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  • Tuesday, May 19th
    8:00 AM - 8:40 AM ET
    Creating Strong Financial Foundations that Support Service Expansion to Remote and Harder-to-Reach Communities
    Location: Lafayette 3 (Mezzanine Level)
    Moderator: Revati Prasad – Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
    Panelist: Alex King (he/him/his) – Blue Ridge Mountain EMC
    Panelist: James D. Taylor – Red Buffalo Thunder Consulting
    Panelist: Jim Zou – Adtran
    Panelist: Jessica Koch (she/her/hers) – CBS Oregon
    Network Expansion
  • Tuesday, May 19th
    8:50 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Rural and Regional Infrastructure Challenges: Key Factors to Keep Top of Mind
    Location: Lafayette 3 (Mezzanine Level)
    Moderator: Jaimie Lenderman (she/her/hers) – Omdia
    Panelist: Aaron Weimer – Wiring The Future Networks
    Panelist: Justin Suhr – Great Plains Communications
    Panelist: Beni Blell (he/him/his) – Emtelle
    Panelist: James Koursaris – Praxedo
    Network Expansion