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China Telecom 2003 Conference and Telecommunications Reconstruction in Iraq Briefing

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 06:00 CDT

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003--Information Gatekeepers Inc. (IGI) will hold the China Telecom 2003 conference and the "Telecommunications Reconstruction in Iraq" executive briefing Sept. 29-30 in Washington, D.C., at the Georgetown University Conference Center. For a limited time, you can register for either conference and attend the other for free.

The half-day executive briefing held on Sept. 29 regarding "Telecommunications Reconstruction in Iraq," will cover the following topics:

Status of Telecommunications Reconstruction in Iraq

Plans for funding major projects

Major players in the Reconstruction program

Contracts awarded and planned

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

John Shaw, Deputy Undersecretary for International Security

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Panel speakers:

Jay Brandes, Director

Iraq & Afghanistan Reconstruction Task Forces

Dan Stein, Regional Director, Eurasia

United States Trade and Development Agency

James Ennis, Director, Advanced Network Planning

U.S. State Department Administration & Policy Department

Senior Executive

Lucent Technologies

Ashley Henieman, Manager, Asia-Pacific Programs

Telecommunications Industry Association

Paul Polishuk, CEO

IGI Consulting

For additional information or registration, visit http://www.telecombriefings.com/brief_T6.html

September 29-30, immediately after the Iraq briefing, will be "China Telecom 2003." Sponsored by EQUANT, the conference will cover the latest developments in the Chinese telecommunications market.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Lisa LaBonville, Head, China International Market Development

Equant

Dr. Wei Hua Zhang, President

China Telecom USA

Other Speakers:

Jonathan Draluck, VP Business Affairs, General Counsel

iBasis

Dr. Hong Chen, Chairman and Founder

GRIC Communications

CEO, Hina Group

Samuel May, Senior Research Analyst, Wireless Equipment

US Bancorp Piper Jaffray

Safa Rashtchy, Senior Research Analyst

US Bancorp Piper Jaffray

Nancy Goguen, Executive Director, Strategic Marketing

Texas Instruments Broadband Communications Group

Mark Ma, Regional Manager, Asia Pacific

Adax

Yudian Jin, President, GM

Luminous China

Dr. Gerald Wong, President , CEO, Founder

Photonic Bridges

Jim Diestel, VP Product Management

Salira Optical Network Systems

Ferrie Hu, Chief Scientist

China Motion Telecom International Ltd.

Karl J. Weaver, Principal

Newport Technologies

Tara K. Giunta, Esq., Partner

Coudert Brothers LLP

Ashley E. Heineman, Manager, Asia-Pacific Programs

Telecommunications Industry Association

Julie Walton, Associate

US-China Business Council

John Henry, Director, Office of Telecommunications

U.S. Department of Commerce

Robert Fonow, Managing Director

RGI Ltd.

Dr. James Mulvenon, Deputy Director

RAND Corporation Center for Asia-Pacific Policy

Tom Vest, Global Planning and Operations

America Online

Sheetal Kamani, Director, APAC Market Management, Global Market Analysis

VocalTec Communications

For more information or registration, visit http://www.chinatelecomconference.com/ or contact Dr. Hui Pan, Conference Chairman, at 800-323-1088, 617-782-5033, or hpan@igigroup.com.

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