Connectivity Expo 2024 | Connectivity Expo | 14 May 2024 | Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313, USA

The event hosts the end-to-end 5G supplier ecosystem from the ground up.
Commercial carriers convene for new antenna technology, virtualization solutions in the RAN, and next-gen networking architecture: Fixed wireless, millimeter-wave and shared spectrum

Every segment of the industry is represented at the event
United under one roof to engage with the latest thinking, experience the newest solutions, and connect with new partners—all with the goal of fulfilling the promise of universal 5G connectivity.

The event hosts the end-to-end 5G supplier ecosystem from the ground up.
Datacenters meet Mobile Communications and Cloud-Services at the Edge of the Network; investing in a new wave of digital infrastructure to enable High-bandwidth, low-latency applications.

2024 Speakers

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Ankur Kapoor
Senior Vice President, Network Strategy and Evolution

Arun Subramaniyan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Bill Baker
Chief Executive Officer

Brendan Cavanagh
President and Chief Executive Officer

Bud Noel
Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Tower Division

Cheryl Choy
Senior Vice President, Network Planning & Engineering

Chetan Sharma
Chief Executive Officer

Commissioner Geoffrey Starks
FCC

Eben Albertyn
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

Ed Farscht
Chief Executive Officer

Gerardo Giaretta
Vice President, Product Management

Jefferson Wang
Senior Managing Director, Cloud First & Global Technology Convergence Lead

Laurent Therivel
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mike Kavanagh
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer-Towers

Patrick Halley
President & Chief Executive Officer

Ron Bizick
President and Chief Executive Officer

Ross McWalter
Head, Telecom Applications BD & GTM

SESSION SPEAKERS:

Aaron Blazar
Principal, Freedom 3 Capital

Abhishek Sandhir
Managing Director, Telecommunications

Ahmed Mokhtar
Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Ahmed Osman
Senior Director RAN Technology & Engineering

Alex Gellman
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder

Alexandru Speianu
Founder & Owner

Amelia de Jesus
Vice President, Workforce Solutions

Ana Hemmert
Director, Technology Procurement

Andre Dickens
Mayor of the City of Atlanta

Andrew Grapkowski
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and M&A

Andrew Semenak
Managing Director

Anila Yoganathan
Reporter, Atlanta Business Chronicle

Anthony McCray
Consulting Partner, Gemini Prime

Apurba Tribedi
Senior Director of Tower Products

Art Pregler
Director, Network Program Management

Aspasia Paroutsas
Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs

Austin Summerford
Chief of Strategy, Partnerships and Towers

Awaiz Khan
Principal Solutions Architect

Becky Tangren
Vice President & Associate General Counsel

Bill Britton
Vice President, Information Technology & Chief Information Officer

Blair Crawford
Executive Vice President, Leasing and Marketing

Bob Glosson
Chief Operating Officer

Brandon Branham
Assistant City Manager, CTO, Peachtree Corners, GA

Brian Jones
General Manager, Netgain Solutions

Bryan Lanier
Director, Structural Engineering

Bryan Tramont
Managing Partner

Carla Shaffer
Vice President, Sales

Carri Bennet
General Counsel, Rural Wireless Association

Carrie Charles
Chief Executive Officer

Cecil Bowe
Principal Data Scientist

Charlie Kennamer
Vice President, Telecom

Chiaren Cushing
Vice President & Head of Business Development

Chris Bailey
Sales Director

Chris Larocca
President and Chief Executive Officer

Christopher Fisher
Partner, Cuddy Feder

Christopher Ling
Chief Executive Officer

Claude Aiken
Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Legal Officer

Clayton Funk
Managing Director, Investment Banking

Colby Synesael
Executive Vice President of Communications

Cole Crawford
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Vapor IO

Corey Trinetti
Publisher, Digital Infrastructure Investor

Craig Lekutis
Publisher, Wireless Estimator

Dagan Kasavana
Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Dan Parfitt
Managing Director, Investment Banking

Dana Tardelli
Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Hays
Principal

Dave Hall
Vice President, Safety, Cox Communications

David Bacino
Chief Executive Officer

David Bronston
Special Counsel

David Comery
Head of Product - Cox Private Networks, Cox Communications

David Hicks
Vice President, Construction, Cox Communications

David McCall
Vice President, Innovation, QTS Data Centers

David Noel
Regional RAN Operations Manager, Wireless

David Yacoub
President & Chief Executive Officer

Dean Bubley
Founder and Director, Disruptive Analysis Limited

Dennis Lomonaco
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, torkhub

Derek Hitchman
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, SCS Cloud

Derek Khlopin
Deputy Associate Administrator for Spectrum Planning and Policy, Office of Spectrum Management (OSM), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Doug Bierbower
Vice President, Marketing & Solutions Engineering

Dr. Dawit Haile
Dean, College of Engineering & Technology, Virginia State University

Dr. Diane Bowles
Vice President, Government Sponsored Programs and Research, Johnson C. Smith University

Dr. Laveda Pullens
Program Director, Georgia FinTech Academy

Dr. Lin Li
Interim Dean, College of Engineering, Tennessee State University

Dr. Mina Sartipi
Founding Director, Center for Urban Informatics and Progress

Dr. Ronald Johnson
Senior Advisor

Dr. Victoria Seals
President, Atlanta Technical College

Eli Elbaum
Managing Counsel, Government Relations

Elizabeth Lentz
FiberIQ Program Manager

Eric Hudson
Vice President, RF Architecture & Engineering, Mountain Wireless an Ontivity Company

Eric Luebchow
Director, Senior Analyst - Equity Research, Wells Fargo Securities

Eric Toenjes
National Market Manager, Wireless Solutions

Eugina Jordan
Chief Marketing Officer, Telecom Infra Project

Evan Feinman
Director, Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program, US Department of Commerce, NTIA

Fayyaz Patwa
Vice President, Sales Engineering

Federico Sciammarella
Chief Technology Officer, MxD

Frank Louthan
Managing Director

Garnet Hanly
Division Chief, Competition & Infrastructure Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission

Garth Naar
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Avatarius

Gary Bolton
President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiber Broadband Association

Gautam Bhagra
Vice President, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances, Dell

Gilberto Brizzi
Vice President, Product Line Management

Glenn Katz
Chief Commercial Officer, Telesat

Graeme Kavanagh
Partner & Chief Revenue Officer

Greg Rapisarda
Partner

Greg Walden
Founder & Owner, MSW Communications

Heather Douglas Wilkins
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Howard Mandel
Co President

Howard Waldie
Chief Innovation Officer

Iain Gillott
Senior Technical Advisor

Ilene Albert
Assistant Vice President, Digital Equity, Cox Communications

Imix Shish
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Jade Piros de Carvalho
Director, Office of Broadband Development, Kansas Department of Commerce

Jake Lopes
Senior Attorney, U.S. Tower Government Affairs

Jake Rasweiler
Senior Vice President, Innovation

James Ruedlinger
Vice President, Engineering

Jarryd Tibbetts
Engineering Team Lead

Jayasheel Shetty
Head of Solutions, Mobile Networks

Jeff Harman
Chief Technology Officer

Jeff Stewart
Assistant Vice President, Global Public Policy

Jeffrey Hill
Executive Editor, Via Satellite

Jennifer Fritzsche
Managing Director, Communications Services and Digital Infrastructure, Greenhill & Co.

Jerry M. Sullivan, Jr.
Senior Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer

Jessica Simmons
Deputy Chief Information Officer & Executive Director, Georgia Broadband Program

Jill Springer
Senior Policy Advisor for Permitting, NTIA

Jim Estes
Chief Executive Officer

Joe Madden
Founder & President, Mobile Experts

Joel Lindholm
Chief Executive Officer

John Celentano
Business Editor

John Gilbert
Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Prescriptive Data/Rudin Management Company

John Greene
Former Chief Executive Officer, New Lisbon Holdings

John Speirs
Founding Member, Texas Digital Equity Network

Johnathan Lewis
Innovation Division Director, Miami Dade Aviation Department

Jon Herttua
Director of Sales

Jonathan Adelstein
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & External Affairs Officer, TWN Communications

Jonathan Sarles
President, Elevated Learning, LLC

Joseph McLeod
Design Manager, Eastern Region, Digital Realty Trust

Josh Arensberg
Chief Technology Officer, Media & Entertainment

Joshua Breitbart
Senior Vice President, ConnectALL, Empire State Development

Justin Markle
Head of Wireless Partnerships & Development

Kara Lively
Director, Economic Development, Atlanta Beltline

Karen Satterfield
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, SATTCOM, LLC

Karmen Rajamani
Vice President, Government Affairs

Katharine Saunders
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Keith Quarles
President & Chief Financial Officer, A2D Inc.

Keith Williams
Telecom (Colocation) Manager, Georgia Power

Kelly Hill
Executive Editor, RCR Wireless News

Kendall Hughes
Sr. Director of Account Management, Telecom & Critical Facilities

Kenley Joseph
Attorney, Multicultural Media, Internet and Telecom Council

Kevin Hetrick
Chief Operating Officer

Kevin Pope
Vice President & Chief Information Officer, AMB Sports & Entertainment

Kevin Stiles
Chief Technology Officer

Kim Morrison
Vice President, Growth and Customer Delivery

Kristin Allen
Managing Director, Greenhill & Co.

Kristin Desjadon
Director of Wireless Infrastructure for Ameron Pole Products, Ameron Pole Products LLC

Kurt Jacobs
Vice President, Federal Markets

Kyung Mun
Principal Analyst, Mobile Experts

Lee Percy
Senior Project Manager, Critical Facilities

Leticia Latino
President and Chief Executive Officer

Linda Hardesty
Executive Editor, FierceNetworks

Lynnette Luna
Senior Research Analyst, S&P Global

Mark Rubin
Vice President, RF Solutions

Marland Jenkins
Principal, TeknoGRID

Martha DeGrasse
Technology Journalist

Matt Kalmus
Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Maulik Shah
Director, HQ Radio Access Network Engineering

Melissa Mullarkey
Senior Vice President, Business Development

Michael Conley
Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Cavaliers

Michael DeMarco
Chief Commercial Officer, Intelsat

Michael Elias
Senior Equity Research Analyst, TD Cowen

Michael Hoarle
Director, Network Planning Private Networks & Emerging Tech

Michael Rhodes
Assistant Vice President, Federal Executive Branch Engagement

Michael Watson
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel

Michael Zirkle
Vice President, 5G Ecosystem

Michelle Heiliger
Director of Human Resources

Mike Dano
Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading

Mike Dienhart
Vice President, Engineering and Network Operations

Monica Alleven
Executive Editor, FierceWireless

Myk Konrad
Vice President & Head of Product Management

Nash Martis
Director of Electrical Engineering, Critical Facilities

Noelia Cordero
Americas Transformation Lead

Norman Fekrat
Managing Partner

Omar Jaffrey

Oneisha Freeman Rojajes
Connectivity Digital Manager, Georgia Technology Authority

Patrick Lopez
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Core Analysis

Paul Belk
President, Point-Broadband

Paul Challoner
Vice President, Network Product Solutions

Paul Dalton
Managing Director EMEA, SCS Cloud

Paul Kirby
Senior Editor, TR Daily

Peter Appel
Senior Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions & Corporate Development

Peter Murray
Volunteer Grant Reviewer, NTIA

Peter Saharko
Managing Associate General Counsel

Phillip Boness
Director of Growth and Strategies

Rachel Gee
Senior Manager, National Siting Contracts

Rashmi Varma
President, Innovate5G

Rebecca Murphy Thompson
Vice President, Government Affairs

Rich Berliner
Chief Executive Officer, Digital Locations

Richard Bernhardt
Vice President, Spectrum and Industry

Richard Bolt
Senior Director, Engineering

Richard Leitao
Senior Vice President National Development, Wireless

Rikin Thakker, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President

Rishi Bhaskar
Senior Vice President & GM, Federal

Robert Lara
Technical Practice Lead, Telecom & Edge

Sachin Gupta
Director, Business Development, Central Rural Electric Cooperative

Sally Williamson
President & Founder

Sameer Aleem
Senior Vice President, Customer Delivery & PMO

Sandy Hachat
Senior Director, AI Solutions and Enhanced building operations

Sanjay Dhawan
Vice President, New Business Technology and Operations

Sashieka Seneviratne
Director Sustainabiility Network

Scott Kisting
Executive Vice President, Proactive Telecommunications Solutions

Scott Lewis
Vice President

Scott Thompson
Communications Infrastructure Litigation Practice

Scott Thorpe
Chief Executive Officer, Skill Demand Energy

Scott Wendland
Director, Technology Deployments

Scott Wilkinson
Lead Analyst

Scott Willis
President & Chief Executive Officer, DartPoints

Scott Woods
President, Public & Private Partnerships, The Ready Net Company

Sean Farney
Vice President, Data Center Strategy - Americas

Sean Kennedy
Director

Sean Shahini
Chief Executive Officer

Sergio Adames
Director, New Partnerships and Business Development

Shane Hague
Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development

Shane Matthews
Director, Training and Development

Shane McClelland
Vice President, Emerging RAN Solutions

Sharpe Smith
Technology Editor, Inside Towers

Shena Perumal
President

Shirish Nagaraj
Chief Technology Officer, Wireless

Showkat Choudhury
Chief Information Officer, Central State University, Ohio

Shylesh Moras
Senior Vice President of Operations, Development & IT

Slavko Djukic
Vice President of Technology and Product Management

Stephanie Brewer
Director, Telecommunications Safety & Compliance, USA Telecom Insurance Services

Stephen Leotis
President & Co-Founder

Stephen Stewart
Chief Executive Officer, SmartBroadband

Sue Marek
Technology Journalist, Sue Marek Writing Services

Susan James
Vice President, Innovation - Mobile Connectivity

Susan Ross
Vice President, Vertical and New Product Sales

Talitha M. Washington, PhD, DSc
Director, AUC Data Science Initiative

Thierry Chau
Vice President, Global Market Development

Thomas Marciano
Head, Growth Strategy

Tim Piccirilli
Commercial Director, Edge Infrastructure

Todd Jackson
Director of Workforce Development, Fiber Broadband Association

Todd Schlekeway
President and Chief Executive Officer

Todd Zeiler
Vice President, Wireless Engineering

Tony Sabatino
Chief Technology Officer & Chief Strategy Officer

Trevor McLaughlin
Founder

Tyler Thomas
Deputy Director, ConnectLA

Vardahn Chaudhry
Vice President, Digital Infrastructure, JBG Smith

Virgilio Fiorese
Head, Private Wireless Networks

Walt Sapronov
Managing Shareholder, Sapronov & Associates

Will Adams
Vice President, Strategic Policy and Planning

Will Zhou
RAN Solution Manager

William Davidson
Director, Strategic Initiatives

William Richmond
General Manager, Cox Private Networks

Yannis Macheras
President and Chief

2024 Sponsors

CORNERSTONE SPONSORS:
• American Tower
• Crown Castle
• Phoenix Tower International
• SBA Communications
• Verical Bridge
• Diamod Communications

DIAMOND SPONSORS:
• Inorsa
• Jacobs

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• JMA
• Site Tracker
• Tessco

GOLD SPONSORS
• Tessco
• Boldyn
• Iconectiv
• Otivity
• Palistar
• Subcarrier

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Ericsson
• Greyskies
• Harmonitowers
• HCI Energy
• Mastec
• Moso Lab
• MRI
• Net Gain
• Network Connex
• Nextera
• Nokia
• Oceus
• Open Tower
• Phoenix
• Pin Point
• Solid
• Strategic Venus Partners
• Tilson
• Twoerco
• US Cellular

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Nexus Towers
• Tectonic

SPONSORS
• A/B
• Agile Networks
• Aero Wireless Group
• A.Amdocs
• Accelerate
• Breadstaff
• Commscope
• Dish Wireless
• Everest Infrastracture Partners
• Extenet
• NB+C
• Peppertree Capital
• Site Link

GOLF SPONSORS
• Ambor Structures
• Sabre Industries

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS
• Strategic Venue Partners