Full Schedule

8:00am – 5:00pm

Exhibitor Move-in & Registration
Location: Expo Hall - Ryman C1 & C2

11:00am – 7:00pm

Registration Open
Location: Presidential Lobby

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12:30pm – 2:00pm

Pre-Conference: Fiber 101
Location: Ryman Studios D/E

Pre-Conference

12:30pm – 1:15pm

Pre-Conference: Fiber Broadband Basics
Location: Ryman Studios D/E

Presenter: Mark Boxer – OFS

Pre-Conference

1:15pm – 2:00pm

Pre-Conference: Fiber Network Design
Location: Ryman Studios D/E

Presenter: John George – OFS

Pre-Conference

12:30pm – 5:30pm

Pre-Conference: Broadband Starter Kit Workshop
Location: Ryman Ballroom A/D

Pre-Conference

12:40pm – 1:30pm

Pre-Conference: The Community Broadband Assessment
Location: Ryman Ballroom A/D

Moderator: Craig Corbin – Broadband Universe

Panelist: Aaron Jackson – Lit Communities

Panelist: Ashley Poling – COS Systems

Panelist: Sean P. Sikora – Monongalia County, WV

Pre-Conference

1:40pm – 2:30pm

Pre-Conference: Value and Impact of Research and Brand Positioning
Location: Ryman Ballroom A/D

Moderator: Sandra Tilley – EPB

Panelist: Bill Stiles – The Johnson Group

Pre-Conference

2:40pm – 3:30pm

Pre-Conference: Building Community Support and Political Will
Location: Ryman Ballroom A/D

Moderator: Bob Knight – Harrison Edwards

Panelist: Robert Heaps – SiFi Networks America

Panelist: Scott Menhart – Traverse City Light & Power

Pre-Conference

3:40pm – 4:30pm

Pre-Conference: Marketing Strategies for New Deployments
Location: Ryman Ballroom A/D

Moderator: Kimberly McKinley – UTOPIA Fiber

Panelist: Elizabeth Cates – The Sasha Group

Panelist: Michael Cloud – The Sasha Group

Pre-Conference

4:40pm – 5:30pm

Pre-Conference: Broadband Funding Options
Location: Ryman Ballroom A/D

Moderator: Heather D. Mills – CTC Technology & Energy

Panelist: Tom Coverick – KeyBanc Capital Markets

Panelist: Lindsay Miller – Ice Miller LLP

Panelist: Ben Segura – Google Fiber

Pre-Conference

12:30pm – 5:30pm

Pre-Conference: Fiber Playbook for State Broadband Officers
Location: Ryman Studios M/N/O

Pre-Conference

12:40pm – 1:30pm

Pre-Conference: The State Broadband Office
Location: Ryman Studios M/N/O

Moderator: Gary Bolton – FBA

Panelist: Taylre Beaty – Tennessee Economic & Community Development

Panelist: Veneeth Iyengar – ConnectLA

Panelist: Jessica Simmons – Georgia Technical Authority

Pre-Conference

1:40pm – 2:30pm

Pre-Conference: Implementing the BEAD Program
Location: Ryman Studios M/N/O

Moderator: Joanne Hovis – CTC Technology & Energy

Panelist: Chris Champion – C Spire

Panelist: Heather Burnett Gold – Mears Group, Broadband Division

Panelist: Jordan Gross – Corning

Panelist: Ariane Schaffer – Google Fiber

Pre-Conference

2:40pm – 3:30pm

Pre-Conference: State and Federal Inter-Agency Coordination
Location: Ryman Studios M/N/O

Moderator: Rene Gonzalez – Lit Communities

Pre-Conference

3:40pm – 4:30pm

Pre-Conference: The Role of Public/Private Partnerships
Location: Ryman Studios M/N/O

Moderator: Christopher Miller – Ice Miller, LLP

Panelist: Jessica Fowler – Lit Communities

Panelist: Sean P. Sikora – Monongalia County, WV

Pre-Conference

4:40pm – 5:30pm

Pre-Conference: Best Practices Round Table
Location: Ryman Studios M/N/O

Moderator: Heather Burnett Gold – Mears Group, Broadband Division

Panelist: Evann Freeman – EPB

Panelist: Josh Hildebrandt – Georgia Technology Authority

Panelist: Tamarah A. Holmes – Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

Panelist: Peggy Schaffer – Connect Maine

Pre-Conference

12:30pm – 5:30pm

Pre-Conference: The Future of Fiber Technologies BASe Workshop
Location: Ryman Studios P/Q/R

Pre-Conference

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Pre-Conference: Future of Fiber Access Technology Investment
Location: Ryman Studios P/Q/R

Moderator: Julie Kunstler – Omdia - Informa Tech

Panelist: Andreas Flach – Nokia

Panelist: Yuanqiu Luo – Futurewei Technologies

Pre-Conference

1:45pm – 2:45pm

Pre-Conference: Future Fiber Access Technology Use Cases and Best Practices
Location: Ryman Studios P/Q/R

Panelist: Gwenn Amice – EXFO

Panelist: Guillaume Lavelle – EXFO

Panelist: Keith Nauman – DZS

Panelist: Deepak Verma – Radisys

Pre-Conference

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Pre-Conference: FTTP and “In-Building” Connectivity Options
Location: Ryman Studios P/Q/R

Panelist: Andreas Bergman – InCoax

Panelist: Scott Stinson – Airties

Panelist: Pierre Trudeau – Positron Access

Pre-Conference

4:15pm – 5:15pm

Pre-Conference: Connected User Services: Technology & Standards Advancements for Evolved Broadband Services
Location: Ryman Studios P/Q/R

Panelist: Radek Calka – Axiros North America, Inc.

Panelist: Teresa McGaughey – Calix

Panelist: Sean van der Walt – Friendly Technologies Pty Ltd

Pre-Conference

1:00pm – 5:00pm

OpTIC Train the Trainer Session
Location: Lincoln C/D/E

Speaker: Larry Johnson

OpTIC

2:30pm – 5:30pm

Pre-Conference: Fiber Panels for Cable Operators
Location: Ryman Studios D/E

Pre-Conference

2:30pm – 3:20pm

Pre-Conference: Adding Fiber to Your Marketing Plan
Location: Ryman Studios D/E

Moderator: Sara Winegardner – CableFax

Panelist: Cathy Lindsey – Frankfort Plant Board

Panelist: Joe Lorah – Blue Ridge Communications

Pre-Conference

3:30pm – 4:20pm

Pre-Conference: The Fiber Revolution
Location: Ryman Studios D/E

Moderator: Amy Maclean – CableFax

Panelist: Chris Bastian – SCTE, a subsidiary of CableLabs

Panelist: Katherine Gessner – MCTV

Panelist: Ken Johnson – CableOne

Panelist: Chad Lawson – Murray Electric System

Pre-Conference

4:30pm – 5:20pm

Pre-Conference: Regulatory Checklist
Location: Ryman Studios D/E

Moderator: Ross Lieberman – ACA Connects

Panelist: Thomas Cohen – Kelley Drye & Warren

Panelist: Matt Polka – ACA Connects

Panelist: Grant B. Spellmeyer – ACA Connects

Pre-Conference

5:30pm – 7:00pm

Welcome Reception
Location: Presidential Ballroom B

Presenter: SJ McDonald

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