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IET Next Generation Conference

IPTV/ John Logie Baird Lecture 2007

Programme

08.00 Registration
09.00 Opening Remarks from the Chair
Prof David Crawford, University of Essex
09.05 IPTV - the Revolution is Here
John Varney, CEO, Maximum Clarity, UK
   
Deployment
   
09.45 How will the Consumer get High-Bandwidth IP into the Home
Stephen Lowe, Chairman, Broadband Wireless Association Ltd, UK
10.15 Getting the TV Experience over IP: Today's Approaches, Issues and Solutions
Dr Kevin Murray, Systems Architect, NDS
10.45 Refreshments
11.15 IPTV on the Move
Mike Short, 02 Vice President, Research and Development Group Technology, O2 plc
11.45 IPTV in the Home
Mark Jeffrey, Standards Architect, European Media Policy, Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division, Microsoft Corporation, Switzerland
12.15 Sponsor Presentation from Mirifice
12.30 Lunch sponsored by Mirifice
   
Service Delivery
   
13.30 Delivering the TV Experience Over the Internet
Anthony Rose, Head of Digital Media Technology, BBC, UK
14.00 Managed Versus un-Managed Models – Delivering Broadband Video
Dr William Cooper, Founder and Principal Consultant, informitv.com
14.30 Delivering Video over the Internet - Who Pays?
Bill Scott, Solution Leader, Digital Consumer, IBM Global Business Services
15.00 Refreshments
15.15 IPTV - Market, Regulatory Trends and Policy Options in Europe
James Thomson – Principal Consultant, Cullen International
15.45 I Want My IPTV
David Price, Vice President, Product Marketing and Business Development, Harmonic Inc. USA
16.15 Meeting the Content Challenge
Paul Kafno – Managing Director, MD Thames, UK
16.45 Q&A Session

The final session of the event will place Industry experts and vendor organisations in the spotlight to discuss their views for the future of IPTV. Always full of contentious debate this is the perfect finale to consider multiple ways the future might play out, especially maybe some you haven't thought about before.

Aarne Aho, Director of IPTV, Tiscali, UK
Ian Trow, VP Technology, Envivio, UK
Dr Andy Scott Marketing Manager, Mirifice, UK
Paul Kafno – Managing Director, MD Thames, UK
Dr William Cooper, Founder and Principal Consultant, informitv.com
17.15 Close Remarks from the Chairman
17.20 Close of Conference