ITEMS INTERNATIONAL
Items International is an international consulting firm based in Paris, dedicated to delivering Information & Communication Technology (ICT) strategies. The scope of work covers:
• Strategic consultancy on telecommunications, market segmentation, support to the development of European businesses in the US, Japan and other countries, and also of foreign
businesses in Europe.
• Research and development in areas such as regulatory and economic environments, interconnection issues, Information & Communication Technology (ICT) market research and
international comparative analysis, development for industrialists, operators and Local / Regional / National Authorities.
• “Global Forum / Shaping the Future” ownership organised in association with Sophia-Antipolis Foundation, the European Commission and a number of sponsors and international
experts.
Dr. Sylviane Toporkoff created and launched the “Global Forum / Shaping the Future” initiative in 1992 and has run this annual event for over a decade. Her academic research and
numerous contributions to projects around the globe, for the private and public sectors, including for the European Union, enabled her to build a unique and high quality network of
relationships among those who shape the future of our society, in Europe, the United States, Japan, South East Asia, Latin America and elsewhere.
FOUNDATION SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS
The Sophia Antipolis Foundation was created in 1984 by Senator Pierre Laffitte, and received state-approval for playing a fundamental role in the development of scientific and cultural
activities. The purpose of the Foundation is to encourage the exchange of ideas and cooperation at a French, European and international level, in scientific, industrial and cultural matters
in order to create a new entrepreneurial culture, thereby turning Sophia Antipolis into a laboratory for experiments of the future. Sophia Antipolis is a Science Park that prides itself as
a best practice site for innovation, recognized today as one of the most dynamic and fastest growing technology and scientific hubs in Europe.
Connecting Businesses
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ANUIT
The Italian Telecommunications Users Association, Anuit, was formed in 1989 and is located in Rome. Today Anuit has among its members the most important Italian manufacturers,
banks, trading companies, public utilities, service companies, insurances, publishers and press agencies. The main national company associations are members as well. Anuit, which
is a non-profit, non-party association, has the following aims: to represent the interests of the users of telecommunications systems both in the national and international arena; to
promote research, study and spreading of knowledge on telecommunications; to support the best utilization of telecommunications systems; to cooperate for national and international
rules’ adjustment in accordance with technological development and users’ needs.
Anuit is an active member of the International Telecommunications Users Group (INTUG) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
PALAZZO TAVERNA
The Palazzo Taverna is the most romantic Palazzo in Roma, the ancient abode of the Borgia and the Orsini, it is located in the heart of Rome between Piazza Navona and Castel
S.Angelo. It was built in the 13th century and referred to by Dante in his literary masterpiece “The Divine Comedy”. The palace boasts a picturesque courtyard and a magnificient 17th
century fountain. Courtesy of Stefanina Aldobrandini, Palazzo Taverna has hosted several INTERNETional Award ceremonies. It has two wings a Baroque one, with a remarkable picture
Gallery and magnificient period furniture and one in Empire style, decorated with delightful mural paintings from Coccetti painted around the end of 17th century.
Tel: +39066833785 · Fax: +39066877291 · Website http://www.aldobrandini.it/taverna.html
Global Forum 2003 Steering Committee
EUROPE AND MIDDLE EAST
David Ankri, CEO Smart IS & Co-Chairman of eEurope Smartcards TB10, France
Sergio Antocicco, President of ANUIT, Italy
Michel Carpentier, Honorary Director General European Commission, Belgium
Dr. Hellmuth Broda, CTO EMEA, Sun Microsystems, Switzerland
Jean-Pierre Chamoux, Professor, University Paris René-Descartes, France
Dr. Ed Brown, DTI Broadband Co-ordinator for NE England, UK
Denis Gardin, Vice-President - Head of CEO’s office, EADS, France
Daniel Kaplan, General Delegate, Next Generation Internet Foundation (FING), France
Eric Legale, Director Issy Media, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Christine Leurquin, Senior Manager, European Programs, SES Global, Belgium
Helena Lindskog, CEO Heldag AB, Sweden
Alain-Louis Mie, Sherpa European & Africa Zone, Global Business Dialogue (GBD)
/ Member Task Force Digital Divide, France Telecom, France
Jacques Pomonti, Information Technologies General Advisor, French Secretary
of State - President Sorbonne Radio, France
Prof. Dr. Eng. Alfredo M. Ronchi, Secretary of EC Medici Framework, Politecnico
di Milano, Italy
Judith Ryser, Cityscope Europe, UK
Keith Todd, Chairman Broadband, StakeHolder Group, UK
David Wood, Councillor, Newcastle City Council, UK
Randy M. Yaloz, Attorney at Law-Member of the Paris, New York and New Jersey
Bars, Euro Legal Counsel Group, France
NORTH AMERICA
James X. Dempsey, Senior Staff Counsel, Center for Democracy and Technology,
USA
Michel Combot, Economic Affairs, French Embassy, USA
L. Marie Guillory, Vice-President for Legal & Industry Affairs, National Telephone
Cooperative Association (NTCA), USA
Ellwood R. Kerkeslager, President Information Futures, LLC, USA
Gene Kimmelman, Director-Washington Office, Senior Director for Public Policy,
Consumer Union, USA
Andrew D. Lipman, Partner, Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, USA
Robert A. Morin, Deputy Commissioner of Competition Compliance and
Operations Branch Competition Bureau, Industry Canada, Canada
Guillaume Pfefer, Manager e-Collaboration, Rhodia Inc, USA
Ronald L. Plesser, Partner, Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, USA
Miriam Sapiro, President, Summit Strategies International, LLC, USA
Michaël Stankosky, Associate Professor, Georges Washington University, USA
Costis Toregas, President, Public Technology Inc. (PTI), USA
Phil Malet & Olin Wethington , Partners, Steptoe & Johnson, USA
ASIA
Shigehiko Naoe, Professor of Information Policy, Chuo University, Japan
Zhao Xiaohua, Partner, Holland & Knight, USA / China
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November 2003, Thursday 6 & Friday 7
Rome - Italy
Palazzo Taverna - Via Monte Giordano 36
00186 ROMA
Day 1 : Thursday 6 November 2003
Morning Sessions
9.30am - WELCOMING ADDRESS
Dr. Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global Forum, Associate Partner
Items International, France
Sergio Antocicco, President Anuit, Italy
Opening remarks: H.E. the Italian Minister of Communication
Maurizio Gasparri, Italy
9.45am – 11.30am - OPENING SESSION:
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES – THE EVOLVING DYNAMICS
THE INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
MARKET: REALITIES & TRENDS
Main issues: Overviews & Perspectives from the Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle
East, Africa / Driving Forces & Dynamics of the Market for Businesses & Communities
/ Market Opportunities in Emerging and Developing Countries
• Chairman: Senator Pierre Laffitte, President Foundation SophiaAntipolis, France
• Moderator - Rapporteur: Dr. Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global
Forum, Associate Partner Items International, France
• Pedro De Sampaio Nunes, Director for the Information Society Strategy
and eEurope, DG INFSO - European Commission, Belgium
• Umberto Paolucci, Vice-President EMEA, Microsoft, Italy
• Peiro Corsini, Vice-President, EMEA Public Sector, IBM Europe
• Shigeki Suzuki, Director International Economic Affairs Division
Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home
Affairs, Posts & Telecommunications, Japan
• Bernard Mathieu, Head of Radiocommunications Programs, Directorate
for Programs and Industrial Policy, CNES, France
• Alberto Tripi, President, Federcomin, Italy
• Nasr Hajji, Congressman – Morocco Parliament, Former Secretary of State,
Posts, Telecommunications & Information Technologies, Morocco
• Jorgen Abild Andersen, Director General, National IT and Telecom
Agency (NITA), Denmark
COFFEE BREAK
11.45am – 1.15pm - SESSION 1
INFRASTRUCTURES & SERVICES:
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Main issues: Broadband and 3G: Global or Selective Investments for Network Service
Providers / Promise of Diverse Technologies (xDSL, Broadband, FTTx …), Cable, Radio
(WLL, Wi-Fi), Satellite, Wireless (GSM, UMTS, …), Smartcards / Combining Models &
Technologies
• Chairman: Roberto Campitelli, Hughes Network Systems Europe, Italy
• Moderator - Rapporteur: Randy Yaloz, Attorney at Law-Member of the
Paris, New York and New Jersey Bars, Euro Legal Counsel Group, France
• Christine Leurquin, Senior Manager European Programs, Société
Européenne de Satellites (SES-GLOBAL), Belgium
• Pr. Shigehiko Naoe, Professor of Information Policy, Chuo University,
Japan
• Kathryn Brown, Senior Vice-President Public Policy Development &
International Government Relations, Verizon, USA
• Alberto Trondoli, COO Fastweb, Italy
• Francesco Chirichigno, President, Italian Executive Committee for
Broadband, Italy
• Stefano Pileri, Executive Vice-President Network, Telecom Italia Wireline,
Italy
• E. Ashton Johnson, Partner, Piper Rudnick LLP, USA
11.45am – 1.15pm - SESSION 2
CHALLENGES FOR SOFTWARE & CONTENT PROVIDERS
Main issues: Emerging Approaches of Industry & Service Providers / Open Source:
Opportunities or Threats? / The Middleware: a Strategic Issue? / Developing New Content
and Software
• Chairman - Moderator - Rapporteur: Hellmuth Broda, CTO EMEA Sun
Microsystems- Member, Sun Vision Council Sun Microsystems, Switzerland
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Sahin Albayrak, Professor, DAI-Labor / Technische
Universität Berlin (Distributed Artificial Intelligence Laboratory), Germany
• Dario Avallone, Director of the R&D Department, Engineering Ingegneria
Informatica, Italy
• Desiree Miloshevic, Adviser, International Affairs and Policy
Development, Afilias Limited, United Kingdom
• Timo Skyttä, Technology Manager, Nokia, Finland
• Hervé Rannou, President Items International, France
• Anna Lisa Boni, Manager, Telecities c/o Euro Cities, Belgium
• Vincent Roger, General Manager, Mobibase, France
1.15pm – 2.30pm - BUFFET LUNCH
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Afternoon Sessions
2.30pm – 3.00pm - OPENING SESSION (Keynote Speakers)
Moderator - Rapporteur: Sébastien Lévy, Vice-President Global
Forum – Associate Partner Items International, France
Maurizio Bruschi, Director of the UCSIA (Central Office for
Informative & Automated Systems), Italian Ministry of Interior, Italy
Edith Cresson, Former Prime Minister – President ‘Second Chance
School Foundation’, France
Guy-Olivier Segond, Special Ambassador for the World Summit
on Information Society, International Telecommunications Union
(UIT), Switzerland
Timothy C. Finton, Senior Counselor for International
Communications & Information Policy, US Department of State, USA
3.00pm – 5.00pm - SESSION 3
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY CLIMATE
Main issues: The European Directives Transposition Process /
Regulation in North America: Federal and Local Issues / Asian
Regulatory Issues / Emerging Markets Issues / Smartcards and
International Regulation / Global Trading: the WTO Challenge
• Chairman: Michel Huet, Senior Vice-President, International
Public Affairs, France Telecom, France
• Moderator - Rapporteur: Andrew Lipman, Partner, Attorney at
Law, Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman LLP, USA
• Marie Guillory, Vice-President for Legal and Industry Affairs,
National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA), USA
• Brent Olson, Deputy Division Director, FCC, USA
• Olin L. Wethington, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, USA
• Isolde Goggin, Commissioner, Commission for Communication
Regulation, Ireland
• Ronald L. Plesser, Partner, Piper Rudnick & Wolfe LLP, USA
• Tom Marten, Senior Director of Government and Public Affairs,
South Europe & Ireland, MCI, France
• Zhao Xiaohua, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP, USA
• Raffaele Giarda, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Italy
• Romano Righetti, Public & Economic Affairs, Telecom Italia, Italy
• Christina Speck, Office of International Affairs, US
Departement of Commerce, National Telecommunication &
Information Administration (NTIA), USA
3.00pm – 5.00pm - SESSION 4
SECURITY & PRIVACY
Main issues: Catalysts for Communities / Do We Have the
Appropriate Tools? / The Role of the Defense Industry in Developing
Opportunities for Dual Use Technologies / Digital Assets
Management / Towards a Pan European e-ID / Data Protection
• Chairman - Moderator: Gérald Santucci, Head of Unit D4 - Trust
& Security, DG INFSO, European Commission, Belgium
• Rapporteur: Augusto Leggio, Professor, Ministry of
Communications - ICT High School, Italy
• Mario Sforza, General Manager, Finmatica S.p.A. - Advanced
Technologies, Italy
• Detlef Eckert, Director Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft EMEA,
Italy
• Dr. Andrew Robinson, Vice-President, European Institute for
eLearning, Assistant Director, Open University (UK), Club Sophia
UK of French Business Council, United Kingdom
• Markus Gnaegi, CIO E-Prica AG, Switzerland
• Robert Flaim, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation,
USA
• J. Scott Marcus, Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of
the United States, USA
• Theresa Swinehart, Counsel for Legal Affairs, ICANN, USA
5.15pm - 7.30pm – Private visit to Sistine Chapel Sponsored
by FASTWEB (bus transfer)
8.00pm - 11.00pm – Reception and Dinner (by invitation)
Day 2 : Friday 7 November 2003
Morning Sessions
9.00am – 10.00am – REPORTS DAY 1 (Sessions 1, 2, 3, 4)
4 Rapporteurs reports
10.00am – 11.00am – OPENING SESSION
THE KILLER APPLICATIONS: MYTH & REALITY / THE EMERGING
MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT / MOVING FORWARD
• Moderator-Rapporteur : Dr. Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global
Forum, Associate Partner Items International, France
• Sergio Fogli, Director Regulatory Affairs, Telecom Italia Wireline, Italy
• Livio Zoffoli, President, National Center for Public Administration
Information Systems (CNIPA), Italy
• Maitland Hyslop, Head of Knowledge, Information & ICT, One North
East, United Kingdom
• Robert Morin, Deputy Commissioner- Competition Compliance,
Industry Canada, Canada
• Alessandro Luciano, Commissioner, Italian Regulatory Authority, Italy
• Gabrielle Gauthey, Commissioner, French Regulatory Authority,
France
• Dr. Hisham El Sherif, Chairman and CEO, IT Ventures / IT
Investments, Egypt
• Ranjit Makkuni, President Sacred World Foundation, India
COFFEE BREAK
11.00am – 1.30pm - SESSION 5
STRATEGIES & APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESSES
– Creating the Right Strategies
Businesses Strategies & Networking Issues / ERP: Applications in
Networks for Integrated Enterprises / e-Procurement, Creating
Dynamics Communities / e-Commerce : Strategies for Success
– Information Management Strategy
Intelligent Inheritage / Maximizing the Knowledge Management /
Intelligent Data Management in Different Environments
• Chairman : Giorgio Prister, EMEA Sales Executive - Local
Government & Health, IBM Public Sector EMEA, Europe
• Moderator - Rapporteur : Jean-Pierre Chamoux, Professor,
University Paris V - René Descartes, France
• Tom Cosh, Head of Economic Development & Estelle Chatard,
Project Director Economic Development Division, Newcastle Upon
Tyne City Council, United Kingdom
• Michael Stankosky, Associate Professor Knowledge Management,
Georges Washington University, USA
• Keith Todd, Chairman Broadband, StakeHolder Group, United Kingdom
• Paul Smith, Partner, Head of Regulatory, Eversheds, United Kingdom
• Pr. Dr. Günter Koch, Managing Director, Austrian Research Centers,
Austria
• Denis Ettighoffer, President Eurotechnopolis Institute, France
• Ing. Giuseppe Tilia, Marketing, Telecom Italia Wireline, Italy
• Vittorio Daniore, Science Attaché, Embassy of Italy in Washington
DC, USA
11.00am – 1.30pm - SESSION 6
CONSUMER ORIENTED APPLICATIONS
Main issues: TV and Broadband Internet: Convergence and New
Applications / Consumers Facing the Complexity of Technologies,
Standards and Prices / Home and Ambient Computing (including
Entertainment, Games, e-Health, e-Work, e-Citizens, e-Commerce,...) /
Public/Private Models for Cooperation
• Chairman: Maitland Hyslop, Head of Knowledge, Information & ICT,
One North East, United Kingdom
• Moderator - Rapporteur: Sergio Antocicco, President ANUIT, Italy
• Jean-François Tournu, Technical Director Information &
Communication Technologies, CSA - Conseil Supérieur de
l’Audiovisuel, France
• Prof. Dr. Eng. Alfredo M. Ronchi, Secretary of EC Medici Framework,
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• Ky-Ming Jen, General Manager, XandMail, France
• Daniel Kaplan, General Delegate, FING, France
• Elin Wihlborg, Assistant Professor of Technology and Social Change,
Linköping University, Sweden
• Helena Lindskog, CEO, Hel-Dag AB, Sweden
• Massimo Castelli, Executive Vice-President Marketing, Telecom Italia
Wireline, Italy
• Patricia Cooper, Chief – Regional & Industry Analysis Branch, Federal
Communication Commission (FCC), USA
• Eric Legale, Director Issy Media, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
1.30pm – 2.30pm - BUFFET LUNCH
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Afternoon Sessions
2.30pm – 4.30pm - SESSION 7
DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL
& REGIONAL AUTHORITIES
Main issues: Political Visions in Developing Communities with
Information Technologies / From Access to the Information
Society to Integration in the Knowledge Society / Priorities for
Improving Infrastructures & Services / e-Government
Approaches in Cities & Regions / Different Approaches to
Bridging the Digital Divide
• Chairman: David Wood, Councillor, Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Council, United Kingdom
• Moderator - Rapporteur: Costis Toregas, President, PTI, USA
• Samir Naessany, Senior Vice-President, Strategy and Business
Development, Alcatel Private Communication Group, France
• Maurizio Caruso, Director of Marketing, Hughes Network
Systems Europe, Italy
• Nicholas Giordano, Senior Advisor and Telecommunications
Strategist, Affinity Group of Harrisburg, LLC, USA
• Larbi Ajjoul, Congressman – Morocco Parliament, Former
Secretary of State, Posts, Telecommunications & Information
Technologies, Morocco
• Ellwood R. Kerkeslager, CEO, Information Futures LLC, USA
• Michel Carpentier, Honorary Director General European
Commission, Belgium
• Luis Lozano, Consultant, Foundation for Science and
Technology of Extremadura (FUNDECYT), Spain
2.30pm – 4.30pm - SESSION 8
e-RELATIONSHIP WITH CITIZENS
Main issues: Communities: Providing New Services to Citizens
& Businesses / Geographic Information System / Healthcare &
New Applications / Education & Learning / Information
Technologies for Transportation / e-Government Services based
on Smartcards / Multi-Application Cards for Citizens
• Chairman - Moderator - Rapporteur: Gilles Polin, Manager
Government Sales & Solutions Group Microsoft EMEA, United
Kingdom
• Paolo Bernardini, Strategies & Special Projects Manager,
Finmatica SPA e-Government, Italy
• Patrice Cristofini, Healthcare Director, Schlumberger – IT
Services, France
• Maruja Gutierrez-Diaz, Head of Unit Multimedia, DG Education
& Culture, European Commission, Belgium
• Jacques Pomonti, Information Technologies General Advisor,
French Secretary of State - President Sorbonne Radio, France
• Tracey Pitt, Head of e-Business, e-Business Centre - Northumbria
University, United Kingdom
• David Ankri, CEO Smart IS & Co-Chairman of eEurope
Smartcards TB10, France
• Sylvain Aymard, Information Systems Manager, Second Chance
School Foundation, France
• Stefano Mazzitelli, CEO, Telecom Italia Sparkle, Italy
• Claudia Pavoletti, Ragional Manager, Anti-Privacy & Compliance,
EMEA, Network Associate, Italy
• Ken Bellamy, Head of e-Governement, Sheffield City Council,
United Kindgom
4.30pm – 5.30pm – REPORTS (Sessions 5, 6, 7, 8)
4 Rapporteurs reports
CLOSING SESSION - CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Sylviane Toporkoff, President Global Forum, Associate Partner
Items International, France
Sergio Antocicco, President ANUIT, Italy
This program may be modified in order to satisfy at the best level the Global
Forum 2003’s speakers , sponsors and participants, and also to follow the
Information Technologies market.