CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum to Highlight Trends and Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Satellite Market

Singapore, May 2, 2012--Optimism is high in Asia. With increased digital deployments, multichannel-TV will create more demand for satellite services across the region. But do the needs of Asian broadcasters differ from the rest of the world? Where are the opportunities? Are there potential roadblocks? Leading satellite industry experts will answer these questions and discuss industry issues at the CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2012 to be held on June 18 on the eve of CommunicAsia in Singapore.

CASBAA’s Satellite Industry Forum gathers together top level executives from the world’s leading satellite companies and associated industries. Hear from the best in the business as they share their expertise and insights through informative keynote sessions and panel discussions.

What is the competition? Are requirements changing?  What are the key trends and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific satellite market? These are some of the questions that the Forum aims to answer.

Senior satellite executives will come together to decipher the complex Asian satellite business.   Among the speakers include:

· Michel Rosen, CEO, Eutelsat

· Tom Choi, CEO, ABS

· Cheng Guangren, Executive Director & President, APT Satellite

         · Bill Wade, President & CEO,  AsiaSat

· Andrew Jordan, President & CEO, GE-Satellite

· Paul Brown-Kenyon, CEO, Measat

· Adrian Ballintine, CEO & Board Member, NewSat

· Osamu Inoue, Senior EVP & Director of the Board, SKY Perfect JSAT

· Terry Bleakley, Regional VP, Asia-Pacific Sales, Intelsat

· Andrew Taylor, CEO, Pactel  International

· Barry Matsumori, SVP, Sales & Business Development, SpaceX

Speakers will be presenting at several panel sessions that focus on specific markets as well as important issues in the Asia-Pacific satellite market.  Among the session include:   “China, Indonesia and Vietnam – The Great Upside”; “Deconstructing WRC – Implications of the World Radio Conference 2012 for the Asian satellite sector”; “The DTH Edge”; and “Flying High - India Satellite Services”, among others.

The session on India will focus on the government mandate to digitize India's fragmented cable TV network which is projected to provide a boost for the economy, increase consumer choice, competition, revenues for all stakeholders and investment. Digitization is inevitable, but what are the consequences, especially as pressure on limited spectrum increases and the licensing procedure remains cumbersome?

The panel on China, Indonesia and Vietnam, with a combined population of 1.7 billion consumers and forecast GDP growth of at least 8% for 2012,  will put a spotlight on these important markets

For more information  contact: Kenneth Wong  at phone +852 3929 1714 or e-mail: kenneth@casbaa.com

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