Josh Broder Chief Executive Officer Tilson

Joshua Broder serves as CEO of Tilson, a national leader in telecom consulting, design, and build services, which under his leadership, has grown from less than 10 employees to over 800, earning a top spot on the Inc. 5000 list for the past twelve years. He is also the founder of Tilson Infrastructure, which develops, owns, and leases back 5G infrastructure including poles, towers, and fiber to carriers nationwide. Josh cut his teeth in leadership as an Army Signal Officer on missions in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan designing, building, and operating the communications network for US forces. Josh holds a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College and is a graduate of AT&T’s Operation Hand Salute at JFK University with a certificate in entrepreneurial studies. Josh is on the boards of Versant Power, an investor-owned T&D electric utility, VETRO FiberMap, a fiber network mapping software tool, Kleinschmidt Associates, a multi-national engineering firm, The Jackson Laboratory, a global biotech firm, Skowhegan Savings Bank, and INCOMPAS, the competitive carrier association. 

Edward Fanter Managing Director and Co-Head of US Investment Banking Power, Utilities & Infrastructure National Bank Financial

Edward is Managing Director for National Bank Financial and Co-Head of US Investment Banking Power, Utilities & Infrastructure. Edward has more than 25 years of infrastructure investment banking and advisory experience in sectors that include water, wastewater, transportation, power/energy, and social infrastructure. Edward’s water-related experience includes: the concession/divestiture of Lower Colorado River Authority’s water assets; Carlsbad Desalination; Rialto Water/Wastewater P3; Enertech Rialto Biosolids Project; San Juan Capistrano Desalination Project; and New Haven WPCA restructuring. Edward held similar leadership positions at Deloitte, BMO Capital Markets, Lehman Brothers, and Barclays. Prior to investment banking, Edward worked for a multi-national consulting firm specializing in large water, wastewater and other environmental-related projects.

Edward has degrees from The Cooper Union (BE), Manhattan College (ME), NYU’s Stern School of Business (MBA). Edward is a CFA charter holder and a licensed professional engineer.

Sean McDevitt Partner Arthur D. Little

Sean is a Partner at Arthur D. Little based in Boston, and is responsible for ADL’s business development initiatives in the USA, steering top-tier telecom, broadband, and cable companies to stronger market positions and game-changing advances in their offerings and go-to-market approaches. Sean has extensive expertise in investment due diligence and M&A across both buy- and sell-side transactions.

Sean has 25+ years of expertise in consulting and operating roles. At ADL, he has been pivotal in driving ADL’s growth and re-emergence as one of the premier management consulting firms in the USA. Since re-entering the market in 2017, ADL now counts 5 of the top 10 USA telecom operators as clients.  Sean also leads the firm’s recruiting efforts and has had an instrumental role in building the ADL USA team and company culture.

Prior to joining ADL, Sean was a VP at Cartesian, where he led the North American Strategy and Management Consulting businesses. Previously, he held several executive positions in Europe, serving as Président-Directeur Général of Le Numéro France (118218) and COO of 118118//Media in the UK.

Sean remains active in ice hockey as a sled/paralympic, collegiate, high-school, and youth on-ice official.

Sean earned his BA in Classics and Business Economics from Brown University and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Kamil Seidl Investment Executive Director Tikehau Star Infra Partners,

Kamil joined Tikehau Star Infra Partners, LLC (“Star”) in 2012 and is involved in investments in the transportation, telecommunication, environmental and social infrastructure sectors. Kamil focuses on sourcing, structuring and monitoring portfolio investments. Amongst other, Kamil was involved in Star’s investments in the Purple Line, Michigan Freeway Lighting, University of Texas at Dallas or Cathcart Rail and serves on the board of directors of several portfolio companies.

With previous experience working on the finance team for a leading global concessionaire and contractor, Kamil brings strong U.S. and international project finance credentials and a multi-disciplinary engineering background to Star.

Kamil holds a master’s degree in Civil Engineering and a master’s degree in Project and Structured Finance from Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech and a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Czech Technical University.

Jodia Vanel Federal Programs Office US Department of Commerce, NTIA

Jodia Vanel currently serves as a Federal Program Officer representing the great state of New York. In her current role she leads the Internet for All initiative focused on Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) along with Digital (DE) in the state of New York under the Department of Commerce and National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Biden Administration. Jodia works with New York’s State Broadband Office, community stakeholders, industry services providers along with others to ensure that affordable and accessible broadband services are achieved for all.

Jodia previously worked as a Client Executive at Microsoft focused on state and local government where she helped agencies across New York digitally transform and modernize. Prior to this, Jodia served as founder of a certified minority, women owned business enterprise (“MWBE”) focused on strategic consulting, stakeholder management and project management. Moreover, Jodia has 15 years of corporate insurance and risk management experience in both domestic and international business. She has worked with many brands and industries in almost every market and time zone across the world. Jodia brings a wealth of knowledge from the private sector, stakeholder management, government and her experiences in living and working in cities like Boston, New York, London, and Sydney.

Jodia is a proud “yardie” from Jamaica, raised in Boston and has been living in New York for about 20 years. She is an active member of her community and throughout New York. Jodia is a champion of diversity, inclusion and equity for all, a small business advocate, tech, and STEAM inclusive society and an avid MWBE supporter.  Additionally, Jodia serves as a Queens County Committee Member, Queens Tech Council Member, Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens Board Member, Museum Hue Board Member and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Member.

Jodia is a 2004 graduate of Regis College and a 2003 intern of the United Kingdom Parliament, under Member of Parliament (Scotland) and part of the Tony Blair Administration.

Matt O'Brien Senior Reporter Infralogic

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