Alejandro Piñero is Group Director for Broadband and Streaming at Questex family. As part of this role, Alejandro oversees the strategic direction and product strategy for portfolios such as Broadband Nation and StreamTV. Prior to joining Questex, Alejandro was Senior Research Manager... Read More →
Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Blair Levin is a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings Metro. Levin serves as a policy analyst with New Street Research, an equity research firm focused on telecommunications and technology. Levin has also been involved in a number efforts to broaden broadband’s reach and effectiveness... Read More →
Mr. Strauss is the co-founder of Broadband Success Partners – the leading digital infrastructure M&A technical advisor and due diligence specialist. The firm has completed over 90 technical due diligence engagements for over 60 clients including Antin, Brookfield, CBRE, DigitalBridge... Read More →
Rachelle is the Manager of Government Relations at CostQuest. She manages our State Affairs and business development efforts related to state government contracting and supports our Federal Affairs efforts by engaging with congressional delegations in DC from all states and territories... Read More →
Global Head of Digital Infrastructure, Houlihan Lokey
Mr. Hill is Co-Head of Houlihan Lokey’s U.S. Technology Group and Global Head of Digital Infrastructure. He is based in the firm’s Boston office.Previously, Mr. Hill was a Managing Partner at MVP Capital, an independent advisory firm that provides a range of advisory services... Read More →
Managing Director - Communications Services & Digital Infrastructure, Greenhill & Co
Ms. Fritzsche joined Greenhill in 2021. Prior to joining Greenhill, Jennifer was CFO, Manager & Board Member of Canopy Spectrum, a company focused on the wireless spectrum space. Prior to that, Jennifer was as Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst at Wells Fargo Securities for... Read More →
President & Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute
Scott Wallsten is President and Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute and also a senior fellow at the Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy. He is an economist with expertise in industrial organization and public policy, and his research focuses on competition... Read More →
Senior Vice President, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Melissa Newman has over 20 years of experience as a seasoned Executive in telecommunications companies with expertise in government affairs, public relations and legal. Recently, Melissa worked at Transit Wireless as Vice President of External Affairs and Senior Legal Counsel in New... Read More →
Vice President, External and State Affairs Lead, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Rick is Vice President, External and State Affairs Lead for NCTA – The Internet & Television Association. He leads a team responsible for engagement with state broadband officials, state cable associations, state and local intergovernmental groups, third parties and strategic partners... Read More →
Maryland State Broadband Lead for Maryland, Network Telecom Technician, CWA
With 23 years of experience in network telecommunications, Marcus Chambers has seen it all—from the early days of high-speed DSL to the cutting-edge advancements of fiber optic technology. His career began in the high-tech DSL department, and he has remained with his company through... Read More →
As Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at Ripple Fiber, Bobbie Gilbert has over 17 years of experience in legislative processes and government relations. Her insightful guidance and extensive knowledge of fiber broadband economics position her as a key player in market expansion... Read More →
Adrienne Ramsay is the founder of Delphi Strategies and has a proven track record in public policy, government service, and high-technology start-ups. Her career spans leadership roles in government, aerospace and defense firms, and technology start-ups. She has established strong... Read More →
Steven Greene has over 30 years of telecommunications industry experience. He has worked with every kind of technology used in broadband and at all levels of deployment from construction to project management. He has worked in some of the most challenging environments known, from... Read More →
Bob Grant, Principal Product Manager at iconectiv, is responsible for setting the strategy, roadmap and feature definition for TruOps TRA and TruReach Certify. His role entails working collaboratively across all functions within the organization to ensure strategic and tactical alignment... Read More →
Since the BEAD program launched, the program has rightly prioritized connecting all the remaining un- and under-served with reliable, high speed broadband. But the intention of the program has always been for BEAD funding to be available not just to sustainably close the availability gap in the long-term, but to also address barriers to broadband adoption. This presentation will demonstrate that, even though BEAD funding is not limitless, smart policy choices and the right mix of technologies deployed will allow every state to reserve significant BEAD funding for much-needed digital equity programs. With additional digital equity funding at their disposal, state broadband offices can ensure that this once-in-a-generation Internet for All program is truly closing the digital divide, not building a road to nowhere.
Alex serves as Senior Public Policy Manager at Vernonburg Group. At Vernonburg Group, Alex develops policy papers and reports for clients (most recently Vernonburg Group’s report “Achieving Internet for All: Socioeconomics and Fixed Broadband in the United States”), leads stakeholder engagement efforts around broadband policy issues on behalf of clients, crafts advocacy strategies, and supports Vernonburg Group’s business development activities.Prior to joining Vernonburg Group, Alex had years of experience advocating specifically on technology and telecommunications policy issues. While at the Glen Ec... Read More →
