Schedule — September 29, 2026

All times America/Denver.

All tracks Artificial Intelligence Communication Technologies Enterprise Networking Enterprise Wireless
8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00–9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

9:00–9:10 AM · Ryan Turner
9:10 AM
Enterprise Networking

Building and Sustaining NYU's High Speed Research Network

Main Room · 9:10–9:35 AM · Robert Pahle, PhD
9:35 AM
Enterprise Networking

It Worked Yesterday: Why Networks Fail at Scale

Main Room · 9:35–10:00 AM · Zeb Whitehead
10:00 AM

Break

Main Room · 10:00–10:10 AM
10:10 AM
Artificial Intelligence

From Prompt to Production: Six Months of AI-Built Network Tooling at Carolina

Main Room · 10:10–11:10 AM · Ryan Turner
11:10 AM
Enterprise Wireless

Wi-Fi at the Crossroads: What Higher Ed Has Learned — and What's Coming Next

Main Room · 11:10–12:10 PM · David Coleman
12:10 PM

Lunch

12:10–1:20 PM
1:20 PM
Enterprise Wireless

When in eduroam

Main Room · 1:20–1:30 PM · Mary Bull
1:30 PM
Enterprise Networking

Washington University in St. Louis Network Modernization

Main Room · 1:30–2:20 PM · Jeremy Wood
2:20 PM

Break

2:20–2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Enterprise Networking

Evaluating Merchant Silicon for Higher Education Networks

Main Room · 2:30–3:30 PM · Will Brocklesby, PhD
3:30 PM
Enterprise Networking

Vendor-neutral firewall automation

Main Room · 3:30–4:20 PM · Paul Schmidt
4:20 PM

Wrap-up

Main Room · 4:20–4:40 PM
6:00 PM

Dinner hosted by Extreme - The Capital Grille - REGISTRATION REQUIRED - SPOTS LIMITED

6:00–9:00 PM