Wednesday
7 March 2007 |
| 8:00am-8:50am |
Refreshments
on arrival - Atrium |
Time
|
Presentation topic
|
Speaker |
|
9:00am
- 9:30am
|
Welcome, Opening
and Chair |
Rosemary
Sinclair, Managing Director, ATUG |
|
9:30am
- 10:00am
|
Labor Party policy
agenda |
Senator
Stephen Conroy, Senator for Victoria, Deputy Opposition Leader
in the Senate, Shadow Minister for Communications & Information
Technology |
 |
| 10:00am
- 10:30am |
Economic Overview,
ICTs in the Economy, Investment and Productivity |
Frank Gelber,
Chief Economist, BIS Shrapnel |
 |
10:30am
- 11:00am
|
Morning
tea and showcase viewing - Atrium |
11:00am
|
Chair |
|
|
11:00am
- 11:30am
|
Trans Tasman |
Rhoda
Holmes, General Manager Key Clients, Gen-i Australasia
|
 |
11:30am
- 12:00pm
|
Agenda for 2007 |
Chris
Chapman, Chairman, Australian Communications and Media Authority
|
 |
12:00pm-12:30pm
|
Communications
Issues 2007 |
Graeme
Samuel AO, Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
 |
| 12:30pm-1:00pm |
Trans Tasman |
Ernie Newman,
Chief Executive, Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand |
 |
1:00pm
- 2:00pm
|
Lunch
and Showcase Viewing - Atrium |
2:00pm
- 3:15pm
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|
Technology
Futures - IP Communications Panel
Introductions
(5min)
Think pieces (15min in total) Moderator Q&A (15min) Discussion
with Q&A from the floor (30min)
Moderator wrap up (5min) |
Moderator
- Shara Evans, CEO, Market Clarity |
|
| Vendor
- Simon Barnier, Director Enterprise Systems Management,
CA |
|
| Vendor
- Geof Heydon, Director of Innovation and Market Development,
Alcatel - Lucent |
|
| Operator
- Deborah Homewood, Vice President, Head of Sales, South Pacific
and Strategic Markets, Asia Netcom |
|
| End
User - Benjamin Creevey, Corporate Telecommunications Manager,
Thiess |
|
| Commentator
- Dr Terry Percival, Sydney Research Lab Director NICTA |
|
3:15pm
- 3:45pm
|
Afternoon
Tea and Showcase Viewing - Atrium |
| 3:45pm
- 5:00pm
|
Technology
Futures - Mobility Panel
Introductions
(5min)
Think pieces (20min in total) Moderator Q&A (15min) Discussion
with Q&A from the floor (30min)
Moderator wrap up (5min) |
Moderator
- Prof Mark Armstrong, Director, Network Insight Institute |
|
| Vendor
- Simon Curry,
Intel |
|
| Vendor
- James Campbell, Marketing
Manager for Networks & Enterprises, Motorola |
|
| End
User - Peter Lockhart, Technology
Strategy & Innovation, National Australia Bank |
|
| NSW
Government - Tony Gates, NSW Government, CBD Wireless Broadband
Plans |
|
| Commentator
- Maurice Dobbin, RF
Systems Consultant, Teleresources |
|
5:00pm
- 5:15pm
|
Closing remarks |
Rosemary
Sinclair, Managing Director, ATUG |
|
6:00pm
- 7:15pm
|
Pre
Gala Dinner Cocktail Function - Atrium |
7:30pm
- late
|
ATUG
2007 Gala Dinner and 22nd ATUG Awards - Bay 4, Dining Room ,Australian
Technology Park |
| Thursday
8 March 2007 |
| 8:30am-9:10am |
Refreshments
on arrival - Atrium |
| Time |
Presentation
topic |
Speaker
|
|
9:20am
- 9:30am
|
Welcome and Chair |
Rosemary
Sinclair, Managing Director, ATUG |
|
9:30am
- 10:00am
|
Policy Update for
2007 |
Senator
the Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
|
 |
10:00am
- 10:30am
|
Communications
Sector Financial Overview for 2006/7 |
Mark
McDonnell, Telecommunications, Media & Technology Analyst,
BBY
|
 |
| 10:30am
- 10:45am |
Short
tea and coffee break |
| 10:45am
- 11:05am |
DCITA Update 2007
|
Keith
Besgrove, Chief General Manager, Access & Consumer Division,
Department of Communications Information Technology and the Arts
|
 |
| 11:05am-11:30am |
Progress towards
an effective, innovative industry |
Anne Hurley,
CEO, Communications Alliance |
 |
11:30am
- 11:40am
|
Short
break |
| 11:40am
- 12:55pm
|
Security
Panel
Introductions (5min)
Think pieces (20min in total) Moderator Q&A (15min) Discussion with
Q&A from the floor (30min)
Moderator wrap up (5min)
|
Moderator
- Dr Adrian McCullagh, Professor, Queensland University
of Technology |
|
| Vendor
- Simon Ractliffe, General Manager, ISS Australasia |
|
| Vendor
- David Higgins, Director of Sales, Sophos |
|
| International
perspective - Graham Ingram, General Manager,
AusCERT |
|
| End
User - Catherine Raffaele, Senior Policy Officer - IT &
Communications, Choice |
|
| Research
- Prof Bill Caelli AO, International Information
Security Consultants Pty Ltd, and Information Security Institute, QUT |
|
12:55pm
- 2:00pm
|
Lunch
and Showcase Viewing - Atrium |
| 2:00pm
- 3:15pm
|
Bandwidth
Futures Panel
Introductions (5min)
Think pieces (20min in total) Moderator Q&A (15min) Discussion
with Q&A from the floor (30min)
Moderator wrap up (5min)
|
Moderator
- Dominic Quai, Director, GQ-AAS |
|
| Vendor
- Mike Kenneally, General Manager Sales Asia Pacific,
NewSat |
|
| Operator
- Steve Maddocks, Director Operations, AARNet |
|
Operator
- Paul McCann, Asia Pacific Carrier
Management and Planning, Verizon |
|
| Commentator
- Dr Dean Economou, Domain Director, Health
& Media, Smart Internet Technology CRC |
|
3:15pm
- 3:45pm
|
Afternoon
Tea and Showcase Viewing - Atrium |
| 3:45pm
- 5:00pm
|
Competition
Stocktake Introductions (5min)
Think pieces (20min in total) Moderator Q&A (15min) Discussion
with Q&A from the floor (30min)
Moderator wrap up (5min)
|
Moderator
- Dr Paul Brooks, Director, Layer 10 Advisory |
|
| Dr
Tony Warren, Director Regulatory Affairs, Telstra |
|
| David
Havyatt, Head of Regulatory Affairs, AAPT |
|
| Jason
Ockerby, Manager Regulatory Economics, Optus |
|
Commentator
- Foad Fadaghi, Telecommunications Specialist, BRW
Magazine |
|
5:00pm
- 5:15pm
|
Closing remarks
|
Rosemary
Sinclair - Managing Director, ATUG |
|
5:15pm
- 6:15pm
|
Farwell
drinks and Showcase Viewing - Atrium |