Schedule Under Development and Subject to Change Last Updated: November 10, 2005 Syndicate event schedule Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:00am 10:15am The Wheel of Fortune (Financial Analysts) Upright - Effortless success. Good fortune that is unexpected. Coincidences. Luck. The beginning of a new cycle. Advancement. Positive upheaval. Change. A card of good fortune, the appearance of destiny and Karmic change. Reversed - Bad luck that is unexpected. Resistance to change. Unexpected interruptions. A warning against gambling. Difficulties. Delays. Is the “Wheel of Fortune” Upright or Reversed (or somewhere in between) for the IP-Based Communications Industry and its various flavors and players? This panel of financial visionaries will explore what the financial picture looks like for the IP-based communications industry.  • Daniel Berninger, VP and Senior Analyst, Tier1 Research  • Scott Cleland, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Precursor  • Mark Ein, CEO, Venturehouse  • Anna Maria Kovacs, President, Regulatory Source Associates  • Jim Kohlenberger, Executive Director, The VON Coalition  • Blair Levin, Managing Director, Legg Mason; former FCC Chief of Staff  • Jonathan Seelig, Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners 10:15am 11:20am The Hierophant (Bloggers) Upright - Ritual and routine, religious guidance and authority, education in its formal sense. A seeker after knowledge and wisdom. Good sound advice, teaching and constructive counsel. Marriage, partnerships and morality. Reversed - Misleading or dubious advice, poor counsel, slander and propaganda. Beware of first impressions. Distortion of truth and a bad time for signing agreements. Misleading advertisements. Unconventionality and rejection of family values. What insights might the observers from the Blogsphere share with us about the intersection of technology and policy and where IP technology and policy are taking us?  • Andy Abramson, Editor, VoIPWatch  • Dave Burstein, Editor, DSL Prime  • David Isenberg, Isen.com  • Om Malik, Editor, GIGAOM.com  • Randolph May, Senior Fellow and Director of Communications Policy Studies, The Progress & Freedom Foundation  • Stephen Smith, Chief Scientist, Lavalife 11:20am 12:30 The World (Recovering Regulators) Upright - Accomplishment. Fulfillment. Completion of a personal cycle, project, series of events or chapter in life. Success. A culmination of events. A sense of repleteness. Reversed - Frustration. Completion delayed. Sometimes fear of change. Inability to bring something to a satisfactory end. resistance to change. Lack of trust. Despite appearances to the contrary, an indication that events have not yet come to a conclusion but are nearing completion. Hesitation. The prodigal sons return to share what they have discovered in their journeys beyond the Beltway. What do those who left Government have to teach us?  • Matthew Brill, Partner, Latham & Watkins  • Jeffrey Carlisle, VP, Compliance & Government Relations, Lenovo  • David Farber, Professor, Carnegie Mellon  • David Irwin, Adjunct Instructor at the Columbus School of Law at, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald  • Stagg Newman, Senior Telecommunications Practice Expert, McKinsey & Company 12:30 1:30pm Lunch - Presentation of the Peripheral Visionary Award (Surprise Speaker) 1:30pm 2:45pm Justice (Lawyers) Upright - Amicable and favorable resolution of conflicts. Triumph over bigotry and prejudice. Legal action. Litigation. Contracts. Settlement. Divorce. Sometimes marriage depending upon the other cards and normally only when marriage contracts, legal or financial documents are a necessary part of the intended union. Clarity. Fairness. Arbitration. A straightforward choice. Judgment. Reversed - Injustice. Inequality and bias. Separations not yet ratified or legalized. Delay. imbalance. Confusion surrounding legal or tax affairs. Complicate negotiations. unfair or delayed judgment. The Lawyers do as lawyers do – debate the law and policy surrounding IP-based Communications. Leading attorneys will share their views on how the legislative, regulatory and legal challenges might play out.  • Bob Atkinson, Director of Policy Research, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information  • Karen Brinkmann, Partner, Latham & Watkins  • Michael Hazzard, Partner, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge, Rice  • Cherie Kiser, Managing Member, Washington, DC Office; Chair, Communications Section, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo  • John Nakahata, Partner, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis  • Mark Schneider, Partner, Jenner & Block 2:45pm 4:15pm The Magician (Technologists) Upright - Mastery of the material world, creative action, self-discipline and a willingness to take risks. An ability to recognize one's own potential, the power to initiate, communication and wit. Reversed - Confusion, hesitation, inability to make decisive choices. Inability to properly utilize time or talents. Lack of inspiration or energy. Giving up easily, poor self-image, poor co-ordination and sometimes learning difficulties. In ancient times, science was often mistaken for magic. What are the modern day magicians doing with IP technology? The Technologists and Innovators will share their perspectives on how IP technology will transform communications.  • David Beckmeyer, Founder & CEO, TelEvolution  • Jonathan Canis, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren  • Niel Ransom, Board Member, Overture Networks and Teknovus  • Mark Spencer, President, Digium/Asterisk  • Douglas Sicker, Professor, University of Colorado  • Jonathan Taplin, Professor, USC, Annenberg School for Communications; Founder & CEO, Intertainer 4:30pm 6:00pm The Tower (Professors) Upright - Disruption. Conflict. Change. Sudden violent loss. Overthrow of an existing way of life. Major changes. Disruption of well-worn routines. Ruin and disturbance. Dramatic upheaval. change of residence or job sometimes both at once. Widespread repercussions of actions. In the end, enlightenment and freedom. Ill Dignified or Reversed - Negativity. Restriction of desires and imprisonment. Less sever forms of the above. Drastic change that may rob the individual of freedom of expression. Sometimes bankruptcy and imprisonment. more usually imprisonment within a set of circumstances, which cannot currently be altered. Sudden changes out of one's control. Less sever forms of the above. What do those looking down on us from atop the Ivory Tower make of the chaos in the streets? Leading academics will share their views on where we are all heading.  • Susan Crawford, Professor, Cardozo Law School  • Dale Hatfield, Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado at Boulder  • Eli Noam, Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia University; Director , Columbia Institute for TeleInformation  • James Speta, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law  • Phil Weiser, Associate Professor of Law and Telecommunications, University of Colorado  • Kevin Werbach, Professor, Wharton School of Business  • Tim Wu, Professor, Coumbia Law School 6:00pm 8:30pm Reception