INCOMPAS ShowGuide_Fall2024

SHOW.INCOMPAS.ORG 17 THE INCOMPAS SHOW 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Specialty Coffee The INCOMPAS Bar, Plaza Exhibit Hall 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks Plaza Ballroom ABC Chip Pickering, CEO, INCOMPAS 8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Keynote: Enabling the Middle Mile – One Year Later Plaza Ballroom ABC NTIA’s Middle Mile Program provides funding for the expansion and extension of middle mile infrastructure across the United States and territories. In 2023, this program allocated $980 million to fund projects for the construction, improvement or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure. Hear from NTIA about the Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program projects that have been awarded in the last year and how the program impacts other infrastructure initiatives. Keynote: Sarah Bleau, Director, Middle Mile Program, NTIA Moderator: Angie Kronenberg, President, INCOMPAS 9:15 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. The BEAD Beat: A Roundtable with Government and Industry Plaza Ballroom ABC Please join us for this session featuring industry and government representatives who will discuss the status of implementation of BEAD programs across the country and what work remains to meet the country’s goal of broadband for all. Moderator: Christopher L. Shipley, Executive Director, Public Policy, INCOMPAS Speakers: Carl Guardino, Vice President, Government Affairs & Policy, Tarana Brandy Reitter, Executive Director, Colorado Broadband Office Sarah Smith, Federal Program Officer, OICG, U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIA Brian Wagner, Chief Strategy Officer, Visionary Broadband 10:10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. What’s New in Robocall Mitigation and Call Delivery Plaza Ballroom ABC In this session we will highlight new developments in robocall mitigation and call delivery. Our panelists will discuss how solutions to optimize call delivery and management, the use of analytics for robocall protection and the use of AI to address robocall solutions. Moderator: Christopher L. Shipley, Executive Director, Public Policy, INCOMPAS Panelists: Gerry Christensen, Head of Partnerships and Regulatory Compliance, Caller ID Reputation Anna Gentry, Senior Corporate Counsel, Microsoft Corporation John Haraburda, Product Lead - TNS Call Guardian®, TNSI Nick Reifschneider, Vice President, Network Voice Products, Sinch

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