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Mexico Communications Undersecretary Alvarez Hoth to Outline Country's Wireless Future at Latin Venture's ``Wireless Summit Mexico''
URL(s): www.LatinVenture.com
MIAMI, Sept. 20, 2001--Latin Venture (http://www.LatinVenture.com), the premier organizer of
conferences for senior executives in the Latin American information-technology and telecommunications markets, today
announced that Mexico's Undersecretary of Communications, Jorge Alvarez Hoth, will represent the administration of Mexican
President Vicente Fox and outline the government's vision for wireless communications at its upcoming Wireless Summit Mexico
conference, to be held Nov. 27-28 in Mexico City.
Mr. Alvarez Hoth will elaborate during his Keynote speech on the Fox administration's plans to foster competition and growth
in Mexico's mobile telephony sector and to promote wireless business solutions as part of the overall government plan to promote
the use of new technologies by Mexican companies.
Prior to accepting the post of Undersecretary of Communications, Mr. Alvarez Hoth served as CEO of Televisa's Internet
portal, EsMas.com, and as a special advisor to Televisa President Emilio Azcarraga. He previously was CEO of satellite
television platform Sky Mexico from 1996 to July 2000, as well as Vice-President for pay-TV at Televisa from 1998-2000.
Wireless Summit Mexico will also feature as Keynote speakers: Telefonica Moviles Mexico CEO Jose Luis de la Pena; Sun
Microsystems' Nasser Iravani, Director of Global Sales Operations, Wireless Solutions; and, the President of Mexico's Federal
Telecommunications Commission, Jorge Nicolin.
Delegates to Wireless Summit Mexico will hear presentations from a total of 39 plenary speakers and panelists, including
confirmed participation by executives and decision makers from Telcel, Unefon, Nextel, Pegaso PCS, Movil@ccess/Biper, Grupo
Maseca, Banca Serfin, Banamex, Casa Cuervo, the government's Economy Secretariat (SECOFI) and others.
Wireless Summit Mexico sponsors include Sun Microsystems, Qualcomm, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cisco Systems. Global
tech research firm IDC will be the exclusive research partner for Wireless Summit Mexico.
For event and conference sponsorship information on upcoming Wireless Summit and other Latin Venture conferences for
2002, please contact Jordan Sylvester, Vice-President for Business Development, at (305) 466-1780, x129 or
sponsor@latinventure.com.
Industry, government and corporate leaders who wish to attend Wireless Summit Mexico may register online at
http://www.latinventure.com or telephone Latin Venture at (305) 466-1780, x112 for more information.
About Latin Venture:
Latin Venture has grown since its inception in 1999 from a classic entrepreneurial startup business focused on the technology
and the Internet markets in Latin America into a full-service conference, networking and information enterprise, hosting seven
consecutive targeted conference and summit events in Latin America's three major markets -- Mexico, Brazil and Argentina -- as
well as in Miami, the business "gateway" to Latin America. One of the premier sources of both information and dynamic
networking events for executives in Latin America's broad telecommunications and technology markets, Latin Venture's products
and services can be seen on the company website at http://www.LatinVenture.com.
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