Full Schedule

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT

Exhibitor Setup & Exhibitor Registration Open

Location: Ryman C Foyer

12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

All You Need to Know About Open Access

Location: Governor's Ballroom C

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshops

Sponsored By

12:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: Delta Lobby BCD

Sponsored By

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT

FBA All Member Meeting _{(For FBA Members Only)}

Location: Bayou AB

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT

From Fiber to Future: Scaling Smarter Operations and Monetization in a Connected Enterprise

Location: Canal E

Co-Presenter:

Co-Presenter: – SAP

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshops

Presented By

1:30 PM – 5:15 PM CT

Fiber Broadband Starter Toolkit

Location: Canal D

Pre-Conference Workshops

1:30 PM – 5:25 PM CT

Brand Economics: How Brand Impacts Fiber Financials

Location: Canal C

Pre-Conference Workshops

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Fiber and AI – Moving to the Next Level for Networks and Subscribers

Location: Canal AB

Pre-Conference Workshops

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Take Care | Take Rate | Take a Vacation

Location: Bayou CD

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshops

Sponsored By

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT

Don’t Hate the Players OR the Game: Gamers Are Our Newest Thought Leaders

Location: Bayou E

Sponsor Presenter: – Nokia

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshops

Hosted By

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT

Optimizing Outside Plant Operations with Customized Work Trucks

Location: Bayou E

Sponsor Presenter:

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshops

Hosted By

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

First-Time Attendee & New Member Meet Up

Location: Delta Pavilion

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Key Elements to Connecting the Underserved

Location: Bayou E

Sponsor Presenter: – Wesco

Sponsored Pre-Conference Workshops

Hosted By

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT

Backyard BBQ Welcome Reception _{hosted by Calix and Adtran}

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

Hosted By

9:00 PM – 10:30 PM CT

Fiber Under 40 Meet Up

Location: Delta Pavilion

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT

Breakfast _{Full Conference Attendees Only}

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

Sponsored By

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT

LATAM Breakfast Meet Up

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

7:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT

Exhibitor Setup Continued

Location: Ryman C

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: Delta Lobby BCD

Sponsored By

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM CT

Welcome to Fiber Connect

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – EPB

General Session - Monday

8:05 AM – 8:10 AM CT

Welcome to Tennessee

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – Tennessee Titans

General Session - Monday

8:10 AM – 8:20 AM CT

State of the Association

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – FBA

General Session - Monday

8:20 AM – 8:30 AM CT

Board and Committee Chair Recognition

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – FBA

General Session - Monday

8:30 AM – 8:38 AM CT

Chairwoman's Award

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Award Presenter: – GFiber

Award Recipient: – Pew Charitable Trusts

General Session - Monday

8:40 AM – 8:58 AM CT

Operator Light Talk: Lighting Up Saskatchewan

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – Sasktel

General Session - Monday

8:58 AM – 9:00 AM CT

Fireside Chat Introduction

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Sponsor Speaker: – Adtran

General Session - Monday

9:00 AM – 9:25 AM CT

Fireside Chat: Broadband, Security and Enabling Innovation with U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Panelist:

Moderator: – EPB

General Session - Monday

9:25 AM – 9:55 AM CT

Panel: Light It Up: Long and Winding Road: Bringing Fiber to the Most Remote Locations on Earth

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Pew Charitable Trusts

Panelist: – Hawaiian Telcom

Panelist: – Whidbey Telecom

Panelist: – Bandera Electric Cooperative

Panelist: – Maine Connectivity Authority

General Session - Monday

9:55 AM – 10:25 AM CT

Panel: Light It Up - Innovation: Expanding Fiber's Reach

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Lumos

Panelist: – Montana State University

Panelist: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Panelist: – Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Panelist: – Chickasaw Nation

General Session - Monday

10:25 AM – 10:30 AM CT

Fiber Song Introduction

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – Lightera

General Session - Monday

10:30 AM – 10:35 AM CT

Fiber Song Performance - Performed by Golden West

Location: Presidential Ballroom

General Session - Monday

10:47 AM – 10:50 AM CT

Music Sponsor Remarks, intro OLT

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Sponsor Speaker: – Vermeer Corporation

General Session - Monday

10:50 AM – 11:10 AM CT

Operator Light Talk: The Future is Fiber: Bridging Divides, Building Tomorrows

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – Ting Internet

General Session - Monday

11:10 AM – 11:12 AM CT

Panel Introduction and Teaser Video

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – EPB

General Session - Monday

11:12 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Fiber Broadband Hotseat with Sean Evans

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Host:

Panelist: – TAK Broadband

Panelist: – Nokia

General Session - Monday

11:50 AM – 11:55 AM CT

Closing Remarks

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – EPB

General Session - Monday

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Executive Lounge

Location: Governor’s Ballroom AE

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT

State Broadband Lounge

Location: Presidential Lobby

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Tribal Broadband Lounge

Location: Governor's Ballroom B

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT

AM Break

Location: Delta Lobby BCD

Sponsored By

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM CT

Lunch in Expo Hall _{Full Conference Attendees Only}

Location: Ryman C

11:45 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Expo Hall Open

Location: Ryman C

11:45 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Headshot Lounge Open

Location: End of Aisle 900 in Expo Hall

Sponsored By

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM CT

Why Is My Insurance So Expensive? Strategies to Protect Your Business and Bottom Line

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Discussion Leader: – IOA Telecom

Discussion Salons

Sponsored By

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT

Award Luncheon _{Requires a separate ticket ($)}

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

Sponsored By

12:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT

5 O'clock Somewhere Bar

Location: Ryman C

Sponsored By

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM CT

State Broadband Officer Roundtable: Lunch and Q&A

Location: Governor's Ballroom A

Moderator: – altafiber

Panelist: – Nevada Office of Science, Innovation and Technology

Panelist: – BroadbandOhio

Panelist: – Tennessee Economic & Community Development

Panelist: – Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi - BEAM

Executive Experience

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Coordinating Expectations Among Stakeholders Statewide

Location: Governor's Ballroom C

Moderator: – Calix

Panelist: – Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

Panelist: – Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development

Panelist: – Michigan High-Speed Internet Office

Panelist: – Rhode Island Commerce Corporation

State Broadband Office: BEAD Funding Progress Update

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Fiber Expansion: Deployment Reality Check

Location: Bayou CD

Moderator: – TAK Broadband, LLC

Panelist: – GFiber

Panelist: – KGPco

Panelist: – DYCOM

Panelist: – Lightera

Deployment Best Practices

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Fiber to the Home Economics: Building Networks with the Capacity to Meet Customer Expectations

Location: Canal AB

Moderator: – Dell'Oro

Panelist: – eero, An Amazon Company

Panelist: – Lightera

Panelist: – GFiber

Panelist: – RouteThis

Networks at Work: The What, When, and How of Expanding Fiber Footprints

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Public/Private Partnerships: Creating Connections to Scale

Location: Canal C

Moderator: – S&P Global

Panelist: – UTOPIA FIber

Panelist: – The Broadband Group

Panelist: – Watch Hill Wireless Solutions

Fiber Economics: Creating the Connections that Lead to Growth

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Tribal Broadband: Architecting for Growth

Location: Governor's Ballroom D

Moderator: – Lumen

Panelist: – All Points Broadband

Panelist: – Clearfield

Panelist: – Chumash Enterprises

Panelist: – Ciena

Tribal Broadband: Key Considerations and Expectations

1:00 PM – 2:10 PM CT

State of the Art Fiber Access Technologies

Location: Bayou E

Moderator: – The Broadband Forum

Panelist: – Nokia

Panelist: – EXFO

Panelist: – CableLabs

Panelist: – Futurewei

Broadband Forum Technology Deep Dives

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT

OpTIC Path Rodeo

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 854)

Sponsored By

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Empowering Tribes by Creating Broadband Programs that Respect Sovereignty

Location: Governor's Ballroom D

Moderator: – ISE Magazine

Panelist: – Native Network, Inc

Panelist: – Calix

Panelist: – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Panelist: – Bonfire

Tribal Broadband: Key Considerations and Expectations

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Fiber Broadband and the Future of Precision Agriculture

Location: Canal AB

Moderator: – Converge! Digest

Panelist: – Nex-Tech

Panelist: – Mytra Consulting

Panelist: – Valley Irrigation – A Valmont Company

Panelist: – connectSCP by South Central Power

Networks at Work: The What, When, and How of Expanding Fiber Footprints

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Hurdling Rural, Urban and Suburban Digital Divides

Location: Governor's Ballroom C

Moderator: – Ready.net

Panelist: – Tennessee Economic & Community Development

Panelist: – Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi - BEAM

Panelist: – Illinois Office of Broadband

Panelist: – Maine Connectivity Authority

State Broadband Office: BEAD Funding Progress Update

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Strategic Multifaceted Approach to Fiber Broadband Deployments

Location: Bayou CD

Moderator: – ACG Research

Panelist: – Ripple Fiber

Panelist: – Mitchell J Architecture

Panelist: – LDA Fiber

Panelist: – AirWorks Solutions Inc

Deployment Best Practices

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Taking Nothing for Granted: State and Federal Funding Best Practices

Location: Canal C

Moderator: – The Pew Charitable Trusts

Panelist: – Brightspeed

Panelist: – Corning Optical Communications

Panelist: – Ripple Fiber

Panelist: – Nokia

Fiber Economics: Creating the Connections that Lead to Growth

2:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT

Smart Home Open House

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Smart Home Open House

Sponsored By

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

Winning More Subscribers Online: Highlights from the Data & Technology Maximizing BSPs' Ecommerce

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Actifai

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

2:20 PM – 2:35 PM CT

Vitrifi

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

2:40 PM – 2:55 PM CT

Maximizing Organizational Efficiency with GIS for Broadband Networks

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Esri

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

Tackling uncertainty with tight budgets: How simulation modeling helps you quantify financial risk before committing to detailed field engineering and an operations budget

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Fujitsu Network Communications

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

3:20 PM – 3:35 PM CT

Fiber Deployment in 2025

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Watch Hill Wireless Solutions

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

3:40 PM – 3:55 PM CT

Cisco Routed PON

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Cisco

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

Sumitomo Electric's Ribbon Splicing Innovations

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Sumitomo Electric Lightwave

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

4:20 PM – 4:35 PM CT

On Clouds, Heavy Lifting, Ecosystems and Simple Logic

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Zyxel Communications

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

4:40 PM – 4:55 PM CT

Strategies for Tackling Your Billing & Payment Priorities in 2025

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Paymentus

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM CT

De-risk your customers fiber network experience with One ONT for any OLT

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Genexis

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

5:20 PM – 5:35 PM CT

Accelerated Fiber Rollout and Monetization leveraging Agentic AI

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Sponsor Speaker:

Expo Theater Presentations

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

How to Architect a Monetized Network

Location: Bayou E

Moderator: – The Broadband Forum

Panelist: – Incognito Software Systems

Panelist: – Motive Software Solutions

Panelist: – Calix

Panelist: – Breezeline

Broadband Forum Technology Deep Dives

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT

C-Suite Forum _{By Invitation Only}

Location: Governor's Ballroom A

C Suite Forum & Executive Experience

Sponsored By

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Building Goodwill and Local Stakeholder Support for Fiber Expansion Projects

Location: Canal AB

Moderator: – Adtran

Panelist: – Douglas Fast Net

Panelist: – A2D, Inc. dba eCommunity Fiber

Panelist: – Panduit

Panelist: – Bonfire

Networks at Work: The What, When, and How of Expanding Fiber Footprints

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Creating the Framework for Innovation and Enhanced Connectivity

Location: Governor's Ballroom D

Moderator: – Lightwave/Broadband Tech Report

Panelist: – Centranet

Panelist: – Southern Ute Growth Fund

Panelist: – Trace Fiber Networks/ Chickasaw Nation

Panelist: – Sac and Fox Nation

Tribal Broadband: Key Considerations and Expectations

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Fiber First, Connectivity Always

Location: Governor's Ballroom C

Moderator: – Telecompetitor

Panelist: – State of Utah

Panelist: – BroadbandOhio

Panelist: – Maryland Department of Information Technology

Panelist: – Nevada Office of Science, Innovation and Technology

State Broadband Office: BEAD Funding Progress Update

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Making Any Connection Work: Urban, Suburban, MDU and Rural Fiber Broadband Considerations

Location: Bayou CD

Moderator: – Total Telecom

Panelist: – UTOPIA Fiber

Panelist: – Biarri Networks

Panelist: – BHC

Panelist: – Mainstream Fiber

Deployment Best Practices

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Private Equity: Public Markets and Fiber Expansion

Location: Canal C

Moderator: – Ready.net

Panelist: – Entropy, Inc.

Panelist: – Kinetic Ventures

Panelist: – Calix

Panelist: – Ideatek

Fiber Economics: Creating the Connections that Lead to Growth

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT

Speaker Meet Up

Location: 5 O’clock Somewhere Bar – Expo Hall

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT

Tribal Broadband Meet Up

Location: 5 O’clock Somewhere Bar – Expo Hall

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT

Exclusive Look at the FBA documentary, ThoughtWaves

Location: Presidential Ballroom

6:00 PM – 6:10 PM CT

Welcome and Introductions

Location: Presidential Ballroom

6:10 PM – 6:30 PM CT

ThoughtWaves Exclusive First Look Showing

Location: Presidential Ballroom

6:35 PM – 7:00 PM CT

ThoughtWaves Cast and Crew Q&A

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Connect2 Communications, Inc.

Panelist: – Pew Charitable Trusts

Panelist: – FBA

Panelist: – EPB

Panelist: – Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition

8:30 PM – 10:00 PM CT

FBA Live Karaoke Dive Bar & Late Night Bytes _{hosted by Adtran & Calix}

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

Hosted By

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT

Breakfast _{Full Conference Attendees Only}

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

Sponsored By

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT

Canadian Breakfast Meet Up

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Registration Open

Location: Delta Lobby BCD

Sponsored By

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM CT

Welcome to FC25 Day 2, Industry Fiber Investment Recognition

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – FBA

General Session - Tuesday

8:05 AM – 8:10 AM CT

Welcome to Tennessee

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – District 51, State of Tennessee

General Session - Tuesday

8:10 AM – 8:25 AM CT

Chairwoman's Remarks

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – GFiber

General Session - Tuesday

8:25 AM – 8:27 AM CT

Keynote Introduction

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Sponsor Speaker: – Calix

General Session - Tuesday

8:27 AM – 8:50 AM CT

Fireside Chat with Jessica Koch, FBA Conference Committee Vice Chair

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Calix

Speaker: – Schools Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition

General Session - Tuesday

8:50 AM – 9:10 AM CT

Operator Light Talk: Restoring Connection and Community: Hawaiian Telcom’s Response to the Lahaina Fires

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – altafiber

General Session - Tuesday

9:10 AM – 9:40 AM CT

Panel: Light It Up: Creating the Ultimate Smart Home

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Parks Associates

Panelist: – Adtran

Panelist: – Shentel (Glo Fiber)

Panelist: – TP-Link Systems

Panelist: – Gateway Fiber

General Session - Tuesday

9:40 AM – 10:00 AM CT

Operator Light Talk: The Long Game: Scaling a Fiber Business that’s Built to Last

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – C Spire

General Session - Tuesday

10:00 AM – 10:02 AM CT

Music Sponsor Remarks, intro Break

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Sponsor Speaker: – eX2 Technology, a Vivacity Company

General Session - Monday

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM CT

Live Fiber for Breakfast: Connecting Our AI Future

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – FBA

Panelist: – Lumen

General Session - Tuesday

10:55 AM – 11:25 AM CT

Panel: Light It Up: Innovation: Architecting for Growth

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Graybar

Panelist: – Nex-Tech

Panelist: – Corning Optical Communications

Panelist: – Brightspeed

Panelist: – Nokia

General Session - Tuesday

11:25 AM – 11:45 AM CT

Operator Light Talk: Empowering Our Community, One Connection at a Time

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – Bristol Tennessee Essential Services

General Session - Tuesday

11:45 AM – 11:50 AM CT

Closing Remarks

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – EPB

General Session - Tuesday

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Executive Lounge

Location: Governor’s Ballroom AE

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT

State Broadband Lounge

Location: Presidential Lobby

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Tribal Broadband Lounge

Location: Governor's Ballroom B

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT

AM Break

Location: Delta Lobby BCD

Sponsored By

11:30 AM – 1:45 PM CT

Women in Fiber Luncheon _{Requires a separate ticket ($)}

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

Women in Fiber

Sponsored By

11:45 AM – 1:00 PM CT

Lunch in Expo Hall _{Full Conference Attendees Only}

Location: Ryman C

11:45 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Expo Hall Open

Location: Ryman C

11:45 AM – 6:00 PM CT

Headshot Lounge Open

Location: End of Aisle 900 in Expo Hall

Sponsored By

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CT

Stay Connected: The Benefits that Light Up FBA Membership

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Discussion Leader:

Discussion Salons

12:45 PM – 1:15 PM CT

Unlock Smarter Growth: Scaling Fiber Operations and Maximizing Monetization

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Panelist:

Panelist: – SAP

Discussion Salons

Presented By

12:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT

5 O'clock Somewhere Bar

Location: Ryman C

Sponsored By

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM CT

Equity Analyst Lunch Roundtable

Location: Governor's Ballroom A

Moderator: – UTOPIA Fiber

Panelist: – Needham & Company

Panelist: – Rothchild & Co

Executive Experience

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Building Tomorrow's Workforce Today

Location: Canal C

Moderator: – HNM Systems

Panelist: – Tennessee Economic & Community Development

Panelist: – Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)

Panelist: – Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center

Digital Equity and Workforce Development

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Fiber Ecosystem: Managing the Customer Experience

Location: Canal D

Moderator: – ISE Magazine

Panelist: – GOCare

Panelist: – RouteThis

Panelist: – Gila River Telecommunications

Panelist: – PomeGran, Inc.

Panelist: – CSG

Service Provider Ecosystem

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Going the Extra Middle Mile with Federal, State and PPP Funding Programs

Location: Bayou AB

Moderator: – ACG Research

Panelist: – Cisco Systems

Panelist: – Keller and Heckman, LLP

Panelist: – Millennium

Middle Mile: Keeping It All Connected

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Key Considerations for Regional and National Network Builds

Location: Canal E

Moderator: – Omdia

Panelist: – Corning

Panelist: – Velox

Panelist: – Millennium

Panelist: – Great Plains Communications

Outside Plant Considerations: Digging in as BEAD Doles Out

1:00 PM – 1:40 PM CT

Rural Market Expansion: Challenges and Opportunities

Location: Bayou CD

Moderator: – Total Telecom

Panelist: – FiberWise

Panelist: – CostQuest

Panelist: – BHC Engineering

Panelist: – Vitruvi Software

Deployment Best Practices

1:00 PM – 2:10 PM CT

Advancements in the Managed Home/Building

Location: Bayou E

Moderator: – The Broadband Forum

Panelist: – DigitalC

Panelist: – Calix

Panelist: – Aprecom

Panelist: – Futurewei

Panelist: – United Fiber

Broadband Forum Technology Deep Dives

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

OpTIC Path Rodeo

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 854)

Sponsored By

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Building Cohesive Teams that Support Scale and Success

Location: Canal D

Moderator: – Telecompetitor

Panelist: – Talman Consultants, LLC

Panelist: – Innovative Systems

Panelist: – 3-GIS

Panelist: – UTOPIA Fiber

Service Provider Ecosystem

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Creating Connections to Support AI, Data Center and Evolution at the Edge

Location: Bayou AB

Moderator: – Entropy, Inc.

Panelist: – Lumen

Panelist: – Calix

Panelist: – ACG Research

Panelist: – KGPCo

Middle Mile: Keeping It All Connected

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Fiber Deployment: Building Effective Efficient Networks

Location: Bayou CD

Moderator: – Lightera

Panelist: – Hexatronic

Panelist: – Render Networks

Panelist: – GFiber

Panelist: – Clearfield

Deployment Best Practices

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Rural Market Expansion: Going the Extra Long Last Mile

Location: Canal E

Moderator: – Corning

Panelist: – Brightspeed

Panelist: – Prysmian

Panelist: – CHR Solutions

Panelist: – The Pew Charitable Trusts

Outside Plant Considerations: Digging in as BEAD Doles Out

1:50 PM – 2:30 PM CT

Unlocking the Gate to Digital Opportunity

Location: Canal C

Moderator: – Broadband Nation

Panelist: – BHC

Panelist: – gaiia

Panelist: – Meridiam Fiber

Panelist: – Adtran

Digital Equity and Workforce Development

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT

Digital CX Strategies that Win and Wow Customers

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – GoCare

Exhibitor Presenter: – KUB Fiber

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

2:20 PM – 2:35 PM CT

Paths to NextGen PON for Cable Service Providers - Opportunities & Challenges

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter:

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

2:40 PM – 2:55 PM CT

The Secondary Market 2.0

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Logic Networks

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT

Bridging the Digital Divide

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Luck Grove

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

3:20 PM – 3:35 PM CT

Leveraging AI driven automation to accelerate time to market

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Amdocs

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

3:40 PM – 3:55 PM CT

Overcoming Permitting & Regulatory Hurdles

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Inorsa

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM CT

From Permits to Penetration - Unlocking the Power of your Data

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Broadband Insights

Expo Theater Presentations

Presented By

4:20 PM – 4:35 PM CT

General Intro about Lasercomms, Transcelestial, and Capabilities

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Exhibitor Presenter: – Transcelestial

Expo Theater Presentations

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Smart Home Open House

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

Smart Home Open House

Sponsored By

2:15 PM – 3:30 PM CT

Broadband Service Provider Network Automation and AI

Location: Bayou E

Moderator: – The Broadband Forum

Panelist: – Nokia

Panelist: – Radisys

Panelist: – Ciena

Panelist: – Metronet

Broadband Forum Technology Deep Dives

2:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT

Broadband Policy Symposium

Location: Governor's Ballroom C

Broadband Policy Symposium

Sponsored By

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Digital Literacy as an Enabler of Economic Growth

Location: Canal C

Moderator: – Heartland Forward

Panelist: – Clayton County Office of Digital Equity

Panelist: – Community Broadband Action Network

Panelist: – Roseburg Public Schools

Panelist: – Georgia Technology Authority

Digital Equity and Workforce Development

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Key Deployment Considerations Above the 49th Parallel

Location: Bayou CD

Moderator: – PwC

Panelist: – SaskTel

Panelist: – Corning

Panelist: – Digicom

Panelist: – PomeGran Inc.

Deployment Best Practices

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Managing the Project, Promoting the Value

Location: Bayou AB

Moderator: – SPG Global

Panelist: – Adtran

Panelist: – INDATEL Services

Panelist: – Wesco

Panelist: – Connected Nation

Middle Mile: Keeping It All Connected

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Operating at Peak Performance: Network Partnerships at Work

Location: Canal D

Moderator: – Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Panelist: – Nokia

Panelist: – Gateway Fiber

Panelist: – IQGeo

Panelist: – gaiia

Service Provider Ecosystem

2:40 PM – 3:20 PM CT

Streamlining the Outside Plant Deployment Process from Construction to Service Turnup

Location: Canal E

Moderator: – Light Reading

Panelist: – Clearfield, Inc.

Panelist: – Render Networks

Panelist: – Spatial Business Systems

Panelist: – Harmonic

Outside Plant Considerations: Digging in as BEAD Doles Out

3:25 PM – 5:00 PM CT

Overbuilder Toolkit

Location: Governor's Ballroom D

Overbuilder Toolkit

Sponsored By

4:40 PM – 5:40 PM CT

Women in Fiber Meet Up

Location: 5 O’clock Somewhere Bar – Expo Hall

5:20 PM CT

Winners Circle: OpTIC Path Rodeo, Proof of Concept, and Passport Drawing Winner!

Location: Expo Floor (Booth 343)

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT

Exhibitor Teardown

Location: Ryman C

8:30 PM – 10:00 PM CT

Light It Up Glow Party _{hosted by AirWorks}

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

Hosted By

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CT

Breakfast _{Full Conference Attendees Only}

Location: Delta Ballroom BCD

Sponsored By

7:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT

Registration Open

Location: Delta Lobby BCD

Sponsored By

8:00 AM – 8:05 AM CT

Welcome

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – GFiber

The State Broadband Summit

8:05 AM – 8:30 AM CT

Fireside Chat: Bridging the Digital Divide and Serving Underrepresented Communities

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – FBA

Speaker: – Office of Commissioner Gomez, Federal Communications Commission

The State Broadband Summit

8:30 AM – 8:50 AM CT

Operator Light Talk: Telling the Story

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – Cityside Fiber

The State Broadband Summit

8:50 AM – 9:30 AM CT

Panel: Light It Up: State Broadband Officer Roundtable

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Cisco Systems, Inc

Panelist: – North Carolina Department of Information Technology

Panelist: – Minnesota Dept. of Employment and Economic Development

Panelist: – Arkansas Department of Commerce

Panelist: – Kansas Department of Commerce

The State Broadband Summit

9:30 AM – 9:55 AM CT

Keynote 4: From Disparity to Opportunity: The Impact of Uneven Government Funding in Technology

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: – MCNC

The State Broadband Summit

9:55 AM – 10:30 AM CT

Panel: Light It Up - The Community Connection: How Fiber Impacts Economics and Opportunity

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Fierce Network

Panelist: – Colorado Broadband Office

Panelist: – Tombigbee Fiber

Panelist: – Calix

Panelist: – Heartland Forward

The State Broadband Summit

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT

Fireside Chat: Mother Mayor I Deploy Fiber

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – Benton Institute for Broadband & Society

Panelist: – Charlottesville, VA

Panelist: – Danbury, CT

Panelist: – West Des Moines, IA

The State Broadband Summit

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT

Panel: Light It Up: Taking it to the Streets: Where the Fiber Meets the Road

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator: – EPB

Panelist: – Ritter Communications

Panelist: – Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.

Panelist: – GFiber

Panelist: – Common Ground Alliance

The State Broadband Summit

11:30 AM – 11:35 AM CT

Closing Remarks

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Speaker: – EPB

The State Broadband Summit