2009 Broadband Tax Institute (BTI) Conference Agenda
Sunday, October 18, 2009
8:30 - 11:30 AMBoard of Directors Breakfast & Meeting(Boardroom)
12:30 PM ShotgunBTI Annual Golf Outing(Crandon Golf Course)
6:30 - 8:30 PMWelcome Cocktail Reception(Grand Lawn)
Sunday Evening Dinner - On Your Own
Monday, October 19, 2009
7:00 - 8:00 AMBreakfastand Registration(RC Ballroom Foyer A)
8:00 - 8:15 AMWelcome(Salon 2/3/4)
8:15 - 9:30 AMGeneral Session-State of the Economy - Business Investment as the Engine of the Recovery(Salon 2/3/4)
Annabelle Canning -Verizon (Moderator)
Larry Darby - Darby Associates
Scott Mackey - Kimbell Sherman and Ellis
Rob Atkinson - ITI??(Economist on Obama transition team)
9:30 - 10:30 AMGeneral Session-State Tax - Tax Reform in the Worst Economy since the Great Depression(Salon 2/3/4)
Annabelle Canning - Verizon(Moderator)
Kristine Dankenbrink - Comcast(Moderator)
Eric Tresh - Sutherland
Neal Osten - NCSL
Deborah Bierbaum - AT&T
10:30 - 11:00 AMBreak(RC Ballroom Foyer A)
11:00 - 12:00 PMGeneral Session- Significant Decisions Impacting Our Industry(Salon 2/3/4)
Mark Schichtel - Time Warner Cable (Moderator)
Jeff Friedman - Sutherland
Larry Cusack - KPMG
Tom Donnelly - Comcast
Audra Mitchell-Sprint Nextel
12:00 - 1:30 PMLunch(Salon 1)
Speaker - Neal Boortz - Atlanta Radio Talk Show Host & Author of “The Fair Tax Book”
1:30 - 3:00 PMBreakout #1 -Federal- FAS 141(R) Impact on FAS 109 / FIN 48(Ponce de Leon)
Phil D’Ambrosio - Cablevision (Moderator)
Ellen Alderdice - Time Warner Cable
Christ Economos - PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kevin O’Connor- Comcast
Monday, October 19, 2009 (Continued)
1:30 - 3:00 PMBreakout #2 -State Income Tax- Calculating Your Costs of Performance(Plaza Ballroom 1/2)
Mark Schichtel - Time Warner Cable (Moderator)
Jamie Fenwick - Time Warner Cable
Jack Kramer - PricewaterhouseCoopers
Brian Goldstein - PricewaterhouseCoopers
Michele Borens - Sutherland
Mary Vickers - Cox Enterprises
Breakout #3-Property Tax- Central Assessment - Who Said The Government Lacks Creativity?(Salon 2/3/4)
Doug Mo - Thomson Reuters (Moderator)
Pam Willmoth - Comcast
Kelly Necessary - Time Warner Cable
Andy Ottinger - Qwest
Nancy Riedel- Verizon Wireless
3:00 - 3:30 PMBreak(RC Ballroom Foyer A)
3:30 - 5:00 PMBreakout #1-Federal Tax- Accounting Methods - Can They Save You Some Money?
(Ponce de Leon)
Albert Rosenthaler - Liberty Media (Moderator)
Stephanie Hanna- Cox Communications
Chuck Kosal - Deloitte
Eric Peel - Deloitte
Breakout #2-Local Taxes- Attack of the Cities(Plaza Ballroom 1/2)
Steve Riley -TW Telecom(Moderator)
John Cmelak- Verizon
Tom Donnelly - Comcast
Bob Geppert - KPMG
Mark Swan - Time Warner Cable
Breakout #3-Property Tax- The Changing Landscape In Telecommunications & Its Impact on Obsolescence(Salon 2/3/4)
Andy Ottinger - Qwest (Moderator)
Chris Zamora - Thomson Reuters
Joe Molina - Ryan
Carl Hoemke - Duff & Phelps
Roy Adkins - Qwest
6:30 - 11:00 PMGroup Dinner (The Rusty Pelican)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
7:30 - 8:00 AMBreakfast(RC Ballroom Foyer A)
8:00 - 8:15 AMBroadband Tax Institute Annual Membership Meeting (Salon 2/3/4)
8:00 - 9:30 AMGeneral Session - Technology - Watching your Video on Multiple Screens (Salon 2/3/4)
Annabelle Canning - Verizon(Moderator)
CTIA - Jim Schuler
Cable Labs ??
Verizon Technology person??
Bob Victor - Comcast??
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 (Continued)
9:30 - 10:30 AMGeneral Session- Cable vs. Telecom - Who’s Going to Win the War? A Look at the Financials (Salon 2/3/4)
Kristine Dankenbrink - Comcast (Moderator)
Michael Angelakis- Comcast
Rob Marcus - Time Warner Cable
VZ Telecom CFO - Verizon?
10:30 - 11:00 AMBreak(RC Ballroom Foyer A)
11:00 - 12:00 PMGeneral Session- Washington Federal Tax Update: A View from Inside the Beltway
(Salon 2/3/4)
Phil D’Ambrosio - Cablevision (Moderator)
Ed McClellan - PricewaterhouseCoopers
Chairman Archer - PricewaterhouseCoopers
Jay Driscoll - CTIA
12:00 - 1:15 PMLunch(Salon 1)
Speaker - Karyn Ruth White -Comedian/Motivator - Claiming Happiness
1:30 - 3:00 PMBreakout #1-Federal Tax- Audit Roundtable (Ponce de Leon)
Albert Rosenthaler - Liberty Media(Moderator)
Pat Beckley - Liberty Media
Ellen Berenholz - Comcast
Lisa Whitehead - Cox Enterprises
Breakout #2-State Transaction Tax-Emerging Digital Goods and Services - What’s in the Bundle and How to Tax it?(Plaza Ballroom 1/2)
Annabelle Canning-Verizon (Moderator)
Steve Kranz - Sutherland
Jon Peed - Cox Communications
Breakout #3-Property Tax- State Roundtable (Excluding NY, CA & FL)(Salon 2/3/4)
Doug Mo - Thomson Reuters(Moderator)
Rich Bell - Comcast
Jeff Binkley - Thomson Reuters
Hal Holmquist- CenturyLink
3:00 - 3:30 PMBreak(RC Ballroom Foyer A)
3:30 - 5:00 PMBreakout #1-Federal Income Tax- Research & Development (Ponce de Leon)
Maria Friedman - CoxCommunications (Moderator)
Allen Tobin - Deloitte
Don Singer - Deloitte
Bruce Warner - Warner Robinson LLC
Breakout #2-State Income Tax- Audit Roundtable(Plaza Ballroom 1/2)
Kristine Dankenbrink - Comcast (Moderator)
Sal Focella - Cablevision
Geoff Christian - Dow Lohnes Price
Scott Shreve- Ernst & Young
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 (Continued)
3:30 - 5:00 PMBreakout #3-Property Tax- Key Developments in Certain Large States(Salon 2/3/4)
Steve Riley - TW Telecom (Moderator)
John Harllee - Harllee & Bald
Ronald Meister - Cowan Liebowitz
Jeffrey Sinsheimer - Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass
5:30 - 11:00 PMCocktail Reception / Dinner(Vizcaya Museum & Gardens)~ Transportation Provided ~
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
7:30 - 8:00 AMBreakfast(RC Ballroom Foyer A)
8:15 - 9:30 AMGeneral Session -Federal Income Tax - M&A & Credit Market Developments & Issues
(Salon 2/3/4)
Phil D’Ambrosio - Cablevision(Moderator)
Joyce Gwadz - Dow Lohnes PLLC
Richard Casavechia - Bank of America/Merrill Lynch
Thomas Avent, Jr. - KPMG
9:30 - 10:00 AMBreak(RC Ballroom Foyer A)
10:00 - 11:30 PMBreakout #1-Double U’s - Employment Tax and Unclaimed Property Developments
(Ponce de Leon)
Art Angstreich- Cablevision (Moderator)
Matt Kaufer- Barnett Associates
Josiah Osibodu- Thomson Reuters
Breakout #2-Transaction Tax/Regulatory Fees- Tax Billing Issues & Solutions
(Plaza Ballroom 1/2)
Kristine Dankenbrink - Comcast(Moderator)
Dominic Zambrano - Comcast
Ann Reitter - Time Warner Cable
Doug Hurst - Qwest
Jim Kranjc - Ryan
Breakout #3-State Income Tax-The Future of the Separate Return States(Salon 2/3/4)
Andy Ottinger-Qwest (Moderator)
Margaret Wilson - Verizon
Chris Unger - Cablevision
Mike Johnson -Ernst Young
Conference Concludes
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