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April 29, 2008 - Arlington, Va. – Telstra Chief Executive Officer Sol Trujillo will address the NXTcomm08 audience in a keynote slated for Tuesday, June 17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, event organizers today announced. NXTcomm replaces SUPERCOMM and is the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data. The NXTcomm08 exhibit and conference comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm08, the leading audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information, go to NXTcommShow.com. “Since taking leadership in 2005, Trujillo has led Telstra’s tremendous transformation from a telecom provider to a media communications company. We are excited to provide him with a platform to discuss what this really means and give other leaders in the service provider, manufacturer, enterprise and entertainment communities at NXTcomm08 insight into lessons learned,” said NXTcomm Executive Director Wayne Crawford.
Trujillo joined Australia’s leading telecommunications company, Telstra Corporation Limited (Telstra), as CEO in 2005. He joined Telstra from London-based Orange, where he was CEO, becoming the first American to lead a CAC-40 company. Previously, he served as President and CEO of US West Dex Inc.; President and CEO of US West Communications; and CEO and Chairman of US West Inc. Trujillo is also a Director of Target Corporation and has served on the Boards of PepsiCo, EDS, Gannett and, the Bank of America. He has also served as a trade policy advisor to the Clinton and Bush administrations.
In addition to Trujillo, NXTcomm08 will feature keynotes by Survivor Producer Mark Burnett, AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall L. Stephenson, Sun Microsystems Chairman and Co-Founder Scott McNealy, Verizon Chief Operating Officer Denny Strigl, Sprint Nextel President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Hesse and CableLab’s President and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Richard Green.
NXTcomm08 is expected to draw thousands of communications professionals from more than 100 countries and U.S. territories. NXTcomm08 will feature more than 500 exhibitors occupying 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space as well as 100 keynote addresses, sessions and conference events and coverage by over 450 press and analysts.
A photo and biographical information on Sol Trujillo are available at http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/corp/executives.cfm.
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About NXTcomm: NXTcomm has replaced SUPERCOMM. The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the U.S. Telecom Association (USTelecom), the two organizations that owned and produced SUPERCOMM for 18 years, have joined forces again to produce NXTcomm, which replaces SUPERCOMM as the one event delivering the entire ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video, and data. NXTcomm08 comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm08, the leading audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information, go to NXTcommShow.com.
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Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo to Keynote at NXTcomm08
April 29, 2008 - Arlington, Va. – Telstra Chief Executive Officer Sol Trujillo will address the NXTcomm08 audience in a keynote slated for Tuesday, June 17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, event organizers today announced. NXTcomm replaces SUPERCOMM and is the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data. The NXTcomm08 exhibit and conference comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm08, the leading audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information, go to NXTcommShow.com. “Since taking leadership in 2005, Trujillo has led Telstra’s tremendous transformation from a telecom provider to a media communications company. We are excited to provide him with a platform to discuss what this really means and give other leaders in the service provider, manufacturer, enterprise and entertainment communities at NXTcomm08 insight into lessons learned,” said NXTcomm Executive Director Wayne Crawford.
Trujillo joined Australia’s leading telecommunications company, Telstra Corporation Limited (Telstra), as CEO in 2005. He joined Telstra from London-based Orange, where he was CEO, becoming the first American to lead a CAC-40 company. Previously, he served as President and CEO of US West Dex Inc.; President and CEO of US West Communications; and CEO and Chairman of US West Inc. Trujillo is also a Director of Target Corporation and has served on the Boards of PepsiCo, EDS, Gannett and, the Bank of America. He has also served as a trade policy advisor to the Clinton and Bush administrations.
In addition to Trujillo, NXTcomm08 will feature keynotes by Survivor Producer Mark Burnett, AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall L. Stephenson, Sun Microsystems Chairman and Co-Founder Scott McNealy, Verizon Chief Operating Officer Denny Strigl, Sprint Nextel President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Hesse and CableLab’s President and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Richard Green.
NXTcomm08 is expected to draw thousands of communications professionals from more than 100 countries and U.S. territories. NXTcomm08 will feature more than 500 exhibitors occupying 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space as well as 100 keynote addresses, sessions and conference events and coverage by over 450 press and analysts.
A photo and biographical information on Sol Trujillo are available at http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/corp/executives.cfm.
# # #
About NXTcomm: NXTcomm has replaced SUPERCOMM. The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the U.S. Telecom Association (USTelecom), the two organizations that owned and produced SUPERCOMM for 18 years, have joined forces again to produce NXTcomm, which replaces SUPERCOMM as the one event delivering the entire ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video, and data. NXTcomm08 comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm08, the leading audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information, go to NXTcommShow.com.
CONTACTS:
Keira Shein
WilkinsonShein Communications
+1-410-363-9494
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Neil Gaffney
NXTcomm
+1-703-907-7011
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