SEMINAR Universal Service and the 112 emergency number in the digital era

Brussels, 11 April 2011

Ms. Sylvana Rapti Rapporteur on Universal Service and the 112 emergency number

Group of Speakers and Experts

Ms. Bernardette Vergnaud MEP, S&D, IMCO Member

Mr. António Fernando Correia De Campos MEP, S&D, IMCO Member

Ms. Heide Rühle MEP, Greens, IMCO Member

Mr José Manuel Ferdandes MEP, PPE, ENVI Rapporteur

Mr. Bernd Langeheine Director ‘Electronic Communications Policy ‘

European Commission – DG INFSO

Prof. Alexandre De Streel Expert on Universal Service

Prof. Sokratis Katsikas Expert on Broadband

Mr. Tony O’Brien Expert on the 112 emergency number

Mr Remko Bos Director Consumers, Numbering and Chairs' Office (Governance) at OPTA, the Dutch

Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (representing BEREC)

Mrs Lorelien Hoet Director Regulatory Economics at Belgacom (representing ETNO)

Mrs. Chiara Giovannini Research and Innovation Manager - ANEC

Mr Rodolfo Cattani Chair of the European Disability Forum (EDF)

ICT Expert Group

Mrs. Sara Andersson Director of the Consumer Markets Department of the Swedish

National Regulatory Authority

Mr Demetrios Pyrros Chairman of the Advisory Board of the European Emergency

Number Association (EENA)