Program and speeches 2009

8th Biel Bienne Communication Days, 20 / 21.10.2009, Congress house, Biel Bienne

Program of Tuesday 20.10.2009
Program of Wednesday 21.10.2009
Parallel event (Tuesday 20.10.2009)
Image gallery

Press releases

21.10.2009: Comdays 2009: ways out of the media crisis
20.10.2009: The future of telecommunications at Comdays 2009:
01.10.2009: Eighth edition of the Biel-Bienne Communication Days, 20 - 21 October 2009, at the Kongresshaus Biel-Bienne

Tuesday 20.10.2009

      OPENING
09:00     Link to the video of Hans Stöckli's opening speech Hans Stöckli
Präsident Stiftung Bieler Kommunikationstage, Stadtpräsident Biel-Bienne und Nationalrat
09:10     Link to the video of Joschka Fischer's speech Joschka Fischer
Bundesaussenminister a.D. Deutschland
        Moderator for both days
Christine Maier, Schweizer Fernsehen, SF, Zürich


The future is mobile – is it really and what does it offer?

10:00		  
Link to Matthias Kurt's presentation, in PDF format, 255 Kb
Link to the video of Matthias Kurth's speech
Viewpoint of the regulator
Matthias Kurth, Präsident Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) Deutschland und Präsident European Regulators Group / Independent Regulators Group (ERG/IRG)
10:30 Link to Guruduth Banavar's presentation, in PDF format, 1.4 Mb Link to the video of Guruduth Banavar's speech Mobile as a golden bridge over the digital divide
Guruduth Banavar, Director IBM India Research Laboratory and Chief Technologist IBM India / South Asia
11:00   Link to Torbjörn Nilsson's presentation, in PDF format, 2.6 Mb Link to the video of Torbjörn Nilsson's speech Viewpoint from industry
Torbjörn Nilsson, Executive Advisor to CEO & Ericsson Group

11:30

12:00		  
Link to Vagn Sorensen's presentation, in PDF format, 740 Kb
Link to Olaf Swantee's presentation, in PDF format, 290 Kb
Link to the video of Vagn Sorensen's speech

Link to the video of Olaf Swantee's speech		 Viewpoint of the operator
Vagn Sorensen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TDC A/S

Olaf Swantee, Senior Executive Vice President Orange, responsible for Orange mobile business worldwide
12:30   Link to Monika Dusong's presentation, in PDF format, 161 Kb Link to the video of Monika Dusong's speech Viewpoint of the consumer
Monika Dusong, Présidente de la Fédération romande des consommateurs, FRC
13:00       LUNCH

14:15 Link to Jean-Pierre Hubaux's presentation, in PDF format, 1.8 Mb Link to the video of Jean-Pierre Hubaux's speech What is the situation regarding security and privacy?
Jean-Pierre Hubaux, Professeur à l'EPFL et membre de la Comcom
14:45   Link to Eric Tveter's presentation, in PDF format, 750 Kb Link to the video of Eric Tveter's speech The future is mobile – what do fixed network operators say?
Eric Tveter, Managing Director Cablecom
15:15 COFFEE BREAK
  Fiber to the Home – from hype to realisation
15:45 Link to the video of the Round table with introductory presentations Round table with introductory presentations
Participants:
Carsten Schloter, CEO Swisscom AG
David Thiel, Vorsitzender IWB (Industrielle Werke Basel)
Fredy Brunner, Stadtrat Stadt St.Gallen, Vorstand Technische Betriebe
Christoph Brand, CEO Sunrise Communications AG
Andreas Widmer, CEO Wasserwerke Zug AG (WWZ)
Ansgar Gmür, Direktor Hauseigentümerverband Schweiz
Martin Dumermuth, Direktor BAKOM
Ruedi Noser, Unternehmer, Nationalrat und Präsident ICT Switzerland
Peter Messmann, Leiter Telecom, Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (ewz)

Chair
Rainer Borer, Leiter Wirtschaftsredaktion Schweizer Radio DRS
17:30 Link to Micheline Calmy-Rey's Key note, in PDF format, 43 Kb Link to the video of Micheline Calmy-Rey's speech Key note
Micheline Calmy-Rey, Conseillère fédérale, Cheffe du Département fédéral des affaires étrangères
18:00 APERITIF
Vine selection from the lake area
19:00






Link the video of the Showact with Caveman

COMNIGHT

SWISSBUFFET
Swiss food

Raclette cooked over wood fire

SHOWACT MIT CAVEMAN

Nightbar

Wednesday 21.10.2009

  Crisis or new reality in the media?

09:00
Link to Prof. Dr. Otfried Jarren's presentation, in PDF format, 90 Kb
Link to the video of Prof. Dr. Otfried Jarren's speech
Prof. Dr. Otfried Jarren, Prorektor Universität Zürich
09:30     Hans-Peter Rohner, CEO and Chairman PubliGroupe AG
10:00 Link to Marc Walder's presentation, in PDF format, 97 Kb Link to the video of Marc Walder's speech Marc Walder, Geschäftsführer Ringier Schweiz
10:30     COFFEE BREAK
  How and in which direction do we come out of the
crisis? Examples of successful models:
11:00 Link to Marcel Kohler's presentation, in PDF format, 1.5 Mb Link to the video of Marcel Kohler's speech Marcel Kohler, Geschäftsleiter 20 Minuten AG
11:30 Link to Peter Knechtli's presentation, in PDF format, 165 Kb Link to the video of Peter Knechtli's speech Peter Knechtli, Gründer und Chefredaktor von OnlineReports.ch
12:00 Link to Ann Axelsson and Magnus Gylje's presentation, in PDF format, 4.9 Mb Link to the video of Ann Axelsson and Magnus Gylje's speech Ann Axelsson, Week end Editor, Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm | Magnus Gylje, Editor K, Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm
12:30 LUNCH


  Who will rescue the mission and quality of journalism?
13:45 Link to Prof. Dr. Stephan Russ-Mohl's presentation, in PDF format, 849 Kb Link to the video of Prof. Dr. Stephan Russ-Mohl's speech Experiences from the USA
Prof. Dr. Stephan Russ-Mohl, Universität Lugano
14:15 Link to Hanspeter Lebrument's presentation, in PDF format, 249 Kb Link to the video of Hanspeter Lebrument's speech Viewpoint of the publisher
Hanspeter Lebrument, Verleger Südostschweiz Medien, Präsident Verband Schweizer Presse
14.45 Link to Philipp Cueni's presentation, in PDF format, 88 Kb Link to the video of Philipp Cueni's speech Viewpoint of the unions
Philipp Cueni, SSM und Präsident Verein Qualität im Journalismus, Basel, Verantwortlicher Redaktor für das Medienmagazin EDITO
15:15 Link to the Intermezzo with Christine INTERMEZZO
with Christine – La femme avec l'accordéon
  How is classical journalism changing?

15:35
Link to the video of the panel
Round table with
Dominique von Burg, Président Conseil suisse de la presse
Roger de Weck, Publizist
Markus Somm, Stv. Chefredaktor Die Weltwoche
Catherine Duttweiler, Chefredaktorin Bieler Tagblatt

Chair
Christine Maier, Schweizer Fernsehen, SF, Zürich
16:30 Link to the video of Nils Müller's speech And where to now?
Nils Müller, MBA Founder & CEO TrendONE, Hamburg
17:00 CLOSE



Biel Communication Days Foundation: OFCOM Federal Office of Communications / Biel-Bienne City of communication / PUBLIGroupe / Hasler Foundation