These Wesco hosted events, featuring Nokia and CommScope, are full-day interactive workshops focused on:
- Leveraging Partnerships
- Solving Potential Roadblocks
- Government Funding Strategies
- What to Expect in the Future
Industry and supplier experts will provide answers to questions, technological solutions and additional support materials focused on supporting you in building your next generation broadband network.
Register at a Location Near You!
April 29th, 2025 | Hershey, PA
- Special Guest Speaker: Brandon Carson, Executive Director of PA Broadband Development Agency
April 30th, 2025 | Richmond, VA
- Special Guest Speaker: Tamarah Holmes, Director of Broadband, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Event Details
Agenda
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Breakfast and Networking
10:00 AM - 12:15 PM | Workshop: Morning Session
- Welcome and Introductions
- Trends in the Industry
- 2025 Government Outlook
- Build America Buy America (BABA)
- Power of Partnerships: Technology, Product, Supply Chain
- How to Implement When You Win and Workforce Development
12:15 PM - 01:15 PM | Lunch and Networking
01:15 PM - 03:30 PM | Workshop: Afternoon Session
- Q&A with Special Guest
- Technology Choices
- Building Fiber for the Future Now
- Considerations for Efficient Deployment of FTTH: Dense Urban to Rural
- Wrap-Up
Wesco has the right to deny registration to any persons prior to the event.
Meet Our Speakers!
Wesco | Chris Bailey | Director of Broadband Sales
Over his 27-year career, Chris Bailey has worked for both supplier and distribution companies of various sizes. Chris has been involved in numerous deployments with telephone companies, cooperatives, municipalities, and other entities, launching fiber broadband networks. Having presented individually and with end-users and suppliers, Chris has extensive wealth of knowledge in the broadband market.
Nokia | Lori Adams | Vice President of Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy
Lori Adams currently serves as the Vice President of Broadband Policy & Funding Strategy for Nokia and is a key member of the US broadband business development team within the Network Infrastructure business group. With over 20 years of experience as a telecommunications attorney focusing on broadband policy, she played a key role in helping Nokia achieve Buy America compliance for the BEAD program. Adams has participated at numerous industry events at the local, state and national levels as a moderator, panelist and keynote speaker.
Nokia | David Eckard | Vice President of the Broadband Partners
David Eckard is currently the Vice President of the Broadband Partners at Nokia overseeing the company’s response to the historical influx of capital from the various federal and state funding programs that aims to close the digital inequities in our country. Since 1999, David has been a key contributor, advocate and industry leader for the creation and adoption of fiber access in the United States and around the world. He has overseen the development and investment of key enabling technologies that has allowed Nokia to be a trusted partner for next generation fiber networks. He is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, holds many patents in optical access technologies, has represented Nokia in standardization forums for next generation optical access networks and resides on the boards of various trade associations representing Nokia.
CommScope | John C. Chamberlain | Vice President, Technology and Partnerships
John Chamberlain is the Vice President of Technology & Partnerships for CommScope’s Broadband segment. He leads IP Licensing, Government Relations, Standards Bodies Representation, Marketing Intelligence and CommScope testing labs functions. John has previously served at CommScope in CTO, R&D, Product Line Management and Manufacturing management roles. Previous to CommScope experience, he worked in R&D for Corning, Manufacturing management for Furukawa, and started, owned and ran telecommunications engineering and Manufactuing companies. He holds a number of patents from CommScope and other entities and is well published. John is a graduate of The Georgia Institute of Technology.
CommScope | Paul Hubbard | Senior Director, Strategy and Solutions Architecture
Paul joined CommScope in 2010 through the BNS acquisition in 2015 and relocated to North America in 2020. Before relocating, Paul played a pivotal role in the successful deployment of Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) and collaborated with carriers worldwide to develop fiber network solutions. As the Senior Director of Solutions Architecture and Strategy, Paul specializes in identifying and developing market solutions for fiber-based outside plant deployments. With a focus on network architectures and optimization, Paul has been actively involved in multiple large-scale network deployments globally, including Australia's NBN, New Zealand's UFB rollout, and several significant deployments across Europe. Paul brings over 25 years of industry experience and a wealth of knowledge and innovative approaches for deploying FTTH networks in challenging environments.