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MD DC Wireless Association Launches 2018 Speaker Series Luncheon on March 22

Posted March 1, 2018 at 6:19 PM

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As part of its annual Speaker Series, the Maryland-DC Wireless Association will hold a symposium luncheon on March 22 at Living Classroom’s Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park in Baltimore. Over 150 attendees are expected to attend and Sean Hughes of Miller, Miller & Canby, a MD DC Wireless Association board member, will serve as moderator of a keynote speech and question and answer session. Speakers will include:

Marc Ganzi, Executive Chairman of Vertical Bridge. Marc is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Bridge Holdings, LLC. He previously co-founded Global Tower Partners (GTP), an owner and operator of communications, real estate and related companies, where he played an instrumental role in building the business, which was ultimately sold in 2013 for over $4.8 billion.

Jennifer Fritzsche, Managing Director, Equity Research Group – Wells Fargo Securities. Jennifer is a top-ranked leader among 75 analysts in getting companies to meet clients via non-deal road shows. She lead a 3-member, award-winning research team as Senior Analyst covering the Telecommunications Services (Wired and Wireless), fiber, data centers and tower sectors.

Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner. Brendan was nominated to serve as a Commissioner of the FCC by President Donald J. Trump and was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017. Commissioner Carr brings to the position over a dozen years of public and private sector experience in technology and communications law and policy.

Most recently, Commissioner Carr served as the General Counsel of the FCC. In that role, he served as the chief legal advisor to the Commission and FCC staff on all matters within the agency's jurisdiction. Previously, he served as the lead advisor to FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai on wireless, public safety, and international issues. Before that, he worked as an attorney in the FCC's Office of General Counsel, where he provided legal advice on a wide range of spectrum policy, competition, and public safety matters.

“The Speaker Series brings industry veterans together to identify issues and opportunities in wireless telecommunications,” said Sean Hughes, a telecommunications attorney in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Land Use practice and MDDCWA Board Member. “We are dedicated to advancing our industry and providing a productive and valuable platform for the exchange of ideas.”

Founded in 2007, the MDDCWA includes members who are involved with the deployment, operations and maintenance of wireless networks, including cell carriers, tower companies, A&E firms, surveyors, general contractors and others. Issues such as infrastructure, zoning and regulatory matters are key priorities for the organization. In 2017 the Association donated over $40,000 to charitable organizations.

Founded in Baltimore in 1985, Living Classrooms Foundation has grown into an educational and economic force that combines one of the city's most cherished assets – it’s beautiful and historic harbor – with some of its most overlooked – the thousands of bright, ambitious children and young adults who are struggling to succeed against terrible odds. What began with one program in one city has grown into dozens of programs across a region that now encompasses Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland.

To learn more about future association events, contact Sean Hughes, or visit the MDDCWA website.

Sean P. Hughes is an attorney in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Land Use practice group. His career spans more than two decades of focus in legal and wireless telecommunications and he has represented clients in land use and zoning matters throughout the Mid-Atlantic. To learn more about the firm’s Land Use and Zoning practice, contact Sean.