Digital Regions-

today and tomorrow

Conference Programme aconium hall 23A

Contact

Oliver Thoben
Phone: +49 (0)30 609 899 – 097

Luisa Willem
Phone: +49 (0)30 221 831 – 041
Mail: messe@aconium.eu

Speaker

With the exception of the Governmental Workshop (24 October, 10-13, hall 23B) this conference will be held in German language in hall 23A.

GOVERNMENTAL WORKSHOP
presented by Chris Ashe, Director of Innovation at European Institute of Innovation (EIfI)
(English language, hall 23B)

  • 10:00 – 10:10: Opening – Johannes Feldmann, COO at aconium GmbH
  • 10:10 – 10:40: Digital Single Market – Fernando Ferrero, Policy Officer at DG Connect, European Commission
    • European Commission broadband policy update
    • Broadband funding possibilities
    • Connectivity for a European gigabit society
  • 10:40 – 11:00: Broadband in Europe – Johannes Feldmann, COO at aconium GmbH
    • Broadband development in the EU member states
    • Practical measures for local and regional authorities
    • Trends and examples from Europe
  • 11:00 – 11:20: Spotlight: Broadband development in Germany – Dr. Annette Schumacher, Member of the Managing Board at aconium GmbH
    • Experiences from the German Federal Broadband funding programme
  • 11:20 – 11:30: Cooperation of the Broadband Competence Offices in EU28 – Darijus Valiucko, Project Manager at aconium GmbH

11:30 – 11:45:
BREAK

  • 11:45 – 12:30: Panel: Chances and challenges of broadband development in rural areas – Filip Meuris, Head of Department at Intercommunale Leiedal; David Cullen, Director at ITS Technology Group; Dirk Strijker, Professor at faculty of spatial sciences, University of Groningen; Àkos Bóna, Member Board of Directors at Digital Future Foundation
    • Discussing different aspects of digitisation in rural areas
    • Exchanging solutions to overcome the digital divide and
    • Enhancing the use of digital services in rural areas
  • 12:30 – 12:55: Introducing the INTERREG NSR Project “CORA – COnnecting Remote Areas with digital Infrastrucutre and services” – Peyman Khodabakhsh, Project Manager at aconium GmbH / CORA project developer; Wouter Degadt, Coordinator of e-Government at Intercommunale Leiedal, CORA lead partner
  • 12:55 – 13:00: Closing remarks – Johannes Feldmann, COO at aconium GmbH

13:00 – 14:00:
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14:00:
DIGITAL REGIONS – TODAY AND TOMORROW
(in German language, hall 23A, presented by Kerstin Stromberg-Mallmann )

  • 14:00 – 14:10: Opening – Tim Brauckmüller, Managing Director at aconium GmbH
  • 14:10 – 14:30: Keynote I – Rainer Bomba, State Secretary at Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)
  • 14:30 – 14:50: Keynote II – Dirk Binding, Division Manager services, infrastructure, regional policy at German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
  • 14:50 – 15:10: Keynote III – Stefan G. Reuß, County commissioner Werra-Meißner-Kreis, German District Council
  • 15:10 – 16:00: Joint exhibition tour
  • 16:00 – 16:30: Basics of broadband infrastructure – Marko Ludwig, German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (ZVEI)
  • 17:00 – 17:30: Glass fibre and infrastructure monitoring – Dr. Andreas Hornsteiner, Head of fibre optics at Laser Components
  • 17:30 – 18:00: Prize competition/Sweepstake
  • 09:30 – 10:30: Experiences with the material concept of the federal government – Udo Kirsch, Project Controller at aconium GmbH
  • 10:30 – 11:30: Disbursement and call for funds in the frame of the federal funding programme for broadband – Stefan Seidenglanz, Head of paying agent at aconium GmbH
  • 11:30 – 12:00: Glass fibre monitoring – Theory and application – Dr. Andreas Hornsteiner, Head of fibre optics at Laser Components
  • 12:00 – 12:30: Gigabit campaign – Rolf-Peter Scharfe, Head of glass fibre cooperations, Vodafone
  • 12:30 – 13:00 Robots – Rethink last mile delivery – Global broadband strategy reflecting in hyperlocal opportunities – Hendrik Albers, Regional Business Manager Central Europe, Starship Technologies

13:00 – 14:00:
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Prize competition/Sweepstake

  • 14:00 – 14:30: Competition first – What market provides for the gigabit goal – Simon Japs, Director Public Policy at Unitymedia

14:30:
AUTUMN CONFERENCE OF GERMAN BROADBAND INITIATIVE (INITIATIVE D21):
“Digital transformation of cities – Change, consequences and chances”

  • 14:30 – 15:00: Opening
  • 15:00 – 15:45: Opening Panel – Maxim Nohroudi, Bitkom representative Berlin-Brandenburg, CEO and founder of Door2Door GmbH; Lena-Sophie Müller, Managing Director at Initiative D21 e. V.; Dr. Ingo Hofacker, Senior Vice President Internet-of-Things at T-Systems International GmbH; Christian Pegel, Minister for Energy, Infrastructure and Digitalization in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Tim Brauckmüller, Managing Director at aconium GmbH
  • 15:45 – 16:10: Keynote – Digital transformation of cities – Georg Haumann, Deputy Head of Economies and Development Office in the city of Darmstadt (Winner of Bitkom competition „Digital City“)
  • 16:10 – 16:30: Digital transformation – Chances for cities and entrepreneurs – Niculae Cantuniar, CEO at RICOH
  • 16:30 – 16:50: Public utility companies designing the cities of the future – Broadband networks for gigabit society – Nicole Gargitter, Head of Telecommunication at Munich municipal utilities – SWM
  • 16:50 – 17:30: Panel discussion “Digital transformation of cities – Change, consequences and chances” – Walter Haas, Board Member at Huawei Technologies Deutschland GmbH; Wilhelm Dresselhaus, Executive Board Speaker at Nokia Solutions and Networks GmbH & Co. KG; Daniel Domscheit-Berg, VATM e. V.; Nicole Gargitter, Head of Telecommunication at Munich municipal utilities – SWM; Fabian Kraetschmer, Managing Director at godspot GmbH
  • 17:30 – 18:00: Closing remarks and discussion
  • 18:00 – 18:30: Prize competition/Sweepstake
  • 09:30 – 10:00: Smart City: German market development 2017-2022 – Jan-Philippe Schilt, Project Manager at eco – Association of the Internet Industry
  • 10:00 – 10:30: Smart rural areas – Dr. Peter Pascher, department business administration and rural areas at German Farmers’ Association
  • 10:30 – 11:00: WiFi4EU – EU funding for free WiFi access points in central public spaces – Romy Pützschler, Project Manager at aconium GmbH
  • 11:00 – 11:30: 5G smart world – More than mobile communication – Cornel Pampu, Senior Project Manager at aconium GmbH
  • 11:30 – 12:00: Information for consultants in the federal funding programme for broadband: From study to disbursement – Andreas Römer, Project Manager Consulting Services at aconium GmbH
  • 12:00 – 13:00: Information for beneficiaries: From notification to implementation – Beatrice Springborn, Legal Department at aconium GmbH

13:00 – 14:00:
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Prize competition/Sweepstake

  • 14:00 – 15:30: “To gigabit society at full-throttle – Just how?” – Future panel hosted by KPMG – Marco Goymann, Director Regulatory Affairs at 1&1 Versatel; Dr. Stephan Pesch, Senior Expert Political Affairs, Regulation and Federal States at Deutsche Telekom AG; Hans-Jürgen Bahde, Broadband delegate of Stuttgart area; Frank Krüger, Head of subdepartment Digital Society and Infrastructure at BMVI; Introduction and presentation by: Dr. Nicolas Sonder, Head of Department for Digital Change within the Public Sector at KPMG
  • 15:30 – 16:30: DigiNetz act – Rights and obligations for municipalities and districts – Felix Gartner, Project Manager at aconium GmbH
  • 16:30 – 17:00: dibkom quality label broadband: The tasks of building authorities concerning new buildings and renovations – Dr. Wolfgang Schmidt, Education Manager at dibkom GmbH
  • 17:00 – 17:30: Prize competition/Sweepstake