Telco

Philippe Chanclou – Team Manager : Fixed Access Networks – Orange Labs

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Philippe Chanclou – Orange Cropped

Philippe Chanclou received the Ph. D. and Habilitation degrees from Rennes University, France in 1999 and 2007 respectively.

He joined the R&D facilities of France Telecom in 1996 where he worked on the research of active and passive optical telecommunications functions for access networks. In 2000, he joined the University of ENST-Bretagne (now IMT Atlantique) as a senior lecturer where he was engaged in research on optical switching and optical devices using liquid crystal for telecommunications. During 2001 to 2003, he has participated to the foundation of Optogone Company.

Anders Bloom – Senior Systems Architect Broadband, DCT, Broadband Networks – Tele2

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Anders Bloom – Tele2

Anders Bloom is the Senior Systems Architect Broadband, DCT, Broadband Networks at Tele2 Sweden. Anders is responsible for the developing of Tele2’s DOCSIS Platforms. In his role as Senior Systems Architect he is defining the architecture for Tele2’s Virtualized CloudNative Distributed Architecture. During the past years he has lead Tele2’s roadmap from integrated CMTS system’s to the fully Virtualized CloudNative Distributed CCAP systems they run today. Anders launched Europe’s first DOCSIS deployment back in 1997 and has worked with most DOCSIS platforms available for well over two decades. Late 2016 he deployed the industry’s first software-based distributed CCAP with live paying customers.

Mikko Saarentaus – Director of Business Management, Entertainment business – DNA Oyj

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Mikko Saarentaus - DNA Oyj

Mikko is Director of Home Entertainment and responsible for DNA’s TV business, product offering and strategy. Mikko has over 20 years’ experience of television and broadband business. DNA has been one of the forerunners introducing Android TV based device 2017 (DNA TV Hubi) together with TV-to-go service DNA TV (with NPVR, SVOD, TVOD, recommendations and linear TV channels). DNA also has bundled Netflix to its’s broadband customers. DNA has largest cable TV network in Finland and offering TV services through Cable, IPTV and OTT. DNA is part of Telenor Group.

Nermina Brundic – Group Content and Media, Content Expert – A1 Telekom Austria

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Nermina is in the content business for the past 10 years and currently handling content acquisition and entertainment strategy across across CEE as Content Expert within Group Content Management of A1 Telekom Austria Group, a leading provider of digital services and communications solutions in Central and Eastern Europe with around 25 million customers, currently operating in seven countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belarus, Slovenia, the Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Serbia. She is leading negotiations across the footprint, as well as playing a key role in content and entertainment-related projects. She has extensive experience in full range of TV service technologies, linear and xVOD content, and third-party apps, but her favourite just might be OTT!

Augusto Silva – Head of TV Product Delivery Projects – Deutsche Telekom

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Augusto Silva is Head of TV Products Delivery Projects at Deutsche Telekom, and is an experienced TV Industry Enthusiast. Augusto has 24 years of experience in Telcos, having previously held roles at NOS, Celfocus and BT, leading product definition, program management, technology and finance strategy. Augusto is highly experienced in Open source and commercial platforms/communities, and delivering key developments and software. Augusto holds a Master of Computer Science degree and an Advanced Studies Diploma in Networks and Telecommunication Systems, from Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon.