AMERICA’S
DIGITAL FUTURE

Gary Bolton President and CEO Fiber Broadband Association   Gary Bolton serves as president and CEO of the Fiber Broadband Association — the largest trade association dedicated to all-fiber-optic broadband. Prior to FBA, Gary held executive management positions at two successful venture-backed...

Carl serves as the VP of Government Affairs & Policy at Tarana. After three decades in CEO and senior officer roles, including 24 years as CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Carl came to Tarana after leading global government affairs for Bloom Energy. Carl also serves as Vice Chair of...

Janice A. Hauge is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of North Texas.  She received her doctorate from the University of Florida.  Prior to attending the University of Florida, she earned a BA at Hamilton College in NY, and MSc degree from the London School of...

Andrew D. Lipman practices in most aspects of communications law and related fields, including regulatory, transactional, litigation, legislative, and land use. Andy’s clients in the private and public sectors include those in the areas of local, long distance, and international telephone common...

Geoff Millener serves as the Chief Operating Officer for The Enterprise Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He works with a dynamic team and community partners leveraging the city’s unique gigabit and quantum infrastructure to develop, test, deploy and scale solutions for the 21st century, with a...

Paul is the Director of Public Policy for Tekwav LLC.  He leads the public policy team for the rapidly growing internet service provider, with responsibility for Tekwav 's public policy advocacy at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as evaluating new markets, and subsequently...

Jake Neenan is a reporter at Broadband Breakfast, where is covers broadband and telecom policy.

Brian Nybakken joined the North Dakota Information Technology Division (NDIT) as Broadband Program Manager in April of 2024 after working in the North Dakota Secretary of State's Office since January of 2018. He is responsible for managing North Dakota's broadband-for-all initiatives...

Bill Pugh - Is Co-founder of Smart Connections Consulting LLC, a firm that focuses on strategies and solutions for Cities, Utilities and other municipalities.  Bill is also the Co-founder of True North Software Solutions LLC, a SaaS company that builds and manages solutions for global customers. ...

Mr. Cankar has over 30 years of experience in the design and deployment of converged networks. In his role as Managing Director at GravityPath, John consults with Private Equity Companies, Institutional Investors, Network Owners, and System Operators to assist them with meeting their digital...

Eric Frederick serves as the State of Michigan’s first Chief Connectivity Officer. In this role, Mr. Frederick leads the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office (MIHI) with the goals of achieving universal broadband access and creating a more digitally equitable state. Mr. Frederick is a state and...

Robert Laudati is the Vice President of Product & Partnerships at Render Networks Inc.,responsible for the company’s product strategy, roadmap, and execution, as well as developingRender’s global partner ecosystem. He has over thirty years of leadership experience in thegeospatial technology...

Mike Romano is the Executive Vice President of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, overseeing NTCA’s public policy, government affairs, and business development initiatives, the educational and community-focused mission of the Foundation for Rural Service, and several areas of internal...

Jennifer Sanders, Executive Director, Dallas Innovation Alliance  Jennifer Sanders is Cofounder and Executive Director of the Dallas Innovation Alliance(DIA) a 501c3 public-private partnership dedicated to supporting Dallas’ smart citiesstrategy. While at the DIA, she has collated a network of...