Name: Lunch & Sponsor Showcase
Start: 2026-06-23T11:45:00-0500
End: 2026-06-23T12:45:00-0500

Welcome to the GPN & ARE-ON Joint Conference 2026 schedule. Use this page to browse sessions, view speaker and session details, and build your personal agenda for June 22–24 in Rogers, Arkansas. Check back through May as additional sessions and details are added.

Lunch & Sponsor Showcase

Tuesday June 23, 2026 11:45am - 12:45pm CDT

Embassy Suites Conv. Center - Grand Ballroom V

Go through the buffet line in the Ballroom Lobby and bring your lunch into Grand V to network with your fellow attendees! Lunch is sponsored by Ciena/Lumen and they will have a 15 min speaking opportunity during lunch.

Menu:
Local Taqueria Lunch Buffet Salads & Starters

Mexican Chopped Salad
- Chopped Romaine
- Roasted Corn
- Diced Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Cotija Cheese
- Tortilla Strips
- Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Tortilla Chips with House-Made Salsa

Entrées

Warm Flour Tortillas
Smoked Carnitas with Pineapple Pico
Tinga Chicken
Spanish Rice
Cumin-Spiced Black Beans
Shredded Cheese
Sour Cream

Dessert

Sopapillas with Honey

Beverages

Ice Water
Tea
Coffee

Speakers

Brady Bell

Director Engineering, Ciena

Sponsors

Ciena/Lumen

Lumen connects the world. We are igniting business growth by connecting people, data, and applications – quickly, securely, and effortlessly. Everything we do at Lumen takes advantage of our network strength. From metro connectivity to long-haul data transport to our edge cloud... Read More →

Tuesday June 23, 2026 11:45am - 12:45pm CDT
Embassy Suites Conv. Center - Grand Ballroom V 3303 Pinnacle Hills Pkwy, Rogers, AR 72758-8936

Meal, Lunch

Company Ciena/Lumen

GPN & ARE-ON Joint Conference 2026

Brady Bell

Ciena/Lumen

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