2025 NTIA Spectrum Policy Symposium
From Talk to Action: Powering America’s Wireless Leadership
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) held the 2025 Spectrum Policy Symposium on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
Featured keynote speakers included NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth, who charted the Administration’s course in making spectrum resources available through implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s spectrum provisions. Panel discussions focused on spectrum needs and views of the commercial wireless and satellite industries and the federal agencies’ efforts to assess bands for repurposing while achieving their public service missions.
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Program Agenda
| 9:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks Charles Cooper, Associate Administrator, NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management |
| 9:30-10:00 a.m. | Keynote Speeches Arielle Roth, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information and NTIA Administrator U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation |
| 10:00-10:25 a.m. | Fireside Chat Brooke Donilon, NTIA Chief of Staff, and Olivia Trusty, FCC Commissioner |
| 10:25-10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:30-11:20 a.m. | Panel 1: New Spectrum Allocations and Polices for U.S. Leadership in 5G/6G and Other Emerging Technologies Derek Khlopin, Deputy Associate Administrator, NTIA (Moderator) Jameson Dempsey, Director Satellite Policy, SpaceX Umair Javed, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, CTIA Chris Szymanski, Director of Product Marketing and Technology Strategy, Broadcom Inc. Dave Wright, Policy Director, Spectrum for the Future |
| 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Panel 2: Spectrum Provisions in the OB3 Act and Other Means of Unleashing American Innovation Adam Cassady, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Administrator, NTIA (Moderator) Col. Scott McLaughlin, Deputy Director, Electromagnetic Spectrum Policy and Programs, Office of the Department of War Chief Information Officer William “Liam” McKenna, Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administration Arpan Sura, Senior Counsel and chief AI Officer, Office of the Chairman, Federal Communications Commission Irene Parker, NOAA Satellites Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems |
| 12:20 p.m. | Concluding Remarks Charles Cooper, Associate Administrator, NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management |
*Additional speakers invited and times subject to change
Event Details
Event: 2025 Spectrum Policy Symposium, "From Talk to Action: Powering America’s Wireless Leadership"
Date: September 10, 2025
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center’s Polaris Room (on the Concourse Level and convenient to the Federal Triangle Metro stop), located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004.