The World Research Group is organising the India Telecom Summit '95, a 2-day forum in Washington DC on November 30 and December 1. Special guest speakers include India's Communications Minister and Chairman, Telecom Commission, as well as US Secretary of Commerce Ronald Brown, and FCC Chairman Reed Hundt. My newsletter on India's information industry, The Indian Techonomist - published from New Delhi - is the official publication. I've enclosed the programme of the summit and registration info. More details will be available shortly at http://dxm.org/summit95/ The Indian Techonomist is at http://dxm.org/techonomist/ For a request form for a free sample issue of the Techonomist, send a blank mail to sample-request@dxm.org Rishab Aiyer Ghosh (rishab@dxm.org) Editor & Publisher, The Indian Techonomist INDIA TELECOM SUMMIT 1995 NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 1, 1995 LATHAM HOTEL - WASHINGTON, D.C. AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES CREATED BY INDIA'S TRANSITION TO AN OPEN, MARKET-ORIENTED SYSTEM MEET WITH LEADING DEVELOPERS, FINANCIERS, REGULATORS, AND TELECOM EXECUTIVES IN INDIA'S RAPIDLY CHANGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS Sukh Ram, Minister of Communication, Government of India R.K. Takkar, Chairman Telecom Commission and Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Government of India Honorable Ron Brown, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE: AT&T, CPInternational, Ex-Im Bank, US West, HCL Corp, Tata Incorporated, PanAmSat TRW/Odyssey, India America Chamber of Commerce, US-India Business Council, Satellite Industry Association, U.S. Dept. of State, IFC, TIA, IMTA, Global Telesystems Group HEAR THE VERY LATEST INFORMATION AND FORECASTS ON: Emerging telecom regulatory reforms and policy Licenses up for tender Increasing financeability Alternatives to government guarantees Development in wireless satellite digital and mobile communications Streamlining the approval process Establishing fair, efficient bidding and negotiations PROGRAMME IN BRIEF ***Day One*** Tuesday, November 30, 1995 8:30 OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR Mark Riedy, Partner; Chairman India Practice Reid & Priest, L.L.P. 8:45 KEYNOTE: AN OVERVIEW OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN INDIA The Honorable Sukh Ram, Minister of Communications Government of India 9:30 THE OUTLOOK FOR THE TELECOM INDUSTRY IN INDIA Narayan Valluri, Minister (Economics) Embassy of India, Washington DC R.K. Takkar, Chairman Telecom Commission & Secretary, Department of Telecommunications Government of India Richard Barber, Executive Director Pacific Telecommunications Council 10:15 PRIVATIZATION & COMPETITIVENESS IN THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMSECTOR Ambassador Vonya B McCann, United States Coordinator, International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State Judith O'Neill, Chair Telecom Practice Reid & Priest, L.L.P. Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce 11:15 DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA Karan Swaner, Executive Director, US-India Business Council Ginger Lew, General Counsel, U.S.Department of Commerce Ashok Mehta, President, Tata Incorporated Patricia Paoletta, Director, U.S. Trade Policy, U.S. Trade Rep. 12:00 LUNCHEON REMARKS The Honorable Ronald Brown, Secretary of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce 1:30 INDIAN TELECOM DEVELOPMENT IN THE LIBERALIZED ENVIRONMENT: NEEDS, ECONOMICS OF OPERATION AND STAKEHOLDERS' PROSPECTS Diju Raha, General Manager, Internatioanl R&D Operations Bell-Northern Research Ltd. 2:15 LEGAL OBSTACLES TO DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA Mark Riedy, Partner, Chairman India Practice Reid & Priest L.L.P. David Hardy, Partner, Reid & Priest L.L.P. 3:15 A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE INDEPENDENT REGULATORY STRUCTURE Moderator: Eric Nelson, Vice President Telecommunications Industry Association 4:0 DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Moderator: Peter Purushotma, President HCL Corporation, Advanced Technologies Group ***Day Two*** Wednesday, December 1, 1995 8:0 OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR Rajiv Khanna, Presidient, India America Chamber of Commerce and Parrtner, LeBoef, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. 8:30 GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIA Carol C. Darr, Associate Administrator, Office of International Affairs, NTIA, U.S.Department of Commerce Jeffrey M. Conklin and Beth A.Perdue Managing Partners, CPInternational 9:10 ATTAINING FULL DIGITAL NETWORK BY THE YEAR 2000 R.K. Takkar, Chairman Telecom Commission and Secretary Department of Telecommunications William Carter, President AT&T Submarine Systems International 9:50 THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL Vipul Prakash, Senior Investment Officer International Finance Corporation Vincent D. Salvatore, Jr., of Counsel, Reid & Priest, L.L.P. 10:30 EX-IM BANK FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EXPORTS TO INDIA Kevin G.O'Connor, Business Development Officer Export-Import Bank of the United States 11:05 FINANCING TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS IN INDIA Deborah A.DeMasi, Chairman Infrastructure Finance Reid & Priest, L.L.P. 11:50 LEAPFROGGING INTO NEW SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES Mike Nelson, Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President Tedson J. Meyers, Partner, Reid & Priest, L.L.P. 12:20 BASIC TELEPHONY: BRINGING INDIA INTO THE 21ST CENTURY Moderator: Diljeet Titus, Partner, Singhania & Company 1:00 LUNCHEON REMARKS The Honorable Reed Hundt, Chairrman U.S. Federal Communications Commission 2:00 MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF BUILDING THE TELECOM NETWORK Moderator: Janet Hernandez, Associate, Reid & Priest, L.L.P. 2:55 GLOBAL SATELLITES AND THEIR ROLE IN LINKING INDIA Clayton Mowry, Associate Director Satellite Industry Association Tim Logue, Associate, Reid & Priest, L.L.P. Craig Moll, Regional Director South Asia, Middle East, Africa, PanAmSat Tom Tycz, Chief, Satellite Division U.S. Federal Communications Commission 3:35 WHAT ROLE WILL MOBILE TRUNK RADIO PLAY IN WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT? Moderator: Christopher Rogers Senior Advisor to the Chairman, Nextel 4:15 COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY John McPhee, Director, Office of Computers & Business Equipment, U.S. Department of Commerce Frank Dorian, Tandem Computers 4:55 CLOSING REMARKS:OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE Mark Riedy, Partner, Chairman India Practice, Reid & Priest, L.L.P. TO REGISTER: Phone: 1-800-647-7600 (toll free) Fax: 1-212-421-7325 Or write to: Customer Service Dept World Research Group 12 E, 49th St, 17th Floor New York, NY 10017 REGISTRATION FEE: $ 1295 for the 2 day conference. Fee includes lunch, refreshments, and conference documentation. CANCELLATIONS: Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the conference. All cancellations received on or before November 15, 1995 will be subject ot $ 195 administrative charge. We regret that no refund for cancellations will be made after this date. CONFERENCE VENUE: Latham Hotel 3000 M Street, N.W Washington, D.C. 20007, Phone : (202) 726-5000. Fax (202) 343-1800 SPECIAL TRAVEL RATES AVAILABLE: As the World Research Group's official travel agent, Zenith Travel can offer specialy negotiated rates to atendees. Call 1-800-221 2786 or 212-251-1455 and specify that you are attending the india Telecom sumit conference when making your reservation. HOTEL ACCOMODATION: Mention the World Research Group for specially reduced rates at the Latham Hotel. To take advantage of this discount contact the hotel directly by Tuseday, November 14, 1995. REGISTRATION FORM YES Please register the following attendee (s) for the India Telecom Summit Name: Company: Position: Division: Approving Manager: Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone: Fax: Enclosed is a check / Mastercard / Visa / American Express Card#: Exp. 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