Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of September 26

Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of September 26

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data, news and analytics, today unveiled its lineup of live events and selected interviews available on Bloomberg Television(R), Bloomberg Radio(R), and to users of the Bloomberg Professional(R) service for the week ahead, September 26 through September 30.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, September 26

-- Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Continuing live coverage of the 18th World Petroleum Congress in Johannesburg; noted speakers include Ali al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Rex Tillerson, President, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Jeroen van der Veer, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, John Browne, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, BP Plc, Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Director, Research Division, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Jose Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Petrobras and Alan Boeckmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fluor Corporation. The Congress will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Continuing live coverage of the National Association of Business Economics' 47th Annual Meeting in Chicago; noted speakers include Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Michael Moskow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- Thierry Breton, Economy, Finance and Industry Minister of France, will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television at 10:30 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- Hubertus Erlen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schering AG, will appear on "In Focus" on Bloomberg Television at 12:15 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, September 27

-- Alex Mandl, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Gemplus International S.A., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 9:21 a.m. JST / 8:21 p.m. ET (Monday). The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Continuing live coverage of the Lands Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government land auction in Hong Kong beginning at 3:30 p.m. JST / 2:30 a.m. ET. The coverage will available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- Stephen Roach, Managing Director and Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley, will appear on Bloomberg Television and discuss U.S. growth and the global economy on "Bloomberg's Open Exchange" at 11:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, speaks live via-satellite at the National Association of Business Economics' 47th Annual Meeting in Chicago beginning at 2:45 p.m. ET. The speech will be available real- time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, September 28

-- Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Ian Macfarlane, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia, speaks live at the 34th Conference of Economists 2005 in Melbourne beginning at 7:55 p.m. AEST / 5:55 a.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- James Peterson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Microsemi Corporation, will appear on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television at 7:10 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- Peter McCausland, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Airgas Inc., will appear on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television at 7:30 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Thursday, September 29

-- Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Jeroen van der Veer, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, leads a debate on the future of the oil and gas supplies at the World Petroleum Congress in Johannesburg beginning at 8:30 a.m. BST / 3:30 a.m. ET. The debate will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

-- George David, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, United Technologies Corporation, will appear on "Bloomberg After The Bell" on Bloomberg Television at 4:00 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Friday, September 30

-- Mark Ernst, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, H&R Block, Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television at 8:14 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Through AV < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg users watch Bloomberg Television, listen to Bloomberg Radio and access stories on demand from around the world in video and audio formats in real time on their desktops. Through LIVE < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg users access live coverage of events including press conferences, company presentations, industry forums, trials and extended interactive interviews with Bloomberg Television guests. These events are archived on the Bloomberg Professional service for Bloomberg users to access on an ongoing basis. Bloomberg's ten global TV channels are accessible to Bloomberg users via VID < GO >. Bloomberg Radio WBBR 1130 AM is accessible to Bloomberg users via AIR < GO >. These functions allow Bloomberg customers to see and hear live and archived news from their desktops. Bloomberg's multimedia functions are available to all Bloomberg users as part of the Bloomberg Professional service, reflecting Bloomberg's commitment to add value to its all-inclusive desktop product.

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