8:00am - 9:00am : : Registration
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Dr. Hui Pan
Conference Chair
Chief Economist
IGI Group
Biography |
9:00am - 9:30am
China's Telecom Market Development and Forecast
- Major Market Development in Telecom and the Internet
- Analysis of the Changing Industry Structure
- Key Players: Service Providers and Equipment Manufacturers
- Market Forecast: 2006 and beyond . . .
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Dan Edwards
Associate Director for Telecommunications, Office of Technology & Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
Biography |
9:30am - 10:00am
China Telecommunications:
Market Development and Trade Policy: Retrospect and Prospect
- The Last Decade, Progress Made
- Current Market Trends
- Trade Policy Issues
- Fora for Addressing the Issues
- The Coming Decade, Challenges Ahead
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Richard W. O'Brien
Dir. for East Asia - Pacific
Comm. and Information Policy / Bilateral Affairs
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Biography |
10:00am - 10:30am
Eyes Wide Open:
State Controls in the Telecom/ICT Sector in China
- Licensing as a political instrument
- The limits of expression
- Managing content in a harmonious society
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10:30am - 11:00am : : Networking Break
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Jason Leuck
VP Global Policy
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Biography |
11:00am - 11:30am
Convergence, Content and Access for All
- Chinese telecom market overvIew
- Key government initiatives
- Impact on foreign companies
- TIA's perspectives
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Luis E. Fiallo
Managing Director for Marketing and Corporate Development
China Telecom USA
Biography |
11:30am - 12:00pm
Transformation of China's Telecommunications Market
- Progress in China’s Telecommunications Market
- Telecom Market Dynamics
- New Applications And Services
- China Telecom USA’s Business
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12:00pm - 1:00pm : : Networking Luncheon
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Dr. Dan Steinbock
ICT Research Director
India, China and America (ICA) Institute
Biography |
1:00pm - 1:30pm
The Mobile Revolution: Role of China
- Great Catch-Up: Globalization and New ICT Powers
- Mobile Operators: Growth in China's Footprints
- Mobile Equipment Manufacturers: From Imports to Localized Production and R&D
- New Mobile Services and 3G in India
- Boosting India's Competitiveness
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Karl Weaver
Principal
Newport Technologies
Biography
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1:30pm - 2:00pm
The Mobile Communications Market in China
- Wireless market trends
- Mobile device business in China
- Problems to be solved by Western firms
- Adopting strategies and tactics for success
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Xiaohua Zhao
Partner
Holland & Knight, LLP
Biography
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2:00pm - 2:30pm
The Telecom Legal Environment
- Brief Introduction of the new Legal Environment
- Relevant New Rules and Regulators
- Practical Implications for Foreign Companies
- Predicted Future Development
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2:30pm - 3:00pm : : Networking Break
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Tara Giunta
Partner
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
Biography
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3:00pm - 3:30pm
Telecommunications in China: Opportunities and Challenges
- Sector structure and market players
- Broadband Opportunities
- WTO Commitments
- Challenges: uncertain legal environment; restrictions on foreign investment; and delays in migration to 3G
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Bob Fonow
Managing Director
RGI, Ltd.
Biography
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3:30pm - 4:00pm
The New Realities of International Communications Strategy: the Emergence of China and India
- Global communication systems under systemic transition
- Rebalancing of innovation: China, India, Europe (Russia), USA
- Geopolitical significance
- The implications of China and India's international telecom expansion
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4:00pm - 5:00pm
: : Reception
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