• Welcome Address
• Keynote

Daniel Sepulveda

Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda
Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator, International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Dept. of State

TIA Chief Executive Officer Scott Belcher will present Ambassador Sepulveda with TIA's Spirit of Innovation Award. Past honorees of this award have included NTIA Assistant Secretaries Lawrence Strickling, Michael Gallagher and John Kneuer; FCC Chairmen Kevin Martin and Michael Powell; U.S. Representatives Bob Latta and Cliff Stearns, FCC Commissioners Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps and Ambassador David Gross.

Opening Remarks

• Mark Walker, President, Walker and Associates

View from the FCC
Is the Voluntary Incentive Auction on track to be successful? How does the FCC see the transition to an all IP network progressing? What direction will the Commission's public safety agenda take it? How is the Commission assisting consumer access to new telecommunications technologies? What more can be done to advance broadband deployment and adoption?

• Moderator: Jeffrey Marks, Senior Counsel - Director, Regulatory, Alcatel-Lucent
• Julius P. Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering & Technology, FCC
• Rear Admiral (ret.) David Simpson, Chief, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau
• Matt DelNero, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
• Brian Regan, Chief of Staff, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC

View of the Hill
What approach will Congress take on Net Neutrality or the Communications Act rewrite? What progress is being made on opening more federal spectrum for commercial use? Can cybersecurity legislation be enacted in the current political environment to enable information sharing while avoiding mandates? What is the future for FCC process reform?

• Moderator: Mary Brown, Senior Director, Government Affairs, Cisco
• Marie Royce, Vice President Public Affairs Americas Region, Alcatel-Lucent
• Gary Bolton, Vice President, Global Marketing, ADTRAN
• Bruce Gustafson, Vice President Government Affairs, Ericsson

Global Digital Economy
Which key policy areas will enable the global digital economy to continue to grow? What efforts are underway to better understand digital trade and its benefits to the U.S. economy? How are market access challenges affecting ICT equipment manufacturers being addressed? What are some of the practical solutions to avoiding unnecessary barriers to the cross-border flow of information?

Meredith Broadbent

• Prenote: Meredith Broadbent, Chairman, U.S. International Trade Commission
• Moderator: Jennifer Sanford, Senior Manager, International Trade and Energy Policy, Cisco
• Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator, International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Dept. of State
• Steven De Eyre, Embassy of Canada, Industry Canada
• Derek Khlopin, Senior Advisor (Spectrum), Office of the Assistant Secretary, NTIA

T.J. Kennedy

• Keynote: T.J. Kennedy, Acting General Manager, First Responder Network Authority
• Introduction by Jennifer Warren, Co-Chair, TIA Spectrum Policy Working Group

Internet of Things
As broadband connectivity progresses and moves us further towards the Internet of Things (IoT) – a world of devices with intelligent interfaces seamlessly integrated into the Internet – it presents immense opportunity for business growth as well as societal benefit. What governance issues face the IoT as connectivity increases? How will key aspects of the IoT be dealt with, such as security and privacy? Where in the Federal government will they need to be addressed?

• Moderator: Gary Bolton, Vice President, Global Marketing, ADTRAN
• Kristen Anderson, Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, FTC
• Dr. Chris Greer, Director of Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program Office, and National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, NIST
• Matthew Hussey, Associate Chief (Policy), Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC
• Ken Leonard, Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office, Office of Research and Technology, DOT
• Reuben Sarkar, Deputy Assistant Secretary. for Transportation, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE

Alex Castellanos

Alex Castellanos
CNN Political Commentator