Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday 1 October 2012
14:30 – 14:45 OPENING CEREMONY
Mr Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)
Mr Anusha Palpita, Director General of Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, Sri Lanka (TRCSL)
Mr Anada Aj Khanal, Director, Nepal Telecommunication Authority (SATRC)
14:45 – 15:30 SESSION 1: “THE FUTURE OF REGULATORS” IN THE WORLD OF THE INFORMATION
SOCIETY: WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE REGULATORS AND WHAT SHOULD BE THEIR
COMPETENCES?
• Presentation, Mr Gustavo Peña-Quiñones, Secretary General, REGULATEL
• Presentation, Dr Amr Badawi, Executive President, NTRA, Egypt, Chairman AREGNET and EMERG
• Contribution from other Associations
15:30 – 16:15 SESSION 2: ROAMING EXPERIENCES WITHIN REGIONAL CONTEXT
• Presentation, Mr Filipe Batistsa, Executive Secretary, ARCTEL – CPLP
• Contribution, Dr Amr Badawi, Executive President, NTRA, Egypt, Chairman AREGNET and EMERG
• Experiences from other regions
16:15 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 17:30 SESSION 3: CHALLENGES OF TRANSNATIONAL REGULATION
• Presentations, Mr Filipe Batista, Executive Secretary, ARCTEL – CPLP
• Presentation, Mr Lin Mombo,President, Regulatory Council of ARCEP (Gabon), Chairman of the
Forum on Telecommunication/ICT Regulation and Partnership in Africa 2012 (FTRA-2012)
• Interactive panel discussions
Wrap-up and closing by the Chairman