
Agenda at a Glance
New in 2025 - we are starting the conference at noon on Wednesday for all attendees!
Check out the schedule outline below*:
Day 1 - Wednesday, October 29
Time | Location | Session |
9:00AM - 12:00pm | Offsite at USAC HQ | USAC Open House (Rural Health Care) |
12:00PM - 1:00PM | Salon X | Lunch & Opening Plenary |
1:00PM - 2:15PM | Salon X | Breakout: The Pole Attachment Problem: How to Prevent Delays in Broadband Deployment Caused by Utility Poles |
2:45PM - 4:00PM | Salon X | Breakout: In The Air: Current State-Of-Play Around Spectrum, Fixed Wireless and LEO Satellite |
1:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon X | Workshop: Sustaining Digital Opportunity |
1:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon X | Workshop: AI in Education: Exploring the Intersection Between AI, Infrastructure, and Public Trust |
4:00PM - 4:15PM | Salon X | Networking Break |
4:15PM - 5:00PM | Salon X | Plenary |
5:00PM - 6:30PM | Salon X | Reception |
6:30PM - 8:00PM | Offsite | Dinner on Your Own |
8:00PM - 10:00PM | Offsite | After Party |
Day 2 - Thursday, October 30
Time | Location | Session |
8:00AM - 8:45AM | Salon X | Breakfast |
8:45AM - 9:30AM | Salon X | Keynote With Tracie D. Hall: Information Islands: The Rise of Co-intelligence, the Necessity of Civic Fluency, and the Decline of Human Literacy |
9:30AM - 9:45AM | Salon X | Networking Break |
9:45AM - 12:00PM | Salon X | Rural Healthcare Workshop |
9:45AM - 10:45AM | Salon X | Breakout: Extreme Conditions. Extraordinary Response: Recovery After Natural Disasters |
9:45AM - 10:45AM | Salon X | Breakout: Better Broadband Data Mapping with Crowd-Sourced Speed Testing |
9:45AM - 10:45AM | Salon X | Breakout: A Conversation on Propelling Digital Transformation in Education with Digital Promise’s State Digital Equity Framework |
10:45AM - 11:00AM | Salon X | Networking Break |
11:00AM - 12:00PM | Salon X | Breakout: E-Rate Efficiency: Maximizing E-Rate as a Statewide Consortium |
11:00AM - 12:00PM | Salon X | Breakout: Getting to $30: ACP’s Lessons for the Future of Universal Service |
11:00AM - 12:00PM | Salon X | Breakout: What's Next for BEAD? A conversation with State Broadband Leaders |
12:15PM - 12:45PM | Salon X | Lunch |
1:00PM - 1:30PM | Salon X | Plenary: Fireside Chat with FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez |
1:30PM - 1:45PM | Salon X | Networking Break |
1:45PM - 4:00PM | Salon X | E-Rate Workshop |
1:45PM - 2:45PM | Salon X | Breakout: A Cities Journey to Revitalization through Digital Opportunity and Inclusion |
1:45PM - 2:45PM | Salon X | Breakout: A Comprehensive Strategy for Federal Broadband Funding: Where We've Come and What is Still Left to Do |
1:45PM - 2:45PM | Salon X | Breakout: Enhancing Rural Health Resilience |
2:45PM - 3:00PM | Salon X | Networking Break |
3:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon X | Breakout: USF Contribution Reform: How Do We Solve That Problem? |
3:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon X | Breakout: Leveraging Infrastructure and Edge Data Centers |
3:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon X | Breakout: Closing the Gap: Broadband Affordability, State Innovation, and the Connectivity Imperative |
4:00PM - 4:15PM | Salon X | Networking Break |
4:00PM - 5:00PM | Salon X | Tentative: USAC Meet and Greet |
4:15PM - 5:00PM | Salon X | Speed Networking |
5:00PM - 6:30PM | Salon X | Reception |
6:30PM - 8:30PM | Salon X | SHLB Board Member Dinner (Invite Only) |
Day 3 - Friday, October 31
Time | Location | Session |
8:15AM - 8:45AM | Salon X | Breakfast |
8:45AM - 9:15AM | Salon X | Plenary |
9:15AM - 9:30AM | Salon X | Networking Break |
9:30AM - 10:30AM | Salon X | Breakout: Fortifying The Tk-12 Education Infrastructure: District-Wide Cyber Defense Strategy: Optimizing E-Rate Pilot in Education Cybersecurity Infrastructure |
9:30AM - 10:30AM | Salon X | Breakout: R&E Networks Advancing Community Healthcare and Telehealth Connectivity |
9:30AM - 10:30AM | Salon X | Breakout: HTTP - Bridging the Digital Divide With Cultural Awareness |
10:30AM - 10:45AM | Salon X | Networking Break |
10:45AM - 11:45AM | Salon X | Breakout: Impact of Federal Dollars on Library Connectivity |
10:45AM - 11:45AM | Salon X | Breakout: Broadband in Action: Empowering Anchor Institutions and Advancing Community Impact |
10:45AM - 11:45AM | Salon X | Breakout |
11:45AM - 1:00PM | Salon X | Grab & Go Lunch - SHLB Strategic Planning |