Connected America 2024 | Total Telecom | 12 March 2024 | Irving Convention Center, 500 W Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, TX 75039, USA

America's Most Exciting Connectivity Event
Technology, regulation, and the investment environment for next generation broadband.
The event brings together communications service providers at national, state, and local level alongside the public sector, enterprise verticals and suppliers to discuss the how and why of improving broadband coverage in America.

2024 Speakers

Sergio Adames
Director of New Partnerships and Business Development, T-Mobile

Lori Adams
VP Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy, Nokia

Jonathan Adelstein
Managing Director and Head of Global Policy and Public Investment, Digital Bridge

Claude Aiken
Chief Strategy Officer, Nextlink Internet

Mike Alexander
EVP Customer Delivery and Quality, VCTI

Christopher Ali
Pioneers Chair & Professor Of Telecommunication, Penn State University

Josh Arensberg
CTO Media and Entertainment, Verizon

Tim Ayers
Managing Director, Gravity Path Partners

MJ Barton
Tribal & Programs Outreach Manager, Oklahoma Broadband Office

Jonathan Beam
Manager of Community Innovation, US Ignite

Toni Beck
Vice President of External Affairs, Comcast

Eric Beightel
Executive Director, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

Andrew Bennett
AVP Mass Market 5G Products, AT&T

Megan Beresford
Director of Broadband Programs, Learn Design Apply Inc.

Richard Bernhardt
Vice President, Spectrum And Industry, Wireless Internet Service Providers As

Sandip Bhowmick
VP of Infrastructure and State Broadband Director, Arizona Commerce Authority

Oren Binder
Marketing Director, OnGo Alliance

Raymond Blair
Distinguished Architect, Cisco Systems

Beni Blell
VP Sales & Marketing, Hexatronic US

Scot Bohaychyk
Solutions Manager, Emtelle

Scott Buehrle
Vp Of Multifamily Sales & Strategy, Frontier

Noah Bussell
Planner II, Economic and Community Vitality, SEMCOG

Greta Byrum
Principal, Broadband & Digital Equity, HR&A Advisors Inc

Amanda Cacheris
Vice President of Broadband Strategic Initiatives, AT&T

John Cankar
Managing Director, Gravity Path Partners

Charlie Cano
General Manager/Chief Executive Officer, Etex Telephone Cooperative

Gary Carter
Director, Information Technology & Security, City Of Carson California

Molly Case
Director of Virtual Care, Parkland Health and Hospital System

Rajesh Chundury
Vice President - Customer Solutions, Radisys

Rick Cimerman
Vice President of External and State Affairs, NCTA - The Internet & Television Association

Beth Cohen
SDN Technology Strategist, Verizon

Joshua Collver
Director of OSP Operations, Irby Utilities

Dianne Connery
Director, Pottsboro Library

Ebony Cooksey
Market Development Manager And Government Affairs Coordinator, Nextlink Internet

Catherine Crago
Head of Strategic Initiatives, Housing Authority Of City Of Austin

Britni Cuington
Broadband Brigade Director, District 6, Communications Workers of America

Bronner Davis
VP OPERATIONS, Elektrafi

Lori Dawson
Senior Director of Services Engineering, U.S. Cellular

Curtis Dean
President, Smartsource Consulting

Martha DeGrasse
Tech Journalist, Network Builder Reports

Skye Downing
Digital Equity Programs & Partnership Director, Community Tech Network

Garner Duncan
VP of Sales (Gov/Ed. & Wholesale), Ezee Fiber

David Eckard
VP Broadband Partners, Nokia

Joshua Edmonds
Chief Executive Officer, DigitalC

Yigal Elbaz
SVP, Network CTO, AT&T

Adam Farmer
CTO, Mercer Landmark

Bo Ford
Program Manager - Digital Equity & Inclusion, New Mexico State Library

Evann Freeman
Vice President of Government & Community Relations, EPB of Chattanooga

Dr. Gemma Frock
Workforce Development Consultant, NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association

Steve Garrood
CRO, MapAll

Adam Geisler
President and COO, Tribal Ready

Kyle Glaeser
Director Of Emerging Networks, Underline

William Graves
Fiber Network Operations Manager, MidSouth Electric Coop

Bo Gresham
VP Strategy, Dycom Industries Inc

Robert Griffin
Broadband Director, Choctaw Nation of OK

Carl Guardino
Vice President, Tarana Wireless

Gregory Guice
Chief Policy Officer, The Vernonburg Group

Sachin Gupta
Director, Centranet

Emily Hale
Broadband Grants and Program Manager, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development

Janice Hauge
Professor, University Of North Texas

John Hays
Vice President, Market Expansion, Cox Communications

Anna Hearn
Workforce Advancement Specialist, Oklahoma State University

Joseph Hickey
President And Chief Executive Officer, Rock Networks Inc.

Maddie Hicks
Conference Producer, Total Telecom

Glen Howie
Director, Arkansas State Broadband Office, State of Arkansas

George Hughes
Vice President of Product Management, 3-GIS LLC

Rob Johnson
CTO, NOVOS FiBER

Joe Kane
Director, Broadband & Spectrum Policy, The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Derek Kelly
Vice President of Market Development, Lumos Fiber

Pat Kidney
Partner, Analysys Mason

Deborah Kish
Vp Research & Workforce Development, Fiber Broadband Association

Bob Knight
President & CEO, Harrison Edwards, Inc.

Jill Kuehny
Chief Executive Officer, KanOkla Networks

Luke Langford
Chief Executive Officer, WeLink

Domenick Lasorsa
Manager, Community Innovation, US Ignite

Rocco Laurenzano
Chief Operating Officer, Google Fiber

Brent Legg
Executive Vice President, Connected Nation

Craig Litteken
Infrastructure Project Advisor, Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council

Jack London
Director, Product Portfolio Manager, Kontron

Drew Lovelace
Acting Director, New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion

Oliver Loveless
Principal, Analysys Mason

Patrick Lozada
Director, Global Policy, Telecommunications Industry Association

Gary Lynch
Global Practice Lead- Healthcare and Life Sciences, Verizon

Philip Macres
Principal, Klein Law Group Pllc

Doug Maglothin
Chief Executive Officer, Diamond State Networks

Maile Martinez
Director, Broadband & Digital Equity, HR&A Advisors Inc

Kimberly McKinley
CMO, UTOPIA Fiber

Trevor McLaughlin
Founder, networkfx

Scott Menhart
Chief Information Technology Officer, Traverse City Light & Power

Taylor Meriwether
Technology and Digital Accessibility Officer, Oklahoma department of libraries

Gabe Middleton
Chief Executive Officer, Human-I-T

Ilissa Miller
Chief Executive Officer, iMiller Public Relations

Marissa Mitrovich
Vice President Of Public Policy, Fiber Broadband Association

Alap Modi
Head of Solutions Architect, eero, an Amazon company

Kevin Morgan
Chief Marketing Officer, Clearfield

Dan Myers
Chief Executive Officer, Dojo Networks

Amol Naik
Founder and CEO, Resurgens Strategies

Paul Narro
Public Policy Director, Tekwav LLC Internet Service Provider

Jack Nettleton
Senior Manager, Business Development, CostQuest Associates

Brian D Newby
State Broadband Program Director, North Dakota Information Technology

Sara Nichols
Energy and Economic Development Program Manager, Land of Sky Regional Council

David Noel
Regional Operations Manager, Dish Network

Jose Otero
Vice President, 5G Americas

Andrea Pacheco
Outreach Coordinator, Texas Broadband Development Office

Rhia Pape
Executive Director, SA Digital Connects

Matt Passalacqua
Vice President, Blueport

2024 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Emtelle
• Nokia
• UCL Swift Americas (Platinum & Networking Drinks Sponsor)

PRE-EVENT DAY SPONSOR:
• COS Systems

GOLD SPONSORS:
• eero
• Esri

SILVER SPONSORS:
• 3-GIS
• Ciena
• Cisco Systems
• Clearfield, Inc.
• Hexatronic
• Kontron
• MapAll
• NCTA - The Internet & Television Association
• Opengear
• Praxedo
• Radisys
• Tarana Wireless
• VCTI

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Dycom Industries, Inc
• Render Networks
• OmniOn Power
• SiFi Networks
• Arcadis IBI Group

ADDITIONAL SPONSOR:
• Adams Cable Equipment

EVENT PARTNER:
• Connect2

ASSOCIATION PARTNERS:
• Connect2
• CRMXchange
• Juniper Research
• NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
• SmartMoneyMatch
• Telecommunications Industry Association