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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
CT
Breakfast
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
CT
Breakfast
Location: Delta Ballroom CD, Level 2
Sponsored By
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
CT
Registration Desk Open
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
CT
Registration Desk Open
Location: Delta B-D Foyer, Level 2
Sponsored By
8:00 AM – 11:20 AM
CT
State Broadband Summit
8:00 AM – 11:20 AM
CT
State Broadband Summit
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
8:00 AM – 8:05 AM
CT
Welcome and Day 2 Recap Video
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Speaker:
Evann Freeman (he/him/his)
– EPB
8:05 AM
CT
Keynote Introduction
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Speaker:
Bruce Hembree
– Ciena
8:05 AM – 8:30 AM
CT
Keynote
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Speaker:
Andy Berke
– U.S. Department of Agriculture
8:30 AM – 9:10 AM
CT
Panel: Federal Broadband Policy: How Fiber Fits Communities
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Moderator:
Marissa Mitrovich (she/her/hers)
– FBA
Panelist:
Chris Champion
– C Spire
Panelist:
Melissa Mann (she/her/hers)
– Lumen
Panelist:
Cristina Chou (she/her/hers)
– Altice USA
Panelist:
Rhonda Johnson
– AT&T
9:10 AM – 9:40 AM
CT
Fireside Chat: Working Together Federal Interagency Permitting Opportunities and Solutions
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Moderator:
Patrick Mulhearn (he/him/his)
– Ting Internet
Panelist:
Jennifer Mallard
– The Permitting Council
Panelist:
Craig Litteken
– The Permitting Council
Panelist:
Jill Springer (she/her/hers)
– Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth, NTIA
9:40 AM – 10:15 AM
CT
State Broadband Officer Roundtable: Update from the States
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Moderator:
Scott Jackson
– Graybar
Panelist:
Taylre Beaty
– Tennessee Economic & Community Development
Panelist:
Sally Doty (she/her/hers)
– Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM)
Panelist:
Jim Stritzinger
– South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff
Panelist:
Kelly Workman
– West Virginia Department of Economic Development
10:15 AM
CT
Fireside Chat Introduction
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Speaker:
Josh Snow
– Trace Fiber Networks/ Chickasaw Nation
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
CT
Fireside Chat: Tribal Broadband: The How, When, and Where
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Moderator:
Robert Griffin
– Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Speaker:
Margaret Gutierrez
– NTIA, OICG, U.S. Department of Commerce
10:45 AM
CT
Panel Introduction
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Speaker:
Trey Hall
– Ciena
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
CT
Panel: Deployment Challenges and Opportunities: Streamlining Last Mile Connectivity
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Moderator:
Brendan O'Boyle
– PLP.com
Panelist:
Jeff Manning
– Shentel (Glo Fiber)
Panelist:
Katie Espeseth (she/her/hers)
– EPB
Panelist:
Rod Hanson
– Cityside Fiber
Panelist:
Paul Griswold
– GoNetspeed
11:15 AM – 11:20 AM
CT
Day 3 Closing Remarks
Location: Delta Ballroom A, Level 2
Speaker:
Evann Freeman (he/him/his)
– EPB
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