2019 ANNUAL REPORT

18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 1 8/20/19 1:50 PM A MESSAGE FROM THE ADAPTIVE SPIRIT BOARD CHAIRPERSON

“The Push Makes It Possible” was the theme for our and the movement. I am so proud to represent the U.S. in 24th Annual Event. We want to thank our sponsors and competition and this allows me to take similar pride as other attendees for “pushing hard” to make AS2019 a success. members of Team USA.” The athletes of the U.S. Paralympic Ski and Snowboard To get to this moment, it took the work of countless Team push hard all year to compete against the best in the people who feel passionate about the Paralympic movement world. including you! With years of supporting Adaptive Spirit And speaking of pushing, many of us have been pushing through attendance and sponsorship dollars, you sent a for years to make the Paralympics a more prominent part clear message: this movement matters. We always wanted of the U.S. Olympic Committee. At press time for this to make sure this event showcased the athletes but also report, the world learned the U.S. Olympic Committee gave you the opportunity to do some networking, business formally changed its name to the United States Olympic and continuing education at the same time. Now, you can and Paralympic look forward to seeing the new USOPC logos Committee at next year’s event! (USOPC)—a And speaking of next year, our sponsor change celebrating “I have personally felt packages are at an 82% sell out all Team USA the growing support including all platinum and gold. athletes including There are still silver and the Paralympic for Paralympic bronze packages as Movement. Oksana well as a number of Masters, four-time athletes and activities available. Paralympian, said And believe me, it best, “I have the movement.” you want to make personally felt the —Oksana Masters, sure you get your growing support for U.S. Paralympian, first choice and Paralympic athletes Nordic Team hold the dates for AS2020 (April 2-5) where we will commemorate our 25th anniversary! We have some big plans to “shake up” the event and we want you there to help us celebrate! Thanks for everything you do to support our industry and Team USA.

Steve Raymond Board Chair, Adaptive Spirit

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18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 2 8/20/19 1:50 PM FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Sources of Funds

Summary In the organization’s eighth year as a standalone entity, we continue to serve as a great networking and educational resource for the telecommunications industry. The 24th Annual Event generated gross revenue of over 1.4 million dollars. After paying event expenses, the board approved a donation of 2019 Annual Event $1,490,625–95.0% $500,000 to the U.S. Olympic Committee to benefit the U.S. Paralympic Membership dues $56,000–3.6% Ski and Snowboard Team for its 2019-2020 season. Additional donations Educational events $20,000–1.3% for special initiatives for the team may be approved during the upcoming Other $1,930–0.1% fiscal year based on requests and needs. During the event, the silent auction, Box O’ Money raffle and other Adaptive Spirit Athlete Partnership (ASAP) funding efforts grossed $126,662. (Most of the revenue and expenses are not reflected within the Adaptive Spirit financial records as No Excuses Unlimited receives and disburses the associated dollars.) These funds are used to support the ASAP (administered by No Excuses Unlimited) and benefit the team’s Use of athletes on an individual basis. In addition, the Adaptive Spirit board Funds approved a donation of $81,000 to No Excuses Unlimited to provide incremental dollars to the program. One part of Adaptive Spirit’s financial plan is to maintain an investment account creating a “safety net” in the event additional team donations or unexpected expenses are incurred. In 2016, the board chose to relocate its investment funds to Charles Schwab Corporation to take advantage of lower investment expenses and a more closely managed approach. At the end of the fiscal year, due to a more favorable market, the managed asset Charitable donations $774,000–52.6% portfolio value increased 5.83% since inception. 2019 Annual Event $679,186–46.1% Organization $11,448 – 0.8% Educational events $8,087–0.5% “Opportunity to build strong business relationships, while at the same time supporting a great cause… Everybody wins!”* *Source: 2019 Attendee Survey conducted by Horowitz Research, the official research provider of Adaptive Spirit

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18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 3 8/20/19 1:50 PM 18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 4 4 1996 $100,000 Assets Promotional Contracts Asset Deposits Asset Schwab Equivalents Cash and Cash (in thousands, unaudited) 30, 2019June PositionFinancial Statement of U.S. Ski Team Paralympic Assets 1997 $130,000 Donations to the to Donations 1998 $171,600

1999 $268,400

2000 $290,000 $939.1 $656.9 $266.1 $11.3 $2.8 2001 $310,000 $2.0

2002 $ 327, 29 5

2003 $350,000

2004 $365,595 2019 Event Annual Other Educational Events Membership Dues 2019 Event Annual 1,July 2018 to 30, 2019 June unaudited) thousands, (in Statement of Activities Educational Events Organization 2005 $410,000 Expenses Revenue Sources

2006 $414,010

2007 $455,469

2008 $506,171

2009 $463,400 $1,568.5 $1,490.6 $698.8 $679.2 $11.5 $56.0 $20.0 $8.1

2010 $520,689 $1.9

2011 $601,770 U.S. Paralympics State Games Empire Program Partner Athlete

2012 $600,000 received value In-kind services operations Gain from Donations Charitable

2013 $500,000

2014 $500,000

2015 $540,000

2016 $782,000 $686.0 $774.0 $92.4 $81.0

2017 $732,000 $95.7 $7.0 2018 $627,000 8/20/19 1:50 PM 2019 $686,000 2018–2019 YEAR IN REVIEW

24th Annual Event Director, Telecommunications Strategy & Operations, Deloitte. Each panelist shared thoughts on the anticipated An annual networking and educational event hosted by roll out of 5G technology—a huge part of IoT, autonomous Adaptive Spirit, this three-day happening brings together vehicles and mobile media. They also disclosed how their telecom industry executives and their families from all over companies are preparing for this and other disruptive the country. It is widely recognized as one of the industry’s technologies and the massive changes this technology will top-ranked networking opportunities. Thanks to industry present. support, this annual event brings Adaptive Spirit members together to continue our mission to expand and build up Brain Trust Breakfast the telecommunications business. All funds remaining after The Brain Trust Breakfast is always a hit with attendees expenses are distributed to a charitable organization. In due to its unique premise: not a panel in a large venue but 2019, Adaptive Spirit once again chose the U.S. Paralympic an intimate space where attendees have the opportunity Ski and Snowboard Team as the recipient of the majority of to connect with the host in their room. Adaptive Spirit those funds. The 24th Annual Event hosted 1,167 registrants members are able to ask questions of top decision-makers, and 145 industry companies were represented.

Educational Panel In what is becoming a key draw to the Annual Event, the Educational Panel kicks off the weekend with a spirited and informative discussion on topics at the forefront of telecom’s competitive landscape. This year’s panel was dedicated to differing industry opinions about what it means to be disruptive in the marketplace. Moderated by long time industry reporter and Light Reading Senior Editor, Jeff Baumgartner, this panel attempted to take a futuristic view of market “disruption” and how operating in that manner

technology suppliers and industry innovators and share ideas in an intimate setting. This year’s hosts were: Danny Bowman, Chief Mobile Officer, Charter; Kristine Faulkner, SVP Marketing Operations, Cox; Julie Laulis, CEO, Cable ONE; Elena Ritchie, GVP Content Management and Strategy, Charter; and, Roger Seiken, SVP Programming, WOW!

AS Connections One of our event’s first-time sponsors, Metrological brought a new spin to this event. This networking activity (formerly created as B2B Après Ski), AS Connections offers industry members the chance to unwind and mingle after a busy Day can build your business. The panelists came from a variety Two. Metrological added a special experience to the activity of telecom companies, each giving their own spin on the with a rum tasting presented by Parce Rum. This “something topic. Joining the panel were Danny Bowman, Chief Mobile extra” added to the networking experience as colleagues Officer, Charter; Jeff Lewis, VP Connectivity & Managed were able to discuss topics such as: Solutions, Comcast Business; Bruce McClelland, CEO, ﹥ Challenges of integrating OTT content into current linear ARRIS (now CommScope); and Phil Wilson, Managing product and how to overcome them

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18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 5 8/20/19 1:50 PM ﹥﹥ Content your customer watches which you don’t provide also the time to celebrate our athletes, thank our sponsors ﹥﹥ How to shrink the EPG without shrinking the available and solidify commitments for the next year. At the 2019 content Banquet, we were honored to welcome Tanith White as the ﹥﹥ The art of surfacing content for your customers emcee. White, a two-time Olympian and silver medalist in In the past few years, the AS Connections event has become ice dancing, also served as a sports deck reporter for NBC’s a mainstay of Adaptive Spirit, putting operators and vendors coverage of the 2018 Paralympic Games in PyeongChang. together with consultants, marketers and content providers, White’s ability to bring an athlete’s perspective added a all of whom head to this event for expanded networking special element to the evening’s festivities, providing colorful opportunities. anecdotes and insights. Another highlight to the evening was surprising Steve Raymond, board chairperson, with the Event Banquet news that he will be inducted into the Colorado Snowsports The Adaptive Spirit event banquet is the culmination of three Museum Hall of Fame in October 2019 for his work amazing days of networking, collaborating and building new championing adaptive snow sports. business connections. To cap off the event, the banquet is

Platinum Silver Bronze ﹥﹥ Akamai ﹥﹥ Advance ﹥﹥ Accuweather, Inc. ﹥﹥ ARRIS ﹥﹥ Crown Media ﹥﹥ Adobe ﹥﹥ Cisco / World Wide ﹥﹥ CSG ﹥﹥ Alticast Technology ﹥﹥ Deluxe Distribution ﹥﹥ Arterra Mobility ﹥﹥ Cox ﹥﹥ Discovery, Inc. ﹥﹥ CAS Group ﹥﹥ Ericsson ﹥﹥ Disney and ESPN ﹥﹥ Ciena ﹥﹥ HBO Media Networks ﹥﹥ Deloitte ﹥﹥ Hitron Technologies ﹥﹥ FCB Chicago ﹥﹥ Dun & Bradstreet ﹥﹥ NBCUniversal ﹥﹥ FOX ﹥﹥ EYEMG ﹥﹥ Spectrum ﹥﹥ Horowitz Research ﹥﹥ Huawei Technologies USA ﹥﹥ Technicolor ﹥﹥ Infinera ﹥﹥ Launch Pad Media Advisors ﹥﹥ IWCO Direct ﹥﹥ Myhren Media 2019 Sponsors Gold ﹥﹥ Netcracker ﹥ NESN ﹥﹥ AMC Networks ﹥ ﹥﹥ Nokia ﹥ NFL Network ﹥﹥ Amdocs Media ﹥ The Annual Event would not be ﹥﹥ Ribbon ﹥ Precision Optical Transceivers ﹥﹥ Assurant ﹥ possible without the generous ﹥﹥ Samsung ﹥ ProLabs ﹥﹥ Dell Technologies ﹥ support of our outstanding Electronics America ﹥ ﹥﹥ Sagemcom USA sponsor partners—many who ﹥ Fujitsu Network ﹥﹥ Slalom ﹥﹥ Sand Cherry Associates return year after year. Please Communications ﹥﹥ Stingray Digital Group join us in thanking the following ﹥﹥ Humax ﹥ sponsors for their support, a ﹥﹥ NTT Communications ﹥ TiVo the fundamental reason for the ﹥﹥ S&D Marketing | ﹥﹥ Trace3 success of Adaptive Spirit. Advertising ﹥﹥ Universal Electronics

18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 6 8/20/19 1:50 PM TEAM AND ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

A Paralympic Movement athletes. At that time, medalists from Cup. Participation in these races Achievement PyeongChang Paralympics were expose these athletes to all aspects of retroactively rewarded. international competition including the On June 20, 2019, the U.S. Olympic stresses of long-term travel, learning Committee changed its name aiming Paralympic Special Initiative proper time management, creating an to be more inclusive by recognizing the Funding effective balance between racing and Paralympic athletes who represent our The 2018-2019 season saw the team practice and getting proper nutrition. country in international competition. At moving forward from its incredible This exposure also helps them to gain its quarterly meeting, the organization’s success at the Paralympic Games in confidence and additional insights into board of directors voted unanimously PyeongChang where they brought their progress versus an international to adopt U.S. Olympic and Paralympic home 35 medals. In addition to the field. Adaptive Spirit provided funding Committee (USOPC) as its new name. $500,000 team donation, Adaptive for six development team athletes to “It is much more than just a name Spirit created the financial ability for attend an international training camp. change,” said Susanne Lyons, the the U.S. Paralympics to complete Snowboard Team: Funding to board’s chair. “It’s really a proud day $186,000 in special initiatives where assist this team to develop a domestic for Olympic and Paralympic sports and we encouraged the continued growth race series was granted. The goal of it’s a reflection of our commitment to of the elite athlete pipeline, as well as this new series is to forge a strong Paralympics and to inclusion as one of implementing initiatives to prepare relationship with the USA Snowboard our core values. Our Olympians and athletes for championship competition. and Freeski Association and legitimize our Paralympians are both an integral Athlete development was the primary a NorAm circuit. This circuit would not part of Team USA and putting both driver for the incremental fund requests only allow competing in races to hone in our name reflects that they are the in the 2018–2019 fiscal year. skills without the pressure of World stars.” Alpine Team: Extensive experience Cup competition but also provides in international competition is important emerging athletes with the opportunity to long term success and the sooner to race against their National Team athletes get this experience, the better counterparts, gaining valuable time the results. This initiative provides on task in quality venues prior to the development team athletes with World Cup. The circuit also creates the opportunity to race within their a long-term development pipeline for ability in international events outside Paralympic athletes. During the Fall major competitions like the World The USOPC becomes one of the first national Olympic committees in the world to recognize Paralympians in its name. The organization immediately updated its branding and physical signage at USOPC facilities will be updated soon as well. The name change is just the latest push to put the U.S. Paralympians on equal footing with Olympians. Last year, the USOPC board also voted to increase monetary awards for Paralympic medalists to match those earned by Olympic

18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 7 8/20/19 1:50 PM of 2019, the team’s event calendar will include Continental “Fourth Place Doesn’t Cups to meet this need. Count.” This year’s award, Nordic Team: Due to the technical intensity of presented by decorated standing skiing, it takes significantly longer to get Nordic Paralympic skier Chris developmental athletes to the podium. It is imperative for Waddell, went to Alpine Nordic athletes to be integrated into local ski clubs at an skier Laurie Stephens. early age. To be on the podium in 2026, it is estimated Laurie is a four-time Team USA needs to identify and support skiers who are Paralympian born with currently 8 to 16 years old. Adaptive Spirit’s substantial spina bifida. She turned support for the “Stand Up 2026 Podium Initiative” is helping to racing at age 15, the team make excellent progress. Highlights for the past joining Chris Young’s year include establishing a new base of development in Salt New England Disabled Lake City, advances in coaching and athlete engagement Ski Team. She was also in Minneapolis and initial traction in Spokane. In addition, named Paralympic Sportswoman of the Year in 2006 by the team integrated para programs in Boise. The team will the USOC and was a 2006 ESPY Award nominee for Best also host national development camps during the spring, Female Athlete with a Disability. This is the second time summer and fall, with the goal of targeting promising athletes Laurie has won this award in the last six years. discovered at these camps. Jack Benedick Leadership Award: One of Jack’s best and notable characteristics was his leadership abilities. The Leadership Award is designed to reward an athlete who contributes to the team and the sport by exhibiting high levels of leadership. The Jack Benedick No Excuses Unlimited For the first time, this Memorial Program award was determined Jack Benedick has been an inspiration to countless through a majority vote Paralympic athletes. In 1969, Jack lost both his legs in from current team athletes. combat in Vietnam. During his rehab, Jack was introduced This year’s recipient was to skiing and the rest is glorious history. He won numerous Nordic team member Dan medals in the Paralympics becoming adaptive sports’ most Cnossen. Dan was serving influential advocate. He was named to the fledgling U.S. as platoon commander Adaptive Ski Team in 1979, continuing through a career that for SEAL Team One in would be highlighted with a silver medal in combined at the Afghanistan in September 1984 Paralympics in Innsbruck. 2009 when he stepped on an IED and he lost both legs just While Jack’s silver medal was a breakthrough, his real above the knee. He is a two-time Paralympian winning six contribution was to adaptive athletes. After retiring as an medals in 2018. athlete, he wanted to elevate the position of his sport. Jack began pushing programs for adaptive athletes nationally. Support for the Empire State Games He also wanted elite athletes to compete at the very highest The Empire State Games hosts numerous adaptive alpine, level, similar to the able-bodied teams. He took his case to cross country, biathlon, ski cross and snowboard cross the U.S. Ski Association and was put in charge of a program athletes. The Games also host the Development Nordic that would become a model for all other Paralympic sports. Ski Camp where regional athletes, development athletes No Excuses Unlimited was created in 1986 with Jack and national team members have the opportunity to train leading the way. He served as its chairman until 2010. The together. Upon the recommendation of the board, Adaptive organization wishes to honor Jack’s memory and motivate Spirit provided crucial, stop-gap assistance to fill in their members of U.S. Paralympic Ski Team to win. It created two athlete support funds. During this fiscal year, Adaptive Spirit awards to honor podium placement and recognize Jack’s granted funding of $7,000. This request was brought to our leadership qualities. attention through the efforts of Howard Horowitz, president Victory Incentive Program (VIP): This award is given of Horowitz Research (the official research partner of every year to a Paralympic athlete whose dedication and Adaptive Spirit) and a member of the Empire State Games perseverance exemplify Jack’s famous proclamation that Committee.

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18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 8 8/20/19 1:50 PM ABOUT ADAPTIVE SPIRIT

The focus of Adaptive Spirit remains telecommunications industry with a and networking, Adaptive Spirit steadfast: We aim to unite our way to give back to the community at champions the strength of business members with resources that enhance the organization’s venerable Annual relationships and the end result of business outcomes. We also work Event. creating a more profitable industry. to stimulate innovative networking Adaptive Spirit is a not-for-profit To that end, Adaptive Spirit provides opportunities resulting in growth and trade association with a focus on education, recognition, information success of the telecommunications building business relationships and and networking opportunities for industry while sharing best practices effective networking practices in the distribution companies, content with our members. Also important telecommunications industry. Through providers and others who supply to Adaptive Spirit is to provide the initiatives that center on education products and services to the industry.

Adaptive Spirit’s Goals Adaptive Spirit Membership ﹥ Unite members with An Adaptive Spirit membership creates: vendors and resources 1. Access to knowledge-sharing, collaboration and networking opportunities that enhance the outcome at Adaptive Spirit events; of their business dealings 2. Connections to distributors, suppliers, vendors and other telecommunications ﹥ Stimulate innovative industry professionals via the members-only directory; networking opportunities 3. Member-only access to Adaptive Spirit research; and, that result in the growth 4. Access to member-only events. and successes in the Membership is open to any individual engaged in the telecommunications telecommunications industry including multi-system operators, independent system operators, direct industry broadcast satellite companies, incumbent local exchange carriers, electric utilities ﹥ Sharing best industry or municipally-owned cable systems programmers and suppliers of equipment or practices with our members services to the industry. Honorary memberships may be conferred by the board of directors upon any person who, in the opinion of the board, has contributed to the success of Adaptive Spirit and/or the well being of the industry.

“It is just the right amount of social and business impact.”* *Source: 2019 Attendee Survey conducted by Horowitz Research, the official research provider of Adaptive Spirit

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18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 9 8/20/19 1:50 PM EVENT COMMITTEE

Each year, the Annual Event depends on a talented and diverse base of Anne Marie Hukriede, professionals from telecommunication industries to create our annual meeting. Marketing and Race Co-Chairperson Beyond already demanding day jobs, the following individuals volunteer their time S&D Marketing | Advertising, and talents to make the event a success. This is a hard-working group not just a VP Client Services list of names and titles! Kevin Jardine, Alpine Team Liaison An experienced and virtually-connected group from a variety of disciplines, this Paralympic Ski Team, High committee spent untold hours during the year to make the event a remarkable Performance Director—Paralympic weekend. Alpine Skiing

Paula Birth, Alex D’Addio, Video Chairperson Zelda Martens, Sponsor Support Industry Content Co-Chairperson D’Addio Productions Z Marketing Fiplex Communications, Rich DiGeronimo, Molly McCaskill, Chief Revenue Officer Event Committee Co-Chairperson Silent Auction Co-Chairperson Patty Bullington, Charter, Chief Product Officer S&D Marketing | Advertising, Silent Auction Co-Chairperson Manager Client Services Deborah Flippo, Charter, Director Accessibility Committee Communications Brad Parobek, Race Co-Chairperson Susan Burgstiner, Vubiquity, VP Sales Distribution Friend MTS, SVP Sales America Social Chairperson Craig Heiting, Steve Raymond, Marketing On Demand, President Sponsorship Co-Chairperson Event Committee Co-Chairperson Eileen Carey, Nordic Team Liaison Vubiquity, EVP Sales Gracenote Connectivity, VP Client High Performance Director— Solutions Kevin Hord, Paralympic Nordic Skiing Adaptive Sprit Athlete Partnership Greg Riker, Adaptive Sprit Athlete Colette Carey, Publicity Chairperson Co-Chairperson Partnership Co-Chairperson AXS TV, VP Marketing Operations Charter, VP Purchasing Operations Metrological, SVP America Sales Maria Rothschild, Industry Content Co-Chairperson Comcast, Executive Director TPX Gary Schanman, Silent Auction Co-Chairperson Charter, SVP Video Products Roger Seiken, Sponsorship Co-Chairperson WOW!, SVP Programming Todd Stewart, Sponsorship Co-Chairperson TAS Media Lori Wood, Volunteer Chairperson Comcast, Marcom Manager

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18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 10 8/20/19 1:50 PM ADAPTIVE SPIRIT MEMBER COMPANIES

Adaptive Spirit’s membership continues to grow and pull from a wide variety of industry segments including operators, programmers and suppliers. Here is a sample of the companies that understand the value of supporting Adaptive Spirit.

﹥ Accenture ﹥ Disney and ESPN ﹥ Power & Telephone ﹥ AccuWeather Media Networks Supply ﹥ Adobe ﹥ Dun & Bradstreet ﹥ Precision Optical ﹥ Adva Optical ﹥ Ericsson Transceivers Networking ﹥ Fastly ﹥ Prolabs ﹥ Advance ﹥ FCB Chicago ﹥ REELZ ﹥ Akamai ﹥ Fox Networks ﹥ Ribbon ﹥ Alticast ﹥ Fujitsu Communications ﹥ Altice USA ﹥ HBO ﹥ Sagemcom ﹥ AMC Networks ﹥ Hewlett Packard ﹥ Samsung ﹥ Amdocs Media Enterprise ﹥ Sand Cherry ﹥ ARRIS ﹥ Hitron Technologies Associates ﹥ Arterra Mobility ﹥ Horowitz Research ﹥ Sercomm ﹥ Assurant ﹥ Huawei Technology ﹥ AT&T ﹥ Humax ﹥ Shaw Communications ﹥ Broadcom ﹥ Infinera ﹥ Slalom Consulting ﹥ Cable Labs ﹥ INSP ﹥ Sling TV ﹥ Cable ONE ﹥ Integra Optics ﹥ Stingray Digital ﹥ CAS Group ﹥ IWCO Direct ﹥ Technicolor ﹥ CenturyLink ﹥ Kids Central ﹥ TELUS ﹥ Charter ﹥ Launch Pad Media ﹥ The Cable Center ﹥ Ciena Advisors 86% of the ﹥ ThinkAnalytics ﹥ Cisco ﹥ Liberty Global | ﹥ TiVo ﹥ Comcast | Comcast Liberty Media sponsors say Business ﹥ Metrological ﹥ T-Mobile Home & Entertainment ﹥ Communication ﹥ Music Choice the networking Associates ﹥ NBCUniversal ﹥ Trace3 ﹥ Cox ﹥ NCTC ﹥ Universal Electronics value of their ﹥ Crown Media ﹥ NESN ﹥ UP TV / Aspire ﹥ CSG ﹥ Netcracker ﹥ Verizon sponsorship ﹥ CuriousityStream ﹥ NETSCOUT ﹥ Viacom Media Networks ﹥ Dell Technologies ﹥ NFL Network is high.* ﹥ World Wide ﹥ Deloitte ﹥ Nokia *Source: 2019 Attendee Survey Technology ﹥ Deluxe Distribution ﹥ NTT Communications conducted by Horowitz Research, ﹥ WOW! ﹥ Discovery ﹥ OLYMPUSAT the official research provider of ﹥ Xavient Digital ﹥ DISH ﹥ Oracle Adaptive Spirit

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18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 11 8/20/19 1:50 PM ADAPTIVE SPIRIT ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP

Steve Raymond, Chairperson co-chair for Cable Positive Denver and of Rochester, One Revolution and Steve is VP of Client Solutions president of the Virginia Tech Denver member of the FCC Technological for Gracenote Connectivity. Alumni Chapter. Deborah currently Advisory Council. Her real moments He is responsible for long term serves on Virginia Tech’s National of brightness derive from her role business strategy for products and Alumni Board. She has served as the as a dedicated wife to her husband services across sports, media and Communications Chair of the Event and proud, loving mother of three entertainment verticals. Prior to Committee since 2001. wonderful daughters. Gracenote, Steve was SVP Sales for Amos Smith, Treasurer Ralph Green, Director Vubiquity, a division of Amdocs Media. Formerly CFO at Layer3 TV, Amos is Ralph Green is a Customer He spent 25 years in affiliate sales now VP Operations at T-Mobile Home Development Account Associate at the Walt Disney Company ending & Entertainment. In the cable industry Representative at PepsiCo (Frito Lay). his time with them as SVP National since 1994, he held previous positions His clients include King Soopers, Accounts. Steve has won numerous at Time Warner Cable including Walmart, Safeway, Sams Club, Target awards for his volunteer work in the GVP Tech Ops, Care & Payment and the Air Force Academy. Adaptive adaptive skiing arena such as the Services and SVP/CFO residential Spirit attendees may remember Ralph CTAM Chairman’s Award and ESPN at Time Warner Cable. Prior to Time as an 11-year member of the U.S. Volunteer of the Year in 2003. He Warner Cable, he spent seven years Paralympic Ski Team. While active served on the board of directors for the at AT&T Broadband (formerly TCI) in as a ski racer he partnered with Cox, National Sports Center for the Disabled various financial positions. Prior to Coca Cola, United Airlines, The Home in Winter Park, Colorado. Steve was those finance positions, Amos was a Depot and Rocket Fuel as a sponsored named “Chef de Mission” at the 2010 registered Professional Civil Engineer athlete and brand ambassador. A Winter Paralympics. Steve serves on in Southern California. He has a B.S. former board member of Disabled the Paralympic Working Group and in Civil Engineering from the University Sports USA, Ralph is a motivational Paralympic Strategic Task Force for of Colorado and an M.B.A. with an speaker with a strong emphasis on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic emphasis in finance from the University youth violence. He has an M.B.A. with Foundation and will be inducted into of Kansas. a marketing concentration from Keller the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame Graduate School of Management. in 2019. Nomi Bergman, Director Nomi is a senior executive at Advance Tim Gropp, Director Deborah Flippo, Secretary and focuses on corporate development A 40-year veteran of the Deborah has more than 25 years and strategic partnerships. She served telecommunications industry, Tim of experience in the industry. as president of Bright House Networks recently left CommScope. Previously, Currently, she is VP Affiliate Sales until its 2016 merger with Charter and he led sales teams for ARRIS Group, and Distribution at Amdocs Media Time Warner Cable. Nomi presently Inc., including in the U.S., Latin (formerly Vubiquity), the leading global sits on the corporate board of America, Asia Pacific, and Canada. provider of premium content services publicly held Visteon Corporation and Tim joined ARRIS in 2007 as a result and technical solutions. Previously, privately held 1010data, Mediamorph, of the C-COR acquisition. Previously, she held senior executive positions at Black & Veatch and a Stealth Space he was with Southwestern Bell, AT&T iN DEMAND, Request TV and several Company. In addition, she is a board and Lucent Technologies. Tim has a MVPDs. Her non-profit experience member for her alma mater, University B.A. from the University of Texas and beyond Adaptive Spirit includes

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18-SKI-0428 2019 AS Annual Report.indd 12 8/20/19 1:50 PM is active in SCTE. He was recently and outdoorsman. Brad resides in Pete Wisowaty, Director inducted into the Cable TV Pioneers. the Denver metro area with his wife, Pete is EVP Sales and Marketing for And speaking of pioneers, Tim is Sandra, and two daughters. Brad has Nominum which was acquired by considered an Adaptive Spirit pioneer a B.A. from Ohio University. Akamai in late 2017. Pete is a telecom attending the event beginning in 1997 industry veteran with over 30 years Jay Rolls, Director and almost every year since then. of sales, sales management and Jay is a cable engineer and his business development experience. Doug Moore, Director previous position was CTO for Prior to Nominum, he was VP Strategic Doug serves as President, CEO Charter Communications from 2011 Sales and Business Development for and representative director of to 2019 where he had responsibility Grand Central Communications. He Fujitsu Network Communications for advanced engineering and also held senior level sales and sales Inc. He oversees Fujitsu’s North architectures across all lines of management positions at several early American businesses providing business. Prior to that position, Jay stage companies including WhereNet network infrastructure and services. was at Cox Communications for 13 (Zebra), Pluris, ZeitNet (Cabletron) and Doug’s held a variety of positions years achieving the position of SVP Kalpana (Cisco). Early in his career in sales, marketing, development, Engineering. Other career positions while working and living in Denver, manufacturing and engineering. include VP of Business Development he worked with service providers He received his B.S. in mechanical at Pacific Broadband and VP of including AT&T and RBOC’s and engineering from the University of Network Engineering at Excite@Home. with cable pioneers such as Daniels Arizona and his M.B.A. from Arizona Jay spent nine years in Germany with Communications and TCI. Pete holds a State University. Doug is a passionate Alcatel and BBN Communications B.S. degree in business administration supporter STEM education and the and began his career in the U.S. with an emphasis in marketing from growth of the digital economy. He is intelligence community. He received San Diego State University. chairman emeritus of Tech Titans, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from chairman and board member of the University of Virginia and an M.S. Tom Wlodkowski, Director Truenet Communications, advisory in Systems Management from the Tom is the Vice President of board member of iCode LLC, University of Southern California. Accessibility at Comcast. In this role, board member of Asociar LLC., he is responsible for developing and Joe Rooney, Director and board member and treasurer executing the company’s strategic Joe Rooney is a cable pioneer. of the Telecommunications Industry plan focused on the usability of He was has been a marketer and Association. As an avid outdoorsman, Comcast’s products and services by leader in the industry from 1981 to he relishes all summer and winter people with adaptive needs as well 2017. His previous position in the sports. Doug especially enjoys his as pursuing opportunities to further industry was CMO for Layer3 TV. work as an Adaptive Spirit board enrich the customer experience for Previously, Joe spent 29 years at member. that community. Throughout his Cox Communications achieving the career, Tom has been a pioneer in Brad Parobek, Director position of CMO. Joe paved the way the accessibility field. Blind himself, Brad is a 35-year veteran in the for innovative marketing concepts such he has been a champion for people telecom industry and currently as the original triple-play bundle. He with disabilities, working to improve works for Friend MTS as Senior Vice has been recognized with marketing usability of mainstream Internet, President, Americas Sales. Brad has honors such as recipient of the 2004 mobile, broadcast and cable television worked for Disney Channel, Bravo, NCTA Vanguard Award for Marketing. technology. He began working in Encore/STARZ!, Amdocs, Nokia and Joe was event co-chair for Adaptive accessibility and tech in the early CSG. He is also a seed investor in Spirit for 13 years and joined the 1990s at public radio and TV station BT&O Consulting, a data and analytics board in 2011. Additionally, Joe is on WGBH in Boston. consulting company. Brad has been the advisory board for Stay-Focused, involved with Adaptive Spirit since a SCUBA diving and self-discovery Ken Tolle, Legal Advisor 1999, he is a race co-chair and board mentoring program for mobility- President and Senior Advisor, Launch member. Brad is passionate about challenged teens. Joe and his wife Pad Media Advisors mentoring young adults interested in of 35 years, Lori, live in Keystone, Susan Burgstiner, Administrator business and technical sales roles Colorado. President, Marketing On Demand, Inc. and an avid golfer, conservationist

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Becoming a top-flight Paralympic electronic equipment to sporty, USOC competitor is an increasingly expensive athletic apparel. This year, the net challenge. To assist in this challenge, amount raised at the auction was we have a funding opportunity $126,662—a record amount in the known as the Adaptive Spirit Athlete event’s 24-year history. Partnership (ASAP), formerly known Through the work of the ASAP as the Athlete Partner Program. ASAP committee, Adaptive Spirit also holds time was had by all and $2,899 was is a much-needed source of funding additional fundraising events. One raised to support ASAP. for equipment, training and prosthetic of those is a Colorado favorite, the Unique opportunities also exist care that athletes count on year Tailgate With A Purpose. Adaptive for companies to help individual after year. In order to administer and Spirit and No Excuses Unlimited athletes through a relationship which maximize the annual contributions, come together during this event may include sponsor-branding Adaptive Spirit partners with No to share good food and fun for a opportunities where the athletes wears Excuses Unlimited through ASAP to great cause. The 2018 Tailgate With that logo or booking athletes to speak collect and distribute tax-deductible A Purpose took place at Broncos at company meetings where they donations made by our sponsors and Stadium at Mile High prior to the inspire employees. participants. Denver Broncos vs. Houston Texans At the beginning of this fiscal year, Every Adaptive Spirit Annual Event game on November 4th. Food Adaptive Spirit made a four-year includes an amazing Silent Auction, was generously provided by 505 commitment to ASAP which ensures with items ranging from a lavish trip Southwestern in addition to donations an incremental donation of $80,000 for two to Monaco, to cutting edge from committee members. A good each year through 2021. The board and advisers of No Excuses Unlimited include longtime supporters, Adaptive Spirit event committee members and former Team USA members. No Excuses Unlimited is a 501(c)(3) organization and meets the public support tests of IRS Standards Section 509(a)(1). More information about No Excuses Unlimited, including a year-round secure online donation process, is available at NoExcusesUnlimited.org. You can also contact the ASAP co-chairs, Kevin Hord (Charter, VP Purchasing Operations) and Greg Riker (Metrological, SVP America Sales) using the information on the Event Committee page of the Adaptive Spirit web site.

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The upcoming 25th year will be an amazing milestone for Adaptive Spirit. What started as a humble fundraiser for what was then called the U.S. Disabled Ski Team has now grown Who attends into the largest single funding source for the U.S. Paralympic the annual Ski and Snowboard Team. In January 1996, the first event raised around $100,000 with attendance of 110 guests. Today, event? the Adaptive Spirit annual event typically welcomes over 1,100 people and has contributed over $10.6 million to adaptive snow sports since 1996. Perhaps the most impressive accomplishment is the attendees keep coming back. Last year, our sponsor packages sold out in October—a new record. During the 2019 Awards Banquet, all of the event’s platinum sponsorships sold for the upcoming 25th Annual Event. The Adaptive Spirit phenomenon continues! Where else can one make new business connections, build on existing relationships MVPD/MSO 33% and learn the latest in telecommunications technologies while Programmer/Network 16% supporting an amazing cause and enjoying the beautiful Colorado Marketing/PR 15% mountains in the town of Vail? It’s a rare opportunity, indeed. Hardware Provider 13% As always, our goal is to surpass the funds raised in the prior year, Software Provider 11% to provide even more insights on the changing telecom landscape Other 8% and improve our attendees’ experience. As we look forward to 2020 Telco/Satellite 2% and our Silver Anniversary, there will also be a chance to look back, smile and to share the many memories from 24 years of Adaptive Consumer Electronics 1% Spirit. On to the 25th year! It’s the beginning of the next 25 years. Internet/ISP Content Provider 1%

“Love the event, love the people, good ROI!”* *Source: 2019 Attendee Survey conducted by Horowitz Research, the official research provider of Adaptive Spirit

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