Session Speakers: WISPAPALOOZA 2022

Full Name	Company	Job Title	Speaking At	Attendee Bio
Absolom Quinlivan	Fonex	VP of Business Development	Fiber Technologies - 10Gbps Design Overview	(not set)
Georgette Lopez-Aguado	Sonar Software	Client Experience Manager	WISP Management Systems From Lead to Installed: The Customer Journey Service Installs: Let's Make Them More Efficient	Georgette Lopez-Aguado is a native of Fort Worth, TX. She began working in the ISP/OSS arena in 2016 and joined Sonar Software in 2017. In her current role as the Sr. Director, Strategic Accounts, Georgette and her team are laser focused on helping customers harness the power of Sonar through partnerships. Connecting the dots is her superpower.
Jim Staheli	Positron	SVP Global Partner Management	All Things MDU - From Sales to Service to Tech MDU/MTU Cost Analysis - To Rewire or To NOT Rewire	Senior VP of Sales for Positron Access Solutions. Jim is a seasoned Sales & Operations Executive in the Technology, Broadband & Networking Industry. Jim has 25 years of experience nurturing technology manufacturers from start-up to global market leaders. Prior to joining Positron in 2019, Jim was instrumental in helping both Advanced Fibre Communications (1993-1999) and Calix Networks (2000-2017) grow from pre-revenue startups to $400 million+ annual revenue and from private to public companies with successful IPOs. Mimosa, Jim’s third start-up, was acquired by Airspan in 2019. Jim is a veteran of both direct and channel sales models both in the US and internationally, with large and small customers in a multitude of telecom market segments. He also has significant sales operations experience including the implementation of CRMs, employee and customer portals, and all manner of back office tools. Jim holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems from California Polytechnic University in Pomona California and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Claremont Graduate School in Claremont California.
Rob Payne	Preseem	Director of Sales	Selling to Businesses	As Director of Sales, Rob manages and oversees all sales operations within Aterlo Networks/ Preseem. Rob has over 25 years of experience as a customer-focused and solutions-oriented sales leader. Prior to working at Preseem, Rob held the title of Sales Director at Auvik Networks, and before that, was granted the Carswell Award of Excellence during his time working in the Legal Division at Thomson Reuters. Based in Waterloo, ON, Rob is a highly driven and enthusiastic sales professional, automotive enthusiast and avid golfer.
Jeremy Austin	Preseem	Senior Product Manager	Great Troubleshooting Methods Resiliency and Reliability in WISP networks	As Senior Product Manager, Jeremy is responsible for product direction in analytics with an emphasis on Fixed Wireless at Preseem. Based in Alaska, Jeremy brings over 20 years of product development and ISP/telecom/WISP network design and engineering experience to the position, including a recent role at Alaska Communications as Senior IP Network Systems Engineer.
Scot Loach	Preseem	CTO & Co-Founder	Troubleshooting Fiber	As Chief Technology Officer and co-founder, Scot is responsible for the technology direction of Preseem, and managing the intellectual property of the company. Scot has been working in the networking equipment industry for over 20 years. Before Preseem, Scot was a Senior Architect at Sandvine, where he contributed to many innovations across all product lines, and met Dan and Gerrit. Scot has filed several patents and has a degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
Dan Siemon	Preseem	CPO & Co-Founder	Universal Access Architecture with Adaptive Cloud Networking Network/Traffic Engineering	Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Aterlo/Preseem and a self-proclaimed “networking geek,” Dan is responsible for the product direction at Preseem. Dan’s market knowledge and expertise has been informed by almost 25 years of ISP industry experience, including three years as the owner and operator of an ISP and 9 years on the board of directors for a local provider. As CPO, Dan is focused on providing the best tools and analytics to the ISP community to help them gain and retain customers by measuring, analyzing, and improving subscriber QoE. Prior to co-founding Preseem, Dan was a Senior Product Manager at Sandvine, working on 3GPP and wired network products. Dan holds an MSc in Computer Science from Western University in London, Ontario.
Gerrit Nagelhout	Preseem	CEO & Co-Founder	Exit Strategies	As CEO and co-founder of Aterlo Networks and Preseem, Gerrit’s passion is helping ISPs understand and improve subscriber Quality of Experience (QoE) on their networks, while uncovering new opportunities to help customers thrive and scale. Prior to co-founding Aterlo/Preseem, Gerrit spent 12+ years developing product and managing engineering teams for platforms used by some of the largest ISPs in the world. Now, however, he’s dedicated to helping local and regional ISPs take on the big guys and solve network problems with products that people love. Gerrit has a degree in computer engineering from the University of Waterloo.
Ryan Grewell	Smart Way Communications, LLC	General Manager	All Things Employee - Your Most Important Resource What Does it Mean to be a Manager?	Ryan Grewell is the founder and General Manager of Smart Way Communications, a WISP in east central Ohio. With a background in technology and an entrepreneurial mindset, he has operated several tech related businesses that all were sidelined to focus on the WISP. His ability to engage and connect with people has contributed to his ability to build teams, manage and mentor people, and focus on leadership development.
Martha Huizenga	DC Access LLC	COO and Co-Owner	WISP Marketing/PR	(not set)
Joseph Roybal	SECOM Inc.	Network Operations Supervisor		Starting with SECOM in 2015 as a Wireless Technician, Elijah is experienced in all aspects of Network Operations. He has quickly advanced through several leadership roles in the company and is now the Chief Network Officer. During his tenure at SECOM, he has overseen the network integration of three acquisitions as well as many wireless and FTTH deployments. During Elijah’s tenure in Network Engineering and Operations he has specialized in finding and integrating new technologies in order to increase SECOM’s offering, in terms of bandwidth and reliability. Leadership and leadership development are also near and dear to Elijah. As such, he places an strong emphasis on his personal growth as well as coaching his subordinates in their growth.
Evan Galvin	Ping Marketing	CEO	Best Practices for Marketing From Lead to Installed: The Customer Journey	Evan Galvin is the CEO of Ping Marketing. A successful entrepreneur and a recognized authority in sales and marketing, Evan's journey in the ISP industry is marked by significant accomplishments. He founded and was the driving force behind XL Broadband, an Internet Service Provider that he scaled to multiple seven figures before executing a successful exit. This venture provided him with profound insights into the unique challenges and opportunities within the ISP sector. Evan's expertise encompasses lead generation, marketing automation, customer relationship management, and sales conversion. He possesses a keen ability to identify market gaps and devise innovative solutions to address them. Beyond his business acumen, Evan is celebrated for his strategic thinking and hands-on approach, consistently leading to increased sales and revenue for his ventures.
Tomas Kirnak	NetCore j.s.a. (Unimus)	CEO	Ransomware - Proofing Your ISP Resiliency and Reliability in WISP networks	A former IT specialist with heavy focus on networking, Linux, virtualization & clustered and distributed systems. While I love designing and building IT infrastructure, I am especially passionate about in-depth monitoring, automation, DevOps and NetOps. I have now moved to a management role, and serve as the Team Lead & CEO of NetCore j.s.a. In 2016 I started writing Unimus, with the goal to create a simple, user friendly, but powerful Network Automation and Network Config Management solution. Unimus now has thousands of deployments world-wide, and these days my role has transitioned to the Team Lead and CEO of NetCore j.s.a. - the company behind Unimus. Our mission has since expanded to bring other new tools which are missing in the Networking industry to the market. We want to create software that will make life easier for net-admins around the world.
Andreas Bitzarakis	Select Spectrum	Managing Director, Broadband	CBRS and Other Private Network Strategies	Andreas serves as the Managing Director, Broadband at Select Spectrum. His roles consist of facilitating transactions in broadband licensed spectrum bands directed at serving Fixed Wireless, proprietary, 4G LTE and 5G applications - including but not limited to the 600 MHz,1.6 GHz, 1.9 GHz, 2.5 GHz, CBRS (3.55 GHz), and mmWave bands as well as providing strategic and transactional advisory services as it relates to licensed wireless spectrum . Andreas is additionally responsible for managing Select Spectrum’s Spectrum Marketplace which brings together educational institutions, major carriers, operators, investors and other entities to complete successful deals and partnerships on the secondary spectrum marketplace within the CBRS, EBS and BRS bands. Andreas’s background consists of over 12 years in telecommunications, and he has had significant success working with major U.S carriers such as AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile.
Josh Luthman	Imagine Networks	President/Owner	Playing Offense and Defense: The $42.45 Billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program Basics About Filing Form 477 And The New Broadband Data Collection Submission	Josh Luthman began working at Imagine Networks in 2006 and became President and sole owner in 2015. Imagine Networks is a small rural WISP located in south west Ohio. Fiber deployments began in 2019 and are now in the process of expanding out to the rural market. Josh Luthman is a current member of WISPA’s Board of Directors and the Chairman of WISPA’s Policy Committee.
Rory Conaway	Triad Wireless	Managing Partner	What Does it Take to be a WISP Owner? Competition - Fiber, Satellite, Cable, DSL, 5G	Rory P. Conaway is an entrepreneur and technology expert with over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications and wireless industry. He is the founder and president of Triad Wireless, a leading wireless network engineering and consulting company based in Phoenix, Arizona. Rory began his career in the early 1990s as a telecommunications engineer and quickly became a recognized expert in the field. He has worked on a wide range of projects, from designing wireless networks for major companies and government agencies to developing cutting-edge technologies for wireless communication. His expertise in wireless network design, deployment, and optimization has earned him a reputation as a leading authority in the field. Mr. Conaway is also the author of "Tales from the Tower", a popular blog series that is on the Triad Wireless website and many other blog sites.
Chris Kilbourn	Wi-Fiber	COO & CMO	WISP Marketing/PR	Chris is the COO and CMO at Wi-Fiber, a WISP that partners with other WISPS to help them grow and get some sleep. He has 15 years of experience as a marketer and entrepreneur with three exits.
Brad Berwald	Morningstar Corporation	Director of Product Marketing	Mixing -48v, 48v, 24, In One System and How to Ground it All	Brad brings over 21 years of technical sales and marketing experience in the RE power electronics industry to his role as Director of Product Marketing at Morningstar Corporation. His expertise in Global Account Management, Technical Marketing & Training, as well as product development, has enabled him to grow and take on many new challenges at Morningstar. Brad is helping Morningstar grow its international business and guide its product portfolio to meet the evolving needs of the remote power industry. Brad holds a BSEE and a Marketing-focused MBA from Alfred University. He serves on the company's Board of Directors and his contributions have assisted Morningstar Corporation in becoming the world’s leader in solar charge controllers and inverters. Brad holds a BSEE and an MBA from Alfred University and his skillset includes several networking and telecom industry certifications.
Brett Woollum	Tekify Fiber & Wireless	CEO/Founder	Troubleshooting Fiber	(not set)
Daniel White	Atheral LLC	Co-Founder	Culture vs Company Values: What Do I Need?	Mr. White is a 20-year telecommunications veteran and the Co-Founder of Atheral LLC, a white-Label services company that builds customer-centric cloud solutions that are geo-redundant, highly available, and scalable. Atheral offers a white-label cloud VoIP solution that more than 150 WISPs utilize in their network today. Before Atheral, he was the Managing Director of Sales and Operations for CTIconnect, and the Managing Director of North America for SAF Tehinka. He also served in engineering, installation, and tower climbing roles. Mr. White previously served on the WISPA Board of Directors.
Michael Kletchko	Adtran	VP, RSP West Sales	Plug and Play Cookie Cutter Concepts Simplify FTTH Deployments	(not set)
Spencer Pous	BluBroadband ISP	Founder/CEO	All Things MDU - From Sales to Service to Tech Next Generation Network Monitoring Beyond SNMP Selling to Businesses	Spencer is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of SJP Network Solutions. His company serves areas in Florida. He is also a member of the WISPA Board of Directors.
Vardin Amiri	Tarana	Technical Sales Engineer	Dealing With Interference - Session Sponsored by Wireless Coverage WiFi 6e for Fixed Wireless Access Deep Dive	Vardin Amiri is a highly seasoned Technical Sales Engineer with more than 22 years of experience in the Wireless industry. He has worked for manufacturers of Point-to-Point as well as Point-to-MultiPoint wireless solutions built on proprietary and standard based technologies, such as LTE and 802.11xx chipsets.
Bruce Terry	King Communication	Technical/Fiber manager	Fiber Deployment Options	Technical/Fiber manager at King for 8 years, in the industry for 30, been with MSOs, software developers and engineering contractors. Working with fiber technologies and architectures for 10 years in Greenfields, Brownfields areas, front and backhaul, FTTx and vertical designs.
Timothy Murphy	Siklu Communications	Director of Network Development	Hybrid Wireless/Fiber to the Home Great Troubleshooting Methods	With over 25 years of expertise in the telecommunications/wireless data industry, Mr. Murphy has played a fundamental role in developing, designing, and implementing network deployments worldwide. These networks cover a broad range of applications, from mines, ports, energy production facilities to hospitals, retail centers, city-wide & neighborhood networks, campuses, and public safety projects. Some recent notable projects are the Statue of Liberty, NASA’s Johnson Space flight Center and the US National Mall & Capital. Mr. Murphy has held management roles with AT&T, NEC, Lucent/Bell Labs, Phillips, Sprint, Vivato, Vislink, PeckTeck, and Siklu.
Nathan Stooke	Wisper ISP	CEO & Founder	Breakfast/Opening Session/State of WISPA Speed Dating WISPA Awards Luncheon All Things Private Equity Entrepreneurial Operating System for WISPs Closing Session and 50/50 Drawing	In the last 19 years, Nathan Stooke went from programming PCs to building Wisper into a successful multi-million dollar Internet service provider. With headquarters in Mascoutah, IL, Wisper now services Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Indiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. In 2018, the FCC announced that Wisper ISP won $220.3 million of federal funding in the FCC's rural broadband auction, the Connect America Fund Phase II. This money will be distributed to Wisper over a period of ten years. Wisper was one of 103 providers to win financial support from across the country. As CEO of Wisper, Nathan has provided high-speed Internet service to tens of thousands of happy customers; many in rural, underserved areas where previous service providers had been spotty or nonexistent. Stooke is a well-respected businessman in the St. Louis area; he was selected as a "Top 30 Under 30" by the St. Louis Business Journal and named on the list of the "Top 100 St. Louisans to Know" by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly. Wisper was named one of the Top 20 Small Businesses in 2014 and one of the 50 Fastest-Growing companies in St. Louis by St. Louis Small Business Monthly. Nathan credits his battle with Dyslexia, and his competitive nature gleaned from hours of intense training, which earned him a spot on the. U.S National Swim Team as his catalyst for success. His vision is to create standards in the wireless industry, establish Wisper as a household name, and continue to serve exceptional customers in rural and metropolitan communities. When not at the office, Stooke enjoys spending time with his wife and three children and you can often find him at the McKendree Rec Plex coaching a Seahawks Swim Team. He volunteers on the Wireless Internet Service Provider Association (WISPA) board and is a founding member of the Dyslexic Advantage, an educational, scientific and charitable organization that improves the lives of those with Dyslexia. Stooke attended high school (and currently resides) in O’Fallon, IL and received his undergraduate degree and his MBA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Michael Kellim	Wisp Broker	CEO	Best Practices for Marketing Getting the Most Out of Your Sales Team	CEO of Wispbroker.com & Leverage Social
John Sweeting	ARIN	Chief Customer Officer	Achieving Network Autonomy	John Sweeting, the Chief Customer Officer of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) maintains and oversees all aspects of customer relations at the organization. He brings extensive expertise in the Internet industry, having a track record of building and managing large global networks with leading international carriers such as MCI, Cable & Wireless, Teleglobe and Tata. Prior to joining ARIN, John served as the Senior Director of Architecture & Engineering for Time Warner Cable, where he was responsible for selecting and testing all network infrastructure, from the core backbone to the service delivery platforms. John is a retired Chief Warrant Officer having served 24 years in the United States Army Signal Corps.
Benton Cook	DoubleRadius	Manager of Business Development	How Important are PALs to my CBRS Deployment?	(not set)
Jeff Little	Above Wireless LLC	Chief Executive Officer		I have been in the industry since I was a young kid. I am a second-generation tower climber. I have been working in the industry since 2007 right after high school and have been going since. I have worked for a few companies over the years before starting Above Wireless in 2017. I am active in NATE (North American Tower Erectors) and WISPA. I helped build and teach the tower tech program at many colleges. I hope to contribute more over the years to both NATE and WISPA.
Andrew Pigney	American Tower	Technology Principal	RF Design and Planning	Andrew Pigney currently works for American Tower Corporation as Technology Principal, providing technical and engineering support for many internal groups globally. He has over 40 years work experience ranging from military electronic warfare systems to wireless telecom service and infrastructure providers. He is well versed in many technology disciplines including RF engineering planning, design, and deployment of outdoor and indoor wireless infrastructure ranging from broadband to microwave to 5G. He lives in New England, is father to seven children, four grandchildren, and enjoys playing guitar in several bands
Tom Coburn	ADVA	Product Line Manager: Infrastructure Management Solutions	Troubleshooting Fiber	Product Line Manager: Fiber Assurance Solutions Adtran\ADVA Tom is the Product Line Manager for the ADVA’s Infrastructure Management (AIM) business unit. He is responsible for ADVA’s ALM (Advanced Link Monitoring) solutions which provide real-time monitoring of fiber optic infrastructures for service providers, carriers and utilities. Tom brings over 30 years of PLM experience to Adtran\ADVA, a global provider of optical transport, packet edge and timing solutions. He has held PLM positions with MRV Communications, Cabletron Systems, Enterasys, and Cisco Systems.
Jerry Hogan	Solara Technical	Director of Marketing & Engineering	Grounding - Stop Losing Equipment	Jerry, currently the Director of Engineering and Marketing at Solara Technical Sales, has a BSEE from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His early career in R&D and technical marketing in power electronics and power systems was at the largest of companies: AT&T Bell Labs, Texas Instruments, Siemens and Rockwell. His later career included executive management positions at several smaller technical companies. He’s been directly involved with grounding related issues for over 40 years.
Kendra Pignotti	DE-CIX North America	Regional Director of Strategic Partners	Amazing Customer Service - It's All in The Little Things Transport to Peering: An Efficient Way to Improve Network Performance	Working to ensure synergy with our partners across North America to strengthen our go-to-market business scheme. As a global leader in the industry providing Interconnection and Cloud Services it is crucial that we have the right partners to scale in the local market needs.
Ed Frawley	Tectonic	(not set)	How To Fund And Build Your Fixed Wireless Network To Comply With Environmental, RF, and Other Infrastructure Siting Rules	Edward F. Frawley, Senior Vice President of Project Deployment – Nationwide, Mr. Frawley has been with Tectonic for over 23 years and is responsible for corporate site development, planning and zoning services, civil engineering, geotechnical, survey, and visual services for all projects nationwide. He is currently overseeing Tectonic’s participation in numerous Rural Broadband Initiatives throughout the USA. His responsibilities include day-to-day operations, marketing, budgeting, hiring of employees, profit and loss reporting, client interaction, project process and procedures and quality control. Mr. Frawley oversees all Site Acquisition and ROW services Nationwide.
Brandon Hardy	Cobalt Ridge	Owner	Starting A WISP - What You Should Know What Does it Take to be a WISP Owner?	I am co-owner and co-founder of Cobalt Ridge in Wichita Falls, TX. I started this company from the ground up with my prior knowledge in enterprise IT, although I had never worked in the carrier side of things before. My business partner and I self-funded the company and grew the snowball slowly. After nearly 7 years of work, we have surpassed 800 customers and are poised to double in size over the next year as we deploy cutting-edge technologies and aggressive strategies to expand our service footprint.
Doug Payauys	Adtran	Strategic Sales Development Mgr.	Fiber Dos and Don'ts	Adtran’s Doug Payauys [pay-I-us] serves as a Strategic Sales Development Manager where he fosters business development opportunities with other industry leading companies and works with customers on innovative broadband solutions. Doug spent over 20 years in the electric cooperative and internet service provider industries. His experience from the early days of the internet with dial-up, PTP and PTMP wireless, DSL, and satellite services highlighted the need for a fully owned and operated fiber network. He was the driving force behind an electric utility’s investment in middle-mile fiber. In 2017, he developed a residential broadband business plan and began deploying fiber-to-the-home for electric members and others in the community. Doug holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Industrial Technology from Illinois State University and Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Phoenix. He is a graduate of NRECA’s Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program. He is a founding member of the Ohio Internet Exchange (Ohio IX) where he serves as the board chair.
Abbi Hubler	TekWav	COO	All Things Employee - Your Most Important Resource Culture vs Company Values: What Do I Need? Service Installs: Let's Make Them More Efficient	Abbi Hubler is a seasoned professional known for her expertise in operations, business strategy, and leadership across various industries, including telecommunications and technology. Her career has been marked by a relentless commitment to driving productivity and efficiency through innovative processes and software solutions, coupled with a knack for effective team building and problem-solving. With a strong background in roles spanning customer success, technical support management, marketing, and team leadership in the WISP industry, Abbi has excelled in people management, talent acquisition, and pioneering training programs for enhanced onboarding and team performance. Her passion for leadership and professional growth remains her focus. Now, as the CEO and founder of Catalyzer, Abbi Hubler continues to leverage her extensive experience to empower organizations, providing strategic insights and operational excellence to catalyze sustainable growth.
Jesse Nichols	Houlihan Lokey	Managing Director	Issues In Selling And Buying A WISP	Mr. Nichols is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Global Technology Group focusing on the Digital Infrastructure sector. Throughout his career, Mr. Nichols has led many sellside wireless and wireless infrastructure transactions and has an intimate knowledge of the digital infrastructure space. Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Nichols was a Managing Director at Alpina Capital, LLC, an independent M&A advisory firm that provides a range of advisory services to clients in the telecommunications sector. While there, he led communications infrastructure M&A and advisory. Mr. Nichols holds a B.A. in International Political Economy from Colorado College.
Patrik Melander	Connect 5G, Inc.	Chairman and CEO	Building Customer Confidence To Switch to FWA Earning Additional Revenue from Customers	Patrik Melander is the Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Connect 5G, which enables acceleration of mobile network deployments through focus on quality, agility and automation with expertise in multi-vendor Services of 5G, CBRS, LTE and legacy technologies, bridging the digital divide in Rural America and enables 5G across the USA through new and innovative solutions. Patrik has 27 years of global telecom and services experience, building global organizations, leading transformations, and since 2016 an entrepreneur in the AI, IoT and 5G space serving on BoD and Advisory boards of growth companies in this space and is in addition the Chairman and President of the Swedish American Chamber, Dallas-Fort Worth He is Swedish of origin and spent 24 years within the Ericsson group, living in Sweden, Japan, Brazil, Costa Rica, UAE and San Diego, Chicago, Boca Raton and Dallas in diverse leadership and General management positions. Patrik currently lives in Dallas, TX with his wife Kristina and two children.
Francis Vega	Meerkat CX	(not set)	Amazing Customer Service - It's All in The Little Things	(not set)
Bryan Scott	9Stone LLC	Chief Everything Officer	Fiber for the Longhaul	(not set)
Steve Coran	Lerman Senter	(not set)	Playing Offense and Defense: The $42.45 Billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program Spectrum Update Understanding the Subsidy Landscape: How the Government is Affecting Your Business Broad Policy Changes, Their Effects On Your Business, And Practical Strategies To Reduce Or Eliminate Their Debilitating Effects	Steve Coran chairs Lerman Senter's Broadband, Spectrum, Utilities, and Communications Infrastructure practice group. He represents broadband providers, equipment and technology companies, and new technology firms, serving their policy, transactional, compliance, and licensing needs. He actively represents a trade association before the FCC, Congress, and other federal agencies in matters involving spectrum policy, Internet regulation, the Universal Service Fund, and other proceedings affecting wireless broadband service providers and other wireless technology interests. Steve has extensive experience in negotiating complex, multi-party transactions for the purchase, sale, and financing of established and start-up communications businesses, and also drafting and negotiating spectrum lease, tower lease, dark fiber, and other agreements. He has represented financial institutions and foreign companies in connection with public and private investments. Steve also advises on regulatory compliance and FCC enforcement matters. Steve comes by his career honestly, having spent his undergraduate years as a news reporter for radio stations in his native Ohio. Learning to write for the ear and the eye and ask hard questions makes him a persuasive communicator and an effective builder of successful relationships to promote advocacy results. Steve spreads the word through frequent presentations at seminars and conferences on a wide variety of regulatory, legislative, and communications industry issues. Steve has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in America in Communications Law and is A/V rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest peer review rating available to attorneys, and one which provides an objective indicator that a lawyer has the highest ethical standards and professional ability.
Robert Kidd	Federated Wireless	(not set)	WiFi 6e for Fixed Wireless Access Deep Dive	(not set)
Robert Klein	Pomegran Inc.	VP, Fibre Business Strategy	All Things Private Equity	Rob Klein is Vice President, Fibre Business Strategy at PomeGran Inc. (www.pomegran.io) whose mission is to become the dominant fibre-centric broadband service provider serving under-served residential, enterprise and government customers in rural and under-served communities across Eastern Canada and the Northeast United States. PomeGran wants to ensure that No One is Left Behind, a mantra that reflects our core values of social responsibility. Rob’s team is responsible for acquisition and commercializing of fibre assets and heads up the Company’s M&A team. Prior to joining PomeGran, Rob held various senior executive positions in Canadian/U.S. private and public telecommunications and technology companies and led the acquisition of 30+ companies. Rob was part of the executive team that helped Globalive launch Wind Mobile (Freedom Mobile) in 2008, and helped co-found the Application Service Provider (precursor to SaaS and Cloud computing) industry in the late 1990’s. In addition, Rob has authored two case studies for the Blockchain Research Institute.
Carolyn Haas	Wisper	Talent & Acquisition Coordinator	All Things Employee - Your Most Important Resource Coaching Your Teams: Getting Back to the Facts! Updated Training for Customer Service Representatives	(not set)
Victoria Tse	Lightyear	Sr. Director, Events & Field Marketing		(not set)
Bryan Mauk	Pc's For People	Chief Innovation Officer	All Things MDU - From Sales to Service to Tech From Lead to Installed: The Customer Journey	Bryan started with PCs for People as the Executive Director for Ohio, as the founding director of that office. Through his work, his role has expanded to Chief Innovation Officer, where he leads in national expansion of new markets, development and deployment of internet services, and new strategic initiatives. Since the start of the Covid Pandemic, Bryan has identified the need for digital equity and inclusion in terms of internet accessibility. Bryan has spearheaded the WISP and ISP department of PCs for People, where we are now creating wireless internet opportunities for communities across the country. Prior to joining PCs for People, Bryan Mauk was the Vice President of Workforce Development for Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry for seven years. He has been serving the community for over 15 years helping to provide outreach and employment services to individuals who were homeless and previously incarcerated. Bryan has a B.A. from John Carroll University and a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Organizations (MNO) from Case Western Reserve University. Bryan has also served as an adjunct faculty member at John Carroll University teaching classes on social entrepreneurship at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
George Hellmuth	Tarana	Head of Sales	The Path to Gigabit - At Scale!	George is the Head of Sales for Tarana in North America. He previously held a number of sales leadership positions at Nokia including leading U.S. Major Wireline accounts and VP of IP and Optical Sales into ATT. During his 17 years at Nokia, he was instrumental in helping Nokia grow into an industry leader in the Wireless backhaul space. He has an MS in Engineering from Virginia Tech and a BS in Electrical Engineering from George Mason University.
Elizabeth Bowles	Aristotle Unified Communications L.L.C.	CEO	How the IIJA and Other Congressional Statutes Have Changed the Regulatory Landscape and Impacted Your Plans for Fiber and Wireless Deployments Developing Public Private Partnerships With States and Local Governments The Importance Of Grassroots Advocacy To Growing Your Business Understanding the Subsidy Landscape: How the Government is Affecting Your Business	L. Elizabeth Bowles is CEO of Aristotle Unified Communications, LLC, a broadband internet service provider headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. In that position, Elizabeth guides the strategic direction and vision of Aristotle and is integral to the development of Aristotle’s business relationships, including partnerships, investment strategies, and joint ventures. A passionate advocate for the expansion of affordable broadband services in rural and underserved areas, Elizabeth has testified before Congress and the FCC and served two terms as Chair of the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, which is an independent advisory body tasked with making policy recommendations for eliminating the digital divide. A past President of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), Elizabeth currently serves on WISPA’s Policy Committee and is its Arkansas State Coordinator and Regional Ambassador for the Southeast Region. Elizabeth is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C. and Arkansas, as well as before the Supreme Court of the United States and a number of U.S. Courts of Appeals. Prior to joining Aristotle’s leadership team in 2000, Elizabeth was an attorney with the Washington, D.C. law firm of Arnold & Porter, where she practiced in the fields of intellectual property and commercial litigation with an emphasis on international and technology law. Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a B.A. in International Studies and obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1993, where she graduated first in her class, Order of the Coif, and was awarded the Founder’s Medal. Elizabeth also received the top score on the 1993 bar exam. Elizabeth has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Arkansas State Bank Board, Better Business Bureau of Arkansas (past President), Rotary Club 99 (Communications Chair), Central Arkansas Executives Association, City Year Little Rock/North Little Rock (Founding Board Member), YPO Chapter Chair and Regional Education Chair, Arkansas’ Quality Digital Learning Study Committee, the Arkansas Broadband Council, and Arkansas’ FASTER committee.