The CASBAA Singapore Satellite Industry Forum, themed "More than Bandwidth", will open with a morning keynote from Jean-Yves Le Gall, CEO of Arianespace. Jean-Yves Le Gall has devoted his entire career to the European space program and he has held a number of management positions concerning both programs and strategy, including with the French Ministry of Industry, the French space agency CNES, and Arianespace which he joined in 2001.

Following Mr. Le Gall's address, the first panel is tagged "Broadcasters Kick-Off - They Pay the Bills". Going under the microscope — today's financial challenges in maintaining competitive advantages and how best to accommodate supply issues. Sponsored by Eutelsat, the first panel brings together Mark Whitehead (SVP and GM, BBC Worldwide), Matteo Altobelli (Marketing Director, Eutelsat), Jonathan Spink (CEO, HBO Asia), Bob Billeci (SVP Technical Operations, Sony Pictures) and Ian Carroll (EVP & GM, Turner) to share their views on the potentials and challenges and how they cope with different scenarios. Early bird registration for CASBAA closes on May 9th... select this link for further details.