Thursday, November 7, 2002

Plenary Sessions

10:00 - 12:00

BB and 3G - is the Future Bright? 
The Drivers for Successful Broadband Fixed and Mobile Implementation

Chairperson: Jacob Perry, Israel

On the agenda:

• The future of networks and services.
• Lessons learned from early experiences.
• Regulator and operators challenges.

The New Telecom World: Opportunities and Challenges
Joshua Piasetzky
CTO, ECI Telecom Ltd., Israel

3G and New Dimensions: Creating Customer Value
Mats Dahlin
Executive Vice President, Ericsson, Sweden

Enabling Your Wireless Internet Future: Groundbreaking Services and Solutions
Jinwoo So
CEO & President, WiderThan.com, Korea

Economies of Regulation or Regulation of Economics? How to Achieve National Goals in the Capital Intensive Telecom & Media Markets
David Boas
CEO, Business Consultations Ltd., Israel

The Broadband Dilemma: Driving Down Cost of Delivery While Increasing
Customer Satisfaction and Revenue
Chris Lewis
Vice President Europe, Middle East & Africa, The Yankee Group, UK

The Impact of Wireless Broadband Connectivity on People Lifestyles
Uzia Galil
President & CEO, Uzia Initiatives and Management Ltd., Israel

13:30 - 15:30

Telecom and Content Regulation - Critical Must or Unnecessary Burden?

Chairperson: David E. Tadmor, Israel

Revising Regulatory Policy Towards Telecom Incumbents - Facing New Realities in the Marketplace
Carlos Perry
Executive Vice President International, The Yankee Group, UK

Content Regulation, Telecom and Antitrust: The View of the Content Regulator
Dorit Inbar
Chair, Cable Television Council, Israel

Economic Aspects of Telecom and Antitrust Regulation
Menachem Perlman
Former Chief Economist and Deputy General Director, Israel Antitrust Authority, Israel

Forms of Telecommunications Regulation - The I.P. Perspective
Dina Kallay
The University of Michigan Law School, USA

Antitrust Regulation in a Saturated Environment: Lessons to be Learned
David E. Tadmor
Senior Partner, Caspi & Co., Israel

13:30 - 15:30

Government & Business Collaboration - Government Incentives and Business Motivation Support for Technology Development

Chairperson: Eli Opper, Israel

On the agenda:

• Government is a facilitator for economic growth
• Israel has tremendous technological advantage that needs encouragement to turn into competitive advantages
• It is the government's role to top companies' investment in know how by government incentive to generate spill-over
• Some programs should continuously run and some can be privatized

Some Thoughts about the Future
Eli Opper
Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Israel

Government Support for R&D: Continuity and Change
Manuel Trajtenberg
School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Canadian Government Support for Technology Development
Andrew W. Woodsworth
Director General of The Institute for Information Technology of the National Research Center of Canada, Canada

High-tech and Venture Capital in a Time of Crises
Yigal Erlich
General Partner, The Yozma Group, Chairman of Israel Venture Association and Former Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Israel

Industry-Government-VC relationships: Are we at the Optimum?
Carmel Vernia
Former Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Israel

16:00 - 18:00

The Future of Fixed Services Competition - Is There Opportunity for CLEC’s?

Chairperson: Ran Croll, Israel

On The Agenda

Are we going to see in the future telecom market :

• Does more regulation mean less competition?
• The future belong to "one stop shop" large players, or to small and focused value added operators?
• Fixed mobile convergence or fixed-mobile competition?
  

The Regulation Dilemma: Will the Telecom Regulation Regime Benefit the Consumers or the Large Telecom Corporations?
Davida Lachman-Messer
Deputy Attorney General (Economic and Fiscal Maw), Ministry of Justice, Israel

CLEC's in Israel - a Reality or Wishful Thinking?
Meir Srebernik
Managing Director, Dankner Investment Ltd., Israel

Powerline Communications
Amit Yudan
Director of Operations Europe, Main.net Communications Ltd., Israel

Entering to fixed inland market: An opportunity or sheer madness?
Amit Schejter
Vice President for Regulatory Affairs at CellcoM, Israel

16:00 - 18:00

Israel Telecommunications Market - Will the Growth Continue?

Chairperson: Shalom (Shally) Tshuva, Israel

On the agenda:

• The possible structures of the Israeli telecom market - 2 or 3 large one-stop shop groups or several more focused players?
• The impact of the cable operators' merger both on the Multi-channel TV market and the local telecom market.
• Where the cellular operators are heading? The future of 2.5G and 3G in Israel
• The potential in broadband - which technology will win?

Survival of the Fittest - Lessons from European Cellular Players
Henri Mrejen
Senior Global Account Manager, Monitor Israel, Israel

Still Making the Right Connections to the Capital Market?
Haim Israel
Head of Research, Nessuah Zannex Securities, Israel

The Israeli Mobile Market: From Voice Leaders to Data Laggards?
Shalom (Shally) Tshuva
Managing Director, Foresight, Israel

Israel's local Communications Market: Where To
Alex Wiseman
Ernst & Young, Israel

Financing Israel Telecom: Lessons from Global Experience
Ehud Kaufman
Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Banking, Israel Discount Bank, Israel

16:00 - 18:00

Startups and Venture Capital - Investments in the Future of Israel’s Technology

ISRAELI VCs - THE FUTURE

Chairperson: Shuki Gleitman, Israel

Korea VC arena
Dong-Ik (Don) Lee
Managing Director
STIC Ventures, Korea

VC in Israel, the future
Giora Bitan
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, ECI

Financing a Mature Start-up in Tough Market Conditions - Practical Advice
David Almagor
President & CEO, Mysticom Ltd., Israel

Israeli VCs Expecting to be Like their US Counterparts - Is it Possible?
Shai Schiller
General Partner, Concord Ventures, Israel

Observations on the Israeli VC Industry - Where Does it Go from Here?
Hila Antebi
Financial Journalist, Globes, Israel

What does it take for a seed company to succeed during adverse market conditions and lack of funding options?
Jonathan Saacks
Principal Gemini Israel Venture Funds Ltd.