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8:35am EDT
Opening Keynote by TIA
Thursday October 10, 2024 8:35am - 8:55am EDT
Speakers 
Chief Executive Officer, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
8:55am EDT
9:20am EDT
State Roundtable - Funding Update & Roll-Out Plans and Strategy
Thursday October 10, 2024 9:20am - 10:00am EDT
Moderators 
Vice President of Broadband Advocacy and Partnerships, Bonfire Infrastructure Group
Senior Vice President, ConnectALL Office, Empire State Development
Joshua Breitbart is the Senior Vice President, ConnectALL, at Empire State Development. In that role, he serves as Director of the Division of Broadband Access, overseeing the statewide digital equity plan and administering over $1 billion in public investments across the state. Joshua...
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Director & General Counsel, Massachusetts Broadband Institute
Michael Baldino was named Director and General Counsel of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) at the Mass Tech Collaborative in January 2019. Michael comes to MBI with a wealth of public sector policy experience. He served in Mass Tech’s Legal Department for over 23...
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Area Vice President, Commercial Development, Calix
With over 25 years in the broadband industry, Greg Bathrick joined Calix in 2014 and is currently the Area Vice President of Broadband Development. He assists broadband service providers and rural communities in finding government grants and private equity. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical...
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State Broadband Program Director, North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT)
Brian Newby, broadband program director for the state of North Dakota, joined the
state's broadband office as it was in the process of being created in early 2023. Since then, his primary focus has been on developing the state's Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. North Dakota is to receive $130.16 million through BEAD and, as of this writing, the state is awaiting NT...
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Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT), State of Nevada Broadband Office
Brian Mitchell serves as the Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT), the State of Nevada's Broadband Office, and oversees the planning, mapping and procurement of broadband infrastructure. Brian leads the State's High Speed Nevada Initiative, a $500 million...
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10:00am EDT
Keynote by CommScope
Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 10:20am EDT
Speakers 
VP, Technology CCS, CommScope
John Chamberlain is the Vice President of Technology for CommScopes CCS segment and is the technology lead for passive Fiber Cable, Connectivity, Data Center and Enterprise businesses.Mr. Chamberlain has previously served at CommScope in CTO, R&D, Product Line Management and Manufacturing...
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11:20am EDT
Partner Keynote - What's Next? Leveraging Investments in Broadband
Thursday October 10, 2024 11:20am - 11:40am EDT
Speakers 
Senior Vice President, Mass Markets Product Management, AT&T
Erin Scarborough leads the team responsible for managing and innovating AT&T’s product portfolio across broadband and mobility, as well as leading fiber and wireless 5G investment initiatives; through participating in government funding programs and public private partnerships...
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11:40am EDT
12:00pm EDT
Leaders' Roundtable - From Underground Fiber to Satellites - How Tech Will Bridge the Digital Divide
Thursday October 10, 2024 12:00pm - 12:40pm EDT
Moderators 
Founder & CEO, The Besen Group LLC
Alex Besen is the Founder & CEO of The Besen Group LLC. He provides strategic advisory, business development, market research and training services in the mobile data industry.He has over 30 years of hands-on experience in the mobile industry working for operators and vendors in North...
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Solutions Marketing Senior Advisor, Broadband & 5G, Ciena
Vinicius (Vini) Santos is part of Ciena's Global Solutions Marketing team, responsible for business development involving advanced solutions like Next Generation Broadband and Private 5G. He has over 25 years of experience supporting the telecommunication market in Brazil, Italy...
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Senior Sales Engineer, Eutelsat/OneWeb
I am a Senior Sales Engineer for OneWeb based in Anchorage, Alaska. I have spent the last 25 years in the telecommunications industry, with the last decade focused on innovation and deployment of emerging technologies. Since joining OneWeb, I have supported our broadband deployments...
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President, MPORielly Consulting
Vice President, Technology Policy, Product & Standards, Comcast
Jason Livingood serves as Vice President of Technology Policy, Product & Standards at Comcast. He leads Comcast’s efforts in developing & deploying new open standards, supporting applied R&D via collaboration with the research community, engaging with governments, regulators, and...
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Head of BSS Consulting, Comarch
Tomasz is a visionary telecommunications industry leader, spearheading innovative Business Support System (BSS) initiatives as the Head of BSS Solutions at Comarch. With a keen focus on critical modules such as Billing, Product Catalog, Order Management and Customer Relationship Management...
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