On July 25, 2025, Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) held the annual Former FCC Chairs' Symposium at Hogan Lovells in Washington, DC. The event was also livestreamed on C-SPAN and Zoom.

The Hon. Brendan Carr, Hon. Anna Gomez, and Hon. Glenn Ivey served as keynote speakers. Speakers discussed the hottest topics in the broadband, broadcast, cable, tech, telecom, and wireless industries. See list of speakers below.

-Hon. Brendan Carr, FCC Chaiman

-Hon. Anna Gomez, FCC Commissioner

-Hon. Glenn Ivey, U.S. Congressman (D-MD)

-Hon. Reed Hundt, Former FCC Chair 

-Hon. Mignon Clyburn, Former FCC Chair 

-Hon. Michael O'Rielly, Former FCC Commissioner

-Hon. Deborah Taylor Tate, MMTC Vice Chair and Former FCC Commissioner

-Hon. Jonathan Adelstein, Former FCC Commissioner

-Hon. Henry Rivera, Partner, Wiley Rein and Former FCC Commissioner

-Robert E. Branson, MMTC President

-Ronald Johnson, MMTC Board Chair and Treasurer 

Scroll down and click the buttons to watch the Symposium video and view the photo gallery.

Sue Webley, founder of Kara Solutions, produced and hosted the Symposium.

Special Thanks Symposium Speakers & Sponsors

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About MMTC

The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) is a non-partisan, national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving equal opportunity in the tech, media, and telecom (TMT) industries, and closing the digital divide on behalf of its members and constituents, including owners of radio and television broadcast stations, programmers, prospective station owners, and others involved in the TMT industries. 

MMTC is generally recognized as the nation's leading advocate for multicultural advancement in communications. We strongly believe that the breathtaking changes in communications technology and the new global forms of media partnerships must enhance diversity in the 21st century.