Learning Objectives

• Provide an up-to-date overview of the changes in technology, markets and industry structure that impact the communications industry, especially those change that involve the major assets of the telephone, wireless, and cable television networks.
• Provide a summary and annual update of TFI's recent research and forecasts in key communication technologies.
• Provide summaries and updates of other experts' research in the same areas
• Provide independent expert knowledge on changing communication technologies
• Present illuminating discussions of current and emerging issues facing the communications industry
• Present helpful discussions on the impact of these changes on the depreciation and valuation of communication industry assets.

• Finance, Asset Valuation and Property Tax
• Communications Policy
• Strategic Forecasting
• Market Strategy
• Network Planning
• Legal and Regulatory
• Depreciation and Asset Lives

"Thank you for putting on your seminars and conference. Although I have used various TFI tables over the years and read several of your publications, there is an additional and unique learning experience to be had via the lectures and interaction with the audience and TFI. Through the questions, comments, and answers one hears the issue presented from a variety of perspectives and has the opportunity to put in one's own words their own comments and questions to see if they understand it or not, etc. One-on-one with the authors, the experts, a wonderful educational opportunity."

Robert G. Strong, Tax Director
AT&T

"Based on TFI's knowledge, skills and experience, I strongly recommend their annual Technology Futures Asset Valuation Conference to anyone who is involved in assessing telecommunications equipment or anyone involved with telecommunications in some form or another."

Raul Reyes, Business Personal Property Supervisor
Dallas Central Appraisal District

"Great program...information is timely and program ties together well. Good for attendees with various background and interests. I highly recommend."

Jeffery S. Binkley, Senior Director
Thomson Reuters

"I found the insights on technology changes in-process and planned and their current and expected impact on replacement of assets most useful. Proper valuation must take into account technological externalities that will diminish the value of the existing assets. The technological innovations are having a such an impact that keeping up is essential. This conference keeps me up to date."

Roger Grabowski, Managing Director
Duff & Phelps

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
January 20-22, 2016

PRE-CONFERENCE Reception
Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 6:15 pm

CONFERENCE DAY 1
Thursday, January 21, 2016, 8:30 am-5:30 pm + Reception

8:30 am     Introductions and Welcome

8:40 am     TFI Research: News and Overview
                  – Lawrence Vanston, President, TFI

INTERNET OF THINGS AND BIG DATA
                  – Host: Carrie Vanston, VP, Communications, Technology Futures, Inc.

9:00 am     The Communications/Data Transformation that will Change ALL
                  Our Ideas about HealthCare
                   – David Smith, President, SocialCare

9:40 am       Break

9:50 am      KEYNOTE: "Big Picture Enablers Fueling the IoT Explosion"
                    – Sujata Neidig, Americas Marketing Manager,
                       NXP Semiconductors (Freescale recently merged with NXP)

10:30 am    Smart Cities and the IoT -- Austin Looks Forward
                   – Stephen Elkins, CIO, City of Austin
                   – Bert Haskell, CTO, Pecan Street, Inc.
                   – Ruben Miranda, Director, Duff & Phelps (Moderator)

11:20 am     Break

11:30 am    Precision Agriculture and Petroleum: Opportunities for Rural and
                   Urban Communications Providers
                   – Sam Harlan, P.E., VP Engineering Consulting, CHR Solutions

12:05 pm    Big Fast Data, Cognitive Computing, the Cloud, IoT, and Software
                   Defined Networks
                   – Lawrence Vanston, President, TFI

12:40 pm    Lunch Break
    
WIRELESS
    
1:30 pm      KEYNOTE: Millimeter Wave for 5G Cellular: Finding a New
                   Spectrum Mother Load
                   – Robert Heath, Professor of Electrical and Computer
                      Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

2:30 pm       Break

2:40 pm       Cars Communicating? Automotive Applications of 5G and          
                    Millimeter Wave
                    – Robert Heath, Professor of Electrical and Computer
                    Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
    
3:10 pm       Wireless Industry Panel
                    – Gary Wiggins, Executive Director - Property Tax, AT&T
                    – Stephen Yergeau, Director, Property Taxes, T-Mobile
                    – Mike Mupo, Retired Director, Verizon
                    – David Schneider - Manager Property Tax, Sprint

3:55 pm       TFI Wireless Forecast Update
                   – Ray Hodges, Senior Consultant, TFI
    
4:05 pm       Break
    
VALUATION ISSUES

4:15 pm      Technology-Driven Valuation Issues for Data Centers and
                   Communications Networks
                   – Mike Mupo, Retired Director, Verizon
    
4:40 pm      Measuring OTT Operations
                   – Ruben Miranda, Director, Duff & Phelps
    
5:00 pm       Cruisin' for Confusion: Reproduction vs. Replacement Cost
                   – Charles Burkhart, Senior Consultant, CostQuest (Moderator)
                   – Carl Hoemke, Managing Director, Correlation Advisors or
                   – Jim Stegeman, President, CostQuest
                   – Jerome Weinert, Principal & Director, AUS Consultants
    
5:45 pm       Day Ends

5:45-7:15 pm  Reception – Roof Top (Onsite)

CONFERENCE DAY 2
Friday, January 22, 2016, 8:30 am-12:30 pm + Box Lunch

BROADBAND & VIDEO
                   – Host: August Grant, Professor, School of Journalism and
                    Mass Communications, University of South Carolina

8:30 am       Communications Technology Update 2016
                    – August Grant, Professor, School of Journalism and
                    Mass Communications, University of South Carolina

9:00 am       Video and Broadband Forecasts in the Gigabit Era
                    – Lawrence Vanston, President, TFI

9:25 am       The Broadband Desktop circa 2018: The Big Screen Comes Back
                    – Dub Dublin, Dublinvention
    
9:50 am       Break

10:00 am     Keynote: What's Down the Valley for Broadband and Video
                    – Sarah Lacy, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and CEO, PandoMedia

10:50 am     Transforming the Local Exchange and HFC Networks
                    – Lawrence Vanston, President, TFI
   
11:15 am     Break
   
11:25 am     Impacts of Video and Broadband Developments on Landline
                    Networks -- Panel
                    – Jeff Binkley, Director, Deloitte (Moderator)
                    – Christian Altenburger, Manager, Property Tax, Comcast
                    – James Dombrowski, Manager - Property Taxes, Verizon
                    – Steven Ingram, Property Manager, CenturyLink
                    – Robert Strong, Tax Director, AT&T

12:25 pm     Closing Remarks

12:30 pm      Conference Ends
   
12:30 pm      Box Lunch and Discussion

1:20 pm        Lunch Ends
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