Connected Oklahoma | Rural Broadband Summit

Cooperative Broadband Coalition

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - 8:00am to 4:35pm
Time Zone: 
CST
Live Event

Fiber-to-the-home is transforming rural Oklahoma. We are bringing rural broadband providers together to discuss opportunities for better serving rural Oklahomans.

7:15 - 8:00 am Networking Breakfast
8:00 - 8:05 am Welcome & Introduction, Gary Highley
8:05 - 8:10 am Diamond Sponsor: Trans-Tel
8:10 – 8:25 am Session #1 Cooperative Broadband Coalition Update, Hunter Robinson
8:25-8:55 am Session #2 State of Broadband, Mike Sanders, Oklahoma Broadband Office
8:55-9:30 am Session #3 The Changing Equation of Rural Broadband – Rural Operators Making it Happen
Venkat Banunarayanan, David Goodspeed, Shane Burgess, Moderated by William Graves
9:30 - 10:00 am Coffee Break, Sponsored by CableSouth
10:00 - 10:45 am Session #4 Demystifying the Federal/State Grants Process
Earnie Holtrey, Lane Bailey, Drew Lovelace, Moderated by Sachin Gupta
10:45 - 11:30 am Session #5 Pathway to transitioning to IPV6 by American Registry for Internet Numbers, Jon Worley
11:30 - 11:55 am Keynote #1 Supercharging the Economy with Broadband, Speaker Charles McCall
11:55-12:00 Diamond Sponsor: Conexon
12:00 - 12:45 pm Networking Lunch
12:45 - 1:15 pm Dessert, Sponsored by Fujitsu
1:15 - 1:40 pm Keynote #2 Community Owned Broadband Networks, Gigi Sohn
1:40 - 2:30 pm Session #6 BEAD without Equity is Just BAD
Abi Waldrupe, Taylor Meriwether, Jarrod Welch, Moderated by Edyn Rolls
2:30 - 3:00 pm Coffee Break, Sponsored by PLP
3:00 - 3:45 pm Session #7 Coalition Based Middle Mile Model
Sarah Bleau, Doug Maglothin, Moderated by Jerry Haver
3:45 - 4:30 pm Session #8 Broadband Maps and the Role of GIS in Successful Networks
Nick Meiszer, Justin Fazzari, Ph.D., Kimia Nikseresht, Moderated by Mike Sharp
4:30 - 4:35 pm Closing Remarks, Hunter Robinson


Hilton Garden Inn and Edmond Conference Center
2833 Conference Drive
Edmond , OK
US