ISPA Conference 2017

ISPA , the Internet Services' Providers Association, is the UK's leading trade association for the UK internet industry, representing the sector to government, politicians, the media and public.Established in 1995, ISPA currently has over 200 members, from access providers and content platforms, to network security businesses and hosting providers.

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The ISPA Conference is ISPA’s largest and most high profile policy event, with delegates gaining market insight as well analysing and debating the pressing regulatory, legal, policy and technological issues facing industry.
The conference will explore the ever changing telecoms landscape, assess what impact it will have on ISPs and provide attendees with the opportunity to debate how providers should react to stay competitive in challenging and changing market conditions.
There will be the panel sessions throughout the day with various keynote speeches including Clive Selley, CEO, Openreach and addresses from sponsors.
This all-day conference includes lunch served from the viewing gallery at the top of the BT Tower and will conclude with a networking drinks. <IMG SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/68212135/confmain2.png">
                   
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9:00 – 9:30 Registration and refreshments              
9:30 – 09:35 Welcome and introduction – Andrew Glover (ISPA Chair)              
9:35 – 10:00 Keynote – Matthew Gould, Director General for Digital and Media, DCMS              
10:00 – 10:50 Is Government on the right track with its support strategy for broadband rollout? There has been a marked shift in Government’s support for broadband providers with the introduction of fibre rate relief, a new voucher scheme and a Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund and this panel will explore how      successful these new measures are likely going to be. Do the individual announcements add up to a comprehensive strategy, what else can be done, and does the Government’s inaction in other areas, e.g. wider business rate reform, barriers to rollout (wayleaves, streetworks) or Ofcom’s strong focus on consumer protection actually outweigh the additional benefits that are being created? The panel will further look at how providers can best make use of the support that is available. 
On the Panel : Jeremy Chelot – (Community Fibre), Ken Kiser, VP Global Sales, Arista Networks, Iain Wood (TalkTalk), Mark Collins (City Fibre), Chair- Annelise Berendt (Point Topic)           
10:50 – 11:15  Keynote Q&A - Clive Selley – CEO, Openreach
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:10 What do customers expect from ISPs and how are these expectations likely to change 
This session will focus on the expectations customers have of their ISP. From the demands for more data, consumers starting to make more use of connected devices and IoT, the desire for constant reliability and increased speeds, this panel will provide an insight and analysis into how end users will be using connectivity in the future.          On the Panel: Matthew Hare (Gigaclear), Oliver Johnson (CEO – Point Topic), Gary Hough (Zen Internet), Chair –  Jenny Davies (M247)              
12:10 - 12:30 Keynote - Sam Alderman-Miller, Senior Cyber Security Manager, Darktrace                       The Future Impact of AI on Cyber Crime              
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch &amp; Networking at the viewing gallery at the top of the BT Tower              
14:00 – 14:50 Cyber security  - Ian Levy, Technical Director, NCSC              
14:50 – 15:10  Keynote: Simon McCalla, Chief Technology Officer, Nominet                          Network data analytics visualisation tool, Turing           
15:10 – 16:00 Rights and Responsibilities Online The Internet has often been termed a ‘wild west’ free from regulation but in reality, as an essential part of our everyday lives, there has always been regulation to varying degrees that has evolved in line with user expectations. Today, various actions are taken by government, regulators and players across the Internet value chain to control, regulate and limit what can be said and done online.           In the UK, this has happened in a piecemeal rather than coordinated fashion, with at different times action taken to address copyright infringement, radicalisation, pornography, hate speech and more. As we enter a new chapter of Internet regulation through the blocking of legal adult sites that do not implement age verification check (based on notices from a regulator), the DCMS is working on a new internet safety strategy, which includes a new Digital Charter to set standards for social media sites. In addition to this, the CPS is adopting a firmer stance on hate speech and pressure is being placed on companies to block, filter and remove more harmful and potentially illegal content.           Often lost in the policy-making process and debates are the expectations and rights of internet users, the existing measures in place to protect and empower consumers and the potential unintended consequences of making private companies act as judge and jury. This panel of leading figures will debate and discuss the situations today, where the boundaries should lay, the role of online intermediaries and the potential unintended consequences foreseen.           On the Panel:  Dan Butler (Virgin Media), Craig Butler (Netsweeper), Graham Smith (Bird&Bird LLP), Chair - Kat Hall (The Register)          
16:00 – 16:20 Keynote- Jonathan Oxley, Group Director for Competition, Ofcom              
16:25 – 17:30  Drinks and networking            
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*Please note timings, content and speakers maybe subject to change.
          
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