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BMW CFO，Nicolas Peter

BMW's current product and technology offensive has led to a significant rise in r&d spending. The automaker is investing heavily in electric and autonomous technology to keep pace with fast-changing demands. BMW finance boss Nicolas Peter is working to make sure the company has the money it needs to develop nextgeneration solutions while still meeting the group’s profitability goals. " We are going to launch several electric cars starting with the Mini E in 2019, followed by the X3 in 2020 and the iNext in 2021. Today's investments are very important for the next generation of electric vehicles. We are already investing in the fifth generation of the battery technology."

宝马目前对产品和技术的投入导致研发支出大幅增加。为跟上快速变化的需求，这家汽车制造商正大举投资于电动和自主技术。财务主管Nicolas Peter正努力确保公司有足够的资金来开发下一代解决方案，同时还能满足集团的盈利目标。“我们将在2019年推出几款以Mini E为起点的电动汽车，紧随其后的是2020年的X3和2021年的iNext。今天的投资对下一代电动汽车来说非常重要，目前我们已经投资了第五代电池技术。”

AT&T CFO, John Stephens

AT&T says it will continue to expand its fiber-optic network to deliver improved technology and communications services to businesses of varying sizes. "We now have 1.8 million business customer locations connected with fiber," confirmed John Stephens. "That means more sales opportunities for the team. We also expect increased business activity following the passage of tax reform." Companies' use of data, applications, and services in the cloud continue to grow, and along with it, demand for high-speed,ever-present connectivity. The service provider plans to meet this demand by delivering high-speed connectivity to large and small business customers through its fiber-optic network in key metros throughout the nation.

AT&T表示，将继续扩大光纤网络建设，为不同规模的企业提供更先进的技术和通信服务。“我们现在有180万个与光纤有关的业务客户地点。”AT&T CFO John Stephens证实,“这意味着更多的销售机会。同时，我们还预计，随着税收改革的通过，业务活动还会增加。” 企业对在云计算中使用的数据、应用和服务持续增长，同时，对高速、无处不在的互联需求也在增长。对此，AT&T计划通过其覆全国主要城市的光纤网络为企业客户提供高速连接，来满足这一需求。

Pandora CFO，Naveen Chopra

Pandora is making progress on its programmatic ad business, and it recently launched programmatic video ads in beta, and a pilot program for programmatic audio. Pandora’s management declined to give “specific annual guidance,” while CFO Naveen Chopra did say during the call that Pandora believes revenue growth for 2018 will come from the subscription side of the business, while the company works on measures it believes will “ultimately” drive growth in ad revenue.

潘朵拉媒体公司在其程序化广告业务上取得了进展，并于近期推出了程序化视频广告的测试版，以及一个可编程音频的试点项目。虽然公司管理层拒绝给出具体的年度指南，但CFO Naveen Chopra相信，2018年的营收增长将来自于公司的订阅业务，而公司则将积极采取措施，最终推动广告收入的增长。