Ulf Ewaldsson is a visionary technology executive and one of the global architects behind the 5G revolution. With more than 25 years in senior leadership positions across the telecom industry, he has held top executive roles at both T-Mobile US and Ericsson, where he helped shape the future of...

Elad Nafshi serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer for Comcast Connectivity and Platforms. In this role, he leads the unified core and access network teams that drive innovation, reliability, scalability, and development across our network capabilities. Elad drives strategy for...

Bryant Clayton serves as the Broadband Development Office director. Clayton first joined the Comptroller’s office in 2011. He most recently served as assistant director of the Unclaimed Property Division. There, he and his team implemented an award-winning online application allowing Texans to...

As Chief Business Officer at Cologix, Tara drives the company’s growth strategy and execution, leading corporate development, site selection, IT, and large-scale customer deployments to support hyperscale, neo-cloud, and enterprise platforms in key growth areas such as interconnection, AI, and...

Cameron Kilton is the Chief Technology Officer at Nextlink Internet, where he leads the strategic direction and execution of broadband technologies across 12 states. With over 25 years in telecommunications, he has built a career designing, deploying, and operating fiber-optic, fixed...

Naresh Dulam is a visionary technology leader with deep expertise in data analytics, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. With a career spanning influential roles across Healthcare, Telecom, and Financial sectors, he has led transformative analytical platforms that deliver sustainable and...

Eric Frederick is the State of Michigan’s first Chief Connectivity Officer and head of the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI). He leads the state’s push for universal broadband access and digital equity—aligning policy, funding, workforce, and local partnerships. For more than a...

Stephen Rose is CEO of Render Networks and a technology executive with more than 25 years of experience in telco and digital infrastructure. He has held senior leadership roles at IBM and Nokia, including on the leadership team of the Nobel Prize-winning Nokia Bell Labs.

Elizabeth Bowles is CEO of Aristotle Unified Communications Inc, a hybrid fiber/fixed-wireless broadband internet service provider headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.  From 2017-2021, Elizabeth served two terms as Chair of the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, which was an...

Rob Johnson CTO of NOVOS FiBER and PRIME FiBER   Rob has over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in nearly every aspect of the business from the largest providers down to multiple startups that he helped found and fund. As the CTO at both PRIME FiBER and NOVOS FiBER, Rob...

Bobby Vassallo is a visionary Chief Technology Officer with a proven track record of driving innovation and growth in the telecommunications industry. With over 35 years of experience in developing and implementing cutting-edge technology solutions, Bobby is actively at the forefront of...