CEOs From World's Leading Companies to Give Series of Visionary Presentations.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999-- The leaders of four of the world's most influential networking and communications companies Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. will share their visions of the many challenges facing their industries with attendees at ComNet 2000, January 25-27 in Washington DC. Kathleen Earley, President of Internet Services, AT&T; John Roth John Roth, is the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nortel. He was born in Alberta, Canada, in 1942. He was named Northern Telecom Limited's CEO in 1995 and was elected to the board of directors in 1996. , Vice Chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony ; Dr. Eric Schmidt, Chairman & CEO, Novell; and Bill Schrader, CEO, PSINet; will provide valuable insights into the industry trends and public policies they see shaping the networking and communications industries as we begin the new Millennium. With more than 50,000 professionals from around the world expected to attend, ComNet is the ideal forum for these prominent visionaries to share their ideas. John Roth will lead off the series of visionary keynote addresses at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, January 25 with a presentation entitled "Creating a New Era in Networking". Roth was instrumental in establishing Nortel's wireless business and also brings a unique perspective to the many opportunities and challenges facing the networking and communications industries. In 1998 he received the "Emerging Markets CEO of the Year Award" from ING Barings and International Business Media. Bill Schrader will follow Roth at 1 p.m. on Tuesday with a stimulating keynote presentation entitled "The Future of Business on the Internet". The founder of PSINet, Schrader is considered one of the foremost authorities on internet related issues. He has authored numerous internet position statements, helped form various internet industry groups and appeared as an industry spokesman before a number of organizations. He was named the 1998 Master Entrepreneur of Year by Ernst & Young. Dr. Eric Schmidt will kick-off Wednesday's keynote session at 8:45 a.m. with a thought-provoking presentation entitled "Directory-Enabled Networking: From Here to Ubiquity Ubiquity See also Omnipresence. Burma-Shave their signs seen as “verses of the wayside throughout America.” [Am. Commerce and Folklore: Misc. ". Since joining Novell in 1997, Dr. Schmidt has made it Novell's mission to extend the company's leadership in network services and become the world's premier provider of pure Internet/intranet solutions. Previously, in his 14 years at Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , he earned international recognition as an Internet pioneer and was instrumental in the widespread acceptance of the Java programming language. Kathleen Earley will wrap up this unique keynote series on Thursday, January 27 at 8:45 a.m. with her presentation entitled "Living on the Edge: The Evolution of Networking". Credited with predicting the convergence of the computer, communications, media and consumer electronics industries, she also has a vision for the future of the networking industry. Ms. Earley has been named one of the most powerful people in enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. and one of the `Ten to Watch' in the telecommunications industry. "This is truly a unique opportunity for networking and communications professionals to gain valuable insights from the top CEOs in both industries", said Don Berey, ComNet Show Director. "The information attendees gain from these sessions will help them better position their companies for the many challenges they will surely face in the 21st century". 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