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Media Advisory BMO Nesbitt Burns to Webcast 2005 Media & Telecom Investor Conference  

BMO Nesbitt Burns will host its annual Media & Telecom Conference on Tuesday, September 13th and Wednesday, September 14th in Toronto.  Sessions start on Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET and will be webcast live at:

http://corporate.bmo.com/conferences/2005mediatelecom.

Moderated by members of BMO Nesbitt Burns’ top-ranked Equity Research Team*, including analysts, Tim Casey (Cable/Media & Entertainment), Peter Rhamey (Telecommunications) and Paras Bhargava (Telecom Equipment/EMS) , this two-day conference features an insightful mix of interviews and panel discussions with senior management from North America’s leading Media, Telecom and Technology companies..

Media are welcome to listen in on the webcast.  Those interested in scheduling an interview with one of the research analysts are asked to call (416) 867-3996.

*2005 Brendan Wood International Survey

Scheduled presenters and times are**:

8:30 AM

DAY 1 – Tuesday, September 13, 2005
OPENING REMARKS

William Downe, Deputy Chair, BMO Financial Group and CEO, BMO Nesbitt Burns

8:35

SECTOR OVERVIEW
Peter Rhamey, Telecommunications Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns

INTERVIEW WITH:

8:40

BCE Inc.

Kevin Crull, President, Residential Services, Bell Canada

9:10

Rogers Communications Inc.

Edward Rogers, President, Rogers Cable

9:40

Nortel Networks

Richard Lowe, President, CDMA

10:10

BREAK

10:30

Panel Discussion:  The Battle for the Broadband Home

Moderated by BMO Nesbitt Burns Analysts

Peter Rhamey, Telecommunications

Paras Bhargava, Telecom Equipment /EMS

Alcatel

Jay Fausch, Senior Director, Strategic Marketing, Alcatel Canada Inc.

BCE Inc.

Trevor Anderson, Senior Vice President, Technology

Cogeco Cable Inc.

Louis Audet, President & CEO

Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.

Cheryl Barker, President

INTERVIEW WITH:

11:30

Quebecor Inc.

Pierre Francoeur, President & COO, Quebecor Media

12:00 PM

Thomson Corporation

Richard Harrington, President & CEO

12:30

LUNCH

1:00

Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.

Bill Fraser, President & CEO

1:30

Celestica Inc.

Stephen Delaney, CEO

2:00

BREAK

2:15

Panel Discussion:  IP Services

Moderated by BMO Nesbitt Burns Analysts

Paras Bhargava, Telecom Equipment /EMS

Cisco Systems Inc.

David Frampton, Senior Director Routing Technology

 

Ericsson Canada Inc.

Nikos Katinakis, Vice President & CTO

Siemens Canada Inc.

Holger Kormann, Vice President, Applications & Solutions

Aastra Technologies Inc.

Paolo Francisco, Vice President, Engineering 

3:30

DAY 1 ENDS

8:30 AM

DAY 2 – Wednesday, September 14, 2005
OPENING REMARKS

8:35

SECTOR OVERVIEW
Peter Rhamey, Telecommunications Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns

INTERVIEW WITH:

8:40

TELUS Corp.

Bob McFarlane, Executive Vice President & CFO

9:10

Panel Discussion:  Going Beyond Voice

Moderated by BMO Nesbitt Burns Analyst

Peter Rhamey, Telecommunications

BCE Inc.

Robert Odendaal, President, Bell Mobility

Rogers Communications Inc.

Rob Bruce, President, Rogers Wireless

TELUS Corp.

George Cope, CEO, TELUS Mobility

Virgin Mobile

Andrew Black, President & CEO

10:15

BREAK

10:30

SECTOR OVERVIEW
Tim Casey, Cable/Media & Entertainment Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns

INTERVIEW WITH:

10:35

Torstar Corporation

Robert S. Prichard, President & CEO

11:05

CanWest Global

Leonard Asper, President & CEO

11:35

Yellow Pages Group Co.

Marc Tellier, President & CEO

12:05 PM

LUNCH

12:35

Panel Discussion:  Broadcasting

Moderated by BMO Nesbitt Burns Analyst

Tim Casey, Cable/Media & Entertainment

AllianceAtlantis

Michael MacMillan, Executive Chairman

CHUM Limited

Jay Switzer, President & CEO

Corus Entertainment Inc.

John Cassaday, President & CEO

MDC Partners, Inc.

Chuck Porter, Chief Strategist 

1:35

CONFERENCE ENDS

**Agenda subject to change

BMO Nesbitt Burns is a leading full-service investment bank offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a broad range of products and services including investment and corporate banking, treasury services, market risk management, institutional investing and research.  BMO Nesbitt Burns is a member of BMO Financial Group (TSX, NYSE: BMO). For more information, please visit www.bmonb.com.

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