Who Should Attend
All broadband stakeholders in the state. Event sessions will be designed for those at an early stage AND advanced stage of knowledge and readiness.
This includes:
County administrators; emergency management agencies; Economic Development Districts; municipalities, utility districts, regional chambers of commerce, healthcare providers, libraries; school boards / superintendents, institutions of higher learning, community members, elected officials, philanthropies, IT professionals, policy wonks, and Bill Murray (yes that one).
What To Expect
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Conversations with Connectivity Guru - Susan Crawford
- A deep dive on Inclusive Innovation amidst Digital Transformation
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A focus on Impact Investing and diverse capital stacks
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guidance on effective planning and elements of regional standardization
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Meeting the new Maine Connectivity Authority
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Arm wrestling for Federal Funds
How To RSVP
Please register here: The event will be virtual in 2021 - and is split across the afternoon of Nov. 18th and the morning of Nov. 19th.
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Agenda
Thursday will include a keynote presentation followed by two plenary panel sessions all on ONE link.
Friday will include a keynote presentation followed by two blocks of concurrent sessions on THREE separate Zoom links.
The zoom links can be found on the agenda below.​
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Zoom link for Welcome and Keynote speeches on Thursday and Friday: https://tinyurl.com/MBCSummit1