Safer Buildings Coalition Leadership Presenters

TUESDAY

Tuesday, March 18 | 9:40am - 10:40am

School Safety Case Study: Murray School District Private Network
Moderator: John Foley  (Safer Buildings Coalition)
Panelists: Joel Lindholm  (InfiniG), Jason Eyre  (Murray City School District), Alan Perdue  (Safer Buildings Coalition)
Location: N255
Track: School and Campus Safety
Topics: 911 & Alerts, AI, Broadband, Budget & Funding + Grants, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, LMR, NG911, Situational Awareness
Format: Panel Session

 

Tuesday, March 18 | 11:30am - 12:30pm

Nobody Left Behind: GIS Revolutionizes Indoor Emergency Response
Moderator: Brooks Shannon  (Esri)
Panelists: John Foley  (Safer Buildings Coalition), Bob Finney III  (Collier County Sheriff’s Office), Jeff Liebl  (GeoComm)
Location: N255
Track: School and Campus Safety
Topics: 911 & Alerts, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, NG911, Regulatory & Legal + Standards, Situational Awareness
Format: Panel Session

 

Tuesday, March 18 | 1:45pm - 2:45pm
School Safety and the Critical Role of Wireless Connectivity
Moderator: Paul Caplan  (Safer Buildings Coalition)
Panelists: Lauren Kravetz  (Intrado), April Heinze  (NENA (National Emergency Number Association)), Lori Alhadeff  (Make Our Schools Safe)
Location: N255
Track: School and Campus Safety
Topics: 911 & Alerts, AI, Broadband, Budget & Funding + Grants, In-building Coverage, LMR, NG911, Regulatory & Legal + Standards, Situational Awareness
Format: Panel Session

 

THURSDAY

Thursday, March 20 | 11:30am - 12:30pm
Keeping Public Safety Connected During Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires
Moderator: Seth Buechley  (Cathedral Consulting)
Panelists: Kim Zagaris  (Western Fire Chiefs Association), Jeff Johnson  (Western Fire Chiefs Association)
Location: N257
Track: First Responders
Topics: 911 & Alerts, Backhaul, Broadband, Drones, FirstNet, Interoperability, LMR, PTT, Regulatory & Legal + Standards, Satellite, Situational Awareness, Video
Format: Panel Session

 

Safer Buildings Coalition Board Member Presenters

MONDAY

Monday, March 17 | 9:40am - 10:40am
The Critical Role of Technology in School Safety
Moderator: Eric Toenjes  (Graybar)
Panelists: Ben Brecht  (Hanwha Vision), Jim Wolfinbarger  (Motorola Solutions), Vargha Dameshghi  (Aqsacom Inc.)
Location: N255
Track: School and Campus Safety
Topics: AI, Budget & Funding + Grants, IoT, In-building Coverage, Situational Awareness
Format: Panel Session


WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, March 19 | 11:30am - 12:30pm
Campus Convergence Ecosystem: Integrating LMR, Broadband and Video Analytics
Moderator: Chris Godwin  (RF Solutions LLC)
Panelists: Bill Fredrickson  (Leonardo), David Adams  (PCTEL), Rick Burke  (Televate)
Location: N255
Track: School and Campus Safety
Topics: Broadband, Interoperability, PTT, Situational Awareness, Video
Format: Panel Session
Thursday, March 20 | 11:30am - 12:30pm

 

Wednesday, March 19 | 4:20pm - 5:20pm
Site Performance IoT Monitoring to Improve Operation and Efficiency
Moderator: Eric Toenjes  (Graybar)
Panelists: Dino Giordano  (RF Industries), Alphie Kilgus  (Lantronix), Kurt Beecher  (AT&T), Richard DeFelice  (Schrofftech)
Location: N260
Track: Utilities
Topics: IoT, Situational Awareness
Format: Panel Session


THURSDAY

Thursday, March 20 | 11:30am - 12:30pm
New Testing Technologies for Compliance, Reliability, and Peace of Mind
Moderator: Stephen Nichols  (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Cheryl Giggetts  (CTA Consultants), Ian Carpenter  (Valid8), David Adams  (PCTEL), Chris Lougee  (Compliance Testing LLC), Stephen Jeffries  (Viavi Solutions)
Location: N261
Track: Government & Enterprise
Topics: Broadband, Budget & Funding + Grants, Cloud, Cybersecurity, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, LMR, Project Management, PTT, Regulatory & Legal + Standards
Format: Panel Session

Safer Buildings Coalition Member Presenters

MONDAY

Monday, March 17 | 9:00am - 9:30am
How Alyssa's Law is Paving the Way for a Public Safety Revolution in Classrooms
Speaker: John Shubin  (Advanced RF Technologies, Inc. (ADRF))
Location: N255
Track: School and Campus Safety
Topics: 911 & Alerts, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, LMR, Regulatory & Legal + Standards
Format: Power Session

Monday, March 17 | 9:00am - 9:30am
GPS Vulnerabilities, A Cybersecurity Risk for Public Safety Operations
Speaker: Edward Mortimer  (NextNav)
Location: N261
Track: First Responders
Topics: 911 & Alerts, Broadband, Cybersecurity, Drones, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, Situational Awareness, Spectrum Allocation
Format: Power Session

Monday, March 17 | 11:30am - 12:30pm
Safeguarding Campuses with Critical Voice and Emergency Messaging with Location Services
Moderator: Robert Escalle  (Siyata Mobile)
Panelists: Rob Clark  (NextNav, LLC), Scott Semone  (NYPD), Kelly Moore  (Santa Barbara Unified School District)
Location: N255
Track: School and Campus Safety
Topics: 911 & Alerts, In-building Coverage, PTT, Situational Awareness
Format: Panel Session

TUESDAY

Tuesday, March 18 | 9:00am - 9:30am
Vertical Location Testing in Washington DC – Phase 1 and 2 Results
Speakers: Rob Clark  (NextNav, LLC), Patrick O'Connor  (3AM Innovations)
Location: N261
Track: First Responders
Topics: 911 & Alerts, Cybersecurity, Drones, IoT, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, Situational Awareness
Format: Power Session

Tuesday, March 18 | 9:00am - 9:30am
School Safety Using DAS Infrastructure: AI Gunshot Detection
Speaker: Michiel Lotter  (Nextivity)
Location: N255
Track: School and Campus Safety
Topics: IoT, In-building Coverage, LMR, Situational Awareness
Format: Power Session

Tuesday, March 18 | 9:00am - 9:30am
Avoid ERCES Confusion with Local Guidelines
Speakers: Kyle Leng  (Airtower Networks), Amanda Schomisch  (Airtower Networks)
Location: N259
Track: First Responders
Topics: In-building Coverage, Regulatory & Legal + Standards
Format: Power Session

Tuesday, March 18 | 10:50am - 11:20am
Fiber Optic DAS in Public Safety: How Architecture Decisions Affect Uplink Performance
Speaker: Fernando Sommariva  (Fiplex by Honeywell)
Location: N259
Track: First Responders
Topics: Broadband, In-building Coverage, Project Management, Regulatory & Legal + Standards, Spectrum Allocation
Format: Power Session

Tuesday, March 18 | 1:45pm - 2:45pm
P25 Next: New Standards, Interoperability & Security for the Future
Moderator: Stephen Nichols  (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Scott Wright  (Connecticut Department of Emergency Service and Public Protection), Jeremy Elder  (L3Harris), John Lambrou  (Motorola Solutions)
Location: N258
Track: First Responders
Topics: Broadband, Budget & Funding + Grants, Cloud, Cybersecurity, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, LMR, Project Management, PTT, Regulatory & Legal + Standards, Situational Awareness
Format: Panel Session

Tuesday, March 18 | 2:55pm - 3:55pm
P25 Questions? Ask the Experts
Moderator: Stephen Nichols  (Project 25 Technology Interest Group)
Panelists: Jeremy Elder  (L3Harris), Hermina Koshinski  (Pennsylvania State Police PA-STARNet), Scott Wright  (Connecticut Department of Emergency Service and Public Protection), Brad Stoddard  (State of Michigan), Cheryl Giggetts  (CTA Consultants), John Lambrou  (Motorola Solutions)
Location: N258
Track: Government & Enterprise
Topics: Budget & Funding + Grants, Cybersecurity, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, LMR, Project Management, PTT, Spectrum Allocation
Format: Panel Session

WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, March 19 | 2:30pm - 3:00pm
The Narrowing Gap Between LMR and Broadband
Speaker: Nicholas Falgiatore  (Mission Critical Partners)
Location: N261
Track: First Responders
Topics: Backhaul, Broadband, LMR, PTT
Format: Power Session

Wednesday, March 19 | 3:10pm - 4:10pm
Private 5G for Enhancing Ports
Moderator: Paul Greenlaw  (Commdex)
Panelists: Chuck Bethea  (Commdex), Derek Peterson  (Boingo Wireless), Gary Bartlet  (Illumio), Steve Vogelsang  (Nokia Federal)
Location: N257
Track: Transportation & Logistics
Topics: Backhaul, Broadband, Cloud, IoT, In-building Coverage, LMR
Format: Panel Session

Wednesday, March 19 | 3:10pm - 4:10pm
Public Safety DAS Solutions for Multi-Building Applications
Moderator: Tom Cooper  (Avari Wireless)
Panelists: Dan Partridge  (PowerCom, Inc.), Bryan Kemper  (HetNet Wireless), Jeffrey Nodine  (Mobile Communications America, Inc.)
Location: N255
Track: First Responders
Topics: Backhaul, In-building Coverage, Interoperability, Regulatory & Legal + Standards, Situational Awareness
Format: Panel Session

Wednesday, March 19 | 4:20pm - 5:20pm
Strengthening Transportation Operations with Private Networks
Moderator: Tom Soumas  (Cinetcomm, LLC)
Panelists: Robin Mitchell  (iBwave Solutions Inc.), Tadhg Kenny  (Druid Software), Minchul Ho  (Baicells Technologies North America)
Location: N257
Track: Transportation & Logistics
Topics: Backhaul, Broadband, Interoperability, Project Management, Satellite, Spectrum Allocation, Video
Format: Panel Session

 

THURSDAY

Thursday, March 20 | 10:10am - 10:40am
Mission Critical Radio Systems Require Proper In-Building Solutions (beyond BDAs)
Speaker: Tom Cooper  (Avari Wireless)
Location: N259
Track: First Responders
Topics: In-building Coverage
Format: Power Session

Thursday, March 20 | 10:50am - 11:20am
LMR Cybersecurity - It's Time to Wake Up
Speaker: Nicholas Falgiatore  (Mission Critical Partners)
Location: N259
Track: First Responders
Topics: Cybersecurity, PTT
Format: Power Session

Thursday, March 20 | 10:50am - 11:20am
Future-Proofing Public Safety Networks: The Critical Role of Network Surveying and Planning
Speaker: Robin Mitchell  (iBwave Solutions Inc.)
Location: N257
Track: First Responders
Topics: Broadband, In-building Coverage, Regulatory & Legal + Standards
Format: Power Session

Thursday, March 20 | 11:30am - 12:30pm
Overcoming Siloed Communication: Portland Rose Festival Case Study
Moderator: William Chapman  (State of Oregon)
Panelists: Jeff Perkins  (Oregon Department of Emergency Management), Scott Reilly  (Communications Northwest), Paul Braunstein  (FirstNet Built with AT&T)
Location: N259
Track: First Responders
Topics: Interoperability, LMR, PTT
Format: Panel Session