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VON Europe 2004 Conference agenda at a glance

Pre-Conference Workshops
Monday, June 7, 2004
Conference Day One
Tuesday, June 8th 2004
Conference Day Two
Wednesday, June 9th 2004
Conference Day Three: Enterprise IP Communications Summit
Thursday, June 10th 2004

IP Telephony Regulations
Wednesday, June 9, 2004, 10:30am - 11:45am
- What’s top of the agenda for the EC in regulation of IP Telephony
- Regulatory roadmap at the country level across Europe: what’s the current situation and what’s on the horizon
- Will emergency services and wire-tapping capabilities be required for VoIP services?

Richard Brennan, Founder, Telxxis
Richard Brennan has over 30 years of telecommunications industry experience, and has spent the last decade promoting interoperability and global VoIP standards.

Richard is actively involved in international standards organizations, including ETSI, where he is Vice-Chair of TISPAN, the group responsible for convergence towards NGNs. Richard serves as Chair of the TISPAN Architecture Working Group (WG2) and also acts as a strategic consultant to the ITU Telecommunications Standards Bureau.

In 2001, Richard founded Telxxis LLC, an international communications consulting organization, which draws on resources based in both Europe and the United States to serve the strategic needs of clients.

Ahal Besorai, President & CEO, Inclarity Plc
Ahal Besorai has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Inclarity since 1998.

Having assumed the leadership of the company in 1988, he swiftly transformed an ailing telecoms value added reseller, into a leading Advanced Communications service and technology provider.

Under Ahal's leadership, Inclarity has experienced strong, triple-digit growth, year on year. During this period, Inclarity has launched numerous innovative solutions, including the revolutionary Broadband Telephony service. In addition, Ahal personally spearheads account activities at some of Inclarity's most significant clients.

Mr. Besorai holds a BA Hons and MA from Cambridge University.

Margaret Hopkins, Analysys
Margaret Hopkins is an independent telecoms analyst. During her 14 year association with Analysys, she has been lead author of many reports, including Delivering the Broadband Home. New fixed and mobile services and devices: forecasts 2003–2008; Next Generation Networks: Integrated IP Architectures; Market Realities of IP VPNs; IP Local Loop: Key Facts; IP Voice Services: the return on investment for European service providers and Business Data Services: Growth Opportunities and Forecasts 2002–2007. She has a degree in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a Masters in Telecommunications and Information Systems from the University of Essex.

Cherie Kiser, Member, Managing Director, Communications Section Chair, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Chérie is a Managing Director of the firm and Chair of the Communications Section. She represents a wide range of telecommunications and Internet companies, including CLECs, integrated communications providers, ISPs, VoIP service providers, and applications service providers.

Chérie has been at the forefront of the expansion of new entrants into the voice and data communications markets. She routinely represents clients before the Federal Communications Commission and state regulatory agencies. She counsels clients on establishing and acquiring communications networks, information technology, and related applications. She has negotiated and provided advice in connection with numerous complex network, equipment, and services transactions, and with negotiation of interconnection, peering, marketing, and revenue sharing agreements.

Scott Marcus, Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the U.S.
Scott Marcus is currently on loan to the European Commission, where he is studying the European New Regulatory Framework (NRF) under a grant from the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. He is on leave from the FCC (USA), where he is Senior Advisor for Internet Technology, and a member of the Homeland Security Policy Council. Previously, he served as CTO of GTE Internetworking (Genuity). He is an IEEE ComSoc officer, former trustee of the American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN), and the author of a textbook on network design.