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The Future of the Internet and IP Networks
The Internet, having launched a worldwide user base for commercial and consumer information and communications applications, continues to grow, making it difficult to gauge the future. To many, the future holds a broadband wireless and/or user portability access, while others in the
industry foresee high speeds facilitated by DSL or fiber access. Business models are also changing rapidly – will Napster survive as a viable option, and what does this portend for the future? This panel of the most influential forces shaping the Internet brings together their
perspectives to illuminate the future. Participate in an interactive discussion covering such issues as:
- Winning applications and services
- High-speed access alternatives and backbone capacity advances
- Service models and network architectures
- Quality of service, reliability and security
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CHAIRPERSON:
 Eve Aretakis, Vice President and General Manager, Unisphere Networks, is responsible for driving the technology, quality and reliability of products in Unisphere's voice-switching business. Ms. Aretakis, with extensive background in the carrier marketplace, most recently was president of Siemens Carrier Division, North America.
SPEAKERS:
 Mark Bowser, Senior Vice President, Sprint, was named senior vice president of Strategy, Business Development and Alliances for Sprint's Global Markets Group in January 2001. He is responsible for developing and managing strategic alliances that expand Sprint's capabilities and reach.
 Judy Estrin, Chief Executive Officer, Packet Design, previously co-founded three technology companies; Bridge Communications, Network Computing Devices, and PC-UNIX Integration
Software. Ms. Estrin was twice named to Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 most powerful women in American business.
 Bill Kirkner, Chief Technology Officer, Prodigy Communications, most recently, Mr. Kirkner worked at MCI Worldcom as the product architect of the consumer dial-up Internet service and spearheaded the efforts to provide ADSL service to home users. He played a critical role in both the build-up of MCI's systems to support the launch of Yahoo.
 Randall Kruep, President and Chief Executive Officer, Procket Networks, leads one of Silicon Valley's hottest networking start-ups. Under his direction, Procket's renowned technical and executive management team are driving the visionary development of a new class of Internet-infrastructure solutions.
 Robert Redford, Vice President, Public Carrier IP Group, Service Provider Line of Business, Cisco Systems, Inc., leads the product, strategic, and field marketing efforts for Cisco's high-end service provider IP–product business groups, including the company's metro, edge and core routing products.
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