10:00

Registration & Exhibition opens.  Coffee & refreshments.

10:30

Session 1 - Opening Workshops

Session 1, Workshop 1: Wireless Broadband

Sponsored by Acal

Learn about the latest approaches and best practice in building and using wireless networks. Case studies will highlight the issues that can be solved using the wireless approach and cover the "do’s and don’ts"

Session 1, Workshop 2: Regulation and Policy: the impact on innovation

State Aid guidelines impact heavily on publicly funded projects. This workshop examines the current state of regulation in the UK and its potential impact on innovation driven by broadband.

Session 1, Workshop 3: Community Media

This workshop looks at the "state of play" of community media and opportunities communities have taken and could take to develop their own content. Delegates will be inspired to get involved in community-based media projects.

Session 1, Workshop 4: Broadband and Security issues in SME, community and private applications

Delegates will be briefed on the latest developments in security, which will enable them to understand what measures they need to implement to ensure that they operate safely in a broadband enabled world.

12:00

Buffet lunch

1:15

Welcome - Sandy Cumming CBE, Chief Executive, Highlands and Islands Enterprise

1:25

Conference Opening Keynote 1 - Rt Hon Jim Wallace MSP QC, Deputy First Minister, Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning

2:20

Keynote 2 - Malcolm Matson, entrepreneur

Malcolm has a long and distinguished track record of starting and developing businesses.  He founded Colt Telecom and he serves on the boards of numerous private companies and is currently involved with various ventures in telecommunications.  He is an insightful and entertaining speaker – you have to see him!

3:00

Networking Break and Exhibition Visit.

3:30

Session 2, Workshop 1: Opportunities for Scotland's rural areas enhanced by broadband

This workshop will lead delegates through examples of how rural businesses are using Broadband to develop business and “destroy distance” and the opportunities for economic and social development that Broadband can bring to rural areas.

Session 2, Workshop 2: Securing the Business Benefits of Broadband

Sponsored by BT

Learn through real examples, pragmatic advice and guidance on how the business benefits of Broadband can be secured. This is a Workshop about the 'how to' – using business applications enabled by broadband to generate business advantage

Session 2, Workshop 3: Broadband in Education and Lifelong Learning

Broadband is playing a key part in the development of education and learning. This workshop looks at leading examples of the application of broadband to education and learning.

Session 2, Workshop 4: Public sector services enhanced by broadband

Progress on the delivery of public services by broadband

Delegates will gain and insight into National and UK targets for access to public services, which are leading to significant investment in electronic delivery of services to citizens. Delegates will understand the opportunities to be involved in this new area whether as a service provider or citizen.

4:50

Keynote 3 – Peter Cochrane: Fast Forward

Leading futurologist Peter Cochrane shares his technology and social visions for 2010. Peter Cochrane was Head of BT Research from 1993-99, in 1999 he was appointed Chief Technologist. In November 2000 Peter retired from BT to join his own start-up company - ConceptLabs - which he founded with a group out of Apple Computers in 1998 at Campbell CA, in Silicon Valley.

5:30

Conference day 1 closes

7:30

Drinks Reception followed by Dinner

Sponsored by Crownfield

8:30

Remaining Registration & coffee

9:00

Keynote 4 - Making broadband deliver. Stefan Agamanolis Media Lab Europe – Human Connectedness.

Stefan is a principal research scientist at Media Lab Europe, the European research partner of the MIT Media Laboratory; he directs the Human Connectedness group, which explores the future of human relationships as mediated by technology.

An independent perspective of the issues facing business in making the benefits of broadband tangible, relating examples of practical applications and insights that will inspire you.

Real Life Case studies – at the coalface, on the ground examples of businesses who've reaped rewards from broadband and business transformation. Three case studies presented on video covering micro businesses and larger SMEs across industry sectors.

10:30

Break and Participants move to workshops

11:00

Session 4, Workshop 1: Business Innovation through Broadband

SMEs that made it happen with broadband

This is a “hands on” workshop for those who have had Broadband for a while or who have a strategic interest in deploying it. Here delegates will evaluate online working using collaborative software, recognise the cost benefits of VOIP and consider the potential for customer relationships of "blogging for business".

Session 4, Workshop 2: Community networks workshop

Communities making it happen – examples of best practice and "how to do it".

Sponsored by CMS

Community involvement in Broadband and delivery of social benefits is happening across the UK. This workshop allows delegates to understand the opportunities for involvement by the public sector and the Cooperative movement in Scotland and will include an update from Community Broadband Network

Session 4, Workshop 3:

Flexible Working enabled by Broadband

Sponsored by Thus

Delegates will examine the possibilities such as VOIP to enhance services to customers and partners. Delegates will see how to enhance their organisation’s efficiency through flexible and remote working.

DTI/RDA/DA Broadband Content Workshop

Runs from 10:00 to 12:30

Detailed programme to be published.

Open to all participants.

12:30

Lunch, exhibition visits and scheduled demos.

2:00

Session 5 - Scenario Planning session: Broadband Scotland 2010

A forward-looking session allowing delegates to imagine what can happen once Scotland really implements broadband technologies and applications.

Panellists for this session will be selected from delegates and speakers who have contributed to the debates during the Conference.

2:45

Keynote 6 - Rene Carayol MBE: What’s the future going to look like? This keynote presentation will provide an overarching vision for a broadband enabled future from a business guru with unmatched credentials.

3:30

Endnote

4:00

Conference closes and final networking