PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 14-816
Released:  June 12, 2014
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau and Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Announce Agenda for Workshop on “Prevention of Mobile Device Theft” 
As part of the Commission’s efforts to reduce the theft of mobile devices, the FCC’s Consumer 
and Governmental Affairs and Wireless Telecommunications Bureaus today release the detailed agenda 
for the upcoming workshop on using technical solutions and best practices to reduce the theft of mobile 
devices, as previously announced by Public Notice on May 20, 2014.  The workshop will be held on June 
19, 2014, in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters in Washington, D.C., from 9:00 a.m. to 
2:15 p.m. 
Building on stakeholders’ initiatives to date, this workshop will:
· Explore ways that members of the mobile device community (providers, device 
manufacturers, OS providers, application developers) can improve collaboration with the 
law enforcement community in a collective effort to thwart mobile device theft; 
· Address ways in which more timely and accurate data about mobile device theft can be 
made available for both law enforcement entities and others, such as secondary market 
resellers; and 
· Discuss technology solutions that can limit the theft of mobile devices and curb effects on 
consumers and businesses.
Workshop Agenda
June 19, 2014
9:00 – 9:15 am Opening Remarks
Tom Wheeler, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
The Honorable José E. Serrano (D-NY-15) [invited]
9:15 – 9:30 am Introduction – Overview of the Challenge
Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department of the District 
of Columbia
29:30 – 10:45 am Panel 1:  Working with Law Enforcement
Maxwell Szabo, Legislative Affairs and Policy Manager, Office of District 
Attorney George Gascón, San Francisco
Clark Russell, Assistant Attorney General, New York
Ronald Pavlik, Chief of Police, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Samuel E. Messinger, Special Agent, U.S. Secret Service
Jeffrey M. Brannigan, Special Agent, (Act.) Section Chief, Cyber Crimes Center,       
Homeland Security Investigations
John Marinho, Vice President of Technology and Cybersecurity, CTIA
Paul Jones, Senior Director of Global Asset Protection, EBAY
Representative from the Federal Bureau of Investigations [invited]
Moderators: 
Joseph Heaps, Advisor, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
U.S. Department of Justice.  
Eric Panketh, Chief, Operations and Emergency Management Division, Public 
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC
10:45 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 – 12:15 pm Panel 2:  Better Data
James Moran, Head of Technical Working Groups, GSMA
Les Gray, Chief Operating Officer, Recipero
Hugo Romero, Advisor, Comisión de Regulacíon de Comunicaciones, Colombia
John Knoch, Vice President, Program Management, Asurion
W. Matthew Rowe, Vice President & General Counsel, Gazelle
Mary Clark, Chief Marketing Officer, Syniverse
Moderators: 
Kris Monteith, Acting Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, FCC
Charles Mathias, Associate Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC
12:15 – 1:00 pm Lunch Break
(Attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch.)
1:00 – 2:15 pm Panel 3:  The Role of Technology Solutions
Brian K. Daly, Director - Core & Government/Regulatory Standards, AT&T
Samir Gupte, Senior Product Manager, Lookout Mobile
Erik Neunschwander, Privacy and Security Engineer, Apple
Gunnar Halley, Senior Attorney, Microsoft Corporation
Robert Kubik, Director, Communications Policy and Regulatory Affairs, 
Samsung Electronics
Asaf Ashkenazi, Director, Product Management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
2Moderators: 
Dennis Roberson, Vice Provost, Executive Director and Research Professor, 
Illinois Institute of Technology; Chairman, FCC Technological Advisory Council 
(TAC)
Walter Johnston, Chief, Electromagnetic Compatibility Division, Office of 
Engineering and Technology, FCC
2:15 pm Wrap-Up and Next Steps
Dennis Roberson, Vice Provost, Executive Director and Research Professor, 
Illinois Institute of Technology; Chairman, FCC Technology and Advisory 
Council (TAC) 
Attendance. This workshop is open to the public.  All interested attendees are requested to arrive 
promptly.  Attendees are not required to pre-register. 
Webcast. The FCC will webcast the workshop on the FCC webpage.  The webcast may be 
viewed at http://www.fcc.gov/live.  Viewers may submit questions during the workshop via email 
at livequestions@fcc.gov and on Twitter using the “#MobileTheftWksp” hashtag.
Accessibility Information. Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are 
available upon request.  Include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to 
contact you if we need more information.  Make your request as early as possible.  Last minute requests 
will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill.  Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer 
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
For further information of the workshop, contact Roger Goldblatt, Associate Chief, Consumer 
and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-1035 or by email: roger.goldblatt@fcc.gov.
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