SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
NOTE: Session times and locations are subject to change. Please reference mobile app and onsite materials for final schedules.
Sunday, October 18, 2015 |
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2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Registration Yerba Buena Foyer |
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5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
Sunday Keynote - Competition and Investment: Building COMPTEL, Partnerships and Networks for the Future |
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6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. |
Wine Walk Welcome Reception - Sponsored by Premier Partner Netflix Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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Monday, October 19, 2015 |
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7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration |
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7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. |
Attendee Breakfast Golden Gate Pre-Function |
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8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome Address and Announcement Speaker: Chip Pickering, CEO, COMPTEL Golden Gate Ballroom |
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9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Keynote Conversation with FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel Speaker: Jessica Rosenworcel Golden Gate Ballroom |
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9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
CEO Roundtable Keynote: The Future of the Industry - Are You In? |
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10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Refreshment Break Sponsored by NTT Communications Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
COMPTEL PLUS Expo Hall and Deal Center Open Deal Center sponsored by Bandwidth Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a. m. |
The Future of Fiber: Gigabit - What's Next? Moderator: Chip Pickering, CEO, COMPTEL Panelists: Heather Gold, President & CEO, Fiber to the Home Council Kurt Van Wagenen, President & CEO, FirstLight Fiber Chris Levendos, Head of Network Deployment and Operations, Google Fiber Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - The Hub |
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11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Leveraging New and Innovative Payment Technologies to Help Grow Your Business Sponsored by EFS Speakers: Wayne Conte, SVP Corporate Payments, EFS Sheila Santos, Vice President, Commercial Card Product Sales, MasterCard Scott Widham, CEO, Alpheus Communications Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Over-the-Top Platform Zone |
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11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch Panel - Making the Market: Connecting the Internet of Things Sponsored by Hogan Lovells Moderator: Trey Hanbury, Partner, Hogan Lovells Mark Brennan, Partner, Hogan Lovells Panelists: Bruce Gustafson, VP Government & Industry Affairs, North America, Ericsson Ghita Harris-Newton, Assistant General Counsel, Head of Global Privacy Law & Privacy Policy, Yahoo Golden Gate Ballroom |
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11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Attendee Lunch Sponsored by Neustar Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Simplifying Cloud Connectivity for Enterprises and SMBs Speaker: Brandon Pemberton, SVP of Global Sales, Global Capacity Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Data Center & Cloud Platform Zone |
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1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Ice Cream Break Sponsored by Verizon Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Bridging the Gap: Bringing Large Bandwidth to Underserved Areas Speaker: Joe Patton, Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Tower Cloud Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Network Platform Zone |
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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
What You Will Be Wearing Tomorrow Speakers: Steve Augustino, Partner, Kelley Drye Derek Kerton, Founder, Kerton Group and Telecom Council Silicon Valley Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Over-the-Top Platform Zone |
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3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Time Warner Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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3:30 p.m. - 4:00p.m. |
Enabling Small Cells and Cloud-RAN for Metro Market Connectivity with the New All-Access Speaker: Ray LaChance, President and Chief Executive Officer, ZenFi Network Solutions Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Data Center & Cloud Platform Zone |
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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Trends in Technology: The Customer Perspective Introductory Remarks: Bas Burger, President of Americas and BT Conferencing, BT Moderator: Jeff Sharp, Founder, Manitou Media Panelists: Gray Taylor, Executive Director, Conexxus Gary Watts, CEO, Broadband Voice Michael Galvin, General Counsel, Granite Telecommunications, LLC Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - The Hub |
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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
SDN/NFV-enabled Networks: The Dawn of Self-Actualized Communications Moderator: Dave Malfara, President/CEO, ETC Group Panelists: Shawn Morris, Sr. Manager, IP Development, NTT Communications Kevin Wade, Director of Product Marketing, Ciena Blue Planet Division Kevin Vachon, Chief Operating Officer, MEF Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Network Platform Zone |
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4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Beers with Peers Networking Reception Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
ATLANTIC-ACM Awards Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - The Hub |
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5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. |
PAC Reception (Invitation Only) | ||
Tuesday, October 20 2015 |
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7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Registration | ||
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Attendee Breakfast Golden Gate Pre-Function |
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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
CEO Breakfast (Open to C-Level executives at COMPTEL member companies); limited seating available and pre-registration is required. The View at the Marriott Marquis |
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9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote Panel - The Disruptive Impact of Technology on Traditional Video Delivery Moderator: Markham Erickson, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson Panelists: Milo Medin, VP Access Services, Google Jill Canfield, VP of Legal and Industry, Assistant General Counsel , NTCA Genny Morelli, President, ITTA John Bergmayer, Senior Staff Attorney, Public Knowledge Golden Gate Ballroom |
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10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Lumos Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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10:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. |
COMPTEL PLUS Expo Hall and Deal Center Open Deal Center sponsored by Bandwidth Yerba Buena Ballroom |
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10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Changes in Telephone Number Administration: The FCC’s VoIP Direct Access Order Sponsored by Neustar Speaker: William Reidway, Vice President of Carrier Services, Neustar Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Data Center & Cloud Platform Zone |
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10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Looking Ahead: The Future of Content Moderator: Rob Pegoraro, Tech Columnist, Yahoo, Prose Hacking LLC, USA Today Panelists: Corie Wright, Director, Global Public Policy, Netflix William H. Johnson, VP and Associate General Counsel, Verizon Zander Lehmann, Writer and Creator of “Casual,” Hulu Golden Gate Ballroom |
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11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Sensors to Software: the IoT Value Chain Speaker: Michael Crawford, Partner, Q Advisors Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Over-the-Top Platform Zone |
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Fiber Infrastructure: Network Planning Strategies Moderator: Michael Murphy, President & CEO, NEF Panelists: Michael Foor, Vice President of Marketing, NGN Dawna Qualls, Senior Telecom Specialist, TVA Randy Brogle, Senior Director, Long Haul Dark Fiber, Zayo Group Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Network Platform Zone |
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11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Attendee Lunch Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
Networks for Competition and Choice Press Briefing on Video Programming Reform Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - The Hub |
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1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Funding Strategies for All Stages of Your Business Moderator: Ryan Knutson, Reporter, Telecommunications, The Wall Street Journal Panelists: Kevin Laws, COO, AngelList Paul Iacovacci, Managing Director, Brevet Capital Ray J. Hernandez, Managing Director, Telecom & Technology, W.G. Nielsen & Co. Bill Evenson, Senior Director, CIT Communications & Technology Finance Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - The Hub |
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1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Optimizing Infrastructure to Meet the Challenges of the New World Order Speaker: Tom Kozielski, Senior Director, Consulting Services, Excelacom Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Global Lounge |
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1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Cyber Exposures: What You Can Expect During a Cyber Incursion, and How to Trim Exposures to Loss Speaker: Joseph Weipert, Sr.Vice President, UNITEL Insurance Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Network Platform Zone |
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1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Network Performance and Over-the-Top Services Speaker: Adam Skala, Head of Network Transformation, Fujitsu Network Communications Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Over-the-Top Platform Zone |
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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Beyond the CRM: New Advanced Tools to Improve Your Sales Team Speaker: Ben Hatten, CEO, Insight Signals Golden Gate Ballroom |
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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
What's Happening at the Edge Moderator: Alan Hill, Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Strategic Business Development, COMPTEL Panelists: Edward Henigin, CTO, Data Foundry Phill Lawson-Shanks, Chief Architect & VP of Innovation, EdgeConneX Sindhu Payankulath, VP, Global Network Engineering & Operations, Equinix Felipe J. Alvarez, Chief Executive Officer, Axiom Fiber Networks Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - Data Center & Cloud Platform Zone |
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3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Expo Drawings Enter in the Mobile App! Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) - The Hub |
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3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Neustar Yerba Buena Ballroom (Expo Hall) |
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5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
Closing Party - Sponsored by Premier Partner Google Fiber Mezzanine 444 Jessie Street (in Mint Plaza) |
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 |
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8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. |
The FCC's Open Internet Order: Key Issues for Carriers and ISPs 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Open Internet Order 101: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Privacy and Security Under the OIO: New Requirements and Challenges for Telecom Carriers and Broadband Internet Access Providers and Implications for Edge Providers 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Reading the Tea Leaves: How Will the DC Circuit Decide the OIO Appeals? |