2024 ShowcaseAttendee Registration | Trade Show/Booth Registration | Agenda | Current Sponsors Wednesday, January 10 - Thursday, January 11, 2024 DoubleTree by Hilton Room reservations start at $119 plus tax per night - room block expires December 25, 2023. Note: you can only book within our contractual dates: nights of January 8, 9 and 10 - and then only until the room block is sold out. Parking Information: please use the Park 2 Garage that is right across the street on 1st Ave. Waive your hand at the red circle to have the system generate a ticket. Bring the parking ticket to the hotel front desk or the Showcase registration table to get it validated. If you don't have a ticket, you'll have to pay to get our of the parking lot. When you leave, scan the barcode on the ticket, then scan the validation sticker's barcode and you can leave the parking lot for no charge. Vendor/Associate Member Companies click button below. Associate Members and Trade Show Booth
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Noon - 9pm | Vendor Booth setup - 3rd Floor |
7:00am | Registration Opens - 3rd Floor | |
7:30am | Hosted Breakfast - 22nd Floor | |
8:30am | Booths Open - 3rd Floor | |
8:30am |
Welcome |
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8:35am |
All I Really Need to Know, I Learned from a Pop-Tart A toasted treat may seem simple enough, but it taught this presenter some life lessons that were both sweet and sour! It made her curious to explore other areas where she may “get in the way” of her own success. So often, professionals forget to turn off their auto-pilot, and complete tasks without being present and intentional. Perhaps you too, have a lot to learn from a Pop-Tart! This fun and engaging session will be as memorable as it is enlightening. |
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9:30am | Digitizing the construction Process Tom Brooks, Director GIS & Solutions, Render Networks Skyview 1&2 - 20th Floor |
CFO Panel: What do the next 5-10 years look like? |
10:30am |
Trade Show Break & Networking – no sessions |
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11:30am | BEAD ConnectMT / NTIA Misty Ann Giles, Director, Montana Department of Administration |
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12:30pm | Hosted Lunch Buffet - 22nd Floor | |
1:30pm | Unmasking the Dark Web: A Riveting Expedition into History, Legends, AI Breakthroughs, and the Menace to Service Providers Jon Brown, ePlus Technologies |
Splice Case Fiber Management Kevin Panteleakos, Field Sales Manager, PLP Conference Room 5 - 3rd Floor |
2:30pm | Trade Show Break & Networking – no sessions | |
3:30pm |
Tip the Scales in Your Favor: Secure broadband funding and build scalable solutions The Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements set forth by NTIA for BEAD and now adopted by other grant programs such as USDA’s ReConnect 4 and more, are a radical shift in the expectations of applicants for planning and procurement. Join Nokia experts to understand the nuances of the NTIA guidance for BABA. The session will also cover the technology to help meet the requirements including scalable broadband solutions and architectures including Multi PON technologies (plus coexistence), WiFi considerations, Subscriber Management (BNG, CGNAT, Peering), and the need for scalable solutions (small/medium/large). Skyview 1&2 - 20th Floor |
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4:30pm |
Hospitality Hour – hosted from 4:30-5:30pm |
7:00am | Hosted Breakfast - 22nd Floor | |||
8:00am | Montana Telecommunications Access Program
To improve the quality of life for all Montanans through education, innovation and technology by enhancing communication options. Mike Bouchard, Communications Tech Skyview 1&2 - 20th Floor |
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8:30am |
Tech Panel |
Current Status of Broadband Funding, Funding Issues, BEAD Update for Montana, and Recommendations for Successful Applications |
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9:30-11am | Trade Show Break & Networking – no sessions | |||
11:00am | CEO Panel Brian DeMarco, Siyeh Communications Doran Fluckiger, Southern Montana Telephone Company Skyview 1&2 - 20th Floor |
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12:30pm | Raffle & Door Prize Drawing Trade Show Foyer near Registration Desk |
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