Where Hometown ISPs Meet The Future Of Connectivity

*subject to change*
All functions take place in the Conference Center at Caesars Palace.

Agenda

7:45 AM - 8:30 PM
Registration Open
Registration
Promenade South: Octavius Ballroom Pre-Function
8:15 AM - 4:30 PM
Master Monday Sessions (separate fee required)
Master Monday
Neopolitan Ballroom
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
When Everyone Has Options: Why The Old Playbook Fails
Master Monday
Neopolitan Ballroom
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Competing Without Destroying Your Business
Master Monday
Neopolitan Ballroom
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Master Monday Lunch & Keynote
Master Monday
Neopolitan Ballroom
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Designing Your Broadband Company: A 10-Year Roadmap
Master Monday
Octavius 4
Government Affairs Advocacy Training
Regulatory
Octavius 5
2:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Getting Infrastructure Where It's Needed: Permitting and Regulations in the Age of BEAD
Regulatory
Octavius 5
Becoming the Easy Choice: Removing Customer Friction
Master Monday
Octavius 4
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Women of WISPA - Networking Reception
Reception
Trevi
WISPAPALOOZA First Timers Meet & Greet
Reception
Turin
WISPA Industry Excellence Awards Reception
Pisa
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WISPAPALOOZA Opening Night Reception
Reception
Octavius Pre-Function and Terrace
7:45 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration Open
Registration
Promenade South: Octavius Ballroom Pre-Function
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Opening Session | Breakfast | Sponsor Recognition
Opening Session
Octavius Ballroom: Enter Octavius 12
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
WISPA Annual Members Meeting | State of WISPA
General Session
Octavius Ballroom: Enter Octavius 12
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Intermission
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Speed Networking
General Session
Octavius Ballroom: Enter Octavius 12
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Keynote: Ridiculously Easy to Do Business With™ - Better Serving A New Generation Of Customer Wants, Needs, and Expectations
Keynote
Octavius Ballroom: Enter Octavius 12
12:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open and Lunch
Exhibit Hall
Julius Ballroom
1:1 Scheduled Meetings Block 1
1:1 Meetings
Trevi
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
BEAD Left These Locations Behind: Serving the Gaps Others Miss
Build
Octavius 1
The CEO’s AI Playbook: Using Automation Without Losing Operator Control
Compete
Octavius 5
Automation That Paid for Itself: Operator Case Studies in Real ROI
Grow
Octavius 4
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Featured Spotlight Session: Tarana Wireless
Vendor Spotlight
Octavius 7
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Emerging Tech Showcase Round 1
Emerging Tech Showcase
Octavius 15
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Scale Installs Without Burning Out Techs or Customers
Grow
Octavius 4
Spectrum Is Strategy: Prioritizing Your Most Constrained Asset
Build
Octavius 1
Beyond Speed and Price: Customer Experience as the Local ISP Advantage
Compete
Octavius 5
4:00 PM - 6:45 PM
1:1 Scheduled Meetings Block 2
1:1 Meetings
Trevi
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Exhibit Hall Open & Happy Hour
Exhibit Hall
Julius Ballroom
7:45 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration Open
Registration
Promenade South: Octavius Ballroom Pre-Function
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Election Update
General Session
Octavius Ballroom: Enter Octavius 12
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Emerging Tech Showcase Showdown
Emerging Tech Showcase
Octavius Ballroom: Enter Octavius 12
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Success Story
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Intermission
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Look, Up in the Sky!: How Satellites Are Disrupting
Regulatory
Octavius 4
You Won BEAD. Now Execute: Compliance, Safety, and Construction Risk
Build
Octavius 1
The Hometown ISP of 2030: Strategic Choices to Make Today
Compete
Octavius 5
Vendor Spotlight: WISDM
Vendor Spotlight
Octavius 3
Mobile as a Retention Engine: The Hometown ISP MVNO Playbook
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Intermission
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Design for Year 10: Networks That Age Well
Build
Octavius 1
Spectrum Update Panel
Regulatory
Octavius 7
Building In-House AI And Governance
Grow
Octavius 4
Competing With Mobile and Satellite: Defending the Local Broadband Relationship
Compete
Octavius 5
12:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open and Lunch
Exhibit Hall
Julius Ballroom
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Design Clinic: FTTX Architectures That Hometown ISPs Can Actually Build
Build
Octavius 1
Ask the Board Anything
Octavius 3
Reliability Beats Speed: Competing Where the Speed Claim Is No Longer Enough
Compete
Octavius 5
Next-Generation Leadership: Succession Planning for Independent ISPs
Grow
Octavius 4
National Insecurity: How the Administration is Dealing with Trade and Security
Regulatory
Octavius 7
2:30 PM - 4:45 PM
1:1 Scheduled Meetings Block 3
1:1 Meetings
Trevi
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Intermission
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
AI for Spectrum Control: Predicting Interference Before Customers Feel It
Build
Octavius 1
The Regulatory Playbook: Turning Compliance Challenges Into Competitive Advantages
Regulatory
Octavius 7
Unit Economics Every ISP Operator Should Know Cold
Grow
Octavius 4
Vendor Spotlight: RADD Network Solutions
Vendor Spotlight
Octavius 3
Pricing by Market: Packages That Win Without Racing to the Bottom
Compete
Octavius 5
5:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Exhibit Hall Open & Happy Hour
Exhibit Hall
Julius Ballroom
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Registration Open
Registration
Promenade South: Octavius Ballroom Pre-Function
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Keynote: The Network Was The Advantage. Intelligence Is Next
Keynote
Octavius Ballroom: Enter Octavius 12
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Closing Session | Giveaways
Octavius Ballroom: Enter Octavius 12
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Intermission
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Strategy for Uncertain Times: Protecting Growth When Conditions Shift
Grow
Octavius 4
After the Outage: Operational Lessons That Make Networks Stronger
Build
Octavius 1
Thriving Without Subsidies: Strategy After the BEAD Wave
Compete
Octavius 5
Vendor Spotlight: Nokia
Vendor Spotlight
Octavius 3
11:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Exhibit Hall Open and Brunch
Exhibit Hall
Julius Ballroom
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Maps That Build: Turning Location Intelligence Into Construction Action
Build
Octavius 1
Vendor Spotlight:
Vendor Spotlight
Octavius 3
From Residential ISP to Community Infrastructure Partner
Grow
Octavius 4
Trust Wins Markets: The Hometown Advantage Against National Brands
Compete
Octavius 5
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Intermission
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Smart Bundles, Stronger ARPU: Packaging Broadband Around Customer Value
Grow
Octavius 4
Vendor Spotlight #5
Vendor Spotlight
Octavius 3
One Customer Experience Across Fiber, Wireless, and Everything Next
Compete
Octavius 5
When Fiber Stops: Reaching the Last Miles That Still Need Service
Build
Octavius 1