Broadband Breakfast on June 2, 2025 - Live from Fiber Connect 2025
The Monday event will take place at Broadband Breakfast’s regular 12 Noon ET time, which is 11 a.m. CT.
Fiber Connect is back with a new theme: “Light It Up.” Tune in for a special BroadbandLive broadcast from the show in Nashville. This live discussion will feature voices from the floor, including vendors, suppliers, and broadband experts, offering insights from the forefront of America’s fiber buildout. The event will take place from the Wesco Booth (#325) during Broadband Breakfast’s regular 12 Noon ET time, which is 11 a.m. CT.
Panelists
- Chris Bailey, Director of Sales, Wesco
- Jeff Dean, Vice President, North America Channel Sales, Nokia
- Drew Clark (moderator), CEO and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast
Over his 27-year career, Chris Bailey has worked for both supplier and distribution companies of various sizes. Chris has been involved in numerous deployments with telephone companies, cooperatives, municipalities, and other entities, launching fiber broadband networks. Having presented individually and with end-users and suppliers, Chris is a desired speaker at all levels for his extensive wealth of knowledge in the broadband market. Chris currently is the Director of Broadband Sales for Wesco.
Jeff Dean is the Vice President of North America Channel Sales at Nokia. Jeff is responsible for growing Enterprise, Cloud, and Service Provider sales through indirect channels: VARs, Distribution, Systems Integrators, and Industry Partners. He leads a team of regional partner sales directors and guide the creation of new programs, incentives, and routes to market for the Network Infrastructure business.
Breakfast Media LLC CEO Drew Clark has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. An early proponent of better broadband, better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing tool to collect and verify broadband data left unpublished by the Federal Communications Commission. As CEO and Publisher, Clark presides over the leading media community advocating for higher-capacity internet everywhere through topical, timely and intelligent coverage. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.
