The 2nd Annual Americas Spectrum Management Conference
Washington, DC
23 October 2012- 24 October 2012
Hosted By: Forum Global in cooperation with knowledge partner NERA Economic Consulting
With over 200 delegates in 2011, The Americas Spectrum Management Conference is the leading meeting place of the year for key senior stakeholders and policymakers across the region, providing an interactive platform for discussion on the most pertinent issues and developments affecting spectrum management policies. Having assisted in launching this event in 2011, NERA was proud to again serve as the official knowledge partner in 2012. This year's conference was held in Washington, DC on 23-24 October. On Day 1, NERA Vice President Dr. Christian Dippon chaired a session entitled "Consolidation, Competition, and Spectrum Licensing: The Linkage Between Spectrum Allocation and Consolidation in the Mobile Sector." On Day 2, Senior Vice President Dr. Chantale LaCasse moderated sessions on spectrum auctions and the implementation of the FCC Incentive Auction. Dr. LaCasse also presented a NERA paper on global trends in spectrum auctions and implications for the Americas.
With contributions from all of the main stakeholders at both policy and industry levels from the US, Canada, and Latin America, the conference offered the chance to look at best practices in areas such as increasing efficiency of spectrum bandplans, the linkage between spectrum allocation and competition issues in the mobile sector, Incentive Auctions, increasing access to broadband services, and Dynamic and Shared Spectrum Access. Participants also examined the possible scope and benefits of deepening coordination of spectrum policy across the Americas region, and -- with speakers from the EU and Asia -- the debate extended to a global level.
Speakers included:
Policy (Americas):
Gary Epstein, Chair of Incentive Auction Taskforce, FCC
Diogo Ferreira, Deputy Director, Ministry of Communication, Brazil
Helen McDonald, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications, Industry Canada
Luis Lucatero, Chief of Regulatory Policy, Cofetel
Matthew Hussey, Telecommunications Advisor, Office of Senator Olympia Snowe, US Senate
George Miley Rojas, Board Member and Commissioner, SUTEL, Costa Rica
Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering Technology, FCC
Karl Nebbia, Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management, NTIA
Evan Kwerel, Senior Economic Advisor, FCC
Policy (International):
Francois Rancy, Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union
Pearse O'Donohue, Head of Unit, Radio Spectrum Policy, European Commission
H Nwana, Group Director, Spectrum Policy Group, Ofcom, UK
Industry:
Paul Garnett, Director, Technology Policy Group, Microsoft
Charla Rath, Vice President, Wireless Policy Development, Verizon
Sonia Agnese, Regulatory Evolution Director, Telecom Argentina
Carl Povelites, Assistant Vice President of Public Policy, AT&T
Dean Brenner, Vice President, Government Affairs, Qualcomm
Associations and Academia:
Daniel Mah, Regulatory Counsel, Satellite Industry Association
Jane Mago, Executive Vice President of Legal & Regulatory Affairs, National Association of Broadcasters
Thomas Hazlett, Prof. of Law & Economics, George Mason University
Peter Cramton, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland
Scott Wallsten, Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute
Contact:
Richard Marsden
NERA Economic Consulting
+1 212 345 2981
richard.marsden@nera.com
Tom Chinnock
Forum Global
+44 2920 783 025
tom.chinnock@forum-global.com
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