Speaker List

VP of Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy
Nokia

Colorado, United States

CEO
Forward Edge-AI

Chief Strategy Officer/Chief Legal Officer
NextLink Internet

Hudson Oaks, Texas, United States

Director of Marketing
Circet USA

Faribault, Minnesota, United States

Professor of Telecommunications
Penn State University

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

CEO
eCommunity Holdings

President and CEO
National Council on Aging

CEO
Dakota Carrier Network

North Dakota, United States

Chief Growth Officer
TruVista Fiber

Vice President, Partner Strategy
KGPCo

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Marketing Strategy Supervisor
Nex-Tech

Chief Technology Officer, Infrastructure
Maryland Department of Information Technology

Severna Park, Maryland, United States

Senior Editor
Light Reading

Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States

Executive Director, Network Integration and Services
National Electrical Contractors Association

Editor
ISE Magazine

Founder and CEO
Internet Subway

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

CEO
Foam Internet

President, Emtelle Americas
Emtelle

Fletcher, North Carolina, United States

Director, Broadband & Tribal Business Development
Ciena

Public Policy Manager
FBA

President and CEO
FBA

Tybee Island, Georgia, United States

Telecom Design Manager
Horrocks 

Greenwood Village, United States

Senior Director, Product Line Management
Corning

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Technical Manager
Lightera

Pinetown, North Carolina, United States

Vice President PMO & Special Projects
UtiliSource, LLC

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

VP, Americas Partners and Business Development
Adtran

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Technical Marketing Senior Manager
Prysmian

Not Applicable, United States

Chief Strategy Officer
Dragonfly Internet

Opelika, Alabama, United States

Chief Executive Officer
Actifai

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Senior Director, Operations
GoNetspeed

Phelps, New York, United States

Senior Director, Field Marketing
Adtran

Telecommunications Vice President
BHC Engineering

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Director, Public Sector Program and Community Partnerships
Lumen

Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States

Editor-in-Chief
Lightwave/Broadband Tech Report

Massachusetts, United States

Principal
BSP

Kings Park, New York, United States

Director
Lightera

Chief Revenue Officer
Surf Internet

President and CEO
NTT Devices America

Co-Founder and CEO
gaiia

Editor and Publisher
Converge! Digest

Sunnyvale, California, United States

VP, Telecom
Spatial Business Systems

Littleton, Colorado, United States

VP, Americas Cloud and AI Infrastructure
Cisco

Senior Vice President, Government Relations
C Spire

Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States

Director of AI & Cloud Strategy
Oracle

Marketing Director
UTOPIA Fiber

Murray, Utah, United States

General Manager, West Region
GFiber

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

CEO
Digital Council Africa

Editor
Broadband Nation

CEO
Broadband Universe

Cumming, Georgia, United States

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

Murray, Utah, United States

President
eNCore

Edenton, North Carolina, United States

SVP, Technology Innovation
Plume

President
Entropy, Inc.

Bonita Springs, Florida, United States

Head of Business
Ozmo

Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas, United States

CEO/Owner
t3 Broadband

Vice President of Engineering and Strategic Solutions
Millennium

Delavan, Wisconsin, United States

Vice President
Cartesian

London, England, United Kingdom

SVP, Network Engineering & Construction
Highline Fiber

Hamilton, Georgia, United States

Vice President of Market Development
Fidium

Project Director, Broadband Access Initiative
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Executive Director
Community Broadband Action Network

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

EVP Sales & Marketing
Cityside Fiber

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

President of Business Development
UniTek Global Services

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Network Operations Supervisor
Jemez Pueblo Tribal Network

Vice President, State Policy
Data Center Coalition

Sr. Sales Director
Ookla

President and CEO
MCNC

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States

Vice President of North American Market Development
Nokia

Fellow
Futurewei

Addison, Texas, United States

CEO
Relativity Networks

Head of Architecture
GFiber

CEO
FiberWise Networks

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

VP, Technology Solutions
Calix

Analyst and Founder
Recon Analytics

COO
UTOPIA Fiber

Murray, Utah, United States

VP, New Products
EPB

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, United States

Chief Strategic Officer
EPC

Director of Business Development
Fidium

United States

Senior Director, Business Operations
NoaNet

CEO
Norton County Hospital

Norton, Kansas, United States

Senior PMO Manager
Chumash Enterprises

Santa Ynez, California, United States

Principal
Feinman Strategic Network

Practice Leader, Service Provider - Consumer
Omdia

Business Development Fiber
Nokia

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

CEO
Wecom Fiber

Senior Analyst
S&P Global

Sonora, California, United States

Vice President for Custom Network Implementation
Lumen

SVP and Chief Technology Officer
C Spire

Vice President, Government and Community Affairs
EPB

chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

VP of Integration
TEC

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Partner, Digital Opportunity
HR&A Advisors

Engineering Account Director
CHR Solutions

Oneonta, Alabama, United States

COO
Nedia Fiber

Director, Office of Broadband
FloridaCommerce

Director General
FTTH Council Europe

CEO
Southern Tier Network

Corning, New York, United States

Head of Digital Equity and Community Impact
GFiber

Senior Director, Business Development
Lightera

Chief Government Affairs Officer
Ripple Fiber

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

North Carolina Telehealth Network Association

Chief Operator Officer
USDA Rural Development

Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer
DYCOM

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Broadband Director
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Durant, Oklahoma, United States

Director of Fiber Engineering
123NET

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Director of State Government Affairs
Lumen

Director of Marketing
GoNetSpeed

oneonta, Alabama, United States

Director of Marketing
Fiber Broadband Association

Vice President and General Manager
MaxxSouth

Vice President, Sales North America
Adtran

Chief Executive Officer
Tombigbee Fiber

Tupelo, Mississippi, United States

Senior Director Strategic Initiatives
Race Communications

Illinois, United States

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

Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States

Chief Construction Officer
ALLO Fiber

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Chief Operating Officer
Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Artesia, New Mexico, United States

Chief Strategy Officer
Render Networks

Vice President of Operations
Velox

Semmes, Alabama, United States

Senior Director, Business Operations Consulting
JSI

Texas, United States

Superintendent of Broadband Services
Holland Board of Public Works

Holland, Michigan, United States

President and CEO
CTC Technology & Energy

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Research Officer, Broadband Access Initiative
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Waco, Texas, United States

Vice President, Fiber Products
Harmonic

AI, Telecom, and Streaming Executive
AI Squared

Lead Funding Analyst
Calix

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

National Market Manger, FBA Board of Directors
Graybar

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Sales Director SAM and Central America and FBA LATAM Embassador
CommScope

VP Open Access
Silverlight Fiber Networks

Wyoming, United States

Director Market Development
Corning

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Vice President of Construction
TAK Broadband

CEO
PomeGran

Partner, Deals
PwC

Quebec, Canada

Vice President, Market Development
Lumos

Waynesboro, Virginia, United States

Vice President, Market Intelligence and Innovation
Open Compute Project Foundation

Co-Founder and SVP of Strategtic Accounts
AirWorks Solutions Inc

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Chief Commercial Officer
Clearfield

Co-founder
Starfront Observatories

Director of Broadband
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC

Young Harris, Georgia, United States

Solutions Engineer
Millennium

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States

Chief Project Officer
Utopia Fiber

Millcreek, Utah, United States

VP, Research and Workforce Development
Fiber Broadband Association

Franklinton, North Carolina, United States

Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations
Great Plains Communications

Blair , Nebraska, United States

Controller
CBSOregon

Managing Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst
Needham & Company

San Rafael, California, United States

Head of Controller Apps and AI, Fixed Broadband Networks
Nokia

North Carolina, United States

General Manager, North America
Praxedo

Chief Technology Group
Schurz Broadband Group

Director, Community Relations & Philanthropic Partnerships
Ideatek

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Manager, Client Services
Finley USA

Baggs, Wyoming, United States

Head of Local Marketing & Partnerships
Brightspeed

Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States

Head of OSP Strategy & Standards
GFiber

California, United States

Sr. Sales Director
Ookla

Co-founder & CEO
Emerging International

Director, Government Affairs
American Farm Bureau Federation

CEO, Managing Partner
Talman Consultants, LLC

Westmont, Illinois, United States

Chief Product & Partnership Officer
Render Networks

Denver, Colorado, United States

Gfiber Public Policy Fellow
FBA

Executive Vice President
Connected Nation / IXP.us

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Research Manager
Omdia

Livingston, Montana, United States

Partner
Keller & Heckman

Supervisor, FTTx Implementation & Standards
Corning

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Director FTTP Operations
SaskTel

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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

Florida, United States

Senior Project Manager
BHC

Kansas, United States

President and CEO
NIVO, Inspired by Digicom

Alma, Quebec, Canada

Key Account Manager
Dura-Line

SVP AI Solutions
IQGeo

Marketing Manager
Fort Collins Connexion

Fort Collins , Colorado, United States

Senior Policy Analyst
Virginia Office of Broadband

VP, Strategic Communications
Harry Marketing

VP Global Field and Partner Marketing
Calix

Port Charlotte, Florida, United States

Chief of Staff
TAK Communications

Salt Lake City , Utah, United States

Director of Marketing & Business
CVEC Fiber

Palmer Chair of Telecommunications and Director of X-Lab
Penn State University

Vice President, North American Sales
Xperi Corporation/Tivo

President and CEO
Native Network, Inc

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Chairman of the Board
NM Fiber Network

CEO
Friendly Technologies

General Manager
Mohawk Networks

Vice President of Public Policy
FBA

Editor-in-Chief
Fiber Forward magazine

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Vice President, Business Advisory and Grants
JSI

Florida, United States

CEO and Co-Founder
RouteThis

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

CEO & Founder
HNM Systems

Rancho Santa Fe, California, United States

Director of Government Affairs
Ripple Fiber

Deputy Director of DC & Cloud Solutions Architecture
Telmex

Senior Marketing Specialist
Nex-Tech

Hays, Kansas, United States

Senior Business Development Manager, Americas Service Provider
Cisco Systems

South Carolina, United States

Director of Strategy and Planning
Bonfire

SVP of Telecom, North America
RSMI North America, Inc.

Executive Director
NC811.org

Marketing Manager
Execulink Telecom

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Senior Sales Engineer
Innovative Systems

Mitchell, South Dakota, United States

Co-CEO
Fibersmith

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Senior Manager, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Liberty of Puerto Rico & USVI

Co-Founder and COO
GOCare

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Chief Operating Officer
GoNetSpeed

SOUTHPORT, North Carolina, United States

Director of Public Policy
FBA

Fiber Expansion Lead
Socket Fiber

Head of Marketing
VETRO

Lead OSP Engineering Technician
BHC

Vice President, External Affairs
beep, inc.

Editor
Fibre Systems

Executive Director
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Director of Industry Affairs and Member Services
Fiber Broadband Association

Vice President of Sales, North America
COS Systems

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

CEO
SDN Communications

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Director of Marketing
The Broadband Forum

President, MDU Services
Pavlov Media

Editor
Total Telecom

Kingston, Massachusetts, United States

Senior Director of Marketing
Innovative Systems

St. Peters, Missouri, United States

Managing Director
Kinetic Ventures

Product Manager
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave

Chief Development Officer
BAM Broadband

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

Visiting Lecturer
University of Washington School of Law

President
RVA LLC

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Founder
CMO Architect

Coral Springs, Florida, United States

Risk Advisor
Unico

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Senior Director of Growth Marketing
Surf Internet

Brighton, Colorado, United States

EVP, Growth and Customer Engagement
YMCA of the USA

President
DayStarr Communications

Michigan, United States

CEO
Render Networks

CEO
Powder Communications

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Global Native American Network Lead
Cisco

Founder and CEO
Savery Solutions

Arizona, United States

Vice President of Customer Experience
Nex-Tech

Kansas, United States

Vice President of Product, Growth, and Go‑to‑Market
Fidium

Vice President of Application and Field Engineering
Clearfield

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

General Manager and President
Hopi Telecommunications Inc

Arizona, United States

VP Deputy General Counsel, Broadband and Regulatory Law
Brightspeed

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

CEO
Advanced Stream

Co-founder and CEO
Preseem (Aterlo Networks Inc)

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Head of Product Marketing
Vetro Fiber Map

Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
IQFiber

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

CEO
Trace Fiber Network

Ada, Oklahoma, United States

Executive Director
LFT Fiber

Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Account Director
Harry Marketing

Armonk, New York, United States

VP, Client Implementation
NEO Connect

Vice President
Kinetic Ventures

President and CEO
CostQuest

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Research Director
Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Senior Director, Construction & Engineering
Great Plains Communications

Blair, Nebraska, United States

Advisor
The Broadband Council

Virginia, United States

Director, OSP Engineering
Shentel/GloFiber

Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States

Senior Product Manager
AFL

Westford, Massachusetts, United States

Senior Engagement Manager for Tribal and Indigenous Communities
Calix

New York, United States

Chief Consultant
Red Buffalo Thunder Consulting

Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States

CTO
Buckeye Broadband

Northwood, Ohio, United States

CTO and SVP
The Broadband Group

CEO
The Broadband Forum

Wokingham, England, United Kingdom

Director of Operations Support
TEC

Mississippi, United States

Vice President, Fiber Strategy and Deployment
Hawaiian Telcom

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

VP of Operations
Lantech Communications LLC

Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States

CEO / Executive Director
UTOPIA Fiber

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

CEO/General Manager
Nex-Tech

Lenora, Kansas, United States

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
KGPco

Bernardsville, New Jersey, United States

Customer Service Manager
Utopia Fiber

murray, Utah, United States

SVP, AI Strategy and Deployment
Blue Stream Fiber

Consulting Solutions Engineer
Motive Software Solutions

Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States

Director of Marketing
INDATEL Services

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, United States

COO
TAK Broadband

VP of Engineering
Hexatronic

Clinton, South Carolina, United States

Subdirector of Engineering and Technological Development
Telemex

Manager, Broadband Solutions
Panduit

Editor-in-Chief
Data Center Frontier

Principle
MPV Group, LLC

Chief Technology Officer
DC BLOX

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Broadband Grant Program Leader
RSM US LLP

Georgia, United States

Head of Enterprise PMO
GFiber

Chief Analyst, Telco B2B Solutions
Omdia

Vice President of Marketing
GloFiber

CEO
Douglas Fast Net

Roseburg, Oregon, United States

CTO
Wiring The Future Networks

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Executive Director
Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition

Vice President and Practice Leader for Infrastructure and Networking
HyperFRAME Research

Katy, Texas, United States

CTIO
Gigapower

Dallas, Texas, United States

Vice President, National Broadband Practice Director
Michael Baker International

Vice President of Business Development
TAK Broadband

Vice President, Market Development
Corning Optical Communications

Partner
Quadra Partners

Founder and CEO
Ripple Fiber

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Vice President
NTI, a Network Connex Company

Vice President, Brand & Marketing
Fidium

President and CEO
Vision Net

PR & Communications Manager
Gateway Fiber

Wright City, Missouri, United States

Senior Consultant
3-GIS

President and CFO
Brightspeed

Development Lead Latam
Data Horizon Americas

Doral, Florida, United States

Senior Editor
InformationWeek

Director of Global Business Development
Adtran