Events

CBN and Alcatel-Lucent with support from DC10plus have joined forces to run a series of Next Generation Broadband events to discuss the economic and business issues, technologies, what local communities are doing about next generation broadband and how a national framework for local action is being created. 

Registrations for the Roadshows are open and the first Roadshow will kick off in Gateshead on 18th March.  

Current dates include:  

18th March - Gateshead, Civic Centre
Gateshead Council will discuss how they are bringing NGA to the Baltic Business Quarter

24th March - Nottingham, Albert Hall
Accelerate Nottingham will set out plans for next generation broadband in this key area of the East Midlands

31st March - Bristol, Watershed Media City
Connecting Bristol and Bristol City Council will explain the vision for Bristol alongside representatives from Somerset and Devon, plus the local digital industries

22nd April - Birmingham, the Maple House Conference Centre Stakeholders and partners will discuss ambitious plans for the West Midlands.

Agenda for the Birmingham event is as follows:
09.30 Registration and refreshments
10.00 Welcome
10.15 Can we Do it? Yes we Can! Malcolm Corbett - CEO Community Broadband Network. CBN, the national picture and local responses. What are the ambitions and drivers behind projects around the UK?
10.45 From Copper to Fibre - Presentation by Adrian Wooster CTO CBN - what is NGA, what can fibre deliver and how does it work?
11.15 Refreshments
11.45 Wider economic benefits of NGA
12.15 Open Access or Closed Networks? Presentation by Alcatel Lucent - what are the benefits of open access versus vertically integrated networks including a presentation by Liz Reid from Gateshead Council - a case study: bringing NGA to the Baltic Business Quarter.
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Business Benefits - what applications and services are around the corner to enhance business competitiveness and innovation?
14.30 Introduction to the latest NGA plans for the West Midlands
15.00 How to make a business case for NGA projects - presentation by Steve Sheppard and Alex Roy from Adroit economics followed by a panel discussion.
16.00 Questions and wrap up
16.15 Refreshments and networking

13th May - Hampshire, venue to be confirmed
eHampshire and partners will set out their vision for Hampshire and the South East.

June - Manchester, date and venue to be confirmed 

Each Roadshow has been designed to take the debate further. The Roadshows are intended for key influencers and senior staff in local councils, Regional Development Agency officials, planners, developers, business, community groups and other stakeholders. 

Who should attend:
The roadshows are intended for key influencers and senior staff in local councils (procurement, IT, strategy and planning, regeneration, finance, eGovernment, economic development, building control, learning and corporate communications), Regional Development Agency officials, planners, business, community and other stake-holders.

Presentation given by Chris Price, Director of Digital Development & Communities at the Birmingham Next Gen Roadshow on 22nd April.

To register for this event please follow this link - CBN website.