APSCC 2009 Satellite Conference and Exhibition  

   29 September ~ 1 October 2009   

Crowne Plaza Mutiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Conference program at a glance

Tuesday, 29 September

08:00-09:00     Registration

09:00-10:30     Opening Session

Opening Address:

       Dr. Nongluck Phinainitisart, President, Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council

Welcome Address:

       Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi, Chief Operating Officer, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia

          Commission

Keynote Speeches:

       Dr. Maustafa Din Subari, Direcotr General, Malaysian National Space Agency(ANGKASA)*

          Dr. Mazlan Othman, Direcotr, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA)*

10:30-11:00     Morning Refreshment sponsored by SES WORLD SKIES

11:00-12:30     Satellite Operators CEO Roundtable

Asia has been one of the most dynamic markets for satellite communications in the world. Also, Asia is playing a leading role in the global satellite industry with the introduction of cutting-edge satellite application services including high-speed broadband services and satellite DMB services. Leaders from major national and regional operators will share their insights on how they are positioning themselves for a sustained profitability and steady revenues in the global economy downturn.

       - Will the region be impacted by the global economic downturn?

       - Which are the major markets for growth in the region?

       - What impact will new players have in the market?

       - How do local and international operators fit together in this region?

       - Is there a satellite broadband opportunity in the Asia?

       - How are the video markets shaping up?

Moderator: Patrick French, Senior Analyst & Head, Singapore Office, NSR, Singapore

Panelists:

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

       Yutaka Nagai, Senior Executive Vice President, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Japan

       Dr. Nongluck Phinainitisart, President, THAICOM PCL, Thailand

       Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, MEASAT, Malaysia

       Yeong-Mo Kwon, Managing Director, International & Satellite Telecommunication, KT Corp., Korea

       Tom Choi, Chairman & CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite, Hong Kong

12:30-13:30     Lunch sponsored by Thales Alenia Space

13:30-14:40     Launch Services Roundtable

The commercial launch services are characterized as highly competitive with limited suppliers engaged with sophisticated customers and several new entrants. Responding to this market with insight and agility is critical to the success and even survival of established and aspiring launch providers. In this environment, each launcher is trying to distinguish itself from the other in its reliability, flexibility, competitive pricing, customer service and proven launch record. New applications are being offered to an eager consumer market that demands multiple functions, mobility and ever-increasing speed and date rates. Facing the uncertainties of delivery delays, launch slips and failures of launches and in-orbit, the world’s top space launchers will provide a more detailed review of integrated launch services to customers.

Moderator: Bill Hope, Former Executive Senior Vice President, SingTel, Australia

Panelists:

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       Frank McKenna, President, International Launch Services, USA

          Jacques Breton, Senior Vice Pesident, Sales and Customers, Arianespace, France

       Hua Chongzhi, Vice President, China Great Wall Industry Corp., China

       Shigehiro Suzuki, General Manager, H-IIA/H-IIB Launch Services, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan

          Gwynne Shotwell, President, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), USA

14:40-15:50     Mobile Satellite Services

Mobile satellite services 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. At this session, leading industry leaders will examine the profitability of these businesses and explore to which extent the mobile satellite service markets will continue to grow and what will happen to the users in return.

Moderator: Kevin French, Publisher, talk Satellite, UK

Panelists:

       Yusuf Al Sayed, President & CEO, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company, UAE

       Lizzie Greenwood, Chief Representatives, Inmarsat Services Limited, Singapore

          Keith Ramsay, Senior Key Account Director, Asia Pacific, Network Broadband & Maritime Solutions,

          Intelsat Asia Pty. Ltd., Australia  

15:50-16:20     Coffee Break sponsored by SES WORLD SKIES

16:20-17:30     Policy and Regulatory Forum

With the introduction of a variety of pioneering satellite services such as the rollout of consumer-class broadband, the small-aperture Ku-band maritime services, and the delivery of cost-effective mobile satellite services, the role of regulatory provisions of the region has become increasingly important. However, accompanying these new offerings are facing challenges that include terrestrial competition, spectrum issues, and market-access barriers. 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, Sales & Marketing, Thales Alenia Space, USA

Panelists:

       Yvon Henri, Head, Space Services Department, International Telecommunications Union, Switzerland

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

       Dr. Ali R. Ebadi, Senior Vice President, Space Systems Development,, MEASAT, Malaysia

          Narizan Baharin, Director, International Technical Coordination, Malaysian Communications and

          Multimedia Commission, Malaysia

       Kanaka Hideyat, Founder, idWiBB, Forum Komunikasi Broadband Wireless Indonesia, Indonesia

19:00-21:00     2009 APSCC Awards Dinner sponsored by Arianespace

Wednesday, 30 September

09:00-10:20     DTH Services Roundtable

Satellite communications underpins distribution of the global pay-TV industry, not only accounting for 80% of the backhaul of all video content, but increasingly in Asia. Asia is representing more than 50% of all high value pay-TV subscribers. With DTH platforms taking a central role in many Asian pay-TV markets, in a finite bandwidth world, what will apparently competing services such as WiMAX mean for broadcasters. How will changing technologies such as IPTV, HD and MPEG-4 change this business? What are the broadcasters and satellite operators doing to plan for these changes? At this roundtable, a panel of industry experts will review the innovations in the Asian DTH market as well as new demands that service providers are facing.

Moderator: Stephane Chenard, Senior Consultant, Euroconsult, France

Panelists:

       Hitoshi  Moriyama, Vice Group President, Broadcasting Business Group, SKY Perfect JSAT           Corporation, Japan

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

       Chris Yap, Vice President, Business Development, NDS Asia Pacific, Singapore

       Tom Parish, Vice President, Broadcast Technology, Globecomm Systems, USA

          Handhi S. Kentjono, Vice President Director, PT MNC Skyvision (Indovision), Indonesia

10:20-10:40     Morning Refreshment sponsored by MEASAT

10:40-12:00     Satellite Manufacturers Roundtable

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

Moderator: Nitin Bhat, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, ICT Practice, Frost & Sullivan, Singapore

Panelists:

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

       Eddie Kato, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Telecommunications, Thales Alenia Space, France

       Ratnarajah Kularajah, Regional Vice President, Business Development, Orbital Sciences Corporation, USA

       Anthony Colucci, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Space Systems/Loral, USA

       Hiroyuki Inahata, Group Vice President & General Manager, Space Systems Division, Electric Systems           Group, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Japan

          Stephane Vesval, Regional Sales Director, Asia, EADS Astrium, France

12:00-13:00     Lunch sponsored by Tourism Malaysia

13:00-14:10             Asian Satellite Industry Updates

Recently, Asia has become one of the first regions to witness the introduction of a variety of pioneering satellite services. Also, it is witnessed the rollout of new national operator such as VINASAT. This session will deliver progress reports from VINASAT and will present the satellite industry updates of Malaysia and Indonesia.

Moderator: Richard Bowles, Regional Director, ASEAN Office, Arianespace, Singapore

Speakers:

       Kieu Nguyen, Deputy Director, VINASAT Center, Vietnam Telecom International, Vietnam

          Tonda Priyanto, Chairman, Asosiasi Satelit Indonesia (ASSI), Indonesia

       Norhizam Hamzah, Senior Vice President, Aeronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB), Malaysia

14:10-15:30     Asian Satellite Business Strategies

Asia is the second largest regional deployment of consumer-class VSATs in the world. Further, Asian SatCom interests are leveraging recent gains by investing in satellite programs in other growth regions like Africa and the Middle East. And investment continues to flow into Asia, enabling the launch of new platforms and services. This session will deliver progress reports from the top international operators in the region.

Moderator: Eddie Kato, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Telecommunications, Thales Alenia Space, France

Panelists:

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

       Cynthia Dickins, Senior Vice President, SES WORLD SKIES, Singapore

       Jan Grondrup-Vivanco, Regional Director, Eutelsat, France

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

       Titus Yong, Vice President, Satellite Business, SingTel, Singapore

          Ken Loke, Vice President, Sales, Asia, SAT-GE, Singapore

15:30-16:00     Coffee Break sponsored by MEASAT

16:00-17:00     Risk Management & Insurance

From launch failures to in-orbit anomalies, satellite is inherently a risky business. Especially, in recent economic situation, securing satellite risk in space and in the markets is more important than ever. Panellists at this session will define the various types of risks in the deployment of satellite projects including satellite construction, operation and the whole environment of financing. This panel will also examine the role of insurance as a facilitator or impediment of the space business and provide strategic and creative risk management tools.

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

Panelists:

       John Munro, Global Head, Marsh Space Projects, Singapore

       Roger Bathurst, Chief Executive Officer, Willis Inspace, U.K.

       Michael Hewins, Chief Commercial Officer, International Space Brokers, USA
          Mary Absolom-Fernandez, Regional Consultant, Aerospace, Willis Malaysia

       Christi Chao, Senior Vice President, International Space Brokers, USA 

       Pedro J. Schoch, Director, Marketing & Business Development, GMV Space Systems Inc., Spain  

          Simon Clapham, Space Underwriter, Libsat and syndicate 4472 at Lloyd's, Liberty Syndicates

          Management Limited, U.K.

17:00-18:00     Satellite Financing Roundtable presented by Euroconsult

Industry performance has been strong over the past years. However, with the global economic crisis and its impact on credit markets to fund projected satellite operator financings, market conditions have presented unprecedented challenges to the satellite industry. At this roundtable, investment/commercial bankers and satellite equity analysts give their perspectives on how these trends will impact the positioning of satellite companies in the near future. Also, Investment criteria, key fundamentals of corporate operations and industry conditions regarding the satellite sector will also be discussed.

Moderator: Pacome Revillon, CEO, Euroconsult, France

Panelists:

       Willy Chow, CFO, Asia Broadcast Satellite, Hong Kong

       Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, MEASAT, Malaysia

       Young Joon Kim, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP. Hong Kong

       David Zwick, Managing Director, Global Communications & Media Investment Banking,

           Barclays Capital Asia, Hong Kong

18:30-20:00     APSCC 2009 Cocktail Reception sponsored by Orbital

Thursday, 1 October

09:00-10:10     Broadband Services and Applications

With the advent of WiMAX, satellite broadband is faced with competitive threats given that WiMAX is positioned in part as the enabler for bridging the digital divide. Hybrid implementations of WiMAX and satellite are likewise taking place. This session will examine technical and market issues surrounding the interplay between WiMAX and satellite broadband technologies and determine the criteria for deploying satellite, WiMAX or hybrid configurations to satisfy broadband demand.

Moderator: Gregg Daffner, President, G3 Global Communications, Hong Kong

Panelists:

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

       Patompob Suwansiri, Vice President, Marketing & Sales, THAICOM Public Company Ltd., Thailand

       John Meyers, Managing Director, Spacenet Thailand, Thailand

       Tim Floerchinger, Director, Strategic Business Development, ViaSat Inc., USA

       John Arnold, Sales Director, Australasia, iDirect, Australia

       Rey Anthony Chan, Vice President, Sales, SpeedCast, Malaysia

       Richard Walshe, Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific, NewTec, Belgium

10:10-11:20     Ground Systems and Equipments

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. Broadband satellite networks, enterprise applications and government demand hall all fostered growth for ground segment solutions. This session will explore what technical requirements are driving the business, and how do satellite ground segment providers position themselves in an increasingly hybrid world?

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

Speakers:

       Bob Potter, President, SAT Corporation, USA

       Ulrich Kiebler, President, MEAPAC Region, ND SatCom Abu Dhabi, UAE

       Pedro J. Schoch, Director, Marketing & Business Development, GMV Space Systems Inc., Spain

          Mike Kim, Director, Satellite Communications Division, NanoTronix Co., Ltd., Korea

13:00-19:00     APSCC 2009 Golf Masters sponsored by Marsh

13:00-19:00     Sightseeing Tour

Note:

1. (*) Speakers to be confirmed

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