WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026 - PRE-CONFERENCE
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Tribal AI: Thinking Forward
This expert-led discussion will break down AI in its simplest form and demonstrate how Tribal Nation ISPs and IT platforms are leveraging AI. Location: Redbud Room in the Convention & Events Center
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Member Meet-Up
Network with Fiber Broadband Association members as we prepare to kick off the full conference! Location: Redbud Room in the Convention & Events Center
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Co-Ed Mixer
Hosted by FBA’s Women in Fiber Committee – This event is open to all. Location: Bullseyes (bar) is in The Boardwalk building
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026 - MAIN CONFERENCE
7:15 AM
Registration Opens
Sponsored by Wesco
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors
Sponsored by PLP
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Jessica Koch, Controller, CBS Oregon and FBA Conference Committee Chair and Patrick Mulhearn, Director, Government Affairs, Ripple Fiber and FBA Conference Committee Vice Chair
8:05 AM - 8:15 AM
Welcome to Oklahoma
Kyle Hilbert, Oklahoma Speaker of the House
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM
Fiber Broadband: The Future that Fiber Enables
Gary Bolton, President & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association
8:25 AM - 8:30 AM
Tribal Blessing & Remarks
Gordon Yellowman, Cheyenne Peace Chief Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Southern Cheyenne Nation
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
Platinum Sponsor Welcome & Introductions
Ash Brown, Senior Director, Field and Partner Marketing, Adtran
8:35 AM - 9:00 AM
Opening Keynote
Mike Sanders, Executive Director, Oklahoma Broadband Office
9:00 AM - 9:35AM
Case in Point: Choctaw Nation
9:35 AM
Breakfast Sponsor Remarks
Brendon O'Boyle, National Sales Manager, PLP
9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
Building Beyond Boundaries: Creative Solutions for Complex Tribal Broadband
Deployments
Deployments
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Break with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Watch Hill Technology Group
11:00 AM
Networking Break Sponsor Remarks
Paul Weintraub, VP Fiber Deployment, Watch Hill Technology Group
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Fireside chat: Tribal Broadband and NITA Programs
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Edge and Sovereignty: Building Tribal Data Futures
12:05 PM - 12:55 PM
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by Graybar/1Finity-Fujitsu
12:55 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking Dessert with Exhibitors
1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsor Remarks
Scott Jackson, National Market Manager, Graybar
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Rural Broadband Deployment - Myths and Realities
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Afternoon Keynote: Staying Connected to the CORE of Oklahoma - Updates on Growth in Business and Connectivity Across Oklahoma
Heather Turner, Deputy CEO & Executive Director, CORE, Oklahoma Department of Commerce
2:40 PM
FBA Member Update
Jennifer Vassil, VP FBA Membership
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM
Sip & Stretch Coffee and Snack Break
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library and FBA Program
Ashley Travers, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, KGPCo, and Scott Herrick, State Relations Director, USA, The Dollywood Foundation
3:00 PM
Networking Reception Sponsor Remarks
Shawn Arnot, Fleet Upfit Specialist, Sterling Fleet Outfitters, Inc.
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
AI in Agriculture: How Connectivity Fuels the Next AgTech Revolution
3:40 PM - 3:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Jessica Koch, Controller, CBS Oregon and FBA Conference Committee Chair and
Patrick Mulhearn, Director, Government Affairs, Ripple Fiber and FBA Conference
Committee Vice Chair
Patrick Mulhearn, Director, Government Affairs, Ripple Fiber and FBA Conference
Committee Vice Chair
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Networking Reception with Expo Hall
Sponsored by Sterling
