Pre-Conference

Pre-Conference Track: Broadband Starter Kit Workshop

Presentations:

• 12:40pm – 1:30pm

  Pre-Conference: The Community Broadband Assessment
  

  Moderator: Craig Corbin – Broadband Universe

  Panelist: Aaron Jackson – Lit Communities

  Panelist: Ashley Poling – COS Systems

  Panelist: Sean P. Sikora – Monongalia County, WV
• 1:40pm – 2:30pm

  Pre-Conference: Value and Impact of Research and Brand Positioning
  

  Moderator: Sandra Tilley – EPB

  Panelist: Bill Stiles – The Johnson Group
• 2:40pm – 3:30pm

  Pre-Conference: Building Community Support and Political Will
  

  Moderator: Bob Knight – Harrison Edwards

  Panelist: Robert Heaps – SiFi Networks America

  Panelist: Scott Menhart – Traverse City Light & Power
• 3:40pm – 4:30pm

  Pre-Conference: Marketing Strategies for New Deployments
  

  Moderator: Kimberly McKinley – UTOPIA Fiber

  Panelist: Elizabeth Cates – The Sasha Group

  Panelist: Michael Cloud – The Sasha Group
• 4:40pm – 5:30pm

  Pre-Conference: Broadband Funding Options
  

  Moderator: Heather D. Mills – CTC Technology & Energy

  Panelist: Tom Coverick – KeyBanc Capital Markets

  Panelist: Lindsay Miller – Ice Miller LLP

  Panelist: Ben Segura – Google Fiber