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2024 Speakers
Lori Adams
Nokia: Vice President of Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy
Michael Adams
Pivot-Tech: CTO
Kate Allison
Comcast: Executive Director of Research and Digital Equity
Farduus Ahmed
International Survivors and Families Empowered (iSAFE): Executive Director/Founder
Vardin Amiri
Tarana Wireless: Senior Sales Engineer
Zach Bachmann
Kendall County (Illinois): Board Member
Brian Bailey
BBGeomatics: President & CEO
Krista Baker
Idaho Office of Broadband: State Broadband Project Manager
Jeff Bankston
Underline Inc.: VP, Business Development
Ed Barrett
HR Green: President - Broadband Business Line
Scott Barton
MyBundle: Chief Product Officer
Sarah Baska
Georgia: Director of Broadband Programs
Alejandro Batista
Searchlight Capital Partners: Managing Director
Angela Bennink
Kitsap Public Utility District: General Manager and AAPB Board Chair
Megan Beresford
Learn Design Apply Inc.: Director of Broadband Programs
Charlotte Bewersdorff
Merit Network: Vice President for Community Engagement
Sandip Bhowmick
Arizona Commerce Authority: State Broadband Director
Evan Biagi
Vero Broadband: Chief Revenue Officer
Geoffrey Blackwell
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI): General Counsel and Chief of Staff
Kent Blackwell
Delta Montrose Electric Association: CTO
Sarah Bleau
NTIA: Director, Middle Mile Grant Program
Nina Bodenhamer
Fort Collins: Director of City Give
Chad Bolling
Wyoming Business Council: Broadband Manager
Gary Bolton
Fiber Broadband Association: President & CEO
Amanda Borrett
Vivacity Infrastructure Group: Sales Director
Elizabeth Bowles
Aristotle Unified Communications Inc.: CEO
Devon Braunstein
Illinois: Director of the Office of Broadband
Paul Breakman
Adtran: VP, Americas Partners & Business Development
Corey Bryndal
Region 10 League of Economic Assistance & Planning: Broadband Project Coordinator
Valarry Bullard
New Jersey: Director of the Office of Broadband Connectivity
Jim Cannon
Pivot-Tech Development, Inc.: Chief Executive Officer
Niki Carnahan
VETRO: Account Executive
Brendan Carr
Federal Communcations Commission: FCC Commissioner
James Carsley
FarrPoint: Senior Consultant
Brandon Carson
Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority: Executive Director
Taylor Carter-Disanto
Baltimore: Deputy Director of Broadband and Digital Equity
Scott Casey
SBS: Vice President, Telecom
James Causey
DIRECTV: Associate Vice President of Business Development
Dr. Jose Castro
Panduit: Fiber Research Group Manager
Angelina Charles
DIRECTV: Director of Business Development
Melanie Colletti
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment: Digital Equity Manager
Mark Colwell
Mission Telecom: Director of Broadband Operations
Greg Conte
Texas Broadband Development Office: Director
Steve Coran
Lerman Senter: Attorney
Kristen Corra
Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition: Policy Counsel
Eric Coursey
The Broadband Group: General Manager
Delbert Cuthair
Southern Ute Shared Services: Broadband and Digital Equity Manager
Joel Daly
Zayo: SVP Government Affairs and Product Strategy
Curtis Dean
Community Broadband Action Network: Vice President
Wim D’Hondt
Roland Berger - Partner
Rebecca Dilg
Utah: Broadband Center Director
Don Dodge
JKL Associates: COO
David Don
Comcast Corporation: Senior Vice President for Public Policy
Sally Doty
Mississippi: Director of the Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi (BEAM)
Tom Duchen
River Oaks Communications Corporation: President
Seamus Dowdall
National Assoc of Counties: Associate Legislative Director
Jamie W. Earp
Ubiquity: Co-CEO & Managing Partner
David Eckard
Nokia: Vice President of the Broadband Partners
Joshua Edmonds
DigitalC: CEO
Josh Eichen
Massachusetts Broadband Institute: Director of Program Development
Russell Elliott
Siskiyou Telephone Company: CEO
Jackie English-Martin
Bonfire Infrastructure Group: Product Manager
Jeff Engman
Southern Ute Shared Services: Chief Information Officer
Andrew Eubank
VETRO: Sr. Director, Service & Sales Engineering
Justin Dean Fazzari, Ph.D.
Sanborn Geospatial: Senior Broadband Strategist
Evan Feinman
NTIA: BEAD Director
Ken Fellman
Wilson Williams Fellman Dittman: Partner
Teresa Ferguson
NRTC: Sr Director, Broadband and Infrastructure Funding
J. Matthew Firra
unWired: Chief Financial Officer
Roddy Flynn
Delaware: Executive Director, Broadband Office
Bo Ford
New Mexico State Library: Digital Equity Program Manager
Zach Friend
Santa Cruz County: Second District Supervisor
Alberto Garcia
Google Fiber: Government & Community Affairs Manager
Paul Garnett
Vernonburg Group: Founder and CEO
Jeff Gavlinski
Mountain Connect: Chairman
John George
OFS: Senior Director, Solutions and Professional Services
Sean Gerner
EducationSuperHighway: Senior Program Director of the Apartment WiFi Program
Jessica Gilbert
Matanuska Telecom Association: Director of Marketing + Corporate Communications
Darren Glatt
Searchlight Capital Partners: Partner and Head of Infrastructure Investing
Heather Gold
TAK Communications: Vice President, External Affairs
Evan Grayer
Simple Broadband, LLC: Managing Partner
Trey Grimes
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance: Theatre/Technical Director
Geon-Claude Grobler
Magnasoft: Director — Telecom Engineering
Carl Guardino
Tarana Wireless: VP of Government Affairs & Policy
Greg Guice
Vernonburg Group: Chief Policy Officer
Sachin Gupta
Centranet: VP of Business & Technology Strategies
Patrick Haggerty
Nebraska: Broadband Director
Emily Hale
Tennessee: Broadband Grants Manager
Trey Hall
Ciena: Senior Consultant, Business Development
Christine Hallquist
Vermont Community Broadband Board: Executive Director
Shannon B. Haynes
Breckenridge: Town Manager
Bob Helton
Core Network Strategies: Independent Contractor
Bryan Hicks
JSI: Systems Integration Director
Rick Hillis
Tri-State G&T: Vice President of Transmission Systems Support
Chuck Hogg
All Points Broadband: SVP
Daniel Holbrook
Oregon: Broadband Manager
Brian Hollister
CEO and Co-Founder at Bonfire Infrastructure Group
Earnie Holtrey
Ready.net: Director of State & Local Government Partnerships
Glen Howie
Arkansas State Broadband Office: Director
Veneeth Iyengar
ConnectLA: Executive Director
Greg Jaramillo
Commnet Broadband: Vice President Fiber Broadband Infrastructure Group
Thomas M. Johnson, Jr.
Wiley Law: Partner
Ryan Johnston
Next Century Cities: Senior Policy Counsel for Federal Programs
Chad Kay
CCI Systems: Senior Director of Technical Operations
Alyssa Kenney
Wisconsin: Broadband and Digital Equity Director
Daniel Kibler
Leading Path: Senior Technical Consultant and 5G Practice Leader
Ben Kley
StratusIQ: President and General Manager
Bob Knight
Harry: CEO
Jeff Kohler
Rise Broadband: Co-Founder
Eric Kotin
Lead For America: Director of Strategic Initiatives
Catherine Krantz
Communities Unlimited: Area Director for Broadband
Thane LaBarre
Colorado Springs Utilities: Senior Mechanical Engineer
David Lady
City of Salida: Director of Public Works
Matt Larsen
Vistabeam: CEO
Jonathan Layman
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: Cybersecurity Advisor
Joseph Le
Kansas: Interim Director of Broadband Development
Aneta Thomas Lee
Social Entrepreneur & Digital Equity Advocate
Brent Legg
Connected Nation: Executive Vice President
Jenna Leveille
The Sanborn Map Company: Vice President of State and Local Government
Chris Lord
Mediacom Communications: Sr. Director of Government Partnerships
Drew Lovelace
New Mexico: Office of Broadband Director
David Lukens
Sanborn Geospatial: Sr. Data Scientist
Bree Maki
Minnesota Office of Broadband Development: Executive Director
Jason Malmquist
CHR Solutions: EVP Software & IT
Erin Maruzzella
Innovations in Aging Collaborative: Executive Director
Carol Mattey
Mattey Consulting LLC, Principal
Ryan Matthews
CHC Consulting: Sr. Vice President
Jill McDaniel
Diamond State Networks, LLC: Chief Operating Officer
Mike McGill
Magnasoft: Vice President, Market Development
Brian Mefford
VETRO: Vice President of Broadband Strategy
Jenny Miller
EducationSuperHighway: Director of Government Affairs
Shannon Millsaps
Thrive Regional Partnership: Chief Operating Officer
Brian Mitchell
Nevada: Director - Governor's Office of Science, Innovation and Technology
Amanda Molina
JSI: VP, Business Advisory and Grant Services
John Monday
HR Green: Group Director, Broadband Design & Network Engineering
Kevin Morgan
Clearfield, Inc.: Chief Marketing Officer
Patrick Mulhearn
Ting: Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement
Daniel Myers
DojoNetworks: CEO/Founder
Erica Myers
SpaceX: Senior Manager for Global Government Affairs
Hunter Newby
Telx: Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
Ajit Pai
Searchlight Capital Partners: Partner
Drew Pappas
Bonfire: Director of Business Development
Jade Piros de Carvalho
Kansas: Former-Director of the Broadband Office
Gregory Poole
Ting: West Region Director of Customer and Construction Operations
Keith E. Pruett, MA
Florida Division of Emergency Management: Deputy Director
Mike Puglia
KASEYA: GENERAL MANAGER, SECURITY SUITE
Eric Rajchel
Vantage Point: Assistant Director of Engineering
Abel Ramirez
CIsco: Cisco Business Solutions Architect
Jessica Randall
Michigan Broadband Office: Infrastructure and Data Director
David Reed
University of Colorado: Scholar in Residence
Tom Reid
Reid Consulting Group: President and Founder
Brandy Reitter
Colorado Broadband Office: Executive Director
Randall René
Esri: Industry Solutions Director for Telecommunications
Edyn Rolls
Oklahoma Broadband Office: Chief Strategic Officer
Jessica Sankus
California State Association of Counties: Principal Fiscal and Policy Analyst
Delia Sanchez
Colorado Broadband Office: Community Engagement Specialist
Vini Santos
Ciena: Routing and Switch Portfolio and Solutions Marketing
Samantha Schartman
Connect Humanity: Director of Philanthropic Programs
Matt Schmit
Illinois Broadband Lab: Executive Director
Doug Seacat
Clearnetworx: Founder & President
Gwynne Shotwell
SpaceX: President & COO
Amber Smyer
University of Idaho Extension: Program Manager, Digital Economy Program
Deb Socia
The Enterprise Center: President & CEO
David S. Stehlin
Telecommunications Industry Association: CEO
Annie Stroud
Generation West Virginia: Broadband Program Director
Dr. John Stryjewski
X-Lumin Corporation
Taylor Stuckert
Lead for America: ACC Executive Director
Zev Suissa
x-lumin: Chief Growth Officer
Tyler Svitak
Colorado Smart Cities Alliance: Executive Director
Craig Sword
Anritsu: Senior Business Manager
Karisa Tashjian
Digitunity: Senior Director of Programs and Strategic Partnerships
Bob Thompson
Underline: Founder & CEO
Kristoffer Tobbe
Livingston County (Michigan): Chief Information Officer
Ashley Travers
KGP Co: Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
Thomas Tyler
Louisiana: Deputy Director for Broadband and Connectivity
BJ Tanksley
Missouri: Director of the Office of Broadband Development
Paul Unbehagen
Nokia: CTO, Enterprise & Cloud
Alisa Valentin, Ph.D.
Public Knowledge: Broadband Policy Director
Stefaan Vanhastel
Nokia: Fixed Networks' Head of Innovation & Marketing
Lara Van Matre
Sister Carmen Community Center: Digital Equity Programs Coordinator
Jake Varn
Pew: Associate Manager, Broadband Access Initiative
Chandler Vaughan
Virginia Office of Broadband: Associate Director
Mike Vermeer
Panduit: Broadband Manager
Peter Voderberg
Ohio: Chief of BroadbandOhio
Deb Walker
Ting: Regional Community Engagement and Public Affairs Manager
Barry Walton
Corning: Senior Broadband Solutions Architect
Claire Ward
NoaNet: Manager of Market Development and Communications
Todd Way
Douglas Fast Net: CEO
Bret Westwood
Rise Broadband: Chief Technology Officer
Joshua Williams
Independent Consultant
Misti Willock
Resound: Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Jase Wilson
Broadband.Money: Founder & CEO
Tonya Witherspoon
Wichita State University: Associate Vice President, Industry Engagement & Applied Learning
John Windhausen
SHLB Coalition: Founder and Executive Director
Brian Worthen
Visionary Broadband: CEO
Corian Zacher
Next Century Cities: Policy Advisor
David Zelenok
ZK Engineers: CEO
David Zumwalt
WISPA: Chief Executive Officer