Speakers
The 2010 Pennsylvania Broadband Summit will be hosting two nationally known experts in broadband deployment, as well as over two dozen sessions featuring industry leaders and community experts who will offer advice and lessons learned on broadband planning and deployment.
• Asimos, George – Partner, Saul Ewing law firm
• Bader, Sharon – Network Integration Manager, AT&T Mobility
• Ballout, Kamal – Associate Vice President, Solutions and Technical, Alcatel-Lucent
• Barnette, David – Vice President of Sales, Clearwire Communications
• Bonsick, David – Director, Government and Public Affairs, CenturyLINK
• Branson, John – Director of Education, Chester County Intermediate Unit
• Breeden, Laura – Broadband Program Director, NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce
• Buss, Andrew – Director of Public Programs, City of Philadelphia
• Cawley, James – Chairman, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
• Cheskis, Joel – Assistant Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate, Pennsylvania Attorney General
• Christy, Tyrone – Vice Chair, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
• Cimerman, Rick – Senior Director, State Telecom Policy, NCTA
• Cohen, Jeffrey – Senior Legal Counsel, Federal Communications Commission
• Dees, Edith – CIO, Holy Spirit Health System
• DeFalco, Mark – Manager Telecommunications Initiatives, Appalachian Regional Commission
• Eckels, Randy – COO, Sting Communications
• Fink, Juliet – Director of Education, Philadelphia FIGHT
• Flaherty, Laurie – NG911 Program Manager, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Frank, Allan – CIO, City of Philadelphia
• Frieden, Rob – Faculty member, Penn State College of Communications
• Gelb, Lisa – Associate Bureau Chief, Federal Communications Commission
• Getz, Robert – County Commissioner, Sullivan County
• Given, Gale – President, Verizon Pennsylvania
• Haan, Brett – Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLC
• Hoag, Anne – Faculty Chair, Penn State College of Communications
• Hoewing, Link – Vice President, Internet and Tech Policy, Verizon
• Horrigan, John – Consumer Research Director, Federal Communications Commission
• Jayakar, Krishna – Faculty member, Penn State College of Communications
• Levin, Blair – Communications and Society Fellow, Aspen Institute
• Loube, Robert – Partner, Rolka, Loube, Saltzer
• Massey, Cathleen – Vice President, Government Affairs, Clearwire Communications
• McEwen, Harlin (Chief) – Chair, Public Safety Spectrum Trust
• Miron, Luc – Director of Broadband Initiatives, Governor’s Office of Administration
• Moran, James – Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
• Morton, Amy – Deputy Secretary, Elementary/Secondary Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education
• Nawrocki, Helene – Executive Director, Potter County Education Council
• Peha, Jon – former Chief Technologies, Federal Communications Commission
• Pond, Jack – CIO, Montgomery County
• Povelites, Carl – Associate Vice President of Public Policy, AT&T Mobility
• Richard, Graham – former Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana; Graham Richard Associates LLC
• Samara, Steve – President, Pennsylvania Telephone Association
• Settles, Craig – President, Successful.com
• Shuffstall, William – Rural Extension Program, Penn State
• Snyder, Greg – Vice President, Technology, Pennsylvania Mountains Healthcare Alliance
• Soura, Christian – Secretary, Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Administration
• Stevens, PJ – President, Cambria County Commissioners
• Trombetta, Nick – CEO, Pennsylvania Cyber Schools
• Veach, Julie – Deputy General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission
• Watson, Andrew MD – Director, UPMC Center for Connected Medicine
• Wentzel, Robb – Director 911 Program, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
• Younkin, Jim – Director Keystone Health Information Exchange, Geisinger Health System
While reasonable efforts will be made to adhere to the advertised package, Penn State Conferences reserves the right to substitute speakers and/or seminar content.
