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Watch the action - Next Gen from Bristol

The series of Next Gen  Roadshows continues around the country - today in Bristol and from 10am you can watch it streamed live from the Watershed online on the Bristol City Council live channel http://www.bristol.public-i.tv/site/player/pl_compact.php?a=23770&t=&m=wm&l=en_GB#the_data_area Here is the Agenda for the Day 09.30 Registration and refreshments 10.00 Welcome by David Bishop - Director of City Development, Bristol City Council – ‘Vision for Bristol as a Connected City’. 10.15 Can we Do it? Yes we Can! Brian Condon - 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 ‘NGA in the South West’ – presentations by Jon Baker from Devon County Council (TBC), Dave Cornish from Connecting Somerset and Stephen Hilton from Connecting Bristol. 11.45 Refreshments 12.00 ‘Benefits and Uses’ – an exploration of the applications, services and content that will drive the need for better connectivity? A Creative Digital Perspective from Clare Reddington, Bristol Pervasive Media Lab and a Local Education Authority Perspective from Ayleen Driver, Building Schools for the Future. 12.30 Open Access or Closed Networks? Presentation by Houston Spencer - Vice President, Solutions & Marketing Alcatel-Lucent, North Europe including a presentation by Liz Reid from Gateshead Council – a case study: bringing NGA to the Baltic Business Quarter. 13.15 Lunch 14.15 A series of 3 Local Case Studies, ‘Interconnectivity and Community Cohesion’, Pete Ferne from Bristol Wireless, ‘Knowle West Web’ Chris Pickering from Future Learning CIC, ‘Bristol Broadband Media Exchange’ Matt Hamilton from Netsight. 14.45 Fibrespeed Wales - presentation by Chris Smith from Geo - a practical solution to public investment when market forces fail. 14.55 How to make a business case for NGA projects – presentation by Steve Sheppard and Alex Roy from Adroit Economics followed by a panel discussion on the case for connectivity with **** Penny, Director of Watershed, Houston Spencer, Andy Kinear, Head of Avon IM&T Consortium (Health), Michael Dunn, SW Regional Manager BT (TBC) and David Trussler, BCC Director of Business Transformation. 15.45 Questions from the Audience and Response to Issues Raised During the Day – **** Penny and Brian Condon 16.15 Refreshments and networking

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