Tuesday, February 28
Continental Breakfast & Registration
Welcome & Introduction
Cheryl Greathouse, President, APCO International
Keynote Address: OEC Priorities for 2017 and the Ever-Changing Communication ECO-System
Rear Admiral Ron Hewitt, Director, Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Emergency Communications
NG9-1-1 Implementation Strategies & Considerations
Jay English, Public Safety Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center, National Coordinating Center for Communications
Break
Tech Talks (2)
Transitioning from TTY and Legacy Text-to-911 to Advanced Real-Time Text (RTT)
Christian Militeau, Director, Technical Standards, West Safety Services
ESInet Building Blocks for NG9-1-1
Mark Titus, Lead Product Marketing Manager – Public Safety Solutions, AT&T
Improving 9-1-1 Location Accuracy
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
Lunch
Tech Talks (2)
Lessons Learned from ESInet Deployments
Jared Hertzler, Director, Technical Sales, Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Integrating LTE Into Rescue 21
Mike Thorlin, Business Development Manager, LTE Technology and Strategy, General Dynamics Mission Systems
FirstNet’s Edge
Bill Schrier, Senior Advisor, FirstNet
Break
Tech Talks (2)
Putting Your PSAP in the Cloud
Soyeon Yu, Client Solutions Manager, Mark43
The Thanksgiving PSAP Cyber Attack: A Case Study
Tim Lorello, President & CEO, SecuLore Solutions, LLC
NIST Public Safety Communications Research Open Innovation Accelerator – Mission and Opportunities
Nancy Merritt, Ph.D., PSCR Innovation Accelerator, NIST
Closing remarks
Holly Wayt, 2nd Vice President, APCO International
Wednesday, March 1
Continental Breakfast
Welcome & Introduction
Martha Carter, 1st Vice President, APCO International
Building the Path to NG9-1-1: Super Highway or Gravel Road
Richard Taylor, ENP, Executive Director, North Carolina 9-1-1 Board; Dave Corn, Network Specialist, North Carolina 9-1-1 Board
Project 43: Broadband Implications for the PSAP
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
Break
Cybersecurity and Public Safety Communications
Jay English, Public Safety Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center, National Coordinating Center for Communications
Next-Gen Emergency Alerting: A New Paradigm for First Responders, Emergency Managers and the Public
Fred Engel, Senior Director of Technology, UNC-TV; Adam Woodlief, Director of Engineering Services, UNC-TV; Peter Sockett, Director of Engineering and Operations, Capitol Broadcasting Company
Lunch
Tech Talk
Making Public Safety Apps as Safe and Effective as Possible
Mark Reddish, Senior Counsel & Manager of Government Relations, APCO International
FirstNet & NG9-1-1
Jay English, Public Safety Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center, National Coordinating Center for Communications
Break
Emerging Technologies – Regulatory and Legislative Developments
Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
Closing Remarks and Conference Wrap-up
Brent Lee, Immediate Past President, APCO International