Monday, March 7, 2005

Business Strategies for the Independent Operating Companies: The Quadruple Play?
8:00am 9:00am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am 10:30am	The Best Strategies Compete as Things Change Fast “The times they are a-changing.”  • Dave Burstein, DSL Prime  • Michel Guite, Vermont Tel  • Marc Itzkowitz, Director, Product Marketing, SupportSoft  • William Lawver, Technology Development Manager, SureWest Communications  • Martin Taylor, VP of Technology Strategy, MetaSwitch
10:30am 10:45am	Morning Break
10:45am 12:15	Telco TV: Assessing the Risk/Reward Ratio, and Making It Work for Your Company  • Steve Mckay, CEO, Entone  • Ken Pyle, President/co-founder, Viodi  • Steve Scharf, Vice President, Financial & Information Tech, Ringgold Telephone Co.
12:15 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm 2:45pm	Innovations in Voice and Video  • Jennie Bourne, Producer, Bourne Digital  • Craig Bender, VP, Corporate Development & Marketing, Tut Systems  • David Markowitz, VP Marketing & Business Development, Zhone Technologies  • Kevin Walsh, VP, Marketing, Calix
2:45pm 3:00pm	Afternoon Break
3:00pm 4:15pm	Solutions Ready to Go to Work When You Return to Your Office  • Avi Chalon, Siemens  • David Howard, Product Line Manager, Wireline Products, UTStarcom  • Mark Nietubyc, Global Customer Marketing, Siemens  • Teresa Sperry, Sr. Product Manager, Paradyne  • Philip Thompson, Executive VP, Product Management, mPhase
12:45 1:15pm	Industry Perspective Evolution and Impact of VoIP for Business: A Carrier's View  • Mark Fishler, Vice President, Product Management, Voice, and Data Business Services, SBC Communications
4:15pm 4:30pm	Break
4:30pm 5:00pm	Keynote NextGen Networks: IP Service Velocity with PSTN Reliability and Performance  • Raj Sharma, President, NexTone Communications
5:00pm 5:30pm	Keynote Redefining the VoIP Experience  • Kevin Kealy, Security Scientist, AT&T
5:30pm 6:00pm	Keynote  • Jeffrey Citron, CEO, Vonage
6:00pm 8:00pm	Exhibit Hall Opens / Welcome Reception
7:30pm 9:00pm	General Session: Town Hall Meeting  • Jeffrey Carlisle, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC  • Robert Pepper, Chief of Policy Development, FCC