Broadening Broadband: Adoption, Availability, the Benefits and Beyond.
April 20, 11:30 a.m.,
Meridian D & E
Description: Broadband access has become vital to life and commerce in America.
Individuals, businesses, government agencies, healthcare providers and educational
institutions all rely on it as an efficient and effective platform for communicating and
conducting business. It has enabled significant prosperity already, and it will be a key
element determining our continued competitiveness in the global economy. There is an
important role for the new Administration, particularly as we seek to address the gaps
in deployment and adoption so often defined by demographics and geography. It is time
for our leaders to turn their attention to a National Broadband Strategy, a plan to
complement and accelerate efforts in the marketplace to achieve universal adoption
of high speed Internet. Working together, public and private leaders can restore U.S.
primacy in Internet technologies and ensure the benefits of true broadband reach all Americans.
* Larry Irving (Co-chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance and the President and CEO of the Irving Information Group)
* Brian R. Mefford (Chairman & CEO of Connected Nation, Inc.)
* Susan Patrick (President and Chief Executive Officer of the North American Council for Online Learning)
* Jay H. Sanders, M.D. (President and CEO of The Global Telemedicine Group)
* Mike McCurry (Political Spokesperson for over 25 years including serving as Press Secretary for President Bill Clinton)
* Moderator: Bruce P. Mehlman (Co-chairman of the Internet Innovation Alliance and co-founder of Mehlman & Vogel, Inc.)