From Heartland Forward …

Join Heartland Forward on Tuesday, September 30th at 10 AM CST for a 60-minute webinar, BEAD Deployment: Preparing to Connect the Heartland Once and For All.

This conversation will:

•  Provide an overview of how heartland states plan to deploy federal funding to deliver high-speed internet to all communities.
•  Offer practical steps local governments, ISPs and community leaders can take, such as streamlining permitting and infrastructure approvals, to accelerate deployment when funding arrives.
•  Highlight resources like the Connecting the Heartland Jobs Board, connecting workers to high-speed internet jobs and training opportunities to support rapid deployment.

Featured Speakers:

•  Mary Larkin Furlow – Senior Manager of Connecting the Heartland, Heartland Forward
•  Devon Braunstein – Director, Illinois Office of Broadband
•  Kathryn de Wit – Project Director, Broadband Access, The Pew Charitable Trusts
•  Glen Howie – State Broadband Director, The Arkansas State Broadband Office
•  Veneeth Iyengar – Executive Director, ConnectLA
•  Mike Sanders – Executive Director, Oklahoma Broadband Office
•  Peter Voderberg – Chief, BroadbandOhio

Register here for the webinar.

 

Please share this invitation with others who are invested in connecting every home, business and community in the heartland. Together, we can ensure that every heartland community has the high-speed internet access it needs to thrive.