Third Annual Event Draws Top-level Industry and Financial Representatives
Industry executives, analysts and portfolio investment managers will gather in New York City this October 14th for the 3rd annual ISCe Satellite Investment Symposium (ISIS NYC ‘08) to share their insights and predictions about the financial strength and future growth of the satellite business.
Third Annual Event Draws Top-level Industry and Financial Representatives
Industry executives, analysts and portfolio investment managers will gather in New York City this October 14th for the 3rd annual ISCe Satellite Investment Symposium (ISIS NYC ‘08) to share their insights and predictions about the financial strength and future growth of the satellite business.
Hannover Fairs USA, Inc., organizer of ISIS NYC ‘08 and the annual ISCe satellite conference and exhibition, will present an engaging one-day program with focused sessions and top-level speakers. ISIS NYC ’08 will be held Tuesday, October 14, from 8 am to 5 pm at the 3 West Club (located at 51st and 5th Ave., near Rockefeller Center) and will be followed immediately by the SSPI Future Leaders Dinner. The engaging one-day program will kick-off with the morning keynote address by David Meltzer, Senior VP, American Red Cross International Services. Mr. Meltzer, who is responsible for global disaster response operations as well as long term health programs in over 20 countries, will address the critical role of satellite communications and targeted technologies in meeting the needs of victims and post-disaster responders and aid workers. Mr. Meltzer’s speech will highlight the financial implications of satellites serving the public interest, and the recommended and related business and investment opportunities.
Mark Dankberg, Chairman & CEO, ViaSat, will provide the closing ISIS NYC ’08 keynote address. ViaSat designs, produces and markets advanced digital satellite telecommunications and wireless signal processing equipment and solutions. The company has been named three times to the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing privately held companies and, most recently, ViaSat made Red Herring magazine's "Small Cap 100" list for 2005, recognized for its innovative technology and smart business models that nurture growth and profitability.
Additionally, after the tumultuous summer and early fall financial crises, a special “Analysts’ Spotlight on the Wall Street Meltdown” session has been added to the ISIS program. A team of on-the-scene Wall Street analysts will share their views on the rapidly changing financial sector, where the markets are headed, and the implications for the satellite and telecom financial markets.
Other topics to be discussed at ISIS NYC ’08 include:
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Mobile Satellite Devices: Will Wall Street Hit Pay Dirt by 2010?
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Standard vs. Hybrid Satellites: Forecasting New Apps and Economic Models
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Satellites and the Analog-to-Digital Transition: Show Me the Money!
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Sports and News by Satellite: The Red and Black of Content Contribution and Distribution
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From Satellite Radio Merger to EchoStar-DIRECTV? The Financial Report
Speakers include:James Ratcliffe, Vice President, Lehman Brothers; Mike Cook, Sr. Vice President, Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Robert Phelan, Senior Vice President, Technology Development, SES Americom; John Mattingly, Senior Vice President, Mobile Satellite Ventures; Craig Moffett, Managing Director, Sanford Bernstein, New York, NY; Harry Jessell, Editor-in-Chief, TVNewsday; Tom Watts, Managing Director, Telecom and Satellite Analyst, Cowen and Company, New York ; and Hoyt Davidson, Managing Partner, Near Earth LLC, among others.
“The ISIS NYC Conference has consistently drawn a knowledgeable and motivated group of speakers and attendees,” said Art Paredes, president & CEO of Hannover Fairs USA. “The targeted session topics and keynote speakers that Jimmy Schaeffler, ISIS NYC conference chairman, has organized provide key players with insight into the direction the satellite and greater telecom industries will be taking over the next year and beyond.”
Hannover Fairs USA Inc.’s ISIS partners include the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) and The Carmel Group.
For more information on ISIS-NYC'08 visit http://www.isis-nyc.com. For sponsorship and exhibit information, contact Rick Felperin at +1-301-515-7154 or e-mail: rfelperin@hfusa.com
