**updated** EIGHTH ANNUAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"Hi-
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at Merrill Lynch's 8th Annual
Global Telecommunications CEO Conference. Our long list of participating
CEOs represents every segment of the industry including: Michael
Armstrong, AT&T; Sir Peter Bonfield, BT; Steve Case, AOL; Jim Crowe, Level
3; Bernie Ebbers, WorldCom; Alex Mandl, Teligent; Bill Esrey, Sprint; Ivan
Seidenberg, Bell Atlantic; Sol Trujillo, US WEST; Chuck Lee, GTE; Peter
Fritzinger, Verio; David McCourt, RCN; Joe Nacchio, QWEST; Henry Nothhaft,
Concentric; Bob Annunziata, Global Crossing; Dr. Keiji Tachikawa, NTT
DoCoMo; and, Gerald Thames, GTS. In addition to ballroom presentations
which will run through lunch, we will have smaller concurrent
presentations during the afternoon and key note dinner presentations in
the evening. Attached to this email is our updated conference agenda.
Please note the following changes.
Additions:
Rhythms NetConnections IPO Roadshow Kickoff, Catherine Hapka, CEO:
Wednesday, March 17 from 3:30-4:30
Metropolitan Fiber Network, Howard Finkelstein, President: Wednesday,
March 17 from 2:30 and 3-3:30
NTT DoCoMo, Dr. Keiji Tachikawa, President: Thursday, March 18 from
9:20-9:50
Cincinnati Bell, Rick Ellenberger, CEO: Thursday, March 18 from 2-2:30 and
2:30-3
Call-Net Enterprises, Vincent Salvati, CFO: Thursday, March 18 from 2-2:30
in addition to their original 2:30-3 slot
Changes:
Primus has moved from Wednesday afternoon to Tuesday, March 16 from 2-2:30
and 2:30-3
WinStar has moved from Wednesday afternoon to Tuesday, March 16 from
3-3:30 and 3:30-4
MetroNet has moved from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday, March 17 from
2-2:30 and 2:30-3
IXC and Sprint switched time slots on the morning of Wednesday, March 17
Bob Annunziata is now speaking for Global Crossing on Wednesday, March 17
Michael Keith, President Business Services, is now speaking for AT&T on
the morning of March 18
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"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
MONDAY, MARCH 15
9:00 - 9:30 A.M. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Foyer ABC - Ballroom Level
MORNING BUSINESS SESSIONS
Ballroom BC - Ballroom Level
9:30 - 9:40 A.M. WELCOMING REMARKS
Linda Mutschler
First Vice President
Global Securities Research & Economics Group
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
9:40 - 10:15 A.M. AT&T WIRELESS
Jordan Roderick
Executive Vice President, Wireless Products & Technology
10:15 - 11:15 A.M. PCS PANEL
Moderator:
Linda Mutschler
First Vice President
Global Securities Research & Economics Group
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Presenters:
AERIAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Donald W. Warkentin
President & CEO
OMNIPOINT COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
George F. Schmitt
President
WESTERN WIRELESS CORP.
Donald Guthrie
Vice Chairman & CFO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
MONDAY, MARCH 15 (CONTINUED)
11:15 - 11:50 A.M. SPRINT PCS
Andrew J. Sukawaty
Chief Executive Officer
11:50 A.M. - 12:25 P.M. NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Steven M. Shindler
Vice President & CFO
12:30 - 1:45 P.M. LUNCHEON & PRESENTATION
Ballroom A - Ballroom Level
AIRTOUCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Sam Ginn
Chairman & CEO
AFTERNOON BUSINESS SESSIONS
Ballroom BC - Ballroom Level
2:00 - 2:30 P.M. BELL ATLANTIC GLOBAL WIRELESS
Thomas A. Bartlett
President & CEO, Bell Atlantic International Wireless
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
MONDAY, MARCH 15 (CONTINUED)
2:30 - 3:30 P.M. PAGING PANEL
Moderator:
Paul Wuh
Vice President
Global Securities Research & Economics Group
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Presenters:
METROCALL, INC.
William L. Collins III
President & CEO
PAGING NETWORK, INC.
John P. Frazee, Jr.
Chairman, President & CEO
PAGEMART WIRELESS, INC.
John D. Beletic
Chairman & CEO
SKYTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
John T. Stupka
President & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
MONDAY, MARCH 15 (CONTINUED)
SIMULTANEOUS PRESENTATIONS
3:30 - 4:10 P.M. BCE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Randall J. Reynolds
President & CEO
CLEARNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
George A. Cope
President & CEO
MICROCELL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
André Tremblay
President & CEO
TELESYSTEM INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS, INC.
Bruno Ducharme
President & CEO
4:10 - 4:50 P.M. BELL CANADA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Louis A. Tanguay
President & COO
CLEARNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
George A. Cope
President & CEO
MICROCELL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.
André Tremblay
President & CEO
ROGERS CANTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Charles E. Hoffman
President & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
MONDAY, MARCH 15 (CONTINUED)
4:50 - 5:30 P.M. BELL CANADA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Louis A. Tanguay
President & COO
BCE MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Randall J. Reynolds
President & CEO
ROGERS CANTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Charles E. Hoffman
President & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
TUESDAY, MARCH 16
7:30 - 8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Foyer ABC - Ballroom Level
MORNING BUSINESS SESSIONS
Ballroom BC - Ballroom Level
8:00 - 8:10 A.M. WELCOMING REMARKS
Daniel P. Reingold
First Vice President & Managing Director
Coordinator, Global Telecom Research
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
8:10 - 8:40 A.M. TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Leo J. Hindery, Jr.
President, AT&T Broadband & Internet Services
8:45 - 9:15 A.M. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS
Joseph P. Nacchio
President & CEO
9:20 - 9:50 A.M. INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
David C. Ruberg
Chairman, President & CEO
9:55 - 10:15 A.M. BREAK
Foyer ABC - Ballroom Level
10:15 - 10:45 A.M. ORANGE PLC
Hans Roger Snook
Chief Executive Officer & Group Managing Director
10:50 - 11:20 A.M. CENTURY TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES
Glen F. Post III
Vice Chairman of the Board, President & CEO
11:25 - 11:55 A.M. U S WEST, INC.
Sol Trujillo
President & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 (CONTINUED)
12:00 - 12:25 P.M. MANNESMANN AG
Dr. Klaus Esser
Vice Chairman of the Executive Board
12:30 - 2:00 P.M. LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Ballroom A - Ballroom Level
RCN CORP.
David C. McCourt
Chairman & CEO
AFTERNOON BUSINESS SESSIONS
SIMULTANEOUS PRESENTATIONS
2:00 - 2:30 P.M. ITC DELTACOM
Andrew M. Walker
Vice Chairman & CEO
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Paul Singh
Chairman & CEO
GST TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Joseph A. Basile, Jr.
President & CEO
COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES
Michael I. Gottdenker
President, Chief Executive Officer & COO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 (CONTINUED)
2:30 - 3:00 P.M. ITC DELTACOM
Andrew M. Walker
Vice Chairman & CEO
PRIMUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Paul Singh
Chairman & CEO
GST TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Joseph A. Basile, Jr.
President & CEO
COMMONWEALTH TELEPHONE ENTERPRISES
Michael I. Gottdenker
President, Chief Executive Officer & COO
3:00 - 3:30 P.M. WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS
Charles T. Dickson
Executive Vice President & CFO
ALLEGIANCE TELECOM
Royce J. Holland
Chairman & CEO
CAPROCK COMMUNICATIONS
Jere W. Thompson, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 (CONTINUED)
3:30 - 4:00 P.M. WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS
Charles T. Dickson
Executive Vice President & CFO
ICG COMMUNICATIONS
J. Shelby Bryan
President & CEO
ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE
David B. Sharkey
President
CAPROCK COMMUNICATIONS
Jere W. Thompson, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
4:00 - 4:30 P.M. ALLEGIANCE TELECOM
Royce J. Holland
Chairman & CEO
ICG COMMUNICATIONS
J. Shelby Bryan
President & CEO
CITIZENS UTILITIES
Robert J. DeSantis
Chief Financial Officer
6:30 P.M. DINNER & PRESENTATION
Ballroom A - Ballroom Level
AMERICA ONLINE
Steve Case
Chairman & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
7:30 - 8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Foyer ABC - Ballroom Level
MORNING BUSINESS SESSIONS
Ballroom BC - Ballroom Level
8:00 - 8:10 A.M. OPENING REMARKS
Daniel P. Reingold
First Vice President & Managing Director
Coordinator, Global Telecom Research
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
8:10 - 8:40 A.M. BELL ATLANTIC
Ivan Seidenberg
Chairman
8:45 - 9:15 A.M. FRONTIER CORP.
Joseph P. Clayton
President & CEO
9:20 - 9:50 A.M. TELIGENT INC.
Alex J. Mandl
Chairman & CEO
9:55 - 10:15 A.M. BREAK
Foyer ABC - Ballroom Level
10:15 - 10:45 A.M. IXC COMMUNICATIONS
Benjamin L. Scott
Chairman & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 (CONTINUED)
10:50 - 11:20 A.M. GLOBAL TELESYSTEMS GROUP
Gerald W. Thames
President & CEO
11:25 - 11:55 A.M. GLOBAL CROSSING LTD.
Robert Annunziata
Chief Executive Officer
12:00 - 12:25 P.M. SPRINT
William T. Esrey
Chairman & CEO
12:30 - 2:00 P.M. LUNCHEON & PRESENTATION
Ballroom A - Ballroom Level
GTE CORPORATION
Charles R. Lee
Chairman & CEO
AFTERNOON BUSINESS SESSIONS
SIMULTANEOUS PRESENTATIONS
2:00 - 2:30 P.M. PSINET
Edward D. Postal
Senior Vice President & CFO
RSL COMMUNICATIONS
Itzhak Fisher
President & CEO
METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK
Howard M. Finkelstein
President & COO
METRONET
D. Craig Young
President & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 (CONTINUED)
2:30 - 3:00 P.M. VERIO INC.
Peter B. Fritzinger
Chief Financial Officer
RSL COMMUNICATIONS
Itzhak Fisher
President & CEO
PACIFIC GATEWAY EXCHANGE
Sandra D. Grey
Vice President, Finance & CFO
METRONET
D. Craig Young
President & CEO
3:00 - 3:30 P.M. PACIFIC GATEWAY EXCHANGE
Sandra D. Grey
Vice President, Finance & CFO
ADVANCED RADIO TELECOM
Henry C. Hirsch
Chairman & CEO
PSINET
Edward D. Postal
Senior Vice President & CFO
METROMEDIA FIBER NETWORK
Howard M. Finkelstein
President & COO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 (CONTINUED)
3:30 - 4:30 P.M. RHYTHMS NETCONNECTIONS
IPO ROADSHOW KICKOFF
Catherine M. Hapka
President & CEO
Ballroom BC
SIMULTANEOUS PRESENTATIONS
3:30 - 4:00 P.M. STAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Chris Edgecomb
Chairman & CEO
ADVANCED RADIO TELECOM
Henry C. Hirsch
Chairman & CEO
4:00 - 4:30 P.M. VERIO INC.
Peter B. Fritzinger
Chief Financial Officer
STAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Chris Edgecomb
Chairman & CEO
6:30 P.M. DINNER & KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Ballroom A - Ballroom Level
WORLDCOM
Bernie Ebbers
President & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
THURSDAY, MARCH 18
7:30 - 8:00 A.M. REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Foyer ABC - Ballroom Level
MORNING BUSINESS SESSIONS
Ballroom BC - Ballroom Level
8:00 - 8:10 A.M. OPENING REMARKS
Daniel P. Reingold
First Vice President & Managing Director
Coordinator, Global Telecom Research
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
8:10 - 8:40 A.M. LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS
James Q. Crowe
President & CEO
8:45 - 9:15 A.M. BRITISH TELECOM
Sir Peter Bonfield
Chief Executive Officer
9:20 - 9:50 A.M. NTT DOCOMO
Dr. Keiji Tachikawa
President
9:55 - 10:15 A.M. BREAK
Foyer ABC - Ballroom Level
10:15 - 10:45 A.M. AT&T
Michael Keith
President, Business Services
10:50 - 11:20 A.M. SONERA
Kaj-Erik Relander
Executive Vice President
11:25 - 11:55 A.M. BCE INC.
Jean Monty
President & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 (CONTINUED)
12:00 - 12:30 P.M. ALLTEL
Scott T. Ford
President & CEO
12:40 - 2:00 P.M. LUNCHEON & PRESENTATION
Ballroom A - Ballroom Level
AT&T
C. Michael Armstrong
Chairman & CEO
AFTERNOON BUSINESS SESSIONS
SIMULTANEOUS PRESENTATIONS
2:00 - 2:30 P.M. CABLE AND WIRELESS OPTUS LTD.
Norman Gillespie
Chief Financial Officer
CONCENTRIC NETWORK CORP.
Henry R. Nothhaft
Chairman, President & CEO
CALL-NET ENTERPRISES INC.
Vincent W. Salvati
Senior Vice President & CFO
CINCINNATI BELL
Richard G. Ellenberger
President & CEO
EIGHTH ANNUAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CEO CONFERENCE
"THE TELECOM PIE IS GROWING: BUT WHO GETS WHAT?"
THURSDAY, MARCH 18 (CONTINUED)
2:30 - 3:00 P.M. CABLE AND WIRELESS OPTUS LTD.
Norman Gillespie
Chief Financial Officer
CONCENTRIC NETWORK CORP.
Henry R. Nothhaft
Chairman, President & CEO
CALL-NET ENTERPRISES INC.
Vincent W. Salvati
Senior Vice President & CFO
CINCINNATI BELL
Richard G. Ellenberger
President & CEO
Conference Concludes |
