on transposition efforts and issues, and to look ahead to the new incoming Commission and its ambition to create a Europe fit for the digital age and the role of connectivity within it.

In 2019, the ecta Regulatory Conference will therefore focus on what the quest for very high capacity networks under the Code implies in terms of continuities and discontinuities with existing rules, how the balance between services and infrastructure competition is likely to evolve and how new challenges of security and sustainability fit into this picture. Together with the results from the World Radio Communications Conference and reflections on digital competition policy, these aspects define the backdrop for conversations about medium-term strategic development perspectives for Europe as a digital continent and the European Commission’s vision for digital connectivity as an element of a long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future.

Topics for this year's conference:
• Implementation of The European Electronic Communications Code
• Which Competition Policy for the Digital Era?
• Disintegration or Business as Usual? The Role of EU Rules in Non-EU Countries
• Old Services, New Services, Other Services?
• Technology and Policy Considerations for the Rural Narrow-to-Broadband-to-VHC Transition
• The Future Is Green: Can the Digital Revolution Be Environmentally Sustainable?
• Is Business Ready for 5G­? …and Is 5G Business-Ready?
• Online Platforms and Electronic Commerce: The New Regulatory Frontier?
• Time for a Refit? Updating Recommendations for the VHC Age
• 5G without Huawei: What Are the Consequences for Operators, Customers and Society?

2019 Speakers

Dita Charanzová
Vice President, MEP, Renew Europe Group

Abraham Liu
Vice-President for the European Region and Chief Representative to the EU Institutions, Huawei

Andreas Geiss
Head of Unit, B4 Spectrum Policy, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Anthony Whelan
Director for Electronic Communications Networks & Services, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Barney Lane
VP, Regulatory and Government Affairs at Colt Technology Services

Belén Lopez Granados
Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs, GroupoMásMóvil

Carlota Reyners Fontana
Head of Unit of B.1 Electronic Communications Policy, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Cem Mehmet Çelebiler
Managing Director, Turknet IIetiçim Hizmetleri A.S.

Prof. Dr Damien Geradin
University of Tilburg, Euclid Law, Professor, Partner

Dan Sjöblom
Director General, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS); Chair-designate, Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)

Danielle Jacobs
CEO of Beltug, President of the Board INTUG and Board member euro.digital

Dr Kamila Kloc
Head of Unit, B3 Markets, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Dr Peter Grüter
CFO, Fastweb

Emmanuel Forest
Chairman ecta, Executive Vice-President European and Institutional Affairs Bouygues Group

Emmanuel Gabla
Member of the Arcep Executive Board

Feyo Sickinghe
Principal Regulatory Counsel, Bird & Bird

Fulvia Raffaelli
Head of Unit., Clean Technologies and Products, DG GROW, European Commission

Gita Sorensen
Founder Director, GOS Consulting

Ambassador Goran Štefanić
Ambassador - Deputy Permanent Representative, Croatian Permanent Representation to the EU

Guillaume Loriot
Director, Directorate C: Markets And Cases II, Information, Communication And Media, DG COMP, European Commission

Jan Oetjen
CEO, 1&1 Mail & Media Applications SE

Jean-Hubert Lenotte
Chief Strategy and Resources Officer, Eutelsat

Jean-Luc Lemmens
Director media-telecom business, IDATE DigiWorld

Jeremy Godfrey
BEREC Chair 2019, Commissioner of ComReg

John Morris
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Geeks Without Frontiers

Jonathan Kingan
Director, JJK Associates

Kreshnik Gashi
Chairman of the Board, Regulatory Authority of Electronic and Postal Communications / RAEPC

Laurent Bonnet
Regulatory Affairs Manager, Bouygues Telecom

Lorelien Hoet
Government Affairs Director EU, Microsoft

Lorena Boix Alonso
Acting Director for Policy Strategy and Outreach and Head of Unit for Policy Implementation and Planning, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Luc Hindryckx
Director General, ecta

Dr Magdalena Piech
Head of Regulatory Affairs, Allegro & Chair European Tech Alliance

Mark Gilmour
Head of Mobile Connectivity Solutions, Colt Technology Services

Matthew Newman
Chief Correspondent Europe, MLEX Market Insight

Maxime Lombardini
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Iliad

Natalie Ségur-Cabanac
Head of Regulatory and Data Protection Officer, Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH

Pablo Diez
Regulatory Director, European Affairs, Colt Technology Services

Pablo Freire
Chief Strategy Officer, MÁSMÓVIL Group

Pearse O’Donohue
Director Future Networks, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Pinar Serdengecti
Regulation and Competition Affairs Director, Iliad Italia S.p.A

Rasmus Andresen
MEP, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

Richard Viel
Chief Executive Officer, Bouygues Telecom

Dr Roberto Viola
Director General, DG CONNECT, European Commission

Sofie Maddens
Head, Regulatory and Market Environment Division, ITU

Tuuli Ojala
Senior Specialist, Climate and Environment Unit, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland

Dr Werner Stengg
Head of Unit "E-Commerce and Online Platforms", DG CONNECT, European Commission

Yiannis Yiakoumis
Co-Founder & CEO, Selfie Networks

Dr Yves-Alexandre de Montjoye
Assistant Professor (UK Lecturer), Imperial College London

2019 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM:
• Bouygues
• Colt
• Huawei
• Facebook

GOLD:
• Microsoft

SPONSORS:
• mlex
• GOS
• JJK Associates
• Fast Web

PARTNERS:
• Breko
• Brussels Legal
• Euro Brussels
• Euro Engineer Jobs
• Euro Legal Jobs
• Geeks
• Idate Digiworld
• PaRR
• Vatm