5:00-6:30PM                   

Welcome Reception

Double Tree by Hilton – Downtown

500 Cypress St. 

Abilene, TX 79601

Registration

Coffee and light pastries

Meeting Location
Abilene Christian University 

Anthony Field Wildcat Stadium 

Oliver Jackson Blvd, Abilene, TX 79601 

4th Floor of the Home Side Stands 

9:15-9:30AM           

Welcome and Overview-Ricky Martinez

General Session – Panel 

State of the Industry + Q and A 

“What is really happening out here—and what does it mean for the next 3–5 years?” 

Break

General Session Panel-Workforce Development Initiative with Q&A

What is really happening out here--and what does it mean for the next 3-5 years?

Lunch and Networking

Breakout Sessions

Breakout Session 1-Network Development & Sustainability 

• From Plow to Home 
• Panelists - TBA 
• Build economics in rural America 
• Permitting, make-ready & right-of-way delays 
• Workforce in the field 
• Operating the network long term 
• Technology choices that affect sustainability 
• Regulatory impact on network builds 

Breakout Session 2-Customer Experience & Marketing Challenges 

• How Do We Find and Keep Customers? 
• Panelists - TBA 
• Affordability vs. sustainability 
• Customer expectations shaped by urban marketing 
• Overbuild and competition realities 
• Adoption barriers 
• Regulatory and program impacts on customers 

Breakout Session 3-The Leadership Challenge
What Does the Future Hold—and How Do We Prepare Our Companies? 

• Panelists - TBA 
• Capital intensity & financial risk 
• Funding programs & compliance burden 
• Workforce development & succession 
• Policy, legislative & regulatory uncertainty 
• Strategic planning in a fast-changing environment 
• Leadership resilience

3:00-3:15PM

Break

3:15-3:45PM

General Session
Closing Remarks with Q&A