The Heart of theNew Economy beats at the TELECOMS FORUM 2000 in Athens, 30 November - 1 December

Important international personalities from the Telecoms, Internet and IT sectors are included among the 50 speakers of TELECOMS FORUM 2000, subject: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The challenge of the NEW ECONOMY - Telecoms at the crossroads of Deregulation, Convergence of Technologies and Knowledge - Based Society", that will take place on Thursday 30 November and Friday 1 December 2000, at the Athenaeum Inter-Continental, in Athens.

Founders and executive officers of companies that constitute a point of reference for international development today such as Mr. Gerry Mc Govern, CEO of NUA, Mr. Wim Dik, former Chairman of KPN, Mr. Sandro Quadrini, Marketing Manager of Nokia South Europe, Mr. Matthias Kurth, Executive Vice President, German Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications & Posts, Mr. John Blackwell, Managing Director of TUT Systems, Mr. Jan Roukens, European Commission, Mr. Miguel Conde Prieto, General Manager and Senior Consultant Silicon SA, Mr. Zafer Kurdakul, Chairman of Interpro, Mr. Peter Davies, Marketing Director of Ciena Technologies, Mr. Fotis Nanopoulos, Directorate A, Eurostat will analyze the telecoms development in depth with a special stress on the S.E. Europe and Balkan Markets.

The most important Greek firms that play a major role in the contemporary Telecoms market, such as:
IDEAL Group, Internet Hellas, Lannet Communications, SAS Institute, Andersen Consulting, Cisco Systems Hellas, Cosmote, Ericsson, HP, HOL, OTEnet & PAN.gr, PANAFONET shall have a dynamic presence in the forum.

Key Thematic Areas
Some of the key topics that will be discussed at the conference are:

Information
For more information concerning "Strategic's SouthEastern Europe TELECOMS FORUM 2000", visit the site of the forum http://www.strategic.gr/events/telecomsforum2000, or contact Strategic International SA, tel: +30-1-7229571 (Mrs Kondyli).

About Strategic International SA
The Forum is organized by Strategic International SA, a firm with long - standing experience in organizing international conferences. Strategic International SA (www.strategic.gr) is a Strategy Consulting firm specializing in Telecommunications, Information Technologies, New Media and the Digital Economy. The company has deep knowledge in the field, based on Market Research, Creative Analyses, International customers and a strong network of partners in Europe. Main services include: Consulting, Market Research, e-business, Publications and Events.