Fiber Connect 2025 to Spotlight Industry Leadership and Innovation with C-Suite Forum and Executive Programming

Exclusive C-Suite Forum and new executive sessions to provide strategic insights on broadband investment, policy, innovation, and deployment

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced the high-profile keynote speakers and executive programming for Fiber Connect 2025, taking place June 1-4, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference will convene top fiber broadband executives, policymakers, and innovators to address the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of digital infrastructure in the U.S. and beyond.

C-Suite Forum: Leading the Way for our Industry as it Lights Up Opportunities
Monday, June 2, 2:30 – 5:45 PM | Governor’s Ballroom A
Presented by Calix and designed for fiber broadband leadership, the C-Suite Forum provides a private, focused environment to discuss timely, high-impact issues including fiber economics, M&A value creation, BEAD progress, tribal broadband sovereignty, and digital infrastructure strategies.

Featured Speakers include:

• David E. Altig, Executive Vice President & Chief Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• Meaghan Kappel, Partner, Deals Value Creation, PwC Canada
• Dr. Tamarah Holmes, Director, Office of Broadband, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
• Evann Freeman, Vice President, Community & Government Relations, EPB
• Rachael Wierson, COO & CTO, Gila River Telecommunications
• Allyson Mitchell, General Manager, Mohawk Networks
• Josh Snow, CEO, Trace Fiber Networks
• Vishal Dixit, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Wholesale, Frontier Communications

Additional Executive Programming Includes:

State Broadband Officer Roundtable Q&A
Monday, June 2, 12:15 – 12:40 PM
An informal, interactive dialogue between state broadband leaders and network executives.
Moderator: Rob Shema, Alta Fiber

Panelists:

• Brian Thorn, Rhode Island
• Brian Mitchell, Nevada
• Peter Voderberg, BroadbandOhio
• Sally Doty, Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi

Wall Street Insights: Equity Analyst Roundtable Q&A
Tuesday, June 3, 12:15 – 12:40 PM
A rare opportunity to hear how the financial community is evaluating broadband investment, funding, and risk.

Panelists:

• Ryan Koontz, Managing Director, Needham & Company
• Nicola Muirhead, Director, Rothschild & Co

Keynote Program Highlights:

• Fireside Chats with:
  • U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn- Broadband, Security and Enabling Innovation
  • Harsha Mudaliar, Policy Advisor and External Affairs Liaison, Office of Commissioner Gomez and Federal Communications Commission- Bridging the Digital Divide and Serving Underrepresented Communities
• Keynote Tracy Doaks, President and CEO, MCNC
• Operator Talks from executives at Alta Fiber, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, C Spire, Cityside Fiber, SaskTel and Ting Internet

“As our industry continues to evolve, it’s critical that public and private sector leaders align on how to deploy fiber infrastructure in a way that drives lasting economic and social impact,” said Evann Freeman, Fiber Broadband Association Board Member and Conference Committee Chair, and Vice President, Government & Community Relations at EPB of Chattanooga. “The C-Suite Forum offers a rare opportunity for candid, high-level dialogue that shapes the path forward for our industry.”

From high-level strategy sessions to hands-on technical workshops, Fiber Connect 2025 provides the most comprehensive executive experience in broadband. See the full Fiber Connect 2025 agenda here. For details on Fiber Connect 2025 sponsorship, please contact Lucy Green at [e-mail]. To stay up to date on all Fiber Connect and FBA news, subscribe to the Fiber Forward Weekly newsletter here.

About the Fiber Broadband Association
The Fiber Broadband Association is the largest and only trade association that represents the complete fiber ecosystem of service providers, manufacturers, industry experts, and deployment specialists dedicated to the advancement of fiber broadband deployment and the pursuit of a world where communications are limitless, advancing quality of life and digital equity anywhere and everywhere. The Fiber Broadband Association helps providers, communities, and policymakers make informed about how, where, and why to build better fiber broadband networks. Since 2001, these companies, organizations, and members have worked with communities and consumers in mind to build the critical infrastructure that provides the economic and societal benefits that only fiber can deliver. The Fiber Broadband Association is part of the Fibre Council Global Alliance, which is a platform of six global FTTH Councils in North America, LATAM, Europe, MEA, APAC, and South Africa. Learn more at fiberbroadband.org.