TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025
San Antonio, Texas

The San Antonio Regional Fiber Connect will focus on the Economic Impacts of the broadband industry.

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7:15AM	Registration Opens, sponsored by Millennium
7:15AM - 8:00AM	Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors, sponsored by GFiber
8:00AM - 8:05AM	Welcome & Introduction - Evann Freeman, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, EPB, FBA Board and Jessica Koch, Industry Associations and External Affairs Senior Manager, Calix
8:05AM - 8:15AM	Fiber Broadband: Leaving No Community Behind - Gary Bolton, President & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association
8:15AM - 8:20AM	Platinum Sponsor Welcome & Introductions - Ashley Brown, Senior Director, Field Marketing, Adtran
8:20AM - 8:45AM	Opening Keynote: Resilient Growth: 2025 Texas Economic Outlook - Pia Orrenius, PhD, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
8:45AM - 9:20AM	A Case in Point: It Takes a Town: How an Underserved Community in Texas Got Fiber
9:20AM - 9:45AM	Fireside Chat: Governor’s Broadband Development Council Plans and Priorities
9:45AM	Breakfast Sponsor Remarks
9:45AM - 10:30AM	Networking Break with Exhibitors, sponsored by TAK Communications
10:30AM	Networking Break Sponsor Remarks - Heather Burnett Gold, Vice President, External Affairs, TAK Communications
10:30AM - 11:10AM	Fiber Economics: Enabling an Industry at Scale
11:10AM - 11:50AM	The Community Connection: How Fiber Impacts Economics and Opportunity
11:50AM - 12:15PM	Fireside Chat: Texas Broadband Priorities - Greg Conte, Director, Texas Broadband Development Office with Ash Brown, Senior Director, Field Marketing, Adtran
12:15PM	Lunch Sponsor Remarks
12:15PM - 12:45PM	Networking Lunch, sponsored by Graybar/Fujitsu
12:45PM - 1:30PM	Networking Dessert with Exhibitors
1:30PM - 2:10PM	Local Focus: Permit Me to Deploy Fiber
2:10PM - 2:30PM	Afternoon Keynote: Factors Driving Broadband Affordability: Demographics, Choice and Policy Implications - Colby Humphrey, Ph.D., Research Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Broadband Access Initiative
2:30PM - 2:35PM	Sip & Stretch Coffee and Snack Break, sponsored by TAK Communications
2:35PM - 2:40PM	Networking Reception Sponsor Remarks
2:40PM - 3:20PM	Deployment Challenges and Opportunities: Overcoming Challenges Where Everything is Bigger
3:20PM - 3:25PM	Closing Remarks - Evann Freeman, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, EPB and Jessica Koch, Industry Associations and External Affairs Senior Manager, Calix
3:25PM - 4:30PM	Networking Reception, sponsored by Corning

 

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 the FBA Membership Team | [email protected] Kim Rickard, Manager, Membership Outreach & Engagement [email protected] | 570-460-2417.

Table Top Exhibits Members: $3,350 (includes 2 regs) Non-Members: $5,500 (includes 1 reg) Sponsorships Click here for the full prospectus with pricing and sponsorship inclusions.  Contact Us Lucy Green | [email protected] | 714-768-1606

 

Hotel Name: Grand Hyatt San Antonio Riverwalk
Address: 600 E Market St, TX, San Antonio, TX
Phone: 210-224-1234

Hotel Self-Parking: $47.00. Hotel Valet Parking: $59.00
Off-property parking: The Convention Center Garage, located at 41 S Bowie St, San Antonio, TX 78205 offers daily parking at $10.00-$15.00 a day.

Hotel Room Discounted Group Room Rate: $249.00 per night plus tax.
Cut-Off Date: Monday, January 20, 2025 at 5:00 pm CST, or when the block sells out, whichever comes first.
Booking Link: Reserve Your Room Today