2019 Broadband and Social Justice Summit Panel Highlights:
- FCC Commissioner Fireside Chats at Breakfast and Luncheon -
- Legislative Update with Top Congressional Staffers -
- MMTC Presents Its Highest Honors -
#BBSJ19
#BBSJ19 kicks off with a series of Fireside Chats with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Michael O'Rielly and Brendan Carr , who will be interviewed by Former FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell , Former Acting Chairwoman and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn , and Former Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein , respectively. MMTC President and CEO Maurita Coley , MMTC Board Chairman and Treasurer Ronald Johnson , and Arnold and Porter Partner Stephanie Phillipps will deliver welcome remarks. Spanish Broadcasting System President and CEO Raúl Alarcón will deliver special remarks.

What is on the FCC’s main agenda, and how does diversity fit into those priorities? During this session, the Commissioners and Chairs will answer that question as they discuss the state of broadband, privacy, telehealth, media ownership, spectrum auctions, infrastructure (5G, 10G, small cells deployment, and the digital divide), the fate of the Lifeline program for low-income telecommunications access, the homework gap, and more.
During the Broadband and Social Justice Awards Luncheon, MMTC confers its Distinguished Pro Bono Service Awards to Russell Frisby and Dennis Lane of Stinson Leonard Street LLP; its Corporate Diversity Leadership Award to the Motion Picture Association of America ; and its Everett C. Parker Lifetime Achievement Award to Hon. Marie C. Johns , Former Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Association. MMTC President and CEO Maurita Coley and MMTC President Emeritus David Honig will present the awards.
During the Luncheon, MMTC also continues its fireside chats with FCC Commissioners - Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Geoffrey Starks are interviewed by MMTC Vice Chair Deborah Taylor Tate and Former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell , respectively; top Congressional staffers from the House and Senate deliver a legislative update during a fireside chat with MMTC Board Member Deborah Lathen ; and InterMedia Partners' Leo Hindery will deliver keynote remarks.

The luncheon will address our nation’s top media, telecom, and tech issues, and how they impact our most vulnerable communities in relation to jobs, broadband access, entrepreneurship, and the economy. Issues to be discussed include broadband expansion, the digital divide, the homework gap, consumer online privacy protections, and net neutrality, as well as current, pending, and recommended legislation that addresses these issues.
The Summit will NOT be livestreamed this year, so REGISTER NOW
to attend in person at the Arnold & Porter Conference Center, 601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC. For press passes or other inquiries, contact conferences@mmtconline.org .
MORE DETAILS ON MMTC'S BBSJ SUMMIT:
PANELS AND CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
#BBSJ19 PANELS:
  • FCC Commissioners’ Breakfast: The Diversity Agenda 
  • Infrastructure Landscape and Connected Communities: The Latest Developments in 10G, 5G, and IoT
  • Broadband and Social Justice Awards Luncheon: Legislative Update and FCC Fireside Chats
  • Broadband and Social Justice Town Hall Part 1 – Privacy, Big Data, and Social Justice: Targeted Advertising and the Impact on Communities of Color
  • Broadband and Social Justice Town Hall Part 2 – Net Neutrality and Communities of Color: Where Are We Now?
  • Diversifying and Protecting the Hollywood Creative Pipeline
  • Networking Reception
#BBSJ19 ISSUES:
  • Data Privacy
  • Net Neutrality Legislation
  • Telecom Infrastructure (5G,10G, Small Cells Deployment)
  • Media Ownership
  • Spectrum Auctions
  • The Fate of the Lifeline Program
  • The Homework Gap
  • Telehealth
  • The Digital Divide
  • Content Creators of Color
  • Fireside Chats with FCC Commissioners and Chairman
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
(As of February 28, 2019)
  • Hon. Jonathan Adelstein, President & CEO, Wireless Infrastructure Association
  • Raúl Alarcón, President and CEO, Spanish Broadcasting System
  • Sindy Benavides, Chief Executive Officer, League of United Latin American Citizens
  • Koustubh “K.J.” Bagchi, Senior Staff Attorney, Telecommunications, Technology, and Media, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
  • Paula Boyd, Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
  • Shanell Boyd, Corporate Development Director, Pan-African Film Festival
  • Doug Brake, Director of Broadband and Spectrum Policy, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
  • John Breyault, Vice President, Public Policy, Telecommunications, and Fraud, National Consumers League
  • Kisha Imani Cameron, Former Chief Talent Development Officer, Ghetto Film School
  • Hon. Brendan Carr, Commissioner, FCC
  • Maryam Casbarro, CIPP/US, Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine
  • Calixto Chinchilla, Founder and Executive Director, New York Latin Film Festival
  • Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Former Commissioner, FCC
  • Maurita Coley, President & CEO, MMTC
  • Donald Cravins, Jr., Vice President, Policy and External Affairs, Charter Communications, Inc.
  • Jim Doyle, President, Business Forward
  • Harold Feld, Senior Vice President, Public Knowledge
  • Ari Fitzgerald, Secretary, MMTC Board of Directors; Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP
  • John Gibson, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Director, Diversity and Inclusion, MPAA
  • Leo Hindery, Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners; Member, MMTC Board of Directors
  • David Honig, President Emeritus, MMTC
  • Hon. Marie C. Johns, Former Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Managing Member, Leftwich, LLC
  • Ronald Johnson, Chair and Treasurer, MMTC Board of Directors
  • Kim M. Keenan, Co-Chairwoman, The Internet Innovation Alliance; Senior EVP, Marketing & Research, Odyssey Media
  • Erwin Krasnow, Of Counsel, Garvey Schubert Barer; Vice Chair, MMTC; Chair, MMTC Mentoring Committee
  • Deborah Lathen, President, Lathen Consulting; Member, MMTC Board of Directors
  • Nicolaine Lazarre, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, National Urban League; Member, MMTC Board of Directors
  • Gavin Logan, Esq., Director of Tech and Telecom Policy for the National Urban League Washington Bureau
  • Hon. Robert McDowell, Former Commissioner, FCC; Partner, Cooley LLP
  • Duane McKnight, Member, Board of Directors, The Marathon Foundation “DC Innovation and Inclusion Fund”
  • Rosa Mendoza, President and CEO, ALLvanza
  • Stacy Milner, Founder, Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program ”HBCUs in LA”
  • Francella Ochillo, Vice President of Policy & General Counsel, National Hispanic Media Coalition
  • Hon. Michael O’Rielly, Commissioner, FCC
  • Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman, FCC
  • Stephanie Phillipps, Partner, Arnold and Porter LLP
  • Hon. Michael K. Powell, President & CEO, NCTA - The Internet & Television Association
  • Hon. David Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
  • Timothy Robinson, Chief Counsel, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Hon. Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, FCC
  • Vernon Ross, Associate, Arnold & Porter LLP
  • Jay Schwarz, Vice President, Public Policy, Comcast
  • Debra Speed, Director, Strategic Alliances, Verizon
  • Charlyn Stanberry, Esq., Chief of Staff, Office of Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09)
  • Hon. Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner, FCC
  • Marie Sylla-Dixon, Vice President, Legislative and External Affairs, T-Mobile
  • S. Jenell Trigg, CIPP/US, Partner and Chair, Privacy and Data Security Practice, Lerman Senter; Member, MMTC Board of Advisors
  • Rikin Thakker, Ph.D., Vice President of Telecom and Spectrum Policy, MMTC
  • Hon. Deborah Taylor Tate, Former Commissioner, FCC; Executive Director, Tennessee Supreme Court Office of the Courts; Vice Chair, MMTC Board of Directors
  • Nicol Turner-Lee, Ph.D., Fellow, Center for Technology Innovation, The Brookings Institute
  • Brent Wilkes, Senior Vice President for Institutional Development, Hispanic Federation; Member, MMTC Board of Directors
March 7, 2019 - FREE FCC EVENT
- FCC Diversity Committee's Media Diversity Symposium -
On March 7th, join the FCC's Diversity Committee for its Symposium on Media Diversity, where female and minority media industry pioneers, well-known broadcast experts, leaders of large multi-media firms, and financial experts will examine a range of issues pertaining to best practices for minorities and women in broadcasting and related industry sectors.