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Annual International Regulatory Conference 2024

​The Annual International Regulatory Conference (IRC) 2024, organized and hosted by the Agency for Electronic Communications of Republic of North Macedonia, was held in the historical and picturesque Macedonian town Ohrid on 14th and 15th of May 2024.

This event, titled “Bridging the Gap – Enter the New Era”, aimed to celebrate the International Day of Telecommunications and Information Society, while offering a unique opportunity to discuss the issues that we all are dedicated to – electronic communications, bridging the gap with the technology, and connecting societies and economies in the new era. ​The event compromised of three panels dedicated to Spectrum Management and Monitoring, Cyber security and Regulatory and Broadband issues as the latest most inspiring issues in electronic communications. 

Distinguished guests were invited including Governmental representatives, ITU officials, Regulatory Authorities, European Union officials, academic community, operators, other companies as well as key persons in the national and global electronic communications market.​​​​​​

Preliminary Conference Agenda

Annual International Regulatory Conference 2024 

Bridging the Gap, Enter the New Era

14 to 15 May 2024 (CEST/GMT+2)


​​​Mond​a​​​​y, 13 May 20224​​​

20:00 - 00:00​​​​Welcome cocktail

Tuesday, 14 May 2024 ​​​​​

09:30 - 10:00​

Registration

10:00 - 10:25​

Welcoming speech

  • Jeton Akiku, Director of AEC​

  • Minister of Information Society and Administration

  • Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the ITU Office for Europe

  • Tonko Obuljen, BEREC Chair 2024

10:25 - 10:35

Coffee break ​

10:35 - 12:30​​

Session 1 – Spectrum Management and Monitoring

T​​​echnology, case study, QoS, measurements, coverage, challenges, infrastructure sharing … ​

  • Mobile Networks Performance Score - Jonche Grozdanoski (AEC)

  • Spectrum for Verticals in Slovenia - Janja Varsek (AKOS)

  • Overview of Spectrum Monitoring in Republic of Serbia - Vesna Milutinovic (RATEL)

  • New Generation Spectrum Monitoring Technologies - Arif Arisoy (ICTA)

  • DAB Re-planning and Implementation in Croatia - Danijel Vidakovic (HAKOM)

  • New Trends in Spectrum Monitoring - TCI Representative​

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch break​

14:00 - 14:5​0

Session 2 – Cybersecurity

R​egional cooperation, cybersecurity priorities, raising awareness, security strategies, need for proactive approach, cybercrime, operators of critical infrastructure…

  • ​​Cybersecurity in 5G - Sevdali Selmani (AEC)

  • Valentina Stadnic (ITU)

  • ​​​​Measures to Combat Scam in Lithuania - Virgilijus Stundzia (RRT)​

14:50 - 15:0​0​
Coffee break​
​​15:00 - 15:40
Session 2 – Cybersecurity

  • Resilience of Critical Infrastructure - Aleksandar Acev (DAI)

  • Unlocking App Security: Exploring Key Testing Use Cases - Ciprian Negoiescu (Ibis)​​

  • Benchmarking for 3GPP Compliant Mission Critical Applications - Dragan Mushkinja ​(Netra)​

    ​Special ​Session 2A – Radiofrequency Coordination for the Update of the Development of ​​the Regional Agreements for ​DAB

    • Roundtable ​- Regulatory Bodies

​​Wedne​sday, 15 May​

10:00 - 11:1​0​

Session 3 – Broadband and Regulatory Issues

Current situation on the market, building networks, infrastructure, OTT regulation, market analyses, competition, pricing, roaming, end users…​

  • ​Broadband Survey Results in Lithuania - Vaidotas Radzevicius (RRT)

  • Overview of Electronic Communications Market-Zaklina Luksic (EKIP) 

  • 3G Retirement Success Story - Goran Jordanoski and Dejan Dabevski (Makedonski Telekom) 

  • Optification - Vladimir Ristevski (A1 Makedonija)​​

11:10 - 11:2​0​
Coffee break​
11:20 - 12:0​​​0​
Session 3 – Broadband and Regulatory Issues
  • ​​​The Future of the IoT MVNOs - Vladimir Nikolikj (Lycamobile)​

  • System for Support and Implementation of NOBP - Zoran Dervishov (GDI) 

  • TBD​​