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Wireless
- Conference and Private Meetings
October
16, 2003 The
Princeton Club, NYC
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How would you
like the opportunity to meet privately with a key person from
Intel, PalmSource, Fujitsu PC, Sprint, Wayport, IBM, CIBC
World Markets, Motorola Ventures and other major companies
that are helping to define the Wireless industry?
 Register
for The Wall Street Transcript's Wireless Industry Conference
on October 16th and you can do just that. This one-day
conference will focus on the key sectors, including WiFi
and WiMAX, WLANs, 2.5 and 3G buildup, the
financing environment and the investor outlook.
Plus, in addition to the information portion of the
conference, you will have the opportunity to take part in our
exclusive One-on-One
program.
AGENDA View
the Brochure
8:00 AM
Conference Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM
Industry Roundtable: The
Big Picture—Where is Wireless Heading?
Industry insiders discuss the
market and predict what the future will hold for both
the leading and upstart firms.
▪ Can the wireless industry generate positive ROI?
▪
With so many conflicting standards, how long til dominant
wireless format emerges?
▪
Which young companies have developed
a leading edge, and which will fall
behind?
▪ Has the wireless revolution truly begun, or are
we still waiting for the future?
▪ With
three distinct markets (U.S., Europe & Asia), which
will decide the next step?
Participants:
Larry D'Onofrio, VP Enterprise, Fujitsu PC
Brian Dalgetty, Director Wireless eBusiness, IBM
Albert Chu, VP PalmSource
Moderator: Edward Rerisi, Director of
Research, Allied Business Intelligence
9:35
AM
Presentation
10:00
AM
Industry Roundtable:
WLANs-The Competitive Edge you've been waiting for?
▪ Has
the truly paperless AND wireless office arrived?
▪ How
secure can you ever really be?
▪ With
3G supposedly around the corner, is a WLAN actually
right for your business?
▪ In-building support - is it even worth the cost?
Participants:
Bruce Friedman, Managing Director Mobile Computing, Sprint
Eric Janzsen, CEO, Bluesocket,
Ajei Gopal, CEO, ReefEdge
John Burns, CEO, Sonim Technologies
Moderator: Lawrence Gasman, Analyst,
Communications Industry Researchers
10:35 AM
Networking Break
10:50
AM
Industry
Roundtable: Third Generation Data Systems - The Business
Model for Industry Results?
▪
Customer
growth has flattened out--what's needed to get 3G and beyond
jump started?
▪
Will
cellular service remain dominant in a WiFi world?
▪
WiFi,
WiMAX - Stepping stones or a cheap fix?
▪
How
will a truly connected workforce change the life of your
company?
▪
What
new products will wide 3G use bring?
▪
Is
there a risk that a major technological leap would make 3G
obsolete and if so, what does it mean for potential infrastructure
buildouts?
Participants:
Bruce Friedman, Managing Director Mobile Computing, Sprint
Sanjeev Verma, SVP Marketing & Business
Development, Airvana
Matt Bancroft, VP Business
Development, Flarion
Roy Berger, SVP, NextWave Telecom
Moderator: Edward Rerisi, Director of
Research, Allied Business Intelligence
11:25
AM
Industry
Roundtable: Financing - In a bear market, who's paying for the
future?
▪
Discover
how a strategic alliance can push your company to the top
▪
Which type of partner is right for your
product?
▪
What are VCs looking for in this market?
▪
Examples of creative financing and effective
capital raising
▪
Mergers & Acquisitions: Will there be a
monopoly? |
One-on-One
Meetings
Attendees will be
able to set up private one-on-one
meetings, during the conference, with our Associate
Sponsors. These individual, private meetings are designed
to allow attendees the opportunity to discuss
wireless partnering, fund or venture capital
investments, marketing opportunities, technology
licensing, investor relations, and more.
All you need to do is:
▪ Register as soon as you can to capture
your first choices
The Transcript will do its best to
accommodate the meeting requests of all paid
registrants.
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Participants:
Charlie Yie, Partner, Ampersand
Ventures
Robert Buxton, Managing Director, CIBC World Markets
Matthew Growney, Managing Partner, Motorola
Ventures
David Frankel, Technologist, Blueprint Ventures
Moderator: Glenn S. Gerstell, Managing
Partner, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP
11:55
AM
Special Keynote
Address
Ron Reich, Director of Strategic Investments-Broadband
& Wireless Networking, Intel
12:30 PM
Luncheon
1:45 PM
Keynote Address
Dr. Mike Marcus, Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering &
Technology, FCC
2:15
PM
Wall Street Assesses the Industry
▪
Hear
from buy and sell side analysts and money managers how they
view the different parts of
the industry
▪
Learn
who they consider the real drivers of the industry
Participants:
Greg Dannacher, Analyst, CIBC World
Markets
Kenneth Leon, Senior Industry Analyst, Standard &
Poor's Equity Research
Moderator: Terry McEvoy, The Wall Street
Transcript
2:45 PM
Presentation
3:15 PM
Industry Roundtable: WiFi -
The short-cut or the safe bet?
▪
With
money being poured into hotspots, how much time is needed to
determine profitability?
▪ Who
is benefiting from the WiFi explosion, and who will suffer
most if the bubble bursts?
▪ Is
there a revenue model for WiFi; is one even necessary for
success?
▪ In
the absence of provider compatibility, is carrier-based data
better for your company?
▪ 802.16a
is set to roll out in 2004; will WiMAX envelop the
entire WiFi landscape?
Participants:
Eric Stonestrom, CEO, Airspan Networks
Kurt Bauer, SVP Field Operations, Nomadix
Amir Rozensweig, President, Alvarion
Shawn Griffin, CEO, PointShot Wireless
Moderator: Michael Doherty, VP, North
America Telecoms Practice, Ovum
3:45 PM
Industry Roundtable:
Evolution - The Morphing & Convergence of Technology
▪
The
cell phone is still king, but for how long?
▪ Know
when to say when - how much will customers tolerate?
▪ PDA,
2-way, MP3 player, digital camera --where do we go from here?
Participants:
Hans-Arne L'orange, CEO, Birdstep
Albert Chu, VP Business Development, PalmSource
Biju Nair, VP & General Manager Wireless
Products Division, PCTEL
K.C. Kanaan, Director WCCG Business Intelligence
& Group Strategic Planning, Intel
Moderator: Cliff Raskind, Director &
Senior Analyst Global Wireless Practice, Strategy Analytics
4:20 PM
Networking Reception
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