Speaker List

VP, Market Strategy and Innovation
AFL

Sr. Director Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy
Nokia

Consultant
Brownstone Consultants

Associate Professor
Department of Media Studies, University of Virginia

VP of Integrated Broadband Build Planning
AT&T

Senior Member of Technical Staff
EXFO

Editor-in-Chief
Telecompetitor

Partner
Keller and Heckman LLP

General Manager
OzarkGo

CTO/SVP of Engineering
SCTE, a subsidiary of CableLabs

State Broadband Director
Tennessee Economic & Community Development

VP Broadband Development
NRTC

Head of Sales
InCoax

Special Representative for Broadband
NTIA

Founder/Principal
BevTek

President and CEO
NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association

Business Development - North America
Nokia

Brand Market Manager
Clearfield

president and CEO
FBA

Director, Market Development, Utlity Broadband
ETI Software Solutions

Technical Manager, Solutions and Applications Engineering
OFS

Vice President - Business & Technology Strategies
NRECA

Manager, Network Investments
Meta

Senior Technical Manager
Sumitomo Electric USA

Chief Executive Officer
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services

Editor-in-Chief
Broadband Communities Magazine

Director of Advanced Solutions Design
Axiros North America, Inc.

Editor and Publisher
Converge! Digest

System Engineer Manager - Great Lakes and Southeast Region
CommScope

Vice President
The Sasha Group

President
Carina Technology, Inc

Vice President, Government Affairs
C Spire

General Manager, West Region
Google Fiber

Chair of NACO Telecommunications & Technology Steering Committee; Commissioner, Stearns County, Minn.
National Association of Counties

Executive Director
The Sasha Group

Partner
Kelley Drye & Warren

CEO
Career Thrivers

Director of Product management for PON Innovation
CommScope

Senior Vice President, Technology and Strategy
ADTRAN

CEO
Lokx

President
Broadband Universe

Regional Manager, Product Line
VIAVI Solutions

Managing Director
KeyBanc Capital Markets

Broadband Executive Director
City of Fort Collins

CEO
Cullman Electric Cooperative

Director, Market Development
CommScope

VP Marketing and Product
Minera Networks

Project Director, Broadband Access Initiative
Pew Charitable Trusts

Founder and CEO
Netly Fiber

Director of Technology & Support Services
Wesco

Senior Systems Engineer
A10 Networks

Director, Enterprise and MxU Program
Ting Fiber

Director, Funding and Regulatory Affairs
FiberRise

President & CEO
BrightRidge

Executive Editor
Telecompetitor

President
National Tribal Telecommunication Association

Chief Broadband and Technology Officer
BrightRidge

CIO and General Manager
Connect 2 First Internet at First Electric Cooperative Corporation

Vice President, Head of State Government Affairs
Windstream

Director of Corporate Development
Google Fiber

Technology Lead, Business Development Fiber, Fixed Networks
Nokia

Project Executive
Quanta

Chief Revenue Officer
NCTI

Chief Client Officer
Lit Communities

Director
Erwin Fiber

Director of Government Relations
EPB

Advanced Technology Solutions Specialist- Industrial IoT & Cyber Security
Anixter

VP, Marketing Operations
Buckeye Broadband

Staff Systems Engineer
Corning Optical Communications

Foreman
Spligitty Fiber Optic Services

Executive Vice President, Customer Engagement & Services
Calix

President of Consumer and Small Business
Consolidated Communications

Director of External Relations
Office of the Mayor, City of Pharr

CEO
Maneuver Networks

Global VP of Telecom & Wireless Associations
Plume

Head of Government & Community Affairs - East Region
Google Fiber

Senior Director, Solutions and Professional Services
OFS

President
MCTV

Vice President, Solution Architectures
CCI Systems

Vice President, External Affairs
Mears Group, Broadband Division

Senior Reporter, Editor and Communications Team Lead
Community Broadband Networks Initiative, Institute for Local Self Reliance

Chief Strategy Officer
Lit Communities

COO/ASST. GM
RTC Networks

VP of Technical Operations
Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation

CEO
New Lisbon Holdings, Inc

Federal Affairs Manager
Corning

VP of Regulatory Affairs
CTA

Director, Government Business and Economic Development
Centranet

Vice President Customer Success
Vitruvi Software

Editor in Chief
Fierce Telecom

Editorial Director
Lightwave & Broadband Technology Report

Executive Director, Education and L&D Sales
SCTE

Solutions Engineer II
3-GIS

VP of Q&A, Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance
SiFi Networks America

Vice President, Broadband Access and Home Networking
Dell'Oro Group

President and CEO
ROCK Networks

Director of Broadband Initiatives
Georgia Technology Authority

President
UtiliSource

Superintendent of Broadband Services
Holland Board of Public Works

MxU Program Management Lead
Google Fiber

Director, Office of Broadband
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development

Senior Project Manager
Ditesco

Marketing Manager
3-GIS

President
CTC Technology & Energy

Director, Market Development NCC
Commscope

VP, Partnerships and Project Development
Seven States Power Corporation

Executive Director
ConnectLA

Vice President of Client Development
Lit Communities

National Market Manager, Broadband
Graybar Electric Company

Senior Analyst
Futuriom

Senior Manager, Sales Engineering
Quantum Fiber

SVBP Technology Services
CableOne

Fiber Connect Conference Chair & Board Vice Chairman
On Trac, Inc.

Senior Research Analyst, Broadband Infrastructure
S&P Global Market Intelligence

Senior Director of Market Development
Lumos/North State

CTO
Nextlink

VP, Research and Workforce Development
Fiber Broadband Association

President & CEO
Harrison Edwards

Project Engineer
Finley Engineering Company, Inc

Principal Analyst and Co-Founder
Futurum Research

Senior Director, Product Management
Xperi

VP of Technology and Engineering
Hiawatha Broadband Communications

Chief Analyst
Omdia - Informa Tech

Chief Revenue Officer
Biarri Networks

Strategic Sales Director & Customer Engineering
DZS

Product Line Manager
EXFO

Broadband Operations Manager
Murray Electric System

Principal Analyst
Omdia

General Manager Pay TV Business
TiVo

Product Line Specialist
Corning Optical Communications

SVP Government Affairs
ACA Connects

Director of Marketing & Communications
Frankfort Plant Board

Director of Government and Public Affairs
Blue Ridge Communications

Director, Fibre to the Premise Operators
SaskTel

Director of Optical Access Standards
Futurewei Technologies

Editorial Director
CableFax

President and CEO
Common Ground Alliance

VP Product Engineering
CableOne

Head of Government Relations
DZS

Senior Product Marketing Manager
Calix

Product Line Manager
AFL

CTO Americas
Adtran

AVP, Access and Field Marketing
Calix

CEO
Vitruvi

Chief Marketing Officer / Deputy Director
UTOPIA Fiber

Editor in Chief
Cabling Installation and Maintenance

Vice President, Product Management
3-GIS

CEO
C Spire

CEO
ECSite, Inc.

Chief Technology & Information Officer
Traverse City Light & Power

Partner
Ice Miller, LLP

Partner
Ice Miller LLP

VP Grant & Funding Strategies
CTC Technology & Energy

SVP - National Architecture and Engineering
Frontier Communications

Director, Community Broadband Networks Initiative
Institute for Local Self Reliance

CEO and Co-Founder
VETRO, Inc.

Principal Analyst
IDATE DigiWorld

Chief Marketing Officer
Clearfield, Inc.

Market Development Manager
Corning Optical Communications

Director of Sales
Plume

Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Government Affairs & Community Engagement
Ting Internet

SVP, Access Edge Solutions
DZS

Sr. Director Construction & Engineering
Frontier

Business Development Manager, Innovation & Transformation for Americas Service Provider
Cisco Systems

Publisher
ISE Magazine and ISE Expo

Director, Product Management
Google Fiber

Senior Director Product Marketing
Calix

Strategic Sales Development Manager
Adtran

Director of Innovation and Technology
City of Pharr, Texas

Senior Sales Executive
COS Systems

President and CEO
ACA Connects

Director, Product Marketing
Calix

Vice President, Technology & Support Services
Wesco

CEO
Render Networks

Head of Product Marketing
ADTRAN

Engineer
Vantage Point Solutions

OIT Project Manager
University of Tennessee

Principal Analyst
Futuriom Research

Director of Technology & Communications
Irby Utilities

VP of Sales
Vitruvi

CMO
DZS

CEO
RVA LLC

Consultant
Unicorn Communications

VP, Global Head of Customer Success
TiVo

Product Manager, Home and MDU
C Spire

Marketing Director, Fixed Networks
Nokia

Territory Manager; Tennessee Region
CommScope

Director of IoT Engineering
Wesco

Public Policy and Government Affairs
Google Fiber

Executive Director
Connect Maine

Director of Government Affairs
MetroNet

Senior Product Line Manager, Splicers & Test Equipment
AFL

Managing Editor, News
Dark Reading

Technical Lead, Corporate Development
Google Fiber

CEO
USAC

CEO
Gateway Fiber

Executive Corporate Technical Consultant, Technical Operations
EPB

Consultant
MetroNet

County Commissioner
Monongalia County, WV

Senior Director, Partnerships and Outreach
US Ignite

Director - Solution Marketing
Ciena

Deputy CIO, Broadband & Special Projects
Georgia Technical Authority

Director of Operations
OnTrac Inc.

CEO
Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation

Engineering Manager
City of Loveland/Pulse Broadband

CEO
Lit Communities

Senior Project Manager - Small Cells & Underground
VIKOR Teleconstruction

Broadband Advisor
Office of Educational Technology

President and CEO
GVTC Communications

Senior Operators Manager
Tavistock Development/832 Communications

Incoming President & CEO
ACA Connects

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Internet Connectivity & Growth
NTIA

President/CEO
CostQuest Associates, Inc.

Director of Strategy & Research
The Johnson Group

Senior Exectrical Engineer
Burns & McDonnel

Head of Business Development - Americas
Airties

Principal
Broadband Success Partners

CEO
Biarri Networks

Chief Innovation Officer
LIT Communities

Principal Analyst
ACG Research

Head of Learning & Development
Google Fiber

Senior Advisor, Broadband Funding Program
HR Green

CEO
Vantage Point Solutions

General Manager North America
Deepomatic

EVP
On Trac

Senior Vice President of Brand Strategies
EPB

CEO/GM
Nex-Tech

Under Secretary for Rural Development
USDA Rural Development

President
Positron Access

IoT Technologist / Director IoT Product Line
Friendly Technologies Pty Ltd

Fixed Networks CTO
Nokia

Vice President, Product Management, Broadband Business
Radisys

CEO
EPB

Solutions Architect
Corning Optical

CEO
Douglas Fast Net

VP of Engineering
Vantage Point Solutions

Senior Manager, Technical Training and Support
Clearfield

Research Director
Futurum Research

Project Manager
Massey Electric Company

SVP, Engineering and Market Innovation
Seven States Power Corporation

Managing Editor
CableFax

Chief Customer Officer
Lumos/NorthState

Director - Network Planning
altafiber / Cincinnati Bell

Vice President, Community Engagement & Strategic Partnerships
Ready.net, Inc.

Head of Comsof Americas
Comsof

Market Development Manager, Carrier Networks
Corning