Broadband Nation Expo 2024

12:00pm EDT

1:00pm EDT

Pre-Event Workshop - Delivering State Broadband

1:01pm EDT

Chairperson’s Welcome Remarks

1:05pm EDT

Keynote - American Broadband State of Play

1:25pm EDT

Panel - Picking up the Tab - Funding Beyond BEAD

2:00pm EDT

Partner Keynote

2:20pm EDT

Panel - Workforce Development

3:00pm EDT

Networking Break

3:30pm EDT

Keynote - BEAD Application Strategies for Regional Players

3:50pm EDT

Keynote - The State's Perspective - BEAD Roll-Out Plan Update

4:10pm EDT

Panel - From the Plan to the Ground - Planning, Engineering and Project Planning

4:40pm EDT

Partner Keynote - Building & Investing in Futureproof Networks

5:00pm EDT

Exhibition Kick-Off Party

8:00am EDT

8:30am EDT

Chairperson’s Welcome

8:35am EDT

Opening Keynote - Broadband Industry Update - Regulatory, Funding and Deployment State of Play

9:00am EDT

Keynote - Why Broadband Matters

9:20am EDT

State Roundtable - Funding Update & Roll-Out Plans and Strategy

10:00am EDT

Keynote - Futureproofing America's Broadband Networks

10:20am EDT

Networking Break

11:30am EDT

Partner Keynote - Deploying Fiber for Rural Networks

11:50am EDT

Leaders' Roundtable - From Underground Fiber to Satellites - How Tech Will Bridge the Digital Divide

12:30pm EDT

Networking Lunch

2:00pm EDT

Keynote - Connectivity & Choice for MDUs Keynote - Working out the Economics of Remote Broadband Networks Keynote - The Merits of FWA to Bridge the Digital Divide

2:20pm EDT

Keynote - Strategies for Rural Connectivity; Driving Down the Cost per Pass Keynote - Open Networking for Fiber Broadband Keynote - 5G Standalone and Its Impact on the Digital Divide

2:40pm EDT

Panel - Construction & Engineering Networks to Reach Everyone Panel - Middle Mile Networks - Building the Backbone of America's Broadband Panel - The Wireless Competitive Advantage

3:10pm EDT

Networking Break

4:00pm EDT

Panel - Driving Urban Connectivity Panel - Making Sense of the Converged Broadband and Entertainment Landscape Panel - NTNs and the Digital Divide

4:35pm EDT

Panel - The Merits of Open Access Networking Panel - Sustainability & Affordability at the Forefront of FTTH Deployments Panel - mmWave, FWA...Exploring the Flavors of Wireless

5:10pm EDT

Exhibition Networking Reception

8:35am EDT

Leader's Roundtable - Building the Broadband Workforce

9:00am EDT

Keynote - It's Not All About Remote - Building Affordable Networks for Urban Communities

9:20am EDT

Partner Keynote

9:40am EDT

Leader's Roundtable - Harnessing the Power of Electrical Co-ops to Deliver Broadband to All

10:15am EDT

Networking Break

11:15am EDT

Leader's Roundtable - Building Municipal Networks

11:45am EDT

Keynote - Why Middle Mile Matters

12:05pm EDT

Leader's Roundtable - Tribal Broadband

12:35pm EDT

Networking Lunch

2:00pm EDT

Keynote - Fiber Economics - Will Investment Soar Beyond BEAD? Keynote - A City's Perspective on Digital Equity

2:20pm EDT

Keynote - Investment Strategies for the Broadband Ecosystem Keynote - Building the Connected City - Why Broadband Matters

2:40pm EDT

Keynote - Public-Private Partnership Models Keynote - How Affordable Can Broadband Get?

3:00pm EDT

Panel - Broadband Private Equity Panel Panel - Why Connectivity Matters - Summary of Key Takeaways from Broadband Nation Expo 2024