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
| 7:30 am -5:30 pm | Registration (Foyer) |
| 8:00-9:15 am | Plenary Keynotes (Phillips Ballroom): Arpan Sura (FCC) and Brooke Donilan (NTIA) Fireside Chat |
| 9:15-9:30 am | Break |
| 9:30-11:00 am | 6 GHz Committee (Corcoran A/B)
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| 11:00-11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 am-12:30 pm | Plenary Panel (Phillips Ballroom): Spectrum Policy in the Age of Satellite Internet |
| 12:30-2:00 pm | Lunch (National Ballroom – Plenary Networking) |
| 2:00-3:30 pm | 6 GHz Committee (Corcoran A/B)
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| 3:30-4:00 pm | Break (Plenary Networking) |
| 4:00-5:30 pm | Wireless Innovation Committee (Corcoran A/B) 4:00 TBA 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) |
| 7:00 – 9:00 pm | Conference Reception |
Wednesday, 13 May
| 7:30 am-5:30 pm | Registration (Foyer) |
| 8:00-9:15am | Plenary Keynote (Phillips Ballroom): Tom Rondeau (DoW) |
| 9:15-9:30 am | Break |
| 9:30-11:00 am | CBRS Committee (Corcoran A/B) |
| 11:00-11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 am-12:30 pm | Plenary Panel (Phillips Ballroom): O-RAN: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends |
| 12:30-2:00 pm | Lunch (National Ballroom – Plenary Networking) |
| 2:00-3:30 pm | CBRS Committee (Corcoran A/B) |
| 3:30-4:00 pm | Break (Plenary Networking) |
| 4:00-5:30 pm | Wireless Innovation Committee (Corcoran A/B) 4:00 Drone SiG 4:30 Mitre 5:00 Presentation TBA |
| 5:30-7:30 pm | Board of Directors Meeting (Kreeger-Closed meeting) |
Thursday, 14 May
| 7:30 am-5:30 pm | Registration (Foyer) |
| 8:00-9:15am | Plenary Keynote (Phillips Ballroom): Sofie Pollin (KU Leuven) |
| 9:15-9:30 am | Break (Plenary Networking) |
| 9:30-11:00 am | WInnAI 2026 Workshop (Corcoran A/B) |
| 11:00-11:15 am | Break |
| 11:15 am -12:30 am | Plenary Panel (Phillips Ballroom): AI in Spectrum Management |
| 12:30-2:00 pm | Lunch (National Ballroom – Plenary Networking) |
| 2:00-3:30 pm | WInnAI 2026 Workshop (Corcoran A/B) |
| 3:30-4:00 pm | Break (Plenary Networking) |
| 4:00-5:30 pm | WInnAI 2026 Workshop (Corcoran A/B) |