Event: New England Chapter and Boston College Law School Conference (In Person Only)
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 21, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET (Reception to follow)
Location: Boston College Law School, 885 Centre Street, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Topic: Current Communications Issues
*FCBA membership strongly recommended but not required to attend.
Register here.
Please join Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA – The Tech Bar) on October 21 for our upcoming Current Issues Conference cohosted with Boston College Law School. We will discuss federal impacts on broadband infrastructure and funding, the future of the Universal Service Fund, and technological and marketplace developments in communications. The event is free, but registration is required.
Agenda
2pm: Welcome Remarks
- Daniel Lyons (Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Boston College Law School)
- Matt DelNero (Partner, Covington & Burling, LLP & FCBA President)
- Sandy Tarrant (Associate Clinical Professor and Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Clinic/Faculty Director, Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PIE) at Boston College Law School)
2:30: Panel I (Regulatory & Policy)
- Commissioner Karen Charles (MA Department of Telecommunications & Cable) – moderator
- Michael Baldino (Director and General Counsel, MA Broadband Institute)
- Daniel Lyons (Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Boston College Law School)
- Staci Pies (Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy, INCOMPAS)
3:45: Panel II (Business & Technology)
- Jill Sandford (Chief Legal Officer, FirstLight Fiber) – moderator
- Santiago “Santi” Garces (Chief Innovation Officer, City of Boston)
- Sepehr Mehrabanzad (Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer, Federated Wireless)
- Jason Hill (Co-Head, US Technology Group and Global Head of Digital Infrastructure, Houlihan Lokey)
5:00: Reception (sponsored by Day Pitney LLP, Granite Telecommunications, NECTA-Connecting New England and Verrill Dana LLP)