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Speaker: Ira Wiesenfeld (IWA Technical Services)
Location: N243
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
General Communications Technician, Level 1 (GCT1)
Speakers: Chris Miller (Heartland Community College), Matt Lunati (IWA Technical Services, Inc)
Location: N241
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
General Communications Technician, Level 2 (GCT2)
Speaker: AJ Wiesenfeld (IWA Technical Services, Inc.)
Location: N239
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
Speaker: Jay Thompson (Tactical RF)
Location: N237
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
NG9-1-1: Transformative System Change for First Responders
Speaker: Gerald "Jay" English (NTIA- Office of Public Safety Communications)
Location: N259
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, Policy Issues
Format: Power Session
Practical Antenna Basics - Making Sense of RF Propagation in Everyday Communications Systems
Speaker: Bill Bailey
Location: N240
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
Unifying Cyber and Physical Security for Emergency Communications Centers
Speakers: Mark Cady (CTA), Jeremiah Knowles (CTA Consultants LLC)
Location: N261
Track: Cybersecurity / Security
Format: Power Session
Speaker: Adam Nelson (Federal Engineering Inc.)
Location: N260
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Power Session
End Point, Smartphone, & Device Cybersecurity & Best Practices
Speaker: Rex M. Lee (My Smart Privacy/Epoch Times Plus Other Publications)
Location: N257
Track: Cybersecurity / Security, Cloud or On-premise Solutions
Format: Power Session
HELPS for Emergency Location Service
Speaker: Hichan Moon (Hanyang University)
Location: N259
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Power Session
Machine Engagement in the ECC: 911 Virtual Assistants through Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Speaker: Terry Burnworth (Pyramid Consulting)
Location: N261
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Power Session
Use of Radio-over-IP-over-LTE-and-Satellite for Interoperable Mission Critical PTT Communications
Speaker: Steve Hailey (NIC4)
Location: N262
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Interoperability
Format: Power Session
Why Do We Always Blame Communications?
Speaker: Dan Nelson (Alaska Land Mobile Radio)
Location: N260
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Miscellaneous
Format: Power Session
Case Study: Merging Technologies at the Florida Building Collapse
Speakers: Jason Matthews (Lake County Florida), Andy Pichs (Douglas County), Rob Richardson (Motorola Solutions, Inc)
Location: N262
Track: Interoperability, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Power Session
Combining 3C Users for Major Events
Speaker: Louis Libin (Broad Comm, Inc.)
Location: N260
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Miscellaneous
Format: Power Session
Critical Communications for Complex Incident Response
Moderator: Ken Rehbehn (CritComm Insights)
Panelists: Dan Munsey (San Bernardino County Fire), Cory Davis (Verizon), Jeff Buchanan (Las Vegas Fire and Rescue), Van Riviere (Tablet Command, Inc.)
Location: N255
Track: Critical Broadband
Format: Short Course
HF Radio - New Technology for Disaster Communications
Speakers: Ross Merlin (NVIS Communications LLC), John Rosica (NVIS Communications, LLC)
Location: N257
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Interoperability
Format: Power Session
Interoperability in NG9-1-1 Using EIDOs (Emergency Incident Data Object)
Speakers: Diane Harris, ENP (Zetron, Inc.), Tim Kenyon, ENP (Synergem Technologies)
Location: N259
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, Interoperability
Format: Power Session
Tailored LTE Device Security for First Responder Networks
Speaker: John Yaldwyn (4RF Limited)
Location: N261
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks, Cybersecurity / Security
Format: Power Session
Consolidation: Not a 4-letter Word (Merging 911 Services)
Speaker: Sherri Bush, ENP (Adcomm Engineering, LLC)
Location: N259
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, Policy Issues
Format: Power Session
HPUE, Solidifying FirstNet Coverage
Moderator: John Goocher (Assured Wireless)
Panelists: Kim Coleman Madsen (First Responder Network Authority), Steve Niemietz (Texas Department of Public Safety), Brad Steiner (AT&T)
Location: N255
Track: FirstNet
Format: Power Session
IoT/PoC Radio is Poised for Success in the US Broadband PTT Market
Speaker: Josh Lober (ESChat)
Location: N260
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Power Session
Smart Cities Need Wireless Too!
Speaker: Brad Barber (Federal Engineering Inc.)
Location: N261
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Power Session
The Journey from Critical Messaging to Critical Incident Management
Speaker: Graeme Hull (SWISSPHONE LLC)
Location: N257
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks, In-Building Wireless
Format: Power Session
When Silos Become Vulnerabilities
Speaker: Ron Hawkins (Security Industry Association)
Location: N262
Track: Cybersecurity / Security
Format: Power Session
Mission Critical Broadband Tests as a Service- MCS TaaSting
Speaker: Kevin Graham (TCCA)
Location: N261
Track: Critical Broadband
Format: Power Session
NG 9-1-1: Potential Funding for a Nationwide Upgrade
Speakers: Chris Moore (Brooks Bawden Moore LLC), Keith Kelley (Athens-Clarke County (GA) Police Department)
Location: N257
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms
Format: Power Session
Not Just LMR Anymore: Making Critical Network Integrations Work
Moderator: Donny Jackson (IWCE's Urgent Communications)
Panelists: Chief Harlin McEwen (Public Safety Communications Consultant), John Vallarelli (NYS MTA Police Department), Ildefonso de la Cruz Morales (Omdia), Bryan Schromsky (Verizon), Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection), Brad Stoddard (Michigan Public Safety Communications System, SWIC), Neil Horden (Horden Technology, LLC), Nicholas Falgiatore (Mission Critical Partners), Charles Dowd (New York City Police Department), Chris Odenthal (Public Safety Towers, LLC)
Location: N255
Track: Interoperability, Network Resiliency
Format: Workshop
Public Safety Preemption, Public Transportation Priority Enabled by the Cloud
Speakers: Barry Einsig (Econolite), Clay Fuchs (Econolite Systems)
Location: N260
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks, Cloud or On-premise Solutions
Format: Power Session
Staffing Shortage in the ECC: Cause and Cure
Speaker: Sherri Bush, ENP (Adcomm Engineering, LLC)
Location: N259
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms
Format: Power Session
Best Practices and Learned Lessons from MCPTT Deployment
Speakers: Robin Grier (Catalyst Communications Technologies), Chris Kindelspire (Grundy County, IL), Ritesh Desai (SouthernLinc Wireless)
Location: N262
Track: Interoperability
Format: Power Session
Speaker: Neil Jamieson (Hypha, by Wireless Innovation)
Location: N260
Track: Network Resiliency, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Power Session
Improve Performance and Simplify Network Management
Speaker: Susan Ronning (ADCOMM Engineering LLC)
Location: N257
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks, Network Resiliency
Format: Power Session
Smart IoT Sensors to Amplify Public Safety – Momentum for the Future
Speakers: Rozzel LeGrande (The Digital Decision), Col. John ORourke (The Digital Decision)
Location: N261
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Power Session
The Concept of Operating Virtual
Speakers: Jeremiah Knowles (CTA Consultants LLC), Eddie Reyes (Prince William County Office of Public Safety Communications)
Location: N259
Track: Cloud or On-premise Solutions
Format: Power Session
5G for Public Safety and National Security – Why Network Resiliency and Reliability Matters
Speakers: Bryan Schromsky (Verizon), Steve Miller (The Digital Decision)
Location: N255
Track: Network Resiliency
Format: Power Session
Speaker: Ira Wiesenfeld (IWA Technical Services)
Location: N243
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
FNPTT and the Evolution of Mission Critical Services
Speakers: Steve Devine (FirstNet Built with AT&T), Tracy McElvaney (FirstNet Built with AT&T)
Location: N260
Track: FirstNet, Interoperability
Format: Power Session
General Communications Technician, Level 1 (GCT1)
Speakers: Chris Miller (Heartland Community College), Matt Lunati (IWA Technical Services, Inc)
Location: N241
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
General Communications Technician, Level 2 (GCT2)
Speaker: AJ Wiesenfeld (IWA Technical Services, Inc.)
Location: N239
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
Journey to PTT: Are We Nearing an Inflection Point?
Moderator: Donny Jackson (IWCE's Urgent Communications)
Panelists: Josh Lober (ESChat), Jeffrey Marani (Global Medical Response), Andrew Seybold (Andrew Seybold, Inc.), Rob Wright (Verizon), Samuel Gustafsson (Airbus US Space and Defense Inc), Mike Metz (Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission), Rob Nekich (Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission), Mary Doherty (Motorola Solutions), Pascal Beglin (Streamwide SA)
Location: N257
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Workshop
Speaker: Jay Thompson (Tactical RF)
Location: N237
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
Practical Antenna Basics - Making Sense of RF Propagation in Everyday Communications Systems
Speaker: Bill Bailey
Location: N240
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
Secured Agnostic Interoperable Communications
Speaker: Sheryar Wahid (AGILE)
Location: N262
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Interoperability
Format: Power Session
Transition to the Cloud for Critical Radio Systems
Speaker: Paul May (L3Harris)
Location: N259
Track: Cloud or On-premise Solutions
Format: Power Session
Deploying P25 in an Urban Environment: Lessons Learned from Broward County
Speakers: Nicholas Falgiatore (Mission Critical Partners), Jose De Zayas (Broward County)
Location: N261
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, In-Building Wireless
Format: Power Session
Head in the Cloud, Feet on the Ground - Radio Dispatch through the Cloud
Speaker: Bryan Wiens (InterTalk Critical Information Systems)
Location: N259
Track: Cloud or On-premise Solutions
Format: Power Session
Speaker: Jason Kemp (ADCOMM Engineering LLC)
Location: N255
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Power Session
SCADA CYBER SECURITY: Your Firewall/VPN is not Enough
Speakers: Todd Dixon (JPS), Keir Tomasso (SUB U)
Location: N262
Track: Cybersecurity / Security, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Power Session
Utilizing FirstNet® for Mission-Critical Video
Speakers: Todd Early (FirstNet Built with AT&T), Amos Chalmers (FirstNet Built with AT&T)
Location: N260
Track: FirstNet, Critical Broadband
Format: Power Session
Drone-based Spectrum Measurements Provide a New Understanding of Radio System Performance
Speaker: Thomas Brinkoetter (RadioSiteTest)
Location: N260
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks, Miscellaneous
Format: Power Session
Emergency Communications: What Every Disaster Response Coordinator Needs to Know
Moderator: Fred Zimmerman (FEZ Productions)
Panelists: Rodney Cooper (T-Mobile), Red Grasso (North Carolina DIT), Dennison Coomer (State of South Carolina)
Location: N262
Track: Network Resiliency, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Power Session
MCPTT Device Performance Compared to LMR Devices
Speaker: Jim Holthaus (US Department of Justice - CTR)
Location: N261
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Critical Broadband
Format: Power Session
What is your Location? High-Precision Z-Axis Answers that Question.
Moderator: Rob Clark (NextNav)
Panelists: Jonathan Lewin (First Responder Network Authority), Brandon Abley (National Emergency Number Association (NENA))
Location: N259
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Power Session
Work From Home Alternatives for Dispatchers - What the Pandemic Taught Us
Speakers: Eddie Reyes (Prince William County Department of Public Safety Communications), Jack Kelly (Catalyst Communications Technologies), Matthew Boggs (Cradlepoint)
Location: N255
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Power Session
Be Careful What You Ask For! The Fast Pace of Change in Cloud Solutions
Speaker: Christy Williams (North Central Texas 9-1-1)
Location: N255
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, Cloud or On-premise Solutions
Format: Power Session
Lessons Learned from Recent Cyberattacks
Speaker: Sean Scott (SecuLore Solutions)
Location: N259
Track: Cybersecurity / Security
Format: Power Session
P25: New Standards, Interoperability, & Security for 2022 and Beyond
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Andy Davis (Motorola Solutions), Jim Downes (DHS CISA), Jeremy Elder (L3Harris), Cheryl Giggetts (CTA Consultants), Justin Evans (Montgomery County TX), Chris Maiers (Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System Board), Hermina "Nina" Koshinski (Pennsylvania State Police the PA-STARNet), Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection)
Location: N262
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Interoperability
Format: Workshop
Response Operations Innovation
Speaker: Fred Scalera (FirstNet Built with AT&T)
Location: N257
Track: Situational Awareness, FirstNet
Format: Power Session
The Future of In-Building Communications – The Big Picture
Moderator: John Foley (Safer Buildings Coalition)
Panelists: Chief Harlin McEwen (Public Safety Communications Consultant), Jeff Johnson (Western Fire Chiefs Association), Alan Perdue (Safer Buildings Coalition), Steve Devine (FirstNet Built with AT&T)
Location: N261
Track: In-Building Wireless
Format: Power Session
Trailblazing with PTT Over Cellular - Why We Did It and What We've Learned
Moderator: Kim Coleman Madsen (First Responder Network Authority)
Panelists: Joe Duvall (City of Dallas GA Police Department), Jeff Gray (Vanderbilt Emergency Communications), LTC Dallas Clements (Tennesee National Guard)
Location: N260
Track: FirstNet, Critical Broadband
Format: Power Session
Communication Horizons: Disruptive Innovation in PSC Systems
Speaker: Terry Burnworth (Pyramid Consulting)
Location: N260
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Power Session
Cyber Security Within the ECC: Protecting Your Agency from Cyber Attack
Speaker: Tyrell Morris (Orleans Parish Communication District)
Location: N255
Track: Cybersecurity / Security, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Power Session
From Standards to Mature Products - Mission Critical Certification
Speaker: Kevin Graham (TCCA)
Location: N259
Track: Critical Broadband
Format: Power Session
The Future of In-Building Communications – Focus on Public Safety
Moderator: Alan Perdue (Safer Buildings Coalition)
Panelists: Bill Schrier (Seattle Police Department), Doug McElroy (AT&T. HQ RAN), Michiel Lotter (Nextivity), David Wiginton (AFL Enterprise Services, Inc.)
Location: N261
Track: In-Building Wireless
Format: Power Session
Transitioning to Public Safety Broadband: What are the Advantages and What Should my Agency Expect?
Speakers: Mike Barney (AT&T FirstNet MCS), Karla Jurrens (Texas SWIC), Steve Niemietz (Texas Department of Public Safety), Brad Marzolf (Bangs Ambulance), Kylie Pastellides (AT&T)
Location: N257
Track: Interoperability, FirstNet
Format: Power Session
Next Generation 9-1-1: Integrating Data and Emerging Technologies
Speaker: Budge Currier (Cal OES)
Location: N255
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Power Session
Ransomware and Public Safety: CISA Technical Assistance
Moderator: Richard Tenney (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))
Panelists: Jim Jarvis (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), Seth Swinton (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), Andrea "Andi" Baughn (State of Indiana, Integrated Public Safety Commission)
Location: N260
Track: Cybersecurity / Security, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Power Session
Safe Environments for Smart Cities
Speaker: Samuel Gustafsson (Airbus US Space and Defense Inc)
Location: N259
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X, Cybersecurity / Security
Format: Power Session
Situational Awareness: Putting Data on the Beat
Speaker: Kirk Arthur (Microsoft)
Location: N257
Track: Situational Awareness
Format: Power Session
The Future of In-Building Communications – Focus on Market, Finance, Challenges, and Opportunities
Moderator: Seth Buechley (Cathedral Consulting, and Founder, Safer Buildings Coalition)
Panelists: Monnie McGaffigan (ExteNet Systems), Dan Leaf (Leaf Communications, LLC), Michael Sherwood (City of Las Vegas)
Location: N261
Track: In-Building Wireless
Format: Power Session
Location: LVCC N4 Lobby
Track: Networking Event, AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Networking Event
Moderator: Joe Hanna (Directions)
Panelists: Morgan O'Brien (Anterix), Jennifer Manner (EchoStar), Mark Crosby (Enterprise Wireless Alliance), Sue Swenson (Public Safety Spectrum Alliance)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Policy Issues
Format: Networking Event
Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CETa)
Speaker: Chris Miller (Heartland Community College)
Location: N241
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
Radio Frequency Interference and Mitigation (RFIM)
Speakers: Thomas Brinkoetter (RadioSiteTest), Rob Rowlands (Gap Wireless)
Location: N239
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
The Must-Have Products and Technologies for Mission Critical Communications by 2025
Speakers: Ildefonso de la Cruz Morales (Omdia), Paul Bremner (Omdia), Oliver Philippou (Omdia)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Keynote
Format: Keynote Presentation
AI at the Edge for Real-World Advantage
Speaker: Robert High (IBM)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Keynote, AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Keynote Presentation
Keynote with Qualcomm's Global Head of Smart Cities
Speaker: Sanjeet Pandit (Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Keynote
Format: Keynote Presentation
Creating Private LTE Networks for Mission-Critical Company Operations
Speaker: Tami Maxwell Barron (Southern Linc)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Keynote
Format: Keynote Presentation
America's Public Safety Network at 10 Years: A FirstNet Retrospective
Moderator: Bill Schrier (Seattle Police Department)
Panelists: Edward Parkinson (First Responder Network Authority), Jeff Bratcher (First Responder Network Authority), TJ Kennedy (Qumu), Chief Harlin McEwen (Public Safety Communications Consultant), Richard Carrizzo (Board Vice Chairman, First Responder Network Authority, and Chief of Southern Platte Fire Protection District), Jeff Johnson (Western Fire Chiefs Association)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: FirstNet
Format: Short Course
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure: Who Can and Should You Depend On?
Moderator: Edward "Ted" Lawson (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))
Panelists: Karla Jurrens (Texas SWIC), Chris Maiers (Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System Board), Travis Johnson (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)), Richard Tenney (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))
Location: N261
Track: Cybersecurity / Security, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
Multi-Carrier MCX Interoperability Challenges
Moderator: Robert Escalle (Nemergent Solutions)
Panelists: Rob Wright (Verizon), Robert LeGrande II (The Digital Decision), Rodney Cooper (T-Mobile), Todd Maxwell (Samsung Electronics America)
Location: N259
Track: Interoperability, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
NG9-1-1: It Takes A Village (and a bank)
Moderator: Joe Hanna (Directions)
Panelists: Christy Williams (North Central Texas 9-1-1), Ray Paddock (Synergem Technologies, Inc), David Jones (Mission Critical Partners, LLC), Don Brittingham (Northern Lights Consulting, LLC), Eric Hagerson (T-Mobile)
Location: N255
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms
Format: Short Course
Moderator: Michael McMenamin (The Digital Decision)
Panelists: Budge Currier (Cal OES), Andrew Seybold (Andrew Seybold, Inc.), Chris Moore (Brooks Bawden Moore LLC), Lt .Col. Tom Sands (The Digital Decision)
Location: N260
Track: Critical Broadband
Format: Short Course
Want to Increase In-Building Wireless Market Share? Change the Go-to-Market Paradigm
Moderator: John Foley (Safer Buildings Coalition)
Panelists: JP Plouffe (Honeywell), Andy Koehler (Mobile Communications America)
Location: N262
Track: In-Building Wireless
Format: Short Course
Drone Flight Demo with Verizon
Speaker: Douglas Spotted Eagle (Sundance Media Group)
Location: Silver 1B Parking Lot
Track: Drone Demo
Format: Networking Event
Speaker: Douglas Spotted Eagle (Sundance Media Group)
Location: Silver 1B Parking Lot
Track: Drone Demo
Format: Networking Event
From Niche to Common: Making Robots Common Objects
Presenter: Alex Nataros (Common Objects)
Location: Urgent Comms Theater, Expo Floor
Format: Tech Talk
Speaker: Douglas Spotted Eagle (Sundance Media Group)
Location: Silver 1B Parking Lot
Track: Drone Demo
Format: Networking Event
Intelsat High-Throughput Satellite Connectivity in support of Critical Communications
Presenter: Scott Congdon
Location: Urgent Comms Theater, Expo Floor
Format: Tech Talk
Build or Join? Best Radio System for my Operations?
Moderator: Brad Barber (Federal Engineering Inc.)
Panelists: Dave Ness (Des Moines, IA Police Department), Michael Rohrbacher (New Mexico Department of Information Technology)
Location: N261
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
FirstNet® In Action – Real Life Use Cases
Moderator: Todd Early (FirstNet Built with AT&T)
Panelist: Chris Saunsoci (Yankton Sioux Tribe Police Department)
Speakers: Chris Kindelspire (Grundy County, IL), Joe Duvall (City of Dallas GA Police Department)
Location: N257
Track: FirstNet, Situational Awareness
Format: Short Course
Getting it Done: A Real-World Checklist for Interoperability
Speakers: Jim Downes (Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)), Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection), John Vallarelli (NYS MTA Police Department)
Location: N259
Track: Interoperability
Format: Short Course
Network Resiliency: When Failure is Not an Option
Moderator: Neil Horden (Horden Technology, LLC)
Panelists: Mauricio Subieta (Nokia), Jared Hilzendeger (Verizon), Susan Ronning (ADCOMM Engineering LLC)
Location: N260
Track: Network Resiliency, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Proceed with Care: AI and IoT — A Potentially Powerful Combination
Moderator: Dick Mirgon (Public Safety Broadband Technology Association)
Panelists: Walt Magnussen (Texas A&M University ITEC), Robert High (IBM), David Blankinship (Western Fire Chiefs Association), Will Egner (Axon)
Location: N255
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Short Course
Show me the Money: Grants and Funding Options for your Projects
Moderator: Andy Maxymillian (Blue Wing Services)
Panelists: Terry Burnworth (Pyramid Consulting), Chris Barnes (Grants Office, LLC), Sarah Wilson (Lexipol), Stephanie Wildman (Cradlepoint)
Location: N262
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
Speaker: Douglas Spotted Eagle (Sundance Media Group)
Location: Silver 1B Parking Lot
Track: Drone Demo
Format: Networking Event
Getting It Done: Real-World NG911 Deployment and Operations
Speakers: Budge Currier (Cal OES), Jack Varnado (Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office)
Location: N255
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Incorporating Mobile Apps into Statewide Interoperability/SCIP Planning
Moderator: Niki Papazoglakis (Mobility4 Public Safety)
Panelists: Karla Jurrens (Texas Department of Public Safety), Red Grasso (State of North Carolina), Bill Staney (Mobility 4 Public Safety)
Speaker: Dennison Coomer (State of South Carolina)
Location: N260
Track: Interoperability, Policy Issues
Format: Short Course
Project 25 Questions? Ask the Experts
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (PROJECT 25 TECHNOLOGY INTEREST GROUP)
Panelists: Jim Downes (Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)), Andy Davis (Motorola Solutions), Jeremy Elder (L3Harris Corporation), Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection), Justin Evans (Mongomery County Hospital District), Brad Stoddard (Michigan Public Safety Communications System, SWIC)
Location: N259
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
Ransomware and Public Safety Comms: A Municipal Perspective
Moderator: Richard Tenney (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))
Panelists: Paul Hill (Motorola Solutions Inc.), Lindsey Cerkovnik (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)), John Hart (New York Police Department)
Location: N261
Track: Cybersecurity / Security
Format: Short Course
Spurring Innovation Through Solution Experiences
Moderator: Charles Hardnett (First Responder Network Authority)
Panelists: Jonathan Lewin (First Responder Network Authority), Kevin Schwartz (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office | Technology Division), Jason Winslow (Intrepid Networks), M. Brandon Alberd (Texas Department of Public Safety)
Location: N257
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, FirstNet
Format: Short Course
Today's Satellite: Different than you May Remember
Moderator: Ken Rehbehn (CritComm Insights)
Panelists: Joel Schroeder (Intelsat), Matthew Brungardt (Verizon), Tim O'Connell (Rescue 42, Inc.), Margo Deckard (Lynk Global, Inc.)
Speaker: Henrik Norrelykke (Cobham)
Location: N262
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Augmented Reality for Incident Command
Moderator: Ryan Poltermann (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
Panelists: Kishan Shetty (JANUS Research Group), David Van Ballegooijen (Western Fire Chiefs Association)
Location: N255
Track: Situational Awareness, AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Short Course
Aviation and 5G: A One-Time Problem, or a Critical Symptom of a Decades-Old Issue?
Moderator: Donny Jackson (IWCE's Urgent Communications)
Panelists: Alan Tilles (Alan Tilles Law), Mark Crosby (Enterprise Wireless Alliance), Anna Gomez (Wiley Rein LLP), Dennis Roberson (Roberson and Associates)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Leveraging “Smart” IoT Sensors to Accelerate Emergency Response - Does It Make Sense?
Moderator: Drew Delaney (The Public Safety Network)
Panelists: Walt Magnussen (Texas A&M University ITEC), Karin Marquez (RapidSOS), David Blankinship (Western Fire Chiefs Association), Andrew Macfarlane (Honeywell)
Location: N259
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Maximizing the Power of FirstNet During Complex Events
Moderator: Chris Baker (First Responder Network Authority)
Panelists: Doug Harder (First Responder Network Authority), Kevin Nida (First Responder Network Authority), Jason Matthews (Lake County Florida)
Location: N257
Track: FirstNet, Network Resiliency
Format: Short Course
Moderator: Greg Glenn (Pulse Signal)
Panelists: Tim O'Brien (Bird Technologies), Steve Hronek (ComSec Associates Inc), Anderson Bennett (Federal Communications Commission; Retired), Pablo Boas (Redwood Electric Group)
Location: N261
Track: In-Building Wireless, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
Standards-Based Interoperability and LMR-LTE Integration
Moderator: Jim Downes (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))
Panelists: Justin Evans (Montgomery County (TX) Hospital District), Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection), Brad Stoddard (State of Michigan), Hermina "Nina" Koshinski (Pennsylvania State Police the PA-STARNet)
Location: N260
Track: Interoperability, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Welcome Reception sponsored by L3Harris & Zetron
Location: Expo Floor
Track: Networking Event
Format: Networking Event
Associate Certified Electronics Technician (CETa)
Speaker: Chris Miller (Heartland Community College)
Location: N241
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
Radio Frequency Interference and Mitigation (RFIM)
Speakers: Thomas Brinkoetter (RadioSiteTest), Rob Rowlands (Gap Wireless)
Location: N239
Track: ETA International Training
Format: ETA Training
Speaker: John Facella (Panther Pines Consulting LLC)
Location: Keynote Theater
Format: Keynote Presentation
Keynote FirstNet Built with AT&T
Speaker: Scott Agnew (FirstNet Built with AT&T)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Keynote
Format: Keynote Presentation
The Future of Dispatch is Already Here with InterTalk
Speaker: Chris Oldham (InterTalk Critical Information Systems)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Keynote
Format: Keynote Presentation
Speakers: Bryan Schromsky (Verizon), Patty Roze (Verizon)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Keynote
Format: Keynote Presentation
Priority for Data, Video and Information Services
Speaker: Billy Brown (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Keynote, Cybersecurity / Security
Format: Keynote Presentation
Addressing Issues Unique to our Nation's Largest PSAPs
Moderator: Sherri Bush, ENP (Adcomm Engineering, LLC)
Panelists: Eddie Reyes (Prince William County Office of Public Safety Communications), Brian Smith (City of Seattle (Washington) Community Safety and Communications Center), Karima Holmes (Office of Unified Communications DC911/DC311), Sgt. Anthony Loperfido (City of Miami Beach Police Department), Michelle Geddes (City & County of San Francisco)
Location: N255
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms
Format: Short Course
Case Study: Indiana-Michigan ISSI and Cyber Resiliency
Moderator: Richard Tenney (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))
Panelists: Jim Jarvis (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), Sally Fay (Indiana Integrated Public Safety Commission, SWIC), Brad Stoddard (Michigan Public Safety Communications System, SWIC)
Location: N257
Track: Network Resiliency, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Enabling Interoperable Pan-European Broadband Systems
Moderator: Robert Escalle (Nemergent Solutions)
Panelists: Robert Nitsch (Frequentis AG), Jon Ander Fandino Lozano (Nemergent Solutions), Peter Clemons (Quixoticity-EU)
Location: N260
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Interoperability
Format: Short Course
First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge – Design Trade-Offs to Improve Flight Time
Speakers: Terese Manley (Public Safety Communications Research, NIST), Paul Allen (Advanced Aircraft Company)
Location: N261
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Is There a Place for Utilities and Transit At 4.9 GHz?
Moderator: Alan Tilles (Alan Tilles Law)
Panelist: Charles Dowd (New York City Police Department)
Location: N262
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
Program Management and Planning: Best Practices for the Lifecycle of a Project
Moderator: Andy Maxymillian (Blue Wing Services)
Panelists: Terry Burnworth (Pyramid Consulting), Neil Horden (Horden Technology, LLC), Cheryl Giggetts (CTA Consultants LLC)
Location: N259
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Policy Issues
Format: Short Course
Speaker: Douglas Spotted Eagle (Sundance Media Group)
Location: Urgent Comms Theater, Expo Floor
Track: Drone Demo
Format: Tech Talk
Moderator: Sara Baxenberg (Wiley Rein LLP)
Panelists: Kim Mirabella (Verizon), Karima Holmes (Office of Unified Communications DC911/DC311), Margo Deckard (Lynk Global, Inc.), Anna Gomez (Wiley Rein LLP)
Location: Keynote Theater
Track: Networking Event
Moderator: Alan Perdue (Safer Buildings Coalition)
Panelists: Toan Vo (Anritsu), David Adams (PCTEL), Tim O'Brien (Bird Technologies), Lou Martinage (TRX Systems, Inc.)
Location: N259
Track: In-Building Wireless, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Has P25 Abandoned the Conventional Public Safety Market?
Moderator: John Facella (Panther Pines Consulting LLC)
Panelists: Jon Paul Beauchamp (Icom America), Andrew Seybold (Andrew Seybold, Inc.), Neil Horden (Horden Technology, LLC), Ernie Blair (Madison County Communications District)
Location: N260
Track: Interoperability, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
NG911 Interoperability and Conformance Certification
Speakers: Walt Magnussen (Texas A&M University ITEC), Joan Quintana (Texas A&M University ITEC), Michael Fox (Texas A&M University ITEC)
Location: N255
Track: Interoperability, 9-1-1 / Control Rooms
Format: Short Course
Next-Generation Deployables Change Response Capabilities
Moderator: Donny Jackson (IWCE's Urgent Communications)
Panelists: Tim O'Connell (Rescue 42, Inc.), Cory Davis (Verizon), Neil Jamieson (hypha), Bob LaRose (Assured Wireless)
Location: N261
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Public Safety Communications Security: A Practitioners' Discussion
Moderator: Jim Downes (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA))
Panelists: Chris Maiers (Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System Board), Stuart Sanz (Arlington County Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management), Justin Evans (Montgomery County (TX) Hospital District), Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection), Alan Massie (Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI))
Location: N257
Track: Interoperability, Cybersecurity / Security
Format: Short Course
The Road to Resilient GPS and Securing Critical Communications
Moderator: Matteo Luccio (GPS World)
Panelists: Ganesh Pattabiraman (NextNav), Diana Furchtgott-Roth (George Washington University), Dr. Michael O'Connor (Satelles)
Location: N262
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
How New IFC/NFPA Code Requirements Impact Public Safety Communication Professionals
Moderator: Alan Perdue (Safer Buildings Coalition)
Panelists: Dennis Burns (Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF)), Gregg Toback (Anritsu), Chris Godwin (RF Solutions LLC)
Location: N259
Track: In-Building Wireless
Format: Short Course
How to Make Smart/Safe Cities a Reality
Moderator: Bobbi Harris (Smart Water Smart City LLC)
Panelists: Michael Sherwood (City of Las Vegas), HP Le (Verizon), Stephen Patak (Ubicquia), Bart van Aardenne (Terranet)
Location: N257
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Short Course
P25 and LTE Standards for PTT Harmony: Update for 2022
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Andy Davis (Motorola Solutions), Jeremy Elder (L3Harris), Robin Grier (Catalyst Communications), Josh Lober (ESChat), Brad Stoddard (Michigan Public Safety Communications System, SWIC)
Location: N260
Track: Interoperability, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
The Need to be Proactive in Searching for Interference to your 6 GHz Microwave System
Moderator: Alan Tilles (Alan Tilles Law)
Panelists: Andrew Seybold (Andrew Seybold, Inc.), Kyle Entz (Enterprise Wireless Alliance), Ronil Prasad (Aviat Networks)
Location: N262
Track: Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
The Ways that Software as a Service (SaaS) Saves Critical Communications Agencies
Moderator: John Contestabile (Skyline Technology Solutions)
Panelists: Bryan Wiens (InterTalk Critical Information Systems), James Potter (L3Harris), Christy Williams (North Central Texas 9-1-1), Jason Fuqua (RapidDeploy)
Location: N255
Track: Cloud or On-premise Solutions
Format: Short Course
Top 10 Strategies for Effectively Deploying Drones for Mission-Critical Communications
Moderator: Christopher Todd (AIRT)
Panelists: Sgt. Anthony Loperfido (Miami Beach Police Department), Fritz Reber (Skydio), Vern Sallee (Axon), Ted Kalnas (Los Angeles City Fire Department)
Location: N261
Track: Situational Awareness, AI, IoT & Smart-X
Format: Short Course
Consolidation: A Public Policy Pursuit
Moderator: Sherri Bush, ENP (Adcomm Engineering, LLC)
Panelists: C.J. Engel (Arkansas 911 Board), Stephen Mette (Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center (NRECC)), Tim Hannah (South Sound 911), Tyrell Morris (Orleans Parish Communication District)
Location: N255
Track: 9-1-1 / Control Rooms, Policy Issues
Format: Short Course
P25 on Steroids: User Experience Case Studies
Moderator: Stephen Nichols (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Eddie Reyes (Prince William County Department of Public Safety Communications), Scott Wright (Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection), John Richards (State of Maine), Justin Evans (Montgomery County Hospital District), Hermina "Nina" Koshinski (PA State Police, PA-STARNet)
Location: N260
Track: Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G, Critical Infrastructure & Private Networks
Format: Short Course
Smart-X Assets: Wearables, Drones and Sensors that Connect for Safety
Moderator: Bill Schrier (Seattle Police Department)
Panelists: Josh Turner (Wiley), Will Egner (Axon), Bobbi Harris (Smart Water Smart City LLC), Douglas Spotted Eagle (Sundance Media Group)
Location: N257
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X, Emergency Comms: LMR, LTE, 5G
Format: Short Course
Synthetic Data: Benefits, Limitations, and Quality Control
Speaker: Gary Howarth (Public Safety Communications Research Division, NIST)
Location: N261
Track: AI, IoT & Smart-X, Policy Issues
Format: Short Course