London, United Kingdom – 27 May 2009. Five News presenter Isla Traquair will be the special guest interviewer at the Technosummits 3rd Annual Broadband Connect Summit taking place on the 16 June 2009 at the Courthouse Hotel in central London.

Isla Traquair presents the seven o’clock news on Five. Previous guest interviewers at Technosummits events include Jon Snow of Channel 4 News and Adrian Finighan of CNN.

The interview with a leading player from the broadband world will be a special feature of the summit examining the prospects for next generation networks and the proposals for Digital Britain.

Joseph de Villiers, CEO and founder of Technosummits, says: “I am very pleased that Isla will be our guest interviewer for the June summit. With Digital Britain top of the agenda, I am sure she will bring a fresh perspective to the event.”

Dr. William Cooper, the chair of the summit, added: “The promise of next generation broadband networks and Digital Britain are important issues that deserve careful attention. As ever, we have an excellent line up of speakers and it is tremendous to have Isla Traquair of Five News on board.”

Speakers at the summit include Karel Helsen, President of FTTH Council Europe; Antony Walker, CEO of Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG); Clive Carter from Ofcom; Mark Logan from BT Openreach; Jon James from Virgin Media; Harry Eastman from Easynet Connect; Markus Reinisch from Vodafone; Adrian Crook from Fibrecity; Malcolm Corbett from Community Broadband Network (CBN); Alexandra Bosnjak of SNL Kagan; and Matt Yardley from Analysys Mason.

Delegates at previous Technosummits events have praised the personal networking environment, providing the opportunity to discuss key issues with leading figures from the telecoms, broadcast and media sectors.
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