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9 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration Open (Atrium Foyer) 7:30 am – 8:50 am Continental Breakfast: Results of the International Economic Development Council Survey on Broadband and Economic Development Wiliam Sproull – Chairman, IEDC, and Craig Settles – President, Gigabit Nation Sponsored by Fujitsu (Glass Oaks Room) MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Grand Ballroom A) EDITOR'S CHOICE TRACK (Grand Ballroom B) ECONOMIC DEV TRACK (Wedgewood Ballroom) 9:00 am – 9:50 am Over-the-Top Video – Challenge or Opportunity Passive Optical LAN: A Game-Changer for Enterprise Networks Emerging Local Strategies to Acquire Fiber Networks 10:00 am – 10:50 am To be announced Delivering Fiber Broadband to Multitenant Ofce Buildings How Network Operators and Economic Development Professionals Can Work Together 10:45 am – 12:45 pm Exhibit Hall Open / Refreshment Break (Rio Grande Hall) 12:45 pm – 2:05 pm Keynote Awards Luncheon – Sponsored by Verizon Enhanced Communities (Grand Ballroom A) MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Glass Oaks Room) EDITOR'S CHOICE TRACK (Grand Ballroom B) ECONOMIC DEV TRACK (Wedgewood Ballroom) 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm Owner/Legal Roundtable Revenues Beyond the Triple Play for Service Providers Public-Private Partnerships for Economic Development 3:30 pm– 4:20 pm MDU Legal Leaders State, Local and Regional Success Stories 4:20 pm – 5:10 pm Refreshment and Networking Break (Grand Ballroom Foyer) MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Grand Ballroom A) EDITOR'S CHOICE TRACK (Grand Ballroom B) ECONOMIC DEV TRACK (Wedgewood Ballroom) 5:10 pm – 6:10 pm MDU Owners Install Their Own Fiber Infrastructure Broadband Adoption, Seniors and the Role of Technology in Livable Communities Middle-Mile Networks Fostering Economic Development: Anchor Institutions and Beyond 6:10 pm – 7:45 pm Exhibit Hall Cocktail Reception (Rio Grande Hall) 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm Networking Dinners (TBA) THURSDAY, APRIL 10 7:00 am – 2:00 pm Registration Open (Atrium Foyer) 7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast – Sponsored by Charter (Grand Ballroom Foyer) 8:00 am – 8:30 am Keynote: Broadband + The Internet: David Isenberg – Founder, Freedom to Connect (Grand Ballroom A) 8:30 am – 9:30 am Advanced Broadband Adds Value to MDU Properties Michael Render – President, RVA, Presents Results of the Largest Resident and Owner/Manager Surveys Ever Undertaken Discussion by Panel of Property Owners (Grand Ballroom A) MULTIFAMILY TRACK (Grand Ballroom A) WORKSHOP (Grand Ballroom B) RURAL BROADBAND TRACK (Wedgewood Ballroom) 9:40 am – 10:30 am Key Legal and Regulatory Issues Afecting Community Broadband Projects The Bandwidth of the States: Where They Stand in 2014 10:40 am – 12:30 pm Vendor/Audience Roundtable – Fiber Equipment for MDUs Financing Future Bandwidth – Public Private Partnerships School Connectivity – From Those Who Have Done It and Those Who Plan to Do It 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open (Rio Grande Hall) 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Digital Learning as a Disruptive Force in Education 1:00 pm – 2:10 pm How Rural Innovation Can Drive American Prosperity 2:30 pm – 4:45 pm Smart Technology and the Farming Enterprise – Cool Things Rural Communities Are Doing With Broadband FRIDAY, APRIL 11 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Post-Summit Workshops, Classes, Meetings. See website. BBC_SummitPromo_Feb14.indd 9 2/12/14 5:25 PM