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Sunday, July 28, 2024
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
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
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 – 12:45 PM CT

Let's Get This Party Started!

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: – Adtran

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshop

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM CT

The SMALL and BIG Lessons Learned

Location: Canal AB, Level M

Moderator: – Corning

Panelist: – Douglas Fast Net

Panelist: – Planters Broadband

Panelist: – 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: – Adtran

Panelist: – Corning

Panelist: – Vantage Point Solutions

Panelist: – 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: – EPB

Panelist: – Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative

Panelist: – Lumbee River Electric

Panelist: – 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: – Corning

Panelist: – Vantage Point Solutions

Panelist: – Adtran

Panelist: – 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: – Adtran

Panelist: – Archtop Fiber

Panelist: – Docomo Pacific

Panelist: – 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: – Adtran

Moderator: – 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 – 12:40 PM CT

Welcome and Introduction

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Moderator: – 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: – Adtran

Panelist: – Ting Internet

Panelist: – Hancock Telephone Company

Panelist: – GoNetspeed

Panelist: – 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: – Calix

Panelist: – Spanish Fork City

Panelist: – Fybe

Panelist: – altafiber

Panelist: – 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: – Omdia

Panelist: – Blue Ridge Mountain EMC

Panelist: – Cumberland Connect

Panelist: – 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: – Ready.net

Panelist: – Ripple Fiber

Panelist: – ACE Fiber

Panelist: – Lumos

Panelist: – 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: – DZS

Panelist: – Holland Board of Public Works

Panelist: – Centranet

Panelist: – RVA

Pre-Conference Workshop

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Closing Remarks

Location: Tennessee Ballroom DE, Level 2

Speaker: – Ting Internet

Pre-Conference Workshop

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

12:30 PM – 12:40 PM CT

Welcome

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Speaker: – EPB

Pre-Conference Workshop

12:40 PM – 1:30 PM CT

FTTH Basics and Network Design

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Moderator: – OFS

Panelist: – 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: – TAK Communications

Panelist: – On Trac Communications

Panelist: – Render Networks

Panelist: – Irby Utilities

Panelist: – 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: – Fiber Broadband Association

Panelist: – Power & Communications Contractors Association

Panelist: – Oneonta Job Corps Academy

Panelist: – 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: – EPB

Panelist: – Harry

Panelist: – Knoxville Utilities Board

Panelist: – 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: – CTC Technology & Energy

Panelist: – Lumos

Panelist: – Douglas Fast Net

Panelist: – Brightspeed

Panelist: – All Points Broadband

Pre-Conference Workshop

5:25 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Closing Remarks

Location: Tennessee Ballroom C, Level 2

Speaker: – EPB

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
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
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
Location: The Falls Bar & Lounge, by Hotel Lobby (Hotel Cascades Section)
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
Location: Delta Pavilion, by the American Craft Tavern (Hotel Delta Section)