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MINORITY MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL
3636 16th Street N.W., Suite B-366
Washington, D.C. 20010
Phone: 202-332-0500 Fax: 202-332-7511
www.mmtconline.org
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June 2006
Dear Colleagues,
MMTC is proud to announce our Fifth Annual Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conference - July 16-17 at Washington's Westin Grand Hotel. Registration is open now on our website - www.mmtconline.org.
This is the place to be if you're an entrepreneur or an established media, telecom or broadband firm seeking deals and financing. We expect to host 300 entrepreneurs, senior managers, bankers, venture capitalists, brokers, attorneys, legislators and regulators. Featured speakers will include FCC Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein, Robert McDowell and Deborah Tate, media and telecom leaders Kyle McSlarrow, David Rehr, Gary Shapiro, Larry Irving, Joseph Waz, John Muleta and Link Hoewing, financial leaders Douglas Lowenstein, John Brooks and Bishop Cheen, and many others to be announced.
On July 17, we'll devote three hours to one-on-one financial, contracting and transactional networking between entrepreneurs and financial and business leaders.
You'll find, below, a program with confirmed speakers. For lodging, call the Westin Grand (202-429-0100) and ask for the MMTC Conference Rate. To discuss sponsorship opportunities, you may call MMTC (202-332-0500). We look forward to a very productive two days of learning and dealmaking.
Best,
David
David Honig
Executive Director
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MMTC ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Monday, July 16, 2007
8:00 AM Financing Breakfast: Values And Performance Keynote Addresses
9:15 Where To Find Equity And Debt For Media And Telecom Acquisitions
10:45 How Can The FCC Lift Barriers To Minority Ownership?
12:30 PM Telecommunications Policy Luncheon
2:15 How To Develop A Winning Business Plan
3:30 Know What You're Buying: Due Diligence In Media And Telecom Transactions
4:30 How To Tie Down And Close A Media Or Telecom Transaction
5:30-8:00 Tenth Annual MMTC Annual Hall Of Fame Reception
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
8:15 AM Entrepreneurship And Competitive Policy Breakfast
9:30 Summit On The Digital Transition
* The Future Of Broadcasting And Cable During And After The Digital Transition
* Telecommunications Ownership Diversity And The Analog TV Spectrum
12:30 PM Competition And Diversity Luncheon
2:15-5:30 Financial, Transactional And Contracting Forum
MAJOR ADDRESSES AND PRESENTATIONS
Hon. Jonathan Adelstein, Commissioner, FCC
Hon. Robert McDowell, Commissioner, FCC
Hon. Deborah Taylor Tate, Commissioner, FCC
Kirkland Dudley, Chairman and CEO, GVC Networks LLC
David Goodfriend, Vice President, Law & Public Policy, Echostar Satellite LLC
C. Lincoln Hoewing, Assistant Vice President, Internet & Technology Issues, Verizon
Douglas Lowenstein, President, Private Equity Council
Hon. Larry Irving, Chief Strategist, Privacy Council, Inc.
Kyle McSlarrow, President, National Cable and Telecommunications Association
John Muleta, President, M2Z Networks
David Rehr, President, National Association of Broadcasters
Andrew Jay Schwartzman, President, Media Access Project
Gary Shapiro, President, Consumer Electronics Association
Hon. Gloria Tristani, Of Counsel, Spiegel & McDiarmid
Joseph Waz, Vice President, External Affairs & Public Policy Counsel, Comcast Corp.
Hon. Richard Wiley, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
SPEAKERS
John Brooks, Wells Fargo Foothill
Antoinette Cook Bush, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Bishop Cheen, Wachovia Securities
Eddie Esserman, Media Services Group
Ari Fitzgerald, Hogan & Hartson; Secretary, MMTC
Todd Fowler, American Media Services
Mark Fratrik, BIA Financial Network
Anita Stephens Graham, Opportunity Capital Partners
Jay Guyther, Arbitron
Joel Hartstone, StoneGate Capital Group
Joycelyn James, John W. Jones Fellow, MMTC
Divakar Kamath, Pacesetter Capital
Erwin Krasnow, Garvey Schubert & Barer; Vice Chair, MMTC
Deborah Lathen, Lathen Consulting; Vice Chair, MMTC
David Meier, Gladstone Capital
Frank Montero, Fletcher Heald & Hildreth
Peter Ottmar, Dover Capital Partners
Hon. Henry M. Rivera, Wiley Rein LLP; Chair, MMTC
Julian Shepard, Williams Mullen
Josephine Stedman, 2006 Honors Intern, MMTC
Joy Tate, Earle K. Moore Fellow, MMTC
Tony Thomas, SYNCOM Management Company
Linda Vilardo, Radio One
Mitsy Wilson, News Corp.
HONOREES
Distinguished Pro Bono Achievement Award: Zuckerman Spaeder L.L.P.
Excellence in Financial Services Award: Wells Fargo Foothill
Extraordinary Service Award: Kiri Davis, Filmmaker ("A Girl Like Me" will be screened)
Everett C. Parker Lifetime Achievement Award: Phylis Eagle-Oldson
Inductees to the MMTC Hall of Fame: Amador Bustos, Paula Madison and Nancy Victory
MMTC FINANCIAL, TRANSACTIONAL AND CONTRACTING FORUM
The MMTC Financial, Transactional and Contracting Forum will provide companies interested in doing business with minority entrepreneurs with an opportunity to meet them face to face, discuss their business plans, and explore potential relationships and services.
Entrepreneurs attending MMTC's conferences own or develop businesses operating in the mass media, wireless and broadband spaces. They offer content, distribution, and professional services.
Table hosts at MMTC business forums have included:
· Broadcasters
· Cablecasters
· Telecom companies
· Research suppliers
· Banks
· Private equity funds
· Hedge funds
· Media brokerages
· Law firms
· Engineering firms
There is no charge to be a Table Host, although space is limited. To reserve space as a Table Host, please contact MMTC's Conference Planner, Nicole DeSane Davis, at [log in to unmask]
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