Setting The Scene

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
12:00 - 01:00 PM
Room: TBD

Kick off AnchorNets with SHLB’s Executive Director Joey Wender as he sits down with major thought leaders in broadband space and engages the audience to debate the big questions facing anchors and their communities.

2026 AnchorNets Plenary 01

  • Bill Davenport
    Bill Davenport
    Senior Director for Technology and Networking Policy Cisco
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  • Tracy Doaks
    Tracy Doaks
    President & CEO North Carolina Research and Education Network (MCNC) (NC REN)
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  • Revati Prasad
    Revati Prasad
    Executive Director Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
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  • Joey Wender
    Joey Wender
    Executive Director SHLB Coalition
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