| Time | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Registration Coffee and refreshments |
(Walk-in registration will be ongoing throughout) |
| 9:00am | Welcome | Ron Rordam Mayor of Blacksburg |
| 9:00am - 9:05am | History of BEV and BEV, Inc. | Ken Anderson Chair, BEV, Inc. Board |
| 9:05am - 9:15am | Program Overview and Speaker Introductions |
David Poteet
Founder, NewCity and Nomad Mobile Guides
|
| 9:15am - 9:30am | Setting the Stage |
Jeff Crowder
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, Virginia Tech Information Technologies |
| 9:30am - 9:50am | Broadband and Business |
Skip Garner
Executive Director,
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Kim Menier
President and CEO, Helio Text
|
| 9:50am - 10:10am | Broadband and the Arts and Education |
Ruth Waalkes
Executive Director,
Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech
Mary Biggs
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors
Paula Alston
Library Director,
Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library
|
| 10:10am - 10:30am | Break Exhibits and Refreshments |
|
| 10:30am - 10:50am | Broadband at Home |
John Nichols
Blacksburg resident and IT manager
|
| 10:50am - 11:05am | How Can We Get There? |
Andrew Cohill
President, Design Nine, Inc., Former Director of BEV |
| 11:05am - 11:15am | Introduction of summary panel | David Poteet |
| 11:15am - 11:55am | Regional Perspectives Panel |
Erv Blythe
VP, Information Technology, Virginia Tech
Vinod Chachra
President, VTLS
Cory Donovan
Newva Corridor Technology Council
Laura Lee
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative and
Commonwealth of Virginia Broadband Advisory Council (formerly of Congressman Boucher's staff) |
| 11:55am | Closing | Ken Anderson |