2:00pm

Welcome Address

Cooperation of International Standards Bodies is a Paramount Benefit to Manufacturers and Users in Industry

IBM, Dr. W. Charlton Adams, Program Director of Standards Intellectual Property Licensing; Hewlett Packard, Steve Mills, Senior Architect

2:25pm

Panel Discussion: Corporate Perspectives on Emerging Trends in European and Global Standardization

Addressing the following industries and markets:
Communications
Communications Equipment
Consumer Electronics
Information Technology
Manufacturing

ECMA, Onno Elzinga, Chief Technology Officer; Hewlett Packard, David Penkler; IBM, Bob Sutor, VP, Standards and Open Source Software; Nokia, Mikko Puuskari, Senior Manager, Standardization and Industry Relations, Technology Platforms; Nortel, Dr. Bilel Jamoussi, Director, Strategic Standards;

Panasonic Digital Networking Laboratory, Dr. Robert Fish, VP and Director; Philips, Georg Luetteke, Director of New Technologies; Siemens Communication Mobile Networks, Maximilian Riegel

3:55pm

Panel Discussion: Standards Organizations' Perspectives on Emerging Trends in European and Global Standardization

CENELEC, Luigi Ricossa, VP responsible for the Global Framework; ETSI, Karl-Heinz Rosenbrock, Director-General; IEC, Jack Sheldon, Strategic Development Manager; ISO, Kevin McKinley, Deputy Secretary General; ITU-T, Houlin Zhao, Director of TSB; Nortel, Dr. Bilel Jamoussi, Director, Strategic Standards; Thermon Manufacturing, Ben Johnson, Senior Vice President

5:00pm

Panel and Audience Discussion: Opportunities and Synergies from Emerging Trends in European and Global Standardization

Sony Electronics, James Williamson, Vice President, Technology Standards Office; Panasonic Digital Networking Laboratory, Dr. Robert Fish, VP and Director; Nortel, Dr. Bilel Jamoussi, Director, Strategic Standards;

6:00pm 

Summary

Dr. W. Charlton Adams, Program Director of Standards Intellectual Property Licensing, IBM

6:10pm

Reception for all attendees

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