Forum CSTB. TELECOM & MEDIA 2019

Moderators:

Yana Churkova, a TV presenter and broadcasting expert
Yuriy Pripachkin, president of the Russian Cable Television Association

Round Table Topics:

1. Russian Telecom and Media Communications Market as Part of the Digital Economy Implementation Programme: General Outlook

• Global trends in the telecom and media industry, global trends in business model evolution/ business diversification and search for new markets/
• What do consumers of the future look like? What telecom and media business services will be in demand in view of global digital transformation?
• New content, new media consumption formats
  
  

2. Fostering a Digital Environment for Higher Media Business Efficiency

• Growing TV content consumption in a Digital Environment, global trends and forecasts
• Online TV and additional services as growth drivers in the Russian telecom industry
• New distribution channels and the piracy challenge
  
  

3. Innovation Technologies in Implementing a Digital Economy Vision

• Ensuring robust coverage and the evolution of 5G networks. Project implementation by individual companies
• BigData and predictive analytics as a secret tool for the telecom and media industry that enables them to predict the needs of TV and telecom service consumers
• Innovative technologies: Russian know-how. How efficient is Russia’s import substitution programme?
  
  

4. The Russian broadcast market and the analogue switch-off (ASO)

• Early 2019 situation: overview and first outcomes
• Analogue switch-off roadmap: key challenges and coping strategies 
  
  

Invited Speakers:

• Diana Samoshkina, vice president, work with the mass segment, Rostelecom
• Roman Stolyarsky, General Director, Red Media
• Leonid Savkov, Commercial Director, YANDEX
• Alexey Yanchishin, Deputy General Director for Strategy and Investments, National Media Group
• Mikhail Kovalchuk, CEO, Signal Media
•  Alexander Kosarim, director of content policy, Rostelecom, general director, Media-Telecom
• Alexey Efimov, CEO, Channel One Russia Worldwide
• Aiden Wu, CEO, Huawei
• Pavel Anisimov, Director of Industry Development, ANO Digital Economy
• Kirill Makhnovsky, General Director, ORION Group of Companies
• Robert Gndolyan, General Director, Digital Television Russia
• Vyacheslav Nikolaev, Vice President for Marketing, MTS
• Representatives of Channel One, Tricolor, the Russian Ministry for Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media

Moderator: Oleg Grischenko, President of ROSTELESET

Schedule:

14:30 - 14:50 Administrative risks faced by telecom operators

Dmitry Galushko, CEO, OrderCom

14:50 - 15:00 Prospects of streamlining the interaction procedure for telecom operators and residential property management companies

Oleg Grischenko, President of ROSTELESET

15:00 - 15:20 Round table discussion: ‘Approaches to the enforcement of the Yarovaya Laws’

Oleg Grischenko, President of ROSTELESET

Iskandar Bakhtiyarov, CEO, UfaNET

Alexander Vasiliev, CEO, Lanta (Tambov)

15:20 - 15:40 Operator success algorithms in turbulent times

Iskandar Bakhtiyarov, CEO, UfaNET

15:40 - 16:30 Round table discussion: Marketing. Advertising. Sales

Timur Chudutov, Deputy Director of RiNet (Moscow)

Rinat Sultanov, Head of Customer Service, UfaNET

16:30 - 16:40 TV channels with customized content

Konstantin Usachev, Head of Projects, GOODLINE (Kemerovo)

16:40 - 16:50 Entering the city advertising market and launching 6 TV channels with our adverts; case study

Vitaly Korneev, Chief Technology Officer, Vidicon-K (Ryazan)

16:50 - 17:00 Television viewing indicators as a TV channel appeal assessment tool

Oleg Grischenko, President of ROSTELESET

17:00 - 17:15 Video and voice house intercoms, and competition in the market

Alexander Trofimov, Head of Products and Innovations, Intersvyaz (Chelyabinsk)

17:15 - 17:20 Comparing the quality of Internet connection within your network vs. peers

Konstantin Usachev, Head of Projects, GOODLINE (Kemerovo)

17:20 - 17:40 Controlled shifters, new approach to managing user access to cable TV networks

Andrey Urlin, Chied Engineer, UfaNET

17:40 - 17:55 Role of the operator in implementing new telemetering projects in agriculture, central heating lines, and manufacturing industry

Oleg Plotnikov, Head of Industrial Internet Centre, Intersvyaz (Chelyabinsk)

17:55 - 18:00 Own ОТТ/IPTV promotion by cable operators with less than 1,000 subscribers

Oleg Grischenko, President of ROSTELESET

14:30 – 16:30

Moderators: Nikolay Orlov, Head of Content Policy, Tricolor; Alexander Chernyayev, Senior Manager, Huawei

Topics to be addressed:

• Russian and international UHD market in 2018
• UHD: a marketing trick or a promising business?
• TV channels in Ultra HD: upscaling and monetization opportunities
• UHD content production. Technologies and solutions
• Operators within the Ultra HD ecosystem. A business model for commercial success
• TV sets and 4K and 8K set-top boxes as drivers of the Ultra HD market
• Prospects of the HDR and other extensions to the UHD standards. Impact of premium technology on the operator and TV channel businesses
  
  

Invitees:

• Grigory Lavrov, CEO, Media Alliance
• Natalia Bratchikova, Head of Marketing of Fixed Network and TV Business, MTS
• Maxim Polukhin, CEO, 1 TVCh
• Alexander Surkov, Head of Analytics, GS Group
• Anton Kharin, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Hisense

Moderator Aleksey Byrdin, General Director of AIV

10:00 - 11:00  Market analytics. First results of 2018 on video services market, numbers and trends, market structure, linear TV viewing in OTT, video advertising.

Among the invited speakers are:

• Dmitry Kolesov, Director of TV and content dept, Json&partners consulting
• Konstantin Ankilov, General Director, TMT- Consulting
• Denis Kuskov, General Director, info-analytics agency “Telecom Daily”
• Darya Bruyeva, Deputy Director of business development, iKS consulting
• Inessa Ishunkina, Director of Internet research, Mediascope
• Karen Kazaryan, Senior Analyst , RAEС
  
  

11:00 - 13:30  Panel discussion “The year of 2018. Market players’ view. Biggest news stories of the past year, plans and expectations for the year of 2019“

Discussion participants:

• Oleg Tumanov, General Director, ivi
• Ivan Grodetsky, General Director, Окко
• Victor Chekanov, General Director, Megogo
• Dmitry Sychugov, General Director, AMEDIA TV
• Denis Maymistov, Development Director, Tricolor
• Aleksandr Kosarim, Head of content policy department, Rostelecom
• Artem Savinovsky, General Director, “Yandex. Medialab”
• Denis Gorshkov, NMG/CTC
• Kirill Filippov, General Director, SPB TV
• Zharkyn Tursynov, Development Director, Lifestream (Smotreshka)
• Irina Statsulo, Commercial Director, Peers.tv
• Andrey Kushnarev, Head of Video department, Megalabs
• Yulia Mindubayeva, General Director, Start
• Elena Yachmennikova, Development Director, ORION
  
  

13:00 - 13:30 Interactive TV in all kinds of environment based on Hbbtv and ОТТ solutions

Among the invited speakers:

• Anton Evdokov, Technical Director, Teletarget
• Anton Petukhov, Technology Director, NAA/NSK
• Sergey Storozhev, Technical Director of Direction of PR and Internet broadcasting, Channel One. Russia Worldwide
• Andrey Grigoriyev, General Director, GetShop TV
  
  

2:00 – 6:00 p.m. 

Moderators:
Yana Belskaya, editor-in-chief, internet portal Kabelshchik
Denis Rychka, PR director, Russian Cable Television Association

7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Session Promotional Campaigns 2018: Success and Failure Stories

Guest Speakers:

• Gulnara Umryaeva, marketing director, Fox Networks Group
• Anna Shnaider, general director, TV Channel O!
• Ilya Doronov, Russian Business Channel (RBK), CEO
  
  

5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Session New Ways of Content Promotion in Digital Environment

Guest Speakers:

• Yekaterina Odintsova, head of video advertising projects, Yandex
• Danil Chunikhin, head of internet project division, 1TVCH
• Kseniya Achkasova, TV research director, Mediascope
• Polina Zimina, content and content marketing expert
  
  

11:00 – 15:30

Moderator: Artem Egorov, Head of TV Equipment, NAG

Schedule:

11:00 – 11:10 Opening speech
Artem Egorov, Head of TV Equipment, NAG

11:10 – 11:30 Case study: reversing the subscriber attrition by means of interactive TV and CCTV.
Nikolay Mikhailov, Director, IPTV PORTAL

11:30 – 11:50 House intercom equipment for telecom operators.
Alexander Trofimov, Head of Subscriber Service, Intersvyaz

11:50 – 12:10 DPI use cases. Optimizing the costs, identifying the points of growth.
Artem Tereschenko, Head of Network Traffic Control DPI, ‘VAS Expert’

12:10 – 12:20 Coffee-break

12:20 – 12:40 Global trends and learnings that could lead to opportunities in the Russian pay TV market.
Natalia Romanova, Regional Director & Jim Phillipoff, Head of Business Development, EMEA, IRDETO

12:40 – 13:00 Personal data of the telecom provider: things to note, matters to be reported to Roskomnadzor.
Dennis Lukash, Executive Director of Digital Rights Centre

13:00 – 13:20 Monitoring the video streaming experience quality using EcoQoE.
Sergey Nikulin, Director, RDP.RU

13:20 – 13:30 Coffee-break

13:30 – 13:50 StreamLabs solutions for operators and TV companies.
Alexander Serov, SrtreamLabs

13:50 – 14:10 PON networks and TV.
Evgeny Zykov, Head of department «Optical transport system», NAG

14:10 – 14:30 Selecting soft- and hardware: matters of economic safety of the telecom service provider.
Artem Egorov, Head of TV Equipment, NAG

14:30 – 14:40 Coffee-break

14:40 – 15:10 New level of television and guaranteed growth of ARPU.
Alexandra Skripochka, Marketing Director, EPG Service

15:10 – 15:30 IoT controllers.
Roman Panjshin, Product Manager, NAG

The participants will discuss the following: prospects of new satellite communication and broadcasting technologies in the context of the Russian market, and the market potential; the market potential from the point of view of operators, and their role in the new ecosystem of the digital economy; opportunities to integrate satellite broadcasting with other services; and the prospects of cutting-edge technologies, services and equipment for the satellite communication and broadcasting.

11:00 – 12:00 Session 1. “Satellite and digital transformation: Role of satellite operators in the new digital economy ecosystem”

Moderator: Sergey Pekhterev, Head of AltegroSky Group

11:00 – 11:10 Introductory remark
Sergey Pekhterev, Head of AltegroSky Group

11:10 – 11:30 On the goals of advanced satellite communication systems in developing the digital economy
Andrey Shestakov, CEO, Telecom-Project 5

11:30 – 11:50 Major development vectors and new projects concerning Non-GEO HTS systems
Andrey Gritsenko, CEO, Severnaya Korona (Northern Crown) Information Space Center

11:50 – 12:10 VSAT communication market: current status and prospect
Yury Fomin, Head of Sales Russia and CIS, Hughes Network Systems

12.15 – 13.30 Session 2. “Satellite and video: New trends in satellite broadcasting”

Moderator: Vsevolod Kolyubakin, Editor of Hardware and Technology Section, Tele-Sputnik

12:20 – 12:40 Adapting operator satellite platforms to support modern TV options
Konstantin Saltykov, CTO, Orion Group

12:40 – 13:00 Satellite technology for the corporate sector
Ilya Upkhonov, Head of Corporate Sales and Service, Tricolor TV

13:00 – 13:20 New trends in the application of satellite broadcasting technology in the evolving telecom market
Yulia Shakhmanova, CEO, STV (Satellite TV)

13:20 – 13:40 Ultra HD and Eutelsat
Michel Chabrol, Senior Vice-President, New TV Formats, Eutelsat S.A

13.40 – 14.00 Coffee-break

14:00 – 15:00 Session 3. “Satellite and transportation: Innovative case studies in the mobile satellite communication sector”

Moderator: Vsevolod Kolyubakin, Editor of Hardware and Technology Section, Tele-Sputnik

14:00 – 14:20 Mobile satellite communication in Russia: current status and prospects
Alexander Soshenko, Head of Commerce, Eastar

14:20 – 14:40 New drivers and challenges in the VSAT market: Water and air transportation
Alexey Antonenko, Director of Water Transport Solutions Excellence Center, Orange Business Services, Russia and CIS

14:40 – 15:00 Satellite communication on sea and river vessels: Cases studies and growth potential
Nikita Ryabchuk, Head of Project Office, MorsvyazSputnik (State-Owned) Company

15:00 – 15:20 Flat-top antennas. Trends in the satellite market and evolution of technology
Mikhail Pykhov, CTO, Gilat Satellite Networks (Eurasia)

15:40 – 17:00 Session 4. “Satellite and IoT: IoT as a new vector in the satellite industry”

Moderator: Andrey Romulov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Iskra (State-Owned) Group

15:40 – 16:00 Telecom operators under digital transition: From being mere conduit to providing digital services
Andrey Dolzhenko, Head of Connectivity, Iskra Group

16:00 – 16:20 New М2М and IoT opportunities involving satellite communication channels
Anton Zhumenko, Sales Support Engineer, Iridium Communications

16:20 – 16:40 Cutting-edge satellite IoT technology: How promising is it?
Valentin Anpilogov, PhD of Technical Sciences, Head of Satellite Connectivity and Services, J'son & Partners Consulting
Nguen Dyk An, Рostgraduate, MFTI

16:40 – 17:00 Industrial IoT for sea and river vessels using LookOut and Iridium connectivity
Mikhail Panarin, CEO, Service Soft Innovative Industrial Group