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Monday, May 18th
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM ET
Identifying Gaps in Existing Network Footprints
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator: Ron Westfall – HyperFRAME Research
Panelist: Patrick Mulhearn – Ripple Fiber
Panelist: Paul Breakman (he/him/his) – Adtran
Panelist: Lauren Marcucci (she/her/hers) – BHC
Panelist: Cole McAndrew – Virginia Office of Broadband
Deployment Best Practices
Monday, May 18th
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Leveraging Federal Programs to Scale Connectivity
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator: Craig Corbin – Ready.net
Panelist: HeidiJoy Harnegie – MaxxSouth
Panelist: Joe Jensen – Corning
Panelist: Jade Piros de Carvalho – Socket Fiber
Panelist: Loren Brace – UtiliSource, LLC
Deployment Best Practices
Tuesday, May 19th
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM ET
Broadband Business from the Ground Up
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator: Roger Entner – Recon Analytics
Panelist: Chris Stebner – NEO Connect
Panelist: Kristin Jimenez – TAK Broadband
Panelist: John George – Lightera
Panelist: Karen J. White – Michael Baker International
Deployment Best Practices
Tuesday, May 19th
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Balancing Speed, Cost, Quality and Community Collaboration
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator: Ron Westfall – HyperFRAME Research
Panelist: Tom Perrone – GoNetSpeed
Panelist: David Hicks – Render Networks
Panelist: Amanda Hofer – JSI
Panelist: Jeremiah Sloan – VETRO
Deployment Best Practices