Cable VoIP Outlook White Paper Set For Release At Kagan VoIP Summit, Nov. 5, NYC

(PRWEB) October 22, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Top cable and internet telephony executives are set to convene at the Kagan VoIP Summit, November 5, NYC -- a technology and finance focused examination of the future of cable & Internet telephony. This 1-day executive forum will address advances in the IP-telephony sphere, federal and state regulatory issues, strategic economic models and the projected impact of the IP-phone business on revenue and cash flow going forward.

Cable telephony is poised to emerge…in a big way! The economics are compelling, the technology is ready and broadband penetrations have reached mass scale. Now all the industry has to do is effectively execute and the payoff could be enormous. Who are the likely players? Will the government apply telecom industry regulation? Who is positioned to win the battle for consumers?

Kagan VoIP Summit attendees will receive a free copy of the Kagan State-of-the-Sector White Paper: Cable VoIP Outlook to be introduced at the event, plus a $100 savings certificate on the just released first edition Kagan research book: Future of Cable Telephony.

The event is held in association with Accenture & Imagine Broadband, Interactive Enterprise and sponsors KMC Telecom, Telica and BusinessEdge Solutions.

Kagan VoIP Summit

When: Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003

Where: Helmsley Park Lane, 36 Central Park South, NYC

AGENDA & SPEAKERS:

8:00 AM REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST

Opening Remarks: 8:45 a.m.

INTRODUCTION

Kagan State-of-the-Sector White Paper:

Cable VoIP Outlook

Panel 1: 9:00 a.m.

THE MISSING LINK: Telephony's Role In the Bundle

• Alan Bezoza, Sr. Vice President/Broadband Cable Research, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey
• Niraj Gupta, Managing Director/Broadcasting & Cable, Salomon Smith Barney
• Tom White, Vice President/Telephony Marketing, Comcast Corporation
• Richard Dowling, Sr. Vice President/Corporate Development, General Communication
• Michael Adams, Chief Strategy Officer, RCN

Special Presentation: 10:30 a.m.

EXECUTIVE DEMOS

• James Higgins, Vice President/Cable Business Development, KMC Telecom
• Alan Sheehan, CTO, Interactive Enterprise
• Mehdi Ghasem, Vice President/Strategic Planning & Technology, Telica

Panel 2: 11:00 a.m.

IP TELEPHONY: On Your Marks, Get Set...

• Jose Alegria, General Manager, Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico
• Louis Holder, Exec. Vice President /Product Development, Vonage
• Zeeshan Khan, Sr. Consultant/Cable Broadband Group, BusinessEdge Solutions
• Mike Pastor, Vice President & General Manager, Net2Phone
• Stephen Snyder, Partner/Communications & High Tech, Accenture
• Bob Stanzione, Chairman & CEO, ARRIS
• John Vaughan, President & CEO, Syndeo Corporation

12:30 PM LUNCH

Keynote Presentation: 1:45 p.m.

• John Rego, CFO, Vonage

Panel 3: 2:00 p.m.

LIMBERING UP: Stretching the Capabilities of Voice-over-IP

• Imtiaz Bhanji, Sr. Manager/Cable & Wireless Group, BearingPoint
• Mike Doerk, Sr. Manager/Carrier VoIP, Nortel Networks
• Meredith Flynn-Ripley, President & CEO, Stargus
• Mike Laraia, Sr. Director/Product Management & Marketing, Motorola
• Glenn Russell, Director/Packet Cable, CableLabs
• David R. Spear, Exec. Vice President/Strategy & Market Development, Cedar Point Communications
• Chris Williams, Manager/VoIP Engineering, Time Warner Cable

Panel 4: 3:45 p.m.

THE NEW FRONTIER: Negotiating the Regulatory Tightrope

• Terry Bienstock, Exec. Vice President & General Counsel, Comcast Cable Communications
• Rick Cimerman, Sr. Director/State Telecommunications Policy, NCTA
• Paul Glist, Partner, Cole, Raywid & Braverman
• Cherie Kiser, Managing Director, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo

Special Feature: 5 p.m

VoIP Networking Reception

Sponsored by KMC Telecom & Telica

Moderated by Kagan World Media analysts:

• Larry Gerbrandt, COO & Senior Analyst
• Ian Olgeirson, Senior Analyst
• John Mansell, Senior Analyst
• Renee Shaening, Analyst

Summit rate: $795

Additional delegate from the same company: $745.

At the door: $895

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Kagan World Media

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