The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Business Technology Division.

The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Business Technology Division


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About GPPS 2009 - Bermuda• The Global Public Policy Summit (GPPS) is a flagship event of

the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) - a consortium of over 70 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry associations from economies around the world. It was formally GPPC.

• This international conference focuses on global policies affecting the ICT industry and is attended by over 300 senior executives, government officials and policy makers. One of the principal reasons for participating is that ICT companies gain an excellent opportunity to target their products and services at policy makers and business leaders while discussing issues of policy that effect business growth.

• Taking place once every two years beginning in 1999, the conference is hosted in a different country each time, with the leading ICT association organising the event. In November 2009, Bermuda will be coming to Bermuda with the Business Technology Division of the Chamber of Commerce as host.

• Prior to the main event Bermuda will welcome the IT companies from the Caribbean and Latin America to a pre-conference event to discuss the primary issues that are relevant to the islands.

Why in Bermuda 2009?• Ranked in top twenty E-Ready countries in the world by Economist

Magazine, Bermuda has used technology to strategic advantage.• One of the world’s highest broadband penetrations in homes, Bermuda

is positioned well to pioneer the next wave of technology.• One of the first countries in the world to introduce Electronic

Transactions Legislation, that enables businesses to conduct business remotely.

• Sophisticated and competitive telecommunications and technology environment with huge capacity and state of the art infrastructure.

• Bermuda business has used technology to its strategic advantage in the past with respect to growing international business.

• One of the first counties to roll out 3G Cellular and WiMax, Bermuda has some of the most mobile business people in the world from a technology point of view.

… and by engineered coincidence Bermuda celebrates its 400th Anniversary of settlement in 2009.

Conference Theme

Business Technology:an Enabler in your Economy


Venue and Programs

Fairmont Southampton

Mid-Ocean Amphitheatre

Ministry of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce

Department of E-Commerce







Networking Opportunities:

World Class Programme

PRE-CONFERENCE - Saturday – October 31, 2009 – Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda

TIME: EVENT: REMARKS:

09:00 Pre-Summit Caribbean and Latin American Workshop

Location: Gardenia Room – Invited Attendees

SPONSORS OPPORTUNITY FOR PRESENTATIONS AND NETWORKING WITH DELEGATES FROM THE CARIBBEAN AND ALSO LATIN AMERICA.

ARRIVAL DAY - Sunday – November 1, 2009 – Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda


07:00 Golf Event (Optional) Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club

08:00 Arrival and Registration of Delegates Foyer Fairmont Southampton Amphitheatre

09:00 WITSA Public Policy Committee Meeting Gardenia Room - Fairmont Southampton

12:00 WITSA Lunch Ballroom - Fairmont Southampton

13:00 WITSA Steering Committee Gardenia Room - Fairmont Southampton

18:00 Media Briefing Bermudiana Boardroom - Fairmont Southampton

19:00 SPONSORED OPENING RECEPTION Poolside Location with Welcome remarks by WITSA Chairman, Business Technology Division Chairman Pinnacle Sponsors Introduction and Comments

World Class ProgrammeDAY 1 - Monday – November 2, 2009 – Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda


08:00 Arrival and Registration of Delegates Fairmont Southampton Conference Registration

09:00 Official Summit Opening and Welcome Ceremony with Bermuda Islands Pipe Band and Raising of the Flags

Welcoming remarks by WITSA Chairman and WITSA GPPC Chairman and BTD Summit Chairman

09:30 Official Welcome The Honourable Terry E. Lister, JP MP, Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce, Bermuda

10:15 Coffee Break

10:45 Can Enlightened ICT Policy Enable an Economic Recovery?

MODERATED DISCUSSION

1. When times are tough, does a “hands-off” policy towards infrastructure hamper future recovery?

2. Can government as a user policy be a stimulus or is it just a socialist concept?

3. Is government regulation more necessary during economic downturns?

4. Are there specific policies that can contribute to innovation?

5. How and should user interests be considered in policymaking?

6. Is user ICT education a strategy to speed economic recovery?

7. What specific policies will address the perceived worldwide skill shortage in the ICT industry?

8. Are there specific policies that will encourage healthcare ICT markets?

9. Do tax policies hamper the growth of ICT and prolong economic recovery?

10. Does a value-added tax regime discriminate against ICT service companies?

12:15 PLATINUM SPONSORED LUNCH BY: TO BE ADVISED – SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY

World Class ProgrammeDAY 1 - Monday – November 2, 2009 – Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda


14:00 (2:00) Do policies that promote technology infrastructures that are the resilient and secure, and that protect the privacy of personal data conflict with policies that encourage economic expansion?

PANEL DISCUSSION

1. Are policies that adequately address future information security threats incompatible with policies that enhance economic recovery and expansion?

2. How secure are organizations today – have past defences been effective?

3. Is there an inevitable trade-off between the need to vigorously protect private information and the need for sharing of information to identify malicious conduct and those who are perpetrating or enabling it?

4. Is international cooperation required and, if so, what is the best means of achieving it?

5. How do we insure adequate industry and user impact on proposed policies in the international arena?

15:15 (3:15) Coffee Break

15:45 (3:45) Will Proposed Internet Governance Policies on the Stability, Security and Private Sector Leadership of the Internet Dampen Economic Recovery and Expansion?

PANEL DISCUSSION

1. Are policies that are designed to insure the stability of the Internet in conflict with policies designed to address economic recovery and expansion?

2. What are the security and threat issues that are of greatest concern to the Internet itself and those who use it?

3. Does private sector leadership of the Internet interfere with government efforts to implement economic recovery and expansion policies?

4. How do we insure an appropriate balance between government, user and industry impact on proposed policies in the international arena?

5. Are issues associated with growth of the Internet being adequately addressed if economic recovery and expansion policies are overwhelmingly successful?

17:00 (5:00) WITSA WCIT 2010 Conference Chairman, WITSA WCIT 2010

17:30 (5:30) End of Sessions – DAY ONE

18:30 PINNACLE SPONSORED GALA DINNER Royal Naval Dockyard and Historic Commissioner’s House – transportation by water to the event from Waterfront

DAY 2 - Tuesday – November 3, 2009 – Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda


09:00 Keynote: High Profile Environmental and Business Speaker

10:00 Coffee Break

10:30 Do Environmental Policies Hamper Economic Growth and Can Enlightened ICT Policies and Involvement Bridge the Gap?

PANEL DISCUSSION

1. Are environmental policies a detriment to growth?2. Does the ICT industry believe there is a crisis in the environment?3. Does the industry really see the environment as a market opportunity or is

it mainly just another regulatory issue to be dealt with?4. Is there an outreach opportunity that is being ignored by the ICT industry?

12:00 PLATINUM SPONSORED LUNCH BY: TO BE ADVISED WITH SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY

13:30 (1:30) Is There Evidence that Institutions Can Play a Positive Role In Promoting ICT and Expanding Economies or Are They Simply Relics of the Past?

MODERATED PRESENTATIONS FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION

1. Is there concrete evidence that trade agreements have actually contributed to the growth of ICT in the world?

2. Can the WTO show that past trade agreements have benefited all economies or is it just the larger economies that have benefited?

3. Can labour and environmental protections really be agreed to, implemented and enforced in trade agreements?

4. Does the OECD have evidence that links ICT growth with overall economic growth in economies?

5. Does the OECD have evidence that developing as well as developed economies can benefit by ICT investment?

14:45 (2:45) Coffee Break



DAY 2 - Tuesday – November 3, 2009 – Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda


15:15 (3:15) Are There Potential Business Technology Developments on the Horizon That Will Enhance Business Growth and Economic Expansion or the State of the Global Economy?

PANEL DISCUSSION

1. What are the expected technological advances in the next 5 years?2. What current policies will be most impacted by expected technological

advances?3. What new policy areas will need to be addressed by expected technological

advances?4. What institutions will be most affected by expected technological advances?5. What institutions will grow as a result of expected technological advances

and which ones will become less relevant?6. What will developing economies need to do in order to maintain policies

that will accommodate technological advances?

16:15 (4:15) Summary and Conclusions of the Summit BTD Summit Chairman

17:00 (5:00) Closing Ceremony and Crystal Handover to GPPS2011 Closing remarks by WITSA Public Policy Chairman, BTD Summit Chairman and WITSA Chairman

Networking/Business Opportunities:• Caribbean, Central & Latin American Pre-Conference • Poolside Summit Delegate Welcoming Cocktails• Fabulous Gala Dinner - Commissioner’s House (Dockyard)

• Breaks and Meeting Sessions• Delegates Contact Lists will be provided to Sponsors

Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum

$50,000

Sponsor of a Conference Luncheon or LA/Caribbean ConferencePanelist or Speaking Opportunity at luncheon High Visibility Location for your SignageOn-Site Marketing Display/BoothFour Complimentary Delegate PassesWeb Site Prominent presence

Diamond

$25,000

Sponsorship of Pre-Conference LunchHigh Visibility Location for your SignageOn-Site Marketing Display/BoothThree Complimentary Delegate PassesWeb Site Prominent presence

Gold

$15,000

Prime Signage LocationsTwo Complimentary Delegate PassesWeb Site Presence on Sponsors PageDisplay Opportunity Pre-Conference

Silver

$5,000

Event SignageComplimentary Delegate PassWeb Site Presence Opportunity to Network Latin American & Caribbean Delegates

Pinnacle

$150,000

Exclusive sponsor of the Gala DinnerSpeaking or Panel Opportunity On-Site Marketing Display/BoothPrime Location for Marketing SignageFive Complimentary Delegate PassesWeb Site prominent presence

Business Technology Division

• Covering all aspects of the technology sector that supports our very large international insurance business base including Telecommunications, IT Consultancy, Software Development, Identity Management, Security, Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning, Facilities and Compliance Management, the Business Technology Division represents more than ninety percent of the technology businesses on in Bermuda.

• In partnership with the Government of Bermuda, METEC (Ministry of the Energy, Telecommunications and E-Commerce), the BTD are committed to promoting technology in Government and in Business and also expanding the reputation of Bermuda as an IT commerce centre in the global marketplace.

Silver Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

Department of Tourism



Partner Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor

Pinnacle Sponsor

GPPS 2009 Organisation

GPPS 2009 Organisation

Sponsorship


GPPS 2009 November 1-3, 2009

The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce Business Technology Division.

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