Sven-Olof Koopmann, head of new technologies, BetaResearch, KirchGruppe, Munich, will be the keynote speaker at the CASBAA 2002 Satellite Industry Forum Breakfast at 8:30am on Monday, 17 June at the Fullerton Hotel, Singapore.

Koopmann will address the topic "Trends in New Media: Implications & Applications for Content Providers & Carriers" as well as answering questions about KirchGruppe and European technology issues, an official release states. He will focus on piracy, conditional access and rights issues; MHP and middleware advancements; set-top-boxes and IP in the broadcast environment. 

Koopmann has been developing telecommunications, broadcast and multimedia applications for the last eight years for both Asian and European companies. He previously worked for PT Satelindo in Indonesia, integrating the Deutsche Telekom joint venture in mobile telecommunications and satellite, the release says.