Empowering Tribes by Creating Broadband Programs that Respect Sovereignty

Monday, June 2, 2025

1:50 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Location: Governor's Ballroom D

Moderator(s)

HB

Hayden Beeson

Editor
ISE Magazine

Panelist(s)

Andrew Metcalfe

President and CEO
Native Network, Inc
Wenatchee, Washington, United States
Claudia Tarbell (she/her/hers)

Senior Engagement Manager for Tribal and Indigenous Communities
Calix, New York, United States
Robert Griffin

Broadband Director
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Durant, Oklahoma, United States
Brian Hollister

CEO
Bonfire
Denver, Colorado, United States

For generations, a lack of infrastructure investment has left Tribes on the wrong side of the digital divide. The panel will share real life experiences of digital divide and how architecting a fiber network will empower growth and will change the health and welfare across the country.