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Former FCC Official Blair Levin to Keynote InfoTech 2004
CED Also Announces Panel Session Topics for 14th Annual IT Conference
August 26, 2004, Research Triangle Park, NC – The Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) today confirmed a second keynote speaker and finalized panel session topics for InfoTech 2004. Blair Levin, Managing Director and telecom and media analyst for Legg Mason, in addition to previously announced speaker Flip Filipowski, will provide keynote remarks at the 14th annual InfoTech conference on Oct. 8 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in the RTP.
Levin has been on the frontlines of major changes in telecommunication policies since serving as chief of staff to former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt from 1993 to 1997. In the past several months, various news reports have mentioned Levin on the “short list” of potential candidates for future FCC Chairman, should Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry win the 2004 U.S. Presidential election. Levin now provides counsel to Legg Mason's clients on regulatory developments of importance to media and telecom investors. Levin has past ties to North Carolina, where he was formerly a partner in the Triangle-based law firm of Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein. A native of Los Angeles, Levin is a summa cum laude graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School.
“The willingness of Blair Levin and Flip Filipowski to share their experiences at InfoTech 2004 speaks to the growing strength of the Research Triangle and North Carolina as an important player in information technology,” said Bob Womble, co-chair of InfoTech 2004 and a partner with Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP, in Raleigh. “This year's InfoTech conference presents a unique opportunity to hear first-hand from industry experts and gain valuable insights into important IT trends.”
In addition to finalizing the keynote speaker lineup of Filipowski and Levin, CED has also announced the conference's panel topics covering a wide range of IT issues:
- Acquisition Strategy: Effective Navigation of Expected Surging Activity
- Buried Treasures: Uncovering University Technology
- The Convergence of Cellular and Wireless LAN Technologies
- Finding Today's Funding Paths
- Lessons Learned by Experienced IT Entrepreneurs
- Outsourcing: A Threat to Western Civilization or the Savior of Mankind?
- Sales & Marketing Success Stories and Strategies You Can Use
- Securing the Corporate Enterprise
- Understanding the Venture Fundraising Process
- Wireless Software: Capitalizing on the Market for Mobile Content and Applications
Beyond keynotes and panel sessions, the conference will also feature 27 demo participants with technologies from across North Carolina. CED is presenting InfoTech 2004 in partnership with UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, MCNC, RTI and TiE-Carolinas. Visit www.cednc.org/infotech for information on InfoTech panel speakers, agenda, demo participant profiles, registration deadlines, sponsorship opportunities and other conference details.
About CED: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development, located in Research Triangle Park, NC, is a private, non-profit organization formed in 1984 to stimulate the creation and growth of high-impact companies in the greater Research Triangle region. CED provides education, mentoring and capital formation resources to new and existing high-growth entrepreneurs through annual conferences, seminars, workshops and monthly programs on entrepreneurial management and finance. CED, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2004, is the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation with more than 3,500 members representing 1,000 entrepreneurial companies, financiers and professional firms. www.cednc.org
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