Ms. Lemay has more than 30 years of experience in the industry and is a recognized expert in telecommunications and broadcasting. Her expertise covers development of business plans, valuation, due diligence, spectrum matters, and market research. Ms. Lemay has supported clients in the US, Europe, North Africa, Latin America, and Canada.

Ms. Lemay is the lead consultant for Private Auctions conducted by LYA for clients disposing of spectrum licenses and other assets.

Ms. Lemay is actively involved in consultations for the development of public policy. She has acted as an Expert Witness in regulatory proceedings and litigations. Recent expert evidence mandates focused on broadband subsidies in rural and remote areas, wireless siting, mid-band 5G spectrum, national roaming, television, and over-the-top services, benchmarking investment in broadband, and the regulatory framework for MVNOs.

She has supported clients in successfully acquiring subsidy funds for broadband deployment in rural areas.

She is co-leader of the development of the LYA Auction Platforms that support Combinatorial Clock Auctions (CCA), Simultaneous Multiple Round Ascending (SMRA) Auctions, Sealed Bid Auctions as well as Clock Auctions.

Prior to co-founding LYA, Ms. Lemay held a number of positions in marketing and product management with Nortel Networks. Ms. Lemay holds an Engineering Physics degree from Laval University and an MBA, Executive Option, from Concordia University in Montreal.

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel believes that the future belongs to the connected. She works to promote greater opportunity, accessibility, and affordability in our communications services in order to ensure that all Americans get a fair shot at 21st century success. She believes strong communications markets can foster economic growth and security, enhance digital age opportunity, and enrich our civic life.

From fighting to protect net neutrality to ensuring access to the internet for students caught in the Homework Gap, Jessica has been a consistent champion for connecting all. She is a leader in spectrum policy, developing new ways to support wireless services from Wi-Fi to video and the internet of things. She also is responsible for developing policies to help expand the reach of broadband to schools, libraries, hospitals, and households across the country.

Named as one of POLITICO’s 50 Politicos to Watch and profiled by InStyle Magazine in a series celebrating “women who show up, speak up and get things done,” Jessica brings over two decades of communications policy experience and public service to the FCC. Prior to joining the agency, she served as Senior Communications Counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, under the leadership of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV and Senator Daniel Inouye. Before entering public service, Jessica practiced communications law in Washington, DC.

She is a native of Hartford, Connecticut. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University and New York University School of Law. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two children.

Scott Blake Harris is the Senior Spectrum Advisor and Director, National Spectrum Strategy at NTIA. He represents the agency in its efforts to expand the use of spectrum to support the needs of federal agencies, consumers, and the commercial sector.

Scott has practiced law in Washington D.C. for forty-six years, and has extensive communications, energy, litigation, and national security law experience. He previously served in government as the General Counsel of the Department of Energy, as the first Chief of the International Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission, and as Chief Counsel for Export Administration at the Department of Commerce. While at DOE he also served as Co-Chair of the Broadband Subcommittee of the White House National Science and Technology Council.

In the private sector, Scott co-founded the law firm of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP (now HWG) and served as its first Managing Partner and its first Chairman. Scott has also served as General Counsel of Neustar, Inc. and as Co-Managing Partner of Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, where he was Chair of the Communications Practice, and at Williams & Connolly, where he began his career in private practice as a litigator. He served as a law clerk to the Hon. Gerhard A. Gesell upon graduation from law school. He is a magna cum laude graduate of both Brown University and Harvard Law School.

Scott has received many honors during his career. He was named both a “Visionary” and one of the Top Ten Communications Lawyers by the Legal Times. He has been honored as a “Dean of the Bar” by, and received an award for Distinguished Service from, the Federal Communications Bar Association. He has also received awards for Outstanding Service from the National Association of State Energy Officials and for Special Achievement from the Chairman of the FCC. The National Association of Radio and Telecommunications Engineers presented Scott with the Marconi-Bell Award for his work on unlicensed spectrum. He has also been deemed an “Eminent Practitioner” and “Senior Statesperson” by Chambers USA and is regularly ranked among the top lawyers in Washington, D.C and the nation by other trade publications and services.

Chantal Davis is Director of Regulatory Policy at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. In her current role, she is responsible for developing plans and policies related to spectrum use and spectrum auctions. In her over 20-year career at ISED, Ms Davis has been responsible for domestic and international spectrum planning, engineering and standards related to mobile communications including broadband, public safety, engineering practices for interference management and land mobile radio. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa.

Amit specialises in advising on complex wireless transactions and strategy projects, including supporting mobile operators with spectrum valuation and regulators with the development and implementation of spectrum policy.

Amit has over 25 years of experience advising fixed and mobile operators, regulators/government bodies, financial institutions and equipment manufacturers on commercial, technical and regulatory issues. He has supported several multi-billion dollar M&A and debt financing transactions and has led numerous high-profile studies in the area of radio spectrum policy. Amit brings a global perspective to his work, having undertaken projects for clients in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.

Amit holds an M.Sc. in Radio Frequency and Communications Engineering from the University of Bradford, UK and an M.B.A. from the University of Warwick, UK.

As President of SIA, Tom Stroup is the trade association’s lead advocate for regulatory and policy issues of critical importance to SIA’s membership, including spectrum and licensing issues, defense and public safety matters, and export control and international trade issues. He also manages the day-to-day operations of SIA, including member communications, staff leadership and organization of SIA sponsored events.

Prior to joining SIA, Mr. Stroup was with Shared Spectrum Company (SSC), a leading developer of spectrum intelligence technologies, where he served as CEO. For more than a decade, he served as the President of the Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA). Previous to his position at SSC, he founded and ran several companies in the technology industry, including Columbia Spectrum Management, P-Com Network Services, CSM Wireless, and SquareLoop.

Martha Suarez was born in Bucaramanga, Colombia. She received her degree as Electronics Engineer from the Universidad Industrial de Santander in 2004. During her undergraduate studies, she participated in an exchange program with the Ecole Superieure Chimie Physique Electronique de Lyon, France, in 2001. She received her master’s degree in high frequency communication systems from the University of Marne-la-Vallee, France, in 2006 and her Ph.D. degree from the University Paris-Est in 2009. She joined the department of Telecommunications and Signal Processing at the École Supérieure d’Ingénieurs en Électronique et Électrotechnique de Paris ESIEE and the Esycom Research Center, where she worked on wireless transmitter architectures. In 2011, she was awarded with a Marie Curie Fellowship and worked at the Instytut Technologii Elektronowej ITE in Poland for the Partnership for Cognitive Radio (Par4CR) European Project. Her research interests were in the areas of wireless system architectures and the design of high performance Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers.

In 2013, she joined the National Spectrum Agency in Colombia, ANE, where she worked as Senior Adviser to the General Director and supported the international activities of the Agency. Afterwards, in December 2015, she became the General Director of ANE and continued promoting the efficient use of the Spectrum and the mobile broadband connectivity in Colombia.

Since the 1st of May 2019, Martha Suarez has been the President of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance DSA, a global organization advocating for laws and regulations that will lead to more efficient and effective spectrum utilization, which is essential to addressing key worldwide social and economic challenges.

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Influenced global and domestic law and policy as Chief Advisor to the Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission.
Volunteer firefighter.

Paul Kirby is a Senior Editor at Wolters Kluwer’s TRA Daily. He has been a reporter for more than 30 years. For more than 20 years, he has focused his coverage on wireless telecommunications policy, closely following regulatory and legal developments amid the rapid evolution of the telecom and technology businesses. He covers the FCC, Capitol Hill, the executive branch, and the courts. Paul’s extensive experience and specialized knowledge make him widely recognized in Washington regulatory circles as an expert on wireless policy issues. He is often asked to moderate panels at industry conferences and has appeared frequently on C-SPAN. Before joining TR Daily, Paul worked at Reuters, at a regional news service in Washington, and at newspapers in Florida and Virginia.

Mr. Averett serves as the Principal Deputy Director, EMSEPP and Deputy Director IAD, EMSEPP, of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, responsible for achieving EMS information integration to provide accurate operational information in a variety of rapidly changing electromagnetic spectrum operational environments and accurate intelligence data, for use across the DoD, and infrastructure development, while assuring architectures and standards enable interoperability, shareability, and security to meet Joint Force requirements.

Previously, Mr. Averett served a distinguished career of over 30 years in the United States Navy, where he achieved the rank of CAPTAIN (O6). Mr. Averett served in multiple assignments both ashore and at sea as a qualified surface warfare officer, combat systems officer, and information professional in support of combat operations and maritime security missions. Serving in multiple leadership roles throughout his career, Mr. Averett was the first Information Warfare Commander of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, and served as Commanding Officer of U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Bahrain, Commander of the Joint Spectrum Center, and Director of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence systems at U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.

Mr. Averett’s final assignment was in the Pentagon as the Acting Director and Deputy Director of Command and Control, Communications Infrastructure (C3I) leading professionals in the governance, oversight and policy development of DoD tactical communications, tactical data links, combat identification systems, public safety communications, satellite communications, positioning, navigation, and timing, and mobility/5G systems.

Mr. Averett is a graduate of Columbia College, Joint Forces Staff College, and holds a Master
of Science Degree in Information Technology from Capella University.

Justin Markle serves as Head of Wireless Partnerships & Development at Comcast Corporation, where he leads commercial wireless activities, manages Comcast’s wireless spectrum portfolio, and is responsible for developing new wireless offerings for the company.

Justin previously served as Chief Financial Officer for FreeWheel, an advertising technology company acquired by Comcast, where he led global business operations to help deliver 10x revenue growth. He also worked in Comcast’s Corporate Development group, where he executed over 30 transactions representing nearly $40 billion in deal value for Comcast and NBCUniversal across the media, software, and telecom sectors.

Prior to joining Comcast, Justin held positions at Citigroup in New York City and at PA Consulting Group in Washington, DC. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University and his Masters in Business Administration degree from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Justin resides in the Philadelphia area with his wife and three daughters.

Jeff Stewart develops public policy positions and coordinates advocacy support for a wide range of issues affecting AT&T’s wireless businesses. Currently, he supports AT&T’s spectrum policy initiatives and also addresses all policy matters affecting AT&T’s Internet of Things businesses. Jeff represents AT&T before many government entities and policymakers, including the U.S. Department of Transportation and its surface agencies, other Federal agencies, and state and Federal legislators. He also represents AT&T in various industry groups and is the Vice Chair of the Next G Alliance’s Policy Committee.

Jeff earned an MBA with a concentration in Technology Innovation and Strategy from Georgia Tech’s College of Management and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in History from the University of Chicago. He is also a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Army War College with a Master of Strategic Studies.

With over 38 years of spectrum management experience, Mark is responsible for developing domestic and international business opportunities for CommScope. In addition to leading technical and business development efforts for numerous wireless and spectrum-related products and services, he has led efforts to address spectrum sharing between Federal government and commercial users. He leads CommScope’s CBRS efforts on the Spectrum Access System/Environmental Sensing Capability and the efforts to develop, test and certify the Automated Frequency Coordination system for 6 GHz unlicensed bands.  He is a board member regulatory officer of the OnGo Alliance and Vice President and Vice Chair of the Forum of the Wireless Innovation Forum. He is a member of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee, where he has also co-chaired working groups related to spectrum sharing and data exchange issues and has testified before the U.S. Congress on spectrum-related matters. He has led spectrum management efforts including spectrum sharing analysis protocols and sharing criteria, as well as development of engineering services and software products.  He speaks frequently and has authored several papers on spectrum sharing and relocation and has advised numerous wireless participants in their system design.

Tim is the Chairman and Executive Director for the Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Alliance. The Alliance is dedicated to developing interoperable specifications for UWB products and coexistence strategies for sharing spectrum with other RF devices and services. Tim is also the Chairman for the IEEE 802.15.4z Task Group as well as Vice Chairman of ETSI TGUWB. Tim is a long-standing advocate of standardization to expand markets.

Previously, Tim was Vice President of Hardware Product Strategy at Zebra Location Solutions Group, the leading developer and manufacturer of Real-Time Locating Systems, (RTLS). He directed hardware product management for the Zebra RTLS products including the WhereNet, Dart UWB, and GPS enabled product lines.

Tim served 16 years as VP of Product Strategy for WhereNet (acquired by Zebra) which introduced the first commercially available RTLS products. Prior to joining WhereNet, Tim directed Product Management for Symbol, where his team coauthored the first release of IEEE 802.11, and formed the Wi-Fi Alliance. An engineer with an EE degree from SUNY Stonybrook, Tim also spent several years developing software and hardware for Symbol.

A patent holder, Mr. Harrington is credited with developing new concepts in the areas of bar code scanning, wireless LANs, and RTLS technology. He has written many articles concerning RF and Auto ID technologies.

An engineer with broad experience in the telecoms and technology sectors, Andy has a particular interest in spectrum (auctions and valuation) and the impact of new technology (5G, AI, IoT and Big Data). He brings a deep understanding of both the industry and regulatory perspectives around the world through his role as Head of Policy for the GSMA and as Director of Spectrum Policy at Ofcom.

Andy spent 12 years at Vodafone, where he held various senior product development and corporate strategy roles. As Head of Spectrum, he was responsible for managing spectrum policy and auctions across the Vodafone Group. He led over twenty spectrum auctions around the world (including Turkey, Italy, Germany, India, Spain, Italy, Greece, Australia, Romania, NL and UK) from strategy/business case development to Plc. Board level sign-off and in-country implementation.

He was formerly a management consultant, has launched an internet payments and encryption company and worked as a research scientist at Sharp Laboratories of Europe and Sony Corporation, based in Japan. He has a doctorate in Engineering Science from Oxford University and an MBA. He is a frequent invited speaker at international conferences.

Ms. Greffenius previously served as Associate Division Chief of the Mobility Division of WTB and began her FCC career in 2016 as an Attorney Advisor in the Division.

From 2009 to 2016, Ms. Greffenius was an Associate at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher in its Communications and Media Group. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and of the American University Washington College of Law, graduating with the Order of the Coif.

Mr. Patrick currently works for NTIA as the Executive Director, Office of Spectrum Management.
He previously advocated for wireless and broadcast spectrum issues before the FCC and assisted in strategic policy planning. Actively participated in FCC rulemakings and developed industry support.
Represented and counseled hundreds of commercial and noncommercial broadcast stations and cable systems on day-to-day and technical regulatory matters, including licensing, permits, waivers, and renewals.
Participated in the FCC review of wireless transactions as high as $3.9 billion. Engaged in broadband and competition policy analysis. Worked with economists and engineers to evaluate the transaction’s impact.
Counseled broadcast television stations on channel repack matters and lobbied on policy issues at the FCC, including international coordination. Participated in rulemaking and legislative initiatives, advised on implementation, negotiated channel agreements, and obtained favorable regulatory waivers. Mr. Patrick counseled cable clients on digital television and technology implementation, including carriage, navigation devices, enforcement, multicast, and channel placement obligations.
Negotiated sales of wireless towers and broadcast stations. Prepared associated contracts and advised on transaction structures. Secured regulatory approvals and rule waivers, and defended against opposition. Supervised due diligence.
Represented and advised clients on spectrum auction matters before the FCC, including controversies such as auction and bidding structures. Counseled on compliance issues and participated in rulemakings.
Advised financial institutions and investors on spectrum interference disputes impacting the technology industry.
Represented clients before Congressional and FCC staffs in “white spaces” spectrum dispute. Collaborated on legislative and regulatory strategies and implementation. Participated in FCC rulemaking proceeding.

Andy has 30 years of experience in government and industry spectrum management and is currently the spectrum engineering lead at Google. He was one of the leaders of Google’s efforts to shape CBRS.

He led several standards committees that developed the CBRS standards, and was instrumental to the design and deployment of Google’s Spectrum Access System. He is currently working on other spectrum sharing opportunities, including 6 GHz AFC.

Prior to Google, Andy was at the National Science Foundation, where he created the NSF’s first spectrum-focused grant program, Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS). The EARS program funded more than $50 million of spectrum-related research by universities and small businesses. He was also NSF’s representative to the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC), and a member of the U.S. delegation to two World Radiocommunication Conferences.

In his earlier years, Andy was a Lead Member of Technical Staff at Cingular Wireless (now part of AT&T), a senior engineer at Comsearch (now part of CommScope), and a research scientist in the remote sensing division of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.

Andy holds a BA in physics and astronomy from the University of Virginia, and an MS and PhD in radio astronomy and electrical engineering from Cornell University. Google enthusiastically supports Andy’s candidacy for vice chair of the Spectrum Working Group.

Patrick Welsh joined Verizon in January 2012 as Assistant Vice President – Wireless Policy Development, where he is engaged in the development of Verizon’s public policy positions on spectrum and other wireless issues.

Prior to joining Verizon, Patrick worked in T-Mobile’s government affairs office in both the federal regulatory and legislative affairs groups. As a regulatory attorney, Patrick was responsible for a number of wireless public-policy issues, including spectrum policy, spectrum auctions, voice and data roaming, wireless open access/network neutrality, broadband reclassification, smart grid, mergers and acquisitions, and federal preemption of state regulations. As part of T-Mobile’s legislative team, he lobbied both Democrats and Republicans on the House and Senate commerce committees. Prior to joining T-Mobile, Patrick worked at American Tower, where he managed site development and construction of wireless communications facilities in the Mid-Atlantic area. 

Patrick began his career at Gallagher, Evelius & Jones, LLP as an associate with the firm’s commercial transactions group. He is an adjunct professor at Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law and a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law (J.D.) and Loyola College (B.A.).

Mr. Jindal is currently the Group VP, Wireless, for Charter. He was previously a high-ranking Ericsson executive charged with overseeing technology solutions for Ericsson customers, including regional wireless and wireline service providers, cable operators, utility service providers, and other businesses. Prior to joining Ericsson, Manish was responsible for end-to-end solution architecture for Nokia Solutions and Networks in North America.

Stephan Sloan assists clients in a variety of investment banking, brokerage, appraisal, portfolio management, and expert testimony tasks. Mr. Sloan has helped clients obtain more than $100 million in senior debt and brokered the sale of towers and broadcast properties with an aggregate value of more than $200 million. He has appraised or assisted in the appraisal of radio, television, tower, and cable television systems valued in excess of $1 billion for clients that include the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC).
Working with Director Robert J. Maccini in Media Services’ Broadcast Portfolio Group, Mr. Sloan has helped financial institutions with problems in their broadcast and cable loan portfolios and in court-appointed receivership assignments. He has also been accepted in state court as an expert witness on radio station valuation, finance, and receivership matters.

Ira Keltz is Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology.
OET is the Commission’s primary resource for engineering expertise and provides technical support to the Chairman, Commissioners and FCC Bureaus and Offices. Mr. Keltz is responsible for developing national spectrum policies for the United States telecommunications industry. This includes allocating spectrum for licensed services, setting technical rules for unlicensed devices, and implementing procedures for equipment certification.

Mr. Keltz has totaled almost 24 years at the FCC spanning two separate stints. In addition to positions in OET, he has held various positions in the Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Mr. Keltz has also worked for the law firm DLA Piper as well as Loral Advanced Projects and LSA, Inc. He earned a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the George Washington University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan

David Willis has been appointed Group Director, Spectrum, bringing 30 years of technology and telecom experience in government and industry to the role. David joins Ofcom’s Senior Management Team.

He joined Ofcom to oversee its Spectrum Group, which ensures that the UK’s wireless spectrum – a valuable, finite national resource – is used efficiently and effectively.

Most recently David was President of the Communications Research Centre, the Government of Canada’s research centre for advanced wireless telecommunications, spectrum management and helping to improve broadband services for Canadians.
Before this David led the Spectrum Engineering and Planning team at Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada. Here his work included international spectrum standards; wireless spectrum engineering and planning; satellite spectrum policy, licensing and coordination; and leading the Canadian delegation at the 2019 World Radio Communication Conference.

David has also held leadership roles in product management, operations and engineering at BlackBerry and Nortel Networks.

Dr. Hector Lopez is a member of NERA’s Communications, Media, and Internet Practice, in which he uses game theory, optimization, simulations, econometrics, and experiments to design and/or provide strategic advice on tailor-made mechanisms such as auctions and complex private transactions. Dr. Lopez has provided on-site support, software tools, and expert reports for his clients.

Dr. Lopez has experience with the most common auction formats, including combinatorial clock auctions (CCAs), simultaneous multiple round auctions (SMRAs), clock auctions, and sealed-bid auctions. He also has experience with non-standard market mechanisms like auctions for dynamically trading wireless bandwidth and road capacity, and mechanisms to set subsidies on telecommunication services.

Dr. Lopez provided auction advice for a participant in the incentive auction. His client realized the highest return of all private equity participants. Dr. Lopez designed and implemented algorithms and techniques to simulate the auction and evaluate strategies. He also prepared comments to submit to the FCC.

Dr. Lopez has authored numerous comments and white papers on market design, telecommunication policy, open access, network sharing, and spectrum policy. He has presented his research at academic and industry conferences. Dr. Lopez has taught undergraduate and Ph.D. courses in microeconomic theory.

Allan T. Ingraham is an expert on auctions, corporate strategy, and econometrics. He has applied this expertise to auctions for radio spectrum and electricity, the detection of bid-rigging and market manipulation, the analysis of various issues of corporate finance, and collective bargaining.

Dr. Ingraham has provided strategic advice to participants in dozens of high stakes auctions worldwide. His auction clients achieve market positions similar to or superior to their primary rivals while typically paying less than those rivals. He has also studied competition and regulation in the markets for both wireline and wireless communications. Dr. Ingraham has testified on issues relating to radio spectrum licensing and auction competition and the accuracy of statistical predictors. He has also developed financial models that have been used for collective bargaining in professional sports.

Dr. Ingraham has written scholarly articles on the detection of bid-rigging, the taxation and regulation of telecommunications services, the determinants of broadband adoption both worldwide and in the United States, and the effects of different auction design components on market outcomes. He has published articles in Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, Review of Network Economics, Yale Journal on Regulation, Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, Telecommunications Policy, Canadian Journal of Law and Technology, and Virginia Tax Review.

Dr. Ingraham earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Maryland, College Park and a B.A., with honors in economics, from Colby College.

Campbell Massie is the Advocacy Manager for GSMA’s North America region. Located in Atlanta, she is focused on telecommunications policy and outreach in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Prior to joining the GSMA in 2019, Campbell held roles at AT&T managing corporate communications for the internet of things and prepaid business groups. Prior to AT&T, she worked in public affairs for CTIA in Washington, D.C.

Campbell holds an MBA with a concentration on Strategy and Innovation from Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. She is also a graduate of the University of Missouri with Bachelors’ degrees in Journalism and Sociology.

Campbell Massie is the Advocacy Manager for GSMA’s North America region. Located in Atlanta, she is focused on telecommunications policy and outreach in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Prior to joining the GSMA in 2019, Campbell held roles at AT&T managing corporate communications for the internet of things and prepaid business groups. Prior to AT&T, she worked in public affairs for CTIA in Washington, D.C.

Campbell holds an MBA with a concentration on Strategy and Innovation from Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. She is also a graduate of the University of Missouri with Bachelors’ degrees in Journalism and Sociology.

Allan T. Ingraham is an expert on auctions, corporate strategy, and econometrics. He has applied this expertise to auctions for radio spectrum and electricity, the detection of bid-rigging and market manipulation, the analysis of various issues of corporate finance, and collective bargaining.

Dr. Ingraham has provided strategic advice to participants in dozens of high stakes auctions worldwide. His auction clients achieve market positions similar to or superior to their primary rivals while typically paying less than those rivals. He has also studied competition and regulation in the markets for both wireline and wireless communications. Dr. Ingraham has testified on issues relating to radio spectrum licensing and auction competition and the accuracy of statistical predictors. He has also developed financial models that have been used for collective bargaining in professional sports.

Dr. Ingraham has written scholarly articles on the detection of bid-rigging, the taxation and regulation of telecommunications services, the determinants of broadband adoption both worldwide and in the United States, and the effects of different auction design components on market outcomes. He has published articles in Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, Review of Network Economics, Yale Journal on Regulation, Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, Telecommunications Policy, Canadian Journal of Law and Technology, and Virginia Tax Review.

Dr. Ingraham earned M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Maryland, College Park and a B.A., with honors in economics, from Colby College.

April McClain-Delaney joined National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) in January 2022, and as Deputy Administer guides multiple communications and technology matters. These include expanding access to affordable, high-speed internet to all Americans, spectrum management, privacy and internet governance, NG-911 and public safety communications and international matters related to spectrum, orbital resources and the ITU.

Prior to NTIA, Ms McClain-Delaney served for 15 years as the Washington Director of the non-profit Common Sense Media focusing on policies related to expanding digital literacy education, bridging the digital divide for our nation’s children, and enhancing on-line privacy protections for youth. Previously she was Director of Regulatory Affairs for Orion Network Systems/Satellite supervising their regulatory and licensing efforts in 20 plus countries and was a founding member of the International Satellite Association. She started her legal career at Cohn & Marks specializing in cable and broadcast matters. In addition to her professional endeavors, she has served on numerous boards and councils including the International Center for Research on Women; Meridian International Center Women’s Leadership Council; Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security; Georgetown Law Center (past chair); Northwestern University Board of Trustees; Innocents at Risk; Children’s National Hospital Foundation Board; and the Congressional Club (Congressional Spouses).

Ms McClain-Delaney received her BS in Communications Studies from Northwestern University and her JD from Georgetown Law Center and is a member of DC Bar and the Federal Communications Bar Association.

Amit specialises in advising on complex wireless transactions and strategy projects, including supporting mobile operators with spectrum valuation and regulators with the development and implementation of spectrum policy.

Amit has over 25 years of experience advising fixed and mobile operators, regulators/government bodies, financial institutions and equipment manufacturers on commercial, technical and regulatory issues. He has supported several multi-billion dollar M&A and debt financing transactions and has led numerous high-profile studies in the area of radio spectrum policy. Amit brings a global perspective to his work, having undertaken projects for clients in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.

Amit holds an M.Sc. in Radio Frequency and Communications Engineering from the University of Bradford, UK and an M.B.A. from the University of Warwick, UK.

Nese Guendelsberger is the Deputy Chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s International Bureau. Previously, Ms. Guendelsberger served as the Chief of the Spectrum and Competition Policy Division in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. She also worked in the Wireline Competition Bureau and in the Wireless Bureau’s former Auctions and Industry Analysis Division.

Prior to joining the FCC in 2000, Ms. Guendelsberger taught law at the University of Baltimore and the University of Ankara and was a consultant on international law matters. Ms. Guendelsberger has an LL.M. from the University of Michigan as well as law degrees from the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne) and the University of Ankara.

Oscar León has more than 18 years of experience in the ICT sector and extensive experience in project management, the implementation of new businesses, and the appropriation of new technologies. He is an Electronics Engineer with a postgraduate degree in Telecommunications Project Management and a master’s degree in Business Administration.

He was Director of Projects at Solutions Providers of Microsoft; he worked for the Colombian telecommunications regulator; he was the Regulation Manager for Claro (América Móvil Colombia); and he has been Advisor to three Ministers of Communications. He was Director-General of the National Agency of Spectrum of Colombia for almost 5 years and was elected Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission, CITEL, in September 2015. Oscar León has served as an international speaker on the development of wireless broadband services, electromagnetic fields and their relationship with human health, and auctioning spectrum as a strategic element for the development of countries. He has been awarded the following: 1. Medal for Merit in Communications, first class in gold, for his contribution to the development of ICTs in Colombia. 2. The Medal for Merit in Communications, third class in bronze, for the excellent results obtained during the auction sales of spectrum for the 4-G mobile generation, and 3.

The Military Medal San Gabriel for the Military Communications Support Service He was appointed by the International Telecommunication Union for the Americas Region as Vice President of Group 5 Environment and Climate Change, which studies the relationship between radio fields and health.

Veena is currently working as a Communications Technologies Consultant, providing advisory services to a number of organizations and corporations nationally and internationally. In 2014, she became an Officer of the Order of Canada for her “contributions to telecommunications engineering and for leadership in establishing the global regulatory framework for radio spectrum management.”

Between 2011 and 2014, Veena worked as Vice President and Ambassador to ITU for BlackBerry. During 2004–11, she was President of Communications Research Centre, the only Canadian federal government research lab conducting R&D in all communications technologies. Before heading CRC, Veena spent 28 years within the Canadian Government, where she held executive positions in managing radio frequency spectrum.

Veena’s many “firsts” in her career and her long list of national and international awards include being the first female (and first Canadian as well) ever to chair ITU’s WRC (World Radio Conference) in 2003, for which she was awarded ITU’s gold medal by the Secretary General.

Alan Norman joined Meta’s connectivity policy team in 2016 and actively supports Meta’s Spectrum and Connectivity initiatives. Alan is a long-time advocate for improved broadband and internet access, shared infrastructure, and spectrum for next-generation technologies. Recently, Alan has been engaged on spectrum for AR/VR, Wi-Fi, UWB, and 5G, with a focus on enabling the Metaverse.

Alan holds a BS in Mathematical Sciences from Stanford University and an MS in Management from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, where he was a Sloan Fellow.

Prakash Moorut has been appointed Senior Director of Spectrum and Regulatory Affairs for Shure.

Moorut is responsible for leading Shure’s efforts to advocate for audio professionals as it pertains to industry regulations. He serves as Shure’s point person with regulators, lawmakers, and industry associations, as well as partners with engineering and product management to create a regulatory roadmap that adheres to current and future policies.

Before coming to Shure, Moorut spent more than 10 years with Nokia, most recently serving as Head of Spectrum Standardization, where he led the company’s efforts on global spectrum standardization and policy. He brings additional global regulatory experience from his previous role at Motorola, where he worked for 14 years.

As wireless microphones continue to play an essential role in enabling productions across a wide swath of American life, culture, and the economy, new regulations will impact these areas without audio industry involvement. Beyond the traditional role of wireless microphones in broadcasting and film production, wireless microphones enable productions in a wide range of sectors, including news reporting, theater, music, sports, worship, civic events, transportation infrastructure, and education. Moorut’s new role helps Shure continue to advocate for the people who rely on wireless microphones and related technologies.

Moorut received his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Ecole Superieure D’Electricite (SUPELEC), one of France’s leading engineering schools.

Hazem Moakkit is a veteran of the satellite industry, where he has worked for over 22 years in various capacities. He currently serves as the Vice President for Spectrum Development at O3b Networks, where he leads the creation and implementation of O3b’s global spectrum strategy.

Prior to O3b, Hazem spent 5 years at Yahsat in the United Arab Emirates as the Director of Regulatory & Spectrum Affairs, where he successfully created and managed the Spectrum Strategy and led the acquisition of licenses and key orbital assets for the startup operator. He was also instrumental in devising the business strategy for Yahsat.

Early on in his career, Hazem held various engineering and spectrum positions at Intelsat, PanAmSat, and ATCI.
Hazem holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, an MBA degree from Georgetown University.

Matthew Pearl is an Assistant Bureau Chief at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), where he works in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief.

In his FCC duties, Matthew contributes to the development of policy and rules governing wireless spectrum and auctions, including rules to facilitate the rapid, widespread deployment of communications services. Additionally, he assists the Bureau in reviewing license applications, overseeing existing licenses, and adjudicating complaints and requests. Previously, Matthew worked as a Legal Advisor in the Office of the Bureau Chief and as an Honors Attorney in the Bureau’s Broadband Division.

From 2014 until 2020, Matthew was a Research Affiliate at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, where he served in a personal capacity. At Berkman, Matthew was part of an effort to assess whether mesh network technologies can and should be used to improve public safety communications, and to evaluate the legal, policy, and technological issues that are raised by the adoption of such networks. He also co-taught a session on legislative and regulatory advocacy at the Berkman Summer Institute.

Through Berkman, Matthew also became involved in the Metagovernance Project, which is a research group that builds tools, protocols, and infrastructure to facilitate online self-governance. He serves on the planning committee of the Metagovernance Seminar, which “invites individuals working in online governance to present their work” on topics such as governance in online communities and designing digital constitutions. His research interests include communications law and policy, internet governance, social media and the law, cybersecurity, and administrative and constitutional law.

In 2010, Matthew earned a J.D. at Yale Law School, where he served as a submissions editor for the Yale Journal on Regulation. Before joining the FCC, he worked as a law clerk for Judge Harris Hartz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Prior to that, he was a law clerk for Judge Lawrence Kahn of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Armand Musey President and Founder of Summit Ridge Group. He has over 15 years of equity research, investment banking, and consulting experience.

Armand has completed dozens of financial valuation, strategic analysis, business development, corporate governance, and business plan creation assignments in the communications industry and has experience working on numerous financing and M&A transactions. His projects include leading Summit Ridge Group’s support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust division’s review of the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint merger. Armand’s involvement with a wide breadth of companies has allowed him to develop a deep understanding of a range of media and telecom issues and the complex web of relationships underlying the sector’s competitive dynamics and associated regulatory issues. His legal background allows him to understand the heavily regulated telecom sector. During litigation support assignments, Armand’s legal background also allows him to quickly digest legal documents and identify industry issues likely to be most relevant to the legal team he supports.

Prior to founding Summit Ridge Group, Armand led the satellite industry research teams for Banc of America Securities, and later Solomon Smith Barney where he also covered the wireless tower industry. He earned numerous honors as a research analyst including being named to the Institutional Investor “All American” team three times (2000-2002) and the Wall Street Journal “All-Star” team. He was ranked as the top satellite industry analyst by Greenwich Associates. He was previously president of a boutique investment bank specializing in the satellite, media, and telecom industries.

Armand regularly speaks at major industry conferences and has been frequently quoted in leading trade publications and by national publications as an expert in communications finance and corporate governance. He authored the highly regarded publication The Spectrum Handbook 2018 and his recent industry research has been published in leading law journals. Armand is a member of the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) and is a co-chair of its New York chapter (2016-present). He is also a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts where he chaired the Corporate Governance Committee from 2007-2009 (vice-chair 2005-2007), the CFA Institute and the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) where he serves on the board of its New York Chapter (2017-2019), and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Armand’s interests include classical music, post-modern philosophy, and mountain climbing. He served on the board of the Riverside Symphony (2008-2010) and as treasurer of the board of the Foucault Society (2005-2009). He is also a member of the National Arts Club. In 2008, Armand completed a longtime goal of climbing the highest peak on each of the seven continents (the “Seven Summits”), with a successful ascent of Mt. Everest.

John Hunter is the Senior Director of Technology and Engineering Policy for T-Mobile US where he is responsible for the development and acquisition of electromagnetic spectrum, cyber security and emerging technologies. Prior to his current role Mr. Hunter served several years in government as a Telecommunications Advisor with the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), the Department of Defense, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. With over 20 years of experience in the wireless industry Mr. Hunter has served in a variety of leadership and engineering roles and is also an eight year veteran with the US Army Signal Corps. He is a graduate of Liberty University.

Ms. Bender has been appointed VP & Associate General Counsel, Federal Regulatory & Legal Affairs at Verizon.

Ms. Bender previously worked at the office of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, where she worked on competition issues and efforts to streamline infrastructure deployment. Before going to the Commission, Ms. Bender served for over five years at the wireless trade association Mobile Future—most prominently as Senior Policy Director—where her work focused on a broad range of spectrum policy matters.

Ms. Bender graduated from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, with a certificate from its Institute for Communications Law Studies, and from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she earned her B.A. in Government and Politics.

Jennifer A. Manner is Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at EchoStar Corporation/Hughes Network Systems LLC where she is responsible for the company’s domestic and international regulatory and policy issues, including spectrum management, new technologies, and market access. Prior to this, Ms. Manner was Deputy Chief of the Office and Engineering and Technology and before that Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau where she has had a focus on broadband and other related issues.

Ms. Manner previously served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at SkyTerra Communications, LLC, where she handled the company’s domestic and international regulatory and policy issues. Before joining SkyTerra, Ms. Manner served as Senior Counsel to FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy with responsibility for wireless, international and new technology issues. Ms. Manner joined the Commissioner’s office after working at MCI Communications Corporation, later WorldCom, Inc., as Associate Counsel for Foreign Market Access and then as International Wireless Services and Director of International Alliances. Prior to this position, Ms. Manner was an associate in the Communications Group at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, L.P. Before joining Akin, Gump, Ms. Manner was an Attorney-Advisor at the FCC.

Ms. Manner has published several books on telecommunications issues including on spectrum and foreign market access, and has written numerous law review and magazine articles. Ms. Manner holds and has held key leadership roles including in Satellite Industry Association the US ITU Association, the EMEA Satellite Operators Association, the Global VSAT Forum, in study groups at the International Telecommunications Union including ITU-R Task Group 5/1, as well as serving in leadership roles in federal advisory committees. Ms. Manner is also a member of the Advisory Board of Geeks Without Frontiers. Ms. Manner also has served on numerous U.S. delegations to international treaty negotiations. Ms. Manner currently served for over 15 years as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and previously served as an adjunct professor of the Washington College of Law at American University.

Ms. Manner received her B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany, from where she serves as on the Alumni Board of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and was awarded the Outstanding Alumni in Political Science Award. She received her J.D. cum laude from New York Law School and LL.M. with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center. Ms. Manner is admitted to practice in Washington, D.C., New York and Connecticut.

Ms. Manner has also been named as one of the top 2017 and 208 100 broadband and media attorneys by CableFax, one of the most powerful women in the world by CableFax in 2018, and was awarded the EchoStar 2013 Most Valuable Player Award, the 2012 FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau’s Chief’s Meritorious Service Award, the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award in Political Science from the Rockefeller College, State University of New York at Albany and the 2011 Wireless Communications Association International’s Government Service Award. Ms. Manner was the recipient of EchoStar’s CEO Award in 2019.

Ms. Manner, a film-maker, was a finalist for her movie at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and has under production her latest film, When Wire Was King, The Transformation of Telecommunications, expected for release in late 2020.

Michael O’Rielly is currently Principal at MPORielly Consulting, LLC, a Visiting Fellow at the Hudson Institute’s Center for the Economics of the Internet, and a Senior Fellow at the Media Institute.

He served as a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission from 2013 through 2020. Before joining the FCC, Mr. O’Rielly held a variety of leading staff positions during his 20 years on Capitol Hill in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, ending as Policy Advisor in the Office of the Senate Republican Whip.

Natalie Modesto is a Telecommunications Engineer with over 17 years of experience in the industry.

She is currently responsible for developing Fixed Wireless Access solutions for Ericsson customers and business partners in North America. Natalie is a passionate advocate for the future of connectivity and believes that FWA is a key tool to bridge the digital divide and empower communities worldwide.

Natalie has held a variety of technology and leadership roles at Ericsson and holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Telecommunication from Inatel University in Brazil.

Chris Wieczorek is Director, Spectrum Policy, with T-Mobile USA, Inc. He assists in developing competition, spectrum, and technology policy and advising on legal matters pertaining the regulatory policy and procedures. Prior to joining T-Mobile he practiced patent law in Alexandria, Virginia. He also worked as an electrical engineer at Motorola in Atlanta, Georgia and Plantation, Florida.

Chris received a bachelor of science in electrical engineering and a master of science in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his juris doctor from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. Chris is a member of the Virginia bar, the Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers, and an IEEE and Federal Communications Bar Association member.

Barlow Keener is a member of Womble Bond Dickinson’s GCSolutions and Communications, Technology & Media teams, where he brings more than 20 years of regulatory, transactional and corporate law experience in the tech sector, with significant telecom, spectrum, Internet, and privacy law experience.

Barlow provides in-depth FCC regulatory analysis and transactional counsel for clients involved in investments in innovative FCC-related spectrum issues, satellite spectrum matters, terrestrial radio technologies, small cell technologies, long-haul fiber networks, and data centers. He has actively handled state regulatory proceedings and provided expert witness services and support in telecommunications administrative matters involving FCC classifications of telecom facilities, service quality failures, and 911 failures.

More generally, as part of the GCSolutions team, drawing on his years of experience advising both startups and established companies, Barlow handles transactional matters, trademark prosecutions, mediations, employment matters, mobile app issues, and privacy and cybersecurity compliance.

Prior to joining the firm, Barlow was an in-house attorney with a major incumbent telecommunications provider, general counsel for a mid-size media firm, and Co-Founder and CEO of an Internet Service Provider startup. He also has provided expert financial and valuation services in the telecom space, particularly involving wireless and spectrum matters, serving as a principal in a consulting firm focusing on the telecom, media, and satellite sectors.

Barlow is a CIPP/US (Certified Information Privacy Professional) in the IAPP, Certified Member, American Society of Appraisers (ASA), and a Lecturer at Boston College Carroll School of Management, teaching Privacy and Internet Law.

Prior to joining the Commission in January 2023, Mr. Sura was Counsel in the Communications, Internet, and Media practice at Hogan Lovells. Before his time at Hogan Lovells, Mr. Sura served
as Counsel at Sprint. He began his career as an attorney at Arnold & Porter nearly 15 years ago.

Mr. Sura is a graduate of the University of Texas and William & Mary Law School.

Aspa Paroutsas is Vice President of Federal Regulatory Affairs at Qualcomm, and represents Qualcomm before the Federal Communications Commission and other U.S. agencies responsible for spectrum and technology policy. Aspa joined Qualcomm in the Fall of 2021 and prior to that she was a Senior Spectrum Regulatory Advisor for Project Kuiper/Amazon.

Aspa has held several senior positions at the Federal Communications Commission, including Chief of Staff of the Office of Engineering and Technology. She worked on numerous spectrum matters including spectrum allocation decisions that opened new bands for innovative uses in the U.S. Prior to her government service, Aspa worked at a large international law firm handling international and wireless regulatory issues.

Aspa received her J.D., cum laude from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, her M.Sc. in Public Policy from Queen Mary, University of London and her B.A. from New York University.

Mr. Jose Luis Ayala is Director of Government and Industry Relations at Ericsson Latin America and is responsible for leading Ericsson strategy regarding Telecom policies which favor the mass adoption of mobile broadband services in the region, supporting governments, organizations, operators and manufacturers.
In addition, Mr. Ayala currently chairs the spectrum group of GSA (Global Mobile Suppliers Association) for the Americas region, planning and coordinating the activities of this global non-profit organization that represents the manufacturers of the mobile ecosystem, including infrastructure, semiconductors, test equipment, and terminals.
Mr. Ayala joined Ericsson in the year 2000, and has worked in the areas of Sales Support, Engineering and Business Development, in Latin America and the USA.
Prior to joining Ericsson, Mr. Ayala held executive positions at leading satellite and telecom Operators of Central America, United States, and Spain, where he built a solid experience in areas of operations and engineering.
Mr. Ayala holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology University, under a Fulbright Scholarship. In addition, he received a fellowship from Hispano-American Telecom Association AHCIET in Madrid, Spain.

Hazem Moakkit is a veteran of the satellite industry, where he has worked for over 22 years in various capacities. He currently serves as the Vice President for Spectrum Development at O3b Networks, where he leads the creation and implementation of O3b’s global spectrum strategy.

Prior to O3b, Hazem spent 5 years at Yahsat in the United Arab Emirates as the Director of Regulatory & Spectrum Affairs, where he successfully created and managed the Spectrum Strategy and led the acquisition of licenses and key orbital assets for the startup operator. He was also instrumental in devising the business strategy for Yahsat.

Early on in his career, Hazem held various engineering and spectrum positions at Intelsat, PanAmSat, and ATCI.
Hazem holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, an MBA degree from Georgetown University.

Mr. Yates has over 30 years of experience in the telecom industry and is an expert in spectrum auctions, 5G-spectrum and broadband strategy, licensing, financial modelling, telecom and licensing policy and regulation as well as wireless and network technologies. His consulting experience includes projects in the US, Canada, Europe, North Africa and Australia.

Mr. Yates has supported bidders through the entire spectrum auction process, from the initial public consultation, to bidder training, simulations and mock auctions, game analysis, bid tactics and in-bid room support. Mr. Yates is co-leader of the development of the LYA Auction Platforms that support Combinatorial Clock Auctions (CCA), Simultaneous Multiple Round Ascending (SMRA) Auctions, Sealed Bid Auctions as well as Clock Auctions. He has also developed the LYA Auction Management Tools used to manage round-by-round bidding and decision-making.

Mr. Yates has provided regulatory and business planning support to operators and government agencies with respect to broadband investment, regulatory and deployment issues in rural and remote areas.

Prior to co-founding LYA, Mr. Yates held positions with Nortel Networks and Bell Canada. Mr. Yates holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Operations Research/Management Science, both from the University of Toronto. He also has an MBA from Concordia University in Montreal.

Julie Kearney is the first Chief of the Space Bureau the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Launched in April 2023, the Space Bureau plays a key role in advancing the Commission’s Space Innovation Agenda to meet the needs of the next generation Space Age.

Prior to joining the FCC, Kearney was Vice President of Communications Regulatory Affairs and Policy at Twilio Inc. At Twilio, she led global regulatory and policy efforts pertaining to telecommunications and law enforcement response.

Previously, she was Global Head of Communications Regulation and Policy for Loon, a subsidiary of Alphabet, where she led the company’s U.S. and international regulatory initiatives. Other roles include: VP of Regulatory Affairs for the Consumer Technology Association; government affairs at NPR; international affairs at MCI (now Verizon); and associate at Haley Bader & Potts (now Foster Garvey).

Kearney is a past president of the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) and she also served as chair of the FCBA Foundation. She was a long-serving member of the Federal Communications Commission’s Consumer Advisory Committee and recently served on its Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee. Other Board positions include USTelecom and the United States Technical Training Institute (USTTI).

Kearney earned her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and a J.D. from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law with a certificate from its Law and Technology Institute. She recently completed a 3.5 year term on the Columbus School of Law’s Board of Visitors. A trained singer, she has sung with choruses in the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington, DC area, most recently with Schola Cantorum (CA) and the Choral Arts Society of Washington (DC).

After a state exam in law at the University of Osnabrück, Mr Kühn has been working since 1998 in the area of legal internship (e.g. at Regional Court) of the Federal Network Agency Germany; changing to National and International Spectrum Regulation on different levels in 2005. Nowadays, he is the Deputy Head of Section for International Affairs and Utilization Concepts. His responsibilities cover strategic frequency utilization concepts and the transposition of those to the international level of CEPT, EU and ITU. Doing this and having been active in the preparation of three WRC’s, on national and on CEPT CPG level, Mr Kühn participated in a number of international Groups, also as Head of the German Delegation. He has also chaired several groups and subgroups in the ITU and CEPT. Since 2005, he has been responsible for the German preparation of the WRC’s and served as CEPT CPG Vice Chairman from 2010 to 2013. Mr Kühn was appointed Chairman of CPG in June 2013.

Margo Deckard is the Co-founder and COO of Lynk Global, Inc. Previously, Margo served as VP of Programs for NexGen Space, where she managed projects, contracts, and financial operations. She was Project Manager for the Ultra-Low-Cost Access to Space Study for the United States Air Force. This study focused on how the United States Government could leverage free enterprise to achieve low-cost access to space to meet our National Security needs in the next 5 years.

She also served as the Principal Investigator for NASA-funded research on the environmental impacts of space solar power (SSP), and co-authored a study for the National Security Space Office on SSP. She keeps her engineering skills current by working on an array of technical projects.

Recently, Margo wrote a web data connector for NetHope to connect data from the United Nations Humanitarian Crisis Response Syrian Refugee Crisis REST APIs and populate Tableau. This product will guide over 43 NGOs in their efforts to meet the needs of Syrian Refugees. She has a B.S. in Genetic Engineering from Purdue University and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Wright State University.

Patrick Wilson is Corporate Vice President, Government Affairs for MediaTek (Taiwan’s second largest public company). He joined MediaTek in 2020 following two years of appointed service at the US Department of Commerce, leading the Office of Business Liaison, within the Office of the Secretary. Prior to joining OBL, Wilson led corporate government relations for US headquartered manufacturing companies Cummins Inc. Babcock and Wilcox Company (now BWE) and for seven years the Semiconductor Industry Association. The SIA is the trade association representing America’s largest chip makers. Before joining the government affairs world, he worked in the US Congress, House and Senate; Last serving as Director of Coalitions and Senior Counsel for the House Small Business Committee and Executive Director of the House Manufacturing Caucus. He also formerly served as Legislative Counsel for Kansas Senator Sam Brownback and as Legislative Director for Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana.

A veteran of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn, Wilson has served as an artillery officer in the US Army and Virginia National Guard since 2004 and is currently a Civil Affairs Officer in the US Army Reserve. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies & Economics from the University of Denver Korbel School and also attended the Denver Sturm College of Law. Combining his interests in national security and industrial policy, he has since 2006 been a guest lecturer at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. Wilson serves on the Board of Directors of the National Capital Area Salvation Army. A native of Independence, Missouri, Wilson and his husband Jason Geske reside in Old Town Alexandria, VA.