On June 6th, The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies VITAL Center cohosted a seminar with Venable LLP on “The Coming 5G Revolution”. Topics discussed included policy questions and recommended actions for the rapid adoption of a 5G network, with input from a distinguished panel of government and industry experts. Mr. Terry Halvorsen, Executive Vice President of Samsung and CIO/IT and Mobile B2G provided the keynote, with further input from representatives of Nokia, KMPG, Samsung, The Institute of Cyber Law, and Venable LLP. Mr. Michael Fritze of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and Director of the VITAL Center at the Potomac Institute moderated the discussion.
Keynote Speaker:
Terry Halvorsen
Executive Vice President of Samsung and CIO/IT and Mobile B2G and former CIO of the Department of Defense and former CIO of the Department of the Navy
Panelists:
Barbara Hoffman
Vice President of Samsung for Global Strategic Operations B2G and former Deputy CIO of the Department of Navy and Principal Deputy for the CIO for Information Enterprise (PD-DCIO-IE)
Mike Stone
Global Head of Digital Transformation, KPMG, former CIO, UK Ministry of Defence and President Service Design at BT
(Previous service in British Army-Ret'd 1*)
Brian Hendricks
Head of Policy and Governmental Relations, Nokia America Regions and former General Counsel to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Kiersten Todt
Resident Scholar, Institute for Cyber Law, University of Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., and former Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Commission
Rear Admiral Jamie Barnett, USN (Ret.)
Partner in the law firm of Venable LLP in the Washington DC office and Chair of Telecommunications and former Chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Panel Moderator:
Dr. Michael Fritze
Senior Research Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, and Director, Vital Infrastructure, Technology, and Logistics (VITAL) Center at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies