Program
Program subject to change.
Registration Open
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
EWA Annual Membership Meeting
Members are invited to this closed business meeting during which Enterprise Wireless Alliance leadership will present 2024 advocacy and enhanced membership service activities.
EWA Board of Directors Meeting
Speakers
The Enterprise Wireless Alliance welcomes the members of its Board of Directors for a closed meeting to discuss activities of the Alliance.
C-CSC Board of Directors Meeting
Speakers
Members of the Consortium of Certified Service Centers Board of Directors are invited to a closed meeting to discuss the activities of C-CSC and the CSC program.
Lunch on Your Own
Wireless Leadership Summit Opening Remarks
EWA's President/CEO Robin Cohen and Chair of the Board Frank Anderson welcome attendees to the 2024 Wireless Leadership Summit.
Speakers
Frank Anderson, A Beep, LLC
Robin Cohen, Enterprise Wireless Alliance
Lightning Round
In this fun, fast-paced session, Summit exhibitors showcase new products and services. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the latest tech!
Break
Critical Industry Advocacy Initiatives
Join EWA President/CEO Robin Cohen and Regulatory Counsel Liz Sachs for an engaging overview of the active regulatory issues that can affect your business.
Speakers
Robin Cohen, Enterprise Wireless Alliance
Liz Sachs, Lukas, LaFuria, Lantor & Sachs, LLP
Break
Dr. Walt Magnussen on AI, Machine Learning, and LMR
Dr. Walt Magnussen has been in the communications industry for over 50 years and began his career in the Air Force supporting secure voice and data systems. He founded the Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC) at Texas A&M University and currently leads its Research Development efforts. The center has a focus on critical communications interoperability and cyber security for public safety, defense, transportation, energy, and critical infrastructure. In this session, Dr. Magnussen will share current research projects underway at ITEC that illustrate the ways that artificial intelligence and machine learning are being used to support critical communications.
Among the projects that Dr. Magnussen may touch on is the 2021 grant from NIST for its Public Safety Innovation Accelerator Program. As public safety transitions from land mobile radio systems to packet-based broadband systems such as LTE and 5G technology, shared public safety radio datasets are becoming increasingly important. To support the transition from LMR to LTE, Texas A&M will gather this data from various public safety organizations to develop traffic models and determine overall system requirements. The project aims to discover the spatial patterns of the calls and build machine learning models to help estimate active regions where special attention is needed to develop long‐term mitigation strategies, enhancing preparedness, response, and recovery. Such spatial analysis, if done in real time, can directly help with the preparedness and response of the emergency. Further, the analyzed information can be used to support damage assessment, rebuilding, and even public education.
Reception
Network with industry colleagues, visit exhibitors and examine the latest in industry technology!
While networking, support the EWA-Joseph B. Vestal Endowed Scholarship by bidding on must-have items in the Silent Auction! The scholarship, in honor of distinguished executive and leader Joe Vestal (1933-2020), awards financial aid to a student enrolled in Electrical Engineering Technology or Information Systems Management studies at Old Dominion University. WLS Exhibitors contribute the Silent Auction items which range from resort stays to high-tech gear to sporting goods.
Speakers
Christine Adee
Ralph Cleaver, LP, CFPS
Robin Cohen
Mark Crosby
Kevin Gunn
Ziad Habayeb
Lori Henz
Dr. Walt Magnussen
Brett Phennicie
David Reeves, CET
Joe Reynolds, CSP (ret.)
Liz Sachs
Hilton Fort Worth
The Wireless Leadership Summit 2024 will be held at the Hilton Fort Worth. The special Leadership Summit room block rate is $199, plus local fees, for a base rate of $204.47, including local fees but not including taxes. The room block will be open until October 21, 2024 and we encourage you to make your reservations early. Most of the rooms are king bed rooms, with a limited number of rooms with double beds.
Please book your room online or by phone:
- Online
- Call Hilton Worldwide Reservations at 1-800-774-1500. When speaking with the agent, provide the name of the hotel first, the Hilton Ft. Worth, and use the room block code (92J) or ask for the Wireless Leadership Summit rate.
Hilton Fort Worth, 815 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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Exhibitor and Sponsorship Information
The Wireless Leadership Summit is the key event for executives and business owners in the private wireless industry to learn about new regulatory requirements, network with their fellow professionals, and discover new technologies in the exhibit hall.
Imagine having one-on-one conversations in a relaxed atmosphere with the business owners for the largest wireless system operators and service organizations in the U.S. That’s what the Wireless Leadership Summit delivers.
Multiple opportunities are available to enhace your WLS visibility - become a sponsor of the Wireless Leadership Summit. Learn more.
Contact Conference Director Elaine Walsh to select exhibit space and learn about sponsorship opportunities: Elaine.Walsh@EnterpriseWireless.org or 520-620-0063. See the contract and floor plan.
Support Education in Wireless By Bidding During Silent Auction
Support the EWA-Joseph B. Vestal Endowed Scholarship while bidding during a silent auction on must-have items during the Wireless Leadership Summit. The scholarship honors distinguished executive and wireless industry leader Joe Vestal (1933-2020), which awards financial aid to a student enrolled in Electrical Engineering Technology or Information Systems Management studies at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Exhibitors contribute silent auction items which range from resort stays to industry and high-tech gear to sporting goods. Support an excellent cause and have fun! Throughout 2023 and during the November 2023 silent auction, $8,610 was raised.
Learn more about the Vestal Scholarship, including ways to donate outside of the silent auction.