Aspen Forum 2026

Will Adams — Will Adams leads regulatory and spectrum policy at T-Mobile, engaging with the FCC, Congress, and standards bodies on wireless infrastructure and next-generation network policy. He brings extensive experience in wireless technology and spectrum economics to policy debates on 5G deployment and broadband competition.

David Awschalom — David Awschalom is a leading quantum information scientist at the University of Chicago and a Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. A pioneer in quantum information science, he leads the Chicago Quantum Exchange and advises the federal government on quantum research strategy and national competitiveness.

Scott K. Bergmann — Scott K. Bergmann is a senior vice president at CTIA, the trade association representing the U.S. wireless communications industry. He focuses on spectrum policy, wireless infrastructure, and regulatory matters before the FCC and other federal agencies, advancing the industry’s interests on next-generation mobile broadband deployment.

Severin Borenstein — Severin Borenstein is one of the country’s foremost energy economists, studying electricity markets, renewable energy policy, and the economics of the power grid under AI-driven load growth. He is a professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Elizabeth Chernow — Elizabeth Chernow works on policy and regulatory affairs at Comcast Corporation, engaging with Congress and federal agencies on broadband, cybersecurity, and communications policy. She brings experience from both the private sector and policy advocacy to issues at the intersection of network infrastructure and public policy.

David Don — David Don is a public policy and technology executive with more than 30 years of experience at the intersection of communications, technology, and public policy. During more than 20 years at Comcast, he led the company’s public policy work on spectrum, broadband, wireless, cybersecurity, privacy, and AI, and chaired the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG).

Andrew DeVore — Andrew DeVore is a senior legal and policy leader at Amazon, where he oversees regulatory and policy matters for Amazon’s communications and technology businesses. He has deep expertise in administrative law, spectrum policy, and satellite broadband, and has represented Amazon before the FCC and in federal courts.

Justin Faulb — Justin Faulb is a regulatory and policy professional at NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, representing independent rural broadband providers before the FCC and Congress. He focuses on universal service, spectrum access, and the regulatory frameworks that shape broadband deployment and sustainability in rural America.

Harold Feld — Harold Feld is Senior Vice President at Public Knowledge, a leading public interest advocacy organization focused on digital rights, communications policy, and technology regulation. A widely recognized expert in telecommunications and internet law, he engages policymakers on broadband competition, spectrum, and the governance of digital platforms.

Andrew Ferguson — Andrew Ferguson serves as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, where he leads the agency’s consumer protection and competition enforcement missions. As Chairman, he has focused the FTC’s work on emerging technology markets, AI, and protecting American consumers from unfair and deceptive practices.

Ian Gershengorn — Ian Gershengorn is a partner at Jenner & Block and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States. He has argued dozens of cases before the Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals, with particular expertise in constitutional law, administrative law, and complex litigation.

John Giusti — John Giusti leads regulatory and policy work at the GSMA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the global trade body representing mobile network operators. He coordinates the mobile industry’s engagement with regulators and policymakers worldwide, with a focus on digital inclusion, spectrum policy, and the WRC process.

Anna Gomez — Anna Gomez is a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, where she works on broadband access, spectrum policy, and telecommunications regulation. A former State Department senior official focused on international communications policy, she brings a global perspective to the FCC’s work on digital equity and infrastructure investment.

Shane Greenstein — Shane Greenstein is a professor at Harvard Business School, where he researches the economics of innovation, digitization, and the internet. His work examines how competitive markets, standards, and platforms shape the development and diffusion of information technology. He is the author of How the Internet Became Commercial.

Janice Hauge — Janice Hauge is Professor of Economics at the University of North Texas. Her research focuses on regulation and industrial organization in telecommunications, including broadband markets, municipal provision of broadband, and universal service policy.

Marsden Hanna — Marsden Hanna leads sustainability and energy policy at Google, working on the intersection of data-center growth, clean energy procurement, and the grid. He engages policymakers on the energy demands of AI infrastructure and how technology companies can support grid reliability and decarbonization.

Chuck Hufstetler — Chuck Hufstetler is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the 52nd District, and has chaired the Senate Finance Committee since 2017. He brings a state legislator’s perspective to debates over how states tax and regulate technology and communications.

Margot Kaminski — Margot Kaminski is a professor at the University of Colorado Law School and a faculty director at Silicon Flatirons, where she researches AI governance, privacy law, and algorithmic accountability. Her scholarship on the legal frameworks governing automated decision-making informs policy debates on AI regulation and digital rights.

William Kovacic — William Kovacic is Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy at George Washington University Law School and Director of its Competition Law Center. A former Chairman and Commissioner of the FTC, he is one of the world’s foremost antitrust scholars, with expertise in competition policy, regulatory design, and the governance of enforcement agencies. He has advised competition authorities on five continents.

Thomas Lenard — Thomas Lenard is President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute, where his research focuses on telecommunications, internet economics, and the regulation of digital markets. He has written extensively on broadband policy, spectrum economics, and the role of competition in driving technology innovation.

John Lin — John Lin serves as a senior counsel on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where he works on telecommunications, technology, and media policy and legislation. He brings deep congressional expertise to debates on spectrum, broadband, and the regulatory framework governing digital infrastructure.

Carol Mattey — Carol Mattey is Principal at Mattey Consulting LLC, where she advises clients on universal service, broadband policy, and FCC regulatory matters. A former FCC Deputy Bureau Chief, she brings extensive federal regulatory experience to complex telecommunications proceedings involving the E-Rate program, rural broadband funding, and high-cost support mechanisms.

Robert McDowell — Robert McDowell is a partner at Cooley LLP and former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. During his tenure at the FCC, he was a leading voice on internet governance, broadband policy, and international telecommunications. He now advises clients on communications regulation, spectrum, and technology policy.

Giulia McHenry — Giulia McHenry is Senior Vice President for Public Policy at AT&T. She previously served as Chief of the FCC’s Office of Economics and Analytics and, before that, as Chief Economist of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. She is an expert in the economics of the internet, telecommunications, and media.

Katerina Megas — Katerina Megas leads the Cybersecurity for IoT Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, developing guidance and standards for securing connected devices. She has been a central figure in efforts to establish minimum cybersecurity baselines for consumer and industrial IoT products.

Anjney Midha — Anjney Midha is the founder of AMP PBC, an AI-focused investment firm. He is a leading figure in the venture capital and AI policy communities, with deep experience investing in frontier AI companies and advising on the governance implications of rapidly advancing AI capabilities.

Jonathan Nuechterlein — Jonathan Nuechterlein is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute and a leading telecommunications and internet law scholar. He previously served as General Counsel of the FTC and as Deputy General Counsel of the FCC, and is co-author of the definitive textbook Digital Crossroads on telecommunications regulation and competition policy.

Sarah Oh Lam — Sarah Oh Lam is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the Technology Policy Institute, where her research focuses on telecommunications policy, spectrum economics, and broadband regulation. She brings expertise in FCC proceedings and quantitative analysis of communications markets to policy debates on wireless infrastructure and competition.

Maureen Ohlhausen — Maureen Ohlhausen is a partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and former Acting Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. At the FTC, she championed innovation-friendly regulation and cost-benefit analysis in competition and consumer protection enforcement. She is a widely respected voice on antitrust policy and technology regulation.

Tricia Paoletta — Tricia Paoletta works at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum policy, international regulatory coordination, and wireless communications. She brings deep expertise in FCC proceedings and World Radiocommunication Conference preparations to her federal policy role.

Edward Parker — Edward Parker is a researcher at the RAND Corporation specializing in science and technology policy, defense innovation, and emerging technology markets. His work addresses quantum computing, AI investment, and the economics of national security technology programs.

Alan Raul — Alan Raul brings to the Future of Privacy Forum decades of experience in privacy law, cybersecurity, and technology regulation. A former senior official in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and a leading privacy practitioner, he advises on data security, privacy law, and AI governance frameworks.

Debra Raggio — Debra Raggio is Executive Vice President & General Counsel at PowerBridge, working at the intersection of broadband networks and the power grid. She brings decades of telecommunications industry experience to debates on infrastructure investment and the energy demands of AI-driven network growth.

Elizabeth Rossi — Elizabeth Rossi works on policy and regulatory affairs for Google’s quantum computing initiative, engaging with federal agencies, Congress, and research institutions on the policy dimensions of quantum technology. She brings legal and policy expertise to debates on quantum research investment, standards, and national competitiveness.

Gregory Rosston — Gregory Rosston is a senior research fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and a leading telecommunications economist. He has served at the FCC and advised governments and industry on spectrum auctions, broadband policy, and the economics of communications networks.

Ari Schwartz — Ari Schwartz is a senior advisor at Venable LLP and Managing Director of the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law. A former senior director at the National Security Council and cybersecurity official at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the White House, he is a leading voice on public-private cybersecurity collaboration and critical infrastructure protection.

Jay Schwarz — Jay Schwarz is former Chief of the Space Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission, where he oversaw licensing and regulatory policy for satellite and space-based communications systems. He leads the FCC’s work on commercial space, satellite spectrum coordination, and the evolving regulatory framework for the rapidly expanding space economy.

Howard Shelanski — Howard Shelanski is Sheehy Professor of Law, Georgetown University and a Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Hi is also former Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and former Director of the FTC Bureau of Economics. His practice bridges antitrust law, regulatory economics, and administrative law, with a focus on technology markets and platform competition.

James Speta — James Speta is a professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, where he focuses on telecommunications, administrative, and antitrust law. He has written extensively on FCC rulemaking, broadband regulation, and the legal frameworks governing network industries, and has testified before Congress on communications policy.

Chris Stansbury — Chris Stansbury is President and Chief Financial Officer of Lumen Technologies. He oversees the company’s financial strategy, capital allocation, and investor relations as Lumen navigates the transformation of its enterprise and broadband businesses in an era of rapidly shifting demand driven by AI workloads.

Megan Stull — Megan Stull works on regulatory and policy affairs at Apple, engaging with the FCC and federal agencies on spectrum, wireless technology, and communications policy matters. She brings deep expertise in telecommunications law developed through prior government and private sector experience.

Brian Sullivan — Brian Sullivan is a senior correspondent and anchor at CNBC, where he covers energy, markets, and the economics of technology. He brings a journalist’s perspective to debates on AI energy demand, the grid, and the macroeconomic implications of the technology sector’s growth.

Clayton Swope — Clayton Swope is a senior researcher at CSIS, where he focuses on space security, satellite policy, and the governance of the commercial space economy. He advises Congress and the executive branch on space situational awareness, spectrum coordination, and the regulatory framework for commercial space operations.

Shane Tews — Shane Tews is a technology policy expert and president at Logan Circle Strategies, advising clients on broadband, cybersecurity, and emerging technology regulation. She is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. A former government affairs executive with experience across industry and policy institutions, she is a widely cited commentator on internet infrastructure and digital policy.

Rikin Thakker — Rikin Thakker is a regulatory and policy professional at NCTA – The Internet & Television Association, representing the cable and broadband industry before federal agencies and Congress. He focuses on broadband policy, spectrum, and the regulatory frameworks governing high-speed internet infrastructure and video distribution.

Bryan Tramont — Bryan Tramont is Managing Partner at Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP and a leading communications attorney with extensive experience in FCC proceedings, spectrum policy, and telecommunications regulation. A former FCC Chief of Staff, he brings both regulatory expertise and practical policy experience to a wide range of communications law matters.

Olivia Trusty — Olivia Trusty is a Commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. She previously served as a professional staff member on the Senate Commerce Committee, where she worked on telecommunications legislation, spectrum policy, and oversight of the FCC. She brings deep congressional and regulatory expertise to the Commission’s work.

Scott Wallsten — Scott Wallsten is President and Senior Fellow at the Technology Policy Institute, where his research focuses on the economics of telecommunications, internet policy, and spectrum. He is also a Policy Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. He has held senior positions at the FCC, the World Bank, and in academia, and is one of the most cited economists working on broadband competition and regulatory policy.

Jennifer Warren — Jennifer Warren leads policy and regulatory affairs for Lockheed Martin’s space and satellite businesses, engaging with the FCC, NTIA, and international bodies on satellite licensing, spectrum coordination, and the regulatory framework for the commercial space economy. She works at the frontier of satellite technology and emerging space policy.

Lawrence White — Lawrence White is the Robert Kavesh Professor of Economics at NYU Stern School of Business and one of the country’s most distinguished industrial organization economists. He has served on the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and written extensively on antitrust policy and competition in digital and network industries.

Christopher Yoo — Christopher Yoo is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and one of the nation’s leading scholars of internet law and telecommunications regulation. His research on network neutrality, broadband competition, and the economics of internet architecture has shaped academic and policy debates on how communications networks should be governed.

Phil Weiser — Phil Weiser is serving his second term as Colorado’s 39th attorney general, where he has led efforts to protect consumers, enhance public safety, defend democracy, and promote justice. He is a champion of reproductive and LGBTQ rights, environmental protection, and youth mental health, leading multistate investigations into Big Tech and securing significant funds for vaping prevention. Weiser previously served as dean of the University of Colorado Law School, clerked for Supreme Court Justices Byron White and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and held senior roles in the DOJ. The son and grandson of Holocaust survivors, he is committed to expanding opportunity for all Coloradans.

Allison Remsen — Allison Remsen is Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at USTelecom, the trade association representing the U.S. broadband industry. She brings decades of Washington advocacy experience, including leadership of the wireless coalition Mobile Future and earlier communications and government relations roles spanning telecom policy since the 1996 Telecom Act.

Kelcee Griffis — Kelcee Griffis is a Washington, D.C.-based reporter for Bloomberg News covering all the things that connect us, from internet service providers and mobile companies to spectrum allocation and emerging technologies.

Matt Perault — Matt Perault is head of artificial intelligence policy at Andreessen Horowitz, where he shapes the firm’s AI policy strategy and helps portfolio companies navigate the AI policy landscape. He previously led global policy development at Facebook and directed the Center on Technology Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he also taught information science.

Steve DelBianco — Steve DelBianco is President and CEO of NetChoice, a trade association of e-commerce and online businesses, where he sets and executes the organization’s advocacy agenda. A well-known expert on Internet governance, online consumer protection, and Internet taxation, he has testified before 25 Congressional hearings and represents NetChoice at ICANN and the UN Internet Governance Forum.

Robert Alderfer — Rob Alderfer is Vice President of Technology Policy at Spectrum, where he leads the company’s work on wireless spectrum, cybersecurity, and broadband policy. He previously served as Vice President of Technology Policy at CableLabs and as Chief Data Officer for the FCC’s Wireless Bureau, where he helped guide U.S. wireless broadband policy.

Melissa Mann — Melissa Mann is Chief Public Policy Officer at Lumen Technologies, leading the company’s global advocacy efforts with legislators, regulators, and industry stakeholders. A nearly decade-long Lumen veteran, she previously served as the company’s vice president of public policy and as chief of staff to former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal.

Mark Walker — Mark Walker is Vice President, Technology Policy at CableLabs, where he leads a team focused on spectrum, broadband, cybersecurity, privacy, and AI policy. He previously served as Deputy Chief of the FCC’s Telecommunications Access Policy Division, where he led policy for the E-rate Program.

Brett Danaher — Brett Danaher is Associate Professor of Economics and Management Science at Chapman University’s Argyros School of Business and Economics. His research on digital piracy, copyright enforcement, and streaming markets has informed policy debates and made him a sought-after advisor to entertainment companies including Spotify, NBC Universal, and BBC Studios.

Laura Martin — Laura Martin is Managing Director and Senior Internet & Media Analyst at Needham & Company, where she has published research on the largest U.S. entertainment and internet companies since 2009. A CFA and CMT charterholder, she has been a nationally ranked media analyst for more than two decades, including stints at Credit Suisse First Boston and Vivendi Universal.

John Connolly — John Connolly serves as Chief Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, where he advises on legislation and oversight matters before the committee, including issues involving intellectual property and technology. He previously worked in private practice and in the federal courts before joining the Senate.

Johanna Thomas — Johanna R. Thomas is Senior Counsel to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. She previously was a partner at Jenner & Block’s Communications, Internet, and Technology practice group and served at the FCC, including as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and legal advisor to then-Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel.

Courtney Reinhard — Courtney Reinhard is Chief Counsel for Telecommunications on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where she advises on legislation and policy governing the nation’s communications networks. She brings deep committee experience to debates on spectrum, broadband, and telecom regulation.

Dale Hatfield — Dale Hatfield is an Executive Fellow at the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship and an Adjunct Professor in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. With more than fifty years of experience in telecommunications policy, regulation, and spectrum management, he previously served as Chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology and Chief Technologist.

Ben Sheffner — Ben Sheffner is Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Law & Policy, at the Motion Picture Association, where he specializes in copyright, First Amendment, and other legal and policy issues for MPA’s member studios. He previously held in-house counsel roles at NBCUniversal and Twentieth Century Fox and served as special counsel on Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.

Jeffrey Prince — Jeffrey Prince is Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy and the Harold A. Poling Chair of Strategic Management at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. An expert on technology and telecommunications markets, he served as Chief Economist at the Federal Communications Commission in 2019 and 2020.

Caroline Kitchens — Caroline Kitchens serves as Head of Public Policy Third-Party Engagement at the TikTok USDS Joint Venture where she oversees strategic outreach to public policy stakeholders including civil society, trade associations, academia, and nonprofits. Prior to TikTok, Caroline was on the government affairs team at Shopify, where she built the ecommerce platform’s first policy partnership strategy. She also spent a decade at D.C.-based think tanks, leading government affairs for the R Street Institute and beginning her career at the American Enterprise Institute. Caroline holds a degree from Duke University and is a native of Northeast Wisconsin. She currently resides in Arlington, Virginia, with her family and two rescue pitbulls.

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