Karin Marquez is a public safety veteran, having started her career in 1997 as a dispatcher, where she dispatched Police, Fire and EMS. Since beginning her career, Karin has risen through the public safety industry, helping to design, shape, and innovate the 911 infrastructure in use by agencies across the United States.
For over 25 years, L.V. Pokey Harris has been employed in public safety within emergency services. She has extensive knowledge and experience in 911, public safety communications, emergency management, emergency medical services, as well as local government and private sector management.
Mike Guerra leads end-to-end management of the Next Generation 9-1-1 portfolio at AT&T.
Zach LaValley is a technology leader dedicated to the human-centered digital transformation of public safety. With a background in scaling complex systems at high-stakes, operationally driven industries like healthcare, he focuses on building trusted AI that supports telecommunicators under pressure.
Edward Parkinson oversees engagement with the public safety industry across the globe at RapidSOS. He is the former CEO and a founding member of FirstNet, with over 15 years of leadership in politics, public-private partnerships, and government affairs.
Michael Martin is Founder and CEO of RapidSOS, the leading public safety AI company that unlocks mission-critical intelligence for first responders and security teams – enabling faster, smarter and more accurate emergency response. Today, RapidSOS helps power emergency response for 23,500+ federal, state, and local agencies, 250+ companies, and 723+ million devices in 16 countries.
