Bronner Davis

VP Operations at ElektraFi

Speaker

Bronner Davis Bronner Davis is a 30 plus year telecommunications expert. His expertise are energy and the transmission of energy via wireless and wired methods. Including design and construction of outside plant for wireline and wireless carriers. Through his career he has been an intricate part of many fiber loop builds throughout the western markets as well as cell site construction, antennas, and lines modifications, iDAS, oDAS and fiber to the cell site. Creating protocols, policy and procedures for engineering, site acquisitions and construction crews for carrier projects. Over the past decade, Bronner’s focus turned to rural broadband and AG TECH through invitation by the USDA, CA. In 2013 Bronner was the only private industry partner to support Fresno City, CA in being awarded the IBM SMARTER CITIES CHALLENGE. Cited in Government Technology Magazine as an innovator for the coming AG TECH opportunity in an article titled, “WHY FARMS NEED WIFI”. Since then, Bronner has defined the opportunity and designed and implemented a small tower middle mile agriculture network solution. Providing farming and the entire AG VALUE CHAIN connectivity opportunities that scale. While also working with political leaders nationally to bring awareness to AG TECH as a mission critical endeavor. Bronner has worked intimately with farms, packing sheds, water boards, Silicon Valley tech companies, Livermore Labs, Fresno State and UC DAVIS to find scalable solutions to support agriculture technology adoption. Including a run for California State Senate with a rural economic platform. Bronner’s commitment to upgrading agriculture stems from his childhood spent ranching with his family in Wyoming and Utah. His love for farming and technology have proven to be his defining attributes in his pursuit to internetify rural American farms and towns. He is a recognized expert in his field and is a wealth of information on how to design, scale and implant vital AG TECH infrastructure and Smart Farming capabilities.