“Finding the Right Balance for Competition, Investment and Consumer Benefits”

The EP and EU Council Legislative Debate on the New European Framework for Electronic Communications

Venice, 24 october 2008
Fondazione Cini, San Giorgio Island
H 09.30 – 13.30

9.30 – Welcome

Luigi Gambardella – Chairman ETNO General Assembly

9.35 – 10.00 Introductory remarks

Luigi Prosperetti – University of Milan
Roberto Viola – Secretary General of Agcom
Luc Chatel – Secretary of State France, EU Presidency

10.00 – 13.30 Forum

Moderator: Maurizio Decina – Politecnico of Milan

The View of the Industry

Paolo Annunziato - Telecom Italia
Wolfgang Kopf - Deutsche Telecom
Erik De Broeck – France Telecom
Rafael Diez Vega -Telefonica
Larry Stone - BT
James W. Cicconi - AT&T

Moderator: Michael Bartholomew - Director of ETNO

The Institutions’ Perspective

Pilar Del Castillo - MEP – ITRE Committee
Malcolm Harbour - MEP – IMCO Committee
Gianni De Michelis – MEP – ITRE Committe

Daniel Pataki – Chairman of ERG

Fabio Colasanti - Director General , European Commission, Information Society and Media


Concluding Remarks

Paolo Romani - Secretary of State for Communications Italy
Alfredo Acebal – Chairman of the ETNO Board