18-20 September 2007, Millennium Hilton Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand

 

Program at a Glance

Tuesday, 18 September 2007

09:30-10:30     Opening Session

Opening Address: Dr. Nongluck Phinainitisart, President, APSCC

Welcome Address: Dr. Sitthichai Pokaiyaudom, Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Thailand

Keynote Addresses: Amarendra Narayan, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Telecommunity, Thailand (invited)

Dr. Dumrong Kasemset, Chairman, Shin Satellite Public Company Ltd., Thailand

Siva Thampi, Director, Information, Communication and Space Technology Division, UN-ESCAP 

10:30-11:00     Morning Refreshments sponsored by Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company

11:00-12:30     Satellite Operators CEO Roundtable

New satellite-delivered services are being deployed in the Asia-Pacific region and Asia is taking the lead in the satellite world with the introduction of cutting-edge services. At this CEO roundtable, major global and regional operators will share their insights on how they are positioning themselves in the satellite market for a sustained profitability and steady revenue. The panel of senior executives will also share their views on the current satellite market and talk about their survival and growth strategies in the ever-changing industry

    Moderator:      David Bross, Chairman, ISCe 2008 & ISIS NYC '07 Conferences, Hannover Fairs USA, Inc., USA

Peter Jackson, CEO, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co., Ltd. Hong Kong China

Dr. Dumrong Kasemset, Chairman, Shin Satellite Public Company Ltd., Thailand

Titus Yong, Vice President, Satellite Business, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Singapore

Gabriel Z. Pimentel, CEO and President, Mabuhay Satellite Corp., Philippines

Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, MEASAT Satellite Systems, Malaysia

Cynthia Dickins, President, SES Asia, Hong Kong China

12:30-14:00     Lunch sponsored by Thales Alenia Space

14:00-15:30     Asian Satellite Business Market Strategies

One of the world’s largest deployments of satellite services is underway throughout Asia, in response to the customers’ demand for more complex applications as well as hybrid solutions. Still, satellite operators are concerned about their position in the competitive market and struggling to serve the customers with new innovative solutions. Top players in the region will talk about each of their merits and positions in the rapidly changing environment.

    Moderator:      Christopher Baugh, President, NSR, USA

Bill Wade, Deputy CEO, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co., Ltd., Hong Kong China

Tim Shea, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Loral Skynet, Singapore

David Ball, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific, Intelsat, Singapore

Jan Grøndrup-Vivanco, Regional Director, Asia & Scandinavia, Eutelsat, France

Yongsit Rojsrivichaikul, Chief Commercial Officer & Executive Vice President, Shin Satellite Plc, Thailand

Poh Kwee Lin, Director, Satellite Services, Singapore Telecommunications Co., Ltd. Singapore

14:00-15:30     Space Applications and Disaster Response

Space application is one of the key components in the industry that ensures related and combined services such as positioning, remote sensing, space mapping, etc. In the meantime, the roles of satellite are dramatically increasing as a reliable solution for disaster response. This session will explore the up-to-date space applications activities and services as well as satellite-enable solutions for disaster management.

    Moderator:      Helen Jameson, Editor, Satellite Evolution Asia, U.K.

David Hastings, Information, Communication and Space Technology Division, UNESCAP, Thailand

Pedro J. Schoch, Marketing and Communication Director, GMV Aerospace and Defence S.A., Spain

Dr. Pakorn Aphaphan, Senior Engineer, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISDA), Thailand

Dr. Ryu Miura, Sub Group Leader, New Generation Wireless, National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Japan

15:30-16:00     Coffee Break sponsored by Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company

16:00-17:30     Policy and Regulatory Issues

With the advent of new satellite-based technologies, applications and services, the role of regulatory provisions of the region has become increasingly important. Recently both fixed and mobile satellite services are being severely disrupted by interference from terrestrial-wireless services in the “extended” C-band frequencies of 3.4 to 3.7 GHz. This panel will discuss the issues currently faced by satellite operators and service providers including licensing issues, frequency allocations and interference concerns.

    Moderator:      Tim Logue, Senior Director, Business Development, Orbital Sciences Corporation, USA

Dr. Jorn Christensen, President, J. Christensen Consultant, Canada

Yutaka Kazekami, Deputy General Manager, Regulatory & ITU, Space Systems Division, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan

John Lewis, Spectrum Management Consultant, Added Value Applications Ltd., Switzerland

Nigel Smith, Corporate Secretary, Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group, USA

Dr. Ali E. Ebadi, Vice President, Engineering & Operations, MEASAT Satellite Systems, Malaysia

Perry Melton, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Inmarsat, UK

Prof. Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn, Commissioner, National Telecommunication Commission, Thailand

16:00-17:30     Ground Systems and Equipments

Development of new satellite technologies and their applied components enables the launch of new applications and services in satellite communications and broadcasting, making it possible for users to achieve their business goals. Today’s advanced ground systems and equipments are propelling revenue growth for users. An update on the status of new technologies and component development for these new applications and services will be presented at this session.

    Moderator:      Kevin French, Publisher and Founder, talk Satellite, UK

Stuart Daughtridge, Executive Vice President, Commercial Division, Integral Systems, Inc. USA

Feroz Khan, Regional Director, S. E. Asia, ViaSat India Private Ltd., India

Gary Hale, Space Initiatives Manager, Global Government Solutions Group, CISCO Systems Inc., Australia

19:00-21:00     Welcome Cruise Dinner sponsored by Arianespace

Wednesday, 19 September 2007

09:00-10:30     Satellite Manufacturers CEO Roundtable

Satellite manufacturers have responded positively to the growing market for new and replacement satellites as well as to the increasing demands on capability and reliability. The satellite manufacturing industry can be commended for their technologies, which enable them to meet the capability challenge. At this roundtable for industry leaders, concerns as well as suggestions for upgrading the existing products to make them more attractive to the customers will be discussed.

    Moderator:      Melissa Farrell, President & CEO, Stellar Solutions Aerospace, UK

        Stephen O'Neill, President, Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc., USA

        Carl Marchetto, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Space Systems Group, Orbital Sciences Corp., USA

Olivier Badard, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Thales Alenia Space, France

        Anthony J. Colucci, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Space Systems/Loral, USA

               Christian Pietrowski, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, EADS Astrium, France

10:30-11:00     Morning Refreshment

11:00-12:30     Launch Services CEO Roundtable

The overcapacity challenge still looms over the launch services industry, despite the positive nature of the market today. Market calls for only the modest growth in launches over the next decade and each launcher is trying to distinguish itself from the other in its reliability, flexibility, competitive pricing, customer service and proven launch record. This roundtable comprising the world’s top space launchers will provide a more detailed review of integrated launch services to customers.

    Moderator:      Len Dest, Founder and Managing Director, Duckwood Advisors, USA

Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arianespace, France

Gao Ruofei, Vice President, China Great Wall Industry Corp., China

Frank McKenna, President, International Launch Services, USA

Kjell Karlsen, Executive Vice President and CFO, Sea Launch Company LLC, USA

Shigehiro Suzuki, Assistant General Manager, Space Systems Dept., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan

12:30-14:00     Lunch

14:00-15:30     Broadband Services and Applications

New technologies and services strategies lead to a creation of a new genre of satellite services. Also, forward-looking service providers are responding both for big and small-to-medium enterprises. This panel will explore where the market is headed and what business applications are in demand through the discussion of expert panels.

    Moderator:      Gregg Daffner, President, Asia Broadcast Satellite, Hong Kong China

Jon Kirchner, Vice President, Global Marketing and Product Development, Loral Skynet, USA

Ramesh Ramaswamy, Assistant Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Hughes, USA

Pierre-Jean Beylier, Chief Executive Officer, SpeedCast Ltd., Hong Kong China

Patompob Suwansiri, Head of Marketing, Shin Satellite Public Company Ltd., Thailand

Dr. Tan Hong Pew, Executive Vice President, Nera Telecommunications Ltd., Singapore

Kishore Kar, CEO, Smart Broadband Satellite Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

14:00-15:30     Satellite Systems, Technologies and Reliability

World’s satellite manufacturers are facing the competing markets and increasing demands on capability and reliability. In the face of these challenging times, satellite manufacturers are emphasizing reliability based on proven systems, with a cautious and customer oriented approach to introduce new technologies. In this session, speakers will provide the audience with a comprehensive picture of the ongoing effort for new technologies to ensure satellite reliability.

    Moderator:      Dr. Ya-hui Chiu, General Manager, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co., Ltd., Hong Kong China

Yoshiaki Kawamoto, Director, Business Development, Boeing Satellite Systems International, Inc., USA

Dr. Boris Yendler, Senior Thermal System Analyst, Lockheed Martin Mission Services, USA

Dr. Ali Atia, President, Orbital Communications International, Orbital Sciences Corp., USA

Steven L. Teller, President, IOT Systems, LLC, USA

15:30-16:00     Coffee Break

16:00-17:30     DTH Services Roundtable

In the digital world today, the interests of the satellite and broadcasting industries are coming together to address HDTV transitions and interactive services issues. With advanced technologies, broadcasting services continue to extend their influence on the society challenging the conventional delivery of digital streams to the home. In this roundtable, a panel of industry experts will review the Asian DTH market and innovations as well as new demands that service providers are facing.

    Moderator:      Stephane Chenard, Senior Consultant, Euroconsult, France

Dr. Eui K. Koh, President, ProtoStar Asia, Singapore

Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Satellite Broadcast, Hong Kong China

David Justin, CEO, GlobeCast Asia, Singapore

Tom Navasero, Executive Chairman, International Mobile Broadcasting Company Pte. Ltd., China

Sompan Charumilinda, Executive Vice Chairman, True Visions Public Company Limited, Thailand (invited)

Komson Seripapong, Assistant Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Shin Satellite Public Company Ltd., Thailand

Terry Bleakley, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, MEASAT Satellite Systems, Malaysia

18:00-19:00     2007 APSCC Awards Reception sponsored by Orbital        

19:00-21:00     2007 APSCC Awards Dinner sponsored by International Launch Services

Thursday, 20 September 2007

09:00-10:30     Satellite Financing Roundtable (Presented by Euroconsult)

During the roundtable, investment/commercial bankers and satellite equity analysts will offer their views of financing options and next steps in the financing of satellite operators in Asia. With aging satellites to replace, new services to launch and partnerships to develop, the satellite operators and their financiers will be busy in the region. Investment criteria and the key fundamentals of corporate operations and industry conditions in the satellite sector will be discussed.    

    Moderator:      Pacome Revillon, Managing Director, Euroconsult, France

Eric Chan, Co-Chief Investment Officer, Buena Vista Fund Management,Hong Kong China

Gregory Thiery, Vice President, Morgan Stanley, Singapore

Yoichi Iizuka, Director of the Board, Senior Executive Managing Officer, JSAT Corp., Japan

Wim Steenbakkers, Director, Structure Finance Telecom & Media, ING Wholesale Banking, The Netherlands

Peter Jackson, CEO, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co., Ltd., Hong Kong China

Chris Richmond, Senior Vice President, GEO Satellite Group, Orbital Sciences Corp., USA

10:30-11:00     Morning Refreshment sponsored by iDirect Technologies

11:00-12:30     Space Risk and Insurance Forum

From in-orbit anomalies to launch failures, satellite business is inherently risky. This panel will critically examine the role of insurance as a facilitator or impediment in the space business. Also, panels will provide their strategic and creative risk management advice for various types of risks such as construction, operation, insurance, and the whole environment of financing for the deployment of satellite projects

    Moderator:      Young Joon Kim, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Hong Kong China

Peter Elson, Managing Director, AON Space, UK

John Cozzi, President, ISB Washington, USA

Simon Davies, Senior Vice President, Marsh Space Project, UK

Mary Absolom-Fernandez, Head, Aerospace Department, Willis Malaysia.

Ma Qimin, General Manager, Space Department, Jiang Tai Insurance Broker Co., Ltd., China

12:30-14:00     Lunch

14:00-15:30     Mobile Satellite Services Roundtable

Mobile communications are gaining more attention in a variety of commercial and governmental markets as demand for mobile services for broadband, VoIP and video applications is continuously increasing. In this roundtable, industry experts will examine the profitable businesses and explore how rapidly the mobile satellite service markets will continue to grow and what will happen to the users in return.

    Moderator:      Patrick French, Regional Director, Europe, NSR, France

Matt Desch, Chairman and CEO, Iridium Satellite LLC, USA

Adi Adiwoso, CEO, ACeS International, Indonesia

Perry Melton, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Inmarsat, UK

Eddie Kato, Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific, Thales Alenia Space, China

Eugene Lim, General Manager, Asia-Pacific, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company, Singapore

15:30-16:00     Coffee Break sponsored by iDirect Technologies

16:00-17:00     Hybrid Networks

Today’s customers in media, enterprise and government are increasingly demanding end-to-end management of converged networks for video, voice and data. To meet this demand satellite operators are giving their customers a complete solution by using hybrid networks in which satellites are used to backhaul traffic between points where connecting terrestrial networks do not exist. This panel features service and technology providers who will explore the changing customer demand, the challenges of hybrid networks, and the new revenue opportunities it is creating.

    Moderator:      Claude Rousseau, Senior Analyst, Satellite Communications, NSR, France

                             Andrew Bond-Webster, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, iDirect Technologies, USA

Henry Au-Yeung, Vice President, Satellite Services, PCCW Global, PCCW Ltd., Hong Kong China

Ekachai Phakdurong, Assistant Vice President, Systems Engineering, Shin Satellite Public Company Limited, Thailand

16:00-17:00     New Services and Applications

As new markets for Internet, broadcast and content distribution continue to take shape, where will the money come from within enterprise content distribution? This session asks experts who follow technology trends to share their business development plans and explain the bets they are making in the Asia-Pacific market.

    Moderator:      Naoakira Kamiya, Managing Director, Satellite Systems Research Institute, Japan

Patrick Yeung, Senior Vice President, Sales & Business Dept., Pacific Century Matrix, Hong Kong China

Joost Verbrugge, Director, Business Development, Next Generation TV, Newtec Cy, Belgium

Dr. Sang Hee Kweon, Professor, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea

Friday, 21 September 2007

07:30           APSCC Golf Tournament sponsored by Arianespace

09:00           Sightseeing Tour

Note: Program is subject to change. The organizer reserves the right to amend the program as deemed necessary without prior notice.

Updated as of 6 September 2007