Agenda for 2013 Broadband Summit

2013 Broadband Summit

Broadband Adoption and Usage - What Have We Learned?

Sponsored by the Federal - State Joint Conference 
on Advanced Services with NTIA
February 7, 2013

Agenda

9:00
Meet and Greet
9:15

Welcoming Remarks:

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and Commissioner Larry Landis (IN) 
9:30

Keynote 

(via video recording)
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA) introduced by FCC Commissioner Mignon 
Clyburn
9:45

Panel 1: What Have We Learned from Academic Studies on How to Close 
the Broadband Adoption Gap

Moderator: 
Garnet Hanly, Attorney Advisor, TAPD, Wireline Competition Bureau, FCC
Panelists:
Dr. Jon Gant, University of Illinois, School of Library and Information Sciences
Dr. John Horrigan, Vice President and Director, Media and Technology Institute, 
Joint Ctr. for Political and Economic Studies
Dr. Karen Mossberger, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Public 
Administration
Chanelle P. Hardy, Senior Vice President for Policy and Executive Director of 
the National Urban League Policy Institute
Tom Koutsky, Chief Policy Counsel, Connected Nation
10:45  
Break
11:00             

Panel 2:  Discussion of Best Practices Learned from Implementing 
Broadband Adoption Programs Within Different Communities

Moderator:
Commissioner Geoffrey G. Why (MA)   
Panelists:
Deb Socia, Executive Director, Technology Goes Home 
Kyle Toto, Community Manager, Veteran’s Portal, Massachusetts Broadband 
Institute
Bao Vang, President/CEO, Hmong American Partnership
Sybil Boutilier, Senior Analyst for Public Policy, Programs and Legislation for 
San Francisco's Department of Aging and Adult Services 

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Derrick Bulawa, CEO, BEK Communications Cooperative
12:00              

Lunch

12:45

Keynote 

Lawrence E.  Strickling, Administrator, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA), Assistant Secretary for Communications 
and Information, U.S. Department of Commerce introduced by FCC Chairman 
Julius Genachowski 
1:30             

Panel 3: Discussion of Best Practices Learned from Implementing 
Broadband Adoption Programs Within Different Communities

Moderator: 
Laura Breeden, Program Director for Public Computing and Broadband 
Adoption, BTOP, NTIA
Panelists:      
Tamara Cox-Burnett, Community Technology Center Director, College of 
Menominee Nation 
Richard Abisla, Latino TechNet Project Manager, Mission Economic 
Development Agency 
Corinne Hill, Director of Chattanooga, TN Public Library
David Fletcher, Administrative Services Director, Center for Distance Health 
(CDH), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2:30             
Break
2:40

Remarks:

FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn introduces Commissioner Jessica 
Rosenworcel as new Federal Chair of Federal-State Joint Conference on 
Advanced Services
2:45             

Panel 4: Discussion of Industry Best Practices to Increase Broadband 
Adoption Among the Various Technologies 

Moderator:
Commissioner Larry Landis (IN)
Panelists:
Dave Davidson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Ohio, Frontier 
Communications
Bret Perkins, Vice President of External and Government Affairs, Comcast 
Corporation
Elaine Divelbliss, Director and Senior Counsel, Sprint Nextel Corporation/Virgin 
Mobile
Dale Merten, Chief Operating Officer, ToledoTel 

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