Name
Workforce Development Executive Insights Panel Discussion & Half-Day Program
Date & Time
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Location Name
Room 288-290
Description

Pricing:

  • Full Conference Registrants: Included in your registration fee
  • Non-conference Registrants: $75.00 (includes access to the Program for all three days and free access to the Exhibit Hall Wednesday and Thursday.)

8:00-9:00 AM:  State of the Industry Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A                                                    
Join broadband leaders as they explore the challenges, best practices and successes to recruit, retain and inspire the broadband workforce that evolves the fixed and mobile networks we all rely on to live, work and play.  

 Steve Harris   Chris Disher  Thomas Tyler  Fred Arnold  Bo Gresham

Steve Harris - Harris DigiTech Academy & Solutions/Learning Alliance
Chris Disher - Cajun Broadband
Thomas Tyler - CONNECTLA
Fred Arnold - Learning Alliance Corporation
Bo Gresham - Dycom

9:15-10:15 AM:  Best Practices: Training & Expanding the Broadband Workforce
CONNECTLA shares challenges/opportunities for the state and economic development; and providers share best practices/stories/future initiatives about broadband training and growth.

10:30-11:30 AM: Closing Keynote
Tom Maguire - Brightspeed
 
Tom Maguire
11:45 AM-1:00 PM: Lunch followed by Executive Fireside Chat & Audience Q&A (plated sit-down lunch, registration required + additional fee of $40)​​​​​

1:00-2:30 PM: Sponsored Tech Training Tours on Exhibit Floor