The State of Telecom--A Trans-Atlantic Dialogue  
Columbia University  
New York, NY  
October 20, 2006 
9:00am-5:00pm · 142 Uris Hall 

The Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) and Institut de l'Audiovisuel et des Télécommunications en Europe (IDATE) will link their respective annual reviews of the North American and European telecommunications and information industries.  

o        What is the relative health of the telecom, cable, and internet communications industries in Europe and North America?  

o        Are multiple broadband infrastructures sustainable?  

o        How are technology trends shaping the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industries in Europe and North America?    

o        How are telecom consumers (individuals and businesses) doing and how will consumers shape the regulatory and business environment?  

o        What are the trends in Europe and North America regarding regulation and public policy in the era of convergence, particularly network neutrality and open access.  
Public Sector Speakers  

o        GABRIELLE GAUTHEY, Board Member, French Electronics Communication Regulatory Authority  

o        MATTHIAS KURTH,  President, German Federal Network Agency  

o        STEFANO MANNONI, Commissioner, Italian Communications Authority    

  

o        HAROLD FURCHTGOTT-ROTH, former COMMISSIONER, Federal Communications Commission  

o        JACK GOLDBERG, Vice Chairman, Connecticut Board of Public Utility Control  

Private Sector Speakers:    
 

Alcatel Olivier Baujard – Chief Technical Officer

France Telecom Jacques Champeaux Exec. Vice President

AT&T Brent Olson, Asst. Vice President

IBM Joe Ziskin, VP Strategy, Global Telecom Industry

Balhoff & Rowe Robert Rowe, Senior Partner

Lagardere Philippe Camus, Chairman

Bell Canada Lawson Hunter - Exec. Vice President

Merrill Lynch Gene Campbell, Analyst

BT Americas Dwight C. Rees, Head of Sales

Motorola Tony Zona, VP Strategy and Business Development

Cisco Robert Pepper, Sr. Managing Director

Telecom Italia Andrea Camanzi

Deutsche Telekom Klaus-Peter Statz, CEO and President

Verizon Business Randy Milch, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel

Fibernet Jon DeLuca, President & CEO

Vodafone Richard Feasey, Director-Group Public Policy


Registration  

Register online at http://www.ersvp.com/r/event4920. Corporate rate: $200. Columbia faculty and staff: $50. Columbia students: free, without lunch, $10 with lunch.  Please contact Ben Bloom at 212-854-4222 for special registration arrangements.  See http://www.citi.columbia.edu for agenda and additional information. 

Upcoming CITI Events

  1. Business Models for Rural Broadband- October 27, 2006
  2. Economics of the Commons II: The status, functions and utility of Infrastructure - November 3, 2006
  3. Telecommunications in Aging Societies - November 10, 2006
  4. UltraHome-From Couch Potato to Home Systems Integration - December 1, 2006


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