Construction Junction: What's Your Function

Sunday, May 17, 2026

1:35 PM - 2:25 PM ET

Location: Escambia (Mezzanine Level)

Moderator(s)

Doug Mohney (he/him/his)

Editor-in-Chief
Fiber Forward magazine
Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Panelist(s)

James King (he/him/his)

Solutions Engineer
Millennium
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States
Bob Whitman

Vice President, Market Development
Corning Optical Communications
Nicholas Pena (he/him/his)

Co-CEO
Fibersmith
Columbia, Missouri, United States
Dennis Nolan

TAK Broadband
Vice President of Operations

Successful deployment of fiber broadband networks takes careful consideration and planning through multiple stages of design, deployment, installation, and maintenance, often without knowing what best practices are and how to implement them. Navigating each phase of a network deployment requires operators to find and leverage each partner's unique skill sets and hold them accountable to ensure deadlines are met. This panel will share advice, tools, and best practices that can be leveraged during the construction phase of the build.