Kansas Broadband Summit

Kansas Office of Broadband

KOBD will share engagement and information regarding Digital Equity planning efforts and engagement to support connecting all Kansans.

Wichita's WSU Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex

The Kansas Office of Broadband Development invites you to join us for the inaugural Kansas Broadband Summit. The summit will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Thursday, January 19, 2023, at Wichita State University Hughes Metropolitan Complex. The Office of Broadband Development will share engagement strategies and information regarding Broadband Equity Access and Deployment and Digital Equity planning efforts. This event will provide an opportunity to discuss how we can work together to efficiently and effectively use federal and state funding to achieve the highest level of high-speed internet deployment and adoption.Who should come? We hope to see community champions, local governments, economic development, and community anchor institutions (schools, libraries, higher education, museums, and nonprofits). Our commitment to connection and your voice matter. Join us and let’s make progress on #connectingAllKansans.

Powerhouse speakers and panelist including: <ul><li>A﻿ngela Thi Bennet, Digital Equity Director, National Telecommunications and Information Administration</li><li>J﻿eremy Hegle, Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City</li><li>L﻿azone Grays, Chief Executive Officer- IBSA </li><li>M﻿ike Beene, Assistant Secretary, Kansas Department of Commerce </li></ul>

Hotel Information: H﻿yatt Place WSU | 4703 E 19th St N, Wichita, KS 67208$﻿103 a night | <a href="https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/kansas/hyatt-place-at-wichita-state-university/ictzw?corp_id=G-KSBB" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">C﻿lick here for the booking link. </a>

<h3>Schedule of Events: </h3>8:00a	Registration and Breakfast9:00a 	Welcome: Kansas Perspective + Intro
Jade Piros De Carvalho, Director of Kansas Office of Broadband DevelopmentThis welcome will look at the incredible strides Kansas has made in expanding broadband access throughout the state and the potential for even greater digital equity for our communities with new funding opportunities through BEAD + DE planning. 9:15a Keynote: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
 Angela Thi Bennett, Digital Equity Director10:00a From Digital Divide to Digital EquityThis session will feature state partners with successes in the digital inclusion space, their recommendations for best practices in rural and urban communities and how others have leveraged their institutions to serve stakeholder broadband needs.
Panelists: Lazone Grays, President/CEO, IBSA; Angela Thi Bennett, Digital Equity Director, NTIA; Jeremy Hegle, Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Band of Kansas City; Ray Walling, Acting State Librarian, State of Kansas Library
Moderator: Kimberlyn Jones, Digital Equity Program Manager, Kansas Office of Broadband11:05 a GOV. LAURA KELLY Industry Panel- Expectations + FoundationIt took 35 years to build the highway system. Hear from an industry panel on what’s reasonable and reliable to accomplish this work. Are we flipping switches? 
Panelists: Cory Davis, Director, Division of Multimodal Transportation and Innovation; Kansas Department of Transportation; Candace Write, CEO, Blue Valley Technologies; James Jamison, President- Kansas, AT &amp; T 
Moderator: Jade, Piros de Carvalho, Director of Kansas Office of Broadband DevelopmentNoon 	Lunch + KC Digital Drive Showcase
Aaron Deacon, Managing Director, KC Digital Drive 
Leslie Scott, Digital Inclusion Program Manager, KC Digital DriveSince 2012 KC Digital Drive has been on the frontier of digital inclusion and innovation. They will share their strategic pillars and how they intersect with their areas of impact to form a brighter and expanded area of economic opportunity for the communities they serve. 1:00 p Understanding Kansas Perspectives 
Claudia Amaro, Executive Director, AB &amp; C Bilingual Resources
T﻿onya Witherspoon, Associate Vice President, Industry Engagement and Applied Learning, Wichita State University
S﻿cott Sewell, Mainstreet Program Director, Kansas Department of Commerce2:10p Expanding Workforce through Digital SkillsPanel session will address topic of expanding entry level digital workforce capacity through GED programs, Regional Workforce Centers, Registered Apprenticeship, and the technical needs in broadband infrastructure. 
Panelists: Laura Ritterbush, President &amp; CEO, Goodwill Industries of Kansas; Mike Beene, Employment Services Director, Kansas Department of Commerce; Shonda Atwater, Director, Registered Apprentice Program; Megan Shearer, VP of Talent Culture, Ideatek; Scott Smathers, VP Workforce Development, Kansas Board of Regents
Moderator: Luis Rodriguez, President, Keycentrix, LLC, Board Member of FlagshipKansas.Tech3:20 p Better Together
Steve Dickie, CharacterWorks Group, Inc. 3:40 p Moving Forward | Our Ask to You
Jade, Piros de Carvalho, Director of Kansas Office of Broadband Development4:10 p Lieutenant Governor/Secretary of Commerce David C. Toland

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