Tuesday, April 12, 2005

USTA Schedules TelecomNEXT Conference for March 2006

The U.S. Telecom Association (USTA) announced TelecomNEXT, a new industry conference and exhibition that aims to bring together policymakers, entrepreneurs and the CEOs of the world's leading communications service providers, suppliers, content and applications companies.


TelecomNEXT will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention
Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 19-23, 2006.


The event has already published a list of high-profile, industry keynote speakers, including:

  • Duane Ackerman, Chairman & CEO, BellSouth


  • Harald Braun, President, Carrier Networks Division, Siemens


  • Scott Ford, President & CEO, ALLTEL


  • Jonathan Glickman, President, Spyglass Entertainment Group


  • Paul Lacouture, President, Network Services, Verizon


  • Moshe Lichtman, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft TV Division


  • Kevin Martin, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission


  • Walter McCormick, President & CEO, U.S. Telecom Association


  • Susan Miller, President & CEO, ATIS


  • Balan Nair, Chief Technology Officer, Qwest


  • Glenn Post, Chairman & CEO, CenturyTel


  • Mike Quigley, President, Alcatel North America


  • Chris Rice, Executive VP, Network Planning & Engineering, SBC


  • Michael Sabia, President & CEO, Bell Canada


  • Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman & CEO, Verizon


  • Stan Sigman, President & CEO, Cingular


  • Bill Smith, Chief Technology Officer, BellSouth


  • Norio Wada, President & CEO, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone


  • Ed Whitacre, Chairman & CEO, SBC Communications

http://www.Telecom-Next.com