Agenda

A virtual event on the accelerated shift to new network technology and how 5G enables businesses, communities and consumers to work better, faster.

Axios Chief Technology Correspondent Ina Fried will host one-on-one conversations with:

• Hans Vestberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon
• Cristiano Amon, President, Qualcomm 

And a rapid-fire Smarter, Faster segment with:

• The Honorable Mary-Ann Baldwin, Mayor, City of Raleigh, North Carolina
• John Long, Ph.D., Co-founder and CTO, Qwake Technologies

Following a historic election, we've got lots of questions on our minds. For instance, is Congress ready to enact legislation that addresses the homework gap and booming telehealth demand? 

A discussion of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2020-2025

In our increasingly digital economy, access to broadband is as important as electricity and clean water. But an estimated 160 million Americans go without robust, reliable high-speed access at home, hampering their ability to learn, work, engage in commerce and monitor their health.

Achieving Gigabit Speed by 2025

INCOMPAS has called for the bold goals of connecting every American to gigabit speed service by 2025. This would be a transformative action for our economy, our schools and our future.

The Technological Advisory Council will hear presentations from its four working groups: 5G/IOT/V–RAN, Future of Unlicensed Operations, Artificial Intelligence, and 5G Radio Access Network Technology.

While communities adapt to the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, economic development in rural America has been hard hit, the difficulty exacerbated by the lack of broadband. Join BroadbandUSA on November 18 to hear how communities and broadband providers are working together to expand broadband access to residents and businesses to build resilient economies. Learn about the partnerships they developed, the plans they implemented, and how other communities can learn to stabilize and strengthen economies through increased broadband adoption.

Speakers: 

Wireless technologies have become a fundamental part of our daily life in the 21st century. They give us the ability to make efficient use of our time, connect us any time and anywhere, and make our lives better in innumerable ways. In order to function, our wireless devices need to connect to cellular sites that provide good coverage both outdoors and indoors. To do that increasingly requires placement of sites closer to populated areas – creating new challenges for both providers and local governments.