TNBA Annual Conference
Event Date
Through
Location
Franklin Cool Springs Marriott
Description
Tennessee Broadband Association Annual Convention & Showcase
2023 Annual Convention & Showcase: Agenda (PDF)
2023 Annual Convention & Showcase: Registration
2023 Annual Convention & Showcase: Room Block
Connected Now & Tomorrow
Building the broadband network for this and future generations.
Network with other broadband industry members and suppliers June 6 through 8, 2023, at Franklin’s Cool Springs Marriott in Franklin, Tennessee.
The schedule includes golf on Tuesday at the beautiful Towhee Club in Spring Hill. Attend Wednesday’s general session to hear industry and state leaders, participate in peer-led roundtables in the afternoon, and choose a breakout session covering technical and customer service topics. We wrap up on Thursday morning as you visit over 60 vendor booths. Experience new products, innovation, and register for door prizes.
Speakers – Opening Session
Stuart McWhorter Commissioner-Tennessee Economic & Community Development Stuart McWhorter was sworn in on July 11, 2022 by Governor Bill Lee to serve as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The department is responsible for recruiting new businesses and industry to the state, supporting existing companies, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity.
McWhorter has a diverse background in entrepreneurship, corporate finance and strategic planning. He served as co-founder and chairman of Clayton Associates with over 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing.
Shirley Bloomfield CEO, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association
Shirley Bloomfield is chief executive officer of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, the premier association representing nearly 850 independent telecommunications companies that are leading innovation in rural and small-town America. With more than 30 years of experience representing the country’s smallest telecom operators, Bloomfield is an expert on the role of federal communications policies in sustaining the vitality of rural and remote communities and the benefits rural broadband networks bring to millions of American families and businesses and the national economy.