Speakers 2026
Eric Hagerson, Public Safety & Security Government Affairs Director, T-Mobile
Eric Hagerson is Public Safety & Security Government Affairs Director for T-Mobile USA, a nationwide, full service, mobile communications provider. Mr. Hagerson is responsible for T-Mobile’s 9-1-1 federal and state advocacy efforts, representing the company in front of the FCC and other federal agencies, as well as state and local 9-1-1 authorities. Other issues under his purview include public safety broadband communications, supply chain security and diversity, BGP security, Part 4 outage reporting, signal boosters, contraband devices and in-flight mobile connectivity. He also assists with T-Mobile’s Wireless Emergency Alerts and Real Time Text efforts. Mr. Hagerson is a frequent speaker and panelist on issues related to public safety communications, such as NG9-1-1 and emergency response.
Mr. Hagerson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania where he was a member of Phi Beta Delta, the Honor Society for International Scholars. He holds a Master of Business Administration summa cum laude from the University of Maryland-University College and a Project Management Certificate from The George Washington University. He is a member of the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (Board of Directors – Chair), NG9-1-1 Institute (Board of Directors), Federal Communications Bar Association (Homeland Security and Emergency Communications Committee – former Co-Chair), APCO (Commercial Advisory Council), NENA (Women in 911 Alliance Steering Committee – Ally Advisor) and ATIS (Emergency Services Interconnection Forum and Network Reliability Steering Committee).