The top conference in the country for sharing the latest trends, developments, and opportunities impacting communications and asset valuation just keeps getting better! Please see below for Guest Speakers, Panelists, and Agenda. Don’t miss our early bird rates! Register now for the 12th Annual TFI Communications Technology & Asset Valuation Conference Jan. 26-27, 2017 in downtown Austin.

AGENDA with Keynotes, Speakers, and Panelists: 

TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES

“The New Transformative Technologies”
– Lawrence Vanston, Conference Director, President, TFI

 

“SDN/NFV, A Transformed Network for a Transformed World”
– Speaker TBA

“IoT Security or Lack Thereof – Constraint or Showstopper?”
– Dub Dublin, CEO, Dublinvention LLC

 

 

THOUGHTLEADER: “An Interview with Byron Reese, Publisher of Gigaom”

– Byron Reese, Author, Futurist, Entrepreneur, Technologist
CEO/Publisher, Gigaom; CEO, Knowingly
– Carrie Vanston, Lead, Corporate Cultures that Rock (Interviewer)

 

WIRELESS

KEYNOTE: “From Here to 5G”
– Iain Gillott, President & Founder, iGR (iGillottResearch, Inc.)

 

 

Wireless Industry Panel
– Gary Wiggins, Executive Director, Property Tax, AT&T
– Jim Dombrowski, Manager Property Tax, Verizon
– David Schneider, Ernst & Young Contractor for Sprint
– Stephen Yergeau, Director, Property Taxes, T-Mobile

TFI Wireless Forecast Update
– Ray Hodges, Senior Consultant, TFI

TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (Continued from morning)

KEYNOTE: “Computer Vision – Welcome Our Newest Consumer of
Video and Bandwidth”
– Kristen Grauman, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin

 

BROADBAND & VIDEO

“TFI Broadband/Video Forecast Update”
– Lawrence Vanston, Conference Director, President, TFI

“Communication Technology Update”
– August (Augie) Grant, Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina; Co-Editor, Communications Technology Update and Fundamentals

 

“The Post Millennials and their Impact on Communications”
– Anne Boysen, President & Founder, After the Millennials

 

“Virtual and Augmented Reality: Games, Shows, and Apps”
– Speaker TBA

Broadband Industry Panel
– Christian Altenburger, Manager, Property Tax, Comcast
– Joel Rubensohn, Senior Tax Manager, Cox Enterprises
– Robert Strong, Tax Director, AT&T
– Jim Dombrowski, Manager, Property Tax, Verizon
– Steven Ingram, Manager, Property Tax, CenturyLink

“Communicating about Technology Change: Five Keys for Success”
– Carrie Vanston, Lead, Corporate Cultures that Rock

 

Don’t miss out! Take advantage of our Early-Bird Rate for General Admission and Assessors/Government/Academia for this Outstanding Event!