Welcome
October 16, 2023
Hyatt Regency Denver at
Colorado Convention Center
What is Cable Broadband Academy?
The Cable Broadband Academy (previously named Broadband & Cable Policy Summit) is a longstanding project intended to facilitate the exchange of ideas and to educate state legislators about the fundamentals of broadband, cable technology and policy issues.
Agenda
Monday, October 16
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Registration – Mineral ABC Ballroom Foyer 2–3:00 p.m.
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Welcome & Overview 3–3:30 p.m.
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Cable Broadband 101 3:30–4:15 p.m.
Rick Cimerman, VP, External & State Affairs Lead, NCTA
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Setting the Stage: A Data Driven Look at the Current State of Broadband 4:15–5 p.m.
Jay Schwarz, VP Public Policy, Comcast
Rebecca Lieberman, Director, Government Affairs, Charter Communications -
Reception & Dinner 6:00 pm
The Wright Room (535 16th Street Mall, Suite 240)
Tuesday, October 17
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Breakfast 8–9 a.m.
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Broadband Funding Tsunami: Surviving the Deluge and Taming the Flow—With bil- lions of taxpayer dollars flowing to states for broadband deployment, what is the role of state legislatures? 9–10 a.m.
Moderator: Lisa Schoenthaler, NCTA Consultant
Panelists: Stephen Boggs, Assistant VP, Policy & Industry Affairs, Cox Communications
Alex Damato, VP, State Policy, Charter Communications
Lyndsay Moyer, Executive Director, State Government Affairs, Comcast -
Deployment Challenges: Permitting, Poles and People, Part 1 (Legislators) – A look at how legislators and broadband providers can work together to remove barriers to deployment. 10–10:30 a.m.
Moderator: Alex Minard, VP & Lead Legislative Counsel, NCTA
Panelists:Various State Legislators
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Break 10:30–10:45 a.m.
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Deployment Challenges: Permitting, Poles and People Part 2 (Industry) – A look at how legislators and broadband providers can work together to remove barriers to deployment. 10:45–11:15 a.m.
Moderator: Alex Minard, VP & Lead Legislative Counsel, NCTA
Panelists: Derek Cooper, VP, Government & Regulatory Affairs, Comcast
Marva Johnson, Group VP, Government Affairs, Charter Communications
Rich Strong, Assistant General Counsel , Cox Communications
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Workforce Winners: We’ll hear from actual field techs – the highly skilled men & women building America’s broadband networks. 11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Moderator: Kelsey Odom, VP, Government Relations, NCTA
Panelists: Danielle Amory, Technical Operations Supervisor, Comcast
Abbie O’Dell, Senior Director, Learning Services - Field Operations, Charter Communications
Paul Rodrigues, SCTE Director of Field Education
Richard Zinno, VP, MasTec Communications Group -
Lunch 12:15–1 p.m.
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Billions for Broadband: Will State Broadband Programs Be Wired to Fail? 1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Moderator: Rick Cimerman, VP, External & State Affairs Lead, NCTA
Panelists: Jim Doyle, President, Business Forward
Evan Swarztrauber, Senior Advisor, Foundation for American Innovation -
Proceed to the Convention Center 2:15 p.m.
(700 14th Street)
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Curated tour of the exhibit floor of the largest cable telecommunications and broadband technology trade show in the Americas. 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
SCTE Cable-Tec Exhibition Hall
Charter/Comcast
SCTE Training Pavilion
Corning/Infinera
CommScope/Harmonic -
10G: The Future Network Today – A Tech Primer for Policy Experts 3:45 – 5:00 pm
SCTE Cable-Tec Exhibition Hall - Colorado Convention Center, Room 108
Speakers: Justin Colwell, EVP, Connectivity Technology, Charter Communications
Elad Nafshi, EVP and Chief Network Officer, Comcast
Mary Spio, CEO & Founder, CEEK Metaverse
Mark Walker, VP, Tech Policy, CableLabs -
Reception & Dinner 6:00 pm
Henry’s Tavern (500 16th Street Mall, Suite 184B)
Wednesday, October 18
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Breakfast 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
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Proceed to the Convention Center 9:00 a.m.
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SCTE Cable-Tec Expo General Session 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Colorado Convention Center Mile High Ballroom
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Fireside Chat
Michael Powell, President & CEO, NCTA
Phil McKinney, President & CEO, CableLabs -
Industry Cyber Panel
Moderator: Rikin Thakker, SVP Science & Technology, NCTA
Kim Keever, Chief Information Security Officer, Cox Communications
Greg Temm, Chief Information Security Officer, Charter Communications
David White, VP, Security Engineering, Comcast -
Proceed to the Hyatt Regency 10:45–11:15 a.m.
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Beyond the Build – After We’ve Built It, Will They Come? – Strategies to increase broadband adoption including the use of Digital Navigators. 11:15 a.m.–12 p.m.
Moderator: Anne Menasché, Director, External & State Affairs, NCTA
Panelists: Deborah Lathen, President, Lathen Consulting
Melanie Colletti, Digital Equity Manager, Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, Office of the Future Work
Kate Allison, Executive Director, Research & Analysis, Digital Equity, Comcast
Ilene Albert, Executive Director, Broadband Product Management and Accessibility, Cox Communications Local Digital Navigator -
Lunch & Legislative Roundtable 12–12:45 p.m.
Facilitated discussion with legislators and industry reps
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Putting it All Together 12:45–1:30 p.m.
Moderator: Alex Minard, VP & Lead Legislative Counsel, NCTA
Panelists: Ted Baecher, VP State Government Affairs, Charter Communications
Preston Wise, VP, State Policy, Comcast
Rich Strong, Assistant General Counsel, Cox Communications -
Closing Remarks 1:30–1:45 p.m.
Speakers
Stephen Boggs
Cox Communications
Assistant VP, Policy & Regulatory Affairs
Lyndsay Moyer
Comcast
Executive Director, State Government Affairs
Richard T. Strong, Esq.
Cox Communications
Assistant General Counsel, Government Affairs
Ilene Albert
Cox Communications
AVP, Broadband Affordability & Digital Equity Programs
Rick Cimerman
NCTA
VP, External and State Affairs Lead
Kelsey Odom
NCTA
VP, Government Relations
Preston Wise
Comcast
Vice President, State Policy
Anne Menasché
NCTA
Director, State & External Affairs
Lisa Schoenthaler
NCTA
Consultant
Derek Cooper
Comcast
Vice President, Government Affairs
Alex Minard
NCTA
Vice President & Lead Legislative Counsel
Jay Schwarz
Comcast
Vice President, Public Policy
Kate Allison
Comcast
Executive Director, Research and Digital Equity
Attendees
Tom Alexander
South Carolina
Senator
Ed Buttrey
Montana
Representative
Teresa Ibach
Nebraska
Senator
Michael Moore
Massachusetts
Senator
Brent Powell
Mississipi
Representative
Katrina Shealy
South Carolina
Senator
Mark Baisley
Colorado
Senator
Christina Castro
Illinois
Senator
Jake Johnson
North Carolina
Representative
Eric Nelson
West Virginia
Senator
Cindy Ryu
Washington
Representative
Shane Wilkin
Ohio
Senator
Tasha Boemer
California
Assemblymember
Thomas Chittenden
Vermont
Senator
Brian Patrick Kennedy
Rhode Island
Representative
Michael Padilla
New Mexico
Senator
Jason Saine
North Carolina
Representative
Justin Wilmeth
Arizona
Representative
Curt Bramble
Utah
Senator
Lynn DeCoite
Hawaii
Senator
Jarrett Keohokalole
Hawaii
Senator
Don Parsons
Georgia
Representative
Dan Salomon
Montana
Senator
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