WEDNESDAY, SEPTMEBER 23, 2026 - PRE-CONFERENCE
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THURSDAY, SEPTMEBER 24, 2026 - MAIN CONFERENCE
7:15 AM
Registration Opens
Sponsored by Wesco
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Wesco
8:00 AM - 8:05 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Jessica Koch, Risk Management & Compliance Administrator, Poudre Valley REA and FBA Conference Committee Chair and Patrick Mulhearn, Director, Government Affairs, Ripple Fiber and FBA Conference Committee Vice Chair
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM
Fiber Broadband: The Future that Fiber Enables
Gary Bolton, President & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association
8:25 AM - 8:35 AM
Welcome Remarks
8:35 AM - 8:40 AM
Platinum Sponsor Welcome & Introductions
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM
Keynote
9:10 AM - 9:45 AM
Case In Point
9:45 AM
Breakfast Sponsor Remarks
9:45 AM - 9:50 AM
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library and FBA Program
Ashley Travers, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, KGPCo
9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Synchronous Care: How Symmetrical Fiber Fuels Next-Gen Healthcare
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Break with Exhibitors
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
FBA Membership Update
Jennifer Vasil, Vice President, FBA Membership
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM
Dig Once, Connect More: Boston's Blueprint for Smarter, Innovative Broadband Expansion
11:45 AM
Lunch Sponsor Remarks
11:45 AM - 12:45 AM
Networking Lunch
Sponsored by Graybar/Commscope
12:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Networking Dessert with Exhibitors
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Middle Mile: Future Proofing for Next-Gen Technologies
2:10 PM - 2:35 PM
Fireside Chat
2:35 PM - 2:45 PM
Sip & Stretch Coffee and Snack Break
2:45 PM - 3:25 PM
AI, Quantum and the Future of Community Connectivity in New England
3:25 PM
Networking Reception Sponsor Remarks
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Jessica Koch, Risk Management & Compliance Administrator, Poudre Valley REA, and FBA Conference Committee Chair and Patrick Mulhearn, Director, Government Affairs, Ripple Fiber and FBA Conference Committee Vice Chair
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Networking Reception with Expo Hall
