Cable Congress SESSIONS 13 -14 November 2019 Maritim Hotel DAY 1 - 13/11/2019 Berlin Master of Ceremonies KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Towards a true Digital A simplified security solution for an ever more Single Market by 2024 - Turbo-charging complex threat landscape 08:50 - 08:55 Gigabit investments, Made in Europe and Trust Plenary 10:35 - 10:55 by Design Plenary Participants 09:35 - 09:50 The world is seeing an unprecedented growth in the Dan Simmons - Presenter and Senior Reporter, Click, Plenary BBC World News number of connected devices, prompting a huge One of the great successes of the EU has been change in the cyber security threat landscape building the foundations of the internal market so that exposing consumers and their smart homes to new vulnerabilities. In addition to this, changes in Official Opening of Cable Congress 2019 businesses and citizens can benefit from one joined- up marketplace. As the incoming College of technology and the rise of encrypted traffic are 08:55 - 09:10 Commissioners prepares its priorities for 2020-2024, it threatening the effectiveness of traditional security Plenary needs to capture the potential social and economic solutions. We’ll look at examples of the diverse risks presented by smart devices and identify both the Participants value that would be brought by a truly harmonised approach to the telecoms and digital markets. Despite threat actors responsible and their motivations. Manuel Kohnstamm - Senior Vice President and Chief progress being made, Europe is still suffering from a At the same time, we all know that security has long Corporate Affairs Officer, Liberty Global fragmented regulatory framework for infrastructure been a complex topic for consumers. They just want a and digital services, holding back all sectors of the Matthias Kurth - Executive Chairman, Cable Europe solution that keeps them safe at home and on-the-go, economy. This is keeping Europe from becoming a but one that is easy to use and easy to understand. hub for fast-growing digital and platform businesses. Europe has, however, an opportunity to become a So the ever more complex landscape appears to be at WELCOME ADDRESS global leader in the next phase of the digital era but complete odds with the consumer desire for simplicity. must (i) achieve sustainable infrastructure competition 09:10 - 09:20 Yet this apparent contradiction in fact offers Cableco’s and build the digital highways needed to become truly Plenary a unique monetizable opportunity. digital, (ii) create the conditions to become a leader in Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO, Vodafone Germany digitisation of the entire economy and (iii) empower Participants and protect citizens by embedding trust and security Participants into the digital world. Tom Gaffney - Principal Consultant, F-Secure Corporation Hannes Ametsreiter - CEO, Vodafone Germany Participants Joakim Reiter - Group External Affairs Director, Vodafone Group Refreshments and Exhibition Visit KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Interconnections 10:55 - 11:30 09:20 - 09:35 Plenary Plenary KEYNOTE PANEL: There is Nothing Permanent Except Change Widely renowned for her key role in shaping the Cable Master of Ceremonies industry across the world, Miranda Curtis has lived 09:50 - 10:35 through the highs and lows of our industry for more Plenary 11:30 - 11:35 than three decades. Through her career she has Track A: Transformation led by CTAM Europe gained vast experience of building multinational Greek philosophy highlights that we always need to be leadership teams, negotiating and overseeing ready for change. With technology, competition and Participants international joint ventures, and cross-border deal customers evolving constantly, hear industry decision- Lukas Kernell - Vice President Content, Liberty Global making. During this keynote speech, Miranda will give makers discuss different approaches to their her unique perspective on the ambitions and businesses; reflect on perspectives from different Louise Cottrell - Co-Chair, CTAM Europe challenges facing our sector and share her thoughts countries and explore prospects for future product and on the impact of broader geo-political and societal service offerings. developments. Master of Ceremonies • How are decision-makers approaching the Participants strategic and operational challenges? 11:30 - 11:35 • What are the latest trends and opportunities? Track B: The Power of the Network led by CableLabs Moderator: Miranda Curtis - Board Director, Liberty Global plc Participants Participants Moderator: Eric Tveter - Advisor to Liberty Global and Thomas Nogues - Senior Executive Advisor, CableLabs Former CEO of UPC Switzerland and Central Europe Group, Liberty Global Miranda Curtis - Board Director, Liberty Global plc Timm Degenhardt - CEO, Tele Columbus AG Holger Enßlin - Managing Director Legal, Regulatory & Distribution Sky Germany, General Manager Sky Austria & Board of Directors Sky Switzerland, Sky Deutschland GmbH Jeroen Hoencamp - CEO, Vodafone Ziggo +44 (0) 20 337 73185 tmt.knect365.com/cable-congress/ [email protected] Cable Congress SESSIONS 13 -14 November 2019 Maritim Hotel DAY 1 - 13/11/2019 Berlin PANEL: The Gigabit Story – What’s in it for the PANEL: 10G – Almost a Year On And Now for Real Digitalization – The Digital consumer? Switch-off 11:55 - 12:45 11:35 - 12:40 Track B: The Power of the Network led by CableLabs 12:45 - 13:05 Track A: Transformation led by CTAM Europe Track B: The Power of the Network led by CableLabs Almost a year ago, the cable industry announced its Introduction: Marc Giesbers , Managing Director vision for delivering 10 gigabit networks to consumers Boasting an impressive pedigree in both premium pay- Products, Liberty Global across the globe. CableLabs, alongside the whole TV and broadband, time and again cable has proven to vendor ecosystem, is focusing on creating the be extremely versatile and nimble to always be where technology that will support this high capacity the consumer wants to be. A radical evolution to all-IP broadband network, delivering gigabit services at is the natural next step in this journey which is, The changing connectivity needs and wants of scale. This technology panel will gather the key however, not a pure technology transformation but consumers dictate there’s more to it now than just experts of this initiative who will explore the progress rather one that ultimately reinvents the entire business getting internet to the customer’s home - it’s about that has been made. to comprehensively address the consumer’s offering a seamless and reliable connection wherever communication and entertainment needs for the next they are. Participants decade. This session will reflect on how ot Moderator: Belal Hamzeh - SVP & CTO, CableLabs continuously create and secure new monetization This session will be framed by Liberty Global’s Mark models. Giesbers, who will share views on Liberty’s Colin Büchner - Managing Director, Chief Network transformational journey and how they are delighting Officer, Liberty Global Participants customers with connectivity solutions. This will be followed by a panel discussion addressing the all- Matt Beal - Director, Technology Strategy & Ivan Verbesselt - SVP Marketing, Nagra important question, “What’s in it for the consumer? Architecture, Vodafone Group Dietmar Pöltl - CTO, Tele Columbus AG Participants Lunch and Exhibition Visit Cornel Ciocirlan - CTO EMEA, CommScope Moderator: Nathalie Lethbridge - Managing Director, 13:00 - 14:10 Atonik Digital Bob Ferreira - GM, Strategy, Planning, and Technology Track A: Transformation led by CTAM Europe Office, Intel Patrycja Golos - VP Corporate Affairs, UPC Poland Mark Giesbers - Managing Director Products, Liberty Lunch and Exhibition Visit Global The Transitional Transformation – The Key 13:05 - 14:10 Guy Bisson - Research Director, Ampere Analysis Step to Enable a True Digital Business Transformation Track B: The Power of the Network led by CableLabs Anette Schaefer - Managing Director, BIG Picture 12:40 - 13:00 Harald Rösch - CEO, Melita Track A: Transformation led by CTAM Europe PANEL: Living With FAANG Charles Cheevers - Chief Technologist, Customer The most important challenge service providers face Premises Solutions Office of the CTO, CommScope 14:10 - 14:50 today is to future-proof their business by transforming Track A: Transformation led by CTAM Europe to compete for today and tomorrow’s digital consumers, conditioned by their experience of brands Disruptors are already an established part of the Securing Customer Experience in Evolving HFC like Google, Netflix, Amazon and Uber. European media landscape. The key question is, how Networks can the cable industry continue to thrive? This session There is tremendous pressure on service providers to will present bold predictions about the state of play in 11:35 - 11:55 transform, simplify and automate their businesses so 2025 and discuss the implications for operators and Track B: The Power of the Network led by CableLabs they can effectively compete not just keep up. Unlike broadcasters alike. In five years, who will own the How can we take customer driven operations one step the digital native companies, service providers have viewer? further and demonstrate how to predict network tremendous “technical debt”, siloed systems and changes such as using new spectrum on the LTE cultures that can limit their ability to become faster Participants and more agile. They need to lower operating costs, band? This session will highlight implementation of Moderator: Jon Watts - Managing