| 9:00 a.m. |
PANEL DISCUSSION: WHERE IS PUBLIC TELEVISION HEADED?
Public broadcasters are facing increased challenges as they prepare
for 2010. Join this informative discussion that will consider how
public broadcasting can remain relevant in an increasingly fragmented
market and find out what public broadcasters are doing to face these
challenges head on.
Moderator: Moses Znaimer
President / Executive Producer, MZMedia
- Lisa
de Wilde
Chief Executive Officer, TVOntario
- Sylvain
Lafrance
Executive Vice-President, French Services, CBC/Radio-Canada
- Jean LaRose
Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN)
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| 11:00 a.m. |
PANEL DISCUSSION: COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT - CHANGING
PLATFORMS, EXPLODING BANDWIDTH. WHO IS IN CHARGE ON-LINE?
Super-fast broadband has reinvented the Internet. Underlying this
change is a shift from a graphic to video-based Web with the capacity
to deliver digital TV and CD sound. While the Internet remains an
open platform for an increasing number of applications like e-mail,
VOIP and blogs, it is also capable of supporting all forms of commercial
mass media on a closed or subscription basis. As major media players
adopt and adapt IP windows, content rights and digital rights management
tools become an important element of any successful business strategy.
And as costs rise, carriers are looking at entertainment and information
as the next big opportunity. But they are not alone. Access independent
providers like Google and major studios are looking at broadband and
increasingly IP-based wireless networks as a way to disintermediate
carriers and broadcasters. Will carriers, over-the-top content aggregators,
right holders or consumers have the most influence on how new markets
evolve? Is intervention necessary or desirable at this stage of the
on-line entertainment market’s evolution? Or should we continue
to let the innovators shape the future of digital media?
Moderator: Michael Hennessy
Vice-President, Broadband and Video Policy,
TELUS Communications Company
- Norm Bolen
Executive Vice-President, Content, Alliance Atlantis Communications
- Slawko Klymkiw
Executive Director, Canadian Film Centre
- Michael Lee
Chief Strategy Officer, Rogers Communications Inc.
- Sam Punnett
President, FAD Research Inc.
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| 2:00 p.m. |
PANEL DISCUSSION: REALITY CHECK - TRENDS, USAGES AND PRACTICES
IN THE CHANGING COMMUNICATIONS FRAMEWORK: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY
TRENDS ELSEWHERE? ARE WE UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
How is Web 2.0 going to affect traditional business models? How can
Canadian companies learn from developments in the US and elsewhere
on the web? What will generate revenue, and what will attract investment
in this new environment? What impact will changes in the US economic
environment have on Canadian companies and their regulatory environment?
Explore the myriad developments in the new borderless world. And weigh
in on both the opportunities and threats for Canadian broadcasters
and content creators.
Moderator: David Keeble
Chief Executive Officer, Keeble Consulting
- Irene Berkowitz
PhD Student and Research Associate, Ryerson/York Universities Joint
Graduate Programme in Communication & Culture
- McLean Mashingaidze-Greaves
Chief Executive Officer, The Nimble Company
- Chris
Mulligan
Co-Head, Communications, Media and Entertainment Group,
RBC Capital Markets
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