FYI: Read below 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 ________________________________ 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 ________________________________ 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] * * * * *