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General Session
Wednesday, May 24
Broadband Funding & Policy – 2023 & Beyond
Mike Romano, NTCA
Financial Market Update
Jeff Johnston, CoBank
Hunter Hook, CoBank
Keynote: Amplify Employee Engagement | Capitalize on Passion, Focus and Commitment
Mike Evans, realmikeevans.com
In these tremendously ultra-competitive and turbulent times, how do you cultivate an environment where employees at all levels are engaged, energized and flourish? How do you effectively tap into the enormous wealth of creativity, innovation, passion, energy and commitment of employees that is often left idle? Much different than "job satisfaction" (there are a lot of highly paid miserable people who are satisfied with their job) – engagement is about passionate, focused and committed employees contributing daily to help achieve what matters most.
Breakout Sessions
Wednesday, May 24
Tara Young, Calix
Onboarding for Employee Retention
Brian Blahnik, B Squared Consulting
Empowering Broadband Consumers through Transparency Order
Teri Kessler, NECA
Enable Support for Wi-Fi 6 & 6E Technology to Deliver an Exceptional Subscriber Experience
Dennis Budke, Calix
Matt Glosson, Calix
Autumn Ricke, Pinnacle Marketing Group
Cyber Security Preparedness
Facilitator: Jordan Roberts, Telcom Insurance Group
Panelist: Wendy Danielson, Norvado
Panelist: Shawn Walmer, 3RT
What's Hot on the State and Federal Regulatory Front for 2023
Eric Pulvermacher, Forvis
Mobile Apps for Today’s Telecom Operations
Lindsay Randazzo, Innovative Systems
Marketing Roundtable
Facilitator: Melissa Lease
The Importance of Staying Sharp
Steve Meltzer, JSI
Technology Roundtable
Facilitator: Shane McCann
General Session
Thursday, May 25
Internet for All Wisconsin: A Federal and State Overview
Carah Koch, NTIA
Alyssa Kenney, PSC
2023 Broadband and Video Report on Rural America and Executive Peer Panel
Facilitator: Scott Meyer
Panelists: William Eckles, BEVCOMM; Justin Huebner, Solarus; Scott Nyman, Cirrinity
Team Esports
David Lockstein, Watertown School District
Mike Dahle, Wisconsin High School Esports Alliance
Panelists: Michael Culp, Jaylyn Palenshus, Logan Zipp