AFTERNOON SESSION

Chairman: Prof. Ernst Biersack,

Corporate Communications Unit, Institut Eurécom

Technical Session 2

14:00 "Strategies toward Ubiquitous Networking Society"

Mr. Shuichi Inada, Vice-President, NICT

14:30 “Prospective for a convergent operator”

Mr. Jean-Yves Leonnec, Vice-President, in charge of Development, France Telecom R&D

15:00 -15:30 Coffee break

15:30 Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dr. Stephane Amarger, Manager Sophia Antipolis Laboratory, Hitachi Europe SAS

Closing Remark

16:45 Dr. Koyo Katsura, General Manager, Corporate Technology Group, Hitachi Europe Ltd

After Symposium Events

17:00 Student Awards Ceremony

17:15 Cocktail