7:45 - 8:30 am |
Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors
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Narragansett A |
8:30 - 8:40 am |
Welcome & Introduction
Joseph Jones, On Trac, Inc. – Executive Vice President / FBA Board Vice Chair
Gary Bolton, FBA – President & CEO
Joe Reeser, Adtran – Business Development Manager
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Narragansett BC |
8:40 - 9:10 am |
Opening Keynote – State of Broadband in Rhode Island
Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, Rhode Island
Daniela Fairchild, RI Commerce – Director of Operations & Special Projects
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Narragansett BC |
9:10 - 9:55 am |
Session #1 – The Community Broadband Assessment
Presenter – Jessica Fowler, Lit Communities – Chief Client Officer
Presenter – David Talbott, CTC Technology & Energy – Director of Research Services
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Narragansett BC |
9:55 - 10:20 am |
Networking Break with Exhibitors
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Narragansett A |
10:25 - 11:10 am |
Session #2 – The Value & Impact of Research & Brand Positioning
Presenter – J. Ed. Marston, EPB – Vice President of Marketing
Presenter – Bill Stiles, The Johnson Group – Director of Strategy & Research
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Narragansett BC |
11:10 - 11:55 am |
Session #3 – Building Community Support & Political Will
Moderator/Presenter – Bob Knight, Harrison Edwards – President & CEO
Presenter – Mayor Mike Walsh, East Hartford, Connecticut
Presenter – Joseph Patton, SiFi Networks – President Wholesale Sales
Presenter – Chris Perlitz, Municipal Capital Markets – Managing Director
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Narragansett BC |
11:55 am - 12:30 pm |
Networking Lunch
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Waterplace Ballroom |
12:30 - 12:55 pm |
Networking Dessert with Exhibitors
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Narragansett A |
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm |
Session #4 – Industry Trends & Technology Best Practices
Moderator/Presenter – Kevin Morgan, Clearfield – Chief Marketing Officer
Presenter – Joe Reeser, Adtran – Business Development Manager
Presenter – Greg Bathrick, Calix – Area VP Commercial Development
Presenter – John George, OFS – Senior Director Solutions and Professional Services
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Narragansett BC |
1:45 - 2:30 pm |
Session #5 – Marketing Strategies for New Product Launches
Moderator – Kimberly McKinley, UTOPIA Fiber – Chief Marketing Officer
Presenter – Elizabeth Cates, The Sasha Group – Vice President
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Narragansett BC |
2:30 - 2:55 pm |
Networking Break with Exhibitors
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Narragansett A |
3:00 - 3:45 pm |
Session #6 – Broadband Funding & The Fiber Infrastructure Playbook
Moderator – Gary Bolton, FBA – President & CEO
Presenter – Joanne Hovis, CTC Technology & Energy – President
Presenter - Michael Lynch, City of Boston, MA – Broadband Director
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Narragansett BC |
3:45 - 4:15 pm |
Closing Keynote – The Impact of Broadband
Representative Deborah Ruggiero, State of Rhode Island
Chair of the Rhode Island House Committee on Innovation, Internet, and Technology
Candidate for Lt. Governor of Rhode Island
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Narragansett BC |
4:15 - 4:25 pm |
Closing Remarks
Gary Bolton, FBA – President & CEO
Joseph Jones, On Trac, Inc. – Executive Vice President / FBA Board Vice Chair
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Narragansett BC |
4:25 - 5:15 pm |
Cocktail Reception with Exhibitors
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Narragansett A |