confirming attendance oct 19 20 wharton vince delighted christie possibly mark palmer attending upcoming wharton impact conference october 19 20 final agenda enclosed please note unless hear otherwise assume attending dinner oct 19 conference oct 20 timely event generated enormous interest look forward participation hope find valuable insight building experience please call e mail questions aspect conference also look forward hearing stories exploits recent trip poland must extremely interesting best regards michael tomczyk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ winners losers e commerce shakeout thurs oct 19 dinner fri oct 20 conference agenda winners losers e commerce shakeout thursday october 19 2000 dinner friday october 20 conference wharton school philadelphia pa jointly sponsored william phyllis mack center managing technological innovation wharton school marketing science institute wharton e business initiative webi conference themes objectives e commerce heading inextricably rapidly toward inevitable shakeout consolidation tends characterize every major new industry impact conference bringstogether distinguished group industry academic leaders discuss required survive e commerce shakeout takes winner shakeout hits full force shakeouts spawned boom bust environment hot emerging markets unsustainable glut competitors attacted contagious enthusiasm emerging technology competition intensifies falling prices put pressure margins wave ailures mergers removes weaker players ecommerce markets whether e tailing online exchanges others exempted forces cause shakeouts conference combine lessons markets experienced shakeouts latest thinking unique features e commerce identify successful strategies surviving shakeout questions addressed include patterns seen previous shakeouts high technology markets applicable ecommerce early warning signs impending shakeout ecommerce markets susceptible shakeout single multiple winners companies likely survive strategies winners use controversy uncertainty factors contribute prospects survival important first mover advantages building brand equity incumbents prevail business models robust important ability manage strategic partnerships issues addressed program encourages active dialogue interaction includes speakers industry academia wall street _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ agenda dinner co author best selling books net gain net worth conference riday october 20 8 00 8 30 continental breakfast david reibstein woodside prof marketing wharton school director marketing science institute 11 30 12 15 p technology investing 15 things true stephen j andriole senior vice president chief technology officer safeguard scientifics 12 15 1 30 working lunch participants work small groups half group asked select ecommerce firm strong likelihood winning identify important reasons success half asked firm likely fail 1 30 2 15 small group reports 2 15 3 00 finding winning strategy norman drapeau chief executive officer mro com 3 00 3 15 break 3 15 4 00 living consolidation harry smilow previously chief executive officer telebank part e trade 4 00 4 45 view wall street henry blodget first vice president senior internet e commerce analyst merrill lynch 4 45 5 00 sum learned need learn 5 00 adjourn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ directions event accommodations dinner held inn penn located 3600 sansom street also entrance walnut street 36 h 37 th conference held steinberg dietrich hall located locust walk wharton campus philadelphia airport train station take taxi intersection 37 th street walnut walk left onto campus broad paved walkway leading campus intersection first intersection see life sized bronze status ben franklin sitting park bench reading newspaper turn left intersection steinberg dietrich hall first building right broad entrance several doors also student direct building go inside take staircase right room 350 lower basement level accommodations overnight accommodations available inn penn across street campus tel 215 222 0200 mention emerging tech conference e commerce shakeouts receive 164 night wharton room rate please make reservations early inn often fully booked reserved set rooms event stay another hotel center city hotels rittenhouse latham ritz carlton approximately 15 minutes taxi campus also sheraton approximately 3 blocks campus chestnut st michael tomczyk managing director emerging technologies management research program 1400 sh dh 6371 wharton school philadelphia pa 19104 6371 tel 215 573 7722 fax 215 573 2129 website http emertech wharton upenn edu