| PCIA's
Wireless Infrastructure Conference & Expo
Education Program Features an Exclusive Who's Who List
Wednesday,
September 3, Alexandria, VA. --- PCIA, The Wireless Infrastructure Association
has confirmed some of the biggest names
in the tower industry will participate in the association’s education
program at the First Annual Wireless Infrastructure Conference & Expo
October 1–3 in Hollywood, FL at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa.
Attendees can choose from more than 36 hours of educational programming
customized for the tower and wireless infrastructure industry.
They can choose from sessions in three different tracks including
Financial; Regulatory and Policy; and the Business and Technology
tracks.
“As an association we
understand that our conference attendees expect detailed and
informative education from the highest profile
experts,” said Jay Kitchen, CEO & President, PCIA. “We placed
a premium on the quality of our educational content. We went after
difficult-to-get-speakers because our members and audience deserves
high caliber education.”
As the only association representing the wireless tower and siting
industry and advocating on its behalf in regulatory matters, PCIA’s
educational agenda focuses on content that leverages its year round
relationships among tower companies, analysts, the FCC and carriers.
“We know that PCIA conference attendees are spending their money
to see, hear and learn something they can’t get anywhere else,”
said Kitchen. “Our attendees demand new and innovative educational
programming and want to get away from the same old thing. We’re
delivering new content and the best speakers right to them.”
The result is a Who’s Who list of tower and regulatory speakers
and moderators. Here are just a few of the high profile speakers
you won’t find at any other tower industry event:
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FCC Chairman
Kevin J. Martin will be the Opening Day Keynote speaker. PCIA
also has six other FCC speakers that won’t be at
any other tower show.
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The Big
Four tower company CEO’s will gather for their only tower
show appearance
this year in the Tower Business Success Keynote.
They are Steve Clark, President and CEO of SpectraSite
Communications;
John Kelly, President and CEO of Crown Castle International;
Jeffery Stoops, President & CEO of SBA Communications;
and Jim Taiclet President and COO of American Tower Corporation.
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The confirmed
VIP Wireless Investor’s Conference guests include major investors
and equity analysts from Bear Stearns & Co.,
Goldman Sachs, American Express, GE Structured Finance, T. Rowe
Price, Raymond James & Associates, RBC Capital, Circle
T Partners, Deutsche Asset Management, Nations Media Partners,
Deephaven Capital,
Andor Capital Management, Och Ziff Friedheim, Shopkorn Management,
Glenview Capital Management, HighPointe Group, Hopewell Capital,
Shurnway Capital, Pilot Rock Capital, TCS Capital, Fidelity,
SAC Capital Advisors, Lone Pine Capital, Wanger Asset Management and
Rabobank International.
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David
Grain, Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle Towers will participate in
The Wireless Infrastructure Industry Expert’s Report
– Present and Future Strategies session.
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Jake
MacLeod, Vice President & Chief Technology Officer,
Bechtel will participate in Backhaul & Other Emerging
Killer Technologies session.
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Larry
Krevor, Vice President of Government Affairs, Nextel, will participate
in The Carrier Viewpoint: How Regulatory Policies
Shape the Wireless Infrastructure Marketplace session.
PCIA recruited its speakers from small, mid-size and large tower
companies, carriers, vendors and government regulatory decision-makers.
Their titles range from COO to CTO, general counsels and site managers.
PCIA focused on tower and infrastructure industry experts because
attendees want to learn more about their day-to-day business strategies. Additionally, PCIA is offering four more innovative programs that
attendees won’t find anywhere else. They include:
- The
Vendor Showcase: CTO Pitch Session matches technology buyers directly
with sellers.
- The Small
Tower Forum caters to the smaller tower owner’s needs.
- The Homeland
Security for Critical Infrastructure helps attendees determine
where wireless infrastructure is positioned in the Federal
government’s newest agency.
- The Building
Solid Tower/Carrier Relationships session helps attendees understand
how to maximize their relationships with the
Carrier community.
“There just isn’t another event in our industry that is able
to deliver the quality, quantity and access to the decision-makers
and issues that speak directly to the tower industry. Everything
we offer is new and directly focused on towers, “said Kitchen.
“PCIA’s educational program is offering actionable advice
and the best content to help contribute to the attendee’s
bottom
line.”
Go to http://pcia.expoplanner.com/ to see the complete list of PCIA’s 68 confirmed speakers and
detailed descriptions of its educational
sessions. We’ve confirmed them all (and will be adding more). See
why everyone who’s anyone in wireless infrastructure will be at
the PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Conference & Expo.
About PCIA
PCIA is an association of companies that seek the advancement of
the wireless communications industry through advocacy, technical
and marketplace initiatives. PCIA supports programs and policies
that expand the growth of the wireless network infrastructure and
deployment industry. PCIA’s goal is to create a better financial
and business environment in which its members can grow and succeed.
For more information, please go to www.pcia.com.
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