2019 Agenda at a Glance
Monday, April 8 |
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| 7:00am – 5:00pm | Contractor Move-In (Rio Grande Hall) |
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| 5:00pm – 7:00pm | Exhibitor Move-In (Rio Grande Hall) |
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| 10:00am – 5:00pm | Registration Open (Atrium Foyer) |
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| 8:00am – 5:00pm | 
CERTIFICATION Day One:Certified Fiber-to-the-Home Professional (CFHP)– Hosted by The Light Brigade (additional fee required) (Brazos Room) |
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| 12:00pm – 2:00pm | Workshop #1 (Glass Oaks) Financial Modeling for Community Networks Moderator: Steve Ross Editor-at-Large, Broadband Communities Presenter: Curtis Dean President, Smart Source Consulting |
Workshop #2 (Grand Ballroom B) Advanced Broadband Technology 101 Moderator: Joanne Hovis President, CTC Technology & Energy |
Workshop #3 (Wedgewood) How to Create a Virtual Telehealth Center Using Community Broadband Moderator: Craig Settles President, CJ Speaks Presenters: Eric Brown President, California Telehealth Network; President, OCHIN Broadband Network Services (OBNS) Dr. Milton Chen Founder and CEO, VSee and This American Doc Becky Jones Program Manager, Texas/Louisiana Telehealth Resource Center Carly McCord, Ph.D. Director of Telebehavioral Health Texas A&M Telehealth Counseling Clinic |
| 2:00pm – 4:00pm | Workshop #4 (Glass Oaks) Best Broadband Infrastructure for Each Building Type Moderator: Tom Stender President & CEO, InfiniSys Presenters: Taylor P. Jones VP, Technology Solutions, Boingo Wireless Cory Douglas Executive Vice President Deployment and Construction, Pavlov Media Shawn Cullingford MDU/CRE Systems Architect, Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS Company Kara Mullaley Global FTTx Marketing Manager, Corning Optical Communications |
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Workshop #5 (Wedgewood) Co-ops 101: Questions and Challenges Cooperatives Face in Evaluating a Broadband Deployment  Moderator: Kristy Szabo Director of Consulting, VantagePoint Presenters: Michael Wachtmann Technology Solutions Manager, RTC Fiber Communications, Indiana Mark Batman President & CEO, Marshall County REMC, Indiana Dave Frigen Chief Operating Officer, Wabash Communications |
| 4:00pm – 6:00pm | Workshop #6 (Glass Oaks) Intelligent Multifamily Communities – How to Maximize the Benefits and Mitigate the Risk of the Internet of Things Moderator: Henry Pye Vice President, Residential Technology Services, RealPage, Inc. |
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| 6:00pm – 7:30pm | Welcome Reception (Atrium Foyer) |
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Tuesday, April 9 |
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| 7:00am – 6:00pm | Registration Open (Atrium Foyer) |
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| 7:00am – 1:00pm | Exhibitor Move-In (Rio Grande Hall) |
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| 7:30am – 8:30am |  Continental Breakfast (Grand Ballroom Foyer) Sponsored by HMI Services |
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| 8:00am – 4:00pm |
CERTIFICATION Day Two:Certified Fiber-to-the-Home Professional (CFHP)– Hosted by The Light Brigade (additional fee required) (Brazos Room) |
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| 8:15am – 8:30am | Official Welcome and Introduction and Special Tribute to an Old Friend (Grand Ballroom A) Presenters: Barbara DeGarmo CEO, Broadband Communities Steve Sadler Director, Resident Technology Services, RealPage, Inc. |
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| 8:30am – 8:40am | Welcome to Our City: What’s Hot in Austin (Grand Ballroom A) Presenter: Rondella Hawkins Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs Officer City of Austin, Texas |
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| 8:45am – 9:45am |
General Session Hear what's on the minds of the experts Broadband Communities turns to when we want to know about multifamily, economic development and rural broadband issues.
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| 9:55am – 11:25am | General Session A Conversation with the Big Carriers on Where They're Going (Grand Ballroom A) Kathleen Austin Asst. Vice President, Revenue Partnerships, Equity Residential Presenters: Daniel O’Connell Senior Director of Consumer Markets, CenturyLink Dan Terheggen CEO, Consolidated Smart Systems Michael Weston Senior Leader, Verizon Enhanced Communities Jackie Arbour General Manager, National Sales & Mixed-Use, AT&T Connected Communities Mike Slovin Vice President of National Field Sales, Xfinity Communities |
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| 11:35am – 12:35pm | General Session Great Communities (Grand Ballroom A) Moderator: Jeff Reiman Principal, The Broadband Group Presenters: Whisper Valley Kara Weinstein Home Owners Association and Lifestyle Director, Whisper Valley Ben Waltzer National Real Estate Partnerships, Google Fiber Walsh Ranch Michael Voll CEO, Frog |
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| 12:45pm – 1:40pm | General Session / Working Lunch Building The Case For a Housing Revolution (Grand Ballroom A) Plant Prefab CEO Steve Glenn guides the production of high design, low impact single and multifamily homes – and gets them to his clients faster (50% reduction in construction time), cheaper (10-25% in major cities) and greener (many are LEED certified) than purveyors of typical on-site construction projects. And you’d better believe these aren’t your weird relatives’ mobile homes. The AIA, Green Builder Magazine, Business 2.0 and Business Week have all given the company awards. Plant Prefab’s backers include Amazon’s Alexa Fund – so it’s no surprise the homes are also smart. Moderator: Mike Smith President, White Space Building Technology Advisors Presenter: Steve Glenn CEO, Plant Prefab |
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| 1:50pm – 2:50pm | General Session Tipping Point: The Disruptive Model That’s Bringing Funding and Fiber to American Communities (Grand Ballroom A) Are 2019 and 2020 game-changing years for community broadband deployment? Tipping Point panelists will show you why they think so. This plenary session will take you through a revolutionary new way to fund Open Access networks and finally accelerate the pace of broadband deployment in the United States. Moderator: Bob Knight Executive Vice President & COO, Harrison Edwards Presenters: Lindsey Brannon Head of Finance, Neighborly Isak Finer Chief Marketing Officer, COS Systems Brian Snider Senior Broadband Consultant KJ Chugh Smart City Business Development Leader, Nokia Ben Lewis-Ramirez Director of Business Development, Foresite Group |
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| MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Grand Ballroom A) |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRACK (Grand Ballroom B) |
RURAL BROADBAND TRACK (Wedgewood Room) |
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| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Deployers: What's Your Winning Strategy? |
Broadband at the Crossroads: Our Experts Weigh In |
Rural Funding 1: State of Play From the USDA |
| 4:10pm – 5:00pm | Owning Your Own Broadband System | Howdy, Partner! |
Rural Funding 2: Going After Private Funds... and Help Spur an Innovation Renaissance |
| 5:00pm – 6:30pm | Exhibit Hall Opens – Refreshments (Rio Grande Hall) |
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| 6:30pm – 9:00pm |  Opening Night Cocktail Reception (Gazebo & Trinity Patio) Join us for This Year’s “Boots and Bling” Party Co-Sponsored by Calix, Corning, M3 & Walker and Associates |
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Wednesday, April 10 |
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| 7:00am – 6:00pm | Registration Open (Atrium Foyer) |
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| 7:45am – 8:50am |  General Session: Breakfast and Program Breakfast Sponsored by Aerohive Networks 5G: From Gee-Whiz to Making It Work (Grand Ballroom B) Separating fact from fiction when it comes to small-cell deployment and its potential impacts can be confusing. But our panel of industry experts, consultants and city staffers on the front lines will help sort it all out. From their unique perspectives, they’ll review the status of the key small-cell issues before the FCC, Congress, the courts; provide examples of what's working in the field and what's not; explore areas of potential agreement; and exchange views on what the future holds in terms of deployments – and in terms of the outcomes consumers can expect. Leader: Deb Socia Executive Director, Next Century Cities Presenters: Antonia Castro-Graham Assistant to the City Manager; Energy and Sustainability Manager, City of Huntington Beach, California Angela Stacy Vice President of Marketing and Communications, SmartWorks Partners Lisa Youngers President & CEO, Fiber Broadband Association Tim Burke Vice President, Strategic Technology, Liberty Global, Inc. Brian Kurkowski Principal Member of Technical Staff – Firstlight |
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| 8:00am – 8:50am | MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Frio Room) Owner / Legal Roundtable Closed forum for owners and owner lawyers only. |
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| MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Glass Oaks Room) |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRACK (Grand Ballroom B) |
RURAL BROADBAND TRACK (Wedgewood Room) |
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| 8:00am – 8:50am | Manufacturer/Providers Roundtable |
5G session continued… | Wired and Wireless: What Technologies Best Meet the Needs of Rural America? |
| 9:00am – 9:50am | Wanna Better Way to Boost In-Building Signal Strength? Think CBRS (Citizens Band Radio Service) |
What Do We Really Know About Broadband and Economic Development? |
Rural Broadband as a Driver for State Broadband Initiatives |
| 10:00am – 10:50am | MDU Legal Leaders (Glass Oaks Room) 10:00am – 11:20am |
Lessons Learned From Turn-Around Communities | In Sickness and In Health… Benefits of Marrying Telehealth and Community Broadband |
| 10:45am – 12:45pm | Exhibit Hall Open / Refreshment Break (Rio Grande Hall) |
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| 12:45pm – 2:05pm |  Cornerstone Awards Luncheon(Grand Ballroom A) Sponsored by Verizon Rural Broadband: A View from DC Keynote Address by: Jannine Miller Senior Advisor for Rural Infrastructure, USDA |
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| MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Glass Oaks Room) |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRACK (Grand Ballroom B) |
EDITOR'S CHOICE TRACK (Wedgewood Room) |
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| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | Small Internet Providers: What MDUs Need to Know |
Looking for Alternatives for Funding Your Municipal Fiber? You’ll Find Them Here |
Marketing: The Secret Key to Deployment Success |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm | Networking Break – Refreshments (Grand Ballroom Foyer) |
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| 4:00 pm – 5:00pm | MDUs and WISPs: We Can Work It Out | The Future of Work: Find Out What Works | |
| 5:00pm – 7:30pm | Exhibit Hall Cocktail Reception (Rio Grande Hall) |
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| 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Networking Dinners – Privately Arranged | ||
Thursday, April 11 |
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| 7:00am – 2:00pm | Registration Open (Atrium Foyer) |
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| 7:30am – 8:30am | Continental Breakfast (Grand Ballroom Foyer) |
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| MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Grand Ballroom A) |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRACK (Grand Ballroom B) |
RURAL BROADBAND TRACK (Wedgewood Room) |
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| 8:00am – 9:00am | IoT: Living up to the Buzz with New Technologies | Regional Cooperation: The Road to Creating a Digital Economy |
Turning Your Connection into Economic Opportunity |
| 9:10am – 10:00am | MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Frio Room) Owner / Roundtable Closed forum for property owners and managers only. |
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| EDITOR'S CHOICE TRACK (Grand Ballroom A) |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRACK (Grand Ballroom B) |
RURAL BROADBAND TRACK (Wedgewood Room) |
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| 9:10am – 10:00am | Mapping Matters | Electric Cooperatives: The Emerging Power Player in Broadband Deployments |
Rural, Yes Rural, Broadband Success Stories |
| 10:10am – 11:00am | MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Grand Ballroom A) IoT Systems: Who Maintains Them? |
Key Legal Issues: A Rapid-Fire Update + Q&As |
EDITOR'S CHOICE TRACK (Wedgewood Room) Co-op Trailblazers: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly on the Way to a Deployment |
| 11:10am – 12:00pm | The ABCs of BMS (Building Management Systems) |
Raise Your IT Security IQ Sponsored by Mid-State Consultants  |
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| 11:00am – 2:00pm | Exhibit Hall Open (Rio Grande Hall) |
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| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | General Session/Exhibit Hall Luncheon and "Must be Present to Win" Drawings (Rio Grande Hall) The Coming Tech Revolution – And Why America Might Miss It That’s the title of fiber broadband champion and Harvard Law School professor Susan Crawford’s new book – and what you’ll hear her address at Thursday’s working lunch. The great promise of cheap, ultra-fast fiber-optic connectivity is limitless communications capacity that will radically transform everything from business, education and medical care to urban and rural problem-solving. Why might America miss out? Crawford notes that 84 percent of homes here are still connected to the internet through far more limited copper wire. China, on the other hand, is installing some 20,000 FTTH connections daily. Crawford has lots to say about the whys of America’s sluggish and haphazard efforts to switch to fiber and about the ways we can fix it. She’ll share them and follow up with a Q&A and book signing. Introduction: Jim Baller President, Baller Stokes & Lide, PC Keynoter: Susan Crawford John A. Reilly Clinical Professor of Law, Harvard University Book signing immediately following. Sponsored by CTC  |
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| 1:10pm – 2:10pm | General Session San Francisco's MDU Open Access Ordinance: Here We Come... Again (Ballroom B) We debated the many concerns and questions of property owners and broadband providers before the ordinance took effect. Let's do it again now that there's been time to evaluate what's happening on the front lines. Moderator: Carl Kandutsch Attorney, Law Office of Carl E. Kandutsch Presenters: Ian Davis Telecom Attorney: Founding Partner, Davis Craig, PLLC Angie Kronenberg Chief Advocate and General Counsel, INCOMPAS Doug Woods Vice President, Residential Access, Wave Broadband Brian Regan Vice President, Legal, Policy and Strategy, Starry Internet Alex Menendez Founder & Partner, MonkeyBrains Kevin Donnelly Vice President, Government Affairs, National Multifamily Housing Council |
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| 2:20pm – 3:20pm | General Session Super Fun-ding Way to End the Summit (Ballroom B) We've shown you the money – and there's a lot of it for broadband projects – in a number of sessions. We're going to add them all up and send you home with good ideas on what funding-finding strategies will work best for your community. Moderator: Jim Baller President, Baller Stokes & Lide, PC Presenters: Joanne Hovis President, CTC Technology & Energy Doug Dawson President, CCG Consulting Jory Wolf Vice President of Digital Innovation, Magellan Advisors |
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April 8-11, 2019
Renaissance Hotel in Austin, Texas
Look who you'll meet at the Summit
| Unique Opportunity to Network with Broadband Systems Operators* *Includes Telcos - Private, CLECs, ILECs; Cable Operators; Wireless Broadband Operators, Property Managers, Developers, Owners, REITs, Universities, Colleges |
49% | |
| Equipment Manufacturers, Suppliers, Distributors | 17% | |
| Government/Legal | 12% | |
| Consultants, Contractors | 10% | |
| System Installers, Service Providers | 8% | |
| Financial Advisers, Institutions, Investors | 3% |