Broadband Properties Summit 2004
September 13-15, 2004 , Irving, Texas

SESSIONS

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Registration Desk Open

Workshops & Vendor Presentations

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Delivering IP Video Services
David P. McClure, President, USIIA

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Joint Product Initiative
Steve Cross, Director of Sales, Alloptic, Inc.
Doug Blue, Director of Business Development, OFS

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
The Capanis Solution
Ed Villars, President & CEO, Capanis Networks

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Profitable Fiber Optic Ventures: The ins-and-outs for the financially successful design, development and management of fiber to the premise
Brady McConaty, President & CEO, Digital Optical Ventures

4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Fiber-to-the-Subscriber Solutions: Ethernet Over Fiber in the "Last Mile"
Kent Brown, Director of Access Solutions, AFL Telecommunications

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2004

8:00 am - 8:50 am
Legislative Primer
Specifically recommended for Private Cable Operator (PCO), ISP or any provider of broadband services with customers in apartments, universities, Greenfield communities and other multi-dwelling units (MDUs). This is a highly interactive session with extensive questions and answers that covers all current legislative hurdles on the horizon.
— Dave McClure, United States Industry Internet Association (USIIA)

9:00 am - 9:50 am
Broadband Properties: New Ideas, New Directions, New Technologies
Leaders from converging industry sectors candidly discuss the dynamic new technologies and market conditions affecting the delivery of cable, broadband and telephony services. Attendees will leave this session with a very thorough understanding of the state of technology deployment and the current marketplace for these high-demand broadband services.
— Bill Burhop, Independent Multifamily Communications Counsel (IMCC)
— Bryan Rader, MediaWorks
— Bill Gietema, Arcadia Realty
— Greg McDonald, Camden Property Trust

10:00 am - 10:50 am
Exploring Opportunities in Greenfield and Planned Communities
Greenfield and master planned communities; senior housing and other new customer segments, all provide viable ancillary markets that can be added to a provider's portfolio. The session reviews a number of new verticals and provides attendees with an understanding of which new markets may be the right target for their operation.
— Jerry Budge, BDR Broadband
— Dan O'Connell, Verizon Avenue
— Steve Buska, Optical Solutions
— Allison Hift, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.

11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open

1:00 pm- 2:00 pm
Cornerstone Awards Luncheon
— Luncheon Speaker: Barry Paulson, Verizon

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Turning the Triple Play
The delivery of combined cable TV, broadband Internet and telephony products is no longer an option. Many property owners and developers have made it a prerequisite for capturing their business. Following an overview of the latest trends, we will break out each service into its own session and present the latest models, solutions and technologies so that you will have all the information you need to deliver to customers your own Triple Play of services.
— Henry Pye, JPI

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Cable TV: Innovations in Video Delivery Systems
Innovations in video delivery systems can now enable providers to deliver cable TV programming to customers across dynamic and cost-effective new platforms. No bigger challenge faces today's providers of cable TV service than finding a cost- effective means of incorporating high definition television (HDTV) and video on demand (VOD) into their product offerings. Super Trunking allows operators to serve multiple properties from just a single headend.
— Moderator: Vern Swedin, Pace
— Bob Grosz, EchoStar
— Harris Shulman, SH Communications
— Michael Moone /Tom Neel, Alloptic

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Broadband: Delivering and Managing Broadband
The ability to deliver broadband in a reliable and cost effective manner continues to be a constant challenge to providers as they try to meet the increasing demand from customers. Hear first hand from companies successfully delivering broadband access to both and multifamily residential properties as they explain the their business, technology and service models.
— Moderator: David McClure, USIIA
— Al Diehl, Telkonet
— Kent Brown, AFL
— Chris LeGrand, Fusion Broadband

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Voice: Strategies for Delivering Dial Tone to Customers
For many in the business of delivering bundled services to customers in MDUs and communities, providing telephony service remains the biggest challenge. Hear from experts in this field as they discuss how to provide customers with voice service either from building their own network or through creating profitable partnerships.
— Moderator: Greg Heifner, Optical Data Networks
— Cal Gloss, Advanced Media Services
— Ned Lamont, Gatehouse Networks
— Arash Bahri, Blonder Tongue

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Exhibit Hall Open / Exhibitor Reception

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004

Special Program: Fiber-To-The-Premises

9:00 am - 10:15 am
Fiber Optics Primer
Learn what developers, property managers, public officials and others need to know about the extraordinary capabilities of fiber. In this session, leaders in the fiber industry will provide an introductory look at fiber-based voice, video and data systems so that attendees can gain a basic understanding of this technology and its potential impact on their business. Question and answer will be welcome.
— Bob Whitman, Corning
— Jay Sanders, The Global Telemedicine Group
— Jim Baller, Attorney, Baller, Herbst Law Group

10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Fiber Optics Applications and Economics
When looking at the new applications and the current economics of FTTH, the first thing you need to know is that what you learned earlier is likely to be obsolete. In this session, hear how applications such as telemedicine are shifting healthcare out of the hospital and into the home, while creating high consumer demand. Understand why the economics of FTTH have never been more favorable, and see how plummeting costs have affected the availability of fast fiber in your marketplace by listening to incumbent providers as they share with you their timetables for deployment.
— Doris Kelly, Black & Veatch
— Daniel O'Connell Verizon Avenue
— Robert Primosch, Esq., Wilkenson, Barker, Knauer
— Amy Jo Sooy or Paul Schmidt, City of Cheney, WA
— Woodrow Mitchell, City of Keller, Texas

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open and Luncheon

2:00 pm - 3:30pm
FTTH Experiences From the Field
In this session, learn from real-world case studies in the FTTH marketplace as industry leaders share their experiences with community-based fiber rollouts. Gain a valuable understanding of the politics of fiber and see how grassroots initiatives can spur colorful battles. See examples of the regulatory and legal issues that face developers and public officials and learn how experts have successfully overcome them. Hear from economic development professionals and learn what fiber means to jobs and businesses and also see the positive effect FTTH has on a community as municipal mayors describe their successes.
— Larry Freedman, Fleischman & Walsh LLP
— Ken Rossen, e-Polk
— Tom Reiman, President, The Broadband Group
— Kevin McCammon, Developer

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Roundtable Debate: Who Should Build An FTTH Network? Service Providers or Municipalities?
Leading FTTH industry experts discuss the current state of fiber, reflect on the information shared over the course of this event, and provide insights as to what attendees can expect in the year to come.
— Moderator: Bob Whitman, Corning Inc.
— Annie Collins, Tri-city Broadband
— Peter Collins, Information Systems Manager, City of Geneva, IL
— Bill Roberts, President, Resident Interactive
— Greg Albrecht, Director of Business Development, Zoomy Communications

4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks/Show Closes