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7:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Contractor Move-In
(Rio Grande Hall) |
1:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Exhibitor Move-In
(Rio Grande Hall) |
7:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Registration Open
(Atrium Foyer) |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
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Certified Fiber-to-the-Home Professional (CFHP)
– Hosted by The Light Brigade (additional fee required)
(San Antonio Room) |
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8:45 am – 5:00 pm |
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(Ballroom B) |
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FREE WORKSHOPS
No added charge for registered Summit attendees
(Glass Oaks)
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FREE WORKSHOPS
No added charge for registered Summit attendees
(Wedgewood)
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12:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Workshop #1
Hands-On Financial Modeling for Private Cable Operators |
PART 1
Workshop #2
Student Housing Technical Workshop: On-Campus Housing
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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Workshop #3
Gigafying the MDU |
Workshop #4
Deliver a Subscriber Experience Like Never Before
Hosted by Calix
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4:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Workshop #5
Contracts 101: Basic Elements That Are A Must In Multifamily Agreements
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Workshop #6
Broadband and Economic Development:
It's Not Automatic
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4:00 pm – 7:30 pm |
 Welcome Reception
Location: Google Fiber Space
(buses being provided to/from facility, starting at 3:30 pm through 9:00 pm, running every 20 – 30 minutes from each facility)
Sponsored by Google Fiber |
7:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Registration Open
(Atrium Foyer) |
7:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Exhibitor Move-In
(Rio Grande Hall) |
7:30 am – 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast
(Grand Ballroom Foyer)
Sponsored by Google Fiber |
8:00 am – 4:00 pm |
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Certified Fiber-to-the-Home Professional (CFHP)
– Hosted by The Light Brigade (additional fee required)
(San Antonio Room) |
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7:50 am – 8:00 am |
Official Welcome and Introduction |
8:00 am – 9:00 am |
 General Session:
The Internet of Things: Financial and Societal Impacts on Urban and Rural America
The Internet of Things promises new forms of automation – and new uses for broadband technology – but activities have been scattered among disparate applications. How will cities and rural areas alike benefit from “smart cities” and other Internet of Things applications?
(Grand Ballroom A)
Sponsored by Google Fiber
Introduced by Drew Clark, President, Rural Telecommunications Congress; Of Counsel, Best Best & Krieger, LLP
Moderator:
Mark Johnson – CTO, MCNC
Presenter:
Florence D. Hudson – Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, Internet2
Panelists:
Paul Hopingardner – Deputy CIO, City of Austin
Steven Garbrecht – Director, GE Digital
Patrick Sims – CTO, Lightcore Group, Inc.
Anne Schwieger – Broadband and Digital Equity Advocate, City of Boston Department of Innovation & Technology
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9:10 am – 10:20 am |
 Blue Ribbon Panel:
Great Communities
Featured properties highlighting the best of everything. Four great case studies that are pretty fantastic. These MDU properties are using technology amenities to wow their residents. Find out how and why they did it.
(Grand Ballroom A)
Sponsored by iPhotonix
Featured Properties:
Deer Ridge Apartment, Jamestown, ND
Park Square at Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, CA
San Travesia, Scottsdale, AZ
AMLI South Shore, Austin, TX
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10:30 am – 12:30 pm |
Featured Keynote Speaker: Hugh Forrest – Director, SWXW Interactive Festival
Let’s Gigafy America
Three technologies. Three competitive business plans. Myriad service offerings and add-ons. One goal: reliable gigabit broadband for everyone.
(Grand Ballroom A)
Moderator:
Diane Kruse – CEO and Consultant, Neo Connect
Keynoters:
Eric Boyer – Senior Vice President, Commercial & Connected Communities, AT&T
Hossam Salib – Vice President of Access Technology Strategy, XFINITY Communities
Mark Strama – Director of Business Operations, Google Fiber, Austin |
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm |
General Session:
What Can You Do With A Gig?
Find out about the new gigabit applications that are getting ready to launch. Bill Wallace, executive director of US Ignite, will present demonstrations of exciting applications that will soon transform the delivery of health, energy, city services and more.
Working Lunch
(Grand Ballroom A)
Moderator:
Bill Wallace -Executive Director, US Ignite
Presenters:
Lev Gonick – CEO One Community
Danna Bailey – Vice President, Corporate Communications, EPB, Chattanooga, TN
David Lary – Professor, University of Texas, Dallas
Aaron Deacon – Managing Director, KC Digital Drive |
1:50 pm – 2:50 pm |
General Session:
The State of the Union of Wireless
It's tough to get cellular and Wi-Fi signals to MDU residents these days. They need seamless connections, and modern building materials are energy-efficient but block cell sites. Here's what works, in different situations.
(Grand Ballroom A)
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1:50 pm – 2:50 pm |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRACK
(Grand Ballroom B)
Blue Ribbon Panel: The Public and Private Sectors Working Together
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MULTIFAMILY
TRACK
(Grand Ballroom A) |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRACK
(Grand Ballroom B) |
RURAL BROADBAND TRACK
(Wedgewood Ballroom) |
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3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
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4:10 pm – 5:00 pm |
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5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Exhibit Hall Opens – Refreshments (Rio Grande Hall) |
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm |
Sponsored by AT&T Connected Communities
(Gazebo & Trinity Patio)
“Let's Jazz It Up, Austin”
Opening Night Reception with Live Entertainment |
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7:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Registration Open
(Atrium Foyer) |
7:30 am – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast and Program
Fifty States of Broadband
Recently SNG and Rural Telecommunication Congress Rural TeleCon reached out to all fifty states to uncover what exactly is going on with broadband activities and investment. This session will discuss trends being seen – the good, the bad, and the ugly – and provide everyone who attends a comprehensive report.
(Glass Oaks Room)
Moderator:
Michael Curri – Founder and President, Strategic Networks GroupPresenters:
Lori Sherwood – Director of Broadband Development, Vantage Point Solutions
Monica Babine – Senior Associate, Washington State University
Doug Adams – Director, Marketing & Communications, Strategic Networks Group, Inc.
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8:00 am – 8:45 am |
Magellan Presents In-depth Community Broadband Business Model Benchmarking Study
There are many different business models and approaches that communities use to improve broadband services. This session will give attendees a unique perspective and in-depth look into the inner-workings of several community broadband projects, exploring detailed steps that have lead to some of the most successful next-generation broadband networks. Magellan’s presentation will focus on analysis of the real world business, financial and deal structures that communities are using today to attract next-generation broadband. Attendees will learn about key benchmarks that are critical for success of these networks and how to use them to test broadband opportunities in their communities.
(Glass Oaks Room)
Presenters:
Kyle Hollifield – Senior Vice President, Magellan Advisors
John Honker - President, Magellan Advisors
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8:45 am – 9:00 am |
A Special Announcement From Next Century Cities
(Glass Oaks Room)
Presenter:
Todd O’Boyle – Deputy Director, Next Century Cities
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8:00 am – 8:50 am |
MULTIFAMILY TRACK
Owner / Legal Roundtable
Closed forum for owners and owner lawyers only.
(Brazos Room) |
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MULTIFAMILY
TRACK
(Glass Oaks Room) |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRACK
(Grand Ballrom B) |
RURAL BROADBAND TRACK
(Wedgewood Ballroom) |
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9:00 am – 9:50 am |
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10:00 am – 10:50 am |
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10:45 am – 12:45 pm |
Exhibit Hall Open / Refreshment Break (Rio Grande Hall) |
12:45 pm – 2:05pm |
Keynote Address
Presenter: Bill Bates, EVP and Chief of Staff, Council on Competitiveness
(Grand Ballroom A)
Sponsored by Verizon Enhanced Communities
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MULTIFAMILY
TRACK
(Glass Oaks Room) |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRACK
(Grand Ballrom B) |
RURAL BROADBAND TRACK
(Wedgewood Ballroom) |
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2:30 pm – 3:20 pm |
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3:30 pm – 4:20 pm |
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4:20 pm – 5:10 pm |
Networking Break – Refreshments
(Ballroom Foyer) |
5:10 pm – 6:10 pm |
Playing With Gigabits: Austin’s Creative Industry Goes High-Speed
This panel will focus on the opportunities that are available to Austin’s creative sector because of giga speeds. The moderator and panelists from Austin will provide information about SXSW Interactive, Austin’s gaming community, and Austin’s creative sector in general, with a focus on how giga speeds are important to each.
(Glass Oaks Room)
Moderator:
Rondella Hawkins – Officer, Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs, City of Austin, TX
Presenters:
Hugh Forrest – Director, SXSW Interactive Festival, Austin, TX
Jim Butler – Manager, City of Austin, TX
Jennifer Bullard – Chairman, International Game Developers Association, Austin, TX |
5:10 pm – 6:10 pm |
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6:10 pm – 7:45 pm |
(Rio Grande Hall) |
7:45 pm – 9:00 pm |
Networking Dinners – Privately Arranged |
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7:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Registration Open
(Atrium Foyer) |
7:30 am – 8:30 am |
Continental Breakfast
(Grand Ballroom Foyer) |
7:30 am – 8:30 am |
Breakfast Session:
(Grand Ballroom B)
Software-Defined Networking/Network Functions Virtualization (SDN/NFV) |
8:30 am – 9:30 am |
Track Session:
(Grand Ballroom B)
FTTH Planning: Engineering Best Practices |
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MULTIFAMILY
TRACK
(Grand Ballroom A) |
EDITOR'S CHOICE
TRACK
(Grand Ballrom B) |
RURAL BROADBAND TRACK
(Wedgewood Ballroom) |
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9:40 am – 10:30 am |
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10:40 am – 11:30 am |
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11:40 am – 12:30 pm |
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11:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Exhibit Hall Open (Rio Grande Hall) |
12:30 pm – 3:20 pm |
Special Program:
New Approaches to Financing Fiber Networks
(Grand Ballroom A)
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1:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Special Half-Day Program Hosted by the NTIA BroadbandUSA
(Grand Ballroom B)
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Cornerstone Awards Luncheon —