Dale E. Thomas, Program Co-Chair, is a partner in the Economic and Regulatory Litigation Group at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP. Mr. Thomas has advised electric utilities, Internet/telecommunications providers, AT&T, and other clients on a wide variety of matters, and has also represented them in state and federal administrative and court proceedings and appeals.

William B. Wilhelm, Jr., Program Co-Chair, is a partner in the Technology & Telecommunications Group at Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP. Mr. Wilhelm is actively engaged in representing domestic and international technology companies, including broadband telecommunications providers, domestic and international ISPs and a variety of B2C and B2B Internet sites on legal and regulatory issues.

Robert J. Aamoth is a partner and the Chair of the Telecommunications Practice Group at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. Mr. Aamoth practices primarily in the area of telecommunications law, with particular experience in domestic and international common carrier regulation, the antitrust aspects of telecommunications, and appellate litigation.

Jonathan Askin is General Counsel to pulver.com. Before joining pulver, Jonathan served as General Counsel and President of the Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS). He has served as Senior Attorney in the FCC’s Common Carrier Bureau and as a Deputy Public Advocate with the New Jersey Public Advocate and Ratepayer Advocate.

Dorothy Attwood was named Senior Vice President of Federal Regulatory Strategy and Integration for SBC Communications, Inc. in November 2002. She joined SBC from the Federal Communications Commission where she served most recently as Chief of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau for two years until August 2003.

Robert J. Bluemer is Western Region Director, Public Sector Markets at Avaya Inc. Mr. Bluemer served as director of the development team of the nation's first Disability Access Legislation signed into law by Florida Governor Jeb Bush in May 2002. In addition, he managed the legal counsel team for the first General Disability Access Legislation in the U.S. as well as designed the first patent filed for a completely compliant voting system.

Jerry Cady is CEO and President of PingTone Communications, Inc. Mr. Cady’s career has been dedicated to adoption and growth of packet and voice telecommunications technologies, building and operating packet based carrier class businesses for both voice and data applications. His experience includes all aspects of developing and operating carrier network businesses including product development, engineering, marketing, sales and executive management.

Tim Carlson is Team Leader for the Broadband Communications Group Legal Affairs at Texas Instruments Incorporated. Mr. Carlson is responsible for legal affairs for VoIP, cable, DSL, and WLAN business units.

James R. Coltharp joined Comcast Corporation in August 1997 and now serves as Chief Policy Advisor, FCC & Regulatory Policy. His duties include representing Comcast before the FCC and other federal agencies, as well as on Capitol Hill. He is a member of Comcast Corporation’s Federal Government Affairs Department in Washington, DC.

Alice L. Elder is an Attorney-Advisor in the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. She joined the Commission in 1996 following five years of employment in the mobile telecommunications industry.

Jon C. Garcia is a Principal at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Garcia is a veteran of the FCC where he worked for the Chairman on the implementation of the Telecom Act of 1996, including local competition rules and universal service. He specializes in working with telecommunications and technology clients. Mr. Garcia has led the Telecom Practice’s research on broadband access and on regulation.

Jeffrey H. Hoagg is the Principal Policy Advisor, Telecommunications Division at the Illinois Commerce Commission. He advises Commission members and others at the Commission on all facets of telecommunications policy and regulation. Mr. Hoagg’s experience has focused on telecommunications policy and regulatory matters, including serving as Special Assistant to members of the FCC and the New York Public Service Commission.

Connie O. Hughes is Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. She is a member of the National Association of Utility Commissioners, serving on its Telecommunication, Consumer Affairs, Washington Action, and International Committees. Ms. Hughes is also Chair of its Ad Hoc Critical Infrastructure and the Telecommunications Committees and the Middle Atlantic Conference of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. In addition, she is NARUC’s designee to the USDOT ES911 Taskforce.

Rick Jones is the Operations Issues Director for the National Emergency Number Association (NENA). He represents NENA and 9-1-1 issues in a variety of telecommunications industry standards-related bodies, including ATIS, ESIF, INC and OBF, groups formed under NANC (North American Numbering Council) and others.

William M. Marticorena, II, is a partner in the Public Law Section of Rutan & Tucker, LLP where he has represented public entities on telecommunications, cable television regulation, economic development, and public finance issues.

Glenn S. Miller is a tax partner at Swidler Berlin Shereff Friedman, LLP. He has extensive experience in domestic and international telecommunications and Internet tax issues, including tax issues relating to Voice over Internet Protocol, “enhanced” telecommunications services, and pre-paid and post-paid calling cards.

Christi Shewman is an Attorney-Advisor in the Competition Policy Division of the Wireline Competition Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission. Ms. Shewman currently serves on a team examining issues relating to IP-Enabled Services, including voice over IP. At the FCC, she has also worked on a variety of forbearance petitions and section 271 applications.

David L. Sieradzki is a partner at Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. and a member of the firm’s Communications Group. He represents major national and international carriers, as well as small emerging service providers, on telecommunications regulatory matters before the FCC and other federal and state agencies.

David B. Silverman is Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Acceris Communications. Mr. Silverman is responsible for legal and regulatory affairs.

James B. Speta is an Associate Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law. His research interests include telecommunications and Internet policy, antitrust, administrative law, and market organization. He teaches in the Law School and in the Joint Program in Law and Business operated by the Law School and the Kellogg School.

Richard Thayer is the Director of Intercarrier Policy at Level 3 Communications, Inc. Mr. Thayer is responsible for developing and implementing the telecommunications policy and business needs for telecommunications carriers. Mr. Thayer has worked with a variety of competitive local exchange companies, interstate exchange carriers and cable companies on media issues including interconnection services, rights of way, arbitrations, rule making, contract negotiation and product development.

Craig Walker joined Dialpad Communications, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer from Headland Ventures where he was a general partner. Prior to this, Mr. Walker was at TeleSoft Partners where he focused exclusively on Internet and telecommunications companies. Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, he was a corporate and securities attorney.

H. Michael Warren is the President of fiducianet, inc. where he consults the Telecommunications Industry on matters relating to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (“CALEA”) and electronic surveillance law and policy. As the former chief of the FBI’s CALEA Implementation Section, Mr. Warren identified the agency’s law enforcement priorities for implementing CALEA and developed the initiative for deferred deployment of CALEA technical capability (the Flexible Deployment Program).