2025 Spring Summit - CALL FOR SPEAKERS
Share your expertise with the broadband community! Speaker submissions are open for CBAN and IAMU’s Spring Summit.
Adapt your talk to a session on our wish list below, or pitch a new idea! We are seeking both presenters and panels, and can help you find panelists if needed for your moderated session. You may also request to sit on a panel.
Sessions are 45 minutes each and every speaker and panelist receives complimentary full conference admission, including conference-provided meals and snacks, valued up to $250. Submissions will be accepted until slots are filled.
Infrastructure/Network Building
Open Access Fiber Networks: Many Models, One Goal
Open access networks are gaining in popularity, extending the reach of providers and fostering new partnership models. Learn from experts about different approaches to open access network development.
Moderator: Kimberly McKinley with TAK Communications
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Advanced Wireless Options for Broadband Access
Next-generation fixed wireless is a valuable tool for broadband service providers to bridge the digital divide in underserved communities. During this session, panelists will examine the evolution from legacy fixed wireless solutions, discussing their historical constraints and how modern innovations are overcoming traditional barriers to deployment.
Moderator: Hongwei Zhang, ARA Wireless Living Lab, Iowa State University
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AI/Digital Transformation
The Coming of Distributed Data Centers
AI’s unquenchable appetite for energy and computing power presents interesting opportunities for energy-rich communities, especially in less populated areas. But for how long? Understand the risks and potential rewards of a data center in your community.
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Cybersecurity In These Times
As a provider, you can’t control how your customers use the internet or who attempts to hijack your network. But you can control the strength of your security. Learn about the biggest security threats facing providers today, and walk away with practical guidance for ensuring your network is safe.
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Digital Empowerment & Inclusion
AI for Community Coalition Building
Regardless of how digital inclusion work is or isn’t funded, the work remains - and coalitions will be instrumental to the success of both new and ongoing programs to close the digital divide. Can AI help coalitions be more effective and address concerns around trust, bias, and accountability?
Moderator: Jon Willow, CBAN Co-Founder and MSU REI Innovation Fellow
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Device Programs: Boosting Trust, Competence - And Providers’ Bottom Lines
Census data shows a strong link between home computer ownership and higher income levels. Ensuring access to a capable computing device is within reach for most communities - and providers can play a key role, too. Gain insights from field experts and providers offering devices in their communities.
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