2024 SPEAKERS
Join an incredible line-up of forward-thinking community and broadband leaders at Broadband Communities Summit.
Christopher Ali, Pioneers Chair & Professor Of Telecommunication, Penn State University
Guillermo Alvarez-Rivas, VP of New Business Development, Cox Communications
Matt Ames, Partner, Hubacher Ames & Taylor
Shawn Arner, Deputy Assistant Administrator, USDA
Steven Augustino, Partner, Nelson Mullins
Jay Austria, National Sales Executive, AT&T
Bill Badran, Broadband Services Supervisor, Holland Board Of Public Works
Joseph Baeumel, Vice President of Business Development and Partner Strategy, KGPCO
Chris Bailey, Sales Director, Wesco
Lane Bailey, Deputy Director, Arkansas State Broadband Office
Jim Baller, Senior Counsel, Keller and Heckman Llp
Andrew Beach, Sr. Vice President Community Technology and Innovation, Mill Creek Residential
Ty Beauchamp, Division Director for Information Technology (IT), Harris County Public Library
Toni Beck, Vice President of External Affairs, Comcast
Erin Benal, Senior Broadband Development Coordinator, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Connor Benoit, Senior Vice President, HilltopSecurities
Megan Beresford, Director of Broadband Programs, Learn Design Apply Inc.
Andrew Berke, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, USDA
Dom Beveridge, Principal, 20 For 20
Rush Blakely, President And Chief Executive Officer, RealtyCom Partners
Sarah Bleau, Broadband Specialist, NTIA
Will Booth, Director of Operations, T3 Tribal Technology Training
Jeff Boozer, SVP, Marketing & Sales, CHR Solutions
Amanda Borrett, Director, New Accounts, eX2 Technology, a Vivacity company
L. Elizabeth Bowles Bravo, Chief Executive Officer, Aristotle Unified Communications Inc.
Christopher Bruen, Senior Director, Research, National Multifamily Housing Council
Scott Buehrle, VP of Multifamily Sales & Strategy, Frontier
Delia Burke, Strategic Advisor, Digital Equity, City of Seattle
Andrew Butcher, President, Maine Connectivity Authority
Duncan Cannon, Director of Building Technology, Cortland
Scott Carroll, Director, Multifamily Product & Devices, Comcast Cable Communications
Scott Casey, Chief Executive Officer, ROVR
Drew Clark, CEO, Broadband Breakfast
Jennifer Clark, Board Member, Lake County IL
Laura Cole, BiblioTech Director, BiblioTech Public Library, Texas
Arielle Collins, Program Manager, LA Office of Broadband Development & Connectivity
Tessi Cook, Director of Supply Chain and Logistics, Lumos Fiber
John Michael Cortez, Government And Community Affairs, GFiber
Tom Coverick, Managing Director, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
Chad Crank, Managing Director, Grain Management
Chris Curtin, VP MDU Expansion, Ubiquity
Pierrette Renée Dagg, Director of Research, Merit Network Inc
Alex Damato, Vice President, Policy, Charter Communications
Mitch Danklef, Senior Director Business Development, Comcast
Ian Davis, Attorney, Davis Craig, PLLC
Douglas Dawson, Owner and President, CCG Consulting
Marycruz De Leon, Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Kathryn de Wit, Broadband Research Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Joshua Delzell, Director Of Ancillary Services, Venterra Realty
Ken Demlow, Senior Project Manager, HRGreen, Inc.
Charles Dennie, Principal Consultant, Broadband Solutions WV
David Don, Senior Vice President for Public Policy, Comcast Cable Communications
Seamus Dowdall, Associate Legislative Director, National Association Of Counties
Garner Duncan, VP of Sales (Gov/Ed. & Wholesale), Ezee Fiber
Kerem Durdag, Chief Executive Officer, GWI
Zachary Ebner, Senior Manager of Product Management, Quantum Fiber
Joshua Edmonds, Chief Executive Officer, DigitalC
Trent Edwards, President, Mears Group Inc
Andrew Entrikin, Director of Broadband & New Power Supply, Whatcom PUD
Justin Fazzari, Senior Broadband Strategist, Sanborn Geospatial
Evan Feinman, Director of BEAD Program, US Department Of Commerce NTIA
Chris Field, Digital Equity Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh
Cindy Fisher, Digital Opportunity Program Supervisor, Texas Broadband Development Office
Jon Gant, Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives, US Department Of Commerce NTIA
Paul Garnett, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Vernonburg Group
Heather Gate, EVP of Digital Inclusion, Connected Nation
John George, Sr. Director, Solutions Engineering, OFS Optics
Sean Gerner, Senior Program Director, EducationSuperHighway
Ryan Gibson, IT Portfolio Manager, BH Management
Brennan Gildersleeve, Vice President, PropTech, GID Investment Advisers
Aadil Ginwala, Senior Policy Advisor, University of Pittsburgh
Dan Glivar, Partner, Holland & Hart L.L.P
Alex Goge, National Director of Sales, Illuminati Labs LLC
Mark Goheen, Sales Director, RUCKUS CommScope
Heather Gold, VP, External Affairs, Mears Group Inc
Sean Gonsalves, Reporter Editor, The Institute for Local Self Reliance
AnnMarie Gordon, Senior Field Marketing Manager, Calix
Arnold Gordon-Bray, Brigadier General (Retired), aSTEAM Village
Bo Gresham, VP Strategy, Dycom Industries Inc
Robert Griffin, Broadband Manager, Choctaw Nation of OK
Kami Griffiths, Executive Director/Co-founder, Community Tech Network
Robert Grosz, President and COO, WorldVue
Carl Guardino, Vice President, Tarana Wireless
Sachin Gupta, Director, Centranet
Trent Harkrader, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Jennifer Harris, Federal Program Officer, Texas, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
James Henry, Senior Managing Director, Bank Street Group
Aaron Hildreth, Operations, Intellipop LLC
Harrison Hiner, Legislative-Political Coordinator, Communications Workers of America District 6
Art Hubacher, Partner, Hubacher Ames & Taylor
Solomon Israel, Managing Director, Dillon Morgan Consulting
Karen Jackson, President and CEO, Apogee Strategic Partners, LLC
Scott Jackson, National Market Manager, Broadband, Graybar
John Janocha, Senior Director, Verizon
Rob Johnson, CTO, NOVOS FiBER
Kyle Johnson, Director, Smart Building Technology, Greystar
Taylor Jones, CTO, Elauwit Connection Inc
Brett Kilbourne, Mr., Utilities Technology Council
Kevin Kloehn, VP of Customer Relations, Vantage Point Solutions
Bob Knight, CEO, Harry
Jeff Kok, Chief Executive Officer, Aerwave
George Kopas, Vice President, Finance & Operations, Ting Internet
Eric Kotin, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Lead For America / American Connection Corps
Catherine Krantz, Area Director for Broadband, Communities Unlimited
Angela Kronenberg, President, Incompas
Kenneth Kuchno, Senior Advisor, Summit Consulting, LLC
Matt Larsen, Chief Executive Officer, Vistabeam
Aaron Lee, Sr. Manager, Systems Engineering, Ruckus Networks
Brent Legg, Executive Vice President, Connected Nation
Hilda Legg, Consultant, Legg Strategies
Kyle Leissner, President, WireStar Networks
Pete Lensing, Treasurer, East Carroll Parish Community Broadband Foundation
Casey Lide, Partner Attorney, Keller and Heckman Llp
Andrew Lipman, Partner, Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP
Andrew Lutes, Co-Executive Director, Commongrounds Cooperative
Philip Macres, Principal, Klein Law Group Pllc
Doug Maglothin, Chief Executive Officer, Diamond State Networks
Bill Maguire, Founder, Connected Communities LLC
Lauren Maluso, Member, Davis Craig, PLLC
Prabhu Maragathavannan, Vice President, Smart Buildings, Ubiquity
Ry Marcattilio-McCracken, Associate Director for Research, The Institute for Local Self Reliance
Frank Martinez, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Connected Nation
Leo Martinez, Director - Southeast, AT&T Connected Communities
Jeff McElhiney, Multifamily Technology, Infinisys
Scott McGee, Executive Director, Comcast Cable Communications
JJ McGrath, Owner/CEO, Tekwav
Kimberly McKinley, CMO, UTOPIA Fiber
Scott Menhart, Chief Technology & Information Officer, Traverse City Light & Power
Christopher Merrell, Chairman/Founder, Communications Consulting Group
Kerry Merritt, Head of Content, Total Telecom
Heather Mills, Principal Consultant, Tilson
Trevor Minyard, Director of Strategic Services, City Of Mckinney
Adam Moore, Gvp Community Solutions Customer Oper, Spectrum Community Solutions
Lisa Moore, Director of Design Innovation, JPI Companies
Patrick Mortiere, Policy Analyst, National Skills Coalition
Daniel Myers, President, Dojo Networks.com
Paul Narro, Public Policy Director, Tekwav LLC Internet Service Provider
Tyler Nesper, Chief Executive Officer, RoamingiQ
Brian O'Hara, Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, NRECA
Neal Paye, Vice President, Strategic & Analytics, Cartesian
Joe Pellegrini, President and COO, Great Plains Communications
Shekinah Pepper, Senior ReConnect Policy Advisor, Rural Development U.S.D.A.
David Pope, Sr. National Sales Executive, AT&T Connected Communities
Revati Prasad, Vice President of Programs, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
David Probinsky, Vulnerability & Offensive Security Team, Elevate Consult
Barney Pullam, Senior Vice President, Inland Property Management and Leasing Company
Keith Quarles Jr., President And CFO, A2D Inc Ecommunity Holdings Llc
Bryan Rader, President, Pavlov Media
Shahrukh Raheem, Head of Product, Software Services, eero
Cole Raines, Executive Director, One Harlan County
Bradford Randall, Editor, Broadband Communities
Lori Reeves, Senior Advisor, National Multifamily Housing Council
Jeff Reiman, President, The Broadband Group
Eric Rex, Vice President, KeyBanc Capital Markets
Colin Rhinesmith, Director, Digital Equity Research Center, Metropolitan New York Library Council
David Robertson, Principal/Owner, LRB Public Finance Advisors
Justin Roller, President, Bonfire Fiber
Elizabeth Sanner, Broadband Program Manager, Appalachian Regional Commission
Michael Santorelli, Director, ACLP, New York Law School
Valerie M Sargent, Multifamily News Correspondent, Broadband Communities
Sophia Schneckloth, Associate Director Property Acquisition, AT&T Connected Communities
Calen Schultz, Managing Director, Community Outreach Partners
Vincent Scipione, Smart City Manager, City of Syracuse
Jigyasa Sharma, Program Manager, US Ignite
Jesse Shekleton, Director of Broadband Operations, Jo-Carroll Energy Cooperative
Richard Sherwin, Chief Executive Officer, Spot On Networks, LLC
Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Mike Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer, Whitespace
Jennille Smith, Executive Director, CVFiber
Gigi Sohn, Senior Fellow and Public Advocate, American Association for Public Broadband
Katrina Sosa, Senior Corporate Counsel, Hotwire Communications
Chris Spadone, Senior Vice President, Provider Relations, Onboard Rs
Donovan Spann, Broadband Infrastructure Coordinator, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Megan Steckly, Chief Executive Officer, Compudopt
Hayley Steffen, Legal Advisor, Federal Communications Commission
Sean Stokes, Partner, Keller And Heckman
Rob Strait, Partner, Moss Adams
Jeffrey Sural, Principal/Owner, Sural Consulting
Kirk Taylor, Member Attorney, Hubacher Ames & Taylor Pllc
Andrea Taylor, SVP Product and Marketing, CSC ServiceWorks
Tom Thigpen, Senior Engineer, Field Application, RUCKUS CommScope
Karen Thompson, Director, Telecommunications; Operations & Investment Services, AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Austin Thompson, Founder & Executive Director, Community Dynamix
Roger Timmerman, Chief Executive Officer, UTOPIA Fiber
Mai Tran, Member, Davis Craig, PLLC
Adam Tsakonas, VP of Business Development, Communications Consulting Group
Michael Turbes, Assistant Vice President - Senior Legal Counsel - AT&T Connected Communities, AT&T
Brian Vair, Outreach Team Lead, Texas Broadband Development Office
Alisa Valentin, Broadband Policy Director, Public Knowledge
Joe Varello, VP National Sales, Spectrum Community Solutions
Chris Walker, Senior Executive Director, Infrastructure Strategy, NoaNet
Mike Watson, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Extenet Systems Inc
Mark Weaver, IT Director, Macedonia Baptist Church
Reg Weiser, Chief Executive Officer, Positron Access Solutions
William Wells, Executive Director, aSTEAM Village
Joseph Wender, Director, Capital Projects Fund, U.S. Department of Treasury
Amy Wheelus, CTIO, Gigapower
Chuck Wiebe, Managing Director, Moorgate Capital Partners
Linda Willey, Vice President Business Services, Camden
Kyla Williams Tate, Director of Digital Equity, Cook County Government, Illinois
Misti Willock, VP - Strategic Partnerships, Resound Networks
John WIndhausen, Executive Director, SHLB Coalition
William "Billy" Wise, Broadband Manager, Victoria Electric Cooperative
Tonya Witherspoon, Associate Vice President, Industry Engagement and Applied Learning, Wichita State University
Dean Wolfe, VP Technology &Vendor Relations, Choice Property Resources, Inc.
Michael Wood, Market Manager, Clearfield
Donald Workman, Co-Founder, Chairman, COO, RTA
David Zelenok, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, ZK Engineers
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