Montpellier, France
Over the past 29 years, IDATE's International Conference has earned its reputation as a cornerstone event for taking stock of the changes at work in the Broadband, Mobile and Media industries. A veritable international platform for debate and discussion, following through on the success of its 2006 edition this year's DigiWorld Summit will once again provide an opportunity to examine those events that marked the year gone by, and those which will constitute the key challenges for the years ahead.
As it is every year, these plenary sessions and executive seminars will be structured around a programme including prominent keynote speakers, and a series of presentations and round table discussions.
14 & 15 November 2007
This year's plenary sessions will extend over a day and a half, and focus on the theme: "The next business models: opportunities & disruptions!"
By way of an introduction to the plenary sessions, IDATE's experts will offer the DigiWorld's top players an opportunity to debate the current state of the markets, to then pinpoint the questions that are key to understanding the future.
Speakers confirmed:
-- Benjamin BEJBAUM, CEO & Co-founder, Dailymotion
-- Pierre BELLANGER, President, SkyRock
-- Paul CHAMPSAUR, Chairman, ARCEP
-- Michel COMBES, President, TDF
-- Virginie CALMELS, CEO, Endemol France
-- Carlo D'ASARO BIONDO, CEO International, Lagardere Active Media
-- Olivier FLEUROT, Executive President, Publicis WorldWide
-- Emmanuel FOREST, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Bouygues Telecom
-- Steve GARNETT, President & Co-President EMEA, Salesforce.com
-- Frederic GASTALDO, Head of Strategy and Innovation, Swisscom
-- Phil HARRISON, President Worldwide Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
-- Jean-Bernard LEVY, CEO, Vivendi Universal
-- Didier LOMBARD, President & CEO, France Telecom
-- Herve NOVELLI, Minister of State for Businesses and Foreign Trade, France
-- Patricia RUSSO, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent
14 November 2007
IDATE and its partners are organising half a day devoted to Executive Seminars, including:
-- 6th Video Game Seminar: How convergence affects business models?
-- 5th Broadband Seminar: Who should pay for FTTx?
-- 3rd Mobile Services Seminar: Redefining mobile business models
-- 3rd Media Seminar: New ad-ventures for TV, web and mobile operators
-- 3rd Transatlantic Telecom Forum: Net Neutrality vs. Separation
Key data on DigiWorld Summit
-- Over 1,200 delegates
-- 30 countries represented
-- More than 120 top-flight speakers (plenary sessions & executive seminars)
-- An audience of decision-makers (CEOs, Presidents, Directors of strategic policy...): Telcos, service companies and media groups, hardware manufacturers, European, national and local authorities, academics and financial analysts.
-- Coverage by the general interest and trade press (written, online and TV)
About IDATE
Founded in 1977, IDATE is one of Europe's foremost market analysis and consulting firms, whose mission is to provide assistance in strategic decision-making for its clients in the Telecom, Internet and Media industries.
Consulting - IDATE has established its credibility and independence in conducting consultancy and study assignments on behalf of its clients:
-- Benchmarking: evaluation, modelling and forecasts, sector-specific analyses, surveys
-- International benchmarking: positioning studies, strategic and competition analyses
-- Public policies: public policy definition and assessment, project management, regulatory benchmarking
Research - IDATE'S clients benefit from the knowledge and expertise of its teams of specialists, and from its ongoing investment in its Digiworld information and strategic monitoring system - a veritable digital world observatory - along with access to a singular array of market reports, data, analyses and support services.
Forum - IDATE has also been instrumental in providing a forum for debate amongst the markets' key players, notably thanks to the IDATE Foundation, the DigiWorld Summit and the Communications & Strategies Review.
More information on www.digiworldsummit.com
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)