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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Monday, June 13, 2022
  • 7:00am – 8:00am
    Breakfast
  • 7:00am – 6:00pm
    Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 8:40am
    Conference Welcome & Awards
  • 8:30am – 12:30pm
    OpTIC Train the Trainer Session
  • 8:40am – 9:05am
    From Dream to Reality: Bringing Internet to All
  • 9:05am – 9:45am
    Federal Focus: Bridging the Digital Divide
  • 9:45am – 10:10am
    AM Break
  • 10:10am – 10:50am
    State of the States: Ensuring Fiber Reaches Everyone
  • 10:50am – 11:20am
    Keynote Address: Meta
  • 11:20am – 11:30am
    Preview of Expo Hall and Afternoon Events
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm
    Concession Lunch in Expo Hall ($)
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm
    Network Operators Luncheon
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm
    Public Officials Luncheon
  • 11:30am – 6:00pm
    Expo Hall Open
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm
    Challenges Unique to Rural Builds
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm
    Making a Compelling State Grant Application
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm
    Middle Mile Innovation
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm
    Overcoming Last Mile Obstacles
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm
    Smart City
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm
    The Rightful Place for PPPs
  • 1:30pm – 2:20pm
    Best Practices for Success with PPP
  • 1:30pm – 2:20pm
    Fiber for 5G
  • 1:30pm – 2:20pm
    Revitalizing Downtown
  • 1:30pm – 2:20pm
    Smart Grid
  • 1:30pm – 2:20pm
    Taking Fiber from Concept to Real...Estate
  • 1:30pm – 2:20pm
    Workforce Development & Supply Chain
  • 2:30pm – 3:20pm
    Bringing the Community Together
  • 2:30pm – 3:20pm
    Cable and Fiber Opportunities
  • 2:30pm – 3:20pm
    Full Fiber MDUs
  • 2:30pm – 3:20pm
    Getting Started: Due Diligence for PPP
  • 2:30pm – 3:20pm
    Innovation in Fiber Distribution
  • 2:30pm – 3:20pm
    Preventing the Next Digital Divide: Building a 50-Year Network
  • 3:30pm – 3:45pm
    Ribbon Cutting Opening of Fiber Connect 2022 Expo Hall
  • 3:40pm – 5:55pm
    Fiber Theater - Monday

    Fiber Theater

  • 8:00pm – 10:00pm
    An Authentic Nashville Music Tradition: The Writer Rounds