OTTAWA – This year marks the 20th anniversary of mobile telephony in Canada and it will be celebrated for a day in Ottawa at a conference entitled Mobile Telephony in Canada.
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), in collaboration with host sponsors Bell Mobility, Motorola, Rogers Wireless and TELUS Mobility, will present the conference and party in Ottawa on June 8, 2005.
“Mobile Telephony in Canada – since 1985, it just keeps getting better” is a forum on the past, present and future of Canada’s wireless telephone industry. Bringing together Canadian wireless leaders from the last 20 years with hundreds of today’s key industry players, the event will re-visit the early years and focus on today’s state-of-the-art technologies and the unlimited potential of wireless for the next 20 years.
Following the conference, delegates and many other special guests will head down to Ottawa’s famous Byward Market for the wireless party of the year at the Capital Music Hall. This invitation-only informal evening celebration will feature an exclusive concert by Canadian singer and songwriter (and Canadian Idol judge) Sass Jordan.
Guest Speakers (as of May 10) include: Tomi T. Ahonen, internationally acclaimed expert and bestselling author on 3G/UMTS business, services and marketing; Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry Canada; Pierre Blouin, Group President, Consumer Markets, Bell Canada; George Cope, President & CEO, TELUS Mobility; The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Industry; The Honourable Francis Fox, P.C., Q.C., Fasken Martineau; Nadir Mohamed, President & CEO, Rogers Wireless; Stephen Orr, Director of Client Relations, Motorola Canada; Steve Searles, Vice President, Global Marketing, Nortel; Lawrence Surtees, Director, Telecom and Internet Research, IDC Canada; Nada Usina, General Manager, Nokia Canada.
For more, go to www.cwta.ca.
