April 30–May 2, 2007
Grand Wayne Conv. Center
Fort Wayne, IN

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Monday, April 30
Pre-Conference Reception for Attendees and Community Night for Fort Wayne Residents
1:00–7:00 PM	Badge Pick up
5:00–9:00 PM	Killer App Community Night for Fort Wayne Residents - Exhibit Hall Open to the Public
2:00–2:15 PM	What is a Killer App - KillerApp.com Editor Masha Zager
2:15–3:10 PM	Killer App Community Workshop
3:10–3:40 PM	Applications for Real Estate Developers
3:40–4:00 PM	Coffee Break
4:00–4:30 PM	Genius Buildings: Real Estate's Killer App
4:30–6:00 PM	New Urbanism & City Planning Workshop
6:30–9:00 PM	Developer Dinner for Builders, Land Developers, Property Owners,and REIT's - hosted by Verizon
9:15 PM	Exhibit Hall Closed
Tuesday, May 1
	Track 1: Consumer	Track 2: Business	TRACK 3: Mayor's Summit	TRACK 4: Mayor's Summit
8:00–5:00 PM	Registration
8:00–9:00 AM	Power Breakfast in Jefferson Foyer - sponsored by Motorola
8:00–8:50 AM	Mayor's Summit Breakfast - Municipal Officials Only
9:00–9:10 AM	Opening Remarks - Scott DeGarmo, Conference Chair & Joe Savage, President, FTTH Council
9:10–10:00 AM	Opening Keynote Address - Mayor Graham Richard, Fort Wayne, IN
10:00 AM	Exhibit Hall Opens
10:00–10:30 AM	Coffee Break - sponsored by Cisco
10:30–11:15 AM	The Battle for Your Living Room	Online Video Communication: Calling, Conferencing, and Collaborating	Public Safety Part 1 - Safety, Security, and Response	Improving Health Through Broadband Part 1 - Remote Healthcare Applications
11:20–12:10 PM	Your Media Your Way	Hosted Applications For Business & Government	Public Safety Part 2 - Field Applications	Improving Health Through Broadband Part 2 - Medical Informatics & EMR's
12:15–1:30 PM	Keynote Luncheon - Thomas J. Tauke, Executive Vice President - Public Affairs, Policy and Communications, Verizon Communications
1:30–3:00 PM	Dedicated Exhibit Time & Application Theatre Demos
3:00–3:45 PM	Strategies for Successful Telecommuting	Broadcasting Online for Business	Broadcasting Online for Government	Broadband Considerations for Green & Brownfield Development
3:45–4:15 PM	Afternoon Coffee Break - sponsored by Hiawatha Broadband Communications (HBC)
3:45–5:00 PM	Mayor's Summit Site Visits
4:15–5:00 PM	Extending Your Educational Opportunities Online	Remote Security and Identity Authentication	Engaging Your Community With Broadband	Intelligent Transportation and Location Based Information Systems
5:15–6:30 PM	Evening Keynote - Ray Kurzweil - Best Selling Author, Inventor and Entrepreneur
6:15–7:45 PM	Evening Reception in Exhibit Hall
6:30–8:00 PM	Mayor's Summit Reception - Municipal officials only
8:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Closes
Wednesday , May 2
	Track 1: APPLICATIONS	Track 2: SERVICE PROVIDERS, NO's, Teleco's	Track 3: infrastucture
8:00 AM	Exhibit Hall Opens
8:00–12:00 PM	Registration
8:00–9:15 AM	Power Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:15–9:20 AM	Opening Remarks - Scott DeGarmo, Conference Chairman
9:20–9:50 AM	Morning Keynote - Larry Irving, Chairman, Internet Innovation Alliance
9:50–10:30 AM	Morning Keynote - Michael Render, President, Render Vanderslice & Associates
10:30–10:50 AM	Awards Ceremony - Scott DeGarmo, Killer App & Mayor Graham Richard, Fort Wayne, IN
10:50–11:20 AM	Morning Coffee Break - sponsored by SentryPoints
11:20–12:15 PM	Indiana Applications in Action	The Opportunities Internet Applications Offer Broadband Providers	Understanding the Role of WiFi/WiMAX in Local & Regional Broadband Deployments
12:15–1:30 PM	Lunch in Exhibit Hall - Sponsored by ACS
1:30 PM	Exhibit Hall Closes
1:30–2:20 PM	Emerging WiFi / WiMAX Applications	Delivering Next - Gen Services to Your Customers	The Impact of Fiber Today
2:30–3:20 PM	Telepresence: The Ultimate Killer App for Broadband	Legal and Policy Considerations	Broadband Infrastructure Compared: Fiber vs. BPL vs. Cable vs. WiFi / WiMAX
3:30 PM	Conference is Concluded

2:00 – 2:15pm –What Is a Killer App?
Masha Zager, Editor, Killer App Magazine

Broadband is delivering on the promise of a connected world. But fast pipes aren't enough by themselves. The outpouring of creativity in the applications space is what’s adding value to the network. How do “killer apps” drive demand for high-speed networks? And what kinds of applications have the potential to transform the way we live, work, learn and play?

2:15 – 3:10pm –Killer App Community Workshop
Joe Savage, FTTH Council – Moderator
Clifford Clarke, CIO, Fort Wayne
Michael Johnston, Vice President-Information Technology, Jackson Energy Authority
Paul Morris, Executive Director, UTOPIA
Gary Evans, CEO, Hiawatha Broadband Communications
Robert Crall, Director Sales, Hitachi Telecom USA
Scott Wilkinson, Vice President, Hitachi Telecom

Being a Killer App community takes more than next-generation connectivity. Vision, inspired leadership and a pioneering spirit are also required. This workshop featuring four fiber-to-the-home pioneers is part of an afternoon of sessions for developers and government leaders who are looking to implement best practices in their communities.

3:10 – 3:40pm – Applications for Real-Estate Developers
John Hughes, CEO, Global Online Solutions Network (GOSN)
Mike Whaling, Business Development Manager, Infinisys Electronic Architects

Broadband applications are the next big thing in amenities across all types of developments. In this session, you’ll hear presentations on some cutting edge examples of this growing opportunity, including GOSN’s integrated audio/video/alarm surveillance system called VIGILARE and the media-centric offerings Electronic Architects is helping its customers deploy.

4:00pm – 4:30pm – Genius Buildings: Green Profit Machines
Herb Hauser, President, Midtown Technologies

Genius Buildings go far beyond “smart buildings.” In these green profit engines, information systems interact with traditional utilities over high-speed networks to reduce operating costs, improve functionality and marketing appeal, and boost return on investment. These buildings deliver benefits to owners, builders, management and residents – and to the environment as well. Here is what you need to know to produce high-value, high-ROI genius buildings and to structure utility and technology design for maximum economic sustainability.

 4:30 – 6:00pm – New Urbanism & City Planning Workshop
Andrés Duany  — Town Planner; Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company – Moderator
Daniel K. Slone — Partner, McGuireWoods Law Offices, Richmond, VA
Stephen Mouzon — Architect, Co-Founder, The New Urban Guild

How can next-generation connectivity help New Urbanism deliver on its promise of creating walkable, livable communities with less dependence on automobiles – communities where residents can work in their own neighborhoods? In this discussion led by world-renowned town planner Andres Duany, find out why New Urbanism and connectivity need each other, why their convergence is ecologically desirable, what new businesses are possible in the connected community and what developers must know in order to add value to their communities while limiting risk.

6:30 – 8:00pm – Developer Dinner Reception
Andrés Duany — Head of renowned architectural firm DPZ, and “Father of the New Urbanism”
Graham Richard — Mayor, Fort Wayne, Indiana

A convivial dinner will be followed by Q&A and a lively discussion with speaker Andrés Duany. Duany comes to the issue of broadband connectivity from a unique perspective. He is a leader of the New Urbanism, an international movement that seeks to end suburban sprawl and urban disinvestment. His firm, DPZ, has completed designs for close to 300 new towns, regional plans, and community revitalization projects. This work has exerted a significant influence on the practice and direction of urban planning and development in the United States and abroad. The town of Seaside has been documented in over 800 articles and books and was described by Time Magazine as “the most astounding design achievement of its era.” Duany has delivered hundreds of lectures and seminars, addressing architects, planning groups, university students, and the general public. His recent publications include The New Civic Art and Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream. He is a founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism, characterized by The New York Times as “the most important collective architectural movement in the United States in the past fifty years.”

As broadband becomes a must-have amenity everywhere, Duany’s timely message is that technology planning must be meaningfully integrated into the process of creating desirable living spaces.

Seating for the dinner is limited to 100 guests. There is no additional charge, but anyone wishing to attend must RSVP here.

8:00 – 9:00am Mayor’s Breakfast:  For Government Leaders
The Mayor’s Summit Breakfast will provide government leaders from across the country an informal opportunity to exchange ideas about using technology to serve their communities.

9:10 – 10:00am Opening Keynote: Mayor Graham Richard – Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mayor Graham Richard will discuss how Fort Wayne has positioned itself as one of the most wired and inspired cities in the country.  Mayor Richard will discuss the role of high speed broadband in economic development.  He will also share how Fort Wayne has used technology to fight crime – resulting in the lowest crime rate in the city in over 20 years. 

Track 1 – Consumer

10:30 – 11:15am - The Battle for Your Living Room
Masha Zager, Editor, KillerApp.com -  Moderator
Joseph Ambeault, Director of Interactive Services, FiOS TV, Verizon
Rusty Robertson, Senior Vice President – Indianapolis Region, Comcast
Ken Tysell, Executive Director, Three Screen Services, AT&T
Evan Young, Director of Broadband Services, TiVo

An enormous prize awaits the TV service provider who can capitalize on broadband to create the right mix of services, applications and ease of use. The new wave of service offerings is adding innovative, broadband-enabled features to the traditional viewing experience as well as introducing altogether new, cutting-edge applications. In this session you will experience the revolutionary developments in the battle for your living room that are made possible by ultra-broadband.

11:15 – 12:00pm - Your Media Your Way
Masha Zager, Editor, KillerApp.com – Moderator
Lars Krumme, EVP Sales and Marketing, StashSpace.com
Chris Brogan, Community Director, Network2

Any content, anytime, anyplace: Broadband is destroying traditional assumptions about how, when and where consumers can enjoy audio and video content. New applications let consumers access and share their media wherever they are, using a broadband Internet connection. This session shows how application developers are expanding consumers’ choices and their control over the content they create and purchase.

3:00 – 3:45 –Strategies for Successful Telecommuting
Masha Zager, Editor, KillerApp.com -  Moderator
Rita Mace Walston, Executive Director, Telework Consortium
Scott Lomond, President & COO, SightSpeed
Tom Miller, Remote Office/Field Service Engineer, MiSys Healthcare Systems

Nearly 30 million Americans are telecommuting once a month or more, with the encouragement of their corporate and government employers. Two thirds of them depend on broadband to do their jobs. Could more effective use of broadband lead to still more – and more productive – telework? This session covers emerging applications that empower telecommuters and maximize their productivity.

4:15 – 5:00pm - Extending Your Educational Opportunities Online
Sandy Schaufelberger, Director & Project Coordinator, ACELINK/ACENet – Moderator
Deb Conklin, Executive Director, IPFW Continuing Studies
Henry Merrill, Associate Professor of Adult Ed, IU School of Continuing Studies
Andy Melin, Asst. Superintendent and Director of Technology, EACS

Distance learning is one of the most compelling uses of broadband. By breaking down the barriers of geographic distance, numerous new educational opportunities become possible. In this far-reaching panel, you’ll hear about a local high school that allows students to take classes located at other schools in the district via videoconferencing, the applications that are enabling a local university’s continuing education program, and a high level overview of best practices for implementing distance learning initiatives in education environments and beyond.

Track 2 - Business

10:30 – 11:15pm -  Online Video Communication – Calling, Conferencing, and Collaborating   
Geoff Daily, Asst. Editor, KillerApp.com –  Moderator
Scott Lomond, President & COO, SightSpeed
Peter Ryce, Technology Evangelist, Adobe
Jon Boyd, Product Specialist, Cisco

From ultra-high-end telepresence to webcams on desktops, the term “videoconferencing” can mean many things to many people. During this session, you’ll gain exposure to three distinct solutions – inexpensive video calling, subscription-based persistent meeting rooms, and top-of-the-line setups with dedicated hardware – that are ushering in a new era of video collaboration. Find out how each holds the potential to transform your business operation no matter why kind of industry you’re in or how big your company is.

11:15 – 12:00pm -  Hosted Applications for Business and Government
Geoff Daily, Asst Editor, KillerApp.com – Moderator
Dan Dal Degan, Vice President – Central US, Salesforce.com
Joel Book, Director of eMarketing Education, Exact Target
Kevin Knuth, Business Development Manager, rBAK
Stan Adams, Founder & Owner, Indiana Data Center

A new generation of applications is being designed to run securely over the Internet rather than over closed enterprise networks or through a locally installed application. Corporations are discovering that using hosted applications allows them to reduce capital and operating expenses, increase their data’s security, and gain access to regularly updated cutting-edge technology, while keeping in-house staff focused on core functions. This session explores several of the more popular hosting service models and application types, and provides demonstrations of how these services work.

3:00 – 3:45pm – Broadcasting Online for Business
Geoff Daily, Asst Editor, KillerApp.com – Moderator
Bill Hornbeck, CEO, StreamerNet

The Internet is a powerful medium for delivering video, especially in the business world. Whether you're trying to webcast a live event and sell tickets, record a presentation or training for on-demand playback, disseminate a marketing message to the masses, or communicate with employees, every company should be looking at how they can harness the power of online broadcasting to deliver video live or on-demand. In this session, you'll hear from two innovative companies about their newest video broadcast technologies and how they can benefit your business.

4:15 – 5:00pm – Remote Security and Identity Authentication
Steve Ross, Editor, Broadband Properties – Moderator
David Corcoran, Identity Alliance / Trustbearer Labs
John Hughes, CEO, GOSN, Inc.

Web-hosted applications enabled by broadband connections are revolutionizing the way individuals and organizations work, but they require new types of authentication solutions that were not available until recently. These new solutions allow employees to access vital information securely while on the go, and make complex and labor-intensive security administration an artifact of the past. Small organizations can now inexpensively make use of resources once available only to large entities. In this session, you’ll hear about two such resources that enable the establishment of secure connections over the Internet.

Track 3 – Mayor’s Summit

10:30 – 11:15am – Improving Public Safety Part 1: Safety, Security and Response
Clifford Clarke, CIO, City of Fort Wayne – Moderator
Stan Heath, Executive Operations Manager, SentryPoints
Scott Frigaard, General Manager, LenSec
Terrance Moore, CEO / President, SecureCom
Hitendra Soni, Senior Vice President, ClearMesh

Today, public safety is expected to be as efficient and effective as possible – and that means making good use of new technology, especially networked security devices. This session focuses on guaranteeing public safety by using IP-based digital video recording systems and camera networks, access control and intrusion detection. We’ll discuss network security devices that protect networks at the packet level, secure networks that are connected to insecure networks and new command-and-control software and methods for vulnerability assessment and response.

11:15 – 12:00pm – Improving Public Safety Part 2: Field Applications
Marcel Minutolo, Consultant, FirstLink – Moderator
Abhishek Sharma, Co-Founder & Director of Products, Mobile Fusion
Carey Butler, Robotics Program Manager, Innovative Response Technologies
Charles Maidens, Marketing Manager, Kuchera Defense Systems

Public safety and military field personnel are benefiting from high-tech applications and equipment. In this session, you’ll learn about several technologies being used in the field: Mobile Fusion’s Intelligence Sensor System, whose wearable computing devices and sensors improve situational awareness; the Omni Directional Inspection System (ODIS); and the BomBot. ODIS and BomBot, which are used in Iraq and Afghanistan, are designed respectively for remote vehicle inspection and bomb disposal.

3:00 – 3:45pm – Broadcasting Online for Government
Clifford Clarke, CIO, City of Fort Wayne – Moderator
Alan Shark, Executive Director, PTI
Tom Spengler, CEO, Granicus

There’s arguably no better tool for enabling a 21st-century government that engages citizens in public affairs than the use of online video. Whether it’s streaming local meetings live or distributing important information on-demand, online video offers one of the best possible ways to communicate with your citizens. In this session, two leading providers of local government–centric online broadcasting solutions discuss the use of Internet video to in improving and expanding government services.

4:15 – 5:00pm –Enaging Your Community with Broadband
Don Samuelsson, Lawyer & Economic Development Consultant – Moderator
Nicol Turner-Lee, Vice President, One Economy
Joe Mefford, Executive Director, Connect Kentucky
Don Kent, President, Net Literacy Corporation

Putting an advanced broadband network in place is only the first step. Now the question is, how can you get your community equipped to more fully engage with the use of broadband in their every day lives. In this session, you’ll be treated to the stories of three programs that have found great success in Fort Wayne, Kentucky, and across the country. Come and gain actionable insight on how you can apply the lessons they learned to your own community.

Track 4 – Mayor’s Summit

10:30 – 11:15am – Improving Health Through Broadband Part 1: Remote Healthcare
Dr. Michael Candaras, Telemedicine Editor, KillerApp.com – Moderator
Susan Ahrens, RN, PhD, Director, Adult Critical Care, Parkview Hospital
Howard Lichtman, President, Human Productivity Lab

Come learn about three ways in which broadband is enabling new methods for improving healthcare. Presentations will include an overview of the use and benefits of teleradiology, a talk on how telepresence is being used in a variety of ways, and an exciting live demonstration of an eICU robot from Fort Wayne’s Parkview Health that allows staff to monitor critical care rooms remotely.

11:15 – 12:00pm – Improving Health Through Broadband Part 2: Medical Informatics
Dr. Michael Candaras, Telemedicine Editor, KillerApp.com – Moderator
Doug Horner, President, Medical Informatics Engineering
Rachelle Schultz, President and CEO, Winona Health
John Holub, President, MedCom Information Systems

No one can deny the many benefits of giving patients the power to access and manage their health records from home, and of empowering doctors to move towards a paperless practice. But putting a system in place that enables this can often be easier said than done. In this session, you’ll hear from three success stories where communities have realized effective electronic medical records initiatives. Come, listen in, and get your questions answered about how you can you’re your community’s healthcare into the 21st century.

3:00 – 3:45pm – Broadband Strategies for Affordable and Smart Home Development
Steve Ross, Editor, Broadband Properties – Moderator
Steve Schell, President, Schell Construction
John Holub, President, MedCom Information Systems
Herb Hauser, President, Midtown Technologies
Steve Hersey, Director of Marketing Strategy, Motorola

Developers are using broadband to differentiate their new housing developments, deliver community services, reduce maintenance costs and the “carbon footprint,” and help keep residents healthy. This session introduces a wide range of applications and explains what developers need to know in order to make the best use of broadband in their developments.

4:15 – 5:00pm – Intelligent Transportation and Location-Based Information Systems
Clifford Clarke, CIO, City of Fort Wayne – Moderator
Mike Fritsch, President, ZOOM Information Systems
James Duffy, Co-Founding Director, Digital Map Products

The next wave of change for the Internet will be location-aware applications. In addition to turning your car ride, bike ride, or stroll through town into a location-aware shopping cart or information portal, this development offers opportunities for public agencies to improve services through intelligent transportation initiatives. This session presents applications that allow city, county and state agencies to take advantage of wireless bandwidth for the benefit of their citizens, the traveling public and their public safety, engineering and public works personnel.

5:15 – 6:30pm – Evening Keynote The Future of Information
Ray Kurzweil – Best-Selling Author, Inventor, and Entrepreneur

What can we expect from the future of broadband applications? MIT’s Ray Kurzweil is the singular inventor and AI expert that CEOs such as Bill Gates have long called upon for insights into the future of technology. Kurzweil’s prodigious outpouring of inventions and products throughout his life have won him widespread acclaim as the successor to Thomas Edison. Far more than one of the top inventors of our era, he is considered one of the leading inventors of all time. His breakthrough innovations range from reading machines for the blind, to music technology products, to methodologies for computer-driven investment decisions. His profound and startling projections of future bandwidth needs will make his keynote a compelling, eye-opening experience for every decision maker in attendance.

6:30 – 8:00pm – Mayor’s Summit Reception
The Mayor’s Summit Reception will provide a casual setting at the close of the Summit for government leaders to discuss the best technology applications from the Summit.  It will offer opportunities for high-impact individual discussions and follow-up.

9:15 – 9:20am – Opening Remarks
Scott DeGarmo, Killer App Conference Chairman

9:20 – 9:50am – Morning Keynote: Killer Apps and the Coming Exaflood
Larry Irving, Co-Chairman, The Internet Innovation Alliance

Larry Irving, a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce under President Clinton, is co-chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance, a coalition of business and non-profit organizations committed to more widespread usage and availability of broadband. Irving’s keynote will provide an overview of the broadband revolution and the “killer apps” that allow employees to avoid gridlocked traffic by telecommuting, doctors to monitor the progress of patients thousands of miles away, and children and adults across the nation to enhance their education.

Irving’s message is that the explosion of digital information and applications augurs great things for our economy and our nation. Provided that we can match the exponential explosion in digital content with the smarter networks needed to get it to our homes, businesses, and schools, America stands a good chance of regaining its global leadership in broadband access, innovation and adoption.

9:50 – 10:30am – Morning Keynote: The Power and Promise of Advanced Broadband in America
Michael Render, President, RVA, LLC

Michael Render, the leading expert in Fiber-to-the-Home market research, will provide up-to-the-minute findings about the deployment of advanced broadband in North America. Render will present evidence of economic and social progress in communities with advanced broadband, and show how broadband is unleashing the power of applications. He will also suggest strategies for accelerating broadband deployment to maintain local and national competitiveness.

Track 1 – Applications

11:20 – 12:15pm – Indiana Applications in Action
Jim Jay, President and CEO, Techpoint – Moderator
Bennet Bayer, Chief Strategy Officer, Humanizing Technologies
Nainesh Rathod, President & CEO, Imaginestics
Brandt Hershman, Indiana State Senator

Silicon Valley isn’t the only hotbed of cutting-edge application development – applications leveraging the power of wired and wireless broadband are being created throughout Indiana. In this session, innovators in Indiana's digital economy describe their products and services, as well as their experiences bringing them to market. The discussion will then turn to what can be done to continue fostering Indiana’s digital economy.

1:30 – 2:20pm – Emerging WiFi / WiMAX Applications
Eric DaVersa, Vice President, NetLogix – Moderator
Henry Jones, Chief Technology Officer, SmartSynch
Skip Brand, VP Strategy, JiWire
Anthony Depalma, SureData

The emerging capability of ubiquitous wireless broadband access is stimulating a variety of new methods for improving municipal and business efficiencies.  New applications are emerging which just may change the way local governments manage their infrastructures.  Join us for a sneak peek into some killer applications which are revolutionizing the model for municipal wireless ecosystem. 

2:30 – 3:20pm – Telepresence: The Ultimate Killer App for Big Broadband
Howard Lichtman, President, Human Productivity Lab

In this introductory overview, attendees will be exposed to one of the most exciting broadband applications of all and one that highlights the need for ultrabroadband connectivity: telepresence. Come learn about how telepresence differs from traditional videoconferencing, who is using these solutions and how they’re realizing a healthy ROI on their investment, and what are some of the leading hardware vendors and solutions providers in this market.

Track 2 – Service Providers & Network Operators

11:20 –12:15pm - The Opportunities Internet Applications Offer Broadband Providers
Geoff Daily, Asst Editor, KillerApp.com – Moderator
Ken Tysell, Executive Director, Three Screen Services, AT&T
Lars Krumme, EVP Sales and Marketing, StashSpace.com
Scott Lomond, President and COO, SightSpeed

Internet applications represent a tremendous new revenue opportunity for broadband providers as network operators have what applications developers want: the attention of paying customers. In this session, you’ll hear from AT&T about why it’s important to their business to partner with applications developers and how they’re going about doing so. Then you’ll learn about two Internet applications developers who want to establish business relationships with you to resell, rebrand, or co-market their services. Finally, a discussion will follow that explores some how these deals can come together, including the types of relationships that can be established and how these business deals can be structured so that everyone makes money.

1:30 – 2:20pm - Deploying Next-Gen Services to Your Customers
Geoff Daily, Asst Editor, KillerApp.com – Moderator
John Hughes, Global Online Solutions Network
George Chamoun, Senior Vice President, Synacor

Network operators and Internet service providers must pursue opportunities to expand the breadth of services they offer to customers. This session presents a dynamically diverse range of new services designed for resale by network operators -- home security and monitoring, gaming, Web 2.0 portals. Experience many of these services for yourself and meet the companies that want to work with you to deliver them on your network.

2:30 – 3:20pm – Legal & Policy Considerations
Geoff Daily, Asst Editor, KillerApp.com – Moderator
Gale Given, Midwest Region President, Verizon
Ken Tysell, Executive Director, Three Screen Services, AT&T
Brandt Hershmann, Indiana state senator

State and federal telecommunications policy can have profound effects on the business of broadband providers. In this session you will hear the latest rumblings from Capitol Hill on telecom reform, the early results of video franchise reform in Indiana, and a narrow discussion about the potential impact of net neutrality may have on the way you do business as a broadband provider. Come to this session and get your questions answered about the present and future of telecommunications policy in Indiana and across the country.

Track 3 – Infrastructure

11:20 – 12:15 – Understanding the Role of WiFi/WiMAX in a Community Broadband Deployment
Scott Akrie, CEO, NetLogix – Moderator
Narashima Chari, CTO, Tropos Networks
Bill Tolpegin, Vice President, EarthLink Municipal Networks
Gordon Haines, Operations Manager, Indiana Data Center

While originally intended to be an indoor technology, WiFi has successfully made the move outdoors with advanced meshing capabilities and is now a viable access technology.  WiMAX has been hyped as an improved version of WiFi.  But with all the delays has WiFi caught up?  What are the advantages/disadvantages of each?  Should the focus for Municipal applications be on WiMAX?  Join us as our industry experts answer these critical questions.

1:30 – 2:20pm - The Impact of Fiber Today
Joe Savage, President, FTTH Council - Moderator
Paul Morris, Executive Director, UTOPIA
Gary Evans, President and CEO, Hiawatha Broadband Communications
Tim Scott, Director of Sales and Marketing, PacketFront

Long a distant promise of the future, fiber to the home is now today’s reality, with more than a million subscribers in the United States alone. In this session, you’ll hear about fiber’s impact on the use of bandwidth, the story of how one community’s fiber network enticed a major applications developer to use it as a testbed for its services, and what the deployment and impact of fiber looks like from a global perspective.

2:30 – 3:20pm – Broadband Infrastructure Explained: Fiber vs. BPL vs. Cable vs. Wi-Fi/WiMAX
Steve Ross, Editor, Broadband Properties – Moderator
Jeff Walker, Senior Director of Marketing, Motorola
Scott Akrie, CEO, NetLogix
Sam Spencer, Editor, BPL Today Magazine
Robert Crall, Director Sales, Hitachi Telecom USA
Scott Wilkinson, Vice President, Hitachi Telecom

What are the different broadband technologies really capable of? How much do they really cost? This session cuts through the hype to present the facts about each technology from an implementer ’s perspective. Learn about the costs, capabilities, uses, limitations, regulations, key applications, and benefits of each technology.