Speakers
Aaron Hildreth
Intellipop Internet Services, Co-Founder
Abbie O'Dell
Charter Communications, Sr. Director, Learning Services
Adam Quinlan
ITG Communications, Vice President of Consulting
Alberto Garcia
GFiber, Government & Community Affairs Manager
Alison Vaughan Terry
Colorado Broadband Office, Strategy Officer
Andy Davis
Overland Strategies, Founder & Principal
Angela Siefer
NDIA, Executive Director
Aquiles (“Alex”) Trujillo
Connect New Mexico, Deputy Director
Ashley Travers
KGPCo, VP Strategic Partnerships
Bill Blackford
CEO and General Manager, FTI WiFi
Bill Wallet
Adoptex, Founder & CEO
Bob Knight
Harry Marketing, CEO
Bob Whitman
Corning, VP Market Development
Bobbie Gilbert
Ripple Fiber, Chief Government Affairs Officer
Brad Moline
Allo, Founder and President – Leased Networks
Brandy Reitter
Colorado Broadband Office, Executive Director
Bree Maki
Minnesota, Executive Director of the Office of Broadband Development
Brent Legg
Connected Nation, EVP, Government Affairs
Brett Bonomo
Castle Rock Microwave, CEO
Brian Allenby
CostQuest Associates, Director of State Solutions
Brian Greenlee
Volt Broadband, Network Engineer/Administrator
Brian Mitchell
ITG Communications, Principal Consultant
Bryan Lubin
Moonshot, Managing Director of Digital & Compute Infrastructure
Calen Schultz
Performance Culture Consulting, Managing Director
Carol Mattey
Mattey Consulting, Principal
Caroline Stratton
Benton Institute, Research Director
Casey Lide
Keller & Heckman, Partner
Cassie Bair
35 Mile Foundation, VP of Broadband Services
Catherine Nicolaou
City of Albuquerque, Broadband Program Manager
Chad Bolling
Wyoming, Broadband Manager
Chris Aal
CHR Solutions, Software Territory Director
Chris Pedersen
Connected Nation, EVP of Development & Planning
Craig Gralapp
CHR Solutions, Software Territory Director
Dan McVaugh
Consultant
Dave Taylor
ECS, Owner and Lead Consultant
David Don
Silicon Flatirons, Senior Fellow
Denise Atkinson-Shorey
Colorado Education Broadband Coalition
Dennis Pappas
NextLight, Director-Fiber Network
Dr. Cheryl D. Calhoun
Community College Baccalaureate Association, CEO
Drew Pappas
Bonfire, Director of Business Development
Earnie Holtrey
Myrta Consulting, Infrastructure Strategy Consultant
Elizabeth Bowles
Aristotle Unified Communications, CEO
Emil Olbrich
PrimeLime Wireless Consulting, President
Eric Bathras
AtkinsRéalis, VP Infrastructure Modernization and Cyber Resilience
Eric Rex
Key Bank, Director
Erin Loughney
Widelity, Senior Manager
Falko Hansch
TKI Infrastructure Solutions, Product Strategy
Gary Bolton
Fiber Broadband Association, CEO
Gene Crusie
Surf Internet, CEO
George B. Thomas
Founder, Sidekick Strategies
George Stegall
Vice President, Kinetic
Glen Howie
Arkansas, State Broadband Director
Gordon Dolven
CBRE, Research Director – Americas Data Centers
Greg Guice
Vernonburg Group, Chief Policy Officer
Greg Herrman
Core Telecom Systems, VP
Gregory Luhman
Adtran, Vice President of Business Development
Harrison Golson
Ripple Fiber, SVP of Engineering
Heather Mills
ITG Communications, Principal Consultant
Hilory Parker
Nexstream, COO
Hunter Newby
Newby Ventures, Owner
James Feger
Adtran, Strategic Advisor
James Jun
TOWARDEX Technologies, Founder and CEO
Jan H. Schindler
TKI Infrastructure Solutions, EVP
Jason Malmquist
CHR Solutions, Engineering Account Director
Jason Yaker
Local Fiber, Founder & CEO
Jeff Gavlinski
Mountain Connect, CEO
Jeff Reiman
The Broadband Group, President
Jeffrey R. Casey
Burns & McDonnell, Director
Jeremy Dreyer
SkyHelm, Founder and CEO
Jim Anderson
Municipal Capital Markets Group, Senior Vice President, Director
Jim Brinksma
LightRiver, CTO
Jim Cannon
Pivot Tech, CEO & Founder
Jim Johnson
Google, Community and Workforce Development Manager
Jim Staheli
Positron, Senior Vice President
Joe Silverzweig
Thura TV, Founder
John Seaman
Cambium Networks, Western Region Sales Manager
John Stephenson
Vantage Data Centers, SVP Public Policy
Jonathan Nelson
Clearnetworx, Multi-Dwelling Unit Manager
Jordan Gross
Lumen Technologies, Director of Government Affairs for Lumen Technologies
Josh Nisbet
Team Fishel, Business Development Manager
Julie DeCuypere
Michael Baker International, Program Manager, Broadband Consulting
Justin Nelson
All West Communications, CEO
Karen White
Michael Baker International, VP National Broadband Practice
Katie Epeseth
EPB, Vice President – New Products
Kelleigh Cole
Utah Education and Telehealth Network, Director of Policy and Communications
Kevin Driscoll
Netceed, Senior Vice President
Kevin Uyeno
Pivot-Tech Development, VP & Chief of Staff
Kim McKinley
TAK Broadband, Chief of Staff
Kimberly Glineski
Idaho Broadband Office, Project Manager
Krista Baker
Idaho Broadband Office, State Broadband Project Manager
Kristen Corra
SHLB Coalition, Policy Counsel
Lawrence Cross
Adoptex, Chief Scientist
Lene Schulze
Nord Strategies, Principal
Lindsay Kelley
Sonar Software, Vice President of Growth
Marissa Mitrovich
FBA, VP of Public Policy
Mark Vasconi
Vasconi Consulting, Principal
Matt Larsen
Vistabeam, CEO
Matt Schmit
Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Executive Director
Matt Smith
Skyline Technology Solutions, Chief Network Architect
Melissa Newman
Telecommunications Industry Association, VP
Michael Santorelli
NYLS, Director, Advanced Communications Law & Policy Institute
Mike Vermeer
Panduit, Manager of Broadband Solutions
Niall Robinson
Adtran, VP Global Business Development
Nicholas Strauss
Alvarez & Marsal, Managing Director
Nick Bonomo
Castle Rock Microwave, System Engineer
Nick Maynard
US Ignite, Co-founder and CEO
Nick Pexton
Co-Founder & VP of Reliance Engineering Services
Niki Carnahan
TKI Infrastructure Solutions, Director of North America Sales & Operations
Paul Garnett
Vernonburg Group, Founder & CEO
Peter Voderberg
BroadbandOhio, Founding Chief
Robin Olds
Cisco, Senior Sales Business Development Manager
Roger Timmerman
UTOPIA Fiber, Executive Director
Russell Elliott
Siskiyou Telephone Company, CEO
Ryan Kudera
Essentia, Inc., Director of Broadband Solutions
Ryan Schmidt
Union, Director of Engineering
Sarah Baska
Georgia Broadband Office, Director
Sarah Morris
HR&A, Senior Principal
Sean Stokes
Keller & Heckman, Partner
Shawna Taets
Illinois SBO, Broadband Policy Manager
Stacey Slaughter
NCTI, CEO
Stacie McDonald
Harry Marketing, VP Strategic Communications
Stephen Rose
Render Networks, CEO
Steve Coran
Lerman Senter, Attorney
Steve Harris
UCL Swift, VP of Sales and Marketing
Steven Helton
Lightwave Resource Group, President
Thomas Tyler
C207 Partners, Co-Founder
Tim Miles
Steamboat Springs Re-2, NCB, THOR, CEBC, Director
Todd Jackson
FBA, Director of Workforce Development
Todd Way
Douglas Fast Net, CEO
Tony Speller
Comcast, SVP of Network Operations
Vera Koleva
Coherent, Senior Electro-Optical Design/Product/FAE Engineer
Waylon Smeathers
CPS Energy, Manager, Pole Attachment Services
Will Bender
TKI Infrastructure Solutions, Solutions Engineer