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The Technology Policy Track is designed to maximize your understanding of government and industry priorities on topics directly impacting the broadband industry, bringing together government officials and industry leaders to explore public policy developments in areas such as spectrum, broadband, artificial intelligence, and security.

Continuous education and upskilling of staff plays a central role in supporting the industry’s transformation to the next generation of connectivity. This track will explore how people, processes and culture come together to fuel innovation and help businesses thrive. Gain insights into developing and empowering a workforce for maximum productivity and impact, shaping strategies for diversity in talent and technology to serve customers of all abilities.

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Tech Policy lunch

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Track Speakers

Pamela Arluk

Vice President & Associate General Counsel
NCTA - The Internet and Television Association

Traci Biswese

Vice President and Associate General Counsel
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association

Rudy Brioche

Vice President & Counsel, Global Public Policy
Comcast

Stephen Casapulla

Director, Cyber Policy & Programs
White House Office of the National Cyber Director

Dr. John Chapin

Special Advisor for Spectrum
U.S. National Science Foundation

Charles Cooper

Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Derek DiGiacomo

Senior Director, Energy Management Program & Business Continuity
SCTE

Chris Essid

Senior Advisor, Public Safety Information Technology
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Monisha Ghosh

Professor
University of Notre Dame, Department of Electrical Engineering

Shiva Goel

Senior Advisor
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Jessica Greffenius

Assistant Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Federal Communications Commission

Dr. Travis Hall

Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analysis and Development
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Russell Hanser

Deputy Chief Legal Officer
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association

Clete Johnson

Senior Fellow with the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Partner
Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer

Deborah Lathen

President
Lathen Consulting, LLC

Lori Maarbjerg

Deputy Bureau Chief, Media Bureau
Federal Communications Commission

Amanda Martin

Policy Director
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Lynna McGrath

Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning
NASA

Audrey Mikula

Vice President, Government Affairs
Charter Communications

Loretta Polk

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association

Flynn Rico-Johnson

Policy Advisor, Wireless, Space, and International
Federal Communications Commission

Brian Scriber

Distinguished Technologist and VP of Security and Privacy Technologies
CableLabs

Jim Shortal

Assistant Vice President of Enterprise Business Continuity
Cox Communications

Priya Shrinivasan

Director, Technology Policy
CableLabs

Jessica Simmons

Deputy CIO & Executive Director, Georgia Broadband Program
State of Georgia Technology Authority

Yuan Tian

Sr. Security Engineer
CableLabs

Klint Walker

Cyber Security Advisor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Mark Walker

VP, Technology Policy
CableLabs

Dr. Ellen Zegura

Division Director of Computer and Network Systems in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate
U.S. National Science Foundation

Olivia Zhu

Assistant Director for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Track Sessions​

Agenda Tabs
Technology Policy

GenAI: Risks and Benefits

10:45 AM
- 11:45 AM
Moderator
Russell Hanser
Deputy Chief Legal Officer
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Lori Maarbjerg
Deputy Bureau Chief, Media Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Dr. Travis Hall
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analysis and Development
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Technology Policy

Spectrum Policy: (Re-)Shaping Network Technologies, A Demand-Side Conversation

12:45 PM
- 1:45 PM
Moderator
Mark Walker
VP, Technology Policy
CableLabs
Flynn Rico-Johnson
Policy Advisor, Wireless, Space, and International
Federal Communications Commission
Monisha Ghosh
Professor
University of Notre Dame, Department of Electrical Engineering
Charles Cooper
Associate Administrator, Office of Spectrum Management
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Dr. John Chapin
Special Advisor for Spectrum
U.S. National Science Foundation
Technology Policy

National Spectrum Strategy Multi-Stakeholder Process and Status

2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
Moderator
Traci Biswese
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Lynna McGrath
Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning
NASA
Jessica Greffenius
Assistant Bureau Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Shiva Goel
Senior Advisor
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Technology Policy

Infrastructure Security: Integrating Zero Trust Across Core and Access Networks

3:15 PM
- 4:00 PM
Brian Scriber
Distinguished Technologist and VP of Security and Privacy Technologies
CableLabs
Yuan Tian
Sr. Security Engineer
CableLabs
Priya Shrinivasan
Director, Technology Policy
CableLabs
Technology Policy

A Year After the Artificial Intelligence Executive Order: Current Status & What’s Ahead

10:45 AM
- 11:45 AM
Moderator
Priya Shrinivasan
Director, Technology Policy
CableLabs
Olivia Zhu
Assistant Director for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Dr. Ellen Zegura
Division Director of Computer and Network Systems in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate
U.S. National Science Foundation
Technology Policy

Technology Policy Luncheon

11:45 AM
- 1:00 PM
Clete Johnson
Senior Fellow with the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Partner
Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer
Technology Policy

Cybersecurity 2025: What Should We Expect?

1:15 PM
- 2:15 PM
Moderator
Loretta Polk
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
Rudy Brioche
Vice President & Counsel, Global Public Policy
Comcast
Klint Walker
Cyber Security Advisor
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Audrey Mikula
Vice President, Government Affairs
Charter Communications
Stephen Casapulla
Director, Cyber Policy & Programs
White House Office of the National Cyber Director
Technology Policy

Where in the World are Broadband Programs Now?

2:30 PM
- 3:30 PM
Moderator
Pamela Arluk
Vice President & Associate General Counsel
NCTA - The Internet and Television Association
Deborah Lathen
President
Lathen Consulting, LLC
Jessica Simmons
Deputy CIO & Executive Director, Georgia Broadband Program
State of Georgia Technology Authority
Amanda Martin
Policy Director
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Technology Policy

Broadband Networks and Disaster Planning

3:45 PM
- 4:45 PM
Moderator
Derek DiGiacomo
Senior Director, Energy Management Program & Business Continuity
SCTE
Jim Shortal
Assistant Vice President of Enterprise Business Continuity
Cox Communications
Chris Essid
Senior Advisor, Public Safety Information Technology
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency