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Sunday, August 20, 2023
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Women's World Cup Finals Screening
6:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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Women's World Cup Finals Screening
Location: Wreckers Sports Bar
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Exhibitor Setup & Exhibitor Registration Open
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
ET
Exhibitor Setup & Exhibitor Registration Open
Location: Florida Exhibition Hall
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Registration Open
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Registration Open
Location: Florida Rotunda
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Community Broadband: Muni, CoOp, Utility Broadband Flex Their Reach
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Community Broadband: Muni, CoOp, Utility Broadband Flex Their Reach
Location: Desoto 1/2
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM
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Welcome & Introduction
Location: Desoto 1/2
Speaker:
Evann Freeman
– EPB
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM
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Understanding the Local Political Landscape
Location: Desoto 1/2
Moderator:
Evann Freeman
– EPB
Panelist:
David Bronston
– Phillips Lytle
Panelist:
Bob Knight
– Harrison Edwards PR
Panelist:
William Marx
– DZS
Panelist:
Rob Shema (he/him/his)
– Alta Fiber (use to be Cincinnati Bell)
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
Going Pharr in the Rio Grande Valley
Location: Desoto 1/2
Moderator:
Scott Jackson
– Graybar
Panelist:
Guillermo Aguilar (he/him/his)
– Brownstone Consultants
Panelist:
Cynthia Garza Reyes
– City of Pharr, Texas
Panelist:
Jose Pena
– City of Pharr, Texas
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
2:40 PM – 3:30 PM
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Sustaining the Vision: What it Takes to Provide an Exceptional Broadband Experience in Rural America
Location: Desoto 1/2
Moderator:
Craig Corbin
– Ready.net
Panelist:
Alysha Bowers
– Empower
Panelist:
Patrick Reams
– Irby Utilities
Panelist:
Jeremiah Sloan
– Craighead Electric Cooperative
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
3:40 PM – 4:30 PM
ET
Understanding Grant Opportunities by Sector
Location: Desoto 1/2
Moderator:
Joanne Hovis (she/her/hers)
– CTC Technology & Energy
Panelist:
Lori Adams (she/her/hers)
– Nokia
Panelist:
Rene Gonzalez (he/him/his)
– Lit Communities
Panelist:
Quinn Jordan
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
4:40 PM – 5:25 PM
ET
Smart City/Town Evolution: How Fiber is Improving Services
Location: Desoto 1/2
Moderator:
Mojdeh Mahdavi
– US-Ignite
Panelist:
Eddie Andrews
– DxTel
Panelist:
Ashley Brown (she/her/hers)
– Adtran
Panelist:
Todd Way (he/him/his)
– Douglas FastNet
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
5:25 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
Closing Remarks
Location: Desoto 1/2
Speaker:
Evann Freeman
– EPB
Pre-Conference: Community Broadband
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
FBA Broadband Starter Kit
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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FBA Broadband Starter Kit
Location: Desoto 4/5
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM
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Welcome & Introduction
Location: Desoto 4/5
Speaker:
Joseph Jones
– On Trac, Inc.
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM
ET
FTTH Basics and Network Design
Location: Desoto 4/5
Panelist:
Mark Boxer (he/him/his)
– OFS
Panelist:
Jeff Bush
– OFS
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
Best Practices: From Design to Installations
Location: Desoto 4/5
Moderator:
Jimmy Todd
– Nex-Tech
Panelist:
Tom Brooks
– Render Networks
Panelist:
Rick McDowell (he/him/his)
– On Trac, Inc.
Panelist:
Kevin Pogue
– Mears Group - Broadband
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
2:40 PM – 3:30 PM
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Workforce Recruitment & Retention
Location: Desoto 4/5
Moderator:
Mark Tichenor (he/him/his)
– On Trac, Inc.
Panelist:
Brandon Curry
– ACE Fiber
Panelist:
Matthew Coffman (he/him/his)
– Jackson Energy Authority
Panelist:
Keisha Smith (she/her/hers)
– Lit Communities
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
3:40 PM – 4:30 PM
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Messages Matter: Crafting Go-to-Market Plans for Fiber Broadband
Location: Desoto 4/5
Moderator:
Kim McKinley
– UTOPIA Fiber / FBA
Panelist:
David Workman
– Gateway Fiber
Panelist:
Bonnie Baty
– Sprout Fiber Internet (Cullman Electric Cooperative)
Panelist:
Christine Scott
– Ezee Fiber
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
4:40 PM – 5:25 PM
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Broadband Leaders Roundtable
Location: Desoto 4/5
Moderator:
Heather Burnett Gold (she/her/hers)
– Mears Broadband
Panelist:
Clayton Dowell
– BTES
Panelist:
Brieana Reed-Harmel (she/her/hers)
– Loveland Pulse
Panelist:
Roger Timmerman
– UTOPIA Fiber
Panelist:
Jimmy Todd
– Nex-Tech
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
5:25 PM – 5:30 PM
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Closing Remarks
Location: Desoto 4/5
Speaker:
Joseph Jones
– On Trac, Inc.
Pre-Conference: FBA Broadband Starter Kit
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Local Engagement Best Practices presented by FBA and NACo
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Local Engagement Best Practices presented by FBA and NACo
Location: Suwannee 2
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM
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Welcome & Introduction
Location: Suwannee 2
Speaker:
Bob Knight
– Harrison Edwards PR
Speaker:
Seamus Dowdall
– National Association of Counties
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM
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Local Partnerships and Good Will: Forging Partnerships with Impact
Location: Suwannee 2
Moderator:
Seamus Dowdall
– National Association of Counties
Panelist:
Kent Burgess (he/him/his)
– GrantWorks
Panelist:
Quinn Jordan
Panelist:
Josh Motzer
– Brightspeed
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM
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Community Impact: Broadband and the Social Good
Location: Suwannee 2
Moderator:
Bob Knight
– Harrison Edwards PR
Panelist:
John Matelski
– DeKalb County, GA Government
Panelist:
Brian Solsbee
– Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association
Panelist:
Lindsay Vanderbilt (she/her/hers)
– East Texas Council of Governments
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
2:40 PM – 3:30 PM
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Adoption and Accessibility: How Communities Help Bring the Disconnected Online
Location: Suwannee 2
Moderator:
Bob Knight
– Harrison Edwards PR
Panelist:
Claude Aiken
– NextLink Internet
Panelist:
Joe Costello
– Kwikbit Internet
Panelist:
Gregg Weiss (he/him/his)
– Palm Beach County
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
3:40 PM – 4:30 PM
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Best Practices for Working with County Officials on Local Considerations
Location: Suwannee 2
Moderator:
Seamus Dowdall
– National Association of Counties
Panelist:
Terry Burroughs (he/him/his)
– Okeechobee County
Panelist:
Jake Bynum (he/him/his)
– Weakley County Government
Panelist:
Bart Mercer
– Elmore County Commission Commissioner
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
4:40 PM – 5:25 PM
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Regionals and Counties Rise to the Connectivity Challenge
Location: Suwannee 2
Moderator:
AJ Brown (she/her/hers)
– Lumos
Panelist:
Mark T. Cook (he/him/his)
– Cumberland Connect
Panelist:
Chad Crager
– Fort Collins Connexion
Panelist:
Pete Hoffswell
– Holland Board of Public Works
Panelist:
Bobby Paul (he/him/his)
– City of Vidalia
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
5:25 PM – 5:30 PM
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Closing Remarks
Location: Suwannee 2
Speaker:
Seamus Dowdall
– National Association of Counties
Speaker:
Bob Knight
– Harrison Edwards PR
Pre-Conference: Local Engagement Best Practices
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
Middle Mile and Fiber – Now We’re Talking
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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Middle Mile and Fiber – Now We’re Talking
Location: Desoto 3
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM
ET
Welcome & Introduction
Location: Desoto 3
Speaker:
Ashley Brown (she/her/hers)
– Adtran
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM
ET
Middle Mile and Future Demands: Drivers, Case Studies, Technologies, Strategies
Location: Desoto 3
Moderator:
Doug Mohney
– Fiber Forward magazine
Panelist:
Sanjay Bhatia
– DZS
Panelist:
Doug Maglothin
– Diamond State Networks
Panelist:
Vinicius Santos (he/him/his)
– Ciena
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
Middle Mile and the Edge
Location: Desoto 3
Moderator:
Rick Talbot
– ACG Research
Panelist:
Sachin Gupta
– Centranet
Panelist:
Trey Hall
– Ciena
Panelist:
James Tanneberger
– Accord Telecommunications Collaborative
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
2:40 PM – 3:30 PM
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Fiber and 5G: The Global Perspective
Location: Desoto 3
Moderator:
Doug Mohney
– Fiber Forward magazine
Panelist:
Jeff Babbitt
– Infinera
Panelist:
Rafael Buigas
– Liberty Latin America
Panelist:
Ryan McCowan
– Adtran
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
3:40 PM – 4:30 PM
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Middle Mile: Mapping Rural Expansion
Location: Desoto 3
Moderator:
Jaimie Lenderman (she/her/hers)
– Omdia
Panelist:
Greg McLaughlin
– AEX, Automation Exchange Infrastructure
Panelist:
Jeremiah Sloan
– Craighead Electric Cooperative
Panelist:
Jimmy Todd
– Nex-Tech
Panelist:
Scott D. Woods (he/him/his)
– Ready.net, Inc.
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
4:40 PM – 5:25 PM
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Middle Mile Grants - How to Take Middle Mile Further
Location: Desoto 3
Moderator:
Doug Mohney
– Fiber Forward magazine
Panelist:
Josh Leonard
– Burns & McDonnell
Panelist:
Dennis Pappas (he/him/his)
– NextLight
Panelist:
Travis Ralls
– Lower Colorado River Authority
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
5:25 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
Closing Remarks
Location: Desoto 3
Speaker:
Ashley Brown (she/her/hers)
– Adtran
Pre-Conference: Middle Mile and Fiber
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
The Ecology of Fiber Broadband: Forging a Sustainable Future
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
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The Ecology of Fiber Broadband: Forging a Sustainable Future
Location: Suwannee 3
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM
ET
Welcome & Introduction
Location: Suwannee 3
Speaker:
Ronan Kelly
– Adtran
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM
ET
Deployment & Durability
Location: Suwannee 3
Moderator:
Julie Kunstler (she/her/hers)
– Omdia - Informa Tech
Panelist:
Dan Fishback
– Lumos Fiber
Panelist:
John George
– OFS
Panelist:
Barry Walton
– Corning
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
1:40 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
Building a Green Network : Best Practices from Around the World
Location: Suwannee 3
Moderator:
Julie Kunstler (she/her/hers)
– Omdia - Informa Tech
Panelist:
Jeff Babbitt
– Infinera
Panelist:
Elizabeth C. Hammitt (she/her/hers)
– EPB
Panelist:
Ronan Kelly
– Adtran
Panelist:
Alistair McGrath
– Cisco
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
2:40 PM – 3:30 PM
ET
Fireside Chat with Operator CSO
Location: Suwannee 3
Moderator:
Ronan Kelly
– Adtran
Panelist:
Elizabeth C. Hammitt (she/her/hers)
– EPB
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
3:40 PM – 4:30 PM
ET
Sustainability - Corporate Approaches and Best Practices
Location: Suwannee 3
Moderator:
Julie Kunstler (she/her/hers)
– Omdia - Informa Tech
Panelist:
Filip De Greve
– Nokia
Panelist:
Martha Galley (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Panelist:
Amanda Scherer
– Adtran
Panelist:
Helen Xenos (she/her/hers)
– Ciena
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
4:40 PM – 5:25 PM
ET
Fiber's Green Thumb: How Fiber Enables Industries to be Greener
Location: Suwannee 3
Moderator:
Julie Kunstler (she/her/hers)
– Omdia - Informa Tech
Panelist:
George Goncalves
– ATX Networks
Panelist:
MIke Render
– RVA
Panelist:
Joshua Simer
– AFL
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
5:25 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
Closing Remarks
Location: Suwannee 3
Speaker:
Ronan Kelly
– Adtran
Pre-Conference: The Ecology of Fiber Broadband
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
First Time Attendees & New Member Meet Up
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
First Time Attendees & New Member Meet Up
Location: SOL at Socio
Social Events
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
ET
Welcome Reception, Sponsored by ADTRAN
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
ET
Welcome Reception, Sponsored by ADTRAN
Location: Osceola A/B
Social Events
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
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Fiber Under 40 Meet Up
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
ET
Fiber Under 40 Meet Up
Location: Wreckers Sports Bar
Social Events
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