Does this mean anything for HWP storage?....
"HP in talks to acquire consulting giant"
In her boldest move to date, Hewlett-Packard’s CEO Carly Fiorina is in talks to take accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's consulting business for $17 billion to $18 billion in cash and stock.
Source: San Jose Mercury News
sjmercury.com
THe Gilderati will gather later this month. For all their money they will get to hear....
Media Alert - Bill Miller, StorageNetworks Co-Founder, CTO & EVP To Speak At Forbes/Gilder Telecosm Conference
--Data Storage Industry Visionary and Co-founder of the World's First Storage Service Provider (SSP) to Discuss Data Storage in the Digital Age--
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000-- Bill Miller, Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:STOR - news), the Storage Service Provider (SSP) for the e-Economy, will be a panelist at the Forbes/Gilder Telecosm Conference. Miller is presenting on the STOREWIDTH BATTLEFRONT panel, Friday, September 15th, 8:45-10:10 a.m. GMT.
The Gilder/Forbes Telecosm Conference is an invitation-only event for business leaders from the telecom, technology, investment and public policy arenas who gather to debate global issues and opportunities surrounding the Telecosm. Additional information and full agenda for the conference can be located on the World Wide Web at forbes.com.
I think we have a better deal here on the SI threads!
But perhaps it will help us as we move in on the N+I and FCIA Oct conference..... more eyes will be focused on the space.
WHo else will be there?
AFTER THE FLOOD
the end of bits per second
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
WELCOME RECEPTION
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
BUFFET DINNER
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
WELCOME REMARKS
8:15 PM - 10:00 PM
Speakers:
Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Magazine
George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Publishing
Mark Ziebarth, President, Gilder Publishing
EVENING LOUNGE
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
BUFFET BREAKFAST
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
ANNOUNCEMENTS
8:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Speakers:
Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, Forbes Magazine
additional speakers to be announced
INTO THE FIBERSPHERE
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Introduction:
Michael Murray, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank
Speakers:
Simon Cao, Senior Vice President and Founder, Avanex
Fahri Diner, CEO, Qtera Corporation
David Huber, President and CEO, Corvis Corporation
Moderator:
Richard Vigilante, Publisher, Gilder Technology Report
Commentator:
Fred Leonberger, Senior VP & CTO, JDSU
REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
BYE BYE BITS PER SECOND
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Introduction:
Mike Radice, Vice President, Infonet
Speakers:
Nick Tanzi, President & COO, MFNX
Greg Amadon, Chairman, Founder & CTO, Terabeam
Leo Hindery, President & CEO, Global Crossing
Moderator:
Bret Swanson, Technology Analyst, Gilder Technology Report
Commentator:
Nayel Shafei, CEO, Enkido
LUNCHEON & DEBATE
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
ARE CABLE MODEMS DEAD?
Introduction:
George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Publishing
Participants:
Henry Nicholas III, President & CEO, Broadcom Corporation
Zaki Rakib, CEO, Terayon Communication Systems, Inc.
BYE BYE ELECTRONIC ROUTERS
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Introduction:
John W. Bell, Vice President, Wholesales Services, UUNet
Speakers:
Stephen Alexander, Vice President & CTO, CIENA Corporation
Julie Fouquet, Project Manager, Agilent Technologies
Rajiv Ramaswami, VP, System Architecture, Xros
Moderator:
Richard Vigilante, Publisher, Gilder Technology Report
Commentator:
Charlie Burger, Technology Analyst, Gilder Technology Report
Speakers:
George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Publishing
OPTICAL CROSS-CONNECT
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speakers:
Stephen Alexander, Ciena
Charlie Burger, Technology Analyst, Gilder Technology Report
Julie Fouquet, Agilent Technologies
Rajiv Ramaswami, Vice President, System Architecture, Xros
Richard Vigilante, Publisher, Gilder Technology Report
OPTICAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT CONTROL
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers:
Rajiv Ramaswami, Vice President, System Architecture, Xros
REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
FINANCING THE BANDWIDTH REVOLUTION
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Introduction:
Mike Gaddis, CEO & Founder, CoreExpress
Speakers:
Milton Chang, Chairman, New Focus Inc.
John Malloy, Partner, Nokia Ventures
Dominic Orr, CEO, Alteon WebSystems
Moderator:
Andrew J. Kessler, President and Co-Founder, Velocity Capital Management LLC
AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
BUFFET DINNER
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
THE LONGEST MILE
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Introduction:
David Dortman, General Manager, Gildertech.com
Speakers:
Bill St. Arnaud, Senior Director, Network Projects, Canarie, Inc.
David Kettler, Vice President of Science & Technology and Chief Architect, BellSouth
Moderator:
David S. Isenberg, Principal Prosultant, Isen.com, inc.
Commentator:
Matt Bross, Chief Technology Officer, Williams
SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATION
9:30 PM
EVENING LOUNGE
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
BUFFET BREAKFAST
7:00 AM - 8: 00 AM
ANNOUNCEMENTS
8:00 AM - 8:10 PM
Speaker:
Mark Ziebarth, President, Gilder Publishing
STOREWIDTH PARADIGM
8:10 AM - 8:45 AM
Speakers:
George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Publishing
Dan Warmenhoven, CEO, Network Appliance, Inc.
STOREWIDTH BATTLEFRONT
8:45 AM - 10:10 AM
Speakers:
Avi Freedman, VP & Chief Network Architect, Akamai Technologies
Drew Major, Chief Scientist and Technology Officer, Net Content Division, Novell, Inc.
Niel Robertson, Vice President of Research, Exodus
Bill Miller, Co-founder, Executive Vice-President and CTO, StorageNetworks, Inc.
Moderators:
George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Publishing
Commentator:
Steven Milunovich, Managing Director, Securities Research & Economics, Merrill Lynch
REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
SATELLITE BROADBAND TO HOME: CLOSER THAN YOU THINK
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Introduction:
Ron Henderson, Vice President, EIS and Field Sales, Genuity
Speakers:
Robert Bednarek, Chief Technology Officer, PanAmSat
Dr. John Klineberg, President, Space Systems Loral
Tom Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Wild Blue
Moderator:
Thomas Lehrman, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Gerson Lehrman Group
Commentator:
Mark Dankberg, CEO, ViaSat
LUNCHEON & SPEAKER
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Speaker:
Nick Tredennick, Editor, The Chip Report
ENABLING THE BROADBAND EXPLOSION
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Introduction:
Mary Collins, Technology Analyst, Gilder Technology Report
Speakers:
Dwight Decker, Chairman & CEO, Conexant
Gene Frantz, Senior Fellow, Texas Instruments
Henry Nicholas III, President & CEO, Broadcom
Moderator:
Nick Tredennick, Editor, The Chip Report
WIRELESS CHIPS: WIN HERE, WIN EVERYWHERE
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Introduction:
Dwight Decker, Chairman & CEO, Conexant
Speakers:
Klein Gilhousen, Senior Vice President Technology, QUALCOMM Inc.
Moderator:
Richard Vigilante, Publisher, Gilder Technology Report
Commentator:
Andrew Seybold, Editor, Forbes/Seybold Wireless Report
REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
THE THREE WISE MEN
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Introduction:
Gary Smith, Senior Vice President & COO, CIENA Corporation
Speakers:
Paul Green, Director, Optical Networking Technology, Tellabs, Inc.
Peter Huber, Author & Editor, Digital Power Report
Robert W. Lucky, Corporate Vice President-Applied Research, Telcordia Technologies
LIFE AFTER TELEVISION
Speakers:
Dinesh D'Souza
George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Publishing
Moderator:
Rich Karlgaard, Publisher, FORBES Magazine
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
BUFFET DINNER
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Introduction:
George Gilder, Chairman, Gilder Publishing
Carver Mead, Chairman, Foveon, Professor Emeritus, Caltech
EVENING LOUNGE
9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
THis conference will gloss over most of the details on storage I think.... |
