Tuesday,
December 5th, 2000
Cable & Wireless among the sponsors at the 2000 Miami Conference
Cable & Wireless is among a number of top Caribbean and Latin American companies who are sponsoring this yearÕs Caribbean and Latin American Action (CLAA) conference and exhibition, which opens in Miami on December 5th.
It is expected that 1500 private and public sector leaders from over 50 countries in the Caribbean and Central and South America will attend the conference. Among this yearÕs specially-invited guests will be Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Honourable Keith Mitchell, Chief Minister of Turks & Caicos, Hon. Derek Taylor, and JamaicaÕs Minister of Commerce and Technology, Hon. Philip Paulwell.
One of the attractions at the conference year will be the Cable & Wireless cyber cafˇ, which the company will use as an opportunity to demonstrate and showcase of a number of the products and services it offers globally and in the Caribbean.
The cyber cafˇ will allow the conference delegates to use e-mail, and have access to the Internet while they are away from their offices. Delegates will be able to find out more about e-commerce, Call Centres, and a number of international telephony packages, which Cable & Wireless offers to its customers around the Caribbean.
In addition, a number of Cable & Wireless executives will be involved in the business sessions of the conference. Among them, Executive Vice President for the Windward Islands, C. Trevor Clarke, will participate in a round table discussion on creating a competitive market for the telecommunications industry, and Executive Vice President for Legal and Public Policy, Lisa Agard, will be part of a discussion on the subject ŅCan Everyone Compete?Ó.
Head of Corporate Communications for Cable & Wireless Caribbean and Atlantic Islands, Pat Bynoe-Clarke, says Cable & Wireless is pleased to support the 2000 CLAA conference: Ņ This another example of our ongoing commitment to the Governments and people of the Caribbean and we see our participation as one way to provide a service to delegates attending the conference.Ó
The conference will run from December 5th- 8th at the Hotel Inter-Continental in Miami.
For more information please contact: Pat Bynoe-Clarke, Head of Corporate Communications, Cable & Wireless Caribbean and Atlantic Islands. Telephone: 345 914 0640, Fax 345 945 5312
About
Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue
of over £9 billion (US$14 billion) in the year to 31 March 2000 and customers
in 70 countries. Its operations around the world offer a full range of
telecommunications services. Cable & WirelessÕ focus for future growth
is on IP (internet protocol) and data services and solutions for business
customers. It is developing advanced IP networks and value-added services
in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region in support of this strategy.
With the capability of its global IP infrastructure and its strength in
key markets, Cable & Wireless holds a unique position in terms of global
coverage and services to business customers. For more information about
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