Skip to main content

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Embassy Suites
by Hilton Des Moines Downtown

 
 


WELCOME

Join us in Des Moines as we cultivate how fiber broadband is impacting the precision agriculture industry, providing the capacity needed to move the industry forward.
 
AGENDA

Click for a PDF of the detailed agenda HERE.

7:15 am Registration Opened, sponsored by Millennium
7:15 – 8:00 am Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors, sponsored by ISG
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 Welcome to Iowa – Secretary Mike Naig, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
8:40 – 9:10 am A Case in Point: Plant the Speed: From Plan to Plant
9:10 – 9:35 am Keynote: Enabling Digital Precision Agriculture with Fiber Broadband Technology
9:35 am Breakfast Sponsor Remarks – Leila Hussein, Business Unit Leader, ISG, Inc.
9:35 – 10:00 am Networking Break with Exhibitors, sponsored by Panduit
10:00 am Networking Break Sponsor Remarks – James Wator, Sales Director, Broadband Sales, Panduit
10:00 – 10:40 am Fiber and The Edge: Leveraging Fiber to Advance Green Acres
10:40 – 11:20 am Local Focus: Permit Me to Deploy Fiber
11:20 – 11:55 am Fireside Chat: NTIA BEAD Update
11:55 am Lunch Sponsor Remarks - Scott Jackson, National Market Manager, Graybar, FBA Board Member
12:00 – 12:45 pm  Networking Lunch, Sponsored by Graybar and Ciena
12:45 – 1:15 pm  Networking Dessert with Exhibitors
1:15 – 1:35 pm  Afternoon Keynote: Fueling Iowa's High-Capacity Economy
1:35 – 2:05 pm  Deployment Challenges and Opportunities: Fiber to the Last Mile and Acre
2:05 – 2:30 pm Fireside Chat: Iowa’s Broadband Priorities
2:30 – 3:00 pm  Networking Break with Exhibitors, sponsored by Panduit
3:00 pm Networking Reception Sponsor Remarks – Sergiu Albu, Regional Sales Manager, Cambium Networks
3:00 – 3:35 pm  Fiber Broadband Ecosystem: Who’s on First?
3:35 – 4:10 pm  Finding First Time Fiber Broadband Customers
4:10 – 4:15 pm  Closing Remarks
4:15 – 5:15 pm  Networking Reception, sponsored by Cambium Networks
   

 
REGISTRATION RATES & SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES
REGISTRATION RATES SPONSOR/EXHIBITORS
Attendee Type Member Non-Member
Network Operators $99.00 $199.00
Public Officials $99.00 $99.00
Vendors & Suppliers $249.00 $349.00
Professional Services $149.00 $249.00
Non-Profits $99.00 $99.00
Academic/Education N/A $99.00
Enterprise/Commercial N/A $359.00
     
Contact FBA Membership
Kim Rickard, Membership Outreach and Engagement Coordinator
[email protected] | 570-460-2417.
Table Top Exhibits
  • Members: $3,250 (includes 2 regs)
  • Non-Members: $4,400 (includes 1 reg)
Sponsorships
Sponsorship opportunities start as little as $1,500. Click here for the full prospectus with pricing and sponsorship inclusions. 

Contact Us
Lucy Green | [email protected] | 714-768-1606
HOTEL DETAILS
 
Hotel Name: Embassy Suites by Hilton Des Moines Downtown
Address: 101 East Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, USA
Phone: (515) 244-1700
Check-in/out time: 3:00 pm / 12:00 pm

Hotel Parking: $20.00/day

Hotel Room Discounted Group Room Rate: $169 per night plus tax.
Cut-Off Date: Monday, August 19th, 2024 or when the block sells out, whichever comes first.
Booking Link: Reserve Your Room
 
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
 
 
PLATINUM
 
 

GOLD
 

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
Wi-Fi


 
FOLDERS


 
REGISTRATION


 
LANYARDS


 
KEY CARDS


 
BREAKFAST


 
LUNCH

AM/PM BREAKS


RECEPTION
  CHARGING STATION

 

EXHIBITING COMPANIES
Adtran  |  Calix  |  DYCOM  |  KGPCo  |  Google Fiber
Adams Cable Equipment  |  Atkore  |  Cambium Networks  |  Challenger Optics  |  Clearfield
CommScope  |  Corning  |   Graybar  |  Harmonic Inc.  |  HFCL  |  INNO Instruments  |  IQGeo
ISG Inc.  |  Millennium  |  Network Connex  |  OFS |  Panduit  |  PLP  |  Power & Tel
Precision OT  |  Ribbon  |  TP-Link  |  Unitek  |  Wavelo  |  Wesco  |  Winncom Technologies