Speaker List

Alabama

Brock, Butch (he/him/his)

Chief Strategy Officer
Dragonfly Internet

Opelika, Alabama, United States

Freytag, David

VP of Integration
TEC

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Fuller, Jason

Engineering Account Director
CHR Solutions

Oneonta, Alabama, United States

Gustafson, Ashley

Director of Marketing
GoNetSpeed

oneonta, Alabama, United States

Hines, Brandon

Vice President of Operations
Velox

Semmes, Alabama, United States

Arizona

Savery, Mary

Founder and CEO
Savery Solutions

Arizona, United States

Sekaquaptewa, Wayne

General Manager and President
Hopi Telecommunications Inc

Arizona, United States

California

Carroll, Jim

Editor and Publisher
Converge! Digest

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Fein, David B. (he/him/his)

Senior PMO Manager
Chumash Enterprises

Santa Ynez, California, United States

Fletcher, John (he/him/his)

Senior Analyst
S&P Global

Sonora, California, United States

Koontz, Ryan

Managing Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst
Needham & Company

San Rafael, California, United States

Kunz, Joe

Head of OSP Strategy & Standards
GFiber

California, United States

Moyer, Heather (she/her/hers)

CEO & Founder
HNM Systems

Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States

Colorado

Adams, Lori (she/her/hers)

VP of Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy
Nokia

Colorado, United States

Baumgartner, Jeff

Senior Editor
Light Reading

Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States

Casey, Scott

VP, Telecom
Spatial Business Systems

Littleton, Colorado, United States

Laudati, Rob

Chief Product & Partnership Officer
Render Networks

Denver, Colorado, United States

Marx, Jill (she/her/hers)

Marketing Manager
Fort Collins Connexion

Fort Collins , Colorado, United States

Ray, Donald (he/him/his)

Chief Development Officer
BAM Broadband

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Rodriguez, Amber

Senior Director of Growth Marketing
Surf Internet

Brighton, Colorado, United States

Sampson, Scott

CEO
Powder Communications

Centennial, Colorado, United States

District of Columbia

Breakman, Paul (he/him/his)

VP, Americas Partners and Business Development
Adtran

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Brody, Ned

Chief Executive Officer
Actifai

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

England

Dargue, Michael (he/him/his)

Vice President
Cartesian

London, England, United Kingdom

Thomas, Craig (he/him/his)

CEO
The Broadband Forum

Wokingham, England, United Kingdom

Florida

PC

Cresse, Peter

President
Entropy, Inc.

Bonita Springs, Florida, United States

Gresham, Bo

Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
DYCOM

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

KM

Maki, Kimberly

CEO, Influential Voices, LLC & Strategic Advisor
Broadband Library Magazine

Florida, United States

McGaughey, Teresa (she/her/hers)

VP Global Field and Partner Marketing
Calix

Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

Molina, Amanda

Vice President, Business Advisory and Grants
JSI

Florida, United States

Puckett, Adam (he/him/his)

Vice President of Sales, North America
COS Systems

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Richardson, Linda

Founder
CMO Architect

Coral Springs, Florida, United States

Smithers, Kim (she/her/hers)

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
IQFiber

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

HZ

Zanon, Hugo (he/him/his)

Development Lead Latam
Data Horizon Americas

Doral, Florida, United States

Georgia

Bolton, Gary

President and CEO
FBA

Tybee Island, Georgia, United States

Corbin, Craig

CEO
Broadband Universe

Cumming, Georgia, United States

Davis, Mark

SVP, Network Engineering & Construction
Highline Fiber

Hamilton, Georgia, United States

King, Alex (he/him/his)

Director of Broadband
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC

Young Harris, Georgia, United States

Perkins, Rick

Co-Founder and COO
GOCare

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Wabik, Jeff

Chief Technology Officer
DC BLOX

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Wade, Jen

Broadband Grant Program Leader
RSM US LLP

Georgia, United States

Weimer, Aaron

CTO
Wiring The Future Networks

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Hawaii

Thune, Jason

Vice President, Fiber Strategy and Deployment
Hawaiian Telcom

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Illinois

Hess, Tiffany (she/her/hers)

Senior Director Strategic Initiatives
Race Communications

Illinois, United States

Latham, Katherine

CEO, Managing Partner
Talman Consultants, LLC

Westmont, Illinois, United States

Tierney, Joseph (he/him/his)

VP of Operations
Lantech Communications LLC

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

Iowa

Dean, Curtis (he/him/his)

Executive Director
Community Broadband Action Network

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Kansas

Brungardt, Bill (he/him/his)

Telecommunications Vice President
BHC Engineering

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Faughnder, Kevin (he/him/his)

CEO
Norton County Hospital

Norton, Kansas, United States

Krstolich, James

Director, Community Relations & Philanthropic Partnerships
Ideatek

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Marcucci, Lauren (she/her/hers)

Senior Project Manager
BHC

Kansas, United States

Oborny, Luke

Senior Marketing Specialist
Nex-Tech

Hays, Kansas, United States

Schlaefli, Dustin (he/him/his)

Vice President of Customer Experience
Nex-Tech

Kansas, United States

Todd, Jimmy

CEO/General Manager
Nex-Tech

Lenora, Kansas, United States

Vance, Shiloh

Director of Marketing
INDATEL Services

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, United States

Kentucky

Legg, Brent

Executive Vice President
Connected Nation / IXP.us

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Louisiana

Soileau, Michael D. (he/him/his)

Executive Director
LFT Fiber

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Maryland

Bathras, Eric

Chief Technology Officer, Infrastructure
Maryland Department of Information Technology

Severna Park, Maryland, United States

Hovis, Joanne (she/her/hers)

President and CEO
CTC Technology & Energy

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Massachusetts

Buckley, Sean P. (he/him/his)

Editor-in-Chief
Lightwave/Broadband Tech Report

Massachusetts, United States

Kersnowski, Adam

Co-Founder and SVP of Strategtic Accounts
AirWorks Solutions Inc

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Randall, Brad J. (he/him/his)

Editor
Total Telecom

Kingston, Massachusetts, United States

Tanis, David

Senior Product Manager
AFL

Westford, Massachusetts, United States

Michigan

Griffith, Amanda (she/her/hers)

Director of Fiber Engineering
123NET

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Hoffswell, Pete

Superintendent of Broadband Services
Holland Board of Public Works

Holland, Michigan, United States

Rose, Collin

President
DayStarr Communications

Michigan, United States

Minnesota

Alexander, Jennifer

Director of Marketing
Circet USA

Faribault, Minnesota, United States

Mississippi

Champion, Chris

Senior Vice President, Government Relations
C Spire

Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States

Denman, Rebecca

President of Business Development
UniTek Global Services

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Hendrix, Scott R. (he/him/his)

Chief Executive Officer
Tombigbee Fiber

Tupelo, Mississippi, United States

Thomas, Stacey (she/her/hers)

Director of Operations Support
TEC

Mississippi, United States

Missouri

Brace, Loren

Vice President PMO & Special Projects
UtiliSource, LLC

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Jackson, Scott

National Market Manger, FBA Board of Directors
Graybar

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Pena, Nicholas (he/him/his)

Co-CEO
Fibersmith

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Randazzo, Lindsay (she/her/hers)

Senior Director of Marketing
Innovative Systems

St. Peters, Missouri, United States

Taylor, James D.

Chief Consultant
Red Buffalo Thunder Consulting

Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States

Workman, David

PR & Communications Manager
Gateway Fiber

Wright City, Missouri, United States

Montana

Lenderman, Jaimie (she/her/hers)

Research Manager
Omdia

Livingston, Montana, United States

Nebraska

Heyne, Todd

Chief Construction Officer
ALLO Fiber

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Kocher, Laura (she/her/hers)

Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations
Great Plains Communications

Blair , Nebraska, United States

Roberts, Jordan

Risk Advisor
Unico

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Suhr, Justin

Senior Director, Construction & Engineering
Great Plains Communications

Blair, Nebraska, United States

Nevada

Denison, Strider G.

EVP Sales & Marketing
Cityside Fiber

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

New Jersey

Travers, Ashley (she/her/hers)

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
KGPco

Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States

New Mexico

Hibbard, Mitch (he/him/his)

Chief Operating Officer
Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Artesia, New Mexico, United States

New York

Brooks, Chris (he/him/his)

Senior Director, Operations
GoNetspeed

Phelps, New York, United States

Burton, Jack S.

Principal
BSP

Kings Park, New York, United States

Gasper, Jeff

CEO
Southern Tier Network

Corning, New York, United States

Songster, Katherine

Account Director
Harry Marketing

Armonk, New York, United States

Tarbell, Claudia (she/her/hers)

Senior Engagement Manager for Tribal and Indigenous Communities
Calix

New York, United States

North Carolina

Blell, Beni (he/him/his)

President, Emtelle Americas
Emtelle

Fletcher, North Carolina, United States

Bourg, Kevin (he/him/his)

Senior Director, Product Line Management
Corning

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Boxer, Mark

Technical Manager
Lightera

Pinetown, North Carolina, United States

Coughlin, Bo

President
eNCore

Edenton, North Carolina, United States

Doaks, Tracy (she/her/hers)

President and CEO
MCNC

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States

Flach, Andreas

Business Development Fiber
Nokia

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Gilbert, Bobbie J.

Chief Government Affairs Officer
Ripple Fiber

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Heynen, Jeff (he/him/his)

Vice President, Broadband Access and Home Networking
Dell'Oro Group

Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

Jensen, Joe

Director Market Development
Corning

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Kish, Deborah

VP, Research and Workforce Development
Fiber Broadband Association

Franklinton, North Carolina, United States

Kora, Sireesha

Head of Controller Apps and AI, Fixed Broadband Networks
Nokia

North Carolina, United States

Lowe, Eddie D.

Supervisor, FTTx Implementation & Standards
Corning

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Perrone, Tom

Chief Operating Officer
GoNetSpeed

SOUTHPORT, North Carolina, United States

Sherwood, Pamela (she/her/hers)

VP Deputy General Counsel, Broadband and Regulatory Law
Brightspeed

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Summit, Josh

Director, OSP Engineering
Shentel/GloFiber

Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States

Van Buren, Randy R. (he/him/his)

Consulting Solutions Engineer
Motive Software Solutions

Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States

Wilson, Greg (he/him/his)

Founder and CEO
Ripple Fiber

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

North Dakota

Arndorfer, Seth

CEO
Dakota Carrier Network

North Dakota, United States

Not Applicable

Brice, Matthew (he/him/his)

Technical Marketing Senior Manager
Prysmian

Not Applicable, United States

Ohio

Schrand, Brian S. (he/him/his)

Vice President of Application and Field Engineering
Clearfield

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Stegeman, Jim (he/him/his)

President and CEO
CostQuest

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

TT

Taylor, Tommy

CTO
Buckeye Broadband

Northwood, Ohio, United States

Oklahoma

Buchanan, Tzeitel (she/her/hers)

Director, Public Sector Program and Community Partnerships
Lumen

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States

Griffin, Robert

Broadband Director
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Durant, Oklahoma, United States

Render, Mike

President
RVA LLC

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Snow, Josh

CEO
Trace Fiber Network

Ada, Oklahoma, United States

Ontario

SI

Izadiyar, Shapur

Lead Funding Analyst
Calix

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Moore, Jason

CEO and Co-Founder
RouteThis

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Paterson, Nicole (she/her/hers)

Marketing Manager
Execulink Telecom

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Siemon, Dan (he/him/his)

Co-founder and CEO
Preseem (Aterlo Networks Inc)

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Oregon

Way, Todd (he/him/his)

CEO
Douglas Fast Net

Roseburg, Oregon, United States

Pennsylvania

Ali, PhD, Christopher (he/him/his)

Professor of Telecommunications
Penn State University

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

Quebec

Kappel, Meaghan (she/her/hers)

Partner, Deals
PwC

Quebec, Canada

CM

Marion, Christine

President and CEO
NIVO, Inspired by Digicom

Alma, Quebec, Canada

Saskatchewan

Ludwar, Tim

Director FTTP Operations
SaskTel

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

South Carolina

Olds, Robin

Senior Business Development Manager, Americas Service Provider
Cisco Systems

South Carolina, United States

Vaughn, Roger

VP of Engineering
Hexatronic

Clinton, South Carolina, United States

South Dakota

Paul, Glenn

Senior Sales Engineer
Innovative Systems

Mitchell, South Dakota, United States

Punt, Ryan

CEO
SDN Communications

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Tennessee

Elswick, Ryan B. (he/him/his)

CEO
FiberWise Networks

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

Espeseth, Katie (she/her/hers)

VP, New Products
EPB

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, United States

Freeman, Evann (he/him/his)

Vice President, Government and Community Affairs
EPB

chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Kulbeda, Tali (she/her/hers)

Head of Local Marketing & Partnerships
Brightspeed

Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States

Texas

Aiken, Claude (he/him/his)

Chief Strategy Officer/Chief Legal Officer
NextLink Internet

Hudson Oaks, Texas, United States

Cross, Troy

Head of Business
Ozmo

Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, United States

Effenberger, Dr. Frank

Fellow
Futurewei

Addison, Texas, United States

Hofer, Amanda

Senior Director, Business Operations Consulting
JSI

Texas, United States

Humphrey, Colby

Research Officer, Broadband Access Initiative
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Waco, Texas, United States

Westfall, Ron

Vice President and Practice Leader for Infrastructure and Networking
HyperFRAME Research

Katy, Texas, United States

Wheelus, Amy (she/her/hers)

CTIO
Gigapower

Dallas, Texas, United States

Utah

Christensen, Lexi (she/her/hers)

Marketing Director
UTOPIA Fiber

Murray, Utah, United States

Church, Ashley (she/her/hers)

General Manager, West Region
GFiber

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Cottle, Nicole

Deputy Director, General Counsel and Director of Gov’t Affairs
Utopia Fiber

Murray, Utah, United States

Erwin, Jeff

COO
UTOPIA Fiber

Murray, Utah, United States

LK

King, Laura

Chief Project Officer
Utopia Fiber

Millcreek, Utah, United States

McKinley, Kim

Chief of Staff
TAK Communications

Salt Lake City , Utah, United States

Timmerman, Roger

CEO / Executive Director
UTOPIA Fiber

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Tuatonga, Jessica (she/her/hers)

Customer Service Manager
Utopia Fiber

murray, Utah, United States

Virginia

Baeumel, Joe W.

Vice President, Partner Strategy
KGPCo

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Bell, Adam (he/him/his)

Founder and CEO
Internet Subway

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Kelly, Derek

Vice President, Market Development
Lumos

Waynesboro, Virginia, United States

Mohney, Doug (he/him/his)

Editor-in-Chief
Fiber Forward magazine

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Sullivan, Sarah (she/her/hers)

Advisor
The Broadband Council

Virginia, United States

Washington

Metcalfe, Andrew

President and CEO
Native Network, Inc

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Wisconsin

Czaicki, Kevin F.

Vice President of Engineering and Strategic Solutions
Millennium

Delavan, Wisconsin, United States

King, James (he/him/his)

Solutions Engineer
Millennium

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States

Wyoming

Jenkins, Jason

VP Open Access
Silverlight Fiber Networks

Wyoming, United States

Kudera, Ryan (he/him/his)

Manager, Client Services
Finley USA

Baggs, Wyoming, United States