Beyond the Build: Deploying Non-Deployment Dollars for Lasting Impact (VIP Pass Holders Only)

Session details:

• How states and operators decide where “non‑deployment” investment delivers the greatest long‑term return
• Workforce as infrastructure: training, retention, and labor availability as binding constraints on broadband outcomes
• Resilience as a requirement: cybersecurity, reliability and the role of NG911 in a BEAD future
• Turning access into outcomes: adoption support, devices, and trust as operational necessities
• Permitting and coordination reform as accelerants: where non‑deployment spending materially shortens build timelines
• When tradeoffs are unavoidable: how leaders decide between workforce, resilience, adoption and speed