Asia Pacific Radio Spectrum Conference (Tentative Program)

Dates:  April 8th (14:00 to 18:00) to 9th (9:00 to 18:00), 2010

Venue: Kowloon Shangri-la Hotel, Tsimshatsui East,
              Kowloon, Hong Kong

With the theme of Government/ Public Sector Spectrum , the April 8th program will be
focusing on three key areas: Public Safety, Public Utility, and Public Transport.
This forum will emphasis on a prominent issue of Public Protection and Disaster Relief
(PPDR)

8th April 2010

         Time                              Tentative Programme

13:15 13:45

Registration

13:45 - 13:50
Welcoming
Dr. K.F. Tsang
Chairman, OC of APRSC 2010

13:50 - 13:55

The Hon Samson Tam Wai Ho, JP
Member of Legislative Council

14:00 – 14:15

Mr. T.F. So
Assistant Director - Operations Branch,
Office of Telecommunications Authority,
Presenting "Spectrum Trading"

14:15 - 14:40

Mr. Risto Toikkanen
Chairman of Radio Spectum Group, The TETRA MoU Association
Presenting “Mission critical high speed data and the spectrum to deliver that”

14:40 – 15:05 Mr. Alfred Ma
Assistant Commissioner of Police Information Systems, Hong Kong Police Force
Presenting “Innovative Use of Spectrum: Public Safety”
15:05 – 15:25
Panel Discussion (1)
Specturm in Public
Moderators: Ir. Joly Wong, APRSC2010 Sterring Committee Chairman
Speakers: Mr. T.F. So, Mr Risto Toikkanen, Mr Alfred Ma, Motorola Representative, NSN Representative

15:25 – 15:45

Afternoon break

15:45 – 16:10

Ir Paul Poon
Chief Operating Officer, CLP Power Hong Kong
Presenting “Efficient Use of Radio Spectrum and Technologies”

16:10-16:35

Dr. Jacob Kam
Chief of Operations Engineering, MTR Corporation Ltd.
Presenting “The Importance of Radio Spectrum in Delivering MTR's Caring Service”

16:35 – 16:55
Panel Discussion (2)

Specturm in Utilities
Moderators: Dr John Ure
Speakers: Ir Paul Poon, Dr Jacob Kam, EADS Representative, CSL Representative, SmarTone Representative

17:30 - 19:00

Cocktail Reception

17:30 - 17:35
Welcoming

Mr. Albert Lam
Chairman, The IET Hong Kong

 

 9th April 2010

         Time                              Tentative Programme
08:30 - 09:00 Registration
9:00-9:05
Welcoming
Ir. Jolly Wong
APRSC 2010 Steering Committee Chairman

9:05 – 9:15
Opening Speech

Mr. Duncan Pescod
Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications & Technology), Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Hong Kong SAR

9:20 – 9:50
1st Keynotes Speech

Mr. Xie Feibo
Director General, Radio Regulatory Development , Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, PRC

9:50 – 10:20
2nd Keynotes Speech

Ms Marion Lai
Director-General, Office of Telecommunications Authority

10:20 – 10:45

Morning Break  

Session One

Spectrum Regulatory Perspectives from three Continents
Moderator: Mr. P. H. Ma , Chief Telecom Engineer, Office of Telecommunications Authority

10:45 – 11:10

Mr. Chris Woolford,
Director, International Spectrum Policy, OFCOM, United Kingdom
Presenting "Spectrum management in Europe – a regulatory perspective"

11:10 – 11:35

Mr. David Goggin,
Executive Manager, Spectrum Planning Branch - Australia Communications and Media Authority, Australia
Presenting "Spectrum Regulation - an Australia Perspective"

11:35 – 12:00

Mr. Larry Olson*, US
Presenting "Spectrum Regulation - an US Perspective"

12:00 – 12:05

Souvenir Presentation to Mr. PH Ma, Mr. Chris Woolford, Mr. Andrew Kerans & Mr. Larry Olson (Presented by Jolly)

12:05 – 13:30

Lunch Break

Session Two

Spectrum Innovation and Harmonization
Moderator: Prof. Tung Sang NG , HKU - EEE

13:30 – 13:55

Dr Nim Cheung
CEO of ASTRI and Past President, IEEE Communications Society

13:55 – 14:20

Prof. On Ching Yue
Science Advisor, Innovation and Technology Commission, The Government of Hong Kong SAR
Presenting "ICT Development in Hong Kong"

14:20 - 14:45

Dr. Paul Kolodz
Kolodzy Consulting, LLC
Presenting: Cognitive Radio: Impact to Spectrum Management

14:45 - 15:05

Afternoon Break

Session Three

Spectrum Liberation
Moderator: Dr. Xu Yan, Associate Professor of HKUST and Ex-Co Member of CAHK

15:05 – 15:30

Mr . Jeppe Jepsen
Chairman, Spectrum Harmonisation, Public Safety Communication - Europe
Presentating "The value of spectrum translated to social-economic benefits"

15:30 – 15:55

Dr John Ure
Associate Professor and Director Telecommunications Research Project (TRP) University of Hong Kong
Presentating "Spectrum Liberalisation"

15:55 - 16:20

Mr. Paul Sumner
Senior Manager, Analysys Mason Pte Ltd
Presenting "Spectrum trading and liberalisation: improving efficiency in the public sector"

16:20 – 16:50
Power Panel

Moderators:
1. Mr. Y. K. HA,
Deputy Director-General of OFTA and Co-Chair     of Steering Committee
2. Ir. Jolly Wong, APRSC2010 Steering Committee Chairman

Invited guests & Sessions Moderators:
1. Dr. Samson Tam Wai Ho JP, Member of the Legislative Council
2. Dr. John Fung, Director of ITRC, HKCSS
3. Mr. PH Ma (Moderator - Session 1)
4. Prof. Tung Sang Ng (Moderator - Session 2)
5. Dr. Yan Xu (Moderator - Session 3)

16:55-17:00
Closing Speech
Dr. KF Tsang
Chairman, OC of APRSC 2010
18:30 - 21:30 VIP Dinner
18:30 - 18:35
Event remarks
Mr. Xie Feibo
Director General, Radio Regulatory Development , Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, PRC

*to be finalized