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Top Executives to Discuss Global Market Issues at New Cables and Connectivity Summit During IWCS
September 4, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Arlington, Va. — Executives from leading companies in the wire and cable industry will discuss market dynamics in an open discussion during the International Wire and Cable Symposium (IWCS), November 17 through 20 in Philadelphia.
The session, called the Industry Summit on Cables and Connectivity, is part of an executive forum sponsored by the Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA) in conjunction with IWCS/Focus.
Dave McCurdy, president of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), will moderate the summit. Confirmed participants include Peter Wickman, president, Belden Electronics Division; George Graeber, president, Cable Design Technologies; Brian Garrett, president, CommScope; Paul Neuhart, president, Cable and Connectivity, OFS; Gary Yetman, president, Coleman Cable Systems; and Neil Wilkin, Jr., president, Optical Cable Corp.
The executives' perspectives will be presented in a give-and-take roundtable format with a focus on market issues affecting stability and growth in the global economy.
The move to low-cost manufacturing in Asia requires new strategies for most applications. Many of these new strategies are being directly affected by industry policies issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In conjunction with TIA, the telecommunications sector of EIA, ECA is sponsoring a luncheon keynote at the executive forum where an FCC official will address the latest developments affecting federal regulations.
The IWCS Executive Forum was developed by ECA and IWCS/Focus as an annual industry barometer. In addition to the summit, it features sessions on broadband penetration, industry investment analysis and global market dynamics for the petrochemical market. Market analysts in connectivity, fiber optics, datacom and telcom, including representatives from China, will present their perspectives on market issues in a special afternoon session.
The executive forum sessions will take place at the Philadelphia Marriott on Monday, November 17. There will also be an operations management session on Tuesday morning, November 18, followed by the full lineup of IWCS/Focus technical sessions Tuesday through Thursday.
The Electronic Components, Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA) represents manufacturers and producers of passive and active electronic components, component arrays and assemblies, and materials and support services. For more information, visit www.ec-central.org. For more information on IWCS, visit www.ec-central.org/iwcs.