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    Advisory - BMO Nesbitt Burns to Webcast 2003 Wireless Conference  

     

    BMO Nesbitt Burns will host its 2003 Wireless Conference on Tuesday, February 4th in Toronto. Conference presenters include senior management from the world’s leading wireless companies, who will also participate in roundtable panel discussions addressing:

    • The future of device technologies
    • 3G or Not 3G? and future revenue-relevant technologies
    • Wireless versus wireline fundamentals and wireless data services

    The entire conference will be webcast live and can be accessed at:  http://corporate.bmo.com/conferences/wireless

    Scheduled presenters and times are*:

    8:00 a.m.

    - OPENING REMARKS
    William Downe, CEO, BMO Nesbitt Burns

    8:05 a.m.

    -

    INTRODUCTION
    Ray Sharma, Wireless Technology Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns

    8:15 a.m.

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    RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
    Mike Lazaridis, President and co-CEO

    8:45 a.m.

    -

    PALMSOURCE, INC.
    David Nagel, President and CEO

    9:15 a.m.

    - SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
    David Sutcliffe, Chairman & CEO
    9:45 a.m. - NOKIA MOBILE PHONES
    Pekka Vartiainen, Senior Vice-President & General Manager – Americas
    10:30 a.m. - PANEL 1 DISCUSSION
    “The Future of Device Technologies”
    Participants: Mike Lazaridis, David Nagel, David Sutcliffe, Pekka Vartiainen
    Moderator: Ray Sharma
    11:00 a.m. - WAVECOM
    Michel Alard, Chairman of the Board and co-Founder
    11:30 a.m. - ERICSSON CANADA
    Mark Henderson, President & CEO
    12:45 p.m. - NORTEL NETWORKS
    David Murashige, Vice-President, Strategic Marketing, Wireless Networks
    1:15 p.m. - NOVATEL WIRELESS
    John Major, Director
    1:45 p.m. -

    PANEL 2 DISCUSSION
    “3G or Not 3G? And Future Revenue-Relevant Technologies”
    Participants: Michel Alard, Mark Henderson, David Murashige, John Major
    Moderators: Ray Sharma & Paras Bhargava, Telecom Equipment Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns

    2:30 p.m. - ROGERS AT&T WIRELESS
    David Neale, Vice-President, New Product Development
    3:00 p.m. - WIRELESS MATRIX CORPORATION
    John Herring, President and CEO
    3:30 p.m. -

    PANEL 3 DISCUSSION
    “Wireless vs. Wireline Fundamentals and Wireless Data Services”
    Participants: Mike Lazaridis, David Neale, John Herring
    Moderators: Ray Sharma & Peter Rhamey, Telecommunications Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns

    4:00 p.m. - CLOSING REMARKS
    John Easson, Communications & Technology Group Head, BMO Nesbitt Burns

    BMO Nesbitt Burns, a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), is a full-service North American investment bank offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a broad range of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisition advisory services, merchant banking, research, sales and trading.  Through offices in more than 20 locations in North America and around the world, BMO Nesbitt Burns works with clients, matching innovation and expertise with a diverse and integrated product base to provide the right financial solution.

    *Agenda subject to change.

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