Schedule 2014

Check-in and accommodation of the "Telco Trends 2014" conference and exhibition participants

Attending a concert given within the 10th International SUMMERTIME festival  More

For the first time in Latvia: Grammy-award winner and unique multi-talented artist Dobet Gnahoré 

"Dzintari" concert hall

Pre-booking at the organizers is required

Conference and exhibition participant registration

Opening of the International telecommunications conference and exhibition "Telco Trends 2014".  
Welcoming speeches.

Edmunds Belskis, Director, Communications Department, Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia

Vaiva Zukiene, President, Lithuanian Cable Television Association

Janis Lelis, Director, Latvian Telecommunications Association 

First session of the conference: 
Convergence of telecommunication, information and media services – the answer to the consumer’s desire to have everything at once.

Moderator: Janis Lelis, Director, Latvian Telecommunications Association 

Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia

Trends in the development of the telecommunications market of the EU.

Speaker: Edmunds Belskis, Director, Communications Department, Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia

Latvian Association of Broadcasting Organizations

Convergence of telecommunications, information and media services.

Speaker: Gunta Līdaka, Director, Latvian Association of Broadcasting Organizations

Lithuanian Cable Television Association

Legal aspects of distribution of TV programming packages in Lithuania.

Speaker: Juozas Jurelionis, Director, Lithuanian Cable Television Association

VOLIA Cable

Challenges for telecommunications market in Ukraine. East Ukraine – The New Reality

Speaker: Sergey Boiko, President,  VOLIA Cable (Ukraine)

MSK - IX

Role of Internet Exchange in the infrastructure of telecom operators and content generators. 

Speaker: Sergey Kiselev, Business Development Director at  MSK-IX (Russia)

Coffee break offered by DEAC

Second session of the conference:
New television and multimedia solutions.  

Moderator: Germann Geer, Sales Director CIS & Baltic, ASTRO Strobel Kommunikationssysteme GmbH

SES (Luxembourg) GENERAL PARTNER 

Expand our horizonts with us

Speaker: Mihails Sandler, Business development manager

CONAX (Norway) GENERAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNER

“Monetization and business models of OTT solutions by implementing the Conax Xtend solution”

Speaker: Larisa Makarovskaya, Regional Sales Director, Conax

VECTRUM  (Latvia)

The representative of the world's leading manufacturers in the Baltic region.

Speaker: Rolandas Sirvelis, General Director of the Company

ASTRO STROBEL (Germany)

“Implementation of IP-PAL/Secam and IP-DVBC2 projects on examples of Russian, Ukrainian and German companies Rostelecom, Volia Cable and Kabel Deutschland”

Speaker: Germann Geer, Sales Director CIS & Balticum, ASTRO Strobel Kommunikationssysteme GmbH

KWS-Electronic (Germany)

Novelties of KWS-Electronic

Speaker: Helmut Schenk, CEO

BKTEL (Germany)

“Novelties of a worldwide leader in the manufacture of optical equipment. What should you look for when choosing amplifiers and transmitters”

Speaker: Siegbert Mundinger, Sales Director, BKtel GmbH

Coffee break offered by CONAX  GENERAL TECHNOLOGY PARTNER of Telco Trends 2014   

Third session of the conference:

New technologycal solutions. OTT services and business strategies. 

Moderator: Konstantin Kokin, Technical Director "Telepark IPTV" 

LATTELECOM Technology (Latvia)

The services of a modern data processing center – catalyst for business development. 

Speaker: Maris Sperga, Director of Business Development of Data Processing Centers

IRDETO (Netherlands)

Going to Multiscreen

Speaker: Andrei Silanchev, Irdeto Business development director

Transfer from the SEMARAH Hotel Lielupe to the restaurant 36.Line

Cocktail party. Invites SES company - GENERAL PARTNER 

Venue: Restaurant "36.line" (Jurmala, 36 line)

Transfer from the restaurant 36.Line to the SEMARAH Hotel Lielupe 

Morning coffee offered by Lattelecom

Fourth session of the conference:
Presentation of content innovations.  

Moderator: Daukantas Marius, Senior manager at Lithuanian Cable Television Association

TNS Media ratings at Baltic

Speaker: Margo Veskimagi, Head of TNS Baltic

Baltic Media Alliance presentation (Latvia) GENERAL MEDIA PARTNER

ТПО Ред Медиа presentation (Russia)

Speaker: Maria Rohlina, Deputy producer  

AETN UK  presentation (United Kingdom)

Speaker: Vladislav Gurman, History channel Representative in Baltic

WIDE MEDIA presentation (Estonia)

Speaker: Sanda Belinna, Director of Distribution, Baltic

Первый ТВЧ presentation (Russia)

Sripps Networks International presentation (United Kingdom)

Speaker: Anna Teslina, Head of affiliate sales Russia and CIS

Coffee break offered by TV channel History

Fifth session of the conference:
Modern practical solutions for effective telecommunications business.

Moderator: Diana Volodkevica, CEO at "Elite Union"

BALTCOM TV (Latvia)

Investment mobilization opportunities.

The specifics of investing in telecommunication companies: what do the international investors assess.

Speaker: Dace Markevica, Baltcom TV, Member of the Board, CFO

BIZNESA PARTNERI (Latvia)

Customer support service.

Speaker: Raimonds Kavieris, Member of the Board

BIZNESA PARTNERI (Latvia)

Sales organization.

Speaker: Raimonds Kavieris, Member of the Board

BIZNESA PARTNERI (Latvia)

Coordinate understanding of the goals of the company. Teamwork.

Speaker: Alens Shefers, Member of the Board

Coffee break offered by BKTEL

Panel discussion:

“Illegal distribution of TV content as the market-distorting element.

Protection of intellectual property in the digital environment.”

·  Regulatory legislation of protection of intellectual property. Trends of the European Union (regulations, directives etc.)

·  Responsibility for violation of intellectual property rights in the Baltic States;

·  Collaboration between content rights holders and business in the digital environment;

·  Legal market and National losses due to illegal distribution of TV content;

·  Case - study 

Panelists:

Moderator: Gurmans Vladislavs, History channel Representative in Baltic 

Edmunds Belskis, Director, Communications Department, Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia

Juozas Jurelionis, Director, Lithuanian Cable Television Association

Rihard Gulbis, Head of Copyrights department, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia

Gunta Līdaka, Director, Latvian Association of Broadcasting Organizations

 Ivars Zviedris, Member of the National Electronic Mass Media Concil of the Republic of Latvia

 Ivan Shestakov, Marketing director MEGOGO (Ukraine)

Transfer from the SEMARAH Hotel Lielupe to the restaurant LIDO 

(Riga, Krasta iela 76)

Gala Dinner for the participants of the "Telco Trends 2014" conference and exhibition in the famous "LIDO" restaurant, national themed entertainment program. Invites Baltic Media Alliance, GENERAL MEDIA PARTNER

Transfer from the LIDO restaurant to the SEMARAH Hotel Lielupe

Transfer from the SEMARAH Hotel Lielupe to the sturgeon and trout farm "Sillakas"

("Sillakas", Liepas pagasts, Priekuļu novads)

Fishing for sturgeon and trout.

Invites TV channel «Охота и рыбалка» (Company «STREAM»)

Transfer from the sturgeon and trout farm "Sillakas" to theSEMARAH Hotel Lielupe