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9:00am EDT
Keynote Fireside Chat- Why Broadband Matters
Friday October 11, 2024 9:00am - 9:20am EDT
Moderators 
Executive Editor, Broadband, Fierce Network
Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Commissioner Darcie L. Houck was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Governor Gavin Newsom on Feb. 9, 2021. She formerly served as Chief Counsel for the California Energy Commission since 2019.Commissioner Houck was an Administrative Law Judge at the...
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9:20am EDT
Investment Climate for Fiber Networks and BEAD Funding Opportunities
Friday October 11, 2024 9:20am - 9:40am EDT
Moderators 
Executive Editor, Fierce Network
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and External Affairs Officer, TWN Communications
JONATHAN ADELSTEIN serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and External Affairs Officer for TWN Communications. He previously served as a Managing Director and Head of Global Policy for DigitalBridge, an investment manager focused on digital infrastructure, including fiber...
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9:40am EDT
Fireside Chat with Verizon
Friday October 11, 2024 9:40am - 10:00am EDT
Moderators 
Chief Executive Officer, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
SVP Wireline Center & Business Operations, Verizon
Kwame Trotman is Senior Vice President of Wireline Network Center & Business Operations (WNO), with responsibility for wireline network Business Operations, Operations Control Centers (OCC), the Fiber Solutions Center (FSC) and the local transport NOCs. His team is focused on leading...
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12:00pm EDT
12:20pm EDT
Leader's Roundtable- Driving Digital Equity Through Urban Connectivity
Friday October 11, 2024 12:20pm - 12:50pm EDT
Moderators 
Executive Vice President, Digital Inclusion, Connected Nation
Heather Gate has dedicated over 17 years of her life to bridging the digital divide and enhancing the lives of vulnerable populations through technology access, adoption, and use. Her unwavering passion for this cause is truly inspiring.Heather Gate's professional journey is a testament...
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Director, Office of Statewide Broadband, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
Ronnie is a highly accomplished professional with a commitment to enhancing connectivity and digital equity. With a decade-long career spanning both the private and public sectors, Ronnie has been a driving force in Diversity & Equity initiatives. In 2019, he transitioned to the Office...
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City Broadband Manager, City of Oakland, CA
Luisa has extensive experience working with rural power cooperatives on GPON and XGS-PON network design, engineering, and construction, conducting feasibility studies essential for financial forecasts, designing greenfield fiber-optic networks, and integrating fiber-to-the-home best...
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Broadband and Digital Inclusion Manager, City of Philadelphia, PA
Bio: Juliet Fink Yates has worked on addressing digital equity since 2001 when she managed a small non-profit ISP for 10,000 low-income Philadelphians. In 2010, she wrote, in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia, a broadband stimulus grant that brought $5.4 million to low-income...
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