Wednesday, October 28, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). Check for the time in your area here.
This event is co-hosted by Silicon Flatirons and CableLabs.
As school, work, and recreational activities continue to move to the home – and the internet – the need for bandwidth has magnified. However, the same hurdles facing rural communities seeking high-speed internet access have remained. This panel will examine the impacts of this digital divide on the daily lives of individuals in rural communities; barriers to adoption where access is available; how emerging technology may help respond to the growing need; steps local and state governments have taken in response to this problem, as well as contributions of the federal government and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); and what changes are needed in law and policy to continue forward progress.
Sessions
Welcome and Introductions
- Rob Alderfer
Vice President, Technology Policy, CableLabs - Amie Stepanovich
Keynote
- Giulia McHenry
Chief, Office of Economics and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission
Q&A to follow the Keynote
Panel Discussion
- Roslyn Layton — Moderator
Senior Vice President, Strand Consult - Edyael del Carmen Casaperalta — Panelist
Project Manager, AMERIND Critical Infrastructure - Ernesto Falcon — Panelist
Senior Legislative Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation - Bret Perkins — Panelist
Senior Vice President of External and Government Affairs, Comcast Corporation - Gregory Rosston — Panelist
Director Public Policy Program, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford University
Continue the Conversation in Airmeet
Come gather with the rest of the Silicon Flatirons community as we preserve the hallway track experience! All speakers and attendees are encouraged to join a casual networking opportunity via Airmeet (virtual events platform) immediately following the formal program taking place on Zoom. Guests will have the chance to roam the virtual hall and engage in conversations at multiple tables.
For the best quality experience on Airmeet, please close out of the Zoom application or browser window at the end of the last panel for the day, then, connect to Airmeet on a desktop or laptop via Chrome Browser.