W98-P Wireless 98 Agenda
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02/20/98 Competition, Innovation and Safety are the issues that tie together WIRELESS 98, and major speakers will appear with CTIA President and CEO Thomas E. Wheeler each morning of the show to discuss these issues. A rundown of speakers who will appear on the "Main Stage" with Wheeler is presented.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- WIRELESS 98 is the one place to find the business leaders and visionaries in the global wireless telecommunications industry. WIRELESS 98, sponsored by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, runs Feb. 23-25, 1998 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Competition, Innovation and Safety are the issues that tie together WIRELESS 98, and major speakers will appear with CTIA President and CEO Thomas E. Wheeler each morning of the show to discuss these issues. Following is a rundown of speakers who will appear on the "Main Stage" with Wheeler:
Monday, Feb. 23, 8:15 - 10:15 a.m. The Competitive Wireless World
Arnold C. Pohs, Chairman, President & CEO, CommNet Cellular Inc. and Chairman of the Board, CTIA (Englewood, CO); Peter D. Hart, Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. (Washington, DC); F. Duane Ackerman, Chairman and CEO, BellSouth Corporation (Atlanta, GA); Charles R. Lee, Chairman and CEO, GTE Corporation (Stamford, CT); John D. Zeglis, President, AT&T (NJ); Lowell C. McAdam, President & CEO, PrimeCo Personal Communications (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX); U.S. Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (Phoenix, AZ); Chairman William E. Kennard, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission (Washington, DC).
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 8:15 - 10:15 a.m. Safety & Innovation
Addressing Safety Issues: Ricardo Martinez, M.D., Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Washington, DC); S. Robert Miller, Director, Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services, State of New Jersey (West Trenton, NJ); Karen Sue Hoyt, RN, MN, CEN, Immediate Past President, Emergency Nurses Association (San Diego, CA); Richard C. Hunt, M.D., FACEP, Chair, Trauma Care and Injury Control Committee, American College of Emergency Physicians (Greenville, NC); Dennis F. Strigl, Group President & CEO, Bell Mobile (Bedminster, NJ); Stanley T. Sigman, President and Chief Executive Officer, SBC Wireless Inc.(San Antonio, TX).
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 8:15 - 10:15 a.m., Safety & Innovation (continued)
Innovation: Dr. Irwin Jacobs, Chairman, QUALCOMM Incorporated (San Diego, CA); Andrew Sukawaty, CEO, Sprint PCS (Kansas City, Missouri); Dan Hesse, President and CEO, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (Kirkland, WA); Don Warkentin, President and CEO, Aerial Communications, Inc. (Chicago, IL); Jyrki Salo, President, Nokia Telecommunications (Westlake, TX); John W. Stanton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Western Wireless Corp. (Issaquah, WA).
Wednesday, February 25, 1998: Global Wireless World
The Right Honorable John Major, MP (London, UK).
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/NOTE TO EDITORS: On Sun., Feb. 22, at 5 p.m., Wheeler and CTIA Board Chairman Arnold C. Pohs, who is Chairman, President & CEO of CommNet Cellular Inc., will hold an opening news conference in room 365W of the Georgia World Congress Center. A media reception, hosted by AT&T Wireless Services, follows. A fully operational working Press Center, sponsored by BellSouth, GTE TSI, Ericsson, Nortel and Bell Atlantic Mobile, is available for reporters covering WIRELESS 98. Reporters interested in covering WIRELESS 98 may contact Martha Watson at 202-736-2890 or MWatson@ctia.org
/CONTACT: Jeffrey Nelson of the CTIA, 202-736-3207, or e-mail, JNelson@ctia.org
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Competition, Safety and Innovation are the watchwords of the world-wide wireless telecommunications industry. At WIRELESS 98, sponsored by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, convention participants will have the opportunity to learn from the experts on how these issues have been successfully addressed in the past and, more importantly, what the future holds on these fronts. WIRELESS 98, the largest and most respected wireless telecommunications convention and exposition in history, runs Feb. 23 - 25, 1998 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
On Mon., Feb. 23, WIRELESS 98 participants may choose to attend from ten panels. They include:
The Policy Summit: Competitive Development vs. Monopoly Attitudes. Competition drives innovation and stimulates differentiation and market segmentation. Are government mandates and taxes built on a monopoly model, inhibiting this development, and driving the entrepreneur out of the market? Moderator: John Stanton, Chief Executive Officer, Western Wireless Corporation (Issaquah, WA). Panelists: Kathryn Brown, Associate Administrator, NTIA (Washington, DC); Kathleen Abernathy, V.P. Federal Regulatory, AirTouch Communications (Washington, DC); Dan Phythyon, Director, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Federal Communications Committee (Washington, DC); and Jonathon Chambers, Vice President of Public Affairs, Sprint PCS (Washington, DC).
Multi-Band and Multi-Mode Handsets: The Bridge Across Non-Compatible Networks. Handset manufacturers are providing products to meet multi-band and multi-frequency requirements. In this panel, learn what's available now and what's coming to inform thinking about satisfying customer requirements. Moderator: Albert H. Pharis, Jr., President, SYGNET Communications, Inc. (Canfield, OH). Panelists: Roderick Nelson, Senior Vice President, Engineering, AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (Redmond, WA); Charles A. Jacobs, Product Line Director - D-AMPS Terminals, Mobile Phones Division, Ericsson Inc. (Research Triangle Park, NC); Ed Reynolds, Executive Vice President, BellSouth Cellular Corporation (Atlanta, GA); Paul Chellgren, President, Nokia Mobile Phones, Inc. (Tampa, FL); William Roughton, Associate General Counsel, PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. (Washington, DC); and Jeff Belk, Vice President, Subscriber Marketing, QUALCOMM (San Diego, CA).
Wireless Data Forum: Desktop to Palmtop. Hot new products and services -- capable of wireless data delivery -- are changing the way today's business is being conducted. Industry experts discuss the latest innovations and advances in wireless palmtop computing, and about consumers who are using these new products. What is the current state of the market? How are customers really using palmtop computers? What have designers learned in the past year, and what does it mean to wireless carriers? Moderator: Kendra VanderMeulen, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Wireless Data Division, AT&T Wireless Services (Kirkland, WA). Panelists: Haroon Alvi, Director, Business Development, Nokia Mobile Phones (Irving, TX); Patrick McVeigh, Vice President, Sales, Palm Computing (Mountain View, CA); Michael Hegeman, World Wide Solutions Manager, Handheld Products, Hewlett Packard (Cupertine, CA); Chuck Parrish, President, Unwired Planet (Redwood Shores, CA); Andrew Willett, Director of Product Development, Wireless Data Division, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (Kirkland, WA); and Ian Sugarbroad, Vice President, Business Development - GSM Wireless Terminals, NORTEL (Richardson, TX).
Special International Session: Opportunities in Europe and Africa. As mobile communications become ubiquitous, opportunities for new operators, new services and new revenue streams increase. Competitive licenses are opening in some markets, mobile applications for handheld devices are expanding, and customers are demanding more communications tools. These experts discuss opportunities unfolding in both mature and developing markets throughout Europe and Africa. Moderator: Scott Cleland, Managing Director, Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated (Washington, DC). Panelists: Iain Johnston, Vice President, J.P. Morgan (London, UK); Vernon F. Kenley, President, FORMUS International, Inc. (Denver, CO); Jim Flemming, Principal, Columbia Capital Corporation (Alexandria, VA); and Joseph Solan, Principal Investment Officer, Telecommunications Division, International Finance Corporation (Washington, DC).
Third Generation Digital - Sweeping the World: Where is the U.S.? Major efforts are underway within the International Telecommunications Union and the rest of the world to develop the Third Generation of wireless communications. Explore what the rest of the world is doing, and where the U.S. fits into this picture. Moderator: John Marinho, Technology Director, Standards Development and Industry Relations, Wireless Networks Group, Lucent Technologies, Inc. (Whippany, NJ). Panelists: Jim Takach, Leader, Advanced Systems Team, CDMA Development Group (Costa Mesa, CA); Paul Meche, Director of New Systems Technologies, Nokia Mobile Phones (Irvine, TX); and Richard B. Engelman, Chief, Planning & Negotiations Division, International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (Washington, DC).
The Antenna Summit: Bringing Carriers and Communities into Dialogue. The siting of wireless facilities passions for both carriers and the communities they serve. In an attempt to get beyond the rhetoric, CTIA assembles carrier and community leaders to search for solutions that enable the benefits of wireless technology while respecting the rights of local communities. This expert panel will examine and discuss the current problems carriers are facing in siting antennas and the efforts that are being taken at a Federal and local level to facilitate the process. Moderator: George Shaginaw, Sr. Vice President for Technology and Operations, CTIA (Washington, DC); Marilyn Praisner, County Council Member and Vice Chair of the FCC Local and State Government Advisory Committee (Rockville, MD); Ted Kreines, Principal, Kreines & Kreines, Inc. (Tilburn, CA); Ronald A. Montagna, Realty Specialist, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior (Washington, DC); John Tynan, President, The Tynan Group (Santa Barbara, CA); and William Venema, Venema Delashmit and Self (Atlanta, GA).
Network Enhancement Technologies -- Ways to Improve Coverage and Performance. Smart antennas, cryogenics and other technologies may be viable alternatives in improving network coverage and performance. Hear from the experts about why these technologies should be given serious consideration. Moderator: Pat Riordan, President, New-Cell, Inc. (Green Bay, WI). Panelists: Dr. Martin Cooper, President, ArrayComm (Del Mar, CA); Nathan Cohen, Ph.D., Chief Technical Officer, Research & Development Brand, Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc. (Belmont, MA); Steve Nurnberg, President, SCT (Golden, CO); and Mark Kelso, Director, Advanced Technologies, ALLTEL Communications, Inc. (Little Rock, AR).
Creative Marketing and Packaging. Today's wireless market is more competitive than ever, driving companies to seek new and creative ways to market their products and services. Learn the best avenues and high tech marketing tools that will lead us into the 21st Century: value added services, internet, consumer reward programs, pre-paid and service bundling. Moderator: G. Edward Evans, President/Chief Operating Officer, Dobson Cellular Systems (Oklahoma City, OK); Scott Erickson, Vice President, Marketing, Lucent Technologies (Whippany, NJ); Fernando Rodriguez-Ventosa, Executive Vice President-Corporate Strategy, Airtel Movil, S.A. (Madrid, SPAIN); Dave Whalen, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Sony Wireless Telecommunications Company (San Diego, CA); and Jim Waltz, President, Iridium North America (Tempe, AZ).
Special International Session: Wireless Policy Makers/Regulators. The liberalization of telecommunications services in Latin America has posed a formidable challenge for the national authorities responsible for the introduction of competition and the regulation of their respective markets. Hear first hand from the regulators about the ongoing process, accomplishments and short- and medium-term challenges. Moderators: Brian Fontes, Executive Vice President, CTIA (Washington, DC) and Jose Manuel Villalvazo, President & CEO, International Institute of Wireless. Panelists: Jorge Kunigami K., Presidente, Organismo Supervisor de Inversion Privada en Telecomunicaciones (OSIPTEL) (Lima, PERU); Mauricio Bossa, International Affairs Director, Secretaria de Comunicaciones (Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA); Renato Navarro, President, ANATEL (Brasilia, BRAZIL); Gustavo Pena Quinones, Comisionado, CRT (Bogota, COLOMBIA); Carols Casasus, President, COFETEL (Mexico City, MEXICO); Jose Luis Aviles Neiro, General Director, CONATEL (Caracas, VENEZUELA).
Meet the FCC: Questions and Answers With Federal Regulators. The passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 promised an age of vigorous competition among the traditionally separate segments of the telecommunications industry. yet, to date, that inter-segment competition remains largely theoretical. Explore these complex and contentious issues with two groups of FCC regulators who are tasked with implementing the Act's pro-competitive provisions. Moderator for both parts: Brian Fontes, Executive Vice President, CTIA (Washington, DC). Part I Panelists (all from Washington, DC): Ari Fitzgerald, Legal Advisor to FCC Chairman Kennard; Karen Gulick, Legal Advisor to Commissioner Tristani; Paul Misener, Senior Advisor to Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth; David Siddall, Legal Advisor to Commissioner Ness; and Peter Tenhula, Legal Advisor to Commissioner Powell. Part II: Meet and challenge the senior staff of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, charged with implementing the Commission's decisions concerning antenna siting, interconnection, E-911, number portability, access to telecommunications for the disabled, auctions and licensing. Part II Panelists (all from Washington, DC): Rosalind Allen, Deputy Bureau Chief, WTB; Gerald Vaughn, Deputy Bureau Chief, WTB; Jeanine Poltronieri, Associate Bureau Chief, WTB; Kathleen O'Brien-Ham, Chief, Auctions Division, WTB; Steve Markendorff, Chief, Broadband Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, WTB; David Wye, Technical Advisor, WTB; and Steve Weingarten, Legal Advisor, WTB.
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