Speaker Bios

Dr. Fabiano Chaves is the Head of Spectrum & Regulatory Affairs for the Americas at Shure. He is responsible for advocating for continued access of wireless audio systems to enough spectrum in the TV-UHF range and additional spectrum, which is essential to support productions in a wide range of sectors, including news reporting, theater, music, sports, worship, civic events, and education. He is also involved in regulatory and standardization work on emerging technologies for audio applications. Prior to joining Shure, Dr. Chaves spent more than 10 years with Nokia, most recently as Head of Spectrum Standardization for North America, where he led the company's efforts on spectrum matters in the region. He actively contributed to international and regional bodies such as ITU, CITEL and CEPT, supported initiatives with national regulators, and helped drive alignment for next-generation connectivity in industry organizations such as ATIS Next G Alliance and GSA. Dr. Chaves has over 20 years of experience in telecommunications, with activities spanning from research on wireless systems and networks to spectrum research, strategy, regulation and standardization. He is co-author of 40+ papers in top-tier journals and conferences and 15+ patents. He received his Ph.D. degree in telecommunications from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS-Cachan, France) and the University of Campinas (Unicamp, Brazil).

Henry Cohen is Director of Spectrum Affairs at CP Communications, overseeing a wide range of RF spectrum and service operations. He manages FCC licensing and Special Temporary Authority (STA), regulatory compliance, spectrum policy advocacy, frequency coordination, and high level RF systems engineering. He brings nearly 50 years of RF and event production experience to spectrum management and frequency coordination of major events involving many diverse stakeholders. Henry oversees all high power (LMR) and >1 GHz coordination supporting sports broadcast operations and large scale special events. Since 2020, he has served as the high power and >1 GHz frequency coordinator for Super Bowl working with the NFL, broadcast rightsholders, and other stakeholders including federal and non federal public safety agencies. Similar high level frequency coordination work also includes MLB All-Star Game, MLB World Series, Belmont Stakes, and the NYC Marathon. He has served as lead frequency coordinator for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, 2021 and 2025 Presidential Inaugural Balls, NATO ’75 Summit, APEC 2023, and the Commission on Presidential Debates (2008–2020), among numerous other high profile broadcast and Fortune 100 corporate events. He is currently working on spectrum planning and frequency coordination for FIFA World Cup 2026, helping all stakeholders align operational requirements across a complex RF environment.

Peter Tenhula is a Senior Fellow at the University of Colorado’s Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Policy and Entrepreneurship and affiliated with the Center’s Spectrum Policy Initiative. Peter retired from federal government service in 2021, having worked for nearly 25 years at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). From 2014 to April 2021, Peter served as Deputy Associate Administrator in NTIA’s Office of Spectrum Management (OSM). He also served as the Chair of the Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC). Prior to joining OSM, Peter was a Senior Advisor in NTIA’s Office of Assistant Secretary. Before joining NTIA in 2012, he worked at Shared Spectrum Company (SSC), serving as the company’s vice president and general counsel. While at SSC, Peter was a member of the Board of Directors of the Wireless Innovation Forum and chaired its Regulatory Committee. From 1990 to 2006, Peter held several positions at the FCC, including Acting Deputy Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, director and co-director of the Spectrum Policy Task Force, Senior Legal Advisor to FCC Chairman Michael Powell, Special Counsel to General Counsel William Kennard, and staff attorney in the Office of General Counsel and the Mass Media Bureau. He received his undergraduate degree in telecommunications from Indiana University, Bloomington, and earned a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.