Connect (X): All Access
Policy Summit 2021

Federal Policy Trends & Expectations for the Wireless Industry Under a New Administration

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The Connect (X): All Access (CXAA) Policy Summit will examine trends and issues at the federal level and how they will impact the business of 5G infrastructure.

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Overview

New Administration

2021 promises to be a year marked with significant change, and the implications for policy and regulation are a critical consideration with a new Administration taking office on January 20.

FCC Leadership

In addition to a new Cabinet and a change in the FCC Leadership, organizations in the 5G infrastructure supply chain are also focused on the implications of an Infrastructure Bill from Congress, supply chain considerations from the move to Open RAN architecture, the growing demands for a trained and robust wireless workforce, and more.

What it means for 5G

The inaugural Connect (X): All Access Policy Summit offers fresh thinking and expertise from a wide range of 5G thought leaders, designed to help your team understand the trends, issues and influencers at play at the Federal level, all of which could have a profound impact on the business of 5G infrastructure investment, development and deployment.

Our Sponsors

Speakers

Jake Baldwin

General Counsel
MBO Networks

Adam Bender

Associate Editor
Communications Daily

Bill Davenport

Wireless Advisor, Commissioner Starks
FCC

Alexandrine De Bianchi

Senior Legislative Assistant
Office of Sen. Jacky S. Rosen

Doug Dimitroff

Partner
Phillips Lytle

Tim Downs

Executive Producer
WIA

Jim Fryer

Editor in Chief
Inside Towers

Roxanne Gould

President/CEO
Gould Government Relations

Sean Kinney

Editor in Chief
RCR Wireless News

Paul Kirby

Senior Editor
Wolters Kluwer’s TR Daily

John Ladd

Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship
U.S. Department of Labor

Leticia Latino

CEO
NEPTUNO USA, CORP

John Leigh

Vice President, Customer Success
Sitetracker

Matt Mandel

Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
WIA

Thierry Maupilé

Executive Vice President, Strategy and Product Management
Altiostar

Staci Pies

VP of Government & Regulatory Affairs
Crown Castle

Haran C. Rashes

Senior Counsel for Regulatory Affairs
ExteNet Systems, Inc.

Luis Reyes

Vice President, NY Metro Engineering & Operations
T-Mobile

Flynn Rico-Johnson

Legislative Director
Office of Rep. Matsui

Diane Rinaldo

Executive Director
Open RAN Policy Coalition

Scott Thompson

Member / Chair, Communications Infrastructure Litigation Practice
Mintz

Bryan Tramont

Managing Partner
Wilkinson Barker Knauer

Brent Weil

VP, Workforce Development
WIA

Schedule-at-a-Glance

* Schedule subject to change

Sponsorships

Session Sponsorship: $4,500
A maximum of two (2) sponsors are available for each recorded Webinar Session. Each Sponsor receives the following benefits:

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  • 10% discount on multi Session Sponsorship
  • 10% discount on Sponsorship when bundled with a Connect (X) exhibit or sponsorship

For sponsorship opportunities contact:

Hayley Dodds

Hayley Dodds

Manager, Sales & Business Development, Wireless Infrastructure Association
Hayley.dodds@wia.org
540.270.3248

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FCC Watch: Expectations from the Incoming FCC Chairman and New Commissioner

This Roundtable provides guidance and insight about the Biden Administration’s goals and important considerations, including how the incoming FCC Chairman may manage the demands from Congress and the White House.

Sponsors:
Moderator:

Paul Kirby
Senior Editor Wolters Kluwer’s TR Daily

Speakers:

Bryan Tramont
Managing Partner Wilkinson Barker Knauer

Bill Davenport
Wireless Advisor, Commissioner Starks FCC

Scott Thompson
Member / Chair, Communications Infrastructure Litigation Practice Mintz

Implications of the Emerging Policy Framework focused on Open RAN

In a rare show of bipartisanship, the U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that seeks to financially support a domestic 5G equipment market and Open Radio Access Network development with an influx of $750 million in funding over the next 10 years. Understand what the Bill is designed to achieve when it stipulates, in its initial state, to enhance competitiveness in the supply chain of 5G.

Sponsor:
Moderator:

Tim Downs
Executive Producer WIA

Speakers:

Flynn Rico-Johnson
Legislative Director Office of Rep. Matsui

Diane Rinaldo
Executive Director Open RAN Policy Coalition

Thierry Maupilé
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Product Management Altiostar

Sean Kinney
Editor in Chief RCR Wireless News

Implications and Opportunities in a New Infrastructure Bill

With the incoming Administration, all indications point to the development of a new Infrastructure Bill from Congress. What are the expectations of a digital component to the Bill and the funding possibilities for upgrades and new builds for broadband connectivity, especially connectivity in rural and underserved areas hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic?

Sponsor:
Moderator:

Jim Fryer
Editor in Chief Inside Towers

Speakers:

Staci Pies
VP of Government & Regulatory Affairs Crown Castle

Matt Mandel
Vice President, Government and Public Affairs WIA

Trend Watching at the State and Local Level for 5G Siting and Infrastructure Development

As bipartisan support grows at the Federal level for modifications to policy and legislation in response to the coronavirus pandemic, many States are implementing policy and investing in broadband infrastructure to ensure that citizens and businesses can manage a distributed and connected stay-at-home workforce. What are the leading States doing from a policy perspective to meet this new demand? How will these trends play out in other states and at the Federal level? What, if anything, has changed at the State level now that ubiquitous and affordable connectivity has emerged as an essential service?

Sponsor:
Moderator:

Adam Bender
Associate Editor Communications Daily

Speakers:

Roxanne Gould
President/CEO Gould Government Relations

Haran C. Rashes
Senior Counsel for Regulatory Affairs ExteNet Systems, Inc.

Solving the Rural Coverage Gap: Wireless Networks, Infrastructure and Investment

A coronavirus pandemic consensus has emerged that the U.S. is facing a much worse ‘homework gap’ than previously understood. More children are unable to access basic broadband networks and are thus severely disadvantaged in the new normal of remote education, as well as work. Many expect the new Administration to focus on solving the broadband gap to homes and especially schools, and the question remaining is how much will wireless networks factor into this solution?

Moderator:

Tim Downs
Executive Producer WIA

Speakers:

Alexandrine De Bianchi
Senior Legislative Assistant Office of Sen. Jacky S. Rosen

Jake Baldwin
General Counsel MBO Networks

The 5G Workforce and Registered Apprenticeship: Turning Training from a Cost into a Competitive Advantage

The advanced networks required for the 21st century cannot be built without a property skilled workforce. Today, the US does not have the skilled and trained workforce needed by all stakeholders in the 5G ecosystem, to meet the needs of network operators and their site development partners. Learn more about the WIA’s apprentice program and workforce development initiatives – a joint venture between the private sector, the US Federal Government and WIA’s unique training and educational center. Links mentioned in the discussion:

  1. BDAC
  2. TIRAP
  3. TEC

Sponsor:
Moderator:

Doug Dimitroff
Partner Phillips Lytle

Speakers:

Leticia Latino
CEO NEPTUNO USA, CORP

Brent Weil
VP, Workforce Development WIA

John Ladd
Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship U.S. Department of Labor

Luis Reyes
Vice President, NY Metro Engineering & Operations T-Mobile