| 7:15 am |
Registration Opened, sponsored by Millennium |
| 7:15 – 8:00 am |
Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors, Sponsored by Power & Tel |
| 8:00 – 8:07 am |
Welcome & Introduction: Gary Bolton, President & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association |
| 8:07 – 8:10 am |
Platinum Sponsor Welcome & Introductions - Ashley Brown, Senior Director, Field Marketing, Adtran |
| 8:10 – 8:40 am |
Opening Keynote: Bringing Rural America into the Network - Patricia Dominguez, State Director, New Mexico State Office | Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture |
| 8:40 – 9:20 am |
A Case in Point: Creating Opportunities and Connections in Chickasaw County |
| 9:20 – 9:25 am |
Dr. Charles Kao Award – Larry Sevier, former CEO and General Manager, Nex-Tech, Presented by Gary Bolton, President and CEO, FBA |
| 9:25 am |
Breakfast Sponsor Remarks - Power & Tel |
| 9:25 – 10:00 am |
Networking Break with Exhibitors, sponsored by Tak Communications |
| 10:00 am |
Networking Break Sponsor Remarks - Rebecca Denman, Vice President of Business Development, TAK Communications |
| 10:00 – 10:50 am |
Federal and State Funding: Taking Nothing for Granted |
| 10:50 – 11:30 am |
Fiber Broadband Ecosystem: Who's on First? |
| 11:30 – 12:00 pm |
Fireside Chat: New Mexico’s Broadband Priorities |
| 12:00 pm |
Lunch Sponsor Remarks - Scott Jackson, National Market Manager, Graybar, FBA Board Member |
| 12:00 – 12:45 pm |
Networking Lunch - Sponsored by Graybar/Ciena |
| 12:45 – 1:15 pm |
Networking Dessert with Exhibitors |
| 1:15 – 1:45 pm |
Afternoon Keynote/Fireside Chat: Tribal Broadband: The How, When, and Where - Margaret Gutierrez, Acting Division Chief, Tribal Broadband Connectivity and Nation-to-Nation Coordination Division, NTIA, OICG, U.S. Department of Commerce with Robert Griffin, Tribal Broadband Director, The Choctaw Nation |
| 1:45 – 2:30 pm |
Deployment Challenges and Opportunities: Tribal Considerations and Expectations |
| 2:30 – 3:00 pm |
Networking Break with Exhibitors, sponsored by Tak Communications |
| 3:00 pm |
Networking Reception Sponsor Remarks – – Steve Kielley, Sales Director, Cambium Networks |
| 3:00 – 3:35 pm |
Fireside Chat: What Tribes Should Know about USF High-Cost Programs and the National Broadband Map |
| 3:35 – 4:15 pm |
Tribal Broadband: Ensuring Communities Have Capacity to Thrive |
| 4:15 pm |
Closing Remarks |
| 4:15 – 5:15 pm |
Networking Reception, sponsored by Cambium Networks |
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2024
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