We had a great 20th Annual TFI Technology Conference in January 2025. Thank you to all who participated. We have posted the slides and videos and links are below. Photos are on our Facebook page.

Each year in late January we host the TFI Technology Conference in downtown Austin and online. The conference features speakers covering the latest developments and forecasts in broadband and wireless communications. We also have panels covering the implications for asset valuation. We always have a great crowd of industry folks, consultants, and assessors eager to network and get the latest information and insights on the fast-moving communications industry. Thank you to all who joined us in 2025. We hope you’ll join us in 2026!

20th Annual TFI Technology Conference:
Thurs & Fri, Jan 23-24, 2025
Meet & Greet: Wed, Jan 22

In-Person at the Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, Austin, Texas
& Online via Zoom

To get an idea of the quality and depth of the TFI Technology Conferences, please visit the below links and our past conferences pages.

  20th Annual TFI Technology Conference

Information packet – General info, Speakers and Staff, Schedule

Videos, Slides, and Speaker Bios are linked below in the Conference Schedule.

Videos of all the 2025 and previous conference presentations are on our TFI Youtube Channel.

Thank you 2025 TFI Technology Conference Sponsors:

                

And Alliance Partner:    

2025 Schedule

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025
6:15–7:15 pm – Pre-Conference Reception Meet & Greet – Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, Gallery

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025 Conference – Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, Meeting Place 2&3. (Online networking before and after the first day.)

9:00 am Introductions and Welcome • Lawrence K. Vanston, Ph.D., President, TFI
9:15 am TFI Industry Forecast Overview • Lawrence Vanston, President, TFI • Ray Hodges, Senior Consultant, TFI Slides & Video
10:10 am Break
10:15 am Broadband Keynote: The Crash of 2033 • Alex Davies, Senior Analyst, TV & Wireless Group, Rethink Technology Research Slides & Video
11:15 am Break
11:30 am Feature Presentation: Valuations of Data Centers: Current Trends & Issues • Ruben Miranda, Managing Director, Property Tax, Kroll Slides & Video

12:15 pm Lunch Break – Attendees are on their own for lunch

1:30 pm Wireless Keynote: The Latest on 5G and the Outlook for 6G • Iain Gillott, President, iGR Slides & Video
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Broadband and Wireless Industry Panel • Ruben Miranda, Managing Director, Property Tax, Kroll (Moderator) • Gary Hunter, AVP, Tax, AT&T • John Reed, Sr. Director, Property Tax, Charter • Brandt Palmer, Sr. Manager, Property Tax, T-Mobile Slides & Video
3:45 pm Break
4:00 pm U.S. Economic Outlook • Michael A. Sadler, Ph.D. Slides & Video
5:00 pm Day End
5:30 pm Conference Reception (Hyatt Place Austin Downtown, Gallery)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2025 – Conference – Hyatt Place Austin Downtown Meeting Place 2&3

9:00 am Communications Technology Update • August (Augie) Grant, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina; Co-Editor, Communications Technology Update and Fundamentals Slides & Video
10:00 am Break
10:15 am Policy Keynote: Fireside Chat on Rural Broadband and Other Trends • Joan Engebretson, Editor-at-Large, Telecompetitor • Alfonso Porras, Associate VP​, Valuation, CostQuest Associates (host) Video
11:15 am Break
11: 30 am Feature Presentation: BEAD Update: Results of the first grant program in Louisiana • Jim Stegeman, President, CostQuest Associates Slides & Video
12 :15 pm The Last Word
12 :30 pm Conference Ends
12:30–1pm Optional Session: Energize your Leadership with Intentional Travel • Carrie Vanston, CEO, Leadership Mindset Success

Contact Helen Mary Marek,at hmvmarek@tfi.com or (512) 512-914-8038 if you have any questions or problems accessing the videos or slides. 

Videos, slides, and photos from past conferences: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017,  2016,  2015, and 2014. Videos from the 2019 – 2023 TFI Technology Conferences can also be viewed on our YouTube channel. Past Conference Photos are on our TFI Facebook page.