This beginner-friendly session shows telecom pros how to map buried lines using pipe/cable locators and ground-penetrating radar, using GPS-enabled products that complement your current workflows.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: Ditch Witch West
Speaker: Levi Valdois, Sales Manager, Electronics
Levi Valdois is the Sales Manager, Electronics for Ditch Witch West, the largest Ditch Witch dealer worldwide. In this role, he oversees the direct technical sales and front line support of Ditch Witch West's electronics products for horizontal directional drilling and pipe and cable locating.
Cybersecurity in broadband is often framed as an external threat, but what happens when the breach originates from within? This session reframes cybersecurity for service providers through four critical lenses.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Finley USA
Website: www.finleyusa.com
Speaker: Ryan Kudera
Ryan joined Finley Engineering in 2022 at the Lamar, Missouri office. Before joining Finley, he served as the Broadband Director for the State of Wyoming. With over 25 years of experience in the telecom industry, Ryan brings deep expertise across the broadband and energy sectors.
Oregon BEAD updates and current status.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: Oregon Broadband Office (OBO)
Speaker: Krystal Stone, BEAD Coordinator and Tribal Liaison
Krystal Stone is the BEAD Coordinator and Tribal Liaison for the Oregon Broadband Office at Business Oregon. She leads federal broadband initiatives, partnering with local communities, governments, and service providers to expand high-speed internet access across the state.
The class will discuss the training requirements in WAC 296-32 and OSHA 1910.268 for Qualified Telecommunications Workers (Qualified Persons). Including: Competent Climber/Rescuer; Qualified Electrical Worker; Control of Hazardous Energy; Confined Spaces; Excavation and Trenching.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Forum Consulting
Speaker: Kris Craft
Kris Craft brings over 20 years of experience helping federal, state, and local organizations solve complex safety challenges. She specializes in building comprehensive Accident Prevention Programs, Safety and Health systems, and technical training for the Telecommunication Industry.
Proper fiber inspection best practices using the EXFO FIP-435B & FIP-500 Fiber Inspection scopes.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: PSI
Speaker: Jeff Matson, Regional Manager
Jeffrey Matson is a Regional Manager at PSI with over 20 years of experience in the Broadband Telecommunication markets. He specializes in brand growth related to: PON Technologies, Routers, Fiber Optic Splice Trailers, Fusion Splicer and Fiber Inspection tools.
Wi-Fi 7 represents a critical leap forward in the evolution of networking. We'll explore the transition from Wi-Fi 6 to Wi-Fi 7, highlighting the key advancements including enhanced efficiency to support new use cases like AR/VR, 8K streaming, and IoT expansion.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Zyxel
Website: www.zyxel.com
Speaker: Patrick Moreno, Western Region Sales Manager
Patrick Moreno works as Western Region Sales Manager for Zyxel Communications, Inc. He is responsible for developing long-term relationships with customers and overseeing sales of Western regional telecommunications customers. Moreno holds numerous Zyxel Certified Network Professional certificates.
This session is built for operators who want to strengthen network resilience without burning out their teams or breaking the budget. You'll walk away with practical strategies that improve reliability in ways that make financial sense, reduce the operational burden on your people, and keep the customers and communities you serve connected when it matters most.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: Waypoint 33
Website: www.waypoint33.com
Speaker: Randall Rene, Founder
Randall Rene is the Founder of Waypoint 33, a veteran-owned consulting firm focused on helping telecom and infrastructure organizations modernize through GIS, strategy, and digital transformation. With over twenty-five years of experience, he's known for making complex ideas simple and actionable.
Precise timing is a foundational requirement for modern telecommunications, data centers, and critical infrastructure. This presentation provides a technical overview of timing and synchronization fundamentals, core concepts of frequency, phase, and time, and their role in network performance and reliability.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Adtran / Oscilloquartz
Website: www.adtran.com
Speaker: Rick Knea, Business Development Manager
Rick Knea is a Business Development Manager for North America at Oscilloquartz. Rick has more than 32 years of experience in the telecommunications industry designing telecommunications networks, with a focus on DWDM optical transport, coherent transmission systems, and precision timing architectures.
WAN bonding with MPTCP, AI edge networking for rural healthcare, schools, public safety, agriculture, utilities.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: Richesin Engineering
Website: www.richesinengineering.com
Speaker: Logan Webb, Sales Engineer
Logan Webb is a Sales Engineer at Richesin Engineering with over four years of experience solving connectivity challenges in some of the country's most demanding environments. He specializes in designing and delivering broadband and network solutions that are both technically sound and financially accessible.
A focused discussion on Fault Managed Power Systems for telecom applications.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: TII
Website: www.tiitech.com
Speaker: Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson is a 45 year veteran of the Telecom Industry and has pioneered the use of Remote Powering for Telecom applications across the country. His specialization in OSP and powering has driven the development of numerous products for the Telecom Industry.
Keeping customers is easier than acquiring customers and finding solutions that keep customers loyal is the new normal. Explore how providing services to create Smart Cities, Smart Communities, and Smart Farms keeps your customers from looking elsewhere.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: Calix
Website: www.calix.com
Speaker: Glenn Taylor, Sr. Sales Engineer
Glenn is a seasoned technology professional whose career started in IT as a technician and culminated as a CIO for a public company. He spent 7 years at Project Mutual Telephone and joined Calix in 2021 as a Sr. Sales Engineer.
Not every subscriber can be reached with fiber, and not every deployment justifies a wireless-only approach. Radisys takes a fundamentally different approach. Built on open standards and disaggregated architecture, our multi-access platform unifies XGS-PON fiber, fixed wireless access, and Open Wi-Fi under a cohesive management system.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Radisys
Website: www.radisys.com
Speaker: Glenn Scymanski
Glen has 30+ years in broadband access. Former Calix SE/RSM and ADTRAN RSM. Now leading Radisys business development across the North American fiber and wireless broadband market.
As national carriers and expanding regional competitors move into rural markets with bundled broadband and mobile offerings, service providers are under new pressure to defend their customer base. This session highlights why offering mobile is becoming essential for customer loyalty, retention, and long-term competitiveness.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: Comtrend
Website: www.comtrend.com
Speaker: Dani Pinon
Dani Pinon brings over 15 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, specializing in delivering cutting-edge solutions to service providers. Her expertise lies in simplifying network management and enabling scalability.
Join this session for a practical overview of emerging fiber technologies and the trends shaping next-generation optical networks. Topics include hollow core fiber, smaller high-count cable designs, multicore fiber, and the test methods used to validate them, including OTDR, OLTS, CD, and PMD.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: EXFO
Website: www.exfo.com
Speaker: Kevin Peres, Senior Applications Engineer
Kevin Peres is a skilled Senior Applications Engineer at EXFO, specializing in fiber optic and high-speed network testing solutions. With over 30 years of technical expertise, including 22 years at EXFO, Kevin brings unparalleled industry knowledge to his role.
Competition in broadband delivery continues to grow putting pressure on traditional providers. We will explore why a municipality would want to build a broadband network in an already competitive marketplace and the benefits to the community.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: City of Hillsboro
Speaker: Paul Recanzone
Paul Recanzone started his career as a local area network engineer. For the last 20 years, Paul has dedicated his career to helping public sector entities plan, deploy, and operate fiber broadband networks.
Most fiber deployment challenges don't start in the field; they start long before construction begins. This session dives into the rules that seasoned fiber professionals follow to avoid costly missteps in planning and execution.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Full Circle Fiber Partners
Speaker: Kindra Bosch, VP of Strategic Growth
Kindra Bosch is Vice President of Strategic Growth at Lightspeed Construction Group, where she focuses on driving scalable solutions, operational alignment, and long-term value across fiber network planning and deployment.
Location: Conference Room A
Meet and greet with the Fiber Broadband Association Women in Fiber.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Fiber Broadband Association
Speaker: Kendall Ingraham
What would cause Oregon OSHA to inspect your organization, and what will happen during the inspection? Learn what you can expect so you can prepare for a successful Oregon OSHA inspection.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Oregon OSHA
Speaker: Scott Gunderson, CSP, ARM
Scott Gunderson, CSP, ARM, is an occupational safety consultant with Oregon OSHA. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in occupational safety and health, with previous experience in Oregon OSHA enforcement.
GPON and XGS-PON technology primer, testing challenges, developing repeatable test methodologies for PON networks.
Location: Conference Room A
Hosted By: VeEX
Speaker: Kipp Botner
Are you ready to take your safety and health management program to the next level? Learn about Oregon OSHA voluntary recognition programs such as Challenge and SHARP and the value they can bring to your employees and your organization.
Location: Conference Room B
Hosted By: Oregon OSHA
Speaker: Scott Gunderson, CSP, ARM
Scott Gunderson, CSP, ARM, is an occupational safety consultant with Oregon OSHA. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in occupational safety and health.