- Exhibition and Conference from 14 to 16 May 2024 in Cologne / Germany
- Conference programme with more than 50 panels and over 200 speakers
- New C-level panel with Telekom Deutschland, O2 Telefónica, Vodafone, Swisscom and Deutsche Glasfaser
- Completely free access on the 16 May, including the conference programme
- Numerous cooperations with associations of the broadband and media industry
- Over 460 exhibitors from 35 countries
- Programme and registration at www.angacom.de
Cologne, Germany, March 13, 2024, | ANGA COM, the premier European event for Broadband, Television, & Online, scheduled for May 14-16, 2024, in Cologne, Germany, has unveiled its agenda, featuring the most critical issues in the broadband and media sectors. The event will showcase over 50 sessions with upwards of 200 experts speaking on various topics, including standout sessions such as the Gigabit Summit, the Media Summit, and the Fiber Optic Summit. Additionally, notable discussions will focus on adoption rates, streaming services, and the transition from copper to fibre optics.
- The Gigabit Summit “Cooperation or Consolidation – How will the Operator Structure develop by 2030?” will follow the opening address by Klaus Müller, President of the German Federal Network Agency. Business and TV Journalist Isabelle Körner will present the discussion with five CEOs from the German telecommunications industry:
- Jan Georg Budden (CEO and Co-Founder, Deutsche GigaNetz)
- Timo von Lepel (Managing Director, NetCologne)
- Andreas Pfisterer (CEO, Deutsche Glasfaser)
- Jens Prautzsch (CEO, Unsere Grüne Glasfaser)
- Philippe Rogge (CEO Vodafone Deutschland and Member of the Executive Committee Vodafone Group)
- The Media Summit will address the question “Linear, On Demand, Free or Pay – Which Content will create new Growth?” at a top level. Thomas Lückerath (DWDL.de) will present:
- Dr. Nadine Bilke (Programme Director, ZDF)
- Inga Leschek (Programme Managing Director RTL and RTL+)
- Sabine de Mardt (Managing Director & Producer, Gaumont)
- Henrik Pabst (Managing Director and Chief Content Officer, Seven.One Entertainment Group)
- Dr. Christoph Schneider (Country Director, Prime Video DE/AT & Managing Director, Amazon Digital Germany)
- Sascha Schwingel (CEO, UFA)
- The Fiber Optic Summit will discuss the key operational question: “How do we keep up the Pace of Expansion?”:
- Dr. Kerstin Baumgart (Managing Director Wholesale, Telekom Deutschland)
- Nelson Killius (CEO, M-net)
- Markus Oswald (CEO, Tele Columbus)
- Tanja Richter (Managing Director Technology & Network Director, Vodafone Deutschland)
- Bernd Thielk (Managing Director, willy.tel)
- Moderator: Wolfgang Bock (Boston Consulting Group)
- The panel “Products, Marketing and Sales: How do we increase Take-Up Rates for Gigabit?” is an absolute German premiere with a first-class line-up:
- Marcel de Groot (COO Consumer Business, Vodafone Deutschland)
- Andreas Laukenmann (Chief Consumer Officer, O2 Telefónica)
- Wolfgang Metze (Member of the Executive Board B2C, Telekom Deutschland)
- Ruben Queimano (Chief Commercial Officer, Deutsche Glasfaser)
- Dirk Wierzbitzki (Head of Residential Customers / Member of the Group Executive Board, Swisscom)
- Moderator: Dr. Florian Dickgreber (EY)
- In the panel “Future of Streaming: Content, Costs and Cooperations”, the key topics of the streaming business will be discussed by:
- Clement Schwebig (President & MD Western Europe & Africa, Warner Bros. Discovery)
- Henning Nieslony (Chief Streaming Officer, RTL Deutschland)
- Elke Walthelm (Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, Sky Deutschland)
- Katharina Frömsdorf (Chief Platforms & Growth Officer Seven.One Entertainment Group & CEO Joyn)
- Haruka Gruber (SVP Media, DAZN)
- Moderator: Prof. Dr. Klaus Goldhammer (Goldmedia)
Further strategy panels will address, among others, the following topics of the broadband and media industry:
- Financing, Development of Costs and Investors: How does the Fiber Optic Expansion stay on Track?
- Migration from Copper to Glas: Chances, Conditions and Timeline
- In-house Networks: How do we solve the Key Issue for the FTTH Rollout?
- From Collective to Individual Contracts: How will the TV Reception develop?
- Housing Industry and Collective Contracts: Where do we stand 6 Weeks before the System Change?
- Update Fiber Optical Roll-Out: Cooperation Models and Open Access
- 40 Years of the Dual Media System: Looking Ahead (in cooperation with VAUNET)
- Presentation of the VATM Gigabit Study 2024 (in cooperation with VATM)
- AI is King? What Artificial Intelligence really brings to Media Companies (in cooperation with VAUNET)
- Falling Market Prices, rising Content Costs: How can Television remain profitable for Network Operators?
- Update on Telecommunications Regulation, GIA and Digital Networks Act
- Fiber Optics and Municipalities: Success Factors and Pitfalls in Network Expansion
- Sustainability and Energy Efficiency (in cooperation with VATM)
- Personalized TV Services and Addressable TV (in cooperation with German TV Platform)
The international technology agenda for the upcoming event has been updated to include a broad range of cutting-edge topics, such as Fiber to the Home (FTTH), Passive Optical Networks (PON), the latest DOCSIS 4.0 standards, 10G technologies, Open Access models, Streaming & Over-The-Top (OTT) services, Content Distribution Networks (CDN), Artificial Intelligence (AI), sustainability initiatives, resilience strategies, and the Internet of Things (IoT). This comprehensive program is now accessible online.
Building on the success of its inaugural year in 2023, the event will feature strategy and technology discussions at the Innovation Stage, an open platform for presentations located within the exhibition area. This stage will highlight an additional, mostly international lineup focusing on technical aspects of media distribution, streaming, OTT services, and connectivity, set to be announced in April.
On Thursday, May 16, 2024, ANGA COM offers free admission to the entire conference, including all sessions. The focus for this day will be on in-house networks, open access, civil engineering projects, and municipal involvement. Collaborating partners for the day include the Federal Gigabit Bureau, aconium, and VATM. The day will commence with the Infrastructure Summit titled “Networks, Digitalization, Smart City,” featuring discussions with notable figures like Valentina Daiber from Telefónica Deutschland, Susanne Fabry of RheinEnergie, Michael Fränkle of Tele Columbus, and others, under the moderation of Kerstin Stromberg-Mallmann from Talking Bridges.
For those interested in the latest strategic directions, the event’s website provides up-to-date information on the strategy program and a list of speakers.
Over 460 companies across 35 countries have registered for the exhibition, which has filled up to 25,000 square meters of exhibition space. With only a limited number of stands remaining, companies interested in participating are encouraged to secure their spots through the event’s stand-booking portal.
Dr Peter Charissé, CEO of ANGA COM: “This year, our conference programme combines major strategic issues and day-to-day practice even better – and this also internationally. This applies equally to telecommunications and media topics. Top-level from both areas – that is only possible in Cologne.”
Registration for conference and exhibition visitors is possible online; there will be no ticket sales on-site. Tickets for the exhibition are available for 25.- Euros. Participation in the conference programme is possible from 140.- Euros for young professionals (people under 30 years) for not more than 40.- Euros. On the third day, Thursday, May 16, 2024, participation in the exhibition and conference programme is entirely free of charge.
All information on stand booking, sponsoring and promotion is available on the website. Further details on the event and numerous statements of leading representatives from the fibre optics, broadband and media industry can be found in the fact sheet. The website also provides a wide range of videos and photos.
About ANGA COM:
ANGA COM is Europe’s leading Exhibition and Conference for Broadband, Television & Online. It brings together network operators, vendors and content providers on all broadband and media distribution issues. The last ANGA COM counted 470 exhibitors from 35 countries and 22,000 participants from more than 80 countries. Amongst the participants were 520 network and platform operators serving more than 200 million households all over Europe, as well as 250 media companies. Forty-one per cent of the participants belonged to senior management. This year’s cooperation partners of the conference programme are Accenture, aconium, ANGA, Broadband Forum, EY, Federal Gigabit Bureau, Germany TV Platform, NLconnect, Nomios, Ocilion IPTV Technologies, SCTE, a subsidiary of CableLabs, The SCTE (Society for Broadband Professionals), VATM and VAUNET. Sponsoring partners are AVM, QVC and SES Germany. The next show date is 14 to May 16 2024, in Cologne / Germany.
