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Tech Edge 2026

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8:00am CDT

Breakfast Hauptli Center Registration Hauptli Center Visit Vendor Floor Fitz Aud / Fine Arts

9:30am CDT

Welcome Keynote: Decisive Leadership Fitzpatrick AuditoriumMatt Topper

10:30am CDT

10 Minute break

10:40am CDT

Access Control Reimagined: Visibility, Control, and Simplicity with Salto Fitz 122NATE ROHLEDER Beyond the Server Rack: How to Get Your Infrastructure into the Cloud Fitzpatrick AuditoriumKenneth Woody • LOREN VONLINTEL From Prompts to Processes: Building Agentic Systems with LLMs Fitz 222Alan Wamser M365 Hardening Fine Arts GalleryJASON FOWLER • JADE MAISOG VoIP Landscape In 2026 & Beyond Fitz 200DARREN WALTERS Intro to Nex-Tech Robotics - Live Demo at the Booth Robotics BoothSHANNON ROTHCHILD

11:15am CDT

10 Minute break

11:25am CDT

Behind the Campaigns: A Real World Look at What Is Working in Marketing Fitz 200DUSTIN SCHLAEFLI Build Agentic AI...Without Breaking Anything Fitz 222PAUL SMART OT Cybersecurity Fitzpatrick AuditoriumToree Murphy • Winnie West Unlock More: Salto Admin Bootcamp Fitz 122JASON GREGORY What Happens If: An Operational Tabletop Fine Arts GalleryMatt Topper Axis Demo Axis BoothNATE ROHLEDER • Garrett Scarlett

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Hauptli Center

12:30pm CDT

Understanding the state of cybersecurity with the TD SYNNEX Cyber Range Fitzpatrick AuditoriumRichard Cordan

1:20pm CDT

10 Minute break

1:30pm CDT

Common Network Closet Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them) Fitz 200DARREN WALTERS • Cody Clark Digital Marketing Landscape of 2026 Fitz 122MACY GRAHAM Kubestronaut or Bust: A Hands-On Path to Kubernetes home lab with a Raspberry Pi Fitz 222Alan Wamser Surviving a Data Breach Fitzpatrick AuditoriumJUSTIN DEMPSEY What Happens If: An Operational Tabletop Fine Arts GalleryMatt Topper Intro to Nex-Tech Robotics - Live Demo at the Booth Robotics BoothSHANNON ROTHCHILD

2:10pm CDT

Afternoon Snack! Hauptli Center Visit Vendor Floor Fitz Aud / Fine Arts

2:30pm CDT

Choose your AI Adventure – an interactive discussion about AI security. Fine Arts GalleryCorey Scheck Demystifies Customer Fee Structures in Modern Payments Fitz 222Kris Oberheim OT Cybersecurity Fitzpatrick AuditoriumWinnie West • Toree Murphy So… Will You Have Digital Employees? The Next Wave of AI Fitz 122OLGA DETRIXHE The Seven Deadly Sins of Cybersecurity Fitz 200Cormac Maguire Axis Demo Axis BoothNATE ROHLEDER • Garrett Scarlett

3:10pm CDT

Break & Prize-a-Palooza Entry

3:20pm CDT

The Woz Fitzpatrick AuditoriumSTEVE RIAT • JADE MAISOG

4:00pm CDT

Prize-a-Palooza Fitzpatrick Auditorium