Day 1(20 September 2006)

08:00 – 09:30

Opening and Registration

09:30 – 09:45 Conference Opening

Moderator:Mr. Hu Weiyi, Deputy Secretary-General, China Institute of Communications

Opening Ceremony & Welcoming Speech
Professor Yang Qianli, Chairman of the China Satellite Conference

Speech by Ministry of Information Industry Leader

Speech by China Institute of Communications Leader
Liu Cai,Vice Chairman,Secretary-General,China Institute of Communications

09:45 – 10:45 Keynote speeches

Moderator:Mr. Zhang Zhijian,Senior Consultant,Science and Technology Commission of SARFT

The Future Development Stratagem of China Aerospace
Zhang Wei, Director-General, Department of Foreign Affairs, China National Space Administration

China Civil Aerospace Industry Development in National“Eleventh Five-Year Plan”.
Speech by Department of High-Tech Industry, National Development and Reform Commission People’s Republic of China

China Satellite Broadcasting Development and It's Value-Chain.
Wang Lian, Deputy Director-General, Science and Technology Agency, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television

Earth Observation and Navigation Development Planning During National “Eleventh Five-Year”.
Liao Xiaohan, Deputy Director, High Tech Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology

10:45 – 11:05

ViaSat a Satellite Technology Innovator
Dr. C.C. Han, China Business President, ViaSat, Inc.

11:05 – 11:25

Delivering Next Generation Broadband
SEAH Moon Ming, President of iDirect Technologies; Chairman of ST Electronics

11:25 – 11:45

Hughes-The Innovation Pioneer
K C Kuo,Vice President,Hughes Network Systems,LLC

11:45 – 12:05

Satellite Navigation Positioning-New Domain of Satellite Application
Lv Ziping, General Manager, China Satellite Navigation and Communication Co., Ltd.

12:05 – 13:05

Lunch

Moderator:Mr. Hao Weimin,Standing Council Member of China Institute of Communications

13:10 – 13:30

Information System of Beijing Olympic 2008 and the Importance of Satellite Applications
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG）

13:30 – 13:50

World of Smart Networks
Roland Schua, Senior Manager & Chief Representative, ND SatCom

13:50 – 14:10

DVB-S2 Bandwidth Use Efficiency Analysis in Standard Data Broadcast Network
Larry Zhang, General Manager, Newtec Diamond Satellite Communications Ltd.

14:10 – 14:30

Uplink Services Via Satellite
Daniel Enns, Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Business, Comtech EF Data Corporation

14:30 – 14:50

IP Network over Satellites
Dr. S. Ram Chandran, Vice President, AnaCom Inc.

14:50 – 15:10

Survey of Internet Protocol Television(IPTV)in Asia and the Role of Satellite Communications
Tim Shea, Sales Vice President, Asia Pacific, Loral Skynet

15:10 – 15:25

Refreshment Break

15:30 – 15:50

Resource and Service Introduce of Sino Satellite
Li Jie, Sino Satellite Communications Company Ltd.

15:50 – 16:10

Satellite Applications in the Asia-Pacific Region
Giovanni Verlini, Managing Editor of Satellite Evolution Publication

CEO Round-Table SessionModerator: Giovanni Verlini

16:10 – 17:00

Broadband Satcom in the Asia-Pacific Region

1. Broadband via satellite in the Asia-Pacific region:what are the opportunities for the corporate sector and for the consumer market?Which of the two is most promising market?
2. Broadband via satellite revolves, to a large extent, around a question of standards:DVB-RCS, DOCSIS or proprietary technology.What do you think is the way forward?
3. Price, of both bandwidth and the terminal, is another issue central to the development of broadband via satellite. Has there been any significant progress made in this sense?What do you consider to be the threshold below which we will see broadband via satellite booming in the region?
4. What can companies and governments in the Asia-Pacific region learn from the experience accrued in other regions in the world?(WildBlue in the US and ASTRA2Connect in Europe, for example)
5. What is your assessment of the market for mobile broadband access in the Asia-Pacific region?
6. Please name the three conditions or factors that you consider to be decisive for the successful take-up of broadband in the Asia-Pacific region.

17:00

Lucky Draw

18:00

Dinner Reception (Invited Guests Only)