Yankee Group Announces Speaker Lineup for 2006 Telecom Industry Forum
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BOSTON--Yankee Group today announced the speaker lineup for its 2007 Telecom Industry Forum, "Reinventing Communications: The Impact of Ubiquity on Networks, Service Delivery and Business Models." This research-driven industry event will be held on November 13 and 14 at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City and attract thought leaders and experts across the communications value chain. Industry visionaries and Yankee Group analysts will explore the impact and implications of transforming business communications.
Confirmed keynote presenters and panelists to date include:
Steve Bannerman, VP of Marketing and Product Management, Narus, Inc.
John Berry, Global IT Manager, NNR GLobal Logistics USA Inc.
Wade Campbell, Sr. Director of Strategic Marketing, Embedded Communications, Motorola
Peggy Dau, Director, Broadband & Media, HP
Julie Donahue, VP, Security and Privacy Services, IBM Global Services
Dan H. Elron, Managing Partner, Communications Industry, Accenture
Luis Fiallo, Managing Director, Marketing and Corporate Development, China Telecom USA
Annette Green, General Manager, Communications, Content & Entertainment, SAS
John Hayduk, CTO, VSNL International
Mark Keiffer, CMO, AT&T
Alan Mottram, CMO, Alcatel
Greg Oslan, CEO, Narus
Chuck Pol, President and COO, BT Americas
Phil Rauen, Partner, Communications & High Tech Strategy Practice, Accenture
Michael Robichaud, Industry Principal, Telecom Industry, SAP
Will Rotch, Americas CTO, Comverse Billing
Christian Teeft, Director, Engineering, NTT America, Inc.
Rich Wonders, Vice President, Marketing and Business Strategy, Alcatel
"Yankee Group's Annual Telecom Industry Forum provides a premier platform for industry leaders to present their visions for market development and opportunities," said Berge Ayvazian, Yankee Group chief strategy officer. "As a leader in communications research, Yankee Group is leveraging the TIF Platform to advance the debate on how to navigate the global connectivity revolution."
Telecom Industry Forum platinum sponsors include Accenture (www.accenture.com), Alcatel (alcatel.com), HP (hp.com), Motorola (www.motorola.com), Narus (www.narus.com), and NTT Communications (www.ntt.com). Silver sponsors include China Telecom (www.chinatelecom.com.cn), Comverse (www.comverse.com), SAS (www.sas.com), SAP (www.sap.com) and VSNL (vsnlinternational.com). The bronze sponsor is Subex Azure (www.subexazure.com).The association sponsor is TIA (www.tiaonline.org). Media sponsors include Antenna (www.antennasonline.com), Connect World (www.connect-world.com), NOC (www.noconline.org) and World Telemedia (www.wtmag.co.uk). There are a limited amount of sponsorship opportunities available. For more information on how your organization can get involved, please contact Julie Zadow at jzadow@yankeegroup.com.
For more information about the Telecom Industry Forum and other Yankee Group events, please contact Karen Peabody, director of events, at 617-880-0299 or kpeabody@yankeegroup.com.
Members of the press may attend the event at no cost. To register, contact Christina Oh at coh@yankeegroup.com or 617-880-0238.
YANKEE GROUP (www.yankeegroup.com)
The people of Yankee Group are the global connectivity experts(TM)-the leading source of insight and counsel for builders, operators and users of connectivity solutions. For more than 35 years, Yankee Group has conducted primary research that charts the pace of technology change and its effect on networks, consumers and enterprises. Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group has a global presence including operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
