TELECOMMUNICATIONS FORUM

Significant regulatory and industry events taking place this year are destined to leave a lasting imprint on Canadian telecommunications, making this forum a ‘must attend’ event.

Hear the latest and be involved in interactive discussions on topics such as:

• The new competitive element introduced with the launch of new wireless services
• The ongoing development of the mobile space as the future of telecommunications
• How the broadcaster / BDU relationship is being re-defined through such issues as fee-for-carriage of OTA signals
• The future of the video distribution market
• Whether the Broadcasting Act should apply to ISPs
• What should be included in a National Digital Strategy
• Net neutrality and the CRTC review of ISP’s internet traffic management practices
• The consultative process on copyright recently announced by Industry Canada

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Hank Intven
Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Laurie Dunbar
Partner, Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP

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MARKETING PARTNERS

• From wireless, wireline, satellite and cable telecommunications and broadcasting companies, including internet service providers and industry associations:
  
• CEOs
• CFOs
• Presidents
• Vice Presidents
• Directors of:
  • Technology
  • Operations
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Consumer
  • Business Solutions
• Business and Legal Affairs
• Government
• Regulatory Affairs

• From legal and consulting firms, government organizations including the CRTC, Department of Industry and the Competition Bureau:
  
• Presidents
• Partners
• Directors of Research and Spectrum Management
• Policy Advisors and Analysts in Telecommunications Finance
• Vice Presidents and Directors, Regulatory Affairs
• Economists

Dear Colleague:

This year we have again seen some significant developments unfold as government and industry alike try to grapple with the ongoing impact of digital technology on telecommunications, combined this time with a severe economic recession. The outcome of the New Media hearings, the debate over fee-for-carriage of OTA signals and the hearings on Net Neutrality will all have far-reaching implications on how the future business of telecommunications will be conducted. One issue that has the potential to leave a lasting imprint is the question of whether the Broadcasting Act should apply to ISPs, which was referred to the Federal Court of Appeal for consideration.

Into this constantly changing environment we will see the launch of the three new wireless services announced last year as a result of the AWS spectrum auction. The prospect of competing with these new services is spurring considerable competitive activity among the existing wireless players as they jockey for the most favourable position in an effort to retain their customers in the new environment these new services will bring.

All of these developments, together with the recent announcement by Industry Canada of a consultative process for the introduction of new copyright legislation mean that there will be a lot to discuss. This conference, produced by Insight Information will provide a lively forum to canvass this recent activity and the significant issues raised. As the only major Canadian telecommunications conference scheduled for this fall, this will be an important forum for policy makers, industry participants and their professional advisors to keep abreast of industry developments.

We believe it’s an event you won’t want to miss.

Sincerely,

Hank Intven
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Laurie Dunbar
Partner
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP

MONDAY | NOVEMBER 30, 2009

8:15 | 9:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 | 9:05

Welcoming Remarks from Insight Information

9:05 | 9:15

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chair

Hank Intven
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

9:15 | 10:00

The Evolution of the Telecommunications Landscape

Duncan Stewart
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Peter Rhamey (invited)
Telecommunications Analyst
BMO Capital Markets

• Impact of the current economic downturn
• Impact of new entry in wireless markets
• Changing business strategies
  • Telus and Emergis, Bell’s acquisition of The Source
• Increasing convergence as programming and applications move across platforms
• Where will growth come from?

10:00 | 10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:15 | 11:15

The New Mobile Marketplace: The Operator’s Perspective

Moderator:
Hank Intven
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ken Campbell
President & Chief Executive Officer
Globalive Wireless

Johanne Lemay
Co-President
Lemay-Yates Associates

• What will the future look like in Canadian wireless markets?
• The developing wireless market in Canada versus the rest of the world
• What will the new wireless players bring to the market?
• Future trends in pricing, new services and innovation
• The ‘set aside’ and the impact of new competition
• Benefits to consumers

11:15 | 12:30

Developing the Mobile Marketplace: The Future of Competition

Moderator:
Hank Intven
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Michael Carter
President and CEO
MyThum Interactive

David Elder
Principal
elder Communications & Privacy Law

• The future of the smart phone – the main battleground of competition
• The impact of new entry and the future of wireless competition
• Trends in pricing, new services and innovation
• The future of wireless content
• The impact of Twitter and other social media
• Technology trends – is there demand for 4G?
• Can current mobile device subsidies be sustained?
• Impact of VoIP and WiFi bypass

12:30 | 2:00

Networking Luncheon

2:00 | 3:15

Re-Defining the Broadcaster / BDU Relationship: Current Issues, Ongoing Challenges

Moderator:
Grant Buchanan
Partner
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

David Goldstein
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
CTV

Mirko Bibic
Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs
Bell Canada

• Compensation for carriage of OTA signals
• The CRTC’s group broadcast licensing hearings
• Impact of Video on Demand on OTA, pay and speciality services
• The future of local content
• Development of Canadian content in the changing marketplace

3:15 | 3:30

Networking Refreshment Break

3:30 | 4:45

The Future of the Video Distribution Market

Trevor Doerksen
CEO and Co-Founder
Mobo Vivo Inc.

Walter Levitt
Chief Marketing Officer
CanWest Broadcasting

Dave Purdy
Vice President and General Manager Television Products
Rogers Cable

Alan Sawyer
Principal Consultant
Two Solitudes Consulting

• Future delivery of broadcast programming
• Impact of alternative delivery modes: Internet TV, Video on Demand, etc.
• Will Internet TV services destroy the conventional TV and BDU models?
• Can existing distribution networks survive? How will they change?
• Impact of other new technologies – e.g. PVRs in set top boxes, mobile broadcasting models, etc.

4:45

Conference Adjourns

TUESDAY | DECEMBER 1, 2009

8:30 | 9:00

Continental Breakfast

9:00 | 9:15

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chair

Laurie Dunbar
Partner
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP

9:15 | 10:30

New Media: Should the Broadcasting Act Apply to ISPs?

Christopher Emery
Director, Business Development
Cisco Systems Inc.

Robert Buchan
Counsel
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP

Peter Grant
Counsel
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

• How do different types of ISPs deliver video programming to the public?
• The CRTC has asked the Federal Court to determine the application of the Broadcasting Act to ISPs
  • what are the likely outcomes of this reference?
• When are ISP services covered by the Telecommunications Act and when are they covered by the Broadcasting Act?
• What program delivery models are caught by the Broadcasting Act?

10:30 | 10:45

Networking Coffee Break

10:45 | 12:15

What Should a National Digital Strategy Look Like?

Michael Geist
Canada Research Chair of Internet & E-commerce Law
University of Ottawa

Jacob Glick
Canada Policy Counsel
Google Canada

Peter Lyman
Senior Partner
Nordicity Group Ltd.

Gary Maavara
Vice President and General Counsel
Corus Entertainment Inc.

Craig McTaggart
Director, Broadband Policy
TELUS

Robert Scarth
Director, Regulatory Affairs
CBC Radio-Canada

• The CRTC has called for a national digital strategy in its “New Media” decision
• Does Canada need a national policy?
• What should government and regulatory policy be for New Media?
• What levers does the Government have at its disposal to implement such a strategy?
• How can taxation, copyright, privacy, spectrum management, Canadian content, telecom and broadcasting policies etc. be aligned in a national policy?
• How have other countries approached this issue?

12:15 | 1:30

Networking Luncheon

1:30 | 2:30

Broadband Expansion

Moderator:
Greg Kane
Partner
Stikeman Elliott LLP

John Maduri
Chief Executive Officer
Barrett Xplore

Helen McDonald
Assistant Deputy Minister
Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications
Industry Canada

Drew McNaughton
Chief Technology Officer
Axia NetMedia Corporation

• Does Canada have a national strategy for broadband expansion?
• What are Canada’s objectives?
• How do we match up compared to other developed nations?
• How coordinated are the federal and provincial programs for broadband expansion?
• What are the appropriate roles of government and the private sector?
• Can subsidy programs coexist with a competitive broadband market?
• Are there better ways to achieve broadband expansion in Canada that have not yet been tried here?
• What are the appropriate roles of government and the private sector?
• Does the P3 model work for broadband expansion?

2:30 | 2:45

Networking Refreshment Break

2:45 | 3:45

Latest Domestic and International Developments in Copyright: Implications for the Communications Industry

Moderator:
Jay Kerr-Wilson
Partner
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

David Fewer
Legal Counsel
Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic

Dan Glover
Associate
McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Jay Thomson, LL.B
President
Jay Communications Consulting Inc. (JayCom)

• After two failed attempts by two successive governments to pass copyright amendments into law, will the third time be the charm or should we expect another bill to be scuttled by an election? Is comprehensive copyright reform by a minority government possible?
• Given the comments by Ministers Moore and Clement in the summer about the role of digital technology in empowering personal access to a wide variety of content, should we expect a shift in the Government’s approach to protection of copyright, personal use and fair dealing?
• As jurisdictions around the world grapple with the impact of the internet on rights holders and the role of ISPs in responding to infringing activity, it appears as if “graduated response” has fallen out of favour. Is Canada ahead of its time in preferring a “notice and notice” approach to online infringement? Is there really the potential for ISPs and rights owners to work together in a more cooperative manner?
• Now, more than any other time in history, individual citizens are both direct consumers and direct creators of copyright protected works. Should the Copyright Act reflect this revolutionary change in how we deal with artistic and intellectual creation? If so, how?

3:45 | 4:45

The CRTC Review of the Internet Traffic Management Practices of ISP’s

Moderator:
Y. Monica Song
Partner
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Dennis Béland
Director, Regulatory Affairs, Telecommunications
Quebecor Media Inc.

Anthony Hémond
Avocat, Analyste Télécommunications
Radiodiffusion, Inforoute, Vie privée
Union des Consommateurs

Teresa Griffin-Muir
Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs
MTS Allstream Inc

• The CRTC has concluded its review of Internet traffic management practices
• What has the CRTC decided?
• How will it affect ISPs?
• Are consumers winners or losers as a result of this decision?
• Does the CRTC have a legitimate role in reviewing the traffic management practices of Canadian carriers – or is this an issue better left to the carriers and the competitive market to determine

4:45

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