CTIA WIRELESS 2008(R) Announces Keynote Speakers.Top Executives from Microsoft, Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. With 55 million subscribers, Sprint Nextel operates the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States (based on total wireless customers), behind , Vodafone, Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. and Yahoo! to Address Wireless Industry Professionals WASHINGTON -- CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. WIRELESS, the premier global event representing the $500 billion wireless industry, today announced the first round of keynote speakers for the upcoming spring show. Speakers include Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division; Dan Hesse, president and 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. of Sprint Nextel; Lowell McAdam Lowell McAdam is the Chief Executive Officer of the American mobile phone company, Verizon Wireless. He was named to this position in January, 2007 after serving since 2000 as the COO for Verizon Wireless. , president and CEO of Verizon Wireless and CTIA chairman; Arun Sarin Arun Sarin (Hindi:अरुण सरीन) (born October 21 1954, in Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh, India) is the CEO of the world's biggest mobile phone company (by revenue), Britain's Vodafone Group plc. , CEO of Vodafone Group; and Marco Boerries, president of Yahoo! Mobile Yahoo! Mobile is a mobile website operated by Yahoo! worldwide to promote its Yahoo! Go and mobile web products. External links
"We have assembled a stellar lineup of the wireless industry's most distinguished leaders to keynote this year's show," said Robert Mesirow, vice president and show director of CTIA WIRELESS. "Together these luminaries and newsmakers will make CTIA WIRELESS a hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which for breaking news and innovation." As president of Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices Division, Robbie Bach drives the company's Connected Entertainment vision, offering consumers new branded entertainment Branded Entertainment, also known as Branded content or Advertainment, is the combination of an audio-visual program (TV, radio, podcast, etc.) and a brand. It can be initiated either by the brand or by the broadcaster. experiences across music, gaming, video and mobile communications. His responsibilities include guiding software, services and hardware innovation throughout Microsoft's entertainment and mobility platforms, and bringing those solutions to market with retailers and partners. Daniel Hesse was named president and chief executive officer of Sprint Nextel in December 2007. He previously spent 23 years at AT&T in a number of key positions including president and CEO of AT&T Wireless Services from 1997-2000. Lowell McAdam is the president and CEO of Verizon Wireless as well as the newly appointed chairman of the CTIA Board of Directors. His experience in wireless telecommunications spans more than two decades in leadership positions at PrimeCo Personal Communications, AirTouch Communications and Pacific Bell. Representing global wireless operators is Arun Sarin, CEO of Vodafone and director of the company's board. Sarin sarin (zärēn`), volatile liquid used as a nerve gas. It boils at 147°C; but evaporates quickly at room temperature; its vapor is colorless and odorless. has worked in the telecommunications industry for more than 20 years, and was recently named Global Indian of the Year by CNN-IBN, recognized for his investment and faith in India, and his success as CEO of one of the world's largest and most respected companies. Yahoo! will be represented on the CTIA keynote stage for the first time this year. Marco Boerries is an established industry leader with a compelling vision for enabling digital mobility. Boerries has global responsibility for all aspects of Yahoo!'s Connected Life Division, which encompasses the company's mobile, digital home, PC client and broadband teams around the world, including Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 and Yahoo! oneSearch products for mobile. For more information on CTIA WIRELESS 2008 keynotes, visit http://ctiawireless.com/info/keynote_info.cfm. About CTIA WIRELESS 2008([R]) As the largest wireless show in the world, CTIA WIRELESS 2008 brings together all industries affected by wireless technology for three days of intense learning and networking. Visit www.ctia.org/ctiawireless. CTIA-The Wireless Association([R]) is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers. CTIA is also recognized as the premiere producer of two annual technology events representing the complete wireless, mobile and Internet industries: CTIA WIRELESS 2008 takes place in Las Vegas April 1-3; CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2008 takes place in San Francisco September 10-12. Visit www.ctia.org. Note to journalists: Press and analyst registration for CTIA WIRELESS 2008 is open at: https://registration.itnintl.com/ctiawireless08/reg/regPress.aspx. |
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