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Monday, May 18, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Attendee Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Attendee Breakfast
Location: Coastal Ballroom A (Ballroom / Level 2)
Sponsored By
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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LATAM Breakfast Meet Up
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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LATAM Breakfast Meet Up
Location: Sarasota (Ballroom / Level 2)
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 (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Sponsored By
8:00 AM - 12:05 PM
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General Session: Kickoff and Community
8:00 AM - 12:05 PM
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General Session: Kickoff and Community
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
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Welcome to Fiber Connect
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Jessica Koch (she/her/hers)
– CBS Oregon
8:05 AM - 8:20 AM
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State of the Association (The State of Fiber)
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Gary Bolton
– FBA
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
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Chairwoman's Award
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Ash Brown
– Adtran
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
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Industry Impact Award
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Gary Bolton
– FBA
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM
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Keynote Introduction (Calix)
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Panelist:
Teresa McGaughey (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Presented By
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM
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Opening Keynote
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
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Coming to Americas: Connecting Communities from Tip to Tip
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Moderator:
Juanita Clark (she/her/hers)
– Digital Council Africa
Panelist:
Kalai Kalaichelvan (he/him/his)
– PomeGran
Panelist:
Greg Wilson (he/him/his)
– Ripple Fiber
Panelist:
Wanda Perez (she/her/hers)
– Liberty of Puerto Rico & USVI
Panelist:
Jonas Aldao
– Personal
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
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Back to the Future: Early Gig Network Providers
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Moderator:
Jeremy Harris (he/him/his)
– Adtran
Panelist:
Katie Espeseth (she/her/hers)
– EPB
Panelist:
Conley Freeman
– C Spire
Panelist:
Jenna Wandres
– GFiber
Panelist:
Jim Kronebusch
– Schurz Broadband Group
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
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Sip and Stretch Break
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Sponsored By
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
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Operator Light Talk: Taking Rural Vitality Light Years Ahead
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Claude Aiken
– NextLink Internet
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
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Tomorrowland: Building Smart Communities
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Moderator:
Roger Timmerman
– UTOPIA Fiber
Panelist:
Teresa McGaughey (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Panelist:
Todd Heyne
– ALLO Fiber
Panelist:
Derek Kelly
– Lumos
Panelist:
Paul Fleming
– Wecom Fiber
11:10 AM - 11:35 AM
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Fiber Feud Preliminaries - Preliminary 1: Team Ocean San Financial vs Team Adtran/Corning/JSI/GLDS
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Team 1:
Dave Hagan
– Ocean San Financial
Team 1:
Aaron Savy
– Winncom
Team 1:
Shimon Ben Tsadik
– Tarana Wireless
Team 1:
Daniel White
– Atheral
Team 1:
Jamie Kuria
– Ocean San Financial
Team 2:
Barry Walton
– Corning Optical Communications
Team 2:
Blake Goans
– Twin Lakes
Team 2:
Milan Todorovic
– JSI
Team 2:
Adam Ross
– GLDS
Team 2:
Robert Griffin
– Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
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Fiber Feud Preliminaries - Preliminary 2: Team SBO vs OSP Solutions
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Team 1:
Bree Maki (she/her/hers)
– Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development
Team 1:
Eric Frederick (he/him/his)
– Michigan High-Speed Internet Office
Team 1:
Joseph Le (he/him/his)
– Kansas Department of Commerce
Team 1:
Thomas Tyler (he/him/his)
– C207 Partners
Team 1:
Brian Mitchell
– ITG Communications
Team 2:
Daniel Romer
– OSP Solutions
Team 2:
Chad Rasmussen (he/him/his)
– OSP Solutions
Team 2:
Rod Irby
– OSP Solutions
Team 2:
Miles Peterson
– OSP Solutions
Team 2:
Layla Young
– OSP Solutions
12:00 PM - 12:05 PM
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Closing Remarks
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Jessica Koch (she/her/hers)
– CBS Oregon
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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LATAM Lounge Open
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
ET
LATAM Lounge Open
Location: Sarasota (Ballroom / Level 2)
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
ET
Sip & Stretch Break
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
ET
Sip & Stretch Break
Location: Osceola Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Sponsored By
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
ET
Attendee Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Attendee Lunch
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Executive Lunch: BEAD Funding Gap - Addressing the Issue of Connecting Older Americans at Anchor Institutions
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Executive Lunch: BEAD Funding Gap - Addressing the Issue of Connecting Older Americans at Anchor Institutions
Location: Citrus Ballroom (Ballroom / Level 2)
Moderator:
Joseph Wender
– Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition
Panelist:
Deborah Kish
– Fiber Broadband Association
Panelist:
Alex Glazebrook (he/him/his)
– OATS
Executive Experience
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Women of Fiber Connect Lunch
Speaker:
Abby Rogers
– YMCA of the USA
Speaker:
Ramsey Alwin
– National Council on Aging
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
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Women of Fiber Connect Lunch
Location: Coastal Ballroom A (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Abby Rogers
– YMCA of the USA
Speaker:
Ramsey Alwin
– National Council on Aging
Sponsored By
12:05 PM - 12:30 PM
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Creating Connected Communities in a Digital Age
Location: Coastal Ballroom A (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Abby Rogers
– YMCA of the USA
12:50 PM - 1:15 PM
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Fireside Chat: Every Woman’s Guide to Navigating Leadership & Longevity
Location: Coastal Ballroom A (Ballroom / Level 2)
Moderator:
Ash Brown
– Adtran
Panelist:
Ramsey Alwin
– National Council on Aging
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Sips & Socials
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
ET
Sips & Socials
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Sponsored By
12:00 PM - 6:30 PM
ET
Expo Hall Open
12:00 PM - 6:30 PM
ET
Expo Hall Open
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
12:45 PM - 5:30 PM
ET
OpTIC Path
Rodeo
12:45 PM - 5:30 PM
ET
OpTIC Path
TM
Rodeo
Location: OpTIC Path Rodeo Arena (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Sponsored By
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
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Rodeo Welcome/Introductions/Rules
Location: OpTIC Path Rodeo Arena (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
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Cable Prep Challenge
Location: OpTIC Path Rodeo Arena (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
1:40 PM - 2:35 PM
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Fusion & Closure Challenge
Location: OpTIC Path Rodeo Arena (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
2:35 PM - 3:35 PM
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MDU Restoration & Light Challenge
Location: OpTIC Path Rodeo Arena (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM
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Fiber IQ Trivia
Location: OpTIC Path Rodeo Arena (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
5:05 PM - 5:30 PM
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Awards Ceremony
Location: OpTIC Path Rodeo Arena (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Breakout Sessions
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
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Building Fiber Connectivity to Support AI
Location: Lafayette 3 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Roger Entner
– Recon Analytics
Panelist:
Pete Bley
– Ciena
Panelist:
Joe W. Baeumel
– KGPCo
Panelist:
David Eckard
– Nokia
Panelist:
Jordan Gross
– Lumen
Data Center
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
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Construction Considerations with New and Existing Builds
Location: Desoto 4-5 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Mike Render
– RVA LLC
Panelist:
Josh Summit
– Shentel/GloFiber
Panelist:
Patrick Thibeault
– The Broadband Group
Panelist:
Adam Kersnowski
– AirWorks Solutions Inc
Panelist:
Brandon Hines
– Velox
Outside Plant Considerations
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
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Creating a Framework for Operational Simplicity and Service Scale
Location: Lafayette 2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Heather Moyer (she/her/hers)
– HNM Systems
Panelist:
Hani Elmalky
– GFiber
Panelist:
Mik Cox (he/him/his)
– Plume
Panelist:
Katherine Latham
– Talman Consultants, LLC
Panelist:
Bill Brungardt (he/him/his)
– BHC
Service Provider Ecosystem
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
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Engineering Best Practices
Location: Desoto 3 (Mezzanine Level)
Speaker:
Scott Casey
– Spatial Business Systems
Speaker:
Alli Bone
– Horrocks
FBA Research Read Out
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
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
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Key Factors in Driving Subscriber Growth and Reducing Churn
Location: Lafayette 5 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
John Fletcher (he/him/his)
– S&P Global
Panelist:
Kevin Bush (he/him/his)
– Surf Internet
Panelist:
Teresa McGaughey (she/her/hers)
– Calix
Panelist:
Josh Orlowitz
– Bonfire
Panelist:
Andrew Sotiris
– Actifai
Fiber Economics
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
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Local Advocacy and Legislative Partnerships in Rural Deployments
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Colby Humphrey
– The Pew Charitable Trusts
Panelist:
Mitch Hibbard (he/him/his)
– Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Panelist:
Evan Feinman
– Feinman Strategic Network
Panelist:
Joanne Hovis (she/her/hers)
– CTC Technology & Energy
Panelist:
Kevin F. Czaicki
– Millennium
Local Considerations
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
ET
Scaling the Open Access Model
Location: Lafayette 4 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Jaimie Lenderman (she/her/hers)
– Omdia
Panelist:
Jeff Erwin
– UTOPIA Fiber
Panelist:
Jason Jenkins
– SilverLight Fiber Networks
Panelist:
Jeff Gasper
– Southern Tier Network
Panelist:
Adam Puckett (he/him/his)
– COS Systems
Open Access
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Common Construction Roadblocks and How to Avoid Them
Location: Desoto 4-5 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Hayden Beeson
– ISE Magazine
Panelist:
Jeffrey Beavers
– National Electrical Contractors Association
Panelist:
Chris Brooks (he/him/his)
– GoNetspeed
Panelist:
Jeremiah Sloan
– VETRO
Outside Plant Considerations
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Connecting Technology Innovation to Real-World Business Outcomes
Location: Lafayette 5 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Brad J. Randall (he/him/his)
– Total Telecom
Panelist:
Meaghan Kappel (she/her/hers)
– PwC
Panelist:
Ashley Travers (she/her/hers)
– KGPco
Panelist:
George Stegall
– Kinetic Ventures
Panelist:
Anis Khemakhem
– Clearfield
Fiber Economics
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Edge Compute and Digital Transformation Across Sectors
Location: Lafayette 3 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Sean P. Buckley (he/him/his)
– Lightwave
Panelist:
Stephen Rose
– Render Networks
Panelist:
David Tanis
– AFL
Panelist:
Ryan Schick
– Dura-Line
Panelist:
Ryan Harring
– IONQ
Data Center
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Improving Project Efficiency through Collaboration, Clarity, and Proactive Engagement
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Colby Humphrey
– The Pew Charitable Trusts
Panelist:
Laura Kocher (she/her/hers)
– Great Plains Communications
Panelist:
Amanda Griffith (she/her/hers)
– 123NET
Panelist:
Louis Panzer (he/him/his)
– NC811.org
Panelist:
Collin Rose
– DayStarr Communications
Local Considerations
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
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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
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Permitting Best Practices (Local Permitting for Local Fiber Network Projects: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly)
Location: Desoto 3 (Mezzanine Level)
Speaker:
Eddie D. Lowe
– Corning
FBA Research Read Out
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Public/Private Partnerships and Open Access Networks
Location: Lafayette 4 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Ryan Koontz
– Needham & Company
Panelist:
Pete Hoffswell
– Holland Board of Public Works
Panelist:
Mitchell Shook
– Advanced Stream
Panelist:
Amanda Molina
– JSI
Panelist:
Ashley Poling
– COS Systems
Open Access
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
Teamwork Dreamwork: Know What You Need
Location: Lafayette 2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Jack S. Burton
– BSP
Panelist:
David Freytag
– TEC
Panelist:
Rick Perkins
– GOCare
Panelist:
Jordan Roberts
– Unico
Panelist:
Stephen Farnsworth
– gaiia
Service Provider Ecosystem
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ET
Smart Community Expo Theater
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ET
Smart Community Expo Theater
Location: Smart Community Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Sponsored By
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
ET
Developing Anchor Institutions
Location: Smart Community Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Moderator:
Butch Brock (he/him/his)
– Dragonfly Internet
Panelist:
Laura King
– Utopia Fiber
Panelist:
Zach McLemore (he/him/his)
– CVEC Fiber
Panelist:
Will Novak (he/him/his)
– GFiber
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
ET
Sponsor Demo - Render Networks
Location: Smart Community Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Sponsor Speaker:
Seeley Alameda (she/her/hers)
– Render Networks
Presented By
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM
ET
Public Safety Services and Fiber
Location: Smart Community Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Moderator:
Keely Portway
– Fibre Systems
Panelist:
Nicole Cottle
– Utopia Fiber
Panelist:
Drew Pappas
– Bonfire
Panelist:
Levi Schrepfer
– Cherry Capital Connection
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
ET
Sponsor Demo - KGPCo
Location: Smart Community Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Sponsor Speaker:
Joe W. Baeumel
– KGPCo
Presented By
3:30 PM - 4:10 PM
ET
Community Economics and Fiber Broadband
Location: Smart Community Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Moderator:
Kimberly Maki
– Broadband Library Magazine
Panelist:
Donald Ray (he/him/his)
– BAM Broadband
Panelist:
Kim Smithers (she/her/hers)
– IQ Fiber
Panelist:
Sean R. Kio (he/him/his)
– Tillman Fiber
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
ET
Sponsor Demo - Lightera
Location: Smart Community Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Sponsor Speaker:
Michael Perry
– Lightera
Presented By
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ET
Tech Perspectives with the Broadband Forum
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ET
Tech Perspectives with the Broadband Forum
Location: Lafayette 1 (Mezzanine Level)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
ET
What’s Beyond XGS-PON and Why?
Location: Lafayette 1 (Mezzanine Level)
Host:
Craig Thomas (he/him/his)
– The Broadband Forum
Speaker:
Dr. Frank Effenberger
– Futurewei
Speaker:
Mike Emmendorfer (he/him/his)
– Calix
Speaker:
Andreas Flach
– Nokia
Speaker:
Jeff Heynen
– Dell'Oro Group
Speaker:
Marie-Anne Grondin (she/her/hers)
– EXFO
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
ET
Break
Location: Lafayette 1 (Mezzanine Level)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
ET
What Technologies are Driving the Managed Home/Building?
Location: Lafayette 1 (Mezzanine Level)
Host:
Ken Pyle
– The Broadband Forum
Speaker:
Ilan Migdal (he/him/his)
– Friendly Technologies
Speaker:
Troy Cross
– Ozmo
Speaker:
Sonya Goodanetz (she/her/hers)
– Incognito Software
Speaker:
Jim Kronebusch
– Schurz Broadband Group
Speaker:
Justin W. Nelson
– UNH InterOperability Lab
1:00 PM - 5:15 PM
ET
Fiber Theater Presentations
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
ET
Get Connected: Stay Lights Years Ahead with FBA Membership
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Kim Rickard
– Fiber Broadband Association
Presented By
1:20 PM - 1:35 PM
ET
Smarter Design for a Faster and Better Build
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Marc-André Boucher (he/him/his)
– Yungo
Presented By
1:40 PM - 1:55 PM
ET
Turning Fiber Momentum Into Revenue, Retention and Scale
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Rick Fernandez
– CSG
Presented By
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
ET
Stubber
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Presented By
2:40 PM - 2:55 PM
ET
B+T GRP
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Presented By
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
ET
Proven Digital CX Playbook for ISPs: Delivering Real Operational Impact
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Kevin Mitchell (he/him/his)
– GOCare
Exhibitor Presenter:
Brad Wiertel
– Velocity Network
Presented By
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
ET
The Second Read: What Your USP Telemetry Is Already Telling You About Revenue… Before Your CRM Does
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Randy R. Van Buren (he/him/his)
– Motive Software Solutions
Presented By
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM
ET
Innovative Systems & Actifai Have Joined Forces: What Does This Mean for ISPs and AI Technology in the Industry?
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Joshua Peace
– Actifai
Presented By
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
ET
Solving the Multi-Vendor Maze: How Fiber ISPs Simplify Operations and Scale Faster
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Patricia Kellaghan
Presented By
4:20 PM - 4:35 PM
ET
The Latest Evolution of Optical Connectors
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Lee Santoro (he/him/his)
– Homestead Fiber
Presented By
4:40 PM - 4:55 PM
ET
Field to Finished: How AI Agents Are Compressing the Fiber Engineering Timeline
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Pat Lohman
– Cloneable AI
Presented By
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
ET
Build It Right the First Time: The New Playbook for Broadband Deployment
Location: Fiber Theater (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Exhibitor Presenter:
Craig Hugueley (he/him/his)
– Advanced Media Technologies
Presented By
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ET
Popcorn Break
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
ET
Popcorn Break
Location: Expo Hall (Exhibit Hall / Level 1)
Sponsored By
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
ET
Attendee Refreshment Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
ET
Attendee Refreshment Break
Location: Desoto & Lafayette Foyers (Mezzanine Level)
Sponsored By
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
ET
The C-Suite Forum
By Invitation Only
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
ET
The C-Suite Forum
By Invitation Only
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
ET
Welcome
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Gary Bolton
– FBA
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM
ET
Leading Through Disruptive Times
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Shirley Bloomfield (she/her/hers)
– shirleyconnected
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
ET
European View and Update
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Vincent Garnier (he/him/his)
– FTTH Council Europe
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
3:15 PM - 3:40 PM
ET
Fireside Chat: Own the Outcome: Advancing the Quantum Ecosystem
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
Moderator:
Evann Freeman (he/him/his)
– EPB
Panelist:
Matthew Cimaglia
– Quantum Coast Capital
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
3:40 PM - 4:15 PM
ET
Public Safety: Fighting Fire with Fiber
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
Moderator:
Bobbie J. Gilbert
– Ripple Fiber
Panelist:
Todd Way (he/him/his)
– Douglas Fast Net
Panelist:
Tim Ludwar
– SaskTel
Panelist:
Jason Thune
– Hawaiian Telcom
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
ET
Fireside Chat: Lucky LEO and What Comes Next
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
Moderator:
Kathryn de Wit (she/her/hers)
– The Pew Charitable Trusts
Panelist:
Christopher Ali, PhD (he/him/his)
– Penn State University
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
4:45 PM - 4:50 PM
ET
Closing Remarks
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
Speaker:
Gary Bolton
– FBA
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
4:50 PM - 4:55 PM
ET
Networking Reception
Location: Coastal 6-8 (Ballroom / Level 2)
C Suite Forum & Executive Experience
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ET
Network Demands: Dream a Little Stream
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Network Demands: Dream a Little Stream
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
ET
Welcome
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Host:
Patrick Mulhearn
– Ripple Fiber
3:05 PM - 3:40 PM
ET
Fireside Chat
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Craig Corbin
– Ready.net
Panelist:
Maria Mendoza
– TiVo
3:40 PM - 4:20 PM
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Panel: Game On! Latency, Jitter, and the Gamer Life
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Alzbeta Fellenbaum (she/her/hers)
– Omdia
Panelist:
Antwon Alsobrook
– eCommunity Holdings
Panelist:
Alex King (he/him/his)
– Blue Ridge Mountain EMC
Panelist:
Scott Sampson
– Powder Communications
4:20 PM - 4:55 PM
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Fireside Chat: Game On!: Building Brighter Futures
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Jeff Baumgartner
– Light Reading
Panelist:
Tali Kulbeda (she/her/hers)
– Brightspeed
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
ET
Closing Remarks
Location: Desoto 1-2 (Mezzanine Level)
Host:
Patrick Mulhearn
– Ripple Fiber
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ET
Precision Agriculture: Seeding Broadband Futures
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Precision Agriculture: Seeding Broadband Futures
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
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Welcome
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
Host:
Quinn Jordan (he/him/his)
– TEC/Vero
Precision Agriculture
3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
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Keynote: From Connectivity to Coordination: Broadband Infrastructure for the Future of Agriculture
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Ken O'Brien
– Corteva Agriscience
Precision Agriculture
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
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Fireside Chat: The future of farming in America: Precision Ag, AI, and Broadband
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Curtis Dean (he/him/his)
– Community Broadband Action Network
Panelist:
John Greene, Jr.
– USDA Rural Development
Precision Agriculture
3:55 PM - 4:30 PM
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Fiber to the Last Acre – Providing Farms with a High-Capacity Edge
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
Moderator:
Pete Pizzutillo (he/him/his)
– VETRO
Panelist:
Josh Etheridge
– EPC
Panelist:
Chris Crowe (he/him/his)
– t3 Broadband
Panelist:
Thomas Tyler (he/him/his)
– C207 Partners
Precision Agriculture
4:30 PM - 4:55 PM
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Fireside Chat: From PON to Plow – The Impact and Bandwidth of Precision Farming
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
Panelist:
Autumn Lankford Higgins
– American Farm Bureau Federation
Moderator:
Kevin Driscoll
– Netceed
Precision Agriculture
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
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Closing Remarks
Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)
Host:
Quinn Jordan (he/him/his)
– TEC/Vero
Precision Agriculture
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
ET
Women of Fiber Connect Meet Up
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
ET
Women of Fiber Connect Meet Up
Location: Socio Restaurant (Hotel Lobby)
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