2003 Conference Schedule

Thursday 20 Nov 2003

6:15 pm - Powhiri

6:45 pm - Drinks

7:45 pm - Dinner

Introduction

Keynote Address: Public Broadcasting in the Twenty-First Century Greg Dyke, Director-General of BBC via video link with London followed by questions from audience.

Afterword: Tim Gardam, Director of Television, Channel 4, UK

Friday 21 Nov 2003

8.30 am - Introduction: Paul Norris, New Zealand Broadcasting School

Keynote Address: Hon Steve Maharey, Minister of Broadcasting

09.00 am - Keynote Address: The Challenges We Face as Public Broadcasters, Bob Collins, until recently Director-General RTÉ, Ireland

09.30 am - Panel: New Zealand Broadcasters Respond (Chair: Jo Tyndall, Chief Executive, NZ On Air)

10.20 am - Floor Discussion of evening and morning session

11.00 am - Morning Tea

11.30 am - Panel: Reflecting ourselves (Chair: Martin Matthews)

12.15 pm - Floor Discussion

1.00 pm - 1.45 pm - Lunch

1.45 pm - Ian Fraser interviews Michael Jackson, Chairman of Universal Television Group

Questions from floor

2.45 pm - Panel: Initiatives and Innovation (Chair: Jane Wrightson, Chief Executive, Broadcasting Standards Authority)

3.30 pm - Floor Discussion

4.00 pm - Afternoon Tea

4.30 pm - Summary and Conclusions (Chair: Hon Steve Maharey, Minister of Broadcasting)

5.30 pm - Closing

Tim Gardam is participating courtesy of the SPADA conference

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