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Sunday, July 28, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Exhibitor Set-up & Exhibitor Registration Open

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT

Exhibitor Set-up & Exhibitor Registration Open

Location: Ryman Hall C, Level 0

11:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT
Registration Desk Open

11:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT

Registration Desk Open

Location: Delta B-D Foyer, Level 2

Sponsored By

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
FTTx and Wireless Projects – Cost Effective Project Management and Supply Chain Solutions
Speaker: Chris Bailey – Wesco
Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT

FTTx and Wireless Projects – Cost Effective Project Management and Supply Chain Solutions

Location: Canal CD, Level M

Speaker: Chris Bailey – Wesco

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

Presented By

12:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Integrating Innovation: Pioneering Fiber Broadband Solutions
Moderator: Paul Breakman – Adtran
Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

12:30 PM – 5:15 PM CT

Integrating Innovation: Pioneering Fiber Broadband Solutions

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: Paul Breakman – Adtran

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

Presented By

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM CT

Let's Get This Party Started!

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: Paul Breakman – Adtran

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM CT

The SMALL and BIG Lessons Learned

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: Barry Walton – Corning

Panelist: Todd Way (he/him/his) – Douglas Fast Net

Panelist: Stephen Milner – Planters Broadband

Panelist: Tim Ludwar – SaskTel

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM CT

Take a Stand and Network with Your Peers at Demonstration Stations

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT

Get the Skinny on Network Builds, but Don't Build a Skinny Network

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: Doug Payauys – Adtran

Panelist: Barry Walton – Corning

Panelist: Eric Rajchel – Vantage Point Solutions

Panelist: Shane Sexton – EPB

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Let's Take a Walk Down Experience Lane... the Customer Experience Lane

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: Kimberly Biddy (she/her/hers) – EPB

Panelist: Mike Birdwell – Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative

Panelist: John Dyson – Lumbee River Electric

Panelist: Jay M. Miller – Knoxville Utilities Board

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Take a Stand and Network with Your Peers at Demonstration Stations

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM CT

Make the Connection (to Innovation for Your Community and Operations)

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: Benjamin Blackwell – Corning

Panelist: Eric Rajchel – Vantage Point Solutions

Panelist: Ryan McCowan – Adtran

Panelist: Darin Howe (he/him/his) – Corning

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM CT

Broadband in the Real-world | Looking Inside and Out with Broadband Service Providers

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: Amanda Scherer – Adtran

Panelist: Mike Scardina – Archtop Fiber

Panelist: Mike Smith – Docomo Pacific

Panelist: Aaron Adkins – Bartlett Electric

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Take a Stand and Network with Your Peers at Demonstration Stations

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Closing Remarks and Networking

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Speaker: Ash Brown – Adtran

Moderator: Paul Breakman – Adtran

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

12:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
Community Broadband: Muni, Cooperative, Utility Broadband Flex Their Reach
Pre-Conference Workshop

12:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Community Broadband: Muni, Cooperative, Utility Broadband Flex Their Reach

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

12:30 PM – 12:40 PM CT

Welcome and Introduction

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Moderator: Patrick Mulhearn (he/him/his) – Ting Internet

Pre-Conference Workshop

12:40 PM – 1:30 PM CT

Finding First Customers – Reaching First-Time Broadband Users

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Moderator: Ash Brown – Adtran

Panelist: Kara Chandeysson (she/her/hers) – Ting Internet

Panelist: Robert Wrighter, Jr. – Hancock Telephone Company

Panelist: Chris Brooks (he/him/his) – GoNetspeed

Panelist: Lexi Christensen (she/her/hers) – UTOPIA Fiber

Pre-Conference Workshop

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Break

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

1:40 PM – 2:30 PM CT

The Community Connection: How Fiber Impacts Economics and Opportunity

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Moderator: Jessica Koch (she/her/hers) – Calix

Panelist: Bryan Perry – Spanish Fork City

Panelist: Bo Coughlin (he/him/his) – Fybe

Panelist: Mark Fahner – altafiber

Panelist: Randy Everett (he/him/his) – Connect2First Internet, LLC, CIO, First Electric Cooperative Corp. Inc.

Pre-Conference Workshop

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CT

Break

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

2:40 PM – 3:30 PM CT

Building and Sustaining Customer Experience: Measurements that Matter

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Moderator: Jaimie Lenderman (she/her/hers) – Omdia

Panelist: Alex King (he/him/his) – Blue Ridge Mountain EMC

Panelist: Mark T. Cook (he/him/his) – Cumberland Connect

Panelist: Mark McHale (he/him/his) – Ritter Communications

Pre-Conference Workshop

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM CT

Break

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

3:40 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Public Private Partnerships: The Power of Collaboration

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Moderator: Craig Corbin – Ready.net

Panelist: Bobbie J. Gilbert – Ripple Fiber

Panelist: Brandon Curry – ACE Fiber

Panelist: Derek Kelly – Lumos

Panelist: Brian Solsbee – Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association

Pre-Conference Workshop

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM CT

Break

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

4:40 PM – 5:25 PM CT

Post Deployment – What Comes Next? Building More than a Bigger Pipe

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Moderator: Geoff Burke (he/him/his) – DZS

Panelist: Pete Hoffswell – Holland Board of Public Works

Panelist: Sachin Gupta – Centranet

Panelist: MIke C. Render – RVA

Pre-Conference Workshop

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Closing Remarks

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Speaker: Patrick Mulhearn (he/him/his) – Ting Internet

Pre-Conference Workshop

12:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
FBA Fiber Broadband Starter Toolkit
Pre-Conference Workshop

12:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

FBA Fiber Broadband Starter Toolkit

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

12:30 PM – 12:40 PM CT

Welcome

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Speaker: Evann Freeman (he/him/his) – EPB

Pre-Conference Workshop

12:40 PM – 1:30 PM CT

FTTH Basics and Network Design

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Moderator: Mark Boxer – OFS

Panelist: Jeff Bush – OFS

Pre-Conference Workshop

1:30 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Break

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

1:40 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Best Practices: Choosing Partners for Success

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Moderator: Heather Burnett Gold – TAK Communications

Panelist: Joseph "JJ" Jones – On Trac Communications

Panelist: Joseph Hurley – Render Networks

Panelist: Josh Collver – Irby Utilities

Panelist: Bill Brungardt (he/him/his) – BHC Engineering

Pre-Conference Workshop

2:30 PM – 2:40 PM CT

Break

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

2:40 PM – 3:30 PM CT

Workforce Recruitment & Retention

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Moderator: Deborah Kish – Fiber Broadband Association

Panelist: Tim Wagner (he/him/his) – Power & Communications Contractors Association

Panelist: Thayne Bodenmiller – Oneonta Job Corps Academy

Panelist: Logan Dickson – Governor's Office of Workforce Transformation

Pre-Conference Workshop

3:30 PM – 3:40 PM CT

Break

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

3:40 PM – 4:30 PM CT

Messages Matter: Crafting Go-To-Market Plans for Fiber Broadband

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Moderator: Kimberly Biddy (she/her/hers) – EPB

Panelist: Bob Knight – Harry

Panelist: Jay M. Miller – Knoxville Utilities Board

Panelist: Tanna Hanna – ALLO Fiber

Pre-Conference Workshop

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM CT

Break

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Pre-Conference Workshop

4:40 PM – 5:25 PM CT

Federal and State Funding: Taking Nothing for Granted

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Moderator: Joanne Hovis (she/her/hers) – CTC Technology & Energy

Panelist: Derek Kelly – Lumos

Panelist: Todd Way (he/him/his) – Douglas Fast Net

Panelist: Pamela Sherwood (she/her/hers) – Brightspeed

Panelist: Chuck Hogg – All Points Broadband

Pre-Conference Workshop

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Closing Remarks

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Speaker: Evann Freeman (he/him/his) – EPB

Pre-Conference Workshop

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Leading a Top-performing Team with AI-powered Coaching
Speaker: Joe Jordan (he/him/his) – Siro
Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Leading a Top-performing Team with AI-powered Coaching

Location: Canal CD, Level M

Speaker: Joe Jordan (he/him/his) – Siro

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

Presented By

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Locating, Grounding and Identification Principles for Protecting Buried Broadband Infrastructure
Speaker: Bryan M. Holmes (he/him/his) – Trident Solutions
Speaker: Mindy Reed (she/her/hers) – Trident Solutions
Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT

Locating, Grounding and Identification Principles for Protecting Buried Broadband Infrastructure

Location: Canal CD, Level M

Speaker: Bryan M. Holmes (he/him/his) – Trident Solutions

Speaker: Mindy Reed (she/her/hers) – Trident Solutions

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

Presented By

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT
Effective AI Integrations for Telecom in 2024
Speaker: Gloria Felicia – AtlasPro AI
Speaker: Lee Comer (he/him/his) – Foresite Group
Speaker: Vernon Evans – i2i Networks, LLC
Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT

Effective AI Integrations for Telecom in 2024

Location: Canal CD, Level M

Speaker: Gloria Felicia – AtlasPro AI

Speaker: Lee Comer (he/him/his) – Foresite Group

Speaker: Vernon Evans – i2i Networks, LLC

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

Presented By

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
First Time Attendees & New Members Meet Up

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

First Time Attendees & New Members Meet Up

Location: The Falls Bar & Lounge, by Hotel Lobby (Hotel Cascades Section)

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
Welcome Reception

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT

Welcome Reception

Location: Delta Ballroom CD, Level 2

Sponsored By

9:00 PM – 11:00 PM CT
Fiber Under 40 Meet Up

9:00 PM – 11:00 PM CT

Fiber Under 40 Meet Up

Location: Delta Pavilion, by the American Craft Tavern (Hotel Delta Section)