The annual MTA (Minnesota Telecom Alliance) conference is coming up – March 27-29 in Minneapolis. It’s also a big and great show with topics ranging from policy, to technology, marketing, industry new and business management. The trade show alone is a fun look at what folks are doing.
Here’s a peek at the agenda…
Monday, March 27
Breakout Sessions (3:00 – 3:50 pm_
Enabling Faster Speeds at the Network Edge – Karthik Kailasam, Emerson Network Power
Automation and You: Automating Everyday Life and Business Tasks – Shaun Carlson, Arvig
Selling Ethernet Transport in a Tariff Environment – Iris Carrasquillo, NECABreakout Sessions (4:00 – 4:50 pm)
Evolving Broadband Privacy Requirements – Shannon Heim, Dykema Gossett
Achieving High Availability with NFV – Mike Gates, REDCOM
There Has to Be an Easier Way! – Gwen Schaffer, Olsen Thielen CPAs
Opening Reception at Hyatt (5:00 – 6:30 pm)
Tuesday, March 28
Breakout Sessions (9:30 – 10:20 am)
5G: Embracing the Opportunities – Ben Humphrey, Finley Engineering Company, Inc.
Leading Millennials – Debbie Johnson, Minnesota State Community and Technical College
How “Big Data” Can Support Revenue – Andy Rangen, 7Sigma Systems, Inc.; Aaron Hautala, RedHouseMediaBreakout Sessions (10:30 – 11:20 am)
Fiber Indexing for Multi-Use – Erik Gronvall, CommScope
Building a Profitable Modern Video Offering – Mark Chambers, NeoNova; Terry Kucera, NeoNova
Culture Branding: The HR + Marketing Connection – Jenna Monse, Cooperative Network Services; Christine Castagneri, Cooperative Network Services
Breakout Sessions (11:30 am – 12:20 pm)
Personal Cyber Security: A Clear and Present Danger – Jon Brown, Vantage Point Solutions
Make World-Class Wi-Fi Your Differentiator: How to Optimize Carrier Class Wi-Fi in Your Subscriber’s Home – Ben Chan, Calix
Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law Under the New Administration – Tom Revnew, Seaton Peters & Revnew
Issues Update Lunch (12:30 – 1:30 pm) – Ron Kresha
Exhibits Open – 1:00 – 6:00 pm
Wednesday, March 29
Blandin on Broadband 