We hope you can join US for our 15th Annual TFI TECHNOLOGY
CONFERENCE, Jan 23-24, 2020, in beautiful downtown AUSTIN, Texas. Once
again industry leaders and professionals will gather to share the
latest trends and developments impacting communications and asset
valuation. We are currently working on the schedule and inviting
keynotes, speakers, and panels for our 2020 TFI TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE,
so be sure to visit this page often for updates! To give you an idea
of the breadth and quality of our program, below is information from
our 2019 TFI TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE. 2019 -- 14th Annual TFI TECHNOLOGY
CONFERENCE Main Theme: 5G and its Business and Valuation
Implications Iain Gillott, wireless expert extraordinaire, returns to
TFI for the fourth time. This time Iain will lead US through a deeper
look into this TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACTS ON BROADBAND, cable, video,
and other asset-intensive industries. He will be joined by other
wireless experts, including Dr. Robert Heath, Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at AUSTIN. Our
policy keynote this year is former FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn who
will address key topics relevant to communications infrastructure such
as broadband deployment, network neutrality, spectrum allocation, and
telephony service obligations.For 2019, we are re-introducing tax and
valuation-specific segments to the CONFERENCE TO REINFORCE THE
RELEVANCE OF TECHNOLOGY CHANGE TO ASSET VALUATION. We hope you’ll
join your colleagues in what promises to be another interesting and
important event! Gain Background, Insights, and Forecasts: Wireless
Communications, including 5G Broadband & Video, including Gigabit
networks and OTT Network Technologies Cutting-edge technologies such
as virtual and augmented reality Stay Relevant and Timely: High level
review of top communications trends Informative presentations on key
technologies Illuminating discussions of current and emerging issues
facing the communications industry Important insights on the impact of
these changes on asset valuation Multiple opportunities to connect and
reconnect with community and thought-leaders You Should Attend If: You
have a business or policy interest in the communications network's
future, or You are involved with the valuation of communications
assets, or You are impacted by changes in the telecom, wireless, and
cable television networks, or You are active in the IoT, AI, VR or
other up and coming communication technologies, and You value
learning, sharing, and collaborating with industry leaders and
professionals 2019 TFI TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE PRINTABLE PDF BROCHURE.
2019 CONFERENCE SPONSORS Thank you to the sponsors of our 14th
Annual TFI TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE:• Costquest • Duff & Phelps •
Assessment Valuation Advisors (Jeff Binkley's new firm) • Maura's
Voice -- Special Sponsor 2020 Sponsorships Available: Contact TFI
about Sponsorships 2019 Keynotes and CONFERENCE SPEAKERS (List of 2020
Speakers will be added soon) To give you an idea of the quality of our
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS, below is the list of our 2019 speakers. Mignon
Clyburn, Former Commissioner, FCC Great news! Former FCC commissioner
Mignon Clyburn will be our policy keynote. With the changes in
Congress, January is a great time to talk about what’s in the air in
Washington, especially as it involves communications infrastructure.
Mignon will address topics such as infrastructure development,
broadband deployment, network neutrality, spectrum allocation, and
telephony service obligations. Having served as an FCC commissioner
from August 2009 to June 2018, Mignon will provide US perspective on
what to expect in these interesting times. — • — Robert Heath,
Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The
University of Texas at AUSTIN We are excited to announce that Dr.
Heath, will lead the panel "Coloring in the 5G Triangle: Super High
Bandwidth, Massive IoT, and Ultra High Reliability" with featured
TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS IN 5G DELIVERY. Professor Heath spoke to US in
2016 about millimeter wave TECHNOLOGY AND CARS COMMUNICATING. This
year he will give a special Keynote presentation on his current
research interests "Connected Aerial Vehicles and Machine Learning for
Communications." — • — Iain Gillott, President and Founder,
iGR (iGillottResearch, Inc.) We are pleased to have Iain joining US
once again as our 2019 special Wireless Keynote Speaker. Iain joined
US in 2018, 2017 and 2015 to awesome reviews. We are extremely happy
to have him back in 2019! Ian will be the moderator of the 5G Triangle
Panel and will introduce our 2019 main theme: 5G and its Business and
Valuation Implications, where we take a deeper look into 5G
TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACTS ON BROADBAND, cable, video, and other
asset-intensive industries. — • — Lawrence K. Vanston,
Ph.D., CONFERENCE DIRECTOR, President, TFI — • — Salam Akoum,
Ph.D., Principal Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Labs — • —
Jeffrey Binkley, Assessment Valuation Advisors — • — Randy
Cook, Sales, Affirmed Networks — • — Robert Daniels, Ph.D.,
Vice President, PHAZR — • — Brian Goemmer, President, Allnet
Insights & Analytics — • — August (Augie) Grant,
Ph.D., Professor, School of Journalism and Mass
Communications,University of South Carolina;
Co-Editor, Communications TECHNOLOGY UPDATE AND FUNDAMENTALS
— • — Carl Hoemke, Partner, Valentiam — • — Ray
Hodges, Senior Consultant, TECHNOLOGY FUTURES, Inc. — • —
Kim Houser, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
— • — Ruben Miranda, Director, Tax Services, Duff & Phelps
— • — John Reed, Sr. Director - Property Tax, Charter
Communications — • — Jim Stegeman, CostQuest Associates, Inc.
— • — Peggy Wardlaw, Founder, Wardlaw Appraisal Group, LC.
— • — Gary Wiggins, ASA, CAE, Executive Director - Property
Tax, AT&T — • — Stephen Yergeau, Director, Property Taxes,
T-Mobile — • — Carrie Vanston, The Energy Accelerator
— • — TFI Staff: Helen Mary Marek, VP
Operations & Creative Director, TECHNOLOGY FUTURES, Inc.CONFERENCE
LIAISON 2019 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (Check back for 2020 schedule) To
give you an idea of the schedule for our program, below is the
2019 schedule. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 6:15–7:15 pm
- Pre-CONFERENCE RECEPTION Meet & Greet - Sponsored by CostQuest --
Rooftop (Gatehouse if cold or rainy) THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 (8:30
am - 6:00 pm - CONFERENCE DAY ONE - Rio Grande Ballroom)
8:30 am Introductions and Welcome •
Lawrence Vanston, President, TECHNOLOGY FUTURES, Inc. (TFI)
8:45 am TFI Industry Forecast Overview
• Lawrence Vanston, President, TFI
• Ray Hodges, Senior Consultant, TFI 9:45 am
Break 5G WIRELESS
10:00 am 5G: The Big Picture
• Iain Gillott, President and Founder, iGR 10:45 am 5G
Equipment: What on Earth does this Stuff Look Like?
• 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 - 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 Texas BBQ Lunch - Sponsored by Maura's Voice - Gatehouse
1:15 pm Wireless Futures Research -
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 • 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
• Brian Goemmer, President, Allnet Insights &
Analytics 3:15 pm The 4G to 5G Transition
• Iain Gillott, President and Founder, iGR 3:45 pm
Wireless vs Wireline • Lawrence
Vanston, President, TFI • Iain
Gillott, President and Founder, iGR 4:00 pm Break
4:15 pm Why Does It Matter? And How?
A Tax/Valuation Perspective I • Ruben
Miranda, Director, Tax Services, Duff & Phelps
• Gary Wiggins, Executive Director, Property Tax, AT&T
• Stephen Yergeau, Director, Property Taxes,
T-Mobile 5:00 pm The IRS and the Data Mess
• Kim Houser, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
5:30 pm Day End 6:00 pm CONFERENCE Reception -
Rooftop (Gatehouse if cold or rainy) FRIDAY,
JANUARY 25, 2019 (8:30 am - 1:30 pm - CONFERENCE DAY TWO - Rio
Grande Ballroom) BROADBAND & VIDEO
8:30 am Communications
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE • August (Augie) Grant,
Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications,
University of South Carolina; Co-Editor,
Communications TECHNOLOGY UPDATE AND FUNDAMENTALS 9:15 am
Fiber Deep: Broadband Industry Risks and Economics
• Jim Stegeman, President, CostQuest Associates, Inc. 10:00
am Break 10:15 am Policy Fireside Chat
• 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 • Jeffrey Binkley, CEO,
Assessment Valuation Advisors (Moderator) •
Carl Hoemke, Partner, Valentiam Group
• John Reed, Sr. Director - Property Tax, Charter Communications
12:15 pm Last Word: The Assessor Perspective
• Peggy Wardlaw, Founder, Wardlaw Appraisal Group, LC. 12:30 pm
Break
12:35 pm Box Lunch Discussion - Rio Grande
Ballroom Getting out of the Aligator Pit
and Moving Forward • Carrie
Vanston, The Energy Accelerator 1:25 pm CONFERENCE ENDS To give
you an idea of the quality of our keynotes, speakers, and panelists,
view our January 2018 TFI CONFERENCE Schedule, Slides, Videos,
Bios & Photos Past attendees include those from: Communications
Policy Finance, Asset Valuation and Property Tax Strategic Forecasting
Market Strategy Network Planning Legal and Regulatory Depreciation and
Asset Lives New TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS AND DEVELOPERS Some of Our
Previous Attendees What Attendees Say "Great program... information is
timely and program ties together well. Good for attendees with various
background and interests. I highly recommend it." ―Jeffery S.
Binkley, CEO, Assessment Valuation Advisors "...a unique learning
experience to be had via the lectures and interaction with the
audience and TFI." ―Robert G. Strong, Tax
Director, AT&T"Practical information from industry insiders provided
me insight I haven't found anywhere else." ―Augie Grant, Professor,
University of South Carolina"Great CONFERENCE AS ALWAYS! Too many
excellent speakers to list. Particularly remember 5G
presentation."―Dmitriy Matsyshen, Sr. Tax Manager, T-Mobile"5 Stars!
Informative sessions with dedicated speakers." ―Paul Tucker,
Independent Appraiser"Nice update on TECHNOLOGY. ..." ―Charles
Burkhardt, Senior Consultant, CostQuest"Great range of topics &
speakers that were both fascinating and provocative." ―Jim
Dombrowski, Property Tax Manager, Verizon"Based on TFI's knowledge,
skills and experience, I strongly recommend this CONFERENCE TO ANYONE
WHO IS INVOLVED IN ASSESSING TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR ANYONE
INVOLVED WITH TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER." ―Raul
Reyes, Business Personal Property Supervisor, Dallas Central
Appraisal District"...Proper valuation must take into account
technological externalities that will diminish the value of the
existing assets. The technological innovations are having a such an
impact that keeping up is essential. This CONFERENCE KEEPS ME UP TO
DATE." ―Roger Grabowski, Managing Director, Duff & Phelps"Great
CONFERENCE FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO WANT AN UPDATE ON TRENDS IN THE
COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY AND THE TECHNOLOGIES IMPACTING IT. As an
academic, I found it especially valuable in providing me ideas of what
I need to be looking out for in my own areas of interest.―Kim
Houser, Business Law Professor, Washington State University
Registration Information: Click here or see "Tickets" at Top of Page
General Registration: $995 (Early bird $895)
Assessor/Academic/Government* Rate: $95 (Early bird $85) *Special rate
for assessors, government, or academia
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Start the year with the
latest knowledge and insights on
the key forces impacting your
organization! Venue: Courtyard Marriott Downtown
Location/Accommodations: Courtyard Marriott Downtown, 300 E. 4th
Street., AUSTIN, TX, 512-236-8008 or 844-473-3959. We have a limited
block of guest rooms available at the special rate of $239 per
night. The hotel is in walking distance to AUSTIN's best live music
venues and restaurants and near the Texas State Capitol, the
University of Texas, and other popular AUSTIN sites. This is a
non-smoking facility with complimentary high-speed Internet and
wireless access throughout the hotel. (photo source: Marriott) For
more information about AUSTIN, please visit AUSTIN 360 or AUSTIN
Chamber of Commerce. Contact: 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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