Congress 2004 - Prague

Hotel InterContinental, Praha, October 6-10

   Enlargement of the EU - keynote speech

         Mr. Francois Scheer, Areva, France

   The Wire & Cable Industry in Central & Eastern Europe

         Mr. Robert Daniels, CRU, UK

   Regional Analysis: The Wire & Cable Industry in Central & Eastern Europe

         A separate report prepared by CRU, UK

BUSINESS SESSION I

Investment Opportunities in Power Networks

   Power Shortages & Blackouts: Do the Possible Remedies include New Investments?

         Ing. G. Manzoni, Enginet Srl, Italy

   Influence of Regulation on Network Investments & Reliability

         Prof. R. Eriksson, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

   Quality Service vs. Regulated Income. 

       Investments & Maintenance Levers from the Electric Utility’s Point of View

         Dr. Angel Arcos, ENDESA, Spain

BUSINESS SESSION II

Opportunities for Cablemakers in the Oil & Gas Industry

   Overview of the Oil & Gas Industry

         Mr. Mark Recht, Total, France

The Views of two Leading Oil & Gas Players:

   Powercables between Offshore Oil Platforms

         Mr. Viggo Bunaes, Norsk Hydro, Norway

   Cables in Oil and Gas Activities

         Mr. Angelo Paci, Technip, France

   Cable Needs for the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry

         Mr. Rob Daniels, CRU, UK

BUSINESS SESSION III

Market & Technology in Broadband Access

   Rapidly Growing Broadband Access in Japan

         Mr. Hiromichi Shinohara, NTT

   The Broadband Future is not where it used to be

         Mr. Stig Persson, Ericsson

   Content for Internet and Mobile Communication

         Mrs. Andrea Hoffmann, Egis, Japan

   Industry Outlook - Round Table

         ICF Council Members