International Information InfrastructureShapiro Auditorium, Columbia University.
Sponsored by the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information.
International
telecommunications, for more than a century, were almost always collaborations
of territorial or service monopolies. What is new is that telecommunication
organizations begin to cross borders. One issue which arises concerns
the effects on finance and capital formation. The transborder telecommunications
providers require substantial capital investment in a far riskier and
performance oriented environment than has historically been the case.
Other issues concern the marketing in new panregional markets, the changing
equipment sector, and the internationalization of local business services.
Finance: Buying and Banking on Prospective Returns in Telecommunications
Michael Salinger, Associate Professor, Boston University
Moderator:
Gerald Faulhaber, Professor, Wharton School
Discussants:
- Bruce Greenwald, Professor, Columbia Business School
- Harold Vogel, First Vice President, Merrill-Lynch
- Ian Clark, Managing Director, Morgan Guaranty Trust, London
- Dr. James Dodd, Director, Kleinwort Benson Securities, London
- Michael Beardsley, Industry Analyst, Merrill Lynch
Marketing: Emerging Panregional Markets
Managed Data Network Services (MDNS)
Imaging
High-Speed Switched Voice/Data Multimedia
Asyncronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Moderator:
Aine M. NShillabhin, CITI/INSEAD
Discussants:
- Eugene Sekulow, Westchester Financial Center Garry Stephens, Director, Media & Telecommunications, Investment Banking, NatWest, London
- Ken Zita, Network Dynamics
- Bertil Thorngren, Director of Corporate Planning, TELIA, Sweden
- Richard Blackburn, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, NYNEX
International: Serving the Central Business District: Impact of Fortune
500 on National and International Service Markets
Moderator:
Eli Noam, CITI
Discussants:
- D.J. Crane, Vice President, Electronic Commerce Services, General Electric Information Services
- Mary Frost, Managing Director, Entertainment, Media, and Communications Consulting Group, Price Waterhouse
- Linda Garcia, Project Director, Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress
- Mark Smith, Technology Manager, Intel Corporation
Technology: Provisioning for Global Networks: Equipment Sector Development
Courtney Monroe, Northern Business Information
Moderator:
Bruce Egan, CITI
Discussants:
- Francis McInerney, North River Ventures
- John Hindle, Vice President, Marketing Communications, Northern Telecom
- Daniel B. Dobkin, Counsel, ANS CO&RE Systems, Inc.
Organized by
Aine NShillabhin, CITI
Alex Wolfson, CITI
