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Monday, August 21, 2023
6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Exhibitor Setup Continued
6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Exhibitor Setup Continued
Location: Florida Exhibition Hall
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
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Breakfast
For Full Conference Attendees Only
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
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Breakfast
For Full Conference Attendees Only
Location: Osceola A/B
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Registration Open
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Registration Open
Location: Florida Rotunda
8:00 AM – 11:45 AM
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GENERAL SESSION
8:00 AM – 8:08 AM
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Welcome to Fiber Connect 2023
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Speaker:
Joseph Jones
– On Trac, Inc.
General Session - Monday
8:08 AM – 8:15 AM
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Chairman's Award
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
General Session - Monday
8:15 AM – 8:35 AM
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State of the Association
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Speaker:
Gary Bolton
– FBA
General Session - Monday
8:35 AM – 8:37 AM
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Keynote Introduction
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Speaker:
Robert Conger
– Adtran
General Session - Monday
8:37 AM – 8:55 AM
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Keynote: Permitting Council - Supporting Digital Equity & Universal Access
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Keynote Speaker:
Eric Beightel
– The Permitting Council
General Session - Monday
8:55 AM – 9:05 AM
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Fireside Chat with Eric Beightel
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Moderator:
Marissa Mitrovich (she/her/hers)
– FBA
Keynote Speaker:
Eric Beightel
– The Permitting Council
General Session - Monday
9:05 AM – 9:35 AM
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Fireside Chat: How Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Creates Opportunity
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Moderator:
Katie Espeseth
– EPB
Speaker:
Angela Thi Thi Bennett (she/her/hers)
– NTIA
General Session - Monday
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM
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Operator Light Talk: How Fiber Will Disrupt and Enable a Host of New Connected Features Inside the Home, at Work, and at Educational Institutions
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Speaker:
Chris Sambar
– AT&T
Operator Light Talks
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
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In Home Experience Panel
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Moderator:
Kim McKinley
– UTOPIA Fiber / FBA
Panelist:
Valerie Buckingham (she/her/hers)
– Plume Design, Inc.
Panelist:
Matt Collins
– Calix
Panelist:
Jeff Manning
– Shentel
Panelist:
Gunter Reiss
– DZS
General Session - Monday
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM
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Operator Light Talk: How Fiber Disrupts Digital Inequity
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Speaker:
Derek Kelly
– Lumos
Operator Light Talks
11:20 AM – 11:25 AM
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Star Award
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Speaker:
Joseph Jones
– On Trac, Inc.
General Session - Monday
11:25 AM – 11:30 AM
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Lightwave 2023 FTTXcellence Award
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Presenter:
Sean P. Buckley (he/him/his)
– Lightwave/Broadband Tech Report
Speaker:
Joe Jensen
– Corning
General Session - Monday
11:30 AM – 11:40 AM
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Closing Remarks
Location: Osceola Ballroom C/D
Speaker:
Joseph Jones
– On Trac, Inc.
General Session - Monday
9:45 AM – 10:10 AM
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AM Break
9:45 AM – 10:10 AM
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AM Break
Location: Osceola Ballroom Foyer
11:40 AM – 6:00 PM
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Expo Hall Open
11:40 AM – 6:00 PM
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Expo Hall Open
Location: Florida Exhibition Hall
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
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Lunch in Expo Hall
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
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Lunch in Expo Hall
Full Conference Attendees Only
Location: Florida Exhibition Hall
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
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Network Operators Luncheon
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
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Network Operators Luncheon
Requires pre-registration
Location: Osceola A/B
Moderator:
Ariane Schaffer (she/her/hers)
– Google Fiber
11:45 AM – 2:45 PM
ET
THE C-SUITE FORUM
By invitation only
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM
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Lunch
Location: Citrus Ballroom
C-Suite Forum
11:45 AM – 2:45 PM
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The C-Suite Forum
By invitation only
Location: Citrus Ballroom
11:50 AM – 11:55 AM
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Welcome
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Speaker:
Gary Bolton
– FBA
C-Suite Forum
11:55 AM – 12:00 PM
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Sponsor Remarks
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Speaker:
Matt Collins
– Calix
C-Suite Forum
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM
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Industry Read Out
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Speaker:
Thomas Cohen
– Kelley Drye & Warren
C-Suite Forum
12:40 PM – 1:05 PM
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NTIA Update
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Keynote Speaker:
Courtney Dozier
– National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
C-Suite Forum
1:05 PM – 1:30 PM
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Culture Change and Opportunity
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Moderator:
Kim McKinley
– UTOPIA Fiber / FBA
Panelist:
Tamarah Holmes (she/her/hers)
– Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Panelist:
Terri Moore (she/her/hers)
– Google Fiber
Panelist:
Jade Piros de Carvalho (she/her/hers)
– Kansas Department of Commerce
Panelist:
Scott D. Woods (he/him/his)
– Ready.net, Inc.
C-Suite Forum
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
ET
Fireside Chat: Permit Me to Help Move Fiber Forward
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Moderator:
Marissa Mitrovich (she/her/hers)
– FBA
Speaker:
Eric Beightel
– The Permitting Council
C-Suite Forum
1:55 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
Fireside Chat: Digital Literacy and Creating a More Equitable Digital Engagement Plan
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Moderator:
Kathryn de Wit
– Pew Charitable Trusts
Speaker:
Alejandro Roark
– Federal Communications Commission
C-Suite Forum
2:20 PM – 2:45 PM
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Fireside Chat: Lighting Up Rural Communities
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Moderator:
Evann Freeman
– EPB
Keynote Speaker:
Andy Berke
– USDA Rural Utilities Service
C-Suite Forum
2:45 PM
ET
Closing Remarks
Location: Citrus Ballroom
Speaker:
Joseph Jones
– On Trac, Inc.
C-Suite Forum
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
ET
5 O'clock Somewhere Bar
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
ET
5 O'clock Somewhere Bar
Location: Florida Exhibition Hall
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
ET
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
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Fiber First Movers
Location: Lafayette 4/5
Moderator:
Jack S. Burton (he/him/his)
– Broadband Success Partners
Panelist:
Joe Canavan
– Blue Stream Fiber
Panelist:
Chad Crager
– Fort Collins Connexion
Panelist:
Ryan Meche
– LUS Fiber
Panelist:
Julie Moran
– Cox Communications
Network Perspective: 50,000' View
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
ET
Game-changing Fiber Construction Options
Location: Lafayette 1/2
Moderator:
Patrick McLaughlin
– Cabling Installation and Maintenance
Panelist:
Kevin Casey
– Microsolutionteks
Panelist:
Mark T. Cook (he/him/his)
– Cumberland Connect
Panelist:
Louis Jones (he/him/his)
– Cumberland Connect
In The Dirt: Deployment Challenges & Opportunities
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
ET
Growing the Labor Pool: Attracting Fresh Faces to Broadband Deployment
Location: Suwannee 3
Moderator:
Ron Westfall
– Futurum
Panelist:
Andy Christine
– Sellenriek Construction Inc.
Panelist:
Wayne Foskey
– Pineland Telephone Cooperative
Panelist:
Charlyce Ruth (she/her/hers)
– Associated General Contractors of Missouri
Panelist:
Jesse Shekleton
– Jo-Carroll Energy, Inc. (NFP)
Workforce Development: Developing the Next Generation Fiber Workforce
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
ET
Growing Your Customer Base: How to Monetize Your Network
Location: Desoto 3
Moderator:
Katherine Songster
– Harrison Edwards PR
Panelist:
Quanda Hunter (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Panelist:
Jennifer Lasky
– Ting Internet
Panelist:
Jonathan Restivo
– Cityside Fiber
Panelist:
Pamela G. Tucker (she/her/hers)
– Harrison Edwards PR
Marketing Bootcamp: Strategies to Take Fiber to Main Street
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
ET
How Public & Private Capital Is Changing The Landscape
Location: Suwannee 2
Moderator:
Butch Brock (he/him/his)
– ITC Holding
Panelist:
Claude Aiken
– NextLink Internet
Panelist:
Anthony Bednarczyk (he/him/his)
– Fujitsu Network Communications
Panelist:
Isak Finer (he/him/his)
– COS Systems
Panelist:
Jessica Koch (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Panelist:
Patrick Mulhearn (he/him/his)
– Ting Internet
Fiber Financials: The Economics of Fiber Broadband
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
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Navigating Deployment Challenges to Deliver Connectivity Faster
Location: Desoto 4/5
Moderator:
Rick Talbot
– ACG Research
Panelist:
Josh Collver
– Irby Utilities
Panelist:
Randy Everett (he/him/his)
– Connect2First/First Electric Cooperative Corporation
Panelist:
Sam Pratt
– Render Networks
Panelist:
Robby Theodore
– First Electric Cooperative / Connect2First
Case Study Central
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM
ET
Quantum Computing: Where Networks Go Next
Location: Desoto 1/2
Moderator:
Sean P. Buckley (he/him/his)
– Lightwave/Broadband Tech Report
Panelist:
Duncan Earl (he/him/his)
– Qubitekk
Panelist:
Jim Ingraham (he/him/his)
– EPB
Panelist:
Daniel Peterson, Jr.
– OFS
Panelist:
Mina Sartipi (she/her/hers)
– University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Innovation: What Comes Next
12:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
TECHNOLOGY DEEP DIVES
presented by The Broadband Forum
12:30 PM – 1:50 PM
ET
Fiber Access Technologies Deep Dive
Location: Escambia
Moderator:
Bernd Hesse
– The Broadband Forum
Panelist:
Andreas Flach
– Nokia
Panelist:
Julie Kunstler (she/her/hers)
– Omdia - Informa Tech
Panelist:
Brian W. Lane (he/him/his)
– CommScope
Panelist:
Teresa McGaughey (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Panelist:
Keith Nauman
– DZS
Technology Deep Dives
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
The Enabled Connected User Technology Deep Dive
Location: Escambia
Moderator:
Craig Thomas
– The Broadband Forum
Panelist:
Ladi Astrab (he/him/his)
– Incognito Software Systems Inc.
Panelist:
Charles Cheevers
– CommScope
Panelist:
Troy Cross
– Ozmo
Panelist:
Megan Powell (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Panelist:
Dmitri Vellikok (he/him/his)
– F-Secure
Technology Deep Dives
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
Fiber Deployment and Applications: Tribal Perspectives
Location: Lafayette 1/2
Moderator:
Sachin Gupta
– Centranet
Panelist:
Boyd Cummings (he/him/his)
– Tribal Government
Panelist:
Robert Griffin
– Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Panelist:
James E. Trumbly (he/him/his)
– WahZhaZhe Connect Broadband for the Osage Nation
In The Dirt: Deployment Challenges & Opportunities
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
Future Technology Applications and the Enabling Core Infrastructure: Why Internet Exchange Points Are Needed in Small Cities and Towns Across America
Location: Desoto 4/5
Moderator:
Jeffrey Gavlinski
– Mountain Connect
Panelist:
Brent Legg
– Connected Nation
Case Study Central
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
Growing the Labor Pool: Looking Outside Traditional Talent
Location: Suwannee 3
Moderator:
George Cole
– ProCom Consulting
Panelist:
Christopher Kuhn (he/him/his)
– Education and Training Resources
Panelist:
Dina Lehmann-Kim
– ConnectHomeUSA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Panelist:
Jennifer Sanders (she/her/hers)
– Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Panelist:
Kelly P. Weissman
– Clearfield, Inc.
Workforce Development: Developing the Next Generation Fiber Workforce
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
Innovations in Passive Optical Infrastructure - Enabling the Future
Location: Desoto 1/2
Moderator:
Jaimie Lenderman (she/her/hers)
– Omdia
Panelist:
Amanda Cacheris
– AT&T
Panelist:
Dan Grossman (he/him/his)
– TechInsights
Panelist:
Fady Masoud
– Infinera
Panelist:
Joshua Simer
– AFL
Innovation: What Comes Next
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
Investment Strategies for Fiber Broadband
Location: Suwannee 2
Moderator:
John C. Hodulik (he/him/his)
– UBS
Panelist:
Jeff Brown (he/him/his)
– Calix
Panelist:
Trent Edwards (he/him/his)
– Mears Group
Panelist:
Richard Rousselot
– CostQuest
Panelist:
Kristy Szabo
– Vantage Point Solutions
Panelist:
Brian Vo
– Connect Humanity
Fiber Financials: The Economics of Fiber Broadband
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
Rethinking Rural Reprisal - What a Difference a Year Makes
Location: Lafayette 4/5
Moderator:
Barry Walton
– Corning
Panelist:
John E. Greene, Jr.
– New Lisbon Holdings
Panelist:
Tim Ludwar
– Sastel
Panelist:
Todd Way (he/him/his)
– Douglas FastNet
Network Perspective: 50,000' View
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
ET
Telling Stories That Connect
Location: Desoto 3
Moderator:
Dustin Schlaefli (he/him/his)
– Nex-Tech
Panelist:
Kimberly Biddy (she/her/hers)
– EPB
Panelist:
John Meyer
– Gateway Fiber
Panelist:
Ashley Schulte (she/her/hers)
– Connect2 Communications
Panelist:
Annie Mordhorst
– Pivot
Marketing Bootcamp: Strategies to Take Fiber to Main Street
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
ET
PM Break
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
ET
PM Break
Location: Mezzanine Foyer
2:00 PM – 5:35 PM
ET
EXPO HALL THEATER SESSIONS
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - A10 Networks
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
Paul Dragin
– A10 Networks
Fiber Theater - Monday
2:20 PM – 2:35 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - SiFi Networks - Open Access Fiber Networks: Impact & Opportunity
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
George Templeman
Fiber Theater - Monday
2:40 PM – 2:55 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - Praxedo - Efficiency Unleashed: Empowering Field Technicians with Praxedo
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
Claire Kelly (she/her/hers)
– Praxedo
Fiber Theater - Monday
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - Genexis - Accelerating Fiber Rollouts: The Advantage of an OLT Agnostic ONT
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
Martijn Rooijakkers (he/him/his)
– Genexis
Fiber Theater - Monday
3:20 PM – 3:35 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - Hilco Streambank - The IPv4 Market
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
Ronald Kassin
Fiber Theater - Monday
3:40 PM – 3:55 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - Millennium
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
David Roberts
– Millennium
Fiber Theater - Monday
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - Logic Networks LLC - Choosing the Right Partner to Navigate Network Challenges and Growth
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
Chris A. Coalson
– Logic Networks
Fiber Theater - Monday
4:40 PM – 4:55 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - Esri - Everything in telecom happens someplace, how to leverage location intelligence for comprehensive understanding
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
Randall René
– Esri
Fiber Theater - Monday
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - Burns & McDonnell - Get There Together: Partnering for Better Installation Outcomes
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
Chad Stilwell
– Burns & McDonnel
Fiber Theater - Monday
5:20 PM – 5:35 PM
ET
Exhibitor Theater - Actifai - AI for Broadband Sales & Marketing: A case study with Breezeline and Actifai
Location: Fiber Theater | Florida Exhibition Hall
Presenter:
Ned Brody
– Actifai
Fiber Theater - Monday
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
Electric Utility Multi-Dimension Applications of Fiber: "Fiber is the Conduit"
Location: Desoto 1/2
Moderator:
Pete Hoffswell
– Holland Board of Public Works
Panelist:
William Davidson
– NextEra Infrastructure Solutions
Panelist:
Sachin Gupta
– Centranet
Panelist:
William Graves
– MidSouth Electric Cooperative
Innovation: What Comes Next
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
Financial Considerations for Sustainable Broadband
Location: Suwannee 2
Moderator:
Diana Goovaerts (she/her/hers)
– Fierce Telecom
Panelist:
Andrew Eubank (he/him/his)
– VETRO
Panelist:
Mitch Simcoe (he/him/his)
– Ciena
Panelist:
Rick Talbot
– ACG Research
Fiber Financials: The Economics of Fiber Broadband
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
Harsh Environments Dictate a Different Approach to Deployments
Location: Lafayette 1/2
Moderator:
Doug Mohney
– Fiber Forward magazine
Panelist:
Michael Measels
– 3-GIS
Panelist:
Scott McKinley
– Ditch Witch
Panelist:
Sabra Mitchell
– Cyclomedia
Panelist:
Erin Thomton (she/her/hers)
– Google Fiber
Panelist:
Michael Wood
– Clearfield, Inc.
In The Dirt: Deployment Challenges & Opportunities
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
How to Succeed at Different Stages of the Broadband Life Cycle
Location: Desoto 4/5
Moderator:
Jeff Allinder
– Leverage Broadband Strategies
Panelist:
Chris Hollaway
Panelist:
Mark Rankin (he/him/his)
– Summit Broadband
Panelist:
Brieana Reed-Harmel (she/her/hers)
– Loveland Pulse
Case Study Central
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
Launching a Training Program
Location: Suwannee 3
Moderator:
Brendan O'Boyle
– PLP.com
Panelist:
Deb Bennett
– WIA
Panelist:
Mark Boxer (he/him/his)
– OFS
Panelist:
Lucy Moore (she/her/hers)
– NTIA
Panelist:
Cesar Ruiz
– Learning Alliance Corporation
Workforce Development: Developing the Next Generation Fiber Workforce
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
Open-Access Community Broadband Networks are Revolutionizing Internet Access for Rural Communities
Location: Lafayette 4/5
Moderator:
Joan Engebretson
– Telecompetitor
Panelist:
Jeff Gasper
– Southern Tier Network
Panelist:
Joe Hickey (he/him/his)
– ROCK Networks
Panelist:
Teresa McGaughey (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Panelist:
Vinicius Santos (he/him/his)
– Ciena
Network Perspective: 50,000' View
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
ET
Super-Charged Broadband Marketing with AI-Driven Analytics
Location: Desoto 3
Moderator:
Kimberly Biddy (she/her/hers)
– EPB
Panelist:
Ned Brody
– Actifai
Panelist:
Amanda Scherer
– Adtran
Panelist:
Todd Way (he/him/his)
– Douglas FastNet
Marketing Bootcamp: Strategies to Take Fiber to Main Street
3:30 PM
ET
Ribbon Cutting Opening of Fiber Connect 2023 Expo Hall
3:30 PM
ET
Ribbon Cutting Opening of Fiber Connect 2023 Expo Hall
Location: Florida Exhibition Hall
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
ET
DE&I Meet Up
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
ET
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Meet Up
Location: 5 O'clock Somewhere Bar | Florida Exhibition Hall
Social Events
6:00 PM
ET
Expo Hall Closes
6:00 PM
ET
Expo Hall Closes
Location: Florida Exhibition Hall
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
ET
Havana Nights, Presented by SQUAN
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
ET
Havana Nights, Presented by SQUAN
Location: Osceola A/B
Social Events
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