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Chairman Genachowski has called for "unleashing spectrum" to support the exploding demand for bandwidth driven by mobile devices. And achieving this is a central point of his National Broadband Plan. But how can this
"unleashing" be achieved? And what are the major obstacles? Come hear the Chairman discuss how critical this challenge is to the nation's communications systems. Following the Chairman's remarks, a group of mobile industry executives will discuss the role of the private sector in addressing this issue.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Renaissance Hotel, Downtown
999 Ninth Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001
Agenda
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM |
Registration and Networking |
| 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM |
Chairman Genachowski |
| 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM |
Mobile Industry Panel |
Price $59
($69 at the door) |
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Space is limited
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Julius Genachowski
Chairman
FCC
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| Nominated by President Obama, Julius was sworn into office on June 29, 2009.
Prior to his appointment, he spent more than 10 years working in the technology industry as an executive and entrepreneur. He co-founded LaunchBox Digital and Rock Creek Ventures, where he served as Managing Director, and he was a Special Advisor at General Atlantic. In these capacities, he worked to start, accelerate, and invest in early- and mid-stage technology and other companies. From 1997-2005, he was a senior executive at IAC/InterActiveCorp, where his positions included Chief of Business Operations and General Counsel. |
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D.P. Venkatesh
Founder & CEO
mPortal Inc.
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| D.P. has 19 years' experience in the telecommunications industry across wireless, internet, and media sectors. In his 11 years as CEO of mPortal, he has overseen all aspects of strategy, sales, and marketing. He was previously with McKinsey & Co's global telecommunications practice and worked with several leading global communication providers as a strategic consultant. |
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Jeff Carlisle
EJVP, Regulatory Affairs and Public Policy
LightSquared
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| Jeff is responsible for all domestic and international regulatory and policy matters including those at the FCC, Congress, the Executive Branch, the ITU, and in foreign markets. He was previously Chief of the FCC's Wireless Competition Bureau. There, he managed the development of the Commission's policies on broadband and competitive entry into the local exchange market, and was the architect of its policies on Voice over Internet Protocol and bankruptcy of common carriers. |
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Senator Byron Dorgan
Senior Policy Advisor
Arent Fox
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| Senator Dorgan serves as co-chair of the firm's Government Relations practice. He served in the US Senate Leadership for the past 14 years, first as Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and then as Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee. He served 12 years in the House of Representatives and 18 years in the Senate. |
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Jed Alpert
Co-Founder/CEO
Mobile Commons
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Jed was previously president of Sunshine Amalgamedia where he developed an innovative syndication sponsorship model. Sunshine partners, clients, and customers included Microsoft, Oracle, and Scripps Howard. Jed also created marketing and sponsorship programs for clients like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Pepsi, and Samsung. He has also produced numerous feature films including Sunday, winner of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize.
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Doug Smith
President/CEO
Oceus Networks
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Doug has led teams focused on the advancement of broadband communications for 20 years. Oceus provides broadband services to governments across the globe. Doug was previously president/CEO of Ericsson Federal, where he established the company as a leader in delivering broadband communications to the civilian and defense government communities.
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Larry Fitzpatrick
President
Computech
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Larry has 30 years of software delivery and transformational software management. As VP/CTO of two software companies, he delivered products for complex information management that were rated best in class by Gartner. Computech is a services company with 17 years of international experience in the spectrum market.
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MODERATOR |
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Ross Buntrock
Partner
Arent Fox
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| Ross, a partner in the firm's telecommunications group, has over 14 years of experience in virtually every aspect of communications law, including regulatory, transactional, litigation, legislative and privacy matters. Ross has extensive experience drafting and negotiating a wide variety of telecom and technology agreements, including interconnection agreements, capacity agreements, wholesale voice over internet protocol (VoIP) agreements, traffic termination agreements, infrastructure sharing arrangements, and dark fiber agreements.
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