The Center for Rural Development
2292 South Highway 27
Somerset, KY 42501
10:00 Welcome by Lonnie Lawson, President & CEO, The Center for Rural Development
10:10 Overview of the State of Broadband – Hilda Legg, Consultant, Former Administrator for Rural Utilities Service; Larry Combs, Broadband Implementation Manager, The Center for Rural Development
10:30 KCNA / Kentucky Wired Update – Phillip Brown, Executive Director of KY Communications Network Authority; Mike Hayden, Chief Operating Officer, KY Communications Network Authority
11:00 Core Curriculum: Ownership and Finance Models 101 – Joel Mulder, Vice President, eX2 Technology LLC; Terry Barnes, Project Manager/Business Consultant, The Solarity Group
11:50 Core Curriculum: Plant Design and Network Management 101 – Darrell Maynard, Owner Operator, Eastern Telephone & Technologies; Mike Stidham, Operations Manager, Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative; Joel Mulder, Vice President, eX2 Technology LLC
12:40 Lunch
1:00 Luncheon Address: The Basics of the KY P3 Legislation and How It Can Be Used to Acquire Broadband – Leslie Combs, Former KY State Representative and Public Servant
1:30 Core Curriculum: Broadband Providers and Partners 101 – Lonnie Lawson, President & CEO, The Center for Rural Development; Allen Gillum, CEO/General Manager, East Kentucky Network; Ruth Conley, General Manager/CEO, Foothills Communications; Brian Mefford, Open Fiber Kentucky, CNX
2:20 Break
2:30 Core Curriculum: Community Engagement: How Do I Get Community Support 101? – Nancy Ward, Partner/PMP, The Solarity Group; Gail Wright, Executive Director, Gateway Area Development District; Jim Ward, Letcher County Judge Executive
3:20 Wrap up Q&A, Next Step Announcements
4:00 Adjournment