8.30 - 9.30 Registration & Morning Coffee

9.35 - 9.45 Opening Address: Chris Forrester, Chairman & Industry Commentator

9.50 - 10.20 The Elephant in the Room: Martin Freckleton, Senior Systems Architect, Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company

10.25 - 10.55 The Implications of Home Networking from STB Manufacturers Perspective: Mariusz Walkowiak, VP Sales and Marketing – Eastern Europe, ADB

11.00 - 11.30 Morning Coffee

11 30 - 12.00 The Underlying Home Network Requirements: Bob Bissell, Principal Consultant, Consumer Environment BT Group & IP Sphere

Without standards there cannot be true interoperability in the home hub. In order to create the home network standards for both today and tomorrow will need to be created, and implemented.

12.05 - 12.35 From Home Networking to Seamless Private Area Network: Marc Vogeleisen, Director of Business Development & Marketing, Thomson Premises Systems

All the ingredients for true home networking scenarios exist, it’s a question of bringing them together. This session considers the role of the home gateway as the service delivery platform of choice for operators and the potential of value-added services to bolster operator business cases (RSS feeds, telemonitoring, Internet radio).

Marc will consider the pillars on which true home networking is based and its evolution to seamless Private Area Networks.

12.40 - 13.10 Security Matters: Dr Paul Entwistle, Chief Technologist, Pace Micro Technology

Content security and DRM are the hot issues, but there is little agreement to the solutions. Paul will cover the political issues and consider the technical options available.

13.15 - 14.15 Lunch

14.15 - 14.45 The Longer-term: Graham Whitehead, Principal Consultant, BT Innovations
Most manufacturers and suppliers work towards two years in the future, but what if we start considering what technology could bring us in 20 years time?

14.50 - 15.20 The Mobile Connection: John Maguire, General Manager - Consumer Mobile, S3

How mobile TV and mobile communications fit into the digital home, creating a seamless suite of platforms from which consumers can view content.

15.25 - 16.10 Panel Discussion:

An open discussion, with each panel member giving a quick overview of their expertise, then taking questions from the chair and the floor.

Chair: Chris Forrester,
Goran Nastic, Editor, Cable & Satellite International,
Michael Bull, Sussex University,
Neil Dormand, Technology Consultant to the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association
John Maguire, General Manager - Consumer Mobile, S3

16.15 - 16.30 Closing remarks with Chris Forrester, Conference Chairman

Followed by a drinks reception in the atrium