The highlight of the international program is the International CTO Panel on the first day of the conference. The panelists will be: Michael Fränkle (SVP Networks & CTO, TDC Group), Thomas Helbo (CTO, Com Hem), Manuel Kohnstamm (SVP and Director of Corporate Affairs, Liberty Global), Dr. Eric Kuisch (CTO, Vodafone Deutschland), Bruce McClelland (CEO, ARRIS), and Ludwig Modra (CTO, Tele Columbus).
In total, 16 panels in English will focus on DOCSIS 3.1, FTTH, WiFi, OTT, HFC networks, cloud services, multiple screens, copyright, Big Data and, in cooperation with Broadband TV News, television strategies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Among the highlights of the first day of the conference is the strategy panel "Content: TV vs. Streaming - New content? New collaborations?" with Oliver Berben (Director of TV, Digital Media, Entertainment, Constantin Film), Dr. Manuel Cubero (Commercial Director of Vodafone Deutschland), Wolfgang Elsäßer (First Vice President of the Television Business Unit, Telekom Deutschland), Frank Hoffmann (Managing Director of Programs at RTL Television) and Dr. Christoph Schneider (Managing Director, Amazon Prime Video Germany).
The German Broadband and Media Summit will take place on the second day of the conference, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Conrad Albert (CEO and Group General Counsel, ProSiebenSat.1 Media), Dr. Manuel Cubero (Commercial Director, Vodafone Deutschland), Carsten Schmidt (CEO, Sky Deutschland), Lutz Schüler (CEO, Unitymedia), and Dr. Dirk Wössner (Member of the Board of Management of Germany, Deutsche Telekom) will discuss the challenges for the media and broadband markets, moderated by renowned television journalist Claus Strunz.
Other panel topics include:
• "TV Strategies in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa - Market Update in cooperation with Broadband TV News"
• "EU Regulatory Update: Copyright Law" in cooperation with Cable Europe
• "New TV: App TV, Cloud TV, VR, and AR" with Discovery Networks Deutschland, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, ProSieben Sat.1 Media, Telekom Deutschland, and Zattoo
• "Analog, SD, and HD - After the Switch-Off or Before the Switch-Off?" With HD PLUS, MULTIMEDIA, ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Vodafone Deutschland and WDR
• "Addressable TV: Television in the Age of Big Data and Digital Assistants" in cooperation with the German television platform • "IPTV and Playback Concepts for Cable and Fiber Networks" with Eviso Germany, M7 Group, Ocilion IPTV Technologies and Zattoo
• "New Cooperations in the Broadband Market: A Provisional Outcome" in cooperation with BUGLAS Bundesverband Glasfaseranschluss
• "Internet of Things & Industry 4.0" in cooperation with ZVEI - German Association of Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers
• "Internal Connectivity and the Smart Home" with AVM, devolo, digitalSTROM, Telekom Deutschland and Unitymedia.
On the third day, Thursday, June 14, 2018, ANGA COM, the Broadband Office of the German Federation and the Association of Value-Added Service Providers (VATM) will organize A "Broadband Day: Gigabit Now!" will be opened with a keynote address by Professor Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister of Economy, Innovation, Digitalization, and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Conference panels will address policy, practical, regulatory, and technical aspects of broadband deployment. Broadband Day offers free admission to all visitors upon online registration.
Dr. Peter Charissé, Director General of ANGA COM: "After the relocation in 2017, we are kicking off this year's conference agenda: new topics, even more panels, and a completely new schedule. We have significantly expanded the broadband and media topics. With 460 companies already registered, we are heading for further growth in exhibition.".
