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

Monday, June 2, 2025

9:55 AM - 10:25 AM CT

Location: Presidential Ballroom

Moderator(s)

Derek Kelly

Vice President, Market Development
Lumos
Waynesboro, Virginia, United States

Panelist(s)

Sreekala Bajwa (she/her/hers)

Vice President of Agriculture, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana, United States
Amber Humphrey

Senior Director of Telehealth
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Andrew Donaldson (he/him/his)

Lead Engineer for Research
Center for Connected and Automated Transportation, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Chris Shilling (he/him/his)

Undersecretary of Technology and Innovation
Chickasaw Nation
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Once fiber broadband connects every home, access to new services, technologies, and applications becomes ubiquitous and potentially life changing. The capacity for change will no longer be gated by slow connectivity; any garage has the potential to become the next revolutionary startup company. Innovation experts will share their insights and perspectives as each participant pushes the boundaries of what’s possible and provide insight into what comes next when fiber provides equal access.