TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 27, 2026

Agenda

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2026 - MAIN CONFERENCE

7:15 AM

Registration Opens

7:15 AM - 8:00 AM

Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Welcome & Introduction

Jessica Koch, Risk Management & Compliance Administrator, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Inc.

8:05 AM - 8:20 AM

Fiber Broadband: The Future that Fiber Enables

Gary Bolton, President & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association

8:20 AM - 8:25 AM

Platinum Sponsor Welcome & Introductions

8:25 AM - 8:50 AM

Opening Keynote

8:50 AM - 9:30 AM

A Case in Point: Fiber to the Edge: Creating a Rural Renaissance (Live Oak Fiber)

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Fireside Chat: Broadband’s Low Country Boil

10:00 AM

Breakfast Sponsor Remarks

Brendon O’Bolye, National Sales Manager, Communications Markets, PLP.COM

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Networking Break with Exhibitors

10:45 AM

Networking Break Sponsor Remarks

10:45 AM - 10:50 AM

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library and FBA Program

Ashley Travers, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, KGPCo

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

Fireside Chat: Telling the Story with Data: Turning Subscriber Insights into Action

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

AI and the Marketing Paradigm: Where, When, and How

11:50 AM - 12:30 PM

Networking Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Networking Dessert with Exhibitors

1:00 PM

Lunch Sponsor Remarks

Scott Jackson, National Market Manager, Graybar

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Customer Experience Marketing: Marketing Beyond Speeds

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM

Membership Update and Introductions

Jennifer Vassil, Vice President of Membership, FBA

1:35 PM - 2:05 PM

Fireside Chat: Changing Go-to-Market Strategies for the Digital Economy

2:05 PM - 2:35 PM

Deployment Challenges and Realities: Go-to-Market Don’ts to Avoid Marketing Headaches

2:35 PM - 2:50 PM

Sip & Stretch Coffee and Snack Break

2:50 PM

Networking Reception Sponsor Remarks

2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

Whole Community Marketing: Residential, Business, and Municipal GTM

3:30 PM

Closing Remarks

Jessica Koch, Risk Management & Compliance Administrator, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, Inc. and Patrick Mulhearn, Director of Government Relations, Ripple Fiber

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Networking Reception with Expo Hall

Registration Rates & Sponsor/Exhibitor Opportunities

Registration Rates

Attendee Type

Member

Non-Member

Network Operators

$99

$199

Public Officials

$99

Vendors & Suppliers

$249

$349

Professional Services

$149

$249

Non-Profits

$99

Academic/Education

N/A

$99

Enterprise/Commercial

N/A

$359

Sponsors/Exhibitors

Contact Us

Lucy Green

[email protected] | 714-768-1606

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SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR:
Already sponsoring or exhibiting? Contact our Expo Services Team at [email protected] or call +1.202.624.1759
For inquiries about sponsor or exhibitor opportunities, contact Lucy Green at [email protected] or call +1.714.768.1606
REGISTRATION:
Contact us at [email protected] or +1.202.624.1756
Open weekdays, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ET, excluding holidays.
MEMBERSHIP:
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Hotel Details

DeSoto Hotel

Address: 15 East Liberty Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Phone: 866-810-5325
Check-in/out time: 4:00 pm / 11:00 am

Hotel Room Discounted Group Room Rate: $239/night plus $5.00 State Occupancy Fee, $1.00 city fee & 15% taxes
Hotel Cut-off date: Monday, October 5th at 11:59 pm ET or when the block sells out, whichever comes first.
Booking Link: Reserve Your Room

Thank You to Our Sponsors & Exhibitors