The unprecedented glamour of the speakers list was the most widely praised aspect of the conference. It included Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, Cisco CEO John Chambers (nicknamed Mr. Internet), and Kurt Hellstrom from the Swedish mobile phone giant Ericsson. In addition, the arrangement of the speeches showed skill and thoughtfulness on the part of the organizers.
空前堅強的演講陣容，是此次大會最受人肯定之處，包括微軟董事長比爾．蓋茲、惠普科技全球總裁卡莉．菲奧莉娜、有「網路先生」之譽的思科總裁約翰．錢伯斯、全球無線通信霸主、易利信總裁克特．赫斯壯等等，而講題的安排穿插，也處處可見主辦單位的功力及用心。