Speakers – Washington 2019
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Virginia Lam AbramsSenior Vice President, Communications & Government Relations
Virginia Lam Abrams is a seasoned communications and public affairs executive with two decades of experience working in technology, media and politics. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Jonathan S. AdelsteinPresident & CEO
Jonathan S. Adelstein is the President & CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA). WIA represents nearly 200 companies devoted to building wireless broadband facilities that connect every corner of America. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Melodie AndersonSpinal Cord Injury [SCI], Telehealth Coordinator, RN
bio to come ... Complete Bio >> |
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Jim BallerPresident
Baller represents clients in a broad range of communications matters nationally and in more than 35 states. He was the founder and president of the US Broadband Coalition, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Cat BlakeSenior Program Manager
At Next Century Cities, Cat supports local leaders with the tools and information they need to bring fast, affordable, reliable broadband to their constituents. Specifically, she researches and writes policy briefs, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Shirley BloomfieldChief Executive Officer
Shirley Bloomfield is chief executive officer of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, the premier association representing nearly 850 independent, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Gary A. Bolles Co-Founder, eParachute
Bolles, a San Francisco–based consultant and entrepreneur focused on initiatives with impact, writes and lectures frequently on the future of work and learning. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Mike Bosch Founder & CEO
Mike Bosch is the Founder/CEO of RG FIBER, the internet service provider disrupting the industry with a pioneering software-driven access network (SDAN). ... Complete Bio >> |
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Paula Boyd Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs
Paula is currently director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Microsoft Corporation, where she partners with colleagues to develop Microsoft’s communications policy positions and advocates those positions before ... Complete Bio >> |
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Laura BreedenBoard Chair
Laura Breeden has been working to extend the benefits of the Internet to new audiences since 1983, when she joined a technology company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Robert BridghamExecutive Director
Designed, built, configured and operated a regional fiber-optic network deploying both SONET and MetroEthernet services. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Kirk Burgee Wireline Competition Bureau Chief of Staff
Kirk Burgee is a Deputy Director of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, which has been tasked with implementing FCC auctions to allocate universal service support ... Complete Bio >> |
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Heather Burnett Gold CEO
Burnett Gold previously served as president/CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association (formerly the Fiber to the Home Council North America), a nonprofit organization that helps members plan, market, implement and ... Complete Bio >> |
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Vinton G. Cerf Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Vinton G. Cerf co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet and is Chief Internet Evangelist for Google. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Kris Cook, CAEExecutive Director
Kris Cook, CAE, joined the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) as its Executive Director in November 2002. NAHMA is the leading voice for affordable housing management, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Doug Dawson President
Dawson has worked in the telecom industry since 1978 and has both a consulting and an operational background. He and CCG specialize in helping clients launch new broadband markets, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Cheryl DeBerryNatural Resources Business Specialist
Cheryl DeBerry serves on the rural broadband expansion team for Garrett County in the Appalachian mountains of far western Maryland. In her capacity, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Mark DeFalco Manager
DeFalco has worked in the telecommunications industry for more than 30 years. He has worked for a regional Bell company, a rural telephone holding company, a large inter-exchange carrier and ... Complete Bio >> |
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Leo Delgado Founder and President
Delgado has been actively involved with the telecommunications and broadband industry for more than 35 years. For 20 years, Converged Services has negotiated TV, internet, voice, security agreements, macro and in-building wireless solutions ... Complete Bio >> |
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Joy Ditto President & CEO
Joy Ditto is the President and CEO of the Utilities Technology Council (UTC), a Washington, D.C.-based global trade association representing electric, gas and water utilities on their mission-critical information and communications technologies. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Craig EccherPresident & CEO
Craig is the CEO of Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperatives located in north central Pa. He also serves as Co CEO and board member of C&T Enterprises and President and CEO of Wellsboro Electric Co. ... Complete Bio >> |
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B. Lynn FollansbeeVice President, Law & Policy
Lynn Follansbee is Vice President, Policy & Advocacy for USTelecom. She provides policy analysis and legal and regulatory support on a range of issues including universal service, privacy, mapping and consumer protection. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Adrianne B. FurnissExecutive Director
Adrianne is Executive Director, Board Member, and Trustee of the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, a private operating foundation with offices in Evanston, IL. Benton has made the case for a simple proposition: that communications policy – ... Complete Bio >> |
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David GoldmanDirector, Satellite Policy
David Goldman is the Director of Satellite Policy for SpaceX. Prior to joining SpaceX, he was the Chief Counsel for the Communication and Technology Subcommittee since January 2015. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Jason Grey Director of Utilities
Jason joined the City’s broadband initiative in 2004 and is currently the Director of Utilities for the City of Danville, Virginia. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Lisa Hogan, RNHead of the CCMP Program
Lisa Hogan is a 2017 & 2018 Telehealth Honors winner who operates the telehealth program at Frederick Memorial Hospital (FMH). ... Complete Bio >> |
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Ron Holcomb President & CEO
Ron Holcomb is a 30-year veteran of the electric utility industry with extensive experience in power supply, advanced grid technologies, essential service operations, economic development and ... Complete Bio >> |
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David Hoover Principal
David Hoover is a Principal at The Ferguson Group (TFG), providing strategic counsel on technology and telecommunications policy issues. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Joanne Hovis President
Hovis, an attorney with a background in communications and commercial litigation, directs CTC’s work in network business planning; market analysis; financial modeling, policy and strategy; ... Complete Bio >> |
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Douglas Jarrett Partner
Douglas Jarrett represents associations, major corporations and entrepreneurs before the FCC on policy making, licensing and enforcement matters and leverages this expertise and ... Complete Bio >> |
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Thomas Kamber, PhD Executive Director
Tom Kamber is an award-winning social entrepreneur, educator and activist who has created new initiatives in aging, technology, affordable housing and the arts. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Thomas Klobucar, PhD Executive Director
Dr. Thomas F. Klobucar was named Executive Director in 2018. He leads the Office of Rural Health, managing a broad portfolio of partnerships with clinical program offices, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Angie Kronenberg Chief Advocate and General Counsel
Kronenberg joined INCOMPAS, the internet and competitive networks association, in 2013 and manages the association’s policy team and its work before the federal government. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Kenneth KuchnoDeputy Assistant Administrator for Policy and Outreach
Mr. Kuchno is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. In 1980 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Gerry LawlorVice President
After many years in the financial industry, Gerry moved from NYC to Orcas Island. After a couple of years with terrible internet and cell coverage, he led on effort to deploy high-speed data and voice communications to San Juan County. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Elizabeth Lindsey, MPAExecutive Director
Elizabeth Lindsey, MPA is the Executive Director of Byte Back, a DC-based nonprofit organization that Byte Back improves economic opportunity by providing computer training and ... Complete Bio >> |
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Casey Logan, PEPresident and CEO
Casey was named President and CEO in April of 2019. Prior to that, Casey served as Vice President of Engineering for Prince George Electric Cooperative. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Carol MatteyPrincipal
Carol Mattey is the Principal of Mattey Consulting LLC, based in the Washington, DC metro area. Mattey Consulting provides regulatory, strategic and public policy advisory services ... Complete Bio >> |
Alex MinardDeputy Division Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division
Alex Minard leads the high-cost universal service team at the Federal Communications Commission as a Deputy Chief in the Telecommunications Access Policy Division of the Wireline Competition Bureau. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Christopher Mitchell Director, Community Broadband Networks
Christopher Mitchell is a leading national expert on community networks and internet access. At ILSR, he serves as policy director for Next Century Cities, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Tim MoyerProgram Manager
Tim Moyer is a Program Manager for the National Telecommunication and Information Administration’s BroadbandUSA program. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Thien-Huong Nguyen, CPA Manager, Executive Compensation
Thien-Huong Nguyen was a recipient of the NAHMA scholarship from 2009-2013, while a student at the University of Delaware. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Brian O’Hara Senior Director, Regulatory Issues, Broadband & Telecommunications
O’Hara, who has more than 20 years of telecommunications and broadband industry experience, joined NRECA in October 2017, focusing on telecommunications and broadband issues. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Dr. Haruo OkamuraPresident
Dr. Haruo Okamura is a high-speed optical transmission and standards expert. He is currently the president of Global Plan Inc. and the developer of the "Okamura Model," a low-cost optical cable solution ... Complete Bio >> |
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Ted B. Osborn Senior Vice President, Strategy and Regulatory Affairs
In addition to his work at Nextlink, Osborn serves as managing director at WISP Partners, consulting on strategy development, public/private financings, mergers and acquisitions, and ... Complete Bio >> |
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Nirali Patel Wireline Advisor
Ms. Patel advises Chairman Pai on wireline issues. Ms. Patel previously served as a Legal Advisor in the Office of Commissioner Brendan Carr, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Jean Plymale Broadband Project Manager
Jean is the Center for Innovative Technology’s (CIT) Broadband Project Manager. With 20 years of experience in community engagement focused on raising awareness about broadband availability, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Mel Poole Director
Mel Poole is the Director of Ocala Fiber Network (OFN). He is a retired U.S. Air Force First Sergeant who served in the United States and abroad. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Vickie Robinson Director, Airband USA
Vickie Robinson joined Microsoft in January 2018 after nearly two decades in the service of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in multiple leadership roles and ... Complete Bio >> |
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Gail M. RoperDirector, National Initiatives
Gail Roper joined Knight Foundation in March 2019. As director of national initiatives, she supports the national portfolio with an emphasis on technology-enabled innovation ... Complete Bio >> |
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Steven RosenbergChief Data Officer
Steve Rosenberg is currently the Acting Chief Data and Analytics Officer for the Federal Communications Commission. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Steve Ross Editor-at-Large
Ross is a long-time technology writer, a former full-time professor at Columbia University and the founding editor of Broadband Communities Magazine, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Jon SalletSenior Fellow
Jon's work focuses on policies to preserve and protect internet openness, to advance competition more broadly, including through antitrust, and ... Complete Bio >> |
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Gene Scott General Manager OSP
Gene Scott is currently the General Manager OSP for Greenlight Community Broadband in Wilson, NC. Mr. Scott has served in this position for 12 years. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Craig Settles President
For more than 30 years, Settles’ workshops, consulting services and books have helped public, private and nonprofit organizations worldwide use technology to cut costs, improve business operations and increase revenue. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Richard J. Sherwin CEO
Sherwin has been involved in wireless communications and radio frequency transmission for the past 30 years. With a number of telecommunications veterans, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Deborah Simpier Co-Founder
Deborah Simpier is the COO and organizer of the Althea network in rural Oregon, Clatskanie Co-op. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Laura SpiningDirector
Laura Spining is Director of Broadband Infrastructure for the National Telecommunication and Information Administration's (NTIA) BroadbandUSA program. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Geoffrey StarksCommissioner
Geoffrey Starks was nominated to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission by the President and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on January 2, 2019. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Sean Stokes Principal
Sean is a Principal of Baller Stokes & Lide, PC, a national communications law firm based in Washington, DC. His clients include, regional and state utility associations and municipal leagues, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Darnell Sutton President & CEO
Darnell Sutton is the Chairman and CEO of Hollywall Development Company, a subsidiary of Hollywall Entertainment, Inc. (HWDC). Darnell brings forth his many talents and vast experience as a veteran of music recording, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Pierre Trudeau President and CTO
Trudeau is a seasoned networking and technology executive and board member with more than 35 years of experience. Prior to joining Positron in 2013, he founded Colubris Networks, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Daniel TurnerFounder & CEO
Daniel Turner is the cofounder of TRAXyL and has worked for the last 12 years as a project manager, technical lead, and systems engineer with telecommunications and fiber optic network installations. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Nicol Turner-Lee Fellow, Governance Studies
Turner-Lee came to Brookings from the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving equal opportunity and ... Complete Bio >> |
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Dan Urban COO
Dan Urban has been on the forefront of Microtrenching for many years. He is well versed in all facets of the telecommunications industry as well as many others. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Dr. Robert WackCity Council President
Robert Wack served 16 years on the Westminster City Council, the last six as President, where he led the planning and construction of the Westminster Fiber Network; ... Complete Bio >> |
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Joseph WenderSenior Policy Advisor
Joseph Wender currently serves as Senator Markey’s Senior Policy Advisor and handles a wide range of issues including telecommunications and privacy. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Jase WilsonFounder & Chairman
Jase Wilson is Founder & Chairman of Neighborly, the Intelligent Community Infrastructure Platform helping connect U.S. communities to the future. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Justin WilsonMayor
With a commitment to ensuring every child’s opportunity at success, protecting Alexandria’s long-term fiscal health and investing in the infrastructure that improves our quality of life, ... Complete Bio >> |
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Lisa R. YoungersPresident & CEO
Lisa R. Youngers is the President and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) – the only all-fiber trade association in the Americas. ... Complete Bio >> |
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Scott ZimmerPresident
Scott Zimmer, along with his wife Dawn and their business partner Leroy A. Koglin, Jr. began Air Advantage, a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) serving rural Michigan in July, 2002. ... Complete Bio >> |
October 30 – 31, 2019
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