US Telecom Policy Summit

In this 1 day pre-conference summit, we recap what's going on in the world of VoIP regulation in the US, as regulators take notice of what was previously a new entrant game. We'll explore whether the participation by the incumbents represents a concern for a competitive marketplace and how the existing taxation structure can be supported in an all VoIP world. These and other key issues will be addressed, including:

• How regulators will redefine the enhanced service provider exemption?
• What is being done to support existing public good and taxation models?
• An analysis on whether telecom can remain under some mix of state and federal jurisdiction?

Monday, October 18, 2004

Telecom Policy Summit
8:00am 9:00am	Pre-registration for VON Package and Workshop Attendees
9:00am 9:30am	Opening Address  • Ed Markey, Ranking Member, House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
9:30am 10:30am	What's going on in the World of VoIP Regulation  • Bruce Jacobs, Partner, Shaw Pittman  • Eric Loeb, International Regulatory Law and Policy Director, AT&T  • Jose Otero, Founder and President, Signals Consulting  • Patricia Paoletta, Partner, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis  • Walda Roseman, President and CEO, CompassRose International
10:30am 10:45am	Morning Break
10:45am 12:00	The State of VoIP Regulation  • Charles Davidson, Commissioner, Florida PSC Commissioner  • Susan Kennedy, Commissioner, California PUC  • Robert Mayer, Director, Office of Telecommunications, NYS Department of Public Service  • Glenn Richards, Partner, Shaw Pittman  • Greg Sopkin, Chairman, Colorado PUC  • Tom Welch, Chairman, Maine Public Utilities Commission  • Stan Wise, NARUC President, GA PSC Commissioner
12:00 1:15pm	Lunch
1:15pm 1:40pm	Industry Perspective  • Jim Geiger, CEO, CBeyond Communications
1:40pm 2:45pm	Looking at VoIP through the Portals (FCC)  • Matt Brill, Legal Advisor to Comm'r Abernathy, FCC  • Melissa Newman, Vice President, Qwest  • Jason Oxman, General Counsel, ALTS  • Staci Pies, VP, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs, Point One  • Jessica Rosenworcel, Legal Advisor, Office of Commissioner Micheal J. Coops, FCC
2:45pm 3:00pm	Afternoon Break
3:00pm 3:15pm	Industry Perspective  • Larry Irving, Co-Chair, Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce  • Bruce Mehlman, Executive Director, Computer Systems Policy Project
3:15pm 4:00pm	A View From the HILL  • James Assey, Minority Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee  • Colin Crowell, Minority Counsel, House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet  • Kyle Dixon, Senior Fellow and Director of FIRLE, PFF  • Howard Waltzman, Chief Counsel, Telecommunications, Committee on Energy and Commerce
4:00pm 4:30pm	Industry Perspective  • Michael Gallagher, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, US Dept of Commerce
4:30pm 5:00pm	Keynote  • Senator John Sununu, New Hampshire
5:00pm 5:30pm	Keynote The Synchronized Enterprise: Second Gen IP Apps And Process Efficiency  • Joseph Licata, President, Enterprise Networks Division, Siemens Communications
5:30pm 6:00pm	Keynote  • Dr. Kevin Kealy, Security Scientist, AT&T
6:00pm 8:00pm	Exhibit Hall Opens / Welcome Reception
6:30pm 7:45pm	Birds of a Feather: IPCC Service Provider  • Debbie Hetland, Program Manager, IPCC  • Michael Khalilian, President & CEO, Intl. Packet Communications Consortium  • Girish Pathak, VP, Chief Customer Strategist, TELUS  • Earl Turner, Sr. Director VIP Technology, Time Warner Telecom

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