7:30 – 8:00 am Registration | Continental Breakfast | Networking
8:00 – 8:45 am Compoze Labs Keynote: Why AI Projects Fizzle (And What Sets the Ones That Stick Apart) & Ignite Presentations | Auditorium
9:00 – 9:45 am Breakout Session (participants choose one)
| B164 Nicole Pruden / ECMECC: Tech Therapy: Why Human Problems Create Technical Problems
| B165 Kim Baumgartner / Graybar: Security is more than camera's
| B166 Nate Blommel / DCTC: Cisco Network Academy From CIDR to Confidence: Mastering Subnetting Without Tears
| B181 Melissa Benson CDW / Configuring the Console: Google Admin Best Practices
| B182/183 Scott Kyser / SKy North Software: Rethinking MFA - Enforcing Phishing Resistant Authentication
| B253 Mike Bruns & Kevin Andrews / Alex Tech: From Education to Industry; Bytespeed Builds for the Future
10:00 – 10:45 am Breakout Session (participants choose one)
| B164 Grant Nelson / Doosan: McCloud and C.O.N.N.O.R. – Building Trustworthy, Repeatable Digital Investigations with Open Source, Automation, and AI
| B165 Corey Blommel / Anoka Ramsey Community College: Cisco Network Academy AI in Action: Practical Strategies for Teaching NetAcad Courses
| B166 Ryan Knoll / Motorola Solutions: Convergence Without Complexity: A Physical Security Roadmap for Schools
| B181 Melissa Benson / CDW: Google Admin in 2026: Adapting to the Latest Changes
| B182/183 Keegan Cox / Bytespeed: Bytespeeds’s Hyperconverged Strategy, Navigating a Smooth Transition from VMware to Hyper-V
| B253 Eric Carr / Compoze Labs: How AI Is Changing the Way We Build Software
11:00 – 11:45 am Breakout Session (participants choose one)
| B164 Grant Nelson / Doosan: Don’t Buy the Breach: Pulling Security Into TPRM Before the Ink Dries
| B166 Kristen Narreau / Cisco: Cisco Networking Academy Technical Updates
| B165 Bytespeed: From Education to Industry; Bytespeed builds for the future
| B181 Melissa Benson / CDW: Managing and Deploying Gemini in Google Workspace
| B182/183 Kim Briske/ UMN: A Connected MN: Seamless Wifi Connectivity for Education
| B253 Eric Carr / Compoze Labs: Putting AI Agents to Work: What It Takes to Do It Well
12:00 – 12:45 pm Lunch | Vendor Shopping | Commons
Vendor Shopping | Commons
1:00 – 1:45 pm Breakout Session (participants choose one)
| B164 Jiten Gori / Ruckus Networks: The Future of Wireless with Wifi7 and AI
| B165 Peter Alsis / MNIT: Whole of State Cybersecurity Plan
| B166 Scott Kyser / SKy North Software: Rethinking MFA - Enforcing Phishing Resistant AUthentication
| B181 Melissa Benson CDW / Chrome Management in the Admin Console
| B182/183 Brady Chuhel / Edutrak: From Cyber Threats to AI Agents: Preparing Schools for the Next Era
| B253 Eric Carr / Compoze Labs: Running AI on Your Own Hardware: What's Possible Today
Vendor Shopping | Commons
2:00 – 2:45 pm Breakout Session (participants choose one)
| B164 Nicole Pruden / ECMECC: School Incident Response Game V2.0
| B165 Mike Thell / State of MN: The Current Threat Landscape: What Is Actually Targeting Minnesota's Public Entities
| B166 Scott Kyser / Sky North Software: Unlocking Microsoft Copilot Without Breaking the Budget
| B181 Melissa Benson CDW / Essential Security Within the Google Admin Console
| B182/183 Grant Nelson / Doosan: Don’t Buy the Breach: Pulling Security Into TPRM Before the Ink Dries
| B253
Vendor Shopping | Commons
3:00 – 3:45 pm Breakout Session (participants choose one)
| B164 Lucas Hulne Bytespeed / Microsoft Trusted Advisor: Scaling IT without Scaling Support
| B165 Grant Hagen / Marconet: Unified Communications 2.0: Beyond Just Voice and Video
| B166 Matt McCullough / Alex Tech: Wazuh-Up...Simple SIEMs for All
| B181 Melissa Benson CDW / Configuring the Console: Google Admin Best Practices
| B182/183 Mike Dunham / HPE: HPE Networking Overview
| B253 Merrel Pepper / Southeast Technical College: Packet Tracer Across the CCNA Curriculum: Engaging Activities for all Three Levels
Vendor Shopping | Commons
4:00 – 4:30 pm Conference Wrap Up & Prize Drawings | Commons
5:00 – 7:00 pm After Conference Social Networking Sponsored by ByteSpeed
Fat Daddy's - Alexandria
Subtitle: Governance, Guidance, & Growth
The Lowdown: Moving past the hype and getting to work. We’re tackling the "Rules of the Road" (governance), how to upskill your team (training), and the smartest ways to apply AI to your bottom line.
The Vibe: Strategy meets reality.
Subtitle: Next-Gen Cyber Security
The Lowdown: The bad actors are getting smarter, so we’re getting tougher. Dive into the latest in threat detection and defense strategies to keep your company’s crown jewels under lock and key.
The Vibe: High-stakes and high-security.
Subtitle: Architecture, Scale, & Beyond
The Lowdown: It’s more than just "someone else’s computer." Explore how to build resilient environments, manage costs, and use cloud agility to outpace the competition.
The Vibe: Limitless and lightning-fast.
Subtitle: The Backbone of Connectivity
The Lowdown: Without a solid network, nothing else works! We’re going deep into the core of infrastructure, routing, and the Cisco-standard tech that keeps the global pulse of business beating.
The Vibe: Expert-led and essential.