Summary

Thank you to everyone who participated at this year's conference.

For photos of the event, please click here.

If you attended the event and have not yet received your link to access presentations and event photos, please contact Ellen Wheable on Ellen.Wheable@forum-europe.com

For information on upcoming Spectrum Series events, please visit www.spectrum-series.com or alternatively contact spectrumamericas@forum-global.comfor information on next years edition of #AmericasSpectrum

Speakers include

Michael O'Rielly

Commissioner

FCC

Paige Atkins

Associate Administrator

NTIA

Carmelo Rivera

Chair for WRC-19 Preparation

CITEL

Andreas Geiss

Head of Spectrum Policy Unit

European Commission

Mario Fromow

Commissioner

IFT Mexico

Rachael Bender

Wireless and International Advisor to Chairman Pai

FCC

Carl Povelites

Assistant Vice President Public Policy

AT&T

Rick Kaplan

General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs

National Association of Broadcasters

Gerry Oberst

Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory and Governmental Strategy

SES

Patrick Mcfadden

Associate General Counsel

NAB

Edgar Figueroa

President & CEO

Wi-Fi Alliance

Julius Knapp

Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology

FCC

Veena Rawat

Senior Spectrum Advisor

GSMA

Donald Stockdale

Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

FCC

Charla Rath

Vice President, Wireless Policy Development

Verizon

Jeffrey Blum

Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

DISH

Tom Power

Senior Vice President & General Counsel

CTIA

Jean Kiddoo

Chair, Incentive Auction Task Force

FCC

Paul Steinberg

Chief Technology Officer

Motorola Solutions

Jeff Bratcher

Chief Technology Officer

FirstNet

Alexander Kühn

Chair for WRC-19 Preparation

CEPT

Gregory Wagner

Chief, Strategic Planning Division

DISA Defense Spectrum Organization

Brett Kilbourne

General Counsel & VP of Policy

Utilities Telecom Council

Rebecca Hanson

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Policy

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Jose Albuquerque

Chief, International Bureau Satellite Division

FCC

More Information

The 6th Annual Americas Spectrum Management Conference once again comes to The National Press Club on October 12 & 13 2017, and will provide a high-level meeting point for stakeholders across the region and beyond to discuss topical issues relating to the management and co-ordination of spectrum policy across the region.

This Conference is the North American leg of the 'Global Spectrum Series', the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of regional Spectrum Management policy conferences.

Bringing together more than 250 top level delegates from across the US, North America, Latin America and beyond, it is the leading event of the year for spectrum stakeholders throughout the region.

Sessions at the event will focus on:

Policy Roundtable: Spectrum Policy in the US – Where are we currently, and what lies ahead?
After the Incentive Auction – the good, the bad and the ugly
The UHF and beyond - future shape of the mobile spectrum landscape
Spectrum for Next Generation Wireless Services including 5G
What future for the 3.7GHz – 4.2GHz band?
Key issues and thinking ahead of WRC-19
Freeing up federal spectrum – exploring the options and opportunities
What is the future of unlicensed spectrum in a world of next generation wireless services?
Millimeter spectrum for 5G – the battle of the bands?
The role of satellite in next generation wireless technologies
Spectrum for PPDR – Approaches to delivering PPDR networks in the US and beyond
The future of broadcast – opportunities, challenges and the path ahead