Archives 2008

7th Biel Bienne Communication Days, 21 / 22.10.2008, Congress house, Biel Bienne


This year's speeches were heard by 750 participants, which can once again be seen as a sign of the success of the Communication Days.

Press releases

22.10.2008: The future of television at the 7th Biel-Bienne Communication Days
21.10.2008: The diversity of networks at the 7th Biel-Bienne Communication Days

Blogs

Blogs about the Comdays

Program and speeches of Tuesday 21.10.2008
Program and speeches of Wednesday 22.10.2008
Parallel events (Tuesday 21.10.2008)
Image gallery

Tuesday 21.10.2008

      OPENING
09:00     Link to the video of Hans Stöckli's opening speech Hans Stöckli
Präsident Stiftung Bieler Kommunikationstage, Stadtpräsident Biel-Bienne und Nationalrat
        Moderator for both days
Christine Maier, Schweizer Fernsehen, SF, Zürich


"How many networks does a person need?"
Fixed networks

09:15		  
Link to George Stromeyer's presentation, in PDF format, 1.42 MB
Link to the video of George Stromeyer's speech
How much bandwidth do we need?
George Stromeyer, Vice President Service Provider Video Europe, Cisco
09:40   Link to Grant Forsyth's presentation, in PDF format, 454 KB Link to the video of Grant Forsyth's speech Why BT is for functional separation and Openreach
Grant Forsyth, Vice President, Global Interconnection & Regulation, British Telecom
10:05   Link to Christoph Brand's presentation, in PDF format, 237 KB Link to the video of Christoph Brand's speech Why functional separation is essential
Christoph Brand, CEO Sunrise
10:30       COFFEE BREAK
11:00     Link to the video of Walter Andreas Müller's show Comedy
with Walter Andreas Müller
11:15   Link to Richard Lalande's presentation, in PDF format, 88 KB Link to the video of Richard Lalande's speech How France coordinates infrastructure competition
Richard Lalande, Directeur Général Adjoint de SFR
11:40   Link to Carsten Schloter's presentation, in PDF format, 514 KB Link to the video of Carsten Schloter's speech Why infrastructure competition is essential
Carsten Schloter, CEO Swisscom
12:05   Link to Peter Messmann's presentation, in PDF format, 1 MB   The contenders in the fibre-optic infrastructure competition
Peter Messmann, Leiter Telecom Elektrizitätswerke Zürich (ewz)
12:30     Link to the video of the round table ROUND TABLE with speakers from the morning session

Expert
Klaus von den Hoff, Director Global Head TIME practice, Arthur D. Little
Moderator
Matthias Benz, Wirtschaftsredaktion NZZ
13:15       LUNCH

14:15   Link to the video of Moritz Leuenberger's speech Bundesrat Moritz Leuenberger
Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation UVEK
        Mobile networks

14:40
Link to Frederik Jejdling's presentation, in PDF format, 296 KB
Link to the video of Fredrik Jejdling's speech
Network sharing – outsourcing – leasing model
Fredrik Jejdling, Vice President, Head of Finance Business Unit Global, Ericsson AB Sweden
15:05 Link to Emin Gürdenli's presentation, in PDF format, 1.1 MB Link to the video of Emin Gürdenli's speech Network Sharing - Good for the Customer, Operator, Environment
Emin Gürdenli, Technology Director, T-Mobile UK
  Cross-network considerations

15:30		  
Link to Michael Fries' presentation, in PDF format, 775 KB
Link to the video of Michael T. Fries' speech
Convergence of broadcasting networks and TC networks
Michael T. Fries, President and CEO Liberty Global, Inc.
15:55 Link to Hans-Peter Aebi's presentation, in PDF format, 664 KB Link to the video of Hans-Peter Aebi's speech Power and telecommunications networks – a comparison
Hans-Peter Aebi, CEO Swissgrid
16:20 Link to Matthias Finger's presentation, in PDF format, 154 KB Link to the video of Matthias Finger's speech Which networks should be used?
Matthias Finger, Professor Networkmanagement, EPFL, Lausanne
16:45 Link to Klaus-Dieter Scheurle's presentation, in PDF format, 1.2 MB Link to the video of Klaus-Dieter Scheurle's speech Where is it worth investing?
Klaus-Dieter Scheurle, Professor, Managing Director, Credit Suisse, Frankfurt
17:10 COFFEE BREAK
  THE YEAR OF INFORMATICS
Award of prizes for the Informatics Professional Championships
17:30 Link to the video of Orkut Buyukkokten's speech The inventor of the alternative Facebook
Orkut Buyukkokten, Google, California, Erfinder des Social Networks Orkut
17:55 Link to Anton Gunzinger's presentation, in PDF format, 1.7 MB Link to the video of Anton Gunzinger's speech So what's left to invent?
Anton Gunzinger, Professor ETH Zürich und Erfinder
18:20 Link to the video of the award ceremony Award ceremony for the winners of the "Champions of Switzerland" professional championships
18:40 APERITIF
19:30





Link to the Ohne Rolf's show
Link to the video of the Starbugs' show		 COMNIGHT

SWISSBUFFET
Raclette in cooperation with the Publicity Club de Biel-Bienne and the Stadthaus Crew

Entertainment
with "Starbugs" and "Ohne Rolf"

Cigar bar
with "Gan Ainm", Irish music

Wednesday 22.10.2008

      WELCOME

09:00
Christine Maier, Schweizer Fernsehen, SF, Zürich
  Will there still be "ordinary" linear TV in the future?

09:05
Link to Isabel Wenger's presentation, in PDF format, 527 KB
Link to the video of Isabel Wenger's speech
How do people use radio and television? Presentation of an exclusive study
Isabel Wenger, Leiterin Forschung, Mediapulse AG, Bern
09:25 Link to Karlheinz Kögel's presentation, in PDF-Format, 2.4 MB Link to the video of Karlheinz Kögel's speech Does radio and TV advertising still reach its audience?
Karlheinz Kögel, Inhaber TMC Thomson Media Control, Baden Baden
09:50 Link to Fredy Collioud's presentation, in PDF-Format, 639 KB Link to the video of Fredy Collioud's speech Does one still have to advertise on television?
Fredy Collioud, Chairman, Publicis Gruppe Schweiz
10:15 COFFEE BREAK
10:45 New World of Connected TV: How Technology is Changing the TV Landscape
Marco Wanders, Senior Director, EMEA Solutions, Microsoft Mediaroom
11:10 Link to Jean-Paul De Weck's presentation, in PDF-Format, 1.5 MB Link to the video of Jean-Paul de Weck's speech Experiences with mobile TV
Jean-Paul de Weck, CEO Swisscom Broadcast AG
11:35 Link to Catherine Mühlemann's presentation, in PDF-Format, 614 KB Link to the video of Catherine Mühlemann's speech Linear TV is passé
Catherine Mühlemann, bis Sommer 2008 Geschäftsführerin MTV Networks Germany; Teilhaberin Andmann Media Holding GmbH, VR Swisscom AG
12:00 Link to Geoffrey Goodwin's presentation, in PDF-Format, 929 KB Link to the video of Geoffrey Goodwin The BBC's path away from television
Geoffrey Goodwin, Head of BBC Switch, London
12:25 Link to Elmar Oberhauser's presentation, in PDF format, 1.4 MB Link to the video of Elmar Oberhauser's speech Strategic orientation of the ORF
Elmar Oberhauser, Informationsdirektor ORF, Wien
12:50 Link to Ingrid Deltenre's presentation, in PDF format, 3.7 MB Link to the video of Ingrid Deltenre's speech Strategic orientation of Swiss television
Ingrid Deltenre, Direktorin Schweizer Fernsehen, SF, Zürich
13:15 LUNCH
  New radio and television arrangements after the relicensing

14:20
Link to the video of the round table
ROUND TABLE with:
Roger Schawinski, Medienunternehmer
Günter Heuberger, GF Top Medien, Winterthur
Martin Dumermuth, Direktor BAKOM
Jürg Bachmann, Präsident des Schweizerischen Privatradio Verbandes

Chair
Hans Peter Trütsch, Leiter Bundeshausredaktion Schweizer Fernsehen

15:45
Link to the video of Michael Gammenthaler's show
MAGIC
Michael Gammenthaler, the merry magician
16:05 APERITIF

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