Ash Brown leads discussion on winning community support for fiber builds at Fiber Connect 2025
Session will explore how early stakeholder engagement helps accelerate deployment and avoid roadblocks to fiber expansion
- Speakers: Ash Brown, senior director of field and partner marketing at Adtran (moderator); Todd Way, CEO at Douglas Fast Net; Antwon T. Alsobrook, Founder and CEO at A2D, Inc. dba eCommunity Fiber; Chukwuma Agba, manager, FMPS Strategy at Panduit; Drew Pappas, director of business development at Bonfire
- Topics: Building goodwill and local stakeholder support for fiber expansion projects
- When: Monday, June 2, 2:40 p.m. CT
- Where: Where: Fiber Connect 2025, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA https://fiberconnect2025.eventscribe.net/index.asp
The key to successful fiber plant expansion begins long before the first shovel hits the dirt. Prior to any work taking place, network operators must forge relationships with key local stakeholders and understand the process by which projects are approved and permits issued. It also involves working closely with community anchor institutions, businesses and others who stand to benefit from your fiber broadband services.
In this session, Ash Brown will moderate a panel discussion on how service providers can work with stakeholders to successfully plan and execute a network build. Industry experts will also outline how to overcome common issues such as permit acquisition and how to effectively communicate the economic benefits of new fiber broadband infrastructure.