Robert Sokota | President, Link Solutions
ZenFi Networks

Connected America 2023 - Day 1 @ 15:30

Public and Private: Productive Partnerships

• Are local/municipal providers key to closing the digital divide?
• How can large and small providers collaborate to reach new areas?
• Best practice for municipal broadband provision
• Equipping municipal operators to access and manage government funding

Moderator: Megan Beresford, Director of Broadband Programs, Learn Design Apply Inc.

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Megan Beresford / Public and Private: Productive Partnerships

Megan Beresford, Director of Broadband Programs,
Learn Design Apply Inc.

Megan Beresford is the Director of Broadband Programs at Learn Design Apply, Inc. She joined the company mid-pandemic as the digital divide became glaringly evident. Previously, she worked in Washington, D.C., assisting state and federal officials address pressing issues, from emergency...

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Scott Woods, Vice President, Ready.net

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Scott Woods / Public and Private: Productive Partnerships

Scott Woods, VP for Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships,
Ready.net

Scott D. Woods is the former inaugural Director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives in NTIA’s Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth (OIGC). While at NTIA, he served as the principal liaison between the OIGC program office and key strategic partners and external stakeholder...

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Elena Thaxton, Project Manager, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Robert Sokota, President, Wireless; LinkNYC, ZenFi Networks

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Robert Sokota / Public and Private: Productive Partnerships

Robert Sokota, President, Link Solutions,
ZenFi Networks

Robert Sokota is responsible for wireless operations and siting for LinkNYC kiosks. Previously, he has worked on other wireless and wired projects in New York City and surrounding areas.

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Josh Hildebrandt, Dir. Broadband Initiatives, Georgia Technology Authority

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Josh Hildebrandt / Public and Private: Productive Partnerships

Josh Hildebrandt, Director of Broadband Initiatives,
Georgia Technology Authority

Josh Hildebrandt serves as the Director of Broadband Initiatives at the Georgia Technology Authority, focusing directly on Georgia’s broadband deployment strategy and connectivity funding mechanisms and supporting local communities and providers in their high-speed internet expansion...

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Evann Freeman, Director Government Relations, EPB

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Evann Freeman / Public and Private: Productive Partnerships

Evann Freeman, Director of Government Relations,
EPB

Evann Freeman joined EPB as Director of Government Relations in December of 2019. Evann leads EPB’s government relations and economic development efforts. Evann has spent the past decade as a government relations professional, most recently for U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander. At EPB, he works...

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Derek Kelly, Sr Director Market Development, Lumos Fiber

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Derek Kelly / Public and Private: Productive Partnerships

Derek Kelly, Vice President of Market Development,
Lumos Fiber

Derek Kelly is the Vice President of Market Development at Lumos and leads government affairs activities, developing and executing expansion strategy leading to FTTP footprint growth. Derek and his team engages external partners within local and state government and the community to expand exposure ...

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