OTTAWA – Innovation, investment and infrastructure will be the key themes at the 11th Annual International Institute of Communications (IIC) 2012 Canada Conference at the Ottawa Convention Centre, October 29-30.
The conference will explore the questions around where network pressure will emerge, what engineering or other 'physics' solutions exist to stay ahead of that demand curve, where the financing will come from to maintain infrastructure at a necessary level to meet those pressures, and what the corollary impact will be on the ability of government to achieve policy goals.
Pre-registration is mandatory and space is limited. Registrations will be accepted until close of business Friday, October 26, or until event capacity has been reached.
The conference program will be led by a cross-industry committee of senior executives from the telecommunications, broadband, broadcasting and content communities and features:
- Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman, CRTC
- Dan Goldberg, President and CEO, Telesat
- Paul Flaherty, President and CEO, NorthwesTel
- Yadullah Hussain, Energy Editor, National Post
- Helen McDonald, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications, Industry Canada
- David Goldman, Senior Legal Advisor to Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Communications Commission, USA
- Luis Lucatero, Head of Regulatory Policy, Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL), Mexico
- Ivan Semeniuk, Chief of Correspondents, Washington DC, Nature.com
- Peter Nicholson, President & CEO, Council of Canadian Academies
- Gina Vanni, Vice President, Production Finance, Take 5 Productions
Symposium on the promotion of Canadian films and television programs in Canada and internationally
Also, on October 29, Telefilm Canada, the CRTC and the Canada Media Fund will present a Symposium on the Promotion of Canadian Films and Television Programs in Canada and Internationally in collaboration with industry players. The inaugural event will foster thought-provoking discussions on how to stimulate demand for Canadian content in a complex landscape. Producers, broadcasters, distributors, exhibitors, funders and marketing experts will be examining the challenges, strategies and success stories on the promotion, marketing and branding of Canadian content with the goal to collaborate on an industry-wide approach for the future.
Symposium speakers include:
- Rick Gray, Regional Vice-President, Radio & TV Operations from Bell Media
- Doug Murphy, Executive Vice President and President of Corus
- Kirstine Stewart, Executive Vice President, CBC English Services
- Mark Bishop, Co-CEO/Executive Producer, marblemedia
- David Purdy, Senior Vice President, Content, Rogers Communications
- Hussain Amarshi, President, Mongrel Media
- Tom Perlmutter, NFB Film Commissioner
- J. Joly, Founder, Overinteractive Media
- Michael Hennessy, President and CEO, Canadian Media Production Association
- Louis Lalande, Executive Vice-President of French Services, CBC/Radio-Canada
