CMA

9.00 - 9.15         
Registration

9.15 - 9.20       
Chairman's opening remarks
Don Foster MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport

9.20 - 9.30
Digital Britain: Convergence and Productivity
Themes: What is convergence? How converged is the UK media already?
Dr Chris Doyle, Associate, Centre for Management under Regulation, Warwick Business School

9.30 - 10.15
Digital Britain
Lord Stephen Carter, Minister, Communications, Technology and Broadcasting
Questions and comments from the floor

10.15 - 11.10     
Convergence - Content, Creativity and Technology
Themes: What will a converged communications landscape look like?  What are the technological challenges? What impact will convergence have on the UK's creative economy? How will it impact on public service broadcasting/content?  How can producers and platform providers promote, and be encouraged to promote, innovation, plurality and digital's full utilisation? What impact will convergence have on competition? What technologies will have most impact on the creative process?

Becky Hogge, Executive Director, Open Rights Group
Mike Volpi, Chief Executive, Joost
Senior representative, Ofcom
Senior representative, BBC
Senior representative, technology
Questions and comments from the floor

11.10 - 11.15     
Chairman's closing remarks
Don Foster MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport

11.15 - 11.35      
Coffee

11.35 - 11.40
Chairman's opening remarks
John Whittingdale MP, Chairman, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee

11.40 - 12.35
Convergence - Citizens, Consumers and Regulation
Themes:  What will be the effect on consumers, citizens, and the wider economy of convergence?  What groups in society are likely to struggle with convergence, and to what extent can media literacy assist the transition, and allow all to share in the potential benefits?   What can government do to assist convergence?  What are the challenges to future regulatory policy in the converged landscape? How will communication platforms need to evolve to realise the potential of convergence?

Emma Gilthorpe, Director, Industry Policy and Regulation, BT Group
Carolyn McCall, Chief Executive, Guardian Media Group
Anna Bradley, Chair, Communications Consumer Panel
Kip Meek, Chairman, Broadband Stakeholder Group
Tim Lord, Regulatory Director, 3 UK
John Enser, Partner, Olswang
Questions and comments from the floor

12.35 - 13.05     
Regulating a converged environment
Peter Phillips, Partner, Strategy and Market Developments, Ofcom
Questions and comments from the floor

13.05 - 13.10
Chairman's and WeF and WMF closing remarks
John Whittingdale MP, Chairman, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
Peter van Gelder, Director, Westminster eForum and Westminster Media Forum