Spectrum Policy and Auctions: Best Practices from Around the World
 

Spectrum Policy and Auctions:
Best Practices from Around the World

Thursday 11/21/2019
8:30 am - 9:00 amRegistration
Provinces Ballroom - Level 4
9:00 am - 9:15 amWelcome and Introduction

Speaker: Stephen Schmidt, Chair, ITS
Speaker: Eric Dagenais, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum and Telecommunications Sector,
                Innovation and Economic Development (ISED), Canada
9:15 am - 10:00 amKeynote Address - The Place of Spectrum Auctions in the Era of 5G

Speaker: Martin Cave, Visiting Professor, Law Department, London School of Economics

10:00 am - 10:45 amAwarding Spectrum with a Focus on Improved Mobile Services – Lessons and Best Practice

Speaker: Oliver Chapman, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, GSMA

10:45 am - 11:15 amRefreshments
11:15 am - 11:45 amRepurposing Spectrum

Speaker: Evan Kwerel, Senior Economic Advisor, Office of Economics and Analytics, U.S. Federal
               Communications Commission
 
11:45 am - 12:15 pmSpectrum Auction Design: Reflections on UK and Irish Experience

Speaker: Dr. Dan Maldoom, DotEcon Ltd., UK

12:15 pm - 1:15 pmBuffet Lunch
1:15 pm - 1:45 pmSpectrum Auctions in Thailand: Challenges Before and Ahead

Speaker: Pat Sujarittanonta, Associate Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok

1:45 pm - 2:15 pmAre Auctions Still the Right Way to Allocate Spectrum?

Speaker: Jan-Hendrik Jochum, Spectrum Policy & Projects, Deutsche Telekom AG

2:15 pm - 2:45 pmDeath by a Thousand Bids

Speaker: Nick Bone, Senior Expert Auctions & Commercial Mathematics, Vodafone Principal Engineer,
                Vodafone Group R&D

2:45 pm - 3:15 pmRefreshments
3:15 pm - 4:00 pmSpectrum Auctions for 5G Around the World: Many Objectives and Big Variations

Speaker: Erik Bohlin, Professor, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

4:00 pm - 5:00 pmPanel of all Speakers

Moderator: Janet Yale, Chair, Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel
Speaker: Martin Cave, Visiting Professor, Law Department, London School of Economics
Speaker: Oliver Chapman, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, GSMA
Speaker: Evan Kwerel, U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Speaker: Dr. Dan Maldoom, DotEcon Ltd., UK
Speaker: Pat Sujarittanonta, Associate Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Speaker: Jan-Hendrik Jochum, Spectrum Policy & Projects, Deutsche Telekom AG
Speaker: Nick Bone, Senior Expert Auctions & Commercial Mathematics, Vodafone Principal Engineer,
                Vodafone Group R&D
Speaker: Erik Bohlin, Professor, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

 
5:00 pmClosing Comments

Speaker: Stephen Schmidt, Chair, ITS