14th Annual TFI Technology Conference
January 24-25, 2019, Austin Texas
Thank you attendees, speakers, and sponsors of our 2019 TFI Technology Conference. It was a great year!
Links to speaker Bios, and presentation Slides & Videos are below and Conference Photos are posted on our TFI Facebook page.
Thank you 2019 TFI Technology Conference Sponsors:
2019 Conference Schedule
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019
6:15–7:15 pm – Pre-Conference Reception Meet & Greet –
Gatehouse – Sponsored by CostQuest
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 (8:30 am – 6:00 pm – Conference Day One –
Rio Grande Ballroom)
8:30 am Introductions and Welcome – Slides & Video
• Lawrence Vanston, President, Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI)
8:45 am TFI Industry Forecast Overview – Slides & Video
• Lawrence Vanston, President, TFI
• Ray Hodges, Senior Consultant, TFI
9:45 am Break
5G WIRELESS
10:00 am 5G: The Big Picture- Slides & Video
• Iain Gillott, President and Founder, iGR
10:45 am 5G Equipment: What on Earth does this Stuff Look Like? – Slides & Video
• Robert Daniels, Vice President, PHAZR
11:00 am Break
11:15 am Coloring in the 5G Triangle: Super High Bandwidth, Massive IoT, and Ultra High Reliability Video
– Panel Discussion
• Robert Heath, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas
• Salam Akoum, Principal Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Labs
• Robert Daniels, Vice President, PHAZR
• Iain Gillott, President and Founder, iGR
12:30 pm BBQ Lunch – Gatehouse – Sponsored by Maura’s Voice
1:15 pm Wireless Futures Research – Slides & Video
Connected Aerial Vehicles and Machine Learning for Communications
• Robert Heath, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of Texas
at Austin
1:45 pm 5G Data Fast: Fiber Optics and Edge Computing – Panel discussion Video
• Randy Cook, Sales, Affirmed Networks
• Jim Stegeman, President, CostQuest Associates, Inc
• Iain Gillott, President and Founder, iGR (Moderator)
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm The 5G Spectrum Puzzle – Slides & Video
• Brian Goemmer, President, Allnet Insights & Analytics
3:15 pm The 4G to 5G Transition – Slides
• Iain Gillott, President and Founder, iGR
4:00 pm Break
4:15 pm Why Does It Matter? And How? A Tax/Valuation Perspective I Video
• Ruben Miranda, Director, Tax Services, Duff & Phelps
• Gary Wiggins, Executive Director, Property Tax, AT&T – Slides
• Stephen Yergeau, Director, Property Taxes, T-Mobile
5:00 pm The IRS and the Data Mess – Slides
• Kim Houser, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
5:30 pm Day Ends
6:00 pm Conference Reception – Gatehouse
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019 (8:30 am – 1:30 pm – Conference Day Two –
Rio Grande Ballroom)
BROADBAND & VIDEO
8:30 am Communications Technology Update – Slides & Video
• August (Augie) Grant, Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications,
Univ. of South Carolina; Co-Editor, Communications Technology Update and Fundamentals
9:15 am Fiber Deep: Broadband Industry Risks and Economics – Slides & Video
• Jim Stegeman, President, CostQuest Associates, Inc.
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Policy Fireside Chat – Video
• Mignon Clyburn, Former Commissioner, FCC
• Jim Stegeman, CostQuest Associates, Inc. (Moderator)
11:15 am Break
11:30 am Why Does It Matter? And How? A Tax/Valuation Perspective II Video
• Jeffrey Binkley, CEO, Assessment Valuation Advisors (Moderator)
• Carl Hoemke, Partner, Valentiam Group – Slides
• John Reed, Sr. Director – Property Tax, Charter Communications
12:15 pm Last Word: The Assessor Perspective – Slides & Video
• Peggy Wardlaw, Founder, Wardlaw Appraisal Group, LC.
12:30 pm Break
12:35 pm Box Lunch Discussion – Rio Grande Ballroom
Getting out of the Alligator Pit and Moving On – Slides & Video
• Carrie Vanston, The Energy Accelerator, TFI
1:25 pm Conference Ends
Videos, slides, and photos from past conferences: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014
Please contact Helen Mary Marek, at hmvmarek@tfi.com or call us at (512) 258-8898 with any questions regarding the conference.
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