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2017 Participants

  • James L. Barksdale
    Chairman of the Board and President of Barksdale Management Corp and Chairman of Spread Networks
  • Barbara Borgonovi
    Vice President of Operations, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
  • Jim Clark
    Co-founder Silicon Graphics Inc. and Co-founder of Netscape Communications Corp
  • Nicholas Degani
    Senior Counsel, Office of Chairman Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission
  • Mayo Flynt
    President, AT&T Mississippi
  • Ryan Harkins
    Director of State Affairs and Public Policy, Microsoft
  • André Hentz
    Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Bethanie Humphries
    Specialist, Training and Development Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc.
  • Elizabeth Joseph
    Health Policy Fellow, Office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran
  • Xuan Liu
    Director, Information Technology, FedEx
  • Hu Meena
    President and CEO, C-Spire
  • Jay Monroe
    Executive Chairman and CEO, GlobalStar
  • Jim Nolan
    Executive Vice President, IoT Solutions, InterDigital 
  • Bill Rayburn
    MortgageTrade’s chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Michael Soileau
    Vice President, Planning and Strategy, Communications, Data, WIFI at Comcast Cable
  • Iyad Tarazi
    CEO, Federated Wireless 
  • Jeffrey S. Vitter
    Chancellor of the University of Mississippi and Distinguished Professor of Computer and Information Science
  • Roger F. Wicker
    Senator, Member of the Senate Republican Leadership Team, Senior Member of the Armed Services Committee, Chair of the Subcommittee on Seapower, and Co-Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission

Breakout Sessions

Strong Defense & Protecting the Homeland Panelists

  • Barbara Borgonovi
    Vice President of Operations, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems
  • Josh Gladden
    Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Mississippi (facilitator)
  • Bill Grogan
    Deputy Director, Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
  • Vicki Helfrich
    Executive Officer, MS Wireless Communication Commission
  • André Hentz
    Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
  • Ty Mabry
    Deputy Legislative Director, Office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran 
  • Jay Monroe
    Executive Chairman and CEO, GlobalStar

Expanding Access & Opportunities to Rural Communities Panelists

  • Scott DeLano
    Mississippi Representative, Chair of the House Technology Committee
  • Nicholas Degani
    Senior Counsel, Office of Chairman Ajit V. Pai, Federal Communications Commission
  • Ryan Harkins
    Director of State Affairs and Public Policy, Microsoft
  • Hu Meena
    President and CEO, C-Spire
  • Rebekah Staples
    Public Policy Advisor, Office of Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves
  • Iyad Tarazi
    CEO, Federated Wireless 
  • Olivia Trusty
    Professional Staff, U.S. Senate Commerce Committee
  • LouAnn Woodward
    Vice Chancellor and Dean, University of Mississippi Medical Center (facilitator)

Unleashing Economic Innovation Panelists

  • Pontus Andersson
    CEO, Myra Mirrors
  • Allyson Best
    Director of Technology Management, University of Mississippi (facilitator)
  • Mayo Flynt
    President, AT&T Mississippi
  • Bethanie Humphries
    Specialist, Training and Development Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc.
  • Elizabeth Joseph
    Health Policy Fellow, Office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran
  • Xuan Liu
    Director, Information Technology, FedEx
  • Jim Nolan
    Executive Vice President, IoT Solutions, InterDigital 
  • Craig Orgeron
    Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services
  • Bill Rayburn
    MortgageTrade’s chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Drew Snyder
    Policy Director & Counsel, Office of Governor Phil Bryant
  • Michael Soileau
    Vice President, Planning and Strategy, Communications, Data, WIFI at Comcast Cable
  • Gray Tollison
    Mississippi Senator, Chair Senate Education Committee
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