Workforce, Training and Leadership Track
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 360 Degrees of Management: Managing Up, Down, and Across Delve into the profound world of effective management practices. Uncover practical strategies, insightful anecdotes, and thought-provoking examples to illuminate the path ahead. This session will equip you with the tools and knowledge to thrive in this diverse workplace, where success is not an individual achievement but a collective triumph. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | Women in Telecom (WIT) Panel Discussion Janice Oliva - Endeavor Business Media Katie Curtis - Great Plains Communications Jennifer Prather - Totelcom Communications LLC Alexandria Martinez - Brightspeed ISE EXPO is hosting our 3rd annual Women in Telecom (WIT) Panel Discussion at ISE EXPO in Dallas, TX. Join us for a continental breakfast at this must attend session, sponsored by Power & Tel. Leading female executives will... | Fiber Forward: Shaping the Workforce for Tomorrow's Broadband Revolution Barry Walton - Corning Optical Communications (Moderator) Jesse Shekleton - JCE Electric Co-op Chad Dillon - Twin Lakes Stephen Milner - Planters Telephone Cooperative Todd Way - Douglas Fast net Delve into the essential skills needed in this evolving landscape, discussing what companies seek in new hires. Topics include identifying the requisite skills for fiber network technicians, effective strategies for recruiting and retaining talent, and the creation of career paths that ensure long-term employee engagement and growth. | Making the Leap From Subject Matter Expert to Strategic Leader Delve into three leadership shifts: (1) from communicating tasks to communicating context and vision, (2) from concentrating decision rights to delegating decision rights, and (3) from leading through authority to leading through influence. Leave this session with a clear understanding of what it means to make the leap to leadership. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday, August 22, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM | AI, Telehealth, and a New Image of Broadband Workers This session will introduce the economic and patient outcome benefits of telehealth; illustrate examples of new technology, including products featured and awarded at CES 2024; share perspectives from rural healthcare and broadband providers; and suggest pathways for rural and healthcare champions to implement tech-based solutions in rural spaces. | ISE Executive Panel Discussion Janice Oliva - Endeavor Business Media Kevin Czaicki - Millennium Michael White - Congruex Randall René - Esri Kevin Morgan - Clearfield Join Janice Oliva, Endeavor Business Media, as she moderates a panel discussion with telecom thought leaders and strategists. The session will cover topics on the AI network intelligence market, the impact of BEAD funding, what’s next for the ICT/telecom industry, and more. Sponsored by Clearfield, Congruex, Esri, Millennium, and Unitek Global Services. |