September 4, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Research organization the Yankee Group (YankeeGroup.com) announced on Wednesday that it has released its updated speaker lineup for the Telcom Industry Forum, which will take place from October 21 to 22, 2002 in Washington, DC.
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Confirmed speakers for the event include: Bill Esrey, chairman and CEO of Sprint Corporation; Ivan Seidenberg, president and CEO of Verizon Communications; Frank Ianna, president of AT&T Network Services; Bill O?Shea, president of Bell Labs at Lucent Technologies; Richard Roscitt, chairman and CEO of ADC; Kathleen Abernathy commissioner of the FCC; Dick Wiley, partner at Wiley Rein & Fielding and former FCC chairman; and Howard Anderson, founder of the Yankee Group.
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“We are extremely excited about this event and the lineup of presenters who have confirmed their participation,” said Yankee Group chairman, president, and CEO Brian Adamik. “With the global telecom market at such a critical crossroads, now more than ever we must bring together the industry’s leaders to describe how their firms will create value and restore confidence to this vital segment of the economy.”
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Along with the presenters announced today, says the Yankee Group, the Telecom Industry Forum will feature Yankee Group telecommunications experts, including vice chairman Berge Ayvazian, executive vice president of research Rob Rich, vice president of research Eileen Eastman and chairman, president and CEO Brian Adamik.
