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Summary

Thank you to our event partners, sponsors, speakers and delegates for their support of this year's event. Organised by Forum Global and co-partnered by Huawei and Samsung, the inaugural Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference provided a meeting point for stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond to come together and discuss topical issues relating to the management and co-ordination of spectrum policy across the region.

Speakers include

Eun-Ju Kim

Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific

ITU*

Settapong Malisuwan

Vice-Chairman

NBTC Thailand

Andrey Mukhanov

Adviser to the Minister of Communications and Mass Media, Russian Federation; and Vice-Chair

APEC TEL

Yu Quan

Chief Strategy Officer, Wireless Networks Product Line

Huawei

Sungho Choi

Vice President, Head of Standards & Technology Enabling Team

Samsung Electronics

Andreas Geiss

Deputy Head of Spectrum Unit

European Commission

John Lewis

Chairman, Working Group Spectrum Aspects

APT Wireless Group

Fetty Fajriati

Commissioner

Indonesian Telecom Regulatory Authority (BRTI)

Chris Perera

Senior Director, Spectrum Policy & Regulatory Affairs APAC

GSMA

Håkan Ohlsén

Director, Spectrum and Radio Technology Strategy

Ericsson

Further information

With contributions from all of the main stakeholders at both a policy and industry level from the Asia-Pacific, the conference took a comprehensive look at spectrum management policies across the region. It offered the chance to look at best practices in areas such as spectrum pricing and allocation, what additional spectrum is available for next generation mobile broadband, the Digital Switchover in the region, broadband coverage for rural areas and tackling the digital divide. The event also explored the possible scope and benefits of deepening co-ordination of spectrum policy across the Asia-Pacific region, and by bringing in speakers from the EU and the Americas, the debate also extended to a global level.

Session titles at the conference included:

• Delivering spectrum to meet the broadband needs of tomorrow and tackle the digital divide
• Finding the required spectrum for the next generation of mobile broadband
• Managing the Digital Switchover in the Asia Pacific Region
• Best Practice in Spectrum Pricing and Allocation

PLUS... All registered delegates had the opportunity to attend a complimentary Gala Dinner during the evening of the main conference.

For further information regarding this year's conference please contact the event manager Tom Chinnock on +44 (0)2920 783 025 / tom.chinnock@forum-global.com