Key developments in broadcasting and the status of Africa’s migration from analogue to digital will be discussed at the 5th Annual Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum 2010, which takes place from 21 to 23 April at the Southern Sun Grayston Hotel in Johannesburg.
Hosted by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), Forum topics include: Defining a successful digital strategy; Progressive regulation to enable digital transition; Safeguarding the long term financial and infrastructural stability of your broadcasting transition; Learning the lesson of a mature digital market: Maximising revenues and growth; Where radio fits into the digital puzzle; Real World Implementations: Challenges, Solutions, Learnings; Economic empowerment through digitisation; Understanding the technologies that can deliver the next generation of low cost broadcasting solutions; Understanding the future of TV standards; and Forecasting the future needs of TV audiences.
Yusuf Nabee, Project Leader DTT Project, SABC, will give a presentation on lessons learnt from 18 months of DTT trial transmissions in South Africa.
Confirmed speakers are:
Trevor Grundlingh, Business Development Manager, Protea Electronics and Representative, South African Digital Broadcasting Association
Major (Rtd) John Tandoh, DIRECTOR, Centre for Radiocommunications Research and Development, Africa University College of Communications, Ghana
Dr Veena Rawat, President, Communications Research Centre, Canada
Brian Neilson, Research Director, BMI-TechKnowledge Group
Joshua Peprah, Director, Regulations & Licensing, NCA, Ghana
Anton Lan, Business Development Manager, Altec
Alan Downie, Senior Broadcast Engineering Consultant, CBA
Hon. Siphiwe Nyanda, Minister for Information, Communication and Technology, South Africa
Themba Phiri, Director General, DOC, South Africa
Paris Marshile, Chairman, ICASA
Daniel Obam, Chairman, Digital Migration Taskforce
Carla Raffinetti, Director, Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs
Luke Bathopi, Senior Telecommunications Engineer, Botswanna Telecommunications Authority
Dr Bashir Gwandu, Executive Commissioner – Engineering and Standards, Nigerian Communications Commission
Jeff Molobela, Chairman, Telkom SA
Eng. Geoffrey Agoi, Principal Broadcasting Engineer, Ministry of ICT, Uganda
Amoordalingum Pather, Senior Broadcast Consultant, Mauritius
Yusuf Nabee, Project Leader, DTT Project, SABC
Damien Nagle, Commercial Director Africa, Net Insight
Ross Bateson, Government Adviser, GSM Association
Luigi Pugliese, Partner & Vice President, Booz & Company
Guy Berger, Head, School of Journalism & Media Studies, Rhodes University
Jean-Pierre Kabanda, Vice President, Market Development Africa, SES WORLD SKIES
Shola Taylor, Chief Executive, Kemilinks
Judith O’Neill, Shareholder & Chairman, Telecoms Dept, New York, Greenberg Traurig
Gerhard Petrick, Chief Technologist in the Broadcast Technology, MultichoiceDigital
Richard Lhermitte, VP Sales & Marketing, ENENSYS Technologies
Andrew Glasspool, Founder & Managing Partner, Farncombe Technology
Prof John Egbe Ebai, Professor/ Consultant, ISMP Cameroon
To find out more about the Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum log onto www.events.cto.int.
