Thursday 17th June 2004
W5 at the Odyssey, Belfast [map]

"With broadband the promise of the internet becomes a reality. There is little doubt that the assimilation of broadband into day to day routine will create the kind of opportunities that were previously provided through the establishment of an infastructure in electricity or telephone."
Frank Furedi

		Belfast's broad horizons In recent times, Northern Ireland has been troubled by social exclusion. But thanks to new technology, the future looks brighter. By Gavin Sheridan Summary of the roundtable [view] Roundtable supplement [view PDF]
		Key speaker Barry Gardiner MP assumed Ministerial responsibility for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) in April 2004. He is driving DETI’s vision for Northern Ireland to become the leading broadband region in Europe.
		Facilitator James Kerr has been Business and Industry Editor for the BBC, since 1992. His responsibilities include reporting and analysing major local economic and industrial events and trends for regional programmes, and on occasion network outlets.
		Participants Anna Carragher - Controller, BBC Andy Carty - Chief Executive, Strategic Investment Board Northern Ireland Anne Conaty - Head of Telecommunications Policy Unit, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Gerry Gault - Senior Principal, DHSSPS John Gilliland - Past President, Ulster Farmers Union Victor Hewitt - Director, Economic Research/Invest NI Billy McClean - Community Programme Manager, BITCNI Bill McCluggage - Director, NI E-Gov Unit Bro McFerran - Managing Director, Northbrook Technologies Jim McCusker - Board Member, Northern Ireland Economic Development Forum Leslie Morrison - Chief Executive, Invest Northern Ireland Bill Murphy - Chief Executive Officer, Esat BT; Managing Director, BT Regions (Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales) Paul O’Callaghan - Regional Director, NTR Broadband Leslie Orr - Customer Centre Manager, Nortel Gerard Parr - Professor, University of Ulster Bruce Robinson - Permanent Secretary, Department of Enterprise Trade & Investment Richard Sterling, OBE - President, Londonderry Chamber of Commerce Jimmy Stewart - Director, C2kni Campbell Tweed - President , Ulster Farmers Union Denis Wolinski - Head of NI Office, OFCOM