Michele C. Farquhar, Program Co-Chair, is a partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP where her communications practice emphasizes commercial and private wireless and mass media regulation. She previously served as both Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at the FCC and as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief of Staff for the NTIA.

Steve B. Sharkey, Program Co-Chair, is Director, Spectrum and Standards Strategy in Motorola Inc.’s Government Relations where he is involved in efforts to identify spectrum for 3G services, Ultra Wideband, and 700/800 MHz issues. He previously worked for the FCC in the Mass Media Bureau, Private Radio Bureau, Office of Engineering and Technology and the International Bureau.

Audrey Allison is Director of International Regulatory Affairs for Connexion by Boeing, which provides real-time two-way broadband connectivity to aircraft and other mobile platforms. She represents Boeing in spectrum issues in a number of forums including the International Telecommunication Union and western hemisphere governments.

David Baker is Vice President for Law and Public Policy at EarthLink, Inc. EarthLink is the nation’s third largest ISP serving 4.9 million customers through dial-up, broadband and web hosting services.

Caressa D. Bennet, principal of Bennet & Bennet PLLC, has represented primarily rural carriers before the FCC, state regulatory agencies, the courts and Congress since 1987. She is a nationally recognized expert on rural wireless issues and has been a key proponent for easing regulatory burdens that hinder small wireless companies.

David G. Boyd joined the Department of Homeland Security in March, 2003 and serves as the Deputy Director, Systems Engineering and Development in the Science and Technology Directorate and as the Program Manager for SAFECOM, a Presidential Management Agenda initiative to achieve interoperability among all elements of the national public safety/first responder community. He also serves on the President’s National Task Force on Spectrum Management.

Jim Bugel is Executive Director of Federal Government Affairs for Cingular Wireless LLC. He is responsible for federal regulatory policy and strategic planning, is involved in Federal spectrum manage issues at both the FCC and NTIA and is Cingular’s representative on matters relating to national security and emergency preparedness with the Department of Homeland Security.

Leigh M. Chinitz, Chief Technical Advisor for Proxim Corp., guides the company’s decisions on technology acquisition and partnership opportunities. He previously worked in systems technology research for Motorola and was responsible for coordinating Motorola’s participation in FCC rule making proceedings.

Diane Cornell is the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. Her responsibilities include coordinating regulatory issues for the association affecting the mobile wireless industry. She is a former Associate Chief of the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

Bruce K. Cox joined Nextel Communications as Senior Director of Government Affairs in May, 2004 while being heavily involved in Nextel’s 800 MHz project as an independent consultant. He previously was Vice President of Industry Relations for CTIA, where his responsibility included coordinating with the FCC, Congress and member companies on issues relating to universal service and E-911. Prior to CTIA, he was Vice President - Congressional & Regulatory Affairs for AT&T.

Mark E. Crosby is Founder and President of Access Spectrum, LLC, a FCC licensed Band Manager that leases spectrum resources and provides communications solutions and services to those requiring access to spectrum in business. He is a member of the Spectrum Planning & Policy Advisory Committee, NTIA. In 1999, Radio Resource Magazine named him “Person of the Year.”

David Donovan is President of MSTV, an association of over 430 television stations leading the transition to digital television service and promoting technical quality of free over-air television. He previously was Vice President of Legal and Legislative Affairs for the Association of Local Television Stations, Inc., and Advisor to FCC Commissioner James H. Quello.

Kathleen O’Brien Ham recently joined TMobile USA as Managing Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs after 14 years at the FCC as a spectrum policy maker. At the FCC she served on the Spectrum Policy Task Force and the Interagency 3G Working Group. She also was Deputy Chief of both the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis and the Wireless Bureau.

Dale N. Hatfield, former Director of the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program, is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado. Previously, he was the Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology at the FCC.

Nancy Jesuale is the President of NetCity Engineering Inc. She specializes in public safety infrastructure and broadband fiber networks for voice, data and CLEC.

Julius P. Knapp is Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology. Other positions during his 26 years with the FCC include Chief of the Policy and Rules Division in OET where he oversaw spectrum allocations and Chief of the FCC laboratory, where he was responsible for the FCC’s equipment authorization program.

John M. R. Kneuer is Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information at NTIA. His prior law practice involved regulatory and legislative representation in the telecom industry among others. He is a former Executive Director for Government Relations at the Industrial Telecommunications Association and a former advisor in the FCC’s wireless bureau.

Andrew Kreig is President of WCA where he has led WCA’s focus onto advanced technologies. During his tenure as President, the number of WCA member companies has doubled. He is active in Washington, DC public affairs and is a frequent commentator on advanced technology issues.

John Lawson is President and CEO of the Association of Public Television Stations where he leads efforts on behalf of the nation’s 357 public television stations in digital conversion, expanding the role of public television in education, use of DTV datacasting for homeland security and universal access to public television through all distribution technologies.

Mitchell Lazarus is a partner with Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth PLC, where his practice focuses on unlicensed radio technologies, including ultra-wideband and various forms of Wi-Fi, along with software-defined and cognitive radios, millimeter-wave technologies, and broadband-over-power-line.

Lon Levin is Vice President of Mobile Satellite Ventures where his responsibilities include licensing, government relations, strategic development and spectrum management. He is a founder of XM Satellite Radio, the first U.S. digital satellite nationwide radio service, and served as its President until 1998.

James A. Lewis is Senior Fellow and Director of Technology Policy at the CSIS. He is a former member of the Foreign Service and Senior Executive Service and has significant experience in security, technology and intelligence issues, including policies for communications, remote sensing satellites, encryption and technology transfer issues.

Jennifer Manner is Senior Counsel to FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy where she advises the Commissioner on wireless and technology issues. She is former Director of International Alliances at Worldcom, Inc. She is a prolific author on spectrum and telecommunications issues and teaches international telecommunications regulation at Georgetown University Law Center.

R. Paul Margie is Legal Advisor to FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps. He advises the Commissioner on a wide range of issues, including wireless communications, IP telephony and spectrum management. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center and a frequent author on spectrum management issues.

Ronald L. Plesser served as General Counsel to the U.S. Privacy Protection Study and was Deputy Director of the Science, Space and Technology Cluster of the Clinton-Gore Transition before joining Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe, LLP as a partner where he specializes in issues that include international communications and Internet law.

Matt Stone is the Government Strategist for Civitium LLC, where he works with government leaders at every level. In 2003 he helped create and then chaired the Wireless Houston County Committee, a group of state and local leaders in partnership with leading technology firms that has worked to deploy a countywide wireless broadband network. In May, Alvarion, Intel and Siemens deployed a test network in Houston County using unlicensed spectrum and pre-WiMAX equipment.

Peter A. Tenhula is the Acting Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and also serves as Director of the FCC’s Spectrum Policy Task Force where he leads the coordination of spectrum policy within the FCC, with Congress and the administration. He also serves on the FCC’s’ Homeland Security Policy Council.