Navigating the Post–World Radiocommunication Conference Outlook for Wireless Innovation

Global alignment on spectrum policy is crucial for US leadership in telecommunications. However, the Biden administration’s approach at the yearly World Radiocommunication Conference suggests that its leadership position may be fading while other superpowers attempt to carve out their own rules of the game on telecommunications policy.

A panel discussion addressing the decisions from this treaty-level conference that shape policy directions across the US government and affect American tech leadership.

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Agenda

2:00 p.m.
Introduction:
Shane Tews, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

2:05 p.m.
Conversation:
Steve Lang, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Information and Communications Policy, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
Shane Tews, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

2:35 p.m.
Break

2:40 p.m.
Panel Discussion

Panelists:
Umair Javed, Senior Vice President, Spectrum, CTIA
Kate O’Connor, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives
Michael O’Reilly, Member, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International Advisory Council
Evelyn L. Remaley, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Nauer
Becky Tangren, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Internet and Television Association

Moderator:
Shane Tews, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

3:20 p.m.
Q&A

3:30 p.m.
Adjournment