| MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 - PRE-CONFERENCE |
| 5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Member Meetup - 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 Spectators Pub on the Second Floor. |
| TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 - MAIN CONFERENCE |
| 7:15AM |
Registration Open – Sponsored by Millennium |
| 7:15AM - 8:00AM |
Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors – Sponsored by BHC |
| 8:00AM - 8:05AM |
Welcome & Introduction – Evann Freeman, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, EPB, FBA Board and Jessica Koch, Controller, CBS Oregon and FBA Conference Committee Vice Chair |
| 8:05AM - 8:20AM |
Fiber Broadband: Leave No Community Behind – Gary Bolton, President & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association |
| 8:20AM - 8:25AM |
Platinum Sponsor Welcome & Introductions – Adtran: Ash Brown, Senior Director, Field and Partner Marketing |
| 8:25AM - 8:55AM |
Opening Keynote: Jeremy Hill, Director Center for Economic Development & Business Research,
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City |
| 8:55AM - 9:30AM |
A Case in Point: From First in Fiber: Google Fiber’s Kansas City Launch Story |
| 9:30AM |
Bill Brungardt, Vice President, Program Manager, BHC |
| 9:30AM - 9:55AM |
Fireside Chat: Scaling the Edge: Carrier Hotels and the Next Wave of Connectivity with IXPs
Hunter Newby, Owner Newby Ventures |
| 9:55AM - 10:40AM |
Networking Break with Exhibitors sponsored by TAK |
| 10:40AM |
Networking Break Sponsor Remarks – Kim McKinley, Chief of Staff, TAK Broadband |
| 10:40AM - 11:15AM |
Capacity Drivers: Edge, Cloud, AI, IoT, Quantum, and Machine Learning |
| 11:15AM - 11:50AM |
Kansas City’s Digital Surge: The Economic Impact of Gaming, Streaming &
Network Demand |
| 11:50AM - 12:15PM |
Fireside Chat: Broadband in the Heartland: Rural Demand Drivers with Show Me Broadband |
| 12:15PM - 12:20PM |
Afternoon Remarks: Connecting Rural America – Senator Roger Marshall |
| 12:20PM -1:00PM |
Networking Lunch-Sponsored by Graybar/Ciena |
| 1:00PM - 1:45PM |
Networking Dessert with Exhibitors |
| 1:45PM |
Lunch Sponsor Remarks – Graybar/Ciena: Scott Jackson, National Market Manager |
| 1:45PM - 2:25PM |
The Community Connection: How Fiber Impacts Economics and Opportunity |
| 2:25PM - 2:50PM |
Afternoon Keynote: State of Missouri Broadband Office Plans and Update – Adam Thorp, Program Manager, Broadband Development Office Federal Initiatives |
| 2:50PM - 3:00PM |
Sip & Stretch Coffee and Snack Break |
| 3:00PM - 3:05PM |
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library and FBA Program – Ashley Travers, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, KGPCo. |
| 3:05PM |
Networking Reception Sponsor Remarks – Rachel Merlo, Head of Government and Community Affiars, GFiber |
| 3:00PM - 3:40PM |
Powering Smart Cities & IoT Growth Through Next-Gen Connectivity |
| 3:40PM |
Closing Remarks - Evann Freeman, Vice President, Government and Community Relations, EPB, FBA Board |
| 3:45PM - 4:30PM |
Networking Reception in Expo Hall Sponsored by Google Fiber |
