Registration and opening

09.00 – 09.30 Registration

09.30 – 09.40 Welcome and Introduction by Chairman Barry Watson, Blandford Forum

09.40 – 09.45 Welcome Speech by Önder Havuzlu / Cem Odaman, Profen

09.45 – 10.00 ‘Satcom Market Overview’ by Cenk Şen, Türksat*

10.00 – 10.15 ‘Regulatory Overview’ by Head of Information and Communication Technologies Authority Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu*

10.15 – 10.30 Speech # 1 by Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan*

10.30 – 10.45 Speech # 2 by Head of Digital Transformation Office, Dr. Ali Taha Koç*

10.45 – 11.00 Plaque Award Ceremony

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First Session

10.45 – 11.30 Break and Networking

11.30 – 13.10 SESSION 1: SPACE SEGMENT – GEO, MEO, LEO and HAPS – where are now, and discuss down-stream (5 year?) business aspirations?

11.40 – 11.50 ‘Türksat 6A Satellite’ by Hasan Hüseyin Ertok, Türksat

11.50 – 12.00 ‘HTS Satellites and Turkish Gateway’ by Gamze Aydın, Avanti

12.00 – 12.10 ‘Hughes and GEO, MEO, LEOs’ by Marco Mirante, Hughes Europe

12.10 – 12.20 ‘Connecting the Future with next Generation Technology’ by Hussein Oteifa, SES Networks

12.20 – 12.30 ‘Small GEO Communications Satellites’ by Onur Tarakçıoğlu, TAI

12.30 – 12.40 ‘Overview of Small Satellite Trends?’ by Elif Dirgin, STM

12.40 – 13.10 SESSION 1 PANEL DISCUSSION, MODERATOR: TBC

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Second Session

13.10 – 14.30 Lunch and Networking

14.30 – 17.30 SESSION 2: SATCOM GROUND SEGMENT TECHNOLOGY

14.30 – 14.40 ‘Next Generation SOTM Technologies’ by Lilac Muller, Kymeta

14.40 – 14.50 ‘Electronically-scanned Arrays’ by David Garrood, Phasor

14.50 – 15.00 ‘Advances in Satcom Amplifier Technologies’ by Kevin Kirkpatrick, Xicom

15.00 – 15.10 ‘RF-over-fibre in Satellite Communication Networks and Trends and Techniques in RF Signal Distribution and Switching Matrices by Andrew Bond, ETL

15.10 – 15.20 ‘HTS/VHTS Activities at WORK’ by Roman Jaresch, Work

15.20 – 15.30 ‘Managing the Challenges of High Frequency’ by Martin Pfrommer, GD Satcom Technologies

15.30 – 15.40 ‘Stabilized antennas on different platforms’ by Mutlu Akıncı, Aselsan

15.40 – 15.55 Break and Networking

15.55 -16.05 ‘Role of Deployable Satcom Terminals in Test and Monitoring’ by Halim Can Albasan, TUBITAK SAGE

16.05 – 16.15 ‘X-Y Pedestal Antenna for LEO and MEOs’ by Hakan Savaşan, Profen

16.15 – 16.25 ‘Enabling Mission Critical Push-to-Talk over GEO Satellites’ by Olaf Oehrl, ND Satcom

16.25 – 16.35 ‘Use of Satellite Technology for Development and Testing of Missile Systems’ by Burak Akıllı, Roketsan

16.35 – 16.45 ‘Overcoming LoS: Connecting TDL Networks with SATCOM’ by Alper Akarsu, Havelsan

16.45 – 16.55 ‘Success in Satellite Delivery of Inflight Connectivity’ by Karl Keppke, Global Eagle

16.55 – 17.25 SESSION 2 PANEL DISCUSSION MODERATOR: David Kemmett, Profen

17.25 – 17.30 Final questions from the audience and closing remarks from Moderators

17.30 – 18.00 Wrap up

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