
87th General Meeting of the Wireless Innovation Forum & First Annual Wireless Innovation Forum Workshop on AI/ML and Agentic AI in Advanced Wireless Communications and Spectrum Management (WInnAI 2026)
Meetings of the CBRS, 6 GHz, and Wireless Innovation Committees: 12-13 May 2026 WInnAI 2026 Workshop: 14 May 2026
The Royal Sonesta, Dupont Circle (booking link here)
Event is co-located with NSMA, NSC, and IEEE DySPAN; joint sessions are indicated
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Agenda
Tuesday, 12 May
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7:30 am -5:30 pm
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Registration (Foyer)
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8:00-9:15 am
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Plenary Keynotes (Phillips Ballroom):
Arpan Sura (FCC) and Brooke Donilon (NTIA) Fireside Chat
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9:15-9:30 am
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Break
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9:30-11:00 am
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6 GHz Committee (Corcoran A/B)
- Geofenced Variable Power (GVP)
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11:00-11:30 am
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Break
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11:30 am-12:30 pm
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Plenary Panel (Phillips Ballroom): Spectrum Policy in the Age of Satellite Internet
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12:30-2:00 pm
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Lunch (National Ballroom - Plenary Networking)
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2:00-3:30 pm
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6 GHz Committee (Corcoran A/B)
- New Features, Functions, and Capabilities
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3:30-4:00 pm
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Break (Plenary Networking)
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4:00-5:30 pm
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Joint WInnForum and NSMA (Corcoran A/B)
4:00 “SparkGap: A Distributed Data Layer for Agentic Spectrum Coordination,” Andrew Clegg (Valo Analytica) and John Leibovitz (Jupiterra)
4:30 “Importance of TV-UHF spectrum for events and content creation,”Fabiano Chaves (Shure & Wireless Microphone Spectrum Alliance USA [WMSA USA])
5:00 "History of Harmful Interference,"Peter Tenhula, (Sr. Fellow, Silicon Flatirons, Univ. of Colorado)
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Wednesday, 13 May
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7:30 am-5:30 pm
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Registration (Foyer)
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8:00-9:15am
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Plenary Keynote (Phillips Ballroom): TBA (DoW)
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9:15-9:30 am
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Break
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9:30-11:00 am
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CBRS Committee (Corcoran A/B)
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11:00-11:30 am
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Break
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11:30 am-12:30 pm
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Plenary Panel (Phillips Ballroom): O-RAN: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends
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12:30-2:00 pm
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Lunch (National Ballroom - Plenary Networking)
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2:00-3:30 pm
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CBRS Committee (Corcoran A/B)
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3:30-4:00 pm
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Break (Plenary Networking)
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4:00-5:30 pm
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Joint WInnForum and NSMA (Corcoran A/B)
4:00 “Hybrid Statistical Analysis of CBRS Sensor Data in NASCTN’s Sharing Ecosystem Assessment Using AI/ML for Signal Classification,” Dawn Szelc (MITRE)
4:30 Propagation, Chris Anderson (ITS)
5:00 Quiet Zones, Dennis Roberson (Roberson & Associates)
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5:30-7:30 pm
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Board of Directors Meeting (Kreeger-Closed meeting)
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Thursday, 14 May
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7:30 am-5:30 pm
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Registration (Foyer)
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8:00-9:15am
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Plenary Keynote (Phillips Ballroom): Sofie Pollin (KU Leuven)
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9:15-9:30 am
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Break (Plenary Networking)
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9:30-11:00 am
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WInnAI 2026 Workshop (Corcoran A/B)
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11:00-11:30 am
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Break
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11:30 am -12:30 am
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Plenary Panel (Phillips Ballroom): AI in Spectrum Management
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12:30-2:00 pm
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Lunch (National Ballroom - Plenary Networking)
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2:00-3:30 pm
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WInnAI 2026 Workshop (Corcoran A/B)
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3:30-4:00 pm
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Break (Plenary Networking)
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4:00-5:30 pm
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WInnAI 2026 Workshop (Corcoran A/B)
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