George Gilder and Forbes Magazine Present the Fourth Annual TelecosmConference to Explore the Impact of Optical Networking on the Economy
Industry Visionaries to Define and Debate The Next Wave of Communications Innovation
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gilder/Forbes Telecosm Conference promises to spark debate and discussion among top executives from technology and telecommunications companies, the technology investment community and senior public policy officials as they discuss the implications of the collision between optical networking and the global economy.
The fourth annual Telecosm Conference to be held September 13 through 15 at The Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, CA already has reached maximum capacity, which was capped at a community of 400 personally invited attendees. This year's conference theme, After The Flood: The End of Bits per Second, will focus on the changes taking place as the world moves to an all optical network, as well as provide insights into how technology, business and the global economy will be redefined.
"The increased availability of optical networking will change the way people use the Internet," said George Gilder, Chairman of Gilder Publishing, co-host of the conference along with Steve Forbes, President and editor-in- chief of Forbes Magazine. "Telecosm, an executive-level optical networking conference, will bring together some of the most influential minds to discuss the trends surrounding the technology industry. The conference provides an opportunity to go beyond simply predicting potential scenarios and actually work to define our role in the future."
"Telecosm" is the term coined by noted writer and industry futurist George Gilder to describe the near future when the nation's communications infrastructure will be dominated by the Internet and high-speed telecommunications. Telecosm attendees will explore the implications of Gilder's vision -- its impact on future technological innovations, the economy, and society as a whole.
During the three-day conference, attendees will be invited to discuss and debate current and controversial topics including "Into the Fibersphere," "Optical Cross-Connect," "Financing the Bandwidth Revolution," "Bye, Bye Chips," and "Life After Television."
Roster of Thought-Provoking Speakers Named and Sponsors Unveiled
The premier venue for high-end discussion and debate on the present and future of telecommunications, Telecosm has attracted an impressive roster of speakers joining Mr. Gilder and Mr. Forbes. Confirmed speakers include:
* David Huber, Corvis Corporation
* Simon Cao, Avanex
* Nick Tanzi, MFNX
* Fahri Diner, Qtera Corporation
* Stephen Alexander, CIENA Corporation
* Paul Green, Tellabs, Inc.
* Milton Chang, New Focus
* Greg Amadon, Terabeam
* Leo Hindrey, Global Crossing
* Rajiv Ramaswami, Xros
* Julie Fouquet, Agilent Technologies
* Dominic Orr, Alteon Websystems
* Andrew Kessler, Velocity Capital Management LLC
* Bill St. Arnaud, Canarie Inc,
* Avi Freedman, Akamai Technologies
* Dan Warmenhoven, Network Associates, Inc.
* John Klineberg, Space Systems Loral
* Peter Huber, Digital Power Report
* Henry Nicholas, Broadcom
* Dwight Decker, Conexant
* Gene Frantz, Texas Instrument
* Klein Gilhousen, Qualcomm
* Carver Mead, Caltech
* Rich Karlgaard, Forbes
With the promise of such a dynamic conference, many distinguished names in the Telecommunications industry will sponsor Telecosm. They include: Agilent Technologies, Broadcom, CIENA, Conexant, Core Express, Deutsche Bank, Genuity, Infonet, JDS Uniphase, TeraBeam, UUNET and Williams Communications. For more information: forbes.com .
About George Gilder
In addition to being Chairman of Gilder Publishing, George Gilder is editor of the Gilder Technology Report and founding editor of Forbes ASAP, the technology supplement to Forbes and the foremost publication aimed at upper management decision makers.
Gilder travels some 300,000 miles annually, consulting to technology and media companies. His books include the highly influential bestseller, Wealth and Poverty (1981); Microcosm (1989); Life After Television (1992); and recently released Telecosm (2000). A distinguished social scientist and economist, Gilder received the White House Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence in 1986.
About Forbes Magazine
Forbes is published biweekly and has an average paid circulation of 865,631, according to the latest figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). Every issue contains more than 50 concise, original stories evaluating companies and the people who run them, as well as articles on industries, finance, international business, marketing, law, taxes, science, technology, computers, communications and investments. Forbes also covers the field of technology through Forbes ASAP, the foremost technology publication for executive decision makers, distributed to Forbes subscribers, in addition to the original online publication, Forbes.com.
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