| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 - PRE-CONFERENCE |
| 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Member Meet-up - Network with Fiber Broadband Association members as we prepare to kick off the full conference! |
| 6:00PM - 7:00PM |
Co-Ed Mixer hosted by FBA’s Women in Fiber Committee – This event is open to all. Located in the Social Ballroom. A cash bar will be available. |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 - MAIN CONFERENCE |
| 7:15AM |
Registration Open - Sponsored by Millennium |
| 7:15AM - 8:00AM |
Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors – Sponsored by Google Fiber |
| 8:00AM - 8:05AM |
Welcome & Introduction - Evann Freeman, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, EPB, FBA Board |
| 8:05AM - 8:20AM |
Fiber Broadband: Leave No Community Behind - Gary Bolton, President & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association |
| 8:15AM - 8:30AM |
Tribal Blessing & Opening Remarks - Honorable Ricardo Leonard, Vice President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community |
| 8:30AM - 8:40AM |
Morning Remarks: ConnectAllAZ – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs |
| 8:40AM - 8:45AM |
Platinum Sponsor Welcome & Introductions – Adtran: Ash Brown, Senior Director, Field and Partner Marketing |
| 8:45AM - 9:20AM |
Case In Point: From Vision to Execution: Lessons from Flagstaff’s citywide Fiber Deployment |
| 9:20AM - 9:40AM |
Fireside Chat: FBA’s Tribal Broadband Program & Priorities – Robert Griffin, Tribal Broadband Leader, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma & Co-Chair of the FBA Tribal Committee moderated by Sachin Gupta, FBA Board Member, and Centranet VP of Business and Technology Strategies |
| 9:40AM |
Breakfast Sponsor Remarks - GFiber: Will Novak, Government & Community Affairs Manager |
| 9:45AM - 10:10AM |
Fireside Chat: Nicholas Capozzi, VP & AZ State Broadband Director, Arizona Commerce Authority moderated by Ash Brown, Senior Director, Field and Partner Marketing, Adtran |
| 10:10AM - 10:45AM |
Networking Break with Exhibitors sponsored by Tak Broadband |
| 10:45AM |
Networking Break Sponsor Remarks – Tak Broadband: Rebecca Denman, VP of Business Development |
| 10:45AM - 11:25AM |
Critical Middle Mile Connectivity: Shaping the Next Frontier with Public & Private Partnerships |
| 11:25PM - 12:05PM |
Tribes Helping Tribes: Building a Strong Future Together Through Indigenous Led Telecom Infrastructure Projects |
| 12:05PM |
Lunch Sponsor Remarks – Graybar/Ciena: Scott Jackson, National Market Manager |
| 12:05PM - 12:35PM |
Networking Lunch-Sponsored by Graybar/Ciena |
| 12:35PM - 1:10PM |
Networking Dessert with Exhibitors |
| 1:10PM - 1:15PM |
Afternoon Remarks: Connect America’s Future – Senator Mark Kelly |
| 1:15PM - 1:25PM |
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library and FBA Program
Dolly Parton Imagination Library and Ashley Travers, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, KGPCo. |
| 1:25PM - 2:05PM |
Local Focus: Can You Dig It? |
| 2:05PM - 2:35PM |
Afternoon Keynote: Building Networks – Physical and Personal: The Collaborative Effort to Connect Arizona AZ-1 - Derek Masseth, Executive Director, Sun Corridor Network and Kelly Mukherjee, Director, Technical Program Management, Arizona State University |
| 2:35PM - 2:45PM |
Sip & Stretch Coffee and Snack Break |
| 2:45PM |
Networking Reception Sponsor Remarks – Sponsored by Sterling: Marty Green, Upfit Specialist, Sterling Fleet Outfitters |
| 2:45PM - 3:25PM |
Empowering Tribal Nations for the Digital Future: Fiber Access, Transport, and Network Interconnection for AI-Ready Communities |
| 3:25PM - 3:30PM |
Closing Remarks - Evann Freeman, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, EPB, FBA Board |
| 3:30PM - 4:30PM |
Networking Reception Sponsored by Sterling |
