Digital Infrastructure Investment 2021 Workshop

Digital Infrastructure Investment 2021 unites the broadband infrastructure and financial services communities to focus on the investment asset profile – including fiber, small cells, towers and data centers – required to support a 21st century information economy.

Co-located at the Broadband Communities Summit, Digital Infrastructure Investment 2021 brings investment fund managers, institutional investors, private equity and venture capitalists to the table with senior broadband leaders to provide clarity to the next business models for advanced digital infrastructure.

Topics include:

• Infrastructure Investment Funds: How will the Biden Administration’s broadband infrastructure package influence institutional investors? Will telecom mergers and acquisitions accelerate?
• Last Mile Digital Infrastructure: As ownership models evolve, who will play the lead role in construction? What entities, including cities, will own digital assets? Who will manage the networks?
• Public-Private Partnerships: How has municipalities’ becoming a leading voice in new digital infrastructure projects changed the public-private partnership conversation?
• The Future of Shared Infrastructure: Will 5G deployment accelerate the sharing of real-estate facilities between cell tower carriers and infrastructure owners?

The event is organized by Broadband Breakfast, part of Washington-based media company Breakfast Media LLC. Learn more at https://broadbandbreakfast.com.

12:00 pm
Introduction
Logistics for In-Person and Remote Attendees

12:10 pm
Industry Keynote
What is Digital Infrastructure Investment?

12:35 pm
Infrastructure Investment Funds
How will the Biden Administration’s broadband infrastructure package influence institutional investors? Will mergers and acquisitions accelerate in telecom?

1:30 pm
Topic 2: Last Mile Digital Infrastructure
Ownership models are evolving. Who will play the lead role in constructing? What entities, including cities, will own digital assets? Who will manage the networks?

2:15 pm
Interactive Session
Broadband Breakfast and BroadbandNow

2:30 pm
Break

2:40 pm
Policy Keynote Address
A Vision for Digital Infrastructure Investment

3:15 pm
Public-Private Partnerships
Municipalities are becoming a leading voice in new digital infrastructure projects. How has their role changed the conversations around public-private partnerships?

4:15 pm
The Future of Shared Infrastructure
Cellular towers were once proprietary, before carriers partnered with infrastructure owners. Will 5G deployment accelerate the deployment of shared real estate facilities?

5:00 pm
Conference Conclusion